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"For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen." Romans 11:36Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:41:23 +0000en
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Ankerberg-Should Christian parents let their kids participate in Halloween activities?
https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/ankerberg-should-christian-parents-let-their-kids-participate-in-halloween-activities/
Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:19:30 +0000https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/?p=2253
]]>2253theexpositorYour redemption draweth nigh
https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/your-redemption-draweth-nigh/
Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:55:23 +0000https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/?p=2247Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven. But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name’s sake. This will be your opportunity to bear witness. Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer, for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death. You will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives.
“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it, for these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. Alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress upon the earth and wrath against this people. They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
“And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
(Luke 21:10-28 ESV)
]]>2247theexpositorNo Other Gospel
https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/no-other-gospel/
https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/no-other-gospel/#commentsFri, 07 Oct 2011 17:51:13 +0000https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/?p=2245I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.
For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.
(Galatians 1:6-10 ESV)
]]>https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/no-other-gospel/feed/12245theexpositorDragged Kicking and Screaming into the Modern Age? Lessons from Piers Morgan’s Interview with Joel Osteen
https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/dragged-kicking-and-screaming-into-the-modern-age-lessons-from-piers-morgans-interview-with-joel-osteen/
Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:20:13 +0000https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/?p=2242Dr. Albert Mohler offers valuable insight into the latest Joel Osteen TV appearance promoting his garbage book Every Day A Friday, How To Be Happier 7 Days a Week.
“The larger problem is that many evangelical Christians would follow Joel Osteen’s logic without a second thought or without even what the psychologists would describe “cognitive dissonance.” They say they believe that homosexuality is a sin, and that same-sex marriage is contrary to God’s will. But they allow personal relationships and social pressure to override their (evidently) lightly-held convictions.”
]]>2242theexpositorThabiti Anyabwile & AJ Carter hit back-to-back homers in the McDonald/Jakes/Elephant Room issue…
https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/thabiti-anyabwile-aj-carter-hit-back-to-back-homers-in-the-mcdonaldjakeselephant-room-issue/
https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/thabiti-anyabwile-aj-carter-hit-back-to-back-homers-in-the-mcdonaldjakeselephant-room-issue/#commentsWed, 05 Oct 2011 12:40:52 +0000https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/?p=2240This article, The Elephant Wins by A.J. Carter, comes from The Gospel Coalition….
“Jakes is no dummy. He will be careful not to say anything that would indict him as a false teacher. He is a smart man. You don’t get to his position being stupid. Therefore, I fear that by the end of the discussion, when all the rounds have been fired, and the dust has settled, the elephant in the room will be Mr. Jakes himself. He will be standing tall shaking everyone’s hand and thanking them for giving him another platform on which to promote himself. No matter what is said, unless Jakes denounces his previous teachings or is exposed as a false teacher, it’s a win for team Jakes and a loss for those of us left to clean up after the elephant has done his business.”
]]>https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/thabiti-anyabwile-aj-carter-hit-back-to-back-homers-in-the-mcdonaldjakeselephant-room-issue/feed/12240theexpositorJames MacDonald Casts Vision at Harvest Bible Chapel
https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/james-macdonald-casts-vision-at-harvest-bible-chapel/
Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:29:44 +0000https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/?p=2238ht: Christian Research Network (also note in the featured article the mention to being “attacked on the internet”, referencing to an article by Thabiti Anyabwile.)
Harvest Bible Chapel has a “5G vision”and they have set out to cast this vision before their congregation. As is to be expected, with any good vision comes a robust financial campaign, so over the course of the next week HBC is holding multiple “vision meetings,” one at each of the local campuses, in order to spark interest and “enlist people of faith” to help make this vision a reality. I had the opportunity to attend one such “vision meeting” and was disturbed by much of what I heard.
]]>2238theexpositorTop Ten Reasons Not to Join A Reformed Baptist Church
https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/top-ten-reasons-not-to-join-a-reformed-baptist-church/
Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:08:22 +0000https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/?p=2236This comes from Dr. James White via Pastor Joel Taylor at 5 PT. Salt.com….
You don’t get to leave after every sermon feeling good about yourself. You may even desire repentance.
You don’t get to hear the sermons in the same way you may be used to. It’s frequently verse by verse, maybe not even relevant to your current situation.
You don’t get to be entertained. We don’t want to entertain you.
You don’t get to go to church every weeknight for programs. We don’t have ‘em.
