In his 14 March 2013 podcast of The Briefing, Dr. Albert Mohler of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary shared his thoughts on the office of pope, especially in light of yesterday’s election of Pope Francis I. Associated Baptist Press reports on Mohler’s comments:

“Evangelical Christians simply cannot accept the legitimacy of the papacy and must resist and reject claims of papal authority,” Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said in a podcast commentary March 14. “To do otherwise would be to compromise biblical truth and reverse the Reformation.”

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Apprising Ministries offers a video clip, which may bring a smile to you face. View article →

You’ll see yet another example of the apostasy growing, not only in the Southern Baptist Convention, but within evangelicalism itself.

See Warren’s tweet for yourselves in this new piece at Apprising Ministries. View article →

It is nearly impossible for the internet-savvy Christian to avoid some form of social media. Whether reading or writing, active or passive, few Christians who peruse the internet will refrain entirely from glancing at blogs, Twitter, Facebook, or any other number of social media platforms. In light of this reality, how should the believer approach engagement with social media? Writing at Reformation 21, Jeremy Walker introduces a forthcoming series of blog posts that will discuss how a Christian may seek to engage in the use of social media to the glory of God. View article →

Christine Pack of Sola Sisters shares her concern over the apparent endorsement of The History Channel’s miniseries, ‘The Bible.’ Both Creation Ministries International and Answers in Genesis have come out in support of the production. Pack speculates that this could be because the miniseries portrays Adam and Eve as historical figures and also depicts a global flood. View article →

Dr. Albert Mohler brings to light a study at the University of Texas that suggests that “regular exposure to diverse and graphic sex acts” may change a man’s moral worldview. According to the study “exposure to pornography may well influence views on the legalization of same-sex marriage. He suggested that viewing pornography leads men, in particular, to shift to more positive attitudes toward same-sex marriage. Regnerus cited the New Family Structures Survey and then reported that a majority of men who view pornographic material “every day or almost every day” agreed that same-sex marriage should be legal.” View article →

The Denver Post recently reported that the Colorado legislature is in the process of reviewing a proposal to repeal laws that make it a crime to commit adultery or “promote sexual immorality.”

Offering his commentary on the matter, Dr. Al Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, writes:

Missing from the legislative debate, at least as reported in the media, is any acknowledgment of how such statutes entered the law books in the first place. Throughout most of human history, morality and law were united and in agreement when it came to the reality of adultery and the larger context of sexual immorality. Laws criminalizing adultery were adopted because the society believed that marriage was central to its own existence and flourishing, and that adultery represented a dagger struck at the heart of the society, as well as the heart of marriage.

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In an article appearing in the latest issue of Answers magazine, Dr. Albert Mohler writes:

We are living in an era of moral revolution and seismic cultural change. Christians must remember that our ultimate authority is the Word of God. We are thankful for the recognition of civil rights, but we also understand that these rights will be confused in a sinful world. We must understand that the claim that same-sex marriage is a civil right reveals more than constitutional confusion—it reveals the need of every human being for nothing less than the forgiveness, healing, and redemption that can come only through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Many Christians are anticipating tomorrow’s premiere of The History Channel’s miniseries, “The Bible”. The website for the film boasts a list of advisors, many of whom are known for their concerning teachings, including such names as Rick Warren, Joel Osteen and T.D. Jakes, among others. In light of this, Do Not Be Surprised highlights some initial concerns that some Christians may have with this highly publicized production. View article →

From the blog of The Institute on Religion & Democracy:

Officials at Claremont School of Theology are considering removing the cross from the seminary’s chapel for the sake of making the space more appropriate for Jain, Buddhist, and Islamic religious services.

In celebrating the move, Claremont President Jerry Campbell bizarrely declared that Christians who seek to obey Christ’s command to evangelize non-Christians have “an incorrect perception of what it means to follow Jesus.”

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And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Rom. 12:2, NASB

Back on February 14^th my wife and I went to see a movie at a local theater. It was Lincoln, which I have wanted to see for some time since I have been reading Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book Team of Rivals upon which the movie is partially based. The book is history written based upon actual letters and diaries and records written by the people Goodwin wrote about in her book, however, in the movie, artistic license was obviously taken in order to dramatize certain things. Certain facts were made up and others were left out or changed in order “to fit the movie story line” and tell the story that Steven Spielberg wanted to tell. We arrived at the theater early, and we had to sit through nearly 30 minutes of previews and specials before our movie actually started. One of those specials that was previewed was The History Channel’s upcoming miniseries, “The Bible.” View article →

Apprising Ministries brings you this video piece by my friend, missionary, and Christian apologist as food for thought. View article →

Bethel Church in Redding, California, recently announced that it would be sending out its well-known worship band, Jesus Culture, to plant a new church in Sacramento. Do Not Be Surprised shares the announcement and reminds readers of some of the dangers of this popular music group, which calls itself a “global movement”. View article →

LifeNews (LN) reports that scientific evidence shows that unborn babies feel pain during abortion. Sadly, this fact makes no difference to many pro-aborts. “The way people respond to the scientific evidence that the unborn child feels pain speaks volumes,” says LN. “Some of us have taken what science shows and reacted by supporting laws protecting innocent unborn life. Others with exposure to the very same evidence have generated technology and an industry that literally destroys innocent human life–the abortion industry. View article →

In a time when popular Christian celebrities publish a new book with each new sermon series, Kevin DeYoung, author and Senior Pastor at University Reformed Church in Michigan, suggests that pastors not always gravitate to the latest bestseller, but rather seek to “regularly read over their heads.” His advice also may be quite helpful for the Christian desiring to grow in his or her own knowledge and faith. View article →

Apprising Ministries believe you need to know that a root reason why Seeker Driven and Word Faith churches are so worldly in their approach to church is they simply do not believe in the all-suffiency of Holy Scripture.

That’s why they use foolishness like you’ll see in this new piece to beg people to come to their social gatherings. View article →

The rather banal, supposedly non-fiction, book The Harbinger by “Prophet” Rabbi Jonathan Cahn never really made it too far out of the prophecy camp circles.

Even so, the real prophecies from Cahn couched behind so-called non-fiction severely divided online apologetics and discernment ministries such as this one.

The reason for that was because of a devastatingly accurate critique by Dave James, which completely blew up the faulty eisegesis underlying Cahn’s speculation/prophecies, which in my opinion, were designed to titillate and sell a book.

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When it comes to food, does “natural” automatically equal “better”? While it is true that eating food that is less processed is more healthy than eating food that is highly processed, it is important for the Christian to remember that Jesus declared all foods to be clean:

“Nothing outside a man can make him ‘unclean’ by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes him ‘unclean.’” After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable. “Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him ‘unclean’? For it doesn’t go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods “clean.”) Mark 7:15–19

Further, when Adam and Eve sinned and brought about the Fall, all of the world was cursed, including the plants (Gen. 3:17; Rom. 8:22). Thus, “going back to nature” and esteeming natural, plant-based food, treatments, etc. as better or more pure may be faulty thinking.

Sola Sisters examines Scripture and ponders this “natural” trend. View article →