Theological Errors Archive

  • Antinomianism

    Antinomianism

    Antinomianism = (against the Law) = the belief that Christians are not bound by the Moral Law of God, particularly that of the Old Testament. It is said to be the polar opposite of legalism. The idea can be traced back as far as the...

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  • John Phillips calls Calvinism Monstrous

    John Phillips calls Calvinism Monstrous

    Several years ago I heard a British preacher named Dr. John Phillips preach at Milldale Baptist Church. His sermons were amazing. His accent was appealing. His dry humor… well, it was British. (Sorry all you Monty Python geeks, I just don’t think it’s funny.) I...

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  • Caner the movie

    Caner the movie

    Caner the movie is set to release after Ergun Caner’s debate win over James White and Tom Ascol. Yes, the winner has already been decided by Caner himself. Caner the movie is a documentary of no-holds-barred debate competitions that pits the toughest trash-talker in the...

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  • Signs of the Apocalypse

    Signs of the Apocalypse

    Just when I think some things can only go so far, some nut job proves me wrong. Read this blog on communion by numbers. It will cause all of you preterist to begin hoping for the rapture. Guard that which has been entrusted to us.

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  • Cessationists and Charismatics Together?

    Cessationists and Charismatics Together?

    “Cooperation with Conservative Charismatics” by Nathan Busenitz is an important article. Click on the picture below for a video clip and click here for audio from Dr. Mohler’s radio program with Dr. MacArthur and Dr. Piper. Guard that which has been entrusted to us.

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  • Sproul on Prevenient Grace

    Sproul on Prevenient Grace

    As the name suggests, prevenient grace is grace that “comes before” something. It is normally defined as a work that God does for everybody. He gives all people enough grace to respond to Jesus. That is, it is enough grace to make it possible for...

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  • Universal Prevenient Grace Rejected

    Universal Prevenient Grace Rejected

    I believe… and I know this is anecdotal on my part… that many, if not most, who claim to be in that “In-Between” group concerning Calvinism and Arminianism are those who believe in Universal Prevenient Grace (UPG). I would include most Southern Baptist in this...

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  • Universal Prevenient Grace defined

    Universal Prevenient Grace defined

    Universal Prevenient Grace (UPG) is a doctrine that is widely held by Evangelicals. This doctrine asserts the following: God desires the salvation of every human (1 Timothy 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9) Christ died to bring salvation to every person. Personal obligation is limited to one’s...

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  • Postmodern Religious Thinkers are Just the New Breed of Incorrectness

    Postmodern Religious Thinkers are Just the New Breed of Incorrectness

    Click pic above for wise words fromPhil Johnson and Charles Spurgeonon the age-old battle we fight todayagainst postmodernism in the church. Guard that which has been entrusted to us.

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  • Calling All Emergents

    Calling All Emergents

    Those of us who like to point out the error in the Emergent “Conversation” are often accused of lumping everyone into the same box, using the extremist to define the “Conversation”, or using blanket statements to label a very diverse group. So in the spirit...

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  • Bandwagon Ministry

    Bandwagon Ministry

    We ought to make better use of the Word of God in our ministry, and ignore all the evangelical fads that come and go. After all, only the Word of God has the powerful, penetrating precision that is necessary to reach and revitalize hearts that...

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  • Are Emergents Seeker Sensitive?

    Are Emergents Seeker Sensitive?

    By the way, I think its a mistake to see the emerging subculture as nothing more than the next generation’s version of the “seeker sensitive” church. It is that, but only in a certain sense. In some ways, the “emerging church” is a reaction against...

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  • Who? What? No. Yes. Maybe.

    Who? What? No. Yes. Maybe.

    Was Baghdad Bob EC? “Ambiguity is a major aspect of the emerging subculture’s love affair with all things postmodern. The lack of clarity and the absence of any clear consensus in the movement is also the main strategy for self-defense against critics. No matter what...

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  • Ergunomics Challenged

    Ergunomics Challenged

    Guard that which has been entrusted to us.

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  • Ambiguity Defined

    Ambiguity Defined

    Many of you know that Mark Driscoll slammed McLaren for his vague and nonview views on homosexuality. Well McLaren has finally had enough. For a “clear” and “concise” explanation of Brian McLaren’s views on homosexuality go here. Guard that which has been entrusted to us.

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  • Keeping it Real

    Keeping it Real

    by Jason