by Guest Writer | Nov 30, 2017 | Abortion, Adultery, Church History, Fall 2004, Homosexuality, MCOI Journal, Social Justice, Social tyranny, Volume 10
(Originally printed in the Fall 2004 Issue of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 10) By Frank York Retired (1999) Illinois College Professor of Sociology Dr. Alvin J. Schmidt, who holds an M. Div. from Concordia Seminary and a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska,...
by Jonathan Miles | Jul 19, 2017 | Bible study, Christian Life, Christianity Today, Church History, Church leadership, Evangelism, Pornography, Salvation, Scripture
Sometimes when someone makes such an outlandish, obviously inflammatory statement you have to step back and look at what’s really going on. Take this headline from Churchleaders: “The Ridiculous Emphasis Christians Place on the Bible” I’m mean...
by Ron Henzel | Dec 3, 2016 | Church History, Culture and Society, Evangelical Left, Gay Marriage, Homosexuality, Liberal Left, Political Correctness, Politics, Progressives, Social Justice, Theological liberalism
[Trigger warning: statements that might qualify in some minds as offensive hate-speech will be quoted in this post. Heck, I might even throw in a few of my own!] You know Joe. He’s the VP whose favorability ratings go up every time he puts on Ray-Bans. And you know...
by Guest Writer | Dec 5, 2015 | Church History, MCOI Journal, Reformation, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Scripture, Sola Scriptura, Theology, Winter 1999
(This originally appeared in the Winter 1999 edition of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 4) by Steve Berg In a recent debate between two apologists (a Catholic and a Protestant) over the issue of sola scriptura,* the Catholic defender, Gerry Matatics, argued that...
by Don Veinot | Apr 2, 2015 | Christ and the Church, Church History, Jesus Resurrection, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Resurrection
The celebration of the resurrection of Jesus will take place for many this Sunday. For most people these days, it is more-or-less a cultural event. I don’t necessarily mean they deny that the resurrection happened, but that they believe it based on their family and...
by Don Veinot | Mar 19, 2015 | Apologetics, Atheism, Bart Ehrman, Brian McLaren, Church History, Cults and Religions, Defend the Faith, Divination, Jesus Seminar, Wicca
I never really know when I start the day what questions, comments or challenges may come up but they are often interesting. This past week was no exception. On March 13 “Gary” posted a comment to Dr. Tom Howe’s blog, “Brian McLaren, ‘Is Jesus the Only Way to What?,’...
Ron, great research, insight, and a fair differentiation between MacArthur and Gothard. I had to laugh at the "Gothard 5:8"…
Lordship salvation and the "Umbrella of protection" are different things. Bill Gothard is an eclectic mystic who hears ideas he…
Question? Does this have anything to do with Lordship Salvation's concepts that MacArthur teaches? I am glad you brought this…
“ Now, in every theological error, there is usually an element of truth.” There is always real cheese in a…
That is an interesting and, as it turns out, a false accusation. The criteria we draw on are not of…