95 Points Against Calvinism – Reformation Theology
Martin Luther was right to stand against the Catholic Church. The 95 theses Luther published stirred up the controversy which eventually led to his ex-communication from the Catholic Church. These are not why Martin Luther should not be trusted. The course which Luther took after his ex-communication, along with hisRead More
Martin Luther Was Evil (But Not For Opposing the Catholic Church)
Martin Luther courageously stood against the Pope over the Catholic Church’s corrupt practices and its undue exaltation of its own tradition. His translation of the Bible from its original languages into German, so that it could be read by the common person in his nation, was also a valuable contributionRead More
Should We Keep the Sabbath Today? (7th Day Adventist/Ellen G White Rebuke)
Here we will look at the claims of Sabbatarians (which include the 7th Day Adventist Church and its key figure Ellen G. White) who claim that Christians are required to keep the Saturday Sabbath as Jews were required to under the Old Covenant (aka the Mosaic Covenant). We read theRead More
Jesus is Not a Fish (Beware of the Ichthys Symbol)
Anyone who is not familiar with the Ichthys symbol off the top of their head has probably still seen it before. It can be found easily online if you don’t know what I’m talking about. “Ichthys” is the word used in Greek in the New Testament for fish. The IchthysRead More
Angry Sinners in the Hands of a Good God
Psalm 2:1-3: “Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed (that is, against His Christ), saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away theirRead More
They Even Failed to Get Rosh Hashanah Right
God instructed Israel right in the Law of Moses the day in which the New Year on the Hebrew calendar was supposed to begin. That day was also supposed to be the first day of Spring in the month Abib (also called Nisan later in the Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament inRead More
Eternal Life: One of the Most Misunderstood Bible Concepts
Those who teach unconditional security (or, once saved, always saved) doctrine think they’re clever when they try to defend their doctrine with the question “How can you lose eternal life?” They throw out this question in a rhetorical sense to try to sound slick and to try to make theirRead More
Saved: One of the Most Misused Bible Words
What do people mean when they say that they are saved (that is, when they are speaking in the context of Christianity and the Bible)? I have met people who by their own admission had no idea what they meant in claiming that they are saved. Sometimes people who sayRead More
Carnal Christians Go to Hell
A frequent refuge for those who attempt to represent God’s grace in Christ as a license to sin is the concept of the carnal Christian. Unconditional eternal security preacher Jack Hyles, in his attempt to blatantly defend the alleged possibility of having salvation in Jesus while opposing His Lordship, wroteRead More
Is God Less Violent Now Than He Was in the Old Testament?
In the Gospel accounts of the New Testament, Jesus spoke of some of God’s most violent acts in the Old Testament as historical events. He also spoke of lessons for us which are derived from these events. Matthew 24:35-39: “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall notRead More