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Rev. Benjamin Glaser: The Corrosive Nature of Deception; Why Lying Destroys the Lier and the Receiver of Lies

Rev.Benjamin Glaser, 6/18/24 Good Morning, My granddaddy used to say that it is easier to tell the truth because then you only have to remember one thing. Now, I’m sure he ain’t the first, or the last, to say that, but it’s honestly one of the most helpful things any of us can remember. Lies […]

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Christendom and Protestant America’s Apostasy into Paganism: A Timeline

“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears.  And they shall turn away (their) ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables” (2 Tim. 4:2-4)   ” And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall

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What is Orthodox Protestantism? There is no Single Orthodox Protestant Church; so the Question is Inevitably more Challenging.

Carl Trueman, The Aquila Report, 1/23 Institutional unity is important as a witness to the truth. I for one do think it ridiculous that in the USA alone there are numerous presbyterian denominations who hold substantially the same doctrinal position but exist as separate institutional bodies. Yet even so, the problem of defining Protestant orthodoxy

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In an Increasingly Godless Society … Truth Matters!

Dominic Stratham, creation.com Have you ever wondered why some people have faith and others do not, or why some have so much more faith than others? Why did Abraham have such faith that he was willing to sacrifice his son, the boy on whom so many of his hopes rested? And what was the source

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Cosmic and Universal Death from Adam’s Fall: An Exegesis of Romans 8:19–23a

Henry B. Smith, creation.com Paul’s theological treatise in the epistle to the Romans clearly teaches that the animal kingdom and the entire universe experienced a universal death sentence at the time of Adam’s fall in Genesis 3. This provides solid support for a young-earth understanding of the Creation/Fall narratives found in the early chapters of Genesis.

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“Christ is King” Has Always Offended Phoney Kings and False Gods

“Christ is King. It has always been a costly profession because if Jesus is Lord supreme, then every alternative and every system to the contrary must be regarded as compromised and false.” Ben Davis, Caldron Pool, 3/24 Christ is King. One of the most basic tenets of the Christian faith is the proclamation of Christ’s

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How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization: An Interview With Vishal Mangalwadi

Jonathan Petersen, Bible Gateway Blog What triggered the West’s passion for scientific, medical, and technological advancement? How did the biblical notion of human dignity inform the West’s social structure and how it intersects with other worldviews? How did the Bible create a fertile ground for women to find social and economic empowerment? How has the

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Prayer Against Evil, Insane Babylon

Star Trek “morality is determined by the group. Generally, the relevant group is the larger cultural unit: the tribe, the linguistic community, the nation-state. In some cases, the ruling social unit can be expanded to a consortium of cultures, like the United Nations, but the basic principle is still the same: The majority rules (and)

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Revisiting Nihilism: The Will Turned Toward Evil and the Destruction of Western and American Civilization

“The Christian religion is the religion of our country. From it are derived our prevalent notions of the character of God, the great moral governor of the universe. On its doctrines are founded the peculiarities of our free institutions.” (William McGuffey, d. May 4, 1873, professor at the University of Virginia, president of Ohio University,

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Undying Worm, Undying Men: The Eternal Horrors of Hell

Mark Jones, DesiringGod.org Today, some Christians seem embarrassed by the doctrine of hell. As such, they either omit discussing it, or they reinvent the doctrine and rob it of any real horror. Our Lord, however, was not afraid to talk about hell. Jesus speaks of “the hell of fire” (Matthew 5:22); the danger of the

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What was the Sin of Sodom and Gomorrah?

Greg Koukl, Stand to Reason, 3/8/13 Why did God destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? Was the most extensive judgment found anywhere in the Bible outside of the book of Revelation actually for the sin of inhospitality, not homosexuality? People find what they want in the Bible. If one looks hard enough, he can find “biblical” support for

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