Daniel's Place - (Reformata et semper reformanda)

The implosion of global Anglicanism and a falling away from the Faith

2009-11-10T23:09:00.005+08:00

With the break-up of global Anglicanism due to the crisis in the ECUSA caused by the embrace and celebration of deviant sexuality by her leaders, the newly formed ACNA (Anglican Church in North America) and the Global South coalition are still trying to resolve the mess formed in the aftermath of the schism and total apostasy of the ECUSA (although it has already apostatized much earlier, but

Mike Ratliff: Rebuking Repentance and Restoration

2009-11-10T18:59:00.003+08:00

My friend Mike Ratliff has written an excellent post here regarding discernment. Mike makes the excellent points that we are not to be hasty in judgment but to ensure that what we know is indeed true before we make a judgment on the facts of the case. Also, we are to be loving and not fight the enemy with the same carnal weapons they use against us (fight fire with fire).IMO, Mike has

The biblical answer to Dominionism cum Book Review

2009-11-09T22:56:00.003+08:00

What is Scripture's answer to the challenge of Dominionism? In my analysis of Dominionism, the answer has been split into 4 main headings: The Concept of the Church and ApostlesThe Concept of the Church in distinction from the StateThe Cultural Mandate?Being a pilgrim and a citizenThe Bible's teaching on wealthThe book review of C. Peter Wagner's book has been completed, and the answers can be

What is Dominionism?

2009-11-09T22:37:00.005+08:00

What is Dominionism? "Apostle" C. Peter Wagner has came out with a book on the topic last year on that topic. With this book, all of us can now know what exactly does the New Apostolic Reformation teaches in her understanding of the Cultural Mandate, which we shall examine below. So what is Dominionism? Dominionism can be defined thus:The application of the Cultural Mandate in working towards

Song: Speak O Lord

2009-11-07T17:56:00.006+08:00

I was asked to lead worship for cell yesterday, and have decided to use a couple of songs one of which was the contemporary hymn Speak O Lord by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend. The lyrics of the song are as follows:Speak, O Lord by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty © 2005 Thankyou Music1: Speak, O Lord, as we come to You To receive the food of Your holy Word Take Your truth plant it deep in us

The background of Paul Washer's shocking message

2009-11-07T01:20:00.005+08:00

Paul Washer has recently done a video interview whereby he reveals to us the background behind his shocking sermon preached in 2002 to a conference of stunned youths, about 5000 strong.An interesting quote from Pastor Washer here:"We are living in a time when billions of people are dying without Christ. We are living in a time when millions of so-called Evangelicals do not even understand the

Review of Michael Horton's book The Gospel-Driven Life

2009-11-03T01:18:00.006+08:00

I have just finished a book review of Michael Horton's excellent book, which can be found at my website here. Let's hope it comes to Singapore soon, otherwise all orders can only be done online.

Michael Horton against "Practical Christianity"

2009-11-02T23:55:00.003+08:00

The working assumption in much of contemporary Christianity seems to be that modern culture — whether sociology, psychology, anthropology, business and marketing, politics, education, and ethics — properly interprets human identity and the ideals of proper human flourishing. However, it lacks some crucial methods for attaining these goals. This is where we typically introduce the Bible as the "

Reformation Day musing

2009-10-31T23:03:00.004+08:00

Today is Reformation Day. On this day 492 years ago, on Oct 31st 1517, a non-discreet German monk by the name of Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church (Schlosskirche) in Wittenberg, Germany, in protest especially of the Roman church's sanction of the selling of indulgences by the infamous marketeer Johann Tetzel. This act was the flash point which started the great

Dealing with the enemy - In praise for AT

2009-10-31T14:34:00.006+08:00

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good ... (Gen. 50:20a)Nope, I am not praising "Antithesis", and I am not out of my mind. However, I would like to take the opportunity to thank God for this thorn in the flesh.In our struggle against the flesh and the world, nothing ever comes close to practically surfacing the sinful desires of the flesh than trials and tribulations,

An exposè of "Antithesis"

2009-10-29T00:31:00.006+08:00

This would be my last word on the cyber-terrorist, liar and anti-Christian watchblogger anonymously called "Antithesis". This is an unfortunately logical necessity, which is certainly not edifying for those who know nothing about the issue. However, for those who know of this controversy, this would hopefully be of help in this regard. The paper exposing "Antithesis" (AT) for the perpetual liar

Is the Church earthly?

2009-10-28T21:40:00.005+08:00

Over at the CREDO500 blog, Jason Loh's paper on "Calvin's View on the Cultural Mandate" has been published. While many many things can be said about the paper, the focus on this post will be with regards to the strange assertion that the Church "is a creation order" and that it has "an earthly institution[al]" aspect to it. Certainly, this is the first time I have seen such a strange position,

Michael Horton versus Richard Foster on Contemplative Spirituality

2009-10-26T22:23:00.007+08:00

In his book The Gospel-Driven Life, Horton addresses how the Gospel in its fullness is materially sufficient for all of life. After addressing the Purpose Driven life paradigm, Horton continues to briefly address the issue of contemplative spirituality, especially as promoted by the Quaker mystic Richard Foster.Horton starts off by mentioning Foster's disclosure of his "spiritual formation agenda

On Frame's review of Horton's book

2009-10-25T23:25:00.004+08:00

The Reformed blogosphere is (or was) abuzzed it seems with Prof. John Frame's review of Prof. Michael Horton's book Christless Christianity. Frame's review has been answered by Darryl G. Hart, Kim Riddlebarger, R. Scott Clark, and the staff of the White Horse Inn. My friend Stephen Macasil has entered the fray also with his latest blog post, which attempts to go deeper and interact with the

Gospel-centered Legalism?

