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Theological Errors Archive
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Limited Atonement by Roger Nicole
Posted on November 23, 2010 | 1 CommentRoger Nicole wrote a very helpful book entitled, Our Sovereign Savior, in which he explains the essence of the Reformed Faith. Chapter 5 is about the subject of “Particular Redemption.” Here are a few of the excellent points Roger Nicole made: When it comes to... -
Isaiah 9 and the Infinite Procreation Error of Full Preterism
Posted on November 20, 2010 | 15 CommentsISAIAH 9:6-7 - For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [7] Of the increase of his... -
Is Christ’s a Carnal and Political Kingdom?
Posted on November 8, 2010 | No CommentsTraditional dispensationalism posits a carnal and political kingdom, rather than a spiritual and redemptive one. Dispensationalism has Christ on a physical throne in earthly Jerusalem administering the day-to-day political and bureaucratic affairs of the world. Citing House and Ice, we learn: “Then God’s will in... -
Nailing Jello to the Wall
Posted on November 4, 2010 | 1 CommentFor 15 years in the ministry I was Premillennial-Sort-of-Dispensational (in the same strand as MacArthur who claims to be a Leaky-Dispensationalist). I preached that there would be a secret Rapture of the church followed by the Great Tribulation followed by a Millennium. I have discovered... -
All Types of Dispensationalism Are Still the Same Error
Posted on November 4, 2010 | 1 CommentI will never forget the years that I began to study Dr. MacArthur’s Dispensationalism. He seems to want to distance himself from Chafer and Scofield and others who were in the origins of Dispensationalism. But one day I was sitting with Dr. Robert Thomas (whose... -
If Only Apostles Knew as Much as Dispys
Posted on November 3, 2010 | No CommentsI took the test (seen below) that was on a Dispy blog and it posted my results here on my blog (also seen below). What amazes me is that Dispensationalists are still trying to defend a flawed hermeneutic that causes them to take the position... -
Introduction to Cults of Christianity
Posted on November 3, 2010 | No CommentsMormonism is a cult of Christianity. The term ‘cult of Christianity’ is used of a group, church or organization whose central teachings and/or practices are claimed to be biblical or representative of biblical Christianity, but which are in fact unbiblical and un-Christian. “A cult of... -
Chart Comparison of Covenantal Perspectives versus Dispensational Perspectives on Certain Issues
Posted on July 10, 2010 | 1 CommentIssue Covenantal Perspective Dispensational Perspective Pattern of History Continuity of covenants reveal God’s plan of redemption. The Covenant of Redemption was in eternity as God decreed all aspects of redemption. The Covenant of Works was with Adam and the Covenant of Grace was with Christ. ... -
Book Review: Where Are All the Brothers?
Posted on July 9, 2009 | No CommentsBook Review: Where Are All the Brothers? By Eric Redmond Reviewed by Anthony Carter Where Are All the Brothers?: Straight Answers to Men’s Questions about the Church Crossway, 2008. 112 pages. We have all heard the excuses. “The church is full of hypocrites.” “The Bible... -
Why Do the New Calvinists Insist on Complementarianism? by DeYoung
Posted on July 6, 2009 | 3 CommentsThe following was posted on Monday, July 06, 2009 by Kevin DeYoung. I am reposting it here on FIDE-O because I think that it is worth reading. DeYoung writes: A friend of mine pointed me to a fascinating, and I think sincerely inquistive, blog post... -
Was I really baptized if the person who baptized me turned out not to be a believer?
