False Christian teachings, trends….
In the 3-minute video of this post, John MacArthur talks about the origins and impact of the self-esteem cult on America. [I worked in the field of psychology for over 20 years before I was born again, and I have to say that after having become familiar with the contents of the Bible, his words are biblical and worthy of considering. One major reason a Christian’s worldview be as MacArthur described, is that Christ called us to deny self, not exalt self.]
The 22-minute video of this post was divided into equal parts to upload. On the video, the vlogger specifically answers the question, will Catholics go to hell. He initially provided a casual answer, but after a few moments, began a specific biblical answer. In the process, he compared Protestant Reformed faith and Catholicism, according to what they hold to be God’s doctrine of SALVATION. The Roman Catholic Church holds an unbiblical view.
This post contains a 6-minute video about women being trained to use firearms. The CNN reporter spoke with a lot of the women in the interview and two different trainers. [Gun sales have surged since the riots of 2020, and it seems that voters are speaking to this matter also – rejecting candidates soft on crime.]
This post contains the most recent news letter from the ministry of Mike Gendron, Proclaiming The Gospel. Herein he exposes the doctrine of venial sin, the dogma of purgatory and the “money grabbing lie of indulgences.” He talks about these from scripture. He was saved from the Roman Catholic church after belonging to it for 37 years after which he and his wife began their ministry.
Epoch Times interviewed Vern Pierson, district attorney of El Dorado County in Northern California, about the crime wave in CA. Pierson provided lots of specifics. In general, the voters and the politicians are at odds with one another: voters want more accountability and politicians are becoming more lenient. [If you just watch the excerpt, you will wonder how merchants can continue in business with the vast amount of merchandise that is being stolen daily. The police seem to be stuck in the middle, and figuratively hand-cuffed. If you do not want your neighborhood to be like the above video, don’t vote democrat — that is the main point I got from the video.]
The 13-minute video in this post discussed what a church looks like when it is becoming ‘woke.’ The vlogger used an article by Chantal Monique Duson, Racial Unity Advocate, as the basis of his video. The article provides many specific points that would enable one to ascertain woke-ness emerging. Duson received a lot of emails from people fearing that was happening to their church, her article was her response to typical questions raised. [Sermon highlight points are provided; also, links to Duson’s article and to the video site.]
In the 25-minute mp4 of this post, Pastor Hines explains biblical covenant theology as it reveals God’s plan of redemption in the Old and New Testaments. You will find that it is wrong to say, “the Old Testament was law and the New, grace;” or, “we are living in the day of grace,” as though those in the Old Testament were not saved by grace also. Many Christians, who have not formed a habit of reading through their Bibles, err in that they think wrongly about the Old Testament saints, how they were saved by God.
The FBI reportedly arrested Catholic pro-life activist and author Mark Houck in a raid on his rural home early Friday morning. Houck, 48, of Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, is the latest target of a string of Department of Justice-sponsored SWAT raids and arrests, as at least two dozen federal agents swarmed his property in Bucks County with around 15 vehicles at 7:05 a.m. on Sept. 23, reported LifeSite News. “The kids were all just screaming,” Houck’s wife, Ryan-Marie, told the online news portal. “It was all just very scary and traumatic.” …When he opened the door, “they had big, huge rifles pointed at Mark and pointed at me and kind of pointed throughout the house,” Ryan-Marie Houck told LifeSite.
Consumer prices have risen 12.7 percent since January 2021, much faster than wages, which Foundation analysts say has lost the average American worker $3,000 in annual purchasing power. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve’s tighter monetary policy to combat inflation has meant that interest rates are rising, resulting in increased borrowing costs on mortgages, vehicle loans, and credit cards. This, Heritage Foundation analysts say, has reduced the average American’s purchasing power by another $1,200 per year. …direct result of a president and Congress addicted to spending our money, combined with a Federal Reserve compliantly enabling this addiction by printing more dollars.
This post contains a sermon by Pastor Patrick Hines on the history of dispensationalism. In the process of explaining that, he addresses the pre-millennial and a-millennial views of end times. That is the chief reason I am blogging his message. The next post in this mini series will be about covenant theology, which is about the history of redemption as viewed by way of Bible covenants. That theology undermines dispensationalist’s views about end times and about how God dispensed salvation to Israel and the church; as covenant theology believes that Israel was the church from the beginning, via Abraham.