The Passion of the Christ – Part 2
(March 2004 – Volume 10, Issue 3) THE ROAD TO ROME? As little as twenty years ago it was the overwhelming consensus of Protestant evangelicals and fundamentalists that those who adhered to the Roman Catholic doctrine of justification were not saved. That did not mean that Catholic Christians did not exist, for it was recognized that […]
The Passion of the Christ – Part 1
(February 2004 – Volume 10, Issue 2) Mel Gibson’s movie The Passion of the Christ is being welcomed in conservative Christian circles with almost universal acclaim. Some Christian leaders have even said that the film will be the greatest opportunity for evangelism since the crucifixion itself. Perhaps they are correct. From almost all accounts The Passion […]
The Da Vinci Code Deciphered
(March 2006 – Volume 12, Issue 3) The most celebrated novel of our times is much more than a novel. The Da Vinci Code has sold some forty million copies, just a drop in the bucket compared to the number of people who will view the movie starring everybody’s most beloved actor, Tom Hanks, and directed […]
Spiritual Warfare – Part 3
(June 1995 – Volume 1, Issue 8) The Bible does not recognize occult sin as a special category that has not been dealt with at the cross. We have spent considerable space in our last two newsletters evaluating and criticizing the Spiritual Warfare Movement. In this final letter on this subject, we would like to devote […]
Spiritual Warfare – Part 2
(May 1995 – Volume 1,(May 1995 – Volume 1, Issue 7) Issue 7) We quickly examined, in our last newsletter, the branch of the Spiritual Warfare Movement known by some as the “power encounter” branch. These are men such as Mark Bubeck and C. Fred Dickason who believe that we must forceably confront, bind, and expel demons […]
Spiritual Warfare – Part 1
(April 1995 – Volume 1, Issue 6) According to Dickason, God neglected to include in His Word instructions for victory over one of the Christian’s most powerful enemies. It seems that Christians never tire of trying to come up with a new way of dealing with life. We are reminded of the Athenians at the Areopagus […]
Robert Schuller – The Humpty Dumpty of Evangelicalism
(March 2008 – Volume 14, Issue 3) You might recall that, when Alice was conversing with Humpty Dumpty, she rebuked him for misusing words. Humpty replied, “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.” Alice protested, asking if he could really make words mean different […]
Postmodernism – Part 5
(February 2003 – Volume 9, Issue 2) “Confronting Postmodernists” In previous papers I have discussed postmodernity’s encroachment on Western society and on the church, and identified the dangers and impact of this worldview. What do we do now? I believe we must be willing to go against the grain of a condoning society and display some […]
Postmodernism – Part 4
(January 2003 – Volume 9, Issue 1) “Postmodernity and the Church” At certain points in history the church has served as a rebuke to the secular mindset of society. At such times Christians have challenged and exposed the popular fads that ruled the day, revealing those fads for what they were, shallow and empty, mere “broken […]
Postmodernism – Part 3
(December 2002 – Volume 8, Issue 9) “Postmodernity and Society” Having raced far too briefly through an overview of postmodernism, we will now turn our attention to an equally brief account of this worldview’s impact on society. Let’s begin with Western culture. Since absolute truth has been rejected, how does a postmodern society function? There exists […]