‘You’re not David!’ (Or are you?)

“This question is undoubtedly on the minds of many Christians today. When they see globalism increase at the expense of their people, they wonder, “Is there not a cause?” When they look to what is supposedly “The church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth” (I Tim. 3:15), and find Covid cowardice, social justice, and liberal drift, they ask more earnestly, “Is there not a cause?” When they see homosexuals on their television, drag queens at their library, and pedophiles in their government, they no longer ask, but know there is a cause, and it is just.” 

(Mike Arbige – TruthScript) In a sermon years ago, Matt Chandler now famously said (or obnoxiously yelled), “You’re not David!” “The Bible is not about you!” Since then, these phrases, or at least their sentiment, have been repeated ad nauseam in Christianity, especially by those ostensibly conservative or reformed. While we cannot discern the heart motives of such speech, we can certainly judge the speech itself, not by asking if it is helpful or catchy, but much more importantly: Is it true? Continue reading

Left-wing summer riot scheme laid out: Names, numbers and receipts included…

“Not only does the radical left whip up these mobs into a mouth-foaming frenzy, but they also bankroll them, using your money. Yes, you heard that right. They funnel taxpayer dollars through an endless web of shady nonprofits, activist groups, and lobbying arms, all feeding an army of scrawny street soldiers who riot, block traffic, assault police, and intimidate anyone who stands in their way.”

(Revolver) It’s become as predictable as heat waves and mosquitoes: every summer, the radical left finds a new excuse to unleash chaos on America’s streets. It kicked off in full force with George Floyd’s so-called “summer of love,” a blood-soaked, fiery spectacle that left cities burned to the ground, a trail of injured and dead bodies, and police departments damaged and demoralized. Continue reading

Living in the Spirit rather than the flesh

9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. (Romans 8:9 translated from the NA28 Greek text to English)

When we talk about “the flesh” in this life, we are not always talking about these living breathing bodies we all have though the context does mean that in some cases as we shall see. Here in Romans 8, the root word of what is translated in English as “flesh” is σάρξ sarx.

The following is from Mounces’s Complete Expository Dictionary for this word.: Continue reading

Want a Sane and Objective Christian View of Juneteenth? Reject It!

“No, the modern observance of “Juneteenth” has nothing to do with honoring the end of slavery. It’s not a solemn remembrance of what actually happened on June 19th. It’s not a historical reflection of the ills of American chattel slavery. It’s not even an honest acknowledgment of the facts.”

As I peruse social media this morning, I can’t help but notice the unmistakable fog of confusion, distortion, and outright delusion swirling around “Juneteenth.” What was once a relatively obscure, regionally significant marker of emancipation has now been duct-taped into the masthead of America’s ever-expanding inventory of leftist virtue-signaling rituals. Continue reading

Yes, God is ‘Anti-Gay’

“God loves His creation and the created order, and homosexuality is, at its root, rebellion against the created order. Homosexuality is found in the fallen flesh, forbidden by the law of God, and overcome in the Savior, and this is part of the good news of the gospel.”

(Rosaria Butterfield & Jared Moore – Clear Truth Media) Is God anti-gay?

Yes, God is anti-gay.

The God of the Bible is anti-gay, and the gods of this world are pro-gay.

We have walked the long road with prodigals and their parents. Some have been led by the nose by the false idea that homosexuality is a permanent feature of some people’s humanity and that God loves homosexuality…. Continue reading

Bombshell Emails Reveal Shocking Lengths the Biden DOJ Went to Get Trump

“Instead of focusing on DOJ and FBI’s core law enforcement responsibilities, partisan prosecutors and agents were surfing the web to find any shred of information they could use to spin another baseless case against Trump. Their actions are a disservice to Americans, who pay their salaries and depend on DOJ and FBI to keep them safe.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) Democrats have spent months theatrically clutching their pearls over President Trump’s supposed authoritarianism, and the past week reveling in their self-righteous “No Kings” protests. But now, bombshell internal FBI emails have pulled back the curtain, catapulting their own authoritarian behavior into full view. Continue reading

John MacArthur Gives Health Update, Announces Church Needs Big Budget Cuts

(Protestia) Pastor Austin Duncan of Grace Community Church read a letter from John MacArthur during their recent Sunday service, relaying his desire to return to the church once he regains his strength, while also warning the church needs to enact major budge cuts.

