by Chris Waner | May 30, 2019 | Post
In a recent conversation with a local pastor I presented a case against the tenets of the Spiritual Formation movement and contemplative mysticism (you can read our position on that topic in our free ebook), which he had embraced and was teaching to his congregation...
by Brandon Medina | May 23, 2019 | Post
“…because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.” – Romans 10:9-10...
by Brandon Medina | May 9, 2019 | Post
Romans 3:10–12, “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.” Psalm 14:1–3, “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’ They are corrupt, they...
by Brandon Medina | Apr 25, 2019 | Post
Recently I heard two claims about hell. Hell either doesn’t exists or, if it does, that hell doesn’t exist for the eternal punishment of those who reject Jesus. The reasoning behind the desire to say that the unsaved are not damned to spend eternity in hell seemingly...
by Brandon Medina | Apr 10, 2019 | Post
Surrounded by a world which is mired in the trappings of inclusion and tolerance, the evangelical church has embraced wholeheartedly and has begun marketing the concept of “seeker-friendly” or “seeker-sensitive” over the past few decades. Seeker-friendly, as you may...
by Brandon Medina | Apr 3, 2019 | Post
Have you heard the idea that “listening to a person pray gives you insight into their relationship with God?” Now at first blush this seems a reasonable idea. We could presumably learn how someone views God: He is a genie in a bottle to which they ask with selfish...