5 Pt. Salt

Al Mohler, ‘Natural Evil’ and the Oklahoma Tornado

Joel Taylor — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:56:42 +0000

If a trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble? If a calamity occurs in a city has not the Lord done it? – Amos 3:6 The One forming light and creating darkness, causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the Lord who does all these. – Isaiah 45:7 Yesterday, a massive […]

Natural Law

Joel Taylor — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:47:57 +0000

Natural law amounts to a formal structure for legitimizing commitment to the devil’s great lie: you shall be as god, determining good and evil for yourself. Everything about it is anti-God, anti-Bible, anti-Christ. It is fallen man’s covenant with sin, death and hell; the expression of his adamant hostility towards God. Its designated purpose among […]

Separation of Church and State & the First Ammendment

Joel Taylor — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:08:38 +0000

There is good and bad in this video. Can you point both out?

Forfeiting the Favor of God

Joel Taylor — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:37:23 +0000

It can hardly be said that today the world hates the church with a violent hatred. Particularly in these United States the world rather slights the church. It regards the church with a benevolent tolerance as a harmless, perhaps even somewhat helpful, but not overly useful institution. That attitude itself casts a serious reflection upon […]

Why You’ll Never See Me at A Passion Conference

Joel Taylor — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:05:48 +0000

The Passion 2013 conference had a long line-up of celebrity performers. Speakers included Louie Giglio, Francis Chan, Beth Moore, Judah Smith and John Piper. Worship was led by Chris Tomlin, Lecrae, Christy Nockels, Kristian Stanfill, David Crowder, Jesus Culture, and more. Some 60,000 young people from all over the world gathered together on New Year’s […]

Chinese Christians See Bible for the First Time

Joel Taylor — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:47:56 +0000

The Difference Between Christians and Missionaries

Joel Taylor — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:11:15 +0000

Nothing. Jesus said to His disciples: But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. – Acts 1:8 “You will be my witnesses” That is what every Christian is – […]

John Piper Avoids Political Realm

Joel Taylor — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:30:53 +0000

“Two key conservative evangelical leaders in Minnesota are not endorsing the marriage amendment or directing followers to vote for it, marking the first time during debate over the measure that major faith leaders have not encouraged members to take a stand on the issue. Influential preacher and theologian the Rev. John Piper came out against […]

Wycliffe Translators Using Protestant & Baptist Contributions to Publish Roman Catholic Bibles

Joel Taylor — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:42:39 +0000

Wycliffe Bible Translators are producing Catholic bibles and translating the apocrapha. In Scripture, the Church is described as “the pillar and support of the truth” I Tim 3:15. Our labor, therefore, should be to maintain and preserve it. Wycliffe, a supposed Christian organization seems to have forgotten that there is a line regarding Scriptural doctrine […]

Benghazi

Joel Taylor — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:10:58 +0000

The Benghazi scandal. So much apathy, so much indifference, so little righteous anger, and so much deserving of Hell.…

Gas Pump Prank Turns Couple into Internet Sensation

Joel Taylor — Sat, 11 May 2013 14:36:56 +0000

Jack Rafferty surprises this musical couple at the gas pumps and gives them an opportunity to sing, which they take full advantage of. It’s a feel good moment.

The Case for Closed Communion

Joel Taylor — Sat, 11 May 2013 10:52:58 +0000

by Thomas Williamson By “Closed Communion” we refer to the policy in which only members of a particular local church are allowed to partake of the Lord’s Supper when celebrated in that church. This is in contrast to the policy of Open Communion, in which any visitors who profess to be Christians and who may […]

Truth vs. Fallacy #2: “There Are Many Interpretations of Scripture”

Joel Taylor — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:36:17 +0000

Fallacy: [ A common thought ] “It’s not true that because I interpret the Bible in a particular way, and am confident of my interpretation, those who interpret it differently must "reject God’s word as authoritative". They might be just interpreting it incorrectly, but with full integrity. And so might I. Passionate doctrinal debate is […]

The Meaning of Dogmatism and Doctrine

Joel Taylor — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:23:22 +0000

I believe that of all men Jesus was the most dogmatic. Having said that, let’s make sure we understand the meaning of dogmatism. The word “dogma” means “strict doctrine.” The word “dogmatic” means of a dogma positive in stating an opinion and arrogant When speaking of Christ’s dogmatism, we can disregard the third definition because […]

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas: Obama is President Because He’s Approved By ‘Elites’

Joel Taylor — Sat, 04 May 2013 15:56:26 +0000

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said having a black president in the U.S. is only possible if the candidate is “approved by the elites and the media” because otherwise the person will be expected to behave in the “prescribed” way that whites expect. Speaking in an April 9 interview with C-SPAN, Thomas was asked if […]

If We Truly Believed Sola Scriptura

Joel Taylor — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:25:50 +0000

If you give the Church fathers and tradition such a place in your heart, you must, in all fairness, allow the Roman Catholics to use the same to declare as divine authority such heretical teachings and practices as the use of holy water, prayers for the dead, the invocation of saints in prayer. Yesterday, after […]

How Infant Baptism Prevents Christian Unity

Joel Taylor — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:47:49 +0000

Jesus prayed: Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. – John 17:11 The desire of Jesus Christ is that we be united as one; one in standing against sin; one in being separated from the world; one in being united […]

Pentagon to Christians in Military: Share the Gospel, Get Court-Martialed

Joel Taylor — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:19:40 +0000

The Pentagon has released a statement confirming that soldiers could be prosecuted for promoting their faith: “Religious proselytization is not permitted within the Department of Defense…Court martials and non-judicial punishments are decided on a case-by-case basis…”. The statement, released to Fox News, follows a Breitbart News report on Obama administration Pentagon appointees meeting with anti-Christian […]

The 2nd Amendment: A Knife in A Gunfight

Joel Taylor — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:37:09 +0000

The knife nearly everyone is wielding at today’s O.K. Corral is the Second Amendment right to bear arms. As with all rights, this knife is easily licensed and limited. Ted R. Weiland pastors Christian Covenant Fellowship in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and is the evangelistic head of Bible Law vs. The United States Constitution. In addition to […]

House Groups, Para-Church Orgs Open Door for Division and Error

Joel Taylor — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:53:12 +0000

What has happened to those stalwart soldiers of the cross who once marched to the tune of Onward Christian Soldiers? It is clear there is a present spiritual war in which men must fight if they would win. The fight is not for the faint hearted but for those who would be men of deep-seated […]