False Christian teachings, trends….
The September issue of Mike Gendron’s Newsletter contains briefs on the following topics: Catholicism’s Distortion of Divine Forgiveness; Sinners Can Never Make Satisfaction for Sins; Divine Forgiveness Through One Mediator; Divine Forgiveness by Believing the Gospel; Allie Beth Stuckey interview of Mike Gendron – 6000 questions from Catholics; Peculiar People Are Passing into Paradise; and The Prophetic Global Religion
This post uses the commentary of Albert Barnes to consider Philippians 3:9 “and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith.” This topic is foundational to the Christian life, Romans and Galatians are about it. From my own struggles, and writing about the false teachings that pervade the 21st century church, I am certain that most Christians do not understand this doctrine sufficiently well, such that they are certainly relying only on the imputed righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation. If you cannot say with certainty that you do, then take a few moments and get some helpful insight.
This post contains a 5-minute video on typology and an edited blog post about the video, also by Ligonier. This is another post in my mini-series on connections between the Old and New Testaments. Among the comments Sinclair Ferguson makes, he talks about the Old Testament believers who were saved by looking forward to Christ, by grace; just as New Testament believers are saved.
This issue of Mike Gendron’s Newsletter covers the following topics and more: The Falsification of Spiritual Blessings; Scripture Exposes Rome’s Deceptive Teaching; The Timing and Purpose of Water Baptism; Water Baptism Cannot Cause Spiritual Rebirth; Only God and His Word Can Cause Spiritual Life; Do Not Be Deceived About “The Chosen;” Letters to Equip and Encourage the Saints. [Gendron cites Roman Catholic practices and contrasts them with biblical truth and doctrine.]
Was the Reformation debate over justification by faith alone a tempest in a teapot? There are many today who think so, many who argue that the Reformation is over. In this message, Dr. R.C. Sproul will explain why the Reformers spoke of justification by faith alone as the article on which the church stands or falls, and why we are never to compromise on this essential truth of the Christian faith. This message is from our 2013 National Conference, No Compromise:
My purpose in posting this article is to explain the concept of effectual calling, as it occurs often in the scriptures. And those who only read bits and pieces of scripture usually don’t understand such terms. Effectual calling occurs early in the process of salvation. Understanding such doctrines is important to having a fuller comprehension of the Christian life: how one is saved; what God is doing in the life….
The purpose of this post is to explain what biblical faith is and is not. The word ‘faith’ is frequently misunderstood, even by believers. Understanding faith will be very helpful for the next post which is about Romans 12:1.
This brief article from Got Questions Ministries gives a thorough answer to what it means to ‘trust in Jesus.’ I am certain that if you are answering that question with your own reason, that you have answered in an incomplete way. Furthermore, most ideas about Christianity that are floating around in the social sphere are very wrong. Just read through the Bible and you will begin to see that. Mainstream, seeker friendly churches also err greatly. So, please spend 5 minutes of your time and get the correct answer.
This post contains a blog article about the ‘Queen of Heaven’ by Got Questions dot org. Since my last post was about the false doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church, I though it an apt time to post another false dogma of the RCC. The article gives biblical texts to refute the dogma fabricated by the Popes.
This post contains Mike Gendron’s monthly newsletter. Mike was a practicing Roman Catholic for 37 years before being born again. He and his wife thereafter began their ministry ‘Proclaiming the Gospel’ to witness the biblical Christ to Roman Catholics. I highlighted some words from Letters to Mike that speak to the ALISTAIR BEGG MATTER of the past week. Mike stated those words when questioned as to whether to attend a RCC wedding.