Posted on June 25, 2009 | 2 CommentsWas I really baptized if the person who baptized me turned out not to be a believer? Answer by John Piper. I think so. Say you have a man who is in the water with you, and you are a believer, and he is self-deceived... -
Beware of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
Posted on June 3, 2009 | 1 CommentDr. Albert Mohler reports that when Christian Smith and his fellow researchers with the National Study of Youth and Religion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill took a close look at the religious beliefs held by American teenagers, they found that the... -
A Brief Analysis of Full Preterism or Hyper Preterism
Posted on May 26, 2009 | No CommentsThe Following Analysis is written by Dr. Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr. From time to time I receive letters from men declaring themselves “reconstructionist” and “consistent preterist.” The “consistent preterist” believes that all prophecy is fulfilled in the A.D. 70 destruction of the Temple, including the... -
Comparing Dispensational Theology and Covenant Theology
Posted on May 20, 2009 | 11 CommentsChart: Dispensationalism vs Covenantalism, comparing the two theologies and providing a short list of proponents. -
Covenant Theology flows from the Nature of God, Dispensationalism Does Not
Posted on May 15, 2009 | 11 CommentsWhy Dispensationalism is not Consistent with Calvinism: It has been rightly said that Covenant Theology flows from the trinitarian life and work of God. God’s covenant communion with us is modeled on and a reflection of the intra-trinitarian relationships. The shared life, the fellowship of... -
The two most popular false gods in the world
Posted on May 7, 2009 | 1 CommentHave you ever seen an idol, a false god? Tertullian (an early church father from Second Century) said, “Just as Christ was crucified between two thieves, so this doctrine of justification is ever crucified between two opposite errors.” These “two false gospels” can be called... -
Shocking Video that Exposes Postmodern, Emergent, and Seeker Churches
Posted on April 15, 2009 | 5 CommentsWhat if the guy is this video came to your church? -
Dispensationalism Ends in Failure
Posted on July 7, 2008 | 12 CommentsClarence Larkin wrote “The Greatest Book on Dispensational Truth in the World” (which I think is an accurate title; more accurate than you could imagine). On page 96 of that book Larkin explains the conclusion of Dispensational Millennialism, “From this we see that the “Millennial... -
There Can Only Be One
Posted on July 5, 2008 | 17 Comments…THANK GOD! I was having a conversation with a Fide-o reader about the fact that Dispys have a warped view of Jewish world dominance. They’ve got 40′ charts mapping it all out! They believe God will get the Devil out of their way by chaining... -
A Friendly Response to MacArthur’s Millennium Manifesto
Posted on June 28, 2008 | 40 CommentsMy Review:Dr. Sam Waldron has written a very clear response to Dr. John MacArthur’s first message of the 2007 Shepherd’s Conference. Not only does Dr. Waldron give a comprehensive case against MacArthur’s Dispensationalism but also for a biblical Amillennialism. Furthermore, Dr. Waldron outlines and corrects... -
MacArthur’s Millennial Manifesto
Posted on June 5, 2008 | 9 CommentsNEW BOOK ALERT The proof copy of Sam Waldron’s MacArthur’s Millennial Manifesto has been accepted and the initial printing is underway. RBAP should have inventory in hand in about 1 to 1.5 weeks or less. At the 2007 Shepherds’ Conference, Pastor John MacArthur delivered a... -
5 Major Effects of BLT
Posted on April 30, 2008 | 6 CommentsRev. Eric C. Redmond, the pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Temple Hills, MD, correctly points out that so many black pastors today preach an unbiblical theology today that is less focused on the glory of Christ and more interested in empowerment, (social) deliverance, overcoming... -
The Errors of James Cone and the BLT
Posted on April 28, 2008 | 6 CommentsTrinity Institute’s Bob Scott talks with theologian James H. Cone about race, religion and violence in the video below. James Cone is best known for his advocacy of Black Liberation Theology (BLT), which is related to the Black Power movement. He is currently the Charles... -
BLT with no mayo
Posted on April 23, 2008 | 8 CommentsAfrican American theology has gotten a lot of attention lately in the press. Recently, several good books have been written about its decline such as the one pictured to the left by Thabiti Anyabwile. Several black theologians are speaking out and calling the Christian African... -
Black Liberation Theology Misinterprets the Bible
Posted on April 21, 2008 | 1 CommentIt would do many American Christians good to listen to the likes of Thabiti Anyabwile (seen in the video) who serves as the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands). Black Liberation Theology originated on July 31, 1966, when 51 black... -
Who’ the Biggest Heretic Today? Could it be a Woman that is beloved by Millions?
Posted on April 9, 2008 | 9 CommentsConsider… I hope that most of what is in this video is not something that you didn’t already know about Oprah. I have for many years called her out as a true heretic and one of the most dangerous false teachers in America. As a... -
Please, please. Just Say No to Drugs.
