Discussions about the practices of the ekklesia including the errors of modern day religion.
Crystal Cathedral makes deep cuts as revenues drop By GILLIAN FLACCUS, The Associated Press 2010-01-30 13:15:10.0 GARDEN GROVE, Calif. - Blaming a struggling U.S. economy, the megachurch founded by Robert H. Schuller Sr. is pulling its signature TV program "Hour of Power" and taking other...
I have been reading through the latest release of the Trinity Review. This is utterly fascinating, the author, Paul M. Elliott, is discussing the emergent church movement and how it denies the 5 solas. What I found so interesting is that this movement is accepting of everyone regardless of what...
Thanks to a picture put up by Trav, there is an exciting conference this upcoming year that you may want to attend :D: http://www.anchoredintruth.org/tcc10/
Below is an article I thought was very amusing. Amusing enough to make some comments. As usual my responses will be in red letters. Nicholas Does His Business Have a Prayer? Geoff Williams, AOL Small Business,
This was an interesting yet pathetically sad read: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200912/rosin-prosperity-gospel/2 Churchianity is so antichrist, it is almost comical.
After reading this article today, I was not shocked at all of the devices and plans Rome employs to further offer reconciliation and unity to her whore daughters. For those who have been blinded by God to even consider Rome as a viable part of the “true and living” Body of Christ, it is further...
Last week the ELCA met in Minneapolis to vote on an amendment to allow gay/lesbian pastors. The irony is that they were meeting at Central lutheran in Minneapolis and voting for the amendment at the convention center downtown Minneapolis, a non violent thundershower produced a few small tornadoes...
I read this essay today and found it fairly interesting. I have wondered to just what degree the earliest settlers of what is now the U.S.A. were calvinist. This essay gives a little glimpse of that. http://reformed-theology.org/html/issue06/calvin.htm I especially think the following...
Which Luther (if either) is correct?
24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. 26 But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. 27...
I was at the Mall of America with my wife and kids today and yes they have it all. But today was a new experience for us, we have never seen this before but there it was, I'll just call it Mc Church.
The first line of the Creed,“Quicunque vult salvus esse,” is literally translated “Whoever desires to be saved.” It is evident that “Whoever desires to be saved” cannot refer to any unregenerate man. Before a person is reborn by the Holy Spirit, he is in such bondage to sin, death, and the devil...
Two passages from the Canons of Dordt raise questions regarding the Canons' commitment to justification by faith alone. According to the Canons, deliverance from God's anger is dependent upon man's acceptance and embrace of Jesus as Savior. However, natural man is in bondage to sin, death,...
Have the old line churchly institutions outlived their usefulness? By old line churchly institutions, I mean synods, episcopates, associations, presbyteries, etc. These institutions, perhaps, at one time did some good things but now they seem to be dying as membership contracts. They are burdened...
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, elect according to the Grace of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ. I want to introduce an article written by LCMS pastor Craig S. Stanford, Immanuel Lutheran Church. It is quite rare today that those entangled in the denominational spider's web would speak out...
Well, under the common risks I take when I touch on this subject, I would like to know if anyone cares (if not, and if monosyllabic, it is all right), to discuss whether some texts of the Synoptic Gospels and the book of Acts should not be compared and interpreted under the light of the teachings...
In the thread "The Augustinian Captivity of the Reformed Church" Robert R. Higby defends the framers of the Westminster Confession. He states that they did not intend to teach justification by inward transformation. I heartily agree. However, the topic of this thread is not their intent but what...
It is always interesting when I converse with reformed protestants that live in my community. Although they would say they disagree with most teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, they hold up and lend credence to Augustine of Hippo as if he was some great Protestant reformer. How naive they have...
THE ROCK JESUS CHRIST OR PETER? By Nicholas A. Laurienzo
I'm shocked, or perhaps not, at how little the mainline churches mention God as Trinity. It seems folks want to argue and fight over the second coming, nuances of this and that, the doctrines of Grace but will not take the time to study the scriptures as they relate to our Triune God. Or study to...
Below is an article that is similar in nature to the article "Imperious Presbyterianism" that can be found on the Trinity Foundation site. However this article confronts the LCMS. In any case the overall goals of a world syncretistic religious union can only take shape with an extremely...
I'm working on a paper about eccelesiastical authority (or lack of authority) and I want to recommend a website that I have found helpful. www.batteredsheep.com There is a plethora of articles about authoritarian abuses of churches. Some of them have been a healing balm to me after some of...
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