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Challenging Churchianity
Tag Archives: religion
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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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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We Need Christ
Martin Luther (1483-1546) strongly challenged the church of his day over un-biblical practices like forgiving sins for financial contributions or the veneration of artifacts, that were drastically clouding over the Good News. It’s recorded that Luther’s spiritual father at the time pleaded … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, History, Ministry, Pastorate, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged 1 Corinthians 2:1-2, Christ, churchianity, common people, corruption, cultural relevance, excellence of speech, good news, Him crucified, indulgences, Jesus, Johannes Tietzel, Martin Luther, Protestant, reformation, religion, ritual, Roman Catholic, spiritualism, testimony of God, the Gospel, tradition, veneration, wisdom, worship
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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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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Article by Carl Trueman May 2013 For this month’s column, I thought I would offer a few reflections on Andy Stanley’s recent book, Deep and Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, History, Ministry, news, Pastorate, Politics, Reformation, Religion, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged abortion, America, Andy Stanley, anti-Semitism, bestiality, Carl Trueman, Christianity, church, church revitalization, churchianity, Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend, cross, culture, Deep and Wide, Gospel, happiness, history, homosexuality, incest, infanticide, Jesus, middle America, pastor, politics, Princeton University, reformation, Reformation21.org, relevant, religion, sex, sexuality, social, theology, truth, Westminster Theological Seminary
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I Believe and Am Thankful | RedState
I Believe and Am Thankful | RedState.
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, History, Ministry, news, Pastorate, Politics, Religion, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged Adam and Eve, anti-Christian, belief, Bible, big bang, Christianity, creationism, Democrat, evolution, faith, God, GOP, Jesus, Jonah, Marco Rubio, politics, religion, Republican, science
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A Call to Reformation
One of my heroes is Martin Luther, a Roman Catholic monk who challenged the un-biblical practices and beliefs of the institutional church of his day. Luther insisted that the institutional church use the Bible and the Bible alone as it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, History, Politics, Religion, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged abuse, Bible, calling, Christianity, church, churchianity, clergy, denominations, God, heroes, institutionalism, Jesus, Martin Luther, ministry, pastor, Protestant, purpose, reformation, religion, Roman Catholic, theology, world-wide
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