Government Offers We Can’t Refuse

Gary DeMar shares some thoughts on the stimulus bill: Over the weekend, AMC aired The Godfather (Part I and II). I thought this was appropriate given that one of the worst pieces of legislation in the history of our nation was passed by the House and Senate on Friday, February 13, using fear, intimidation, blackmail, [...]

Comfort Apart From God?

Quoting John Flavel: Whatsoever we have over-loved, idolized, and leaned upon, God has from time to time broken it, and made us to see the vanity of it; so that we find the readiest course to be rid of our comforts is to set our hearts inordinately upon them.

You Cannot Multiply Wealth By Dividing It

Quoting Dr. Adrian Rogers (1931 – 2005): “You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of [...]

The Christian And War

The threat of Islamic conquest was a concern to the German princes of the 16th century. When about to lead a military expedition against the Muslim Turks, Prince Joachim of Brandenburg sought spiritual counsel from Luther before going to war. The following is Luther’s letter of August 3, 1532 to Prince Joachim: …I beg that [...]

Is Your Preacher A Prophet Or Clown?

Quoting Al Baker: Surely you know of preachers who are more like clowns than prophets. A clown’s job is to entertain, to make the crowd feel good for a while, to help them forget their problems and needs. A prophet, on the other hand, is to bring people face to face with God, to show [...]

Christianity Is Supernatural

Quoting Paul Yeulett: B.B. Warfield began one of his greatest works, The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible, with the most majestic words: ‘The religion of the Bible is a frankly supernatural religion’. Here is a central pillar of everything that evangelical Christians have always affirmed. We are to see it wherever we look. The [...]