Does the Bible Prescribe or Justify Child Abuse?
Proverbs 13:24: “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes (promptly).” Proverbs 22:15: “Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.” Though some claim otherwise, these are talking about corporalRead More
3 Things You’re Especially Unlikely to Hear on Christian Radio or TV
Here are three things, three things which truly uncompromising preachers and Bible teachers will talk about and put much emphasis on which you’re also very, very unlikely to hear on Christian radio or television. One) The teaching that all who live in sin, including lukewarm Christians, will go to theRead More
Emphasis of Key Truths About Faith, Grace, and the Unconditional Security Lie
This will be similar to a message done several months back called “Setting the Record Straight on Grace, Faith, and the Unconditional Security Lie.” However, a few things have been added, a bit has been rearranged, and there has been significant editing for conciseness as well. A living faith alwaysRead More
Does the Bible Require That Church Leaders be Married?
Before we directly consider the question of whether the Bible teaches that church leaders need to be married or not, it is noteworthy to point out that the Bible surely doesn’t require that church leaders be single. The Roman Catholic Church demonstrates its apostasy from Christ by mandating celibacy ofRead More
1 John 1:8 Analyzed (Many Get it Dead Wrong)
2 Samuel 11:1-5 says: “And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still atRead More
8 Proofs to Refute the Most Common Lie Related to Romans 7
Almost every Bible college and church teaches that the man defeated by sin in Romans chapter 7 is a description of the Apostle Paul’s Christian experience as he wrote the Book of Romans. If they’re right, then there is no hope of anyone ever being delivered from the bondage ofRead More
Easy Biblical Proofs of the Trinity
Hebrews 11:6 says: “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” We must receive everything regarding how God has revealed Himself in the Bible- and actRead More
Avoid Steve Anderson and the New IFB Like the Plague
Though much could be said about the errors of the New IFB Movement, many of the key things about this movement are things which are common to many Baptist churches overall and are rebuked in several of our other studies (things like easy-believe-ism, justification by faith alone, antinomianism, Once SavedRead More
The Old Testament Doesn’t Justify Anyone’s Covetousness
Proverbs 11:4 says: “Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.” It is obvious right from the Hebrew Bible (that is, the Old Testament) that riches, to whatever extent they interfere with righteousness, ought to be shunned. As Jesus said in the Gospels that noRead More
Don’t be Tainted by the Prosperity Gospel- Even the Slightest Bit
We read in Luke 16:19-31: “There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs whichRead More