by Don and Joy Veinot | Jan 14, 2016 | Deity of Christ, Discernment, Islam, Salvation, Theology, Trinity
The question of the day is, “Do Christians and Muslims believe in and worship the same God?” There has been a veritable firestorm of debate amongst Evangelicals after Dr. Larycia Hawkins of Wheaton College claimed that we do. “Wheaton College Moves To Fire Professor...
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 Ron Henzel | Jul 11, 2015 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, Christian living, Grace, July/August 1998, Legalism, MCOI Journal, Theology
(This originally appeared in the July/August 1998 edition of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 6) In Parts 1 and 2, we assessed some of the teachings of Bill Gothard and his Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) through a chronological approach. While we wish to...
by Jonathan Miles | Jul 2, 2015 | Apologetics, Christ and the Church, Culture and Society, Homosexuality, Politics, Theology
By now, you’ve been inundated with stories and celebrations, celebrations and commiserations. In fact you may be feeling a bit like this: If you are a Conservative Evangelical then you’ve been seeing a lot of commiserating along with, I’m sure, a...
by Don Veinot | Apr 24, 2014 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, Christian living, Church, Culture and Society, Theology
The Internet was again all abuzz when A Statement from Bill Gothard Is Bill repentant or is he just embarrassed that he has been publicly exposed? Obviously I cannot know his heart but over the last 17 years I have been able to observe how Bill does things. In the sex...
by Don Veinot | Apr 3, 2014 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, Christian living, Culture and Society, Legalism, Theology
We often receive questions by mail, phone and email about Bill Gothard’s teaching on authority which at one time was “Chain of Command” and later renamed “Umbrella of Protection.” Obviously the latter sounds more benign than the former, but they essentially come down...
