Apprising Ministries answers a reader who wrote in concerning my work in the Lord.
Apparently James MacDonald Has Acknowledged The Elephant’s Debt
Billy Graham Endorses Mitt Romney BGEA Removes Reference Calling Mormonism Cult
‘Parent 1’ and ‘Parent 2’ Could Legally Replace ‘Mom’ and ‘Dad’ in France
The Washington Times reports on a story that first surfaced several weeks ago:
If France’s new Socialist government has its way, mothers and fathers will cease to exist — in legal papers, that is.
Biden: ‘My Religion Defines My Life;’ Pope: ‘There Is a Grave and Clear Obligation to Oppose’ Legalized Abortion
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Andy Stanley On Joyce Meyer’s Enjoying Everyday Life Program Today
Billy Graham Offers Prayer And Help To Mitt Romney
VP Debate: Biden, Ryan Talk Catholic Faith, Abortion, Religious Liberties
The Christian Post reports:
During one of the more sober moments of Thursday night’s otherwise contentious debate, Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan revealed that they share the belief that life begins at conception. But where the Catholic candidates diverge is on how those beliefs should influence policy.
Gary Gilley: The Cost Of Discipleship By Dietrich Bonhoffer
By Gary Gilley, Southern View Chapel
Bonhoeffer, who died because of his principles in a Germany concentration camp in 1945, is one of the most frequently quoted individuals by evangelical leaders. This has always surprised me given the fact that Bonhoeffer was a Christian humanist with neo-orthodox leanings.
Nevertheless, I decided to read for myself this, his most well known book. Bonhoeffer’s greatest contribution to the Christian community is his teachings on what he calls “cheap grace.” “Cheap grace,” he writes, “means the justification of sin without the justification of the sinner” (p.46).
In a statement that would strike a great blow against easy-believism of our day he says, “Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession.
Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate” (p.47). To these thoughts, and the theology behind them, we say a hardy “amen.”
On the other hand, in addition to his humanistic and neo-orthodox tendencies mentioned above, The Cost of Discipleship clearly revealed other major problems. Most disturbing of which is his belief concerning sacramental regeneration.
Bonhoeffer takes the traditional Lutheran view that grace is dispensed through the sacraments of baptism (most often infant baptism) (pp. 254-262) and the Lord’s supper (pp. 263-276). In other words, it is through these means that one is born again.
Additionally he believes that a true Christian can lose his salvation (p. 329). These are grave errors that must be factored into any understanding of Bonhoeffer’s teachings. While Bonhoeffer supplies some thoughts worth considering, his false teachings are too many and too real to ignore.
TRUTH ABOUT DIETRICH BONHOEFFER : Apprising Ministries
Ken Silva published Dr. Gary Gilley’s article with his permission, October 11, 2012.
Evangelical Leaders Try to Get Out Christian Conservative Vote Despite Objections to Mormonism
“In poll after poll,” reports the Associated Press, “evangelicals have overwhelmingly said they would back the Republican presidential nominee despite theological differences with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But what had been thought of as a hypothetical question for American evangelicals for years, Southern Baptist leader Al Mohler said recently, is now a reality with this election and is being tested in a contest that will likely be decided by slim margins.”
Beth Moore’s Illicit Tent Of Meeting Parts 1 & 2
Chris Rosebrough Looks At James MacDonald And The Elephant’s Debt
Six Percent of Atheists and Agnostics Pray Every Day
Interview With A Former Member Of Tim Keller’s Church
Pope Prays in Arabic for First Time
Southern Poverty Law Center Pushes Homosexual Tolerance to Elementary Students with ‘Mix It Up’ Day
Christian News Network reports:
On Tuesday, October 30th, over 2,000 public and private schools across the United States are scheduled to participate in an observance spearheaded by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which begins at, but is not limited to, lunchtime. It focuses on encouraging youth to meet up with and affirm those who are different from them, not only persons of various races and ethnicities, but also those who are openly homosexual.
Spying Out the Land
Tim Challies challenges the Christian who chooses not to stray from his or her comfort zone. He points to himself as an example. “So much of what I do in life,” he says, “so many of the decisions I make, are driven primarily by considerations of my own comfort. I do what I do because it is more comfortable than the alternative; I choose to go this way instead of that way because the opposite looks like it may just bring too much discomfort. I’m kind of a coward, I guess, and kind of consumed with keeping life safe and easy.”
Culture Warts or Faithful Servants, Part 2
Peter Jones, Director of truthXchange, continues his series. In the first installment, Dr. Jones examined the reasons young people reject being called “Christian.” In this latest article, he addresses the massive change Western culture is experiencing as a result of what he labels “orgiastic sexuality and occult spirituality.” The two thinkers he holds responsible for the cultural chaos are Carl Jung, the psychologist, and Mircea Eliade the scholar.
One-Third Of Adults Under 30 Have No Religious Affiliation
Elephant Room Curator James MacDonald And The Elephants Debt
C.J. Mahaney & Sovereign Grace Church Bring History, Controversy To New Louisville Launch
U.S. Congressman: Evolution, Big Bang Are ‘Lies Straight From the Pit of Hell’
Christian News Network reports:
Republican Representative Paul Broun from Georgia was speaking to a group of Christians at a sportsmen’s banquet at Liberty Baptist Church in Hartwell when he made the statement. In addition to talking to the gathering about his experiences in hunting, he referenced his belief in the Creator.
Scalia Says Abortion, Gay Rights Are Easy Cases
Justice Antonin Scalia is on a book tour. Recently he told hundreds of people who came to buy his book and hear him speak that he is a “textualist” which means he applies the words in the Constitution as they were understood by the framers. For him, the hotly disputed cases that come before the court are some of the easiest to resolve:
The death penalty? Give me a break. It’s easy. Abortion? Absolutely easy. Nobody ever thought the Constitution prevented restrictions on abortion. Homosexual sodomy? Come on. For 200 years, it was criminal in every state.