Posted on April 3, 2008 | 15 CommentsThis is why you should avoid LSD: Also, since we are posting crazy women preachers, we might as well give a shout out to Benny Hinn’s wife. Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
Engage the Culture, Not to Save the Culture but to Save Sinners
Posted on April 3, 2008 | 2 CommentsBoth of these short videos are helpful for those who are trying to gain a balanced, biblical view of our relationship and responsibility to the culture in which we find ourselves. Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
God Wants All to Repent
Posted on March 8, 2008 | 11 CommentsMany Christians who are struggling with Calvinism find 2 Peter 3:9 to be a difficult passage to understand. 2 Peter 3:9 says, “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should... -
Infallible Pope Admits Being Wrong about Martin Luther
Posted on March 7, 2008 | 9 CommentsPope Benedict XVI is to rehabilitate Martin Luther, arguing that he did not intend to split Christianity but only to purge the Church of corrupt practices. According to Vatican insiders the Pope will argue that Luther, who was excommunicated and condemned for heresy, was not... -
Master’s Seminary Journal: NCT
Posted on February 27, 2008 | 1 CommentKeeping up with these posts concerning articles in Master’s Seminary Journal about New Covenant Theology. (links to part 1, part 2) HT. idsblog Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
Mormons Multiplying
Posted on February 20, 2008 | 4 CommentsEd Stetzer predicts that there will be more Mormons than Methodist in twenty years.This is helpful news… for the 2030 Mitt Romney Presidential Campaign. Heard it here first. May the gospel penetrate this increasing demographic in America and slow the aggressive growth of this cult.... -
Brian McLaren’s False Teachings about the Cross and about Hell
Posted on February 13, 2008 | 4 CommentsBrian McLaren neither understands the biblical doctrine of the cross nor the true reason God sends sinners to Hell. McLaren will be at Point Loma Nazarene University March 28-29 in San Diego, CA. I know several students who go there and I may attend McLaren’s... -
Charismatic Worship Question
Posted on January 22, 2008 | 6 CommentsI have a question that I want to ask. Don’t try to read into my motive for the question, just answer it in the most biblical/theological way that you can.Is there such a thing as Charismatic worship as opposed to non-Charismatic? If not, explain. If... -
Driscoll Explains How Un-Christian Osteen’s Doctrines Are
Posted on October 19, 2007 | 8 CommentsI appreciate Scott’s recent reviews of Joel Osteen’s new book. I have read several reviews from others that seemed to be missing the point about Osteen’s teachings. I believe the truth is Joel Osteen does not preach true Christianity. It is not just fluff, it... -
Top 10 Reasons 18 to 22 yr olds drop out of church
Posted on October 13, 2007 | No Comments[source:LIFEWAY] Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
What is Missional Preaching
Posted on October 12, 2007 | No CommentsAll preaching is contextualized, to some degree. Every preacher is a cultural relativist, to some degree? Do you preach from an English text? Do you ever use an illustration in your sermon? Do you use any songs in a praise service prior to your preaching,... -
Emergent-cy
Posted on September 24, 2007 | 2 Commentsby Jason Robertson The following is a snippet of Phil Johnson’s latest post: And while we are on the subject, Pyro readers ought to listen to Mark Driscoll’s 83-minute message from Friday night’s session of the Convergent conference at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. (I got... -
Yogadevotion
Posted on September 23, 2007 | No Commentsby Jason Robertson The yoga teacher sits in a lotus position atop a polished wooden platform. Behind her, verdant woods are visible through panoramic windows. Gentle music tinkles from overhead speakers. Two dozen students in spandex outfits, most of them women, settle onto purple and... -
Dispensationalism and Modernism
Posted on September 22, 2007 | 1 CommentChad Knudson has alerted us to an interesting article by Tom Hicks entitled “Dispensationalism and Modernism.” Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
My Favorite Emergent-See Motivational Posters
Posted on July 31, 2007 | 2 CommentsClick here for Phil’s excellent article on the fallacies of the Emerging Movement. “Practically everything that makes the Emerging movement distinctive is closely related to postmodernism’s cynical attitude about knowledge and truth.” — Phil Johnson Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
T D Jakes: Just another Charlatan
Posted on July 30, 2007 | 17 CommentsI am constantly amazed at how many people, good solid Christian people, we just adore T. D. Jakes when all he is is just another Charismatic TBN Charlatan who exploits people with false religious rhetoric to enrich his own pockets. The Apostle Peter discerningly noted... -
Not Offended at the Pope
Posted on July 13, 2007 | No CommentsFrom the keyboard of Albert Mohler… Aren’t you offended? That is the question many Evangelicals are being asked in the wake of a recent document released by the Vatican. The document declares that the Roman Catholic Church is the only true church — or, in... -
Special Thanks to the Pope
Posted on July 10, 2007 | 8 CommentsIt is not very often that I get an opportunity to thank the Pope for something he said, some things he has said in the last several weeks have gotten me really excited. With prominent evangelicals leaving Christianity and becoming Catholic, and Rick Warren still... -
Jude: Man vs Wild
Posted on July 9, 2007 | No CommentsSince the beginning of time (Jude 14-15), the church has had her enemies, but the alarming revelation of Jude’s epistle is that the enemy has infiltrated the ranks of the redeemed. Jude says that certain people have crept into the church unnoticed. The enemy now... -
Bewitched!
