Tag Archives: Scripture

A Beneficial Discussion of Sola Scriptura

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

As promised, I will attempt to discuss Sola Scriptura today. It will not be in any way exhaustive. Primarily I want to point you toward a very helpful sermon/podcast/Q&A between Phil Johnson and Pastor John MacArthur on the subject.

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From Team Pyro: Blackaby’s Non Sola Scriptura

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

The protestant departure from Sola Scriptura, the principle that the Scriptures alone provide all the truth needed to find salvation and to grow in godliness, has troubled me for some time. I find it at the root of many false … Continue reading →

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What Must Be Denied to Reject Substitutionary Atonement

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

There has been some online chatter recently on the subject of whether Jesus Christ’s death on the cross was necessary and criticizing the doctrine of substitutionary atonement (that by dying on the cross Jesus took the punishment we deserved and … Continue reading →

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What’s Missing From History’s Bible Miniseries? ‘Redemptive History’

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Chris Rosebrough (@PirateChristian) has another podcast critical of History Channel’s miniseries “The Bible.” This episode points out the missing “redemptive history” of the Old Testament (hello? What happened to the entire sacrificial system/tabernacle/day of atonement?) and much, much more. I … Continue reading →

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What I Think About When Rob Bell Talks About God

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Frustration. Ambiguity. Error. Danger. Argh. Those are the things I think when Rob Bell talks about “What We Talk about When We Talk about God.” Actually, they are the things I think when Rob Bell talks about anything. But this … Continue reading →

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More about History Channel’s version of “The Bible”

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

Just in case you missed Fighting for the Faith yesterday, Chris Rosebrough (aka Pirate Christian) has posted his segment, “Theological Errors of the History Channel’s miniseries The Bible Part 1,” to Youtube. Rosebrough calls the miniseries a “Purpose-drive rewrite of … Continue reading →

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Pirate Christian’s Warning about History Channel miniseries

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

If you watched The Bible last night on History Channel, or plan to watch it, be sure to see how it stacks up to the real Word of God. Chris Rosebrough (@piratechristian) was expressing concern about it last week and … Continue reading →

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Rick Warren, Psalm 46 and Misinterpretation of Scripture

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

You may have already heard about this, but I still think it is an important issue to address. Last week,  Marcia Montenegro of Christian Answers for the New Age posted on Facebook, about this “Daily Hope” from Rick Warren. In … Continue reading →

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Sermon Recommendation: MacArthur on Sufficiency of Scripture

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

Happy new year everyone and thanks for reading. It is my prayer for myself and each of you that God would work in your life in the coming year to make you more like himself and that he would bring … Continue reading →

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Warren: Scripture twisting, eisegesis and allegorization

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

Despite Warren’s recent tweet condemning imaginary people for reading the cross into every verse of the Bible, Warren himself has been guilty of eisegesis. Let me show you just a few examples. In case the word is unfamiliar, eisegesis is … Continue reading →

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