MacArthur, 85, has been away from the pulpit for the better part of a year, battling a series of health issues, setbacks, and complications stemming from multiple heart surgeries he had in the back half of 2024. Continue reading

Focus on the Family Issues Correction After Saying Being Gay Not A Sin

“Focus on the Family should be commended for issuing a correction, and as should every Christian who ratio’d them on social media to get to this outcome.”

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) Focus on the Family is a Christian non-profit organization founded in 1977 by Dr. James Dobson. Its mission is to promote traditional family values and provide resources and support for families. The organization addresses various issues affecting families, including marriage, parenting, and social concerns, often from a conservative Christian perspective…. Continue reading

BREAKING: Supreme Court Delivers a Crushing Blow to Trans Agenda

“The medical establishment’s endorsement of these treatments is hardly the slam-dunk argument the left thinks it is. The same organizations pushing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones have been captured by woke ideology and are more interested in political correctness than protecting children.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) In a resounding victory for parental rights and child protection, the Supreme Court delivered a 6-3 decision Wednesday that upholds Tennessee’s ban on so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors. This landmark ruling represents a triumph of common sense over radical gender ideology that has been targeting America’s children for far too long. Continue reading

Do You Really Know Him?

6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 (LSB) 

Isaiah 9:6 is part of a magnificent prophecy given to the prophet Isaiah about 800 years prior to the advent of our Lord being born of a virgin according to the will of God the Father in order to fulfill his eternal will and plan of redemption of his people. Of course there are those who scoff at this prophecy being about the Messiah or that the Lord Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of that prophecy…. Continue reading

Major Roman Catholic Church in New York Performs ‘Pride Mass, Refers to Holy Spirit as ‘She’

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“Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen” Romans 1:24-25

(The Dissenter) Want to know what happens when you combine the false gospel of Rome with the warnings of Romans 1? You get a rainbow-draped seance of self-worship, performed in God’s name. Continue reading

The Fruit of the Spirit: Introduction

(Robb Brunansky – The Cripplegate) The fruit of the Holy Spirit addresses a critical concern in our day – the importance of cultivating virtue. Virtue is a word not often used, but it basically means moral excellency. It speaks to the moral fabric woven throughout our lives. To be a person of virtue means to live according to biblical convictions. Virtue speaks to the character and quality of the heart.

We don’t hear a lot today in the church about virtue, character, or moral excellency. There might be many reasons for this omission but let me suggest a couple…. Continue reading

To Be Light in a Dark World

14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; 15 nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:14-16 (LSB) 

Probably the quickest way for a Christian to discover the truth of the incredible depth and breadth of spiritual darkness in this present world is to stand firm on God’s Truth, and within that firm stand, tell that truth boldly to professing Christians. It will not take very long for those who hold to a version of Christianity that is apostate to make the reality of their spiritual darkness known in ways accompanied by fiery darts from our enemy…. Continue reading

Of Parades and Protests

“That leads me to the other glaring irony: Countries with kings don’t allow “no kings” protests. That pesky fact undermined the entire premise of the agitators.”

(Nate Jackson – The Patriot Post) On Saturday, President Donald Trump celebrated the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army, as well as Flag Day, with a military parade in the streets of Washington, DC. Irony abounded as left-wingers across the country staged coinciding “no king” protests against Trump while pretending to be patriots, sometimes holding American flags (some of them upside down), Constitution placards, and such…. Continue reading

The Last Days of Tehran

(Bill O’Reilly) It is likely over for the Islamic terrorists in Iran, but they don’t know it yet.  The Israeli Air Force was able to bomb multiple sites in that country without resistance.  The Iranian air defense system does not exist.

The first round of Israeli bombing was a tap, a warning.  President Trump would not sign off on massive civilian casualties, and Netanyahu listened.  Mr. Trump still believes the Mullahs might stop their suicidal policies and make a deal.

Inshallah. Continue reading

Some mistaken notions about repentance

30 I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the produce of the field, so that you will not receive again the disgrace of famine among the nations. 31 Then you will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and your abominations. Ezekiel 36:30-31 (NASB) 

The following is partially adapted from a sermon by C.H. Spurgeon titled “Mistaken Notions About Repentance.”