Posted on May 21, 2007 | 11 CommentsHow can I be accepted by God? I must trust in Jesus for that acceptability. I can only be saved by what Jesus did in His life and death.The guarantee that God will accept me if I trust in Jesus is found in the fact... -
Joel Osteen Said What?
Posted on April 30, 2007 | 8 CommentsHTs: A Little Leaven; Christian Research Network Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
The Hyper-Calvinism Controversy
Posted on April 27, 2007 | 17 CommentsWhen trying to understand Hyper-Calvinism, one should begin by understanding the order of God’s decrees. Go here for a quick study! Most Calvinists are Infralapsarians and many are Superlapsarian. Now while it is true that not all Superlapsarians are Hyper-Calvinists, Dr. Curt Daniels argues [in... -
Waldron respectfully responds to MacArthur
Posted on April 25, 2007 | No CommentsDr. Sam Waldron is known by all of you I am sure. If not, I recommend that you go to amazon.com and buy every book he has written. Also, his blog is one of my favorites. He and Richard Barcellos brave important subjects with the... -
John Gill and God’s Goodness towards the Unelect
Posted on April 24, 2007 | 1 CommentJohn Gill wrote in “A Body of Doctrinal Divinity” Book 2—Chapter 3 “Of The Decree Of Rejection, Of Some Angels, And Of Some Men.” 2c1c. Nor is this act contrary to his goodness; all persons and things are his own, and he may do with... -
The Common Grace Controversy
Posted on April 18, 2007 | 20 CommentsProf. Engelsma (does not affirm “common grace”): God does indeed command us Christians to love people whom He does not love, but hates. The Bible teaches that God hates persons. God hates some persons. Psalm 5:5 says that God hates all the workers of iniquity.... -
Common Grace: What about humanitarian work by churches?
Posted on April 17, 2007 | No CommentsQuestion for Prof. Engelsma (who believes that the CRC’s “common grace” teaching is liberal) : Suppose, just suppose, that by some miraculous divine intervention, the Christian Reformed Synod this year were to announce that it was wrong in nineteen twenty-four and was now rejecting the... -
Is Mozart’s music played in Heaven?
Posted on April 17, 2007 | 4 CommentsQuestion for Prof. Engelsma. Assuming as I think it is legitimate to do, that Mozart was not a believer, does Prof. Engelsma think that Karl Barth was simply wrong in his view that Mozart’s music will be played in heaven? Is there any sense in... -
What did God think of Tiger Wood’s Masters Disaster?
Posted on April 16, 2007 | 1 CommentEngelsma: God’s beauty shines in everything fair in creation, and we give Him the glory for it when we view it. But to move from that to the proposition that God also shines with His grace, in what is supposed to be fair in the... -
I Want A Manifestation
Posted on March 29, 2007 | 6 CommentsMost of what I said below I said here in response to this discussion about something John Piper said. Below I expanded my comment that I left on Adrian’s site. I believe that I got all of the anointing of the Spirit that I am... -
Anti-Gentile Theology
Posted on March 19, 2007 | 20 CommentsThe future dispensational kingdom involves a racial prejudice favoring the Jews above even saved Gentiles during the millennium. As such it re-introduces the distinction between Jew and Gentile and replaces faith with race as a basis for divine favor. Of course, Dr. MacArthur recently informed... -
Meer Immortals
Posted on March 16, 2007 | 7 CommentsOne particularly strange aspect of the Dispensational system is that the Messianic kingdom will involve 1000 years of mingling resurrected, glorified believers and non-resurrected, mortal men. According to traditional dispensationalism the place of Christ’s throne will be in literal Jerusalem on earth for a 1000... -
Does God Live in a Building Made with Hands
Posted on March 15, 2007 | 12 CommentsAccording to dispensationalism the Temple and sacrificial system will be re-instituted in the future millennial kingdom (though they see this ministry as only memorial). Charles Ryrie writes: “The temple is yet to be built and the sacrificial system reestablished during the millennium.” This is based... -
Take Me To Your King
Posted on March 14, 2007 | 1 CommentTraditional dispensationalism denies the contemporary presence of Christ’s kingdom. Wayne House and Thomas Ice write that: “Whatever dynamic God has given believers today does not mean that the Messianic kingdom is here. We see it as totally future.” (H. Wayne House and Thomas D. Ice,... -
Does the Bible Mean What It Says
