In his own churches, I would substitute psychology for religion and deify science. I’d lure priests and pastors into misusing boys and girls and church money.
To many, how can a God who is perfectly loving, merciful, gracious and good, send people to an utterly despicable destination?
Soon they will realize either that their faith in Christ is being challenged and will therefore seek a true church or, like the frog in the kettle, they may remain as their profession of faith is increasingly confused, weakened, and perhaps even abandoned.
Through this fiery test, the early church was not only strengthened, but also purged of dross, those who renounced Christ in the face of persecution.
“Brothers and sisters, there will be hard and painful and costly days ahead and we must prepare ourselves to bear the reproach of Christ, and to suffer with him outside the camp, because of our commitment to Biblical truth.”
The Preacher calls this “chasing after wind,” for if the people at the top are heretics, how can the church be reformed unless they’re booted out of the church?
“Tell me, Professor Stange, have you ever actually read, with any depth and care, the works of John Calvin, or representative samples thereof? Could you actually define the bogeyman “Calvinism” in an accurate way that we Calvinists who know our beliefs would recognize?”
Can a holy God really order random genocide, slavery and rape against whole nations?
Dr. Scott Clark has good advice for many of those whom I have recently spoken to regarding the sorry state of their churches or denominations.
The latest Pew Forum survey found out that American Christianity is closer to Buddhism, Hinduism, and New Age than Christianity. Here are some “surprising” (really?) findings…
Divergent is the word when comparing the Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA) and the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Consider these recent news…
If you hear about the World Communion of Reformed Churches, or worse – if you get invited to affiliate with them – caveat emptor!