Some have defined repentance as, “a change of mind.” Others add, “with resultant change in actions.” Others believe it is anguish and grief over sin. Others believe it is the same thing as belief. What is repentance? Repentance is wrought in the heart by a sense of love divine. In other words, it is the product of a work of God in the heart…. Continue reading

The Mystery

28 So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; 29 for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, 30 because we are members of His body. 31 FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. 32 This mystery is great, but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. Ephesians 5:28-32 (LSB) 

In our 21st Century languages, the word “mystery” is used as a series of clues to be figured out. However, the Apostle Paul used the Greek word μυστήριον (mustērion) six times in the book of Ephesians, twice in Romans, once in 1 Corinthians, four times in Colossians, and once in 1 Timothy. It is found nowhere else in the New Testament…. Continue reading

The Democrats’ War on Small-Town Values and Property Values

“In all these states and across the country, small-town Americans need to fight back. There is no constitutional right to live in a wealthy town with single-family homes and leafy, quiet streets.”

(Betsy McCaughey) Across the U.S., Democrats are waging war to crush a lifestyle they abhor. Call it small-town America: single-family neighborhoods, quiet streets, town centers stamped with their own historic character, and almost no signs of the vagrancy and homeless encampments that plague cities.

Democrats want you to have none of this. If you’ve worked for years to save up for a home in one of these havens, forget about it. Continue reading

The Rogue’s New Gallery of Left-Wing Scoundrels

“Recently, during the LA riots, the left went completely crazy as the entire Democrat Party and California state officials sided with violent protesters and illegal aliens. The open border rioters soon got the message that left-wing California officials were on their side.”

(Victor Davis Hanson) The entire career of race-baiter Al Sharpton was founded on falsehoods about the Tawana Brawley scam.

Nearly everything the left told us about the Trayvon Martin fight was false.

The “hands up, don’t shoot” Ferguson fable and the Covington Kids myth were quickly exposed. Continue reading

Prominent PCA Pastor Burk Parsons Suspended Indefinitely From Pulpit After ‘Guilty’ Verdict

(Protestia) Prominent PCA pastor Burk Parsons has been indefinitely suspended from the pulpit after being found guilty of unbecoming pastoral conduct by the PCA’s Central Florida Presbytery.

Parsons is the senior pastor of Saint Andrew’s Chapel, a prominent PCA congregation in Sanford, Florida, as well as the chief publishing officer for Ligonier Ministries, editor of Tabletalk magazine, and a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow. Months ago, he was brought up on charges related to his personal conduct and temperament. Continue reading

Oops! Mossad Did It Again

(Stephen Green – PJ Media) Like so many others, I spent last night glued to the news — here at PJ Media and on X — marveling at the breadth, depth, and mind-blowing precision of Israel’s initial strike on Iran. No surprise here: Mossad and Israeli special forces were the real stars of the show.

According to an Israeli official today, Israel built a drone base deep inside Iran as part of their preparations — and then unleashed them to deadly effect.

This is where I remind you that it’s only in the last two years or so that the deadly efficacy of drone warfare was proven beyond a doubt…. Continue reading

BREAKING: Israel Bombs Iran in Preemptive Strike

“President Trump and the Administration have taken all necessary steps to protect our forces and remain in close contact with our regional partners. Let me be clear: Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel.”

(Catherine Salgado – PJ Media) Israel has reportedly bombed the capital of Iran in a preemptive strike against the Islamic regime that has vowed to wipe Israel off the map.

The Israeli Air Force launched its attack late Thursday on Iran’s nuclear program, according to The Times of Israel…. Continue reading

Let California Collapse — and Let the Rest of America Learn

“It is important to understand what’s really happening here: California has positioned itself in ideological opposition to national sovereignty and law enforcement. The leadership in Sacramento and Los Angeles has chosen to prioritize ideological virtue signaling over practical governance, turning California into a testing ground for utopian policies divorced from reality.”

(Armstrong Williams – The Patriot Post) California has long prided itself on being a symbol of progressive governance, a supposed beacon of tolerance, opportunity and inclusivity. But behind the glittering curtain of Hollywood dreams and Silicon Valley innovation lies a troubling reality — a self-inflicted crisis stemming from policies that defy economic logic and common sense…. Continue reading

Everything Trump Does Triggers the Press

“It wouldn’t have mattered if Trump had brought a petting zoo with him and spent the afternoon watching the troops with baby goats and talking about their favorite flavors of pie — the MSM would have retold it as a Stalinesque horror story.”

(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media) On this week’s episode of “Two Americas”: Gavin Newsom is the Great White Democratic Hope, and Donald Trump is Hitler Pol Stalin.

It’s always surreal watching the Democrats react to anything anymore. They’re clinically insane, so those of us who aren’t have a difficult time figuring out the color of the sky in their world…. Continue reading