Posted on March 13, 2007 | 7 CommentsThe other day I was fellowshipping with some friends of mine near the ESV display at the Shepherd’s Conference. Scott Hill was seated next to me reading my copy of Kenneth Gentry’s third edition of “Before Jerusalem Fell.” I highly recommend this book even if... -
Waldron Responds to MacArthur’s Dispensationalism
Posted on February 22, 2007 | 26 CommentsDr. Waldron responds to Dr. MacArthur’s “leaky” dispensationalism.Here is a snippet of Dr. Waldron’s response: “Dr. MacArthur is a ‘leaky Dispensationalist.’ Indeed he is, because he allows the Church to leak into the gospels and especially the Sermon the Mount and refuses to draw strict... -
Two Arminian Video’s: Caner/White/Ascol and Enyart
Posted on February 21, 2007 | 1 CommentWe still hate that the actual debate was canceled. I was longing to see Caner exposed as one who knows about as much about Calvinism as Bob Enyart knows about Arminianism (see below). Bob Enyart is an open theist. He was recently debated by our... -
Epistemically Humbled
Posted on February 19, 2007 | 2 CommentsThe above is a clip of James White’s debate with John Sanders a few years ago at RTS in Orlando. James White (D.Min., Th.D.) is an elder of Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church and John Sanders (Ph.D.) is an open theist. While Sanders affirms God’s omniscience,... -
An Open Theist’s Defense of Dispensationalism
Posted on February 14, 2007 | 8 CommentsBob Enyart is a Dispensationalist and an open theist. Recently Bob interviewed Gary Demar and was debated by our own Gene Cook, Jr. Open theist believe the God described in the Bible is the most powerful, most knowing, most loving, and most unchanging in his... -
Thank God I Missed This Conference
Posted on February 5, 2007 | 3 CommentsI might need a half of a baby aspirin to get over the anguish of missing this conference. By the way, I link this brochure because I know there are many who are reading Fide-O for the first time and are wondering what all of... -
More Gobbledygook from Campolo
Posted on January 31, 2007 | 5 CommentsDon Retson, a Canadian writer for the The Edmonton Journal, published the following on January 27, 2007. He interviewed Tony Campolo, noting that “Christianity Today calls the 71-year-old American [Campolo] one of the most influential preachers of the last 50 years.” Q. Do you believe... -
Caner Doll
Posted on November 6, 2006 | 6 CommentsResearch shows that the hottesttoy this year for Christmas willbe The Ergun Caner Talking Doll. Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
Canner Whitt Debate
Posted on November 1, 2006 | 30 CommentsGuard that which has been entrusted to us. -
Dumb Happens
Posted on October 14, 2006 | 12 CommentsQ: DIDN’T YOU SAY THAT CALVINISTS ARE WORSE THAN MUSLIMS?A: Yes, absolutely. For a small portion of these people, just daring to question the Bezian movement is heresy. They will blog and e-mail incessantly. I call it a “Calvinist Jihad,” because just like Muslims, they... -
FIDE-O on Charismatics
Posted on October 10, 2006 | No CommentsI Wish I’d Said That A Schizophrenic GodThe Private Prayer Language Error Grudem on ProphecyJust Answer the Question Pneumatology Without a BibleOops the Holy Spirit Messed Up Spirit EmpoweredWhat is An Apostle Spiritual Gifts Listed and Explained: Revelatory and Confirmatory Gifts Communication and Auxiliary Gifts... -
Agree or Disagree? Addendum!
Posted on October 8, 2006 | 22 CommentsIf you disagree with some of theses tenets then please list the numbers in you comments. I have posted a list of Dispensational beliefs and Covenant beliefs from Dr. Kurt Daniel’s book “The History and Theology of Calvinism.” While I am sure no one will... -
Dispensationalism *IS* Replacement Theology
Posted on October 5, 2006 | 42 CommentsThe FIDE-O dogmaticians are at it again.This time you won’t believewhat they said about Israel!Listen here Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
The Perpetuity of the Law of God
Posted on July 30, 2006 | No CommentsA Message Delivered on May 21, 1882 by C. H. Spurgeon “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.” (Matthew 5:18)It has been said that... -
The Unity of Law and Grace
Posted on July 27, 2006 | 7 CommentsBelow is the first of a series of posts that J. Ligon Duncan has so kindly given me permission to post on Fide-O.I wanted to post the following because many today believe that there is a radical dichotomy between God’s Law and God’s Grace. This... -
When I Was A Dispy No More
Posted on July 25, 2006 | 33 CommentsTHEN I have always been a Southern Baptist. I was saved in a SBC church and surrendered to God’s call to preach in that same church five years later. Later, I attended Liberty Univ. and graduated from an SBC college and from New Orleans Baptist...