You don’t get to be ‘lost in the crowd’. We tend to have accountability to one another.
You don’t get to hear social commentary. Sermons are mostly biblical and serious.
We’re not considered ‘seeker-friendly’. We don’t believe in seekers. Apart from regeneration, they don’t exist.
You’re asked to apply the sermons to your life.
You’re asked to attend services regularly, to support your elders in prayer and give sacrificially to the advance of the Gospel.
You will experience conviction of sin with regularity.
]]>2236theexpositorThabiti Anyabwile addresses McDonald, Jakes and The Elephant Room
https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/thabiti-anyabwile-addresses-mcdonald-jakes-and-the-elephant-room/
https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/thabiti-anyabwile-addresses-mcdonald-jakes-and-the-elephant-room/#commentsMon, 03 Oct 2011 15:21:22 +0000https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/?p=2233Thabiti Anyabwile, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Grand Cayman in the Grand Cayman Islands and a Council member with The Gospel Coalition, posts a tremedous article on The Gospel Coalition website titled Collateral Damage in the Invitation of T.D. Jakes to the Elephant Room, concerning the James McDonald/T.D. Jakes/Elephant Room issue and I think Pastor Anyabwile hits the nail right on the head!
I am wondering if Pastor McDonald has replied publicly to the post, and if he also considers Pastor Anyabwile to be a pagan, as he described those who disagree with his inclusion of Jakes in the next ER session? Probably not.
“When theologically conservative, Evangelical or Reformed African Americans call for reform in the African-American church, they feel like midgets facing the titans and juggernauts of a word-faith, charismatic pantheon. The task can seem so daunting and isolating. Internally, there’s the constant fight with unbelief and resignation. There’s wrestling with questions like “Can the African-American church be reformed?” ”Is the church essentially apostate?” Sometimes these questions have more to do with us than they have to do with the church. But the questions illustrate how intense and serious a battle this is.
That’s why it’s difficult to see larger-than-life heretics given a platform in circles of pastors and leaders we respect and we regard as co-laborers in defense and confirmation of the truth. I’m breaking no stories here. The news of T.D. Jakes’ invitation to the Elephant Room is widespread and rightly lamented by many. I’m just adding a perspective that hasn’t yet been stated: This kind of invitation undermines that long, hard battle many of us have been waging in a community often neglected by many of our peers. And because we’ve often been attempting to introduce African-American Christians to the wider Evangelical and Reformed world as an alternative to the heresy and blasphemy so commonplace in some African-American churches and on popular television outlets, the invitation of Jakes to perform in “our circles” simply feels like a swift tug of the rug from beneath our feet and our efforts to bring health to a sick church.”
]]>https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/thabiti-anyabwile-addresses-mcdonald-jakes-and-the-elephant-room/feed/12233theexpositorHas Pat Robertson lost, or losing, his mind?
https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/has-pat-robertson-lost-or-losing-his-mind/
https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/has-pat-robertson-lost-or-losing-his-mind/#commentsMon, 03 Oct 2011 12:19:02 +0000https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/?p=2231First he makes the outrageous statement to a viewer, saying he should divorce his wife who has Alzheimers and remarry. Now he says that Mitt Romney, a Mormon, is an ‘outstanding Christian”.
]]>https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/has-pat-robertson-lost-or-losing-his-mind/feed/12231theexpositorPyromaniacs: Playing nice with heretics
https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/pyromaniacs-playing-nice-with-heretics/
Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:39:24 +0000https://theexpositor.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/pyromaniacs-playing-nice-with-heretics/Phil Johnson on The Elephant Room and T.D. Jakes:
“And to whoever asked incredulously whether critics were fearful that Jakes might suddenly lead multitudes astray through the platform given him at the Elephant Room: what concerns me is the fact that he already has, and I think it’s appalling that the guardians of evangelical cordiality and “civil discourse” seem utterly unconcerned about it.”
“When theologically conservative, Evangelical or Reformed African Americans call for reform in the African-American church, they feel like midgets facing the titans and juggernauts of a word-faith, charismatic pantheon. The task can seem so daunting and isolating. Internally, there’s the constant fight with unbelief and resignation. There’s wrestling with questions like “Can the African-American church be reformed?” ”Is the church essentially apostate?” Sometimes these questions have more to do with us than they have to do with the church. But the questions illustrate how intense and serious a battle this is.