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Challenging Churchianity
Tag Archives: Christianity
The Disease Called “God Told Me”
My friend and fellow servant of Christ in Kenya has published a new book available at Amazon.com. Pastor Olare delves into the question of the believer’s source for truth and … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, Ministry, Pastorate, Prayer, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged Africa, authority in the church, Bible, charismatic, Christ, christian, Christianity, churches, churchianity, cult, Elly Achok Olare, extra-Biblical revelation, God, God told me, Jesus, Kenya, New Apostolic Reformation, Pentecostalism, personal revelation, reformed, Reformed Gospel, religion, revelation, Roman Catholic, Scripture, Scripture alone, sola Scriptura, spiritual gifts, Spirituality, sufficiency of Scripture, The Disease Called God Told Me, theology, truth, where living begins, Word of God
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“Christian Worship” Pastor Explains Why She & Her Husband No Longer Believe
Just one note: notice Mrs Gungor makes no mention of Jesus or salvation as part of her religious experience. From a Reformed perspective, we would say that she and her husband were never saved to begin with, but were merely … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, Ministry, news, Pastorate, Prayer, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged atheism, Bible, Christ, christian, Christian music, Christianity, church, churchianity, God, Jesus, Lisa Gungor, megachurch, Michael Gungor, ministry, music, pastor, religion, Spirituality, the Gungors, Word of God, worship
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Cancelling Sunday Worship to Rest
Louie Giglio, famous American pastor to the hip and hep, has decided to cancel Sunday worship for two weeks so his congregation can experience “Sabbath” rest. https://passioncitychurch.com/sabbath/
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Ministry, news, Pastorate, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged Apostasy, apostate, Christianity, church, churchianity, false teacher, Louie Giglio, Reformed theology, Sabbath, Sunday
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When a Volcano Erupts
When a volcano erupts, it is impossible to put the explosion back into the mountain. You either run from the explosion or it consumes you. We wrote here in both 2012 and 2013 of the avalanche of homosexuality upon the Christian Church … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, History, Ministry, news, Pastorate, Politics, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged agenda, Albert Mohler, bakers, Bible, Christianity, church, churchgoers, education, eruption, gender, God's Word, homosexual, homosexual marriage, homosexuality, middle ground, pastors, penalty, persecution, photographers, schools, truth, United States
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The Future Leaders of American Churches
If I told you the following statistics about a certain group of people, who would you guess I’m talking about? Over 40% say they are not born again. 35% declare the Bible has errors (or they don’t know … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, Ministry, news, Pastorate, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged Answers in Genesis, Bible, Christianity, church, churchianity, evangelical, evangelicalism, failure, faith, Heaven, homosexuality, Ken Ham, leadership, literacy, Millennials, religion, sin, Spirituality, statistics
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Training Pastors in God’s Word
One of the highlights of my time in Kenya were the two days I spent with the students and faculty of the Berean School of Ministry in the city of Tala. The school began a year ago when three pastors … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, Ministry, news, Pastorate, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged Africa, Berean, Bible, Bible school, Christianity, church, integrity, Isaac Mathembe, Joshua Mbohdo, Kenya, pastors, Peter Kaloki, rightly divide, School of Ministry, Scripture, students, Tala, theology, training, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Keep Portland Weird
Portland, Oregon, is the largest major city near to where I live. The un-official motto of the City of Portland is “Keep Portland Weird”; from city sanctioned “naked bike rides” through parks, to a twice-elected mayor who is a homosexual … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, Ministry, Pastorate, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged actions, Acts 5:42, Bible, christian, Christianity, church, evangelism, God, Islam, keep Portland weird, lifestyle, ministry, Mormons, Oregon, Portland, preaching, relationships, religion, sharing your faith, Spirituality, theology, Thoughts, witnessing
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The Gospel
Paul begins his “Gospel” of Romans with man’s sinfulness. Read Romans 1 and 2. Without a divine revelation of man’s utter and total sinfulness, there is no need for the righteousness that comes only from God. Without a consideration of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, History, Ministry, news, Pastorate, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged 1 John 4:8, 1 Peter 1:15, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, 2 Timothy 3, 2 Timothy 3:1 - 4:5, 2 Timothy 4, acceptance, Apostasy, being good, Bible, christian, Christianity, church, churchianity, compromise, crucifixion, Deuteronomy 29:3-4, division, end times, Ephesians 5:8-17, God hates, God is holy, God is just, God is love, God is severe, God is vengeful, God's wrath, good news, Gospel, Gospel of Jesus, Heaven, Hell, idolatry, Inspiration, invite people to church, invite to church, Isaiah 29:10, Isaiah 29:13, Isaiah 64:6, Jeremiah 17:9, Jesus Christ, Jesus died, judgment, last days, light of the world, Love, loving Jesus, Matthew 10:34, Matthew 5:13-16, ministry, News, Noah, offended, offensive, preach the Word, prophecy, prophetic calling, prophets, prosperity, reformation, Reformed theology, relationships, religion, religious, repentance, revelation, Romans 1, Romans 11:22, Romans 1:18, Romans 1:32, Romans 2, Romans 3:21-23, Romans 3:23-26, Romans 3:26, salvation, Savior, self-righteousness, sin, sinners, Spirituality, sword, theology, Thoughts, total depravity
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Loving God AND Your Country
This article on Loving God AND Your Country is well written and thought provoking. What does it mean to “love your country”? How does loving your country fit within a Christian context? Particularly challenging for American Christians. http://www.reformation21.org/articles/loving-god-and-your-country.php
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, History, Ministry, news, Pastorate, Politics, Prayer, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged America, Americanism, Christ, Christianity, church, faith, flag, God, http://www.reformation21.org, Jesus, love your country, Matthew Holst, patriotism, reformation, Reformation21.org, secular, secularism, the Bible, ungodly, USA
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