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The One True Gospel
By Mike Ratliff Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. (Matthew 24:23-24 ESV) I will be 59 years old […]
Opening Our Eyes – How We Can Make A Difference
March 4, 2010
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By Justin Edwards Please read the following in regards to With Open Eyes ministry in Sudan. Josh is a dear brother in Christ and a leader at my church home, Central Church of God. If you are not able to donate financially or physically help, your prayers are greatly needed. In fact, prayer is the […]
What is Meditation?
March 4, 2010
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By Justin Edwards We previously discussed the New Age and contemplative spirituality. Because different types of meditation play such a significant role in these movements, it is important to lay out the basis of what is known as “mantra meditation”. Got Questions says the following about meditation: Christian meditation has nothing to do with practices […]
What is the New Age?
March 3, 2010
By Justin Edwards The following list from CANA (Christian Answers for the New Age) gives definitions to the “isms” of the New Age, which will be important to understand as we discuss the reality of this movement within the church. Other important terms to understand are pantheism and panentheism and I have included these below. […]
What is "Christian Mysticism?"
March 2, 2010
By Justin Edwards Before discussing contemplative prayer and other vessels to practice contemplative spirituality, it is important to define “Christian” mysticism. This spirituality is all about the subjective experience of “feeling” the presence of God. What is most dangerous is that practitioners can “feel” this presence whether they believe in God or not. Churches promoting […]
What is Contemplative Spirituality?
March 1, 2010
By Justin Edwards Last week we began to define the Emergent Church which is now known as Emergence Christianity (EC). It was explained that EC has embraced the postmodern philosophy that morality is relative to the individual since there is no known universal truth. EC claims the Word of God is unable to be interpreted […]
Emerging Church: Distinctive Teachings and Goals
February 26, 2010
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By Justin Edwards In the past couple of days we have seen a general overview of the Emergent Church and its adherence to post-modern philosophy. The EC teaches that there is no known universal truth, the church must conform to the culture, there is no clarity in the Word of God, sin is tolerated, morality […]
13 Heresies in The Shack
February 25, 2010
From: The Crosstalk Blog The Shack continues as a best seller, and evangelicals and otherwise conservative churches are eating it up.There are 13 separate heresies about God in the novel. We know they are heresies because they contradict what the Bible plainly teaches about God. Without the Bible as our standard for truth, we are […]
What’s So Dangerous About the Emerging Church?
February 25, 2010
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By Justin Edwards As we continue defining the Emerging Church (EC), the following interview between John MacArthur and Phil Johnson helps explain how destructive this movement is. MacArthur begins by explaining that the Emergent Church is an amorphous, loose-knit association of churches that have decided there is value and virtue in uncertainty of Scripture. He […]
What is the Emerging Church?
February 24, 2010
By Justin Edwards Because this blog is dedicated to defending the faith, it is essential to define the greatest threat to biblical Christianity today: the Emerging Church Movement. The leaders of this not-so-New Age-movement seek to destroy the essential doctrines of Christianity, which are core fundamentals of the faith even unto salvation. Such doctrines include […]
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March 5, 2010
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