A shocking title, but a reality in today’s evangelical spiritual climate. Has the church in America adopted beliefs and practices that they think honors The Lord, but when examined by Scripture it can only attract the applause of hell?
Can the Roman Catholic semi-Pelagian gospel of faith plus works, grace plus merit, Christ plus the church, the cross plus the treasury of merit, purgatory, works righteousness, etc. actually bring salvation to a sinner? A Pope? John Paul II didn’t trust in Christ alone, but honored Mary as his coredemptrix and comediatrix. In light of his “sainthood commemoration” here’s the shocking truth.
“To suppose that whatever God requireth of us that we have power of ourselves to do, is to make the cross and grace of Jesus Christ of none effect.” -JOHN OWEN
Middle of the road is the easy place. It is the place of imagined contentment and prolonged consequence. It is the great-negotiated corridor that seeks to appeal to as many as possible, but seeks to define nothing. It is the great vacancy occupied in the land called “Between”. The gospel of Jesus calls us out of our comfort zone to live counter-cultural for Him!
The Manhattan Declaration and Evangelical Co-Belligerence (ECB). This is an article worth reading again considering the election primary cycle our nation finds itself in. Consider reading Romans 13:1-17; 1 Peter 2:11-17; and 1 Timothy 2:1-5 as you ponder this important issue.
The ebb and flow of American Christianity seeks it almost seems daily to reinvent what the church should be and look like. The following seeks to divine that role biblically – not culturally or pragmatically. Question: Which one are our churches known for in today?
I think that getting the most out of studying and reading the Bible is a subject always near to God’s people. This was David’s prayer in Psalm 119:18 when he said, “Open my eyes that I may behold wonderful things from Thy law.” Not content with just surface knowledge, the once shepherd boy knew that God must draw the veil from his eyes so that he could behold the vast treasures of His Word (Psalm 19:7-11)
Is Salvation a Matter of Your Free Will… or God’s?October 29, 2021
EVANGELISM GOD’S WAY: The Sum of the Gospel by Charles SpurgeonOctober 29, 2021
Cross Church Worship! October 31st at 10am Happy Reformation Day! “The Heart of the Gospel” (Romans 3:21-31)October 28, 2021
The Reason for Our Redemption (pt 1) “Sinners In The Hands of a Holy God” (Ephesians 2:1-3)October 27, 2021
Wives and Husbands – The Mystery of Christ and the Church (pt 1) Ephesians 5:22-33March 5, 2021
CAMPONTHIS – Pastor Steve’s Blog
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