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Controversial Quote For February 8, 2010

Monday, February 08, 2010 · 0 comments

"Moral depravity cannot consist in any attribute of nature or constitution, nor in any lapsed or fallen state of nature. . . . Moral depravity, as I use the term, does not consist in, nor imply a sinful nature, in the sense that the human soul is sinful in itself. It is not a constitutional sinfulness" [Charles Finney - Systematic Theology, p.245].
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Let the Dead Bury the Dead

Thursday, February 04, 2010 · 4 comments

There are two opposing schools of thought concerning evangelism. The modern pragmatist holds that it is the duty of the church to change it methods (as well as it's message) in order to meet the "felt needs" of the unsaved. There are even churches who send out questionaires asking unbelievers what it would take to get them into church. Such methods may be good for growing large churches, but that's all that they are good for. Dead people (Ephesians 2:1) are a poor judge of their own needs.

According to the Scriptures, it is the unbeliever who needs to be changed, it is the gospel that effects such change, and it is the "foolishness of preaching" that God has ordained as the means by which this gospel is spread. Try as we might, we cannot improve upon God's methods or His message.

Concern for the lost does not mean that we should capitulate to their excuses. They should serve Christ, and there is no excuse for them not to serve Christ (Romans 1:20). Every unbeliever has a self-justified reason why they don't serve Christ. For some, the church doesn't entertain them enough. For others, there are too many "hypocrites" in the church. Still others may justify their unbelief through science or philosophy. Whatever the reason, we must approach the sinner with the idea that he needs to be born of the Spirit of God, not the idea that we need to satisfy his excuses. Our Lord's response to excuses was sharp and pointed. "Let the dead bury the dead" (Matthew 8:22).

Controversial Quote For February 1, 2010

Monday, February 01, 2010 · 11 comments

“Though the Church is the focus of the Lord's exhortations in chapters 1-3, it is not even mentioned in chapters 4-18, which describe the tribulation. As if to emphasize the contrast, the Lord introduced the cataclysmic events of the day of the Lord by first disciplining the Church for effective service...Following these reminders to the churches, the Lord described events of the day of the Lord as the "things that shall be after these things" (Rev. 1:19; 4:1). Though He spoke of the churches nineteen times in the first three chapters, no mention is made of them in the tribulation chapters until Christ's return with His Bride in chapter 19.” (Dr. Stanley Ellisen: The Apostasy As It Relates To The Lord's Return from the Pre-Trib Research Center)
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The Bible vs. Socialism

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 · 3 comments

Many in the camp of "liberation theology" would suggest that the Bible does not teach capitalism. I would beg to differ:

  • The Bible honors the absolute supremacy of Christ (Acts 2:36), Socialism honors the absolute supremacy of Caesar (John 19:15).
  • The Bible honors private property rights (Exodus 20:15 & 17), Socialism honors the rights of other people to your property.
  • The Bible forbids coveteousness, Socialism is based upon coveteousness
  • The Bible honors charity (Proverbs 19:17), Socialism honors coveteousness disguised as charity (John 12:1-8).
  • The Bible honors work (Proverbs 12:24), Socialism rewards laziness (2 Thessalonians 3:10).
  • The Bible demands just currency (Leviticus 19:36), Socialism demands state-controlled fiat currency.
  • The Bible demands wages to be paid for labor (Luke 10:7), Socialism demands that such wages be distributed equally among all.
  • The Bible teaches dominion and prudence, Socialism destroys both production and incentive.

Controversial Quote For January 25, 2010

Monday, January 25, 2010 · 76 comments

"The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully" (Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion)
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