“They who are called devils (demons; fallen powers) attempt…to seduce men from God who made them, and from Christ His first-begotten.” Justin Martyr, 2nd century A.D., Apology 58. (Crucial Questions About Spiritual Warfare, Clinton E. Arnold, p. 40) “The devils put forward Marcion of Pontus (a Gnostic teacher), who (teaches) men to deny God is the maker of all things in […]
Cathryn Sterling, Defend the Faith Ministry, Mar 2024 A few weeks ago, I came across an article by a someone claiming to be a Christian who cast some doubt on the existence of hell. And by that I mean, he writes, “There isn’t a hell.” Although admittedly, it is unclear from the article whether this
Julie Barrier, Preach It Teach It, Sept. 2021 Stand for Truth, a wonderful Christian news organization in the Philippines compiled these quotes. EVERY PERSON should read these chilling words: 1. CAESAR BORGIA—Italian nobleman, politician, and cardinal: “While I lived, I provided for everything but death; now I must die, and am unprepared to die.” 2. THOMAS HOBBS—Political
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The God Questions, 2020 It is a common question that arises from people who have lost their faith, are losing their faith or never had faith to begin with. If Hell is such a terrible place, as Christians have always said, why would a loving God allow good people to be there? It just doesn’t
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Rob Phillips, mbcpathway.com, 2015 John Shore recently authored a commentary for Patheos entitled, “What Christianity Without Hell Looks Like.” Patheos is a website providing information about various religions. Reprinted in TIME Ideas and complete with a photo of a dove soaring in the sunlight, the article’s main point is that Christianity without hell “would allow Christians to
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At issue for evolutionary materialists (nihilists), is the existence of the supernatural God of Revelation, the Heavenly Creator who spoke everything into existence ex nihilo. Does He exist and did He reveal Himself to men or not? Materialist new-pagans say no, all that exists is the natural dimension of matter and energy in continuous motion
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“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,
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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