I've read and quoted the following passage a zillion times but never considered the effective difference between what Martha believed and what Jesus said.
Then Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You." 23 Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." 24 Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day." 25 Jesus said to her, "I am th…
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Added by Chuck on November 2, 2009 at 12:00am —
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From the very irreverent WittenburgDoor Read at your own peril. =) Need some levity from time to time...
The televangelists are straining to exercise some willpower this year:
• Pat Robertson: I will not make delusional predictions for the coming year unless at least one of my previous predictions at least partially came true. I will repeat this resolut…
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Added by Chuck on August 7, 2009 at 2:58pm —
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Gary DeMar and Ken Gentry discuss the different eschatological positions on Revelation 20. When using the text itself, interpreting Scripture with Scripture, Ken argues you don't have a natural account of the dispensational system.
Interview #1 (15 min audio)…
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Added by Chuck on July 25, 2009 at 8:30am —
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I hate to use blog spotlight to ask non-theological questions. Someone on this site alerted me to the website of
Sovereign Grace Bible Church. From what I can tell, the pastor, Dan Norcini, has evolved from dispensationalism to partial preterism and now to preterism. He does a wonderful job presenting the Word of God. He's posted 17 sermons dealing with "The Last Days" and at least 50 or 60 more on all sorts of interesting…
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Added by Chuck on July 22, 2009 at 5:43pm —
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A question was posed to me a few nights ago by an SGP member regarding the “
whole armor of God”. If the weapons Paul references in Eph 6 are ONLY necessary to withstand
“the spiritual forces of evil in heavenly places” which were fully manifested and destroyed in
“the evil day” 2,000 years ago, what value, if any, are these armaments to us in the year 2009?
Ephesians 6:10-21 (ESV)
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Pu…
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Added by Chuck on July 22, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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If anyone is curious as to possible direction of
Presence Ministries, you may want to read "
This Book Will Change Your World" by Kevin Beck. I am in no way condoning or disavowing this book. I offer it strictly FYI.
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Added by Chuck on February 26, 2009 at 12:17pm —
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I was at a church in another city this morning and the sermon topic was “forgiveness”. This was not by chance. It was a divine appointment. In 30 minutes I had my marching orders. After harboring bitterness for far too long, I realized that I must release those who have caused me pain. Are they justified in their actions? I don’t think they are but that’s God’s department. I wanted to hold on to my anger because I had good reason, right? The truth is that I finally realized that I have neither j…
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Added by Chuck on February 23, 2009 at 1:00am —
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Joel wrote a thoughtful blog (
Christians Use Prophecy to Excuse Laziness) using
Chuck Baldwin’s recent comments as a springboard. Chuck argued that it was laziness not premil fatalistic eschatology that hampers our effectiveness in this world. Instead of hijacking his post by slightly changing the focus, I thought I'd morph it into a question:
Is…
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Added by Chuck on February 4, 2009 at 11:00am —
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I retrieved the following article from the
Action Institute whose motto is "bringing moral reflection to bear upon current events". I don't know think I'm on record very often siding with the Pope, but I think John Paul II made an astute observation when he rejected "capitalism" because it signified a
"mechanistic, amoral, and impersonal image." I think it's rather apropos to consider the roots of the term "cap…
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Added by Chuck on January 25, 2009 at 3:23pm —
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I posted a video of
Lindsey Williams some months back and thought the following from Joel McDurmon (
American Vision) was at least worth a look. Simply because Williams does not produce the necessary corroboration to meet Biblical standards, doesn't by necessity make his claims untrue. However, I think McDurmon's caution is in order given McDurmon's view of God's sovereignty.…
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Added by Chuck on January 23, 2009 at 4:21pm —
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Kelly Birks is once again communicating with
Keith Mathison. Glad to hear it...I think. Dialogue is good, right? Well it depends upon the context. As long as there’s mutual respect, I suppose good things can result. What’s the worse thing that can happen? We’ve already been condemned as antichrists and preachers of another Gospel—Christian Hindus, Mormons and who knows what else. So when you’re at the bottom there’s no place to fall. Whose ever fallen out of the basement? (Don’t an…
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Added by Chuck on January 13, 2009 at 8:30pm —
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The following appeared on Gary DeMar's blog today (1.13.09) and I thought it was worth sharing with you. If you'd like to comment on Gary's blog the article is
HERE. Blessings, Chuck
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John MacArthur is preaching series on eschatology that is being broadcast on WLQV, a Detroit, Michigan, radio station this week. Some of this material was published in his 1999 book T…
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Added by Chuck on January 13, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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I just reread Jason’s post/sermon “
Dying Is Good for You” along with all the wonderful comments that followed. What an outstanding message! When you have a chance re-read Jason’s thoughts as he brought
Romans 8:28-39 into sharp focus. His message could have easily been delivered by any first century believer. What w…
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Added by Chuck on January 6, 2009 at 10:05pm —
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Jordan Times
A picture shows a cave under Saint Georgeous Church in Rihab near Mafraq, where early Christians are belived to have taken as a shelter from persecution in Jerusalem. Circular-shaped stone seats, supposedly for the clergymen can be seen in the cave (Photo by Rula Samain)
AMMAN - Lying underneath Saint Georgeous Ch…
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Added by Chuck on January 2, 2009 at 1:11am —
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by Gary DeMar
Some readers get upset any time I point out how modern-day prophecy writers misrepresent the Bible. My critics don’t seem to mind that Hal Lindsey has been wrong over the years in an area of study that has made his reputation and so much of Christendom has embraced as “gospel.” I’ve pointed out a number of these “miscalculations” in previous articles and books. It was amazing to see how people defended Lindsey even though I quoted Lindsey’s own words that he would be a “bum…
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Added by Chuck on December 18, 2008 at 10:54pm —
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I'm simply passing this along. Blessings, Chuck
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legacy
by Gary DeMar
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Added by Chuck on December 2, 2008 at 11:53am —
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In my opinion this is too little too late although the evidence is extremely compelling. They are playing with fire. The race riots of the early 70's will pale in comparison if this man is disqualified, even if it is justified. The conspiratorialists argue that this is a ploy to create martial law and gain greater control. They supposedly purposefully waited until after the election. Who knows.
Why was this not accelerated to reach a verdict months ago before the election? Where was the rule of…
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Added by Chuck on November 19, 2008 at 9:06am —
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TONIGHT, 11/6/08, at 7:30 PM EST (4:30 PM PST)
Covenant Radio welcomes Professor David Englesma of Protestant Reformed Theological School to discuss an article he wrote titled Remembering the Lord's Day. In this discussion we will…
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Added by Chuck on November 6, 2008 at 2:35pm —
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Representing a lifetime of Biblical research and years of garnering rare Bible commentaries from the greatest libraries around the world, Matthew 24 Fulfilled restores a Biblical interpretation of prophecy and gives a careful verse-by-verse exposition of the pivotal Chapter 24 of Matthew's Gospel. Presenting the historical context and Biblical background to Christ's prophecy, Rev. Bray gives…
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Added by Chuck on October 9, 2008 at 10:33am —
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I'm posting the below article (from
American Vision) because I'm still torn regarding the upcoming pres. election. Alan Keyes spoke at our national conference in Kokomo a few weeks ago and his arguments were extremely compelling. He said that every day he arises in morning to what he believes is the death of the republic. Choice (or a lack thereof) is a one of the main symptoms. Go to "
Third Partie…
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Added by Chuck on October 6, 2008 at 10:11am —
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