2009-10-24T01:19:00.003+08:00

Pastor Bill Streger, a pastor in the Acts29 network, has posted an interesting post (with which I do not necessarily agree on everything), Gospel-centered Legalism, asking the question: Is it possible to be legalistic about "Gospel-centeredness"? As he later clarifies in a comment:...My worry is not that we would be to centered on the gospel, but that rather than actually being centered on the

Emergent Shane Hipps teaches that all religions are valid

2009-10-23T01:12:00.002+08:00

This does not need any commentary. From a transcript (with added commentary) done by Apprising Ministries:John is the ultimate unifier and integrator of two religious systems that have nothing in common; the Jews and the Greeks…nothing in common…nothing at all in common…didn’t even use the same language most of the time. So here John comes along and says, “Hey (to the Jews) you know that thing

Michael Horton on the Purpose Driven paradigm (part 2)

2009-10-22T23:34:00.004+08:00

In his book The Gospel Driven Life, Horton dismisses the Purpose Driven life paradigm, instead asking us to live by the promises of God. In a later chapter dealing with the church, Horton strikes again at the PD paradigm, this time on the issue of the church.Under chapter 8 "How the Good News Creates a Cross-Cultural Community", under the section "The Promise-Driven Church", Horton addresses a

Revisiting British Neo-Evangelicalism: The split of Dr. Martin Lloyd-Jones with Dr. J.I. Packer

2009-10-21T18:33:00.005+08:00

Over at the Heidelblog, Dr. R. Scott Clark has posted an interesting post regarding J.I. Packer and his compromise in the ECT (Evangelicals and Catholics Together). It is agreed that Dr. Packer's compromise did not "just happen". The spirit of compromise started with Packer's involvement in the British New Evangelical movement (partly due to his Anglican via media convictions) as stated by Martin

Michael Horton on the Purpose Driven paradigm (part 1)

2009-10-19T21:19:00.007+08:00

Prof. Michael Horton has came out with a new book, The Gospel-Driven Life, which is supposed to be the sequel to his previous book Christless Christianity, another excellent book. In this very new book of his, Horton attempts to show us the solution to the problems infecting the American Church, and many churches around the world.Due to my schedule, I do not currently have the time and focus to

Charismatics and Pentecostal jumping onto the NPP bandwagen?

2009-10-18T18:35:00.005+08:00

It seems that certain Charismatic and Pentecostal theologians want to jump onto the NPP (New Perspective on Paul) bandwagan. As stated:Amos Yong, a charismatic theologian at Regent University, in his book review of Don Garlington's, In Defense of the New Perspective on Paul: Essays and Reviews (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2005), comments on Assembly of God scholar Frank Macchia's new book:What I

James White responding to Obama's anti-Christian bigotry

2009-10-15T23:32:00.004+08:00

Dr. James White has responded to radical leftist Barack Obama's "dream for a secular, non-Christian nation". Actually, that is a misnomer. It is actually Obama's vision for a homofascist, bigoted, anti-Christian nation, one in which bigoted hate crimes are sanctioned by the State as long as the opponent believes the Bible and practices it."If you honor that which sent Christ to the Cross, you are

Simon Murphy on the Gospel and your money

2009-10-15T22:13:00.002+08:00

My friend Simon has preached a very good sermon etitled The Gospel and Your Money, which can be heard here. If you are sick about hearing sermonettes about money that sound like a fund-raising speech, this is a sermon you would not want to miss.

Genesis 1: Plenty of room on the slippery slope

2009-10-11T20:21:00.004+08:00

Justin Taylor over at his new Between Two Worlds blog over at The Gospel Coalition has highlighted the fact that Dr. Tremper Longman, a "professor of OT at Westmont College, author of numerous commentaries, and co-author of the acclaimed An Introduction to the Old Testament", "explains in the following video that for him it’s an open question as to whether or not Adam was a literal, historical

R. Scott Clark: What is the Federal Vision?

2009-10-08T18:20:00.005+08:00

Dr. R. Scott Clark had written an article introducing the Federal Vision some time back. In light of John Piper's compromise in his recent DG conference 2009 with Federal Visionist Douglas Wilson, this article would help us know more about the pernicious error of the Federal Vision. An excerpt:The FV is 33-year old movement that originated, at least in this episode, with the Rev Mr Norman

Edward Sim's review of my CREDO500 article on New Evangelical Calvinism, and my response

2009-10-06T23:24:00.003+08:00

In just a few minutes time, the official publication of my modified paper on the New Evangelical Calvinism would be done. Edward Sim, a good brother in Christ, has reviewed my paper and the review has been published as well here. In response to Sim's review, I have written a response to it as follows:I am grateful for Edward Sim’s review of my article on the New Evangelical Calvinism. Though I