Gospel Living

Remember the days - Prop 8, president-elect Obama, McLaren's five-year moratorium on homosexuality, and the Voddie Bauchman delivering a powerful message:  " The Sin of Sodom On Display in America ," an exposition of Genesis 19:1-11. An MP3 of his sermon is stored at the sermon index .  Here is the transcript of the audio , if you prefer.  Enjoy! Here is the description: Genesis 19:1-11 is a clear statement on the sin of sodomy. Unfortunately, there are many in the “Christian” community who have come to doubt, or even refute this fact. The homo-sexual movement has succeeded at clouding the issue through creative exegesis, ad hominem attacks, and genetic fallacies. Nevertheless, the Bible is clear. HT: Defcon , who says, Baucham completely obliterates the outlandish claims by the Bible-doesn’t-say-anything-about-homosexuality crowd who spin the lie that God’s destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah had nothing to do with sexual immorality, and specifically, the sin of...

In case you are still unfamiliar or unsure about the Emergent/ Emerging "movement," here is a special done on it back in 2007. Summary: in an effort to grow and change in order to meet current cultural shifts, churches within the movement are instead being shifted by the culture. (HT: Christian Research Network ) PS: I don't see a part 2, sorry.  Head over to PBS and purchase something for a change.  :)

This is a fast post, sorry if it is a bit brief or terse.  The Emergent Movement is not dead.  It is simply, as it always was, in flux.  Now comes the ecumenical embrace of all things religious, including pagan mysticism.  Phyllis Tickle, Brain McLaren, and Shane Claiborne are just a few names to watch for. If this is new, check out this vid comparing RCC mysticism to that of the Emergents.  Here is the description from YouTube: Mysticism attempts to gain ultimate knowledge of God by a direct experience that bypasses the mind. Catholic mysticism, now officially married to the Emerging Church, needs to be reexamined. Old-time mystics such as Loyola, Teresa of Avila, and John of the Cross need to be examined again along with modern so-called evangelical mystics such as Richard Foster. All of this, and more, is accomplished in this professional presentation along with graphic inserts of persons and events. An analysis is also made of Phyllis Tick...

I’ve said it before: Californians do not know how to drive in the rain. Though I left the house with plenty of time, I was still forty minutes late. Thankfully, there was no accident contributing to the slowdown. In the very least, though, that would have explained the average highway speed of fifteen miles per hour. So, unfortunately, I could not join in the singing this morning. It’s a shame, too; I even bought a sleek black jacket for the occasion! Oh well, enough on that. I’m sitting here in the overflow watching the opening session on the projector. Folks are trickling in, and despite the rain, this should be a wonderful conference. Note that two years ago, MacArthur opened with the message, “Why every self-respecting Calvinist must be a dispensationalist.” Last year, he opened with, “Why every self-respecting Calvinist must reject church-growth methods.” After opening by reading Genesis 1:1–2:4, he entitled this year’s message, “Why every self-respec...

An interesting video has popped up on YouTube: My first impressions are that the video is clever and the singer, a pretty good impressionist. I'm not sure people would dance around in tie-die shirts waving peace signs, resurrecting the spirits of the (dead) Beatles in the process, but a decent video all the same. Yet, this "Imagine" scenario describes only one point in the future: the Kingdom Age. For this time, these people are needed for the health of the church. How do I know? Because God is a sovereign God, and these men and their heresies continue to deceive. Now, I don't know the complete answer to the why question, of course. Are they a judgment because of where the church is today, spiritually? Maybe. Are they the simply natural byproduct of the poor theological emphasis and training of our churches? Perhaps. But I think Martin Luther said something like, " God can draw a straight line with a crooked stick ." These are here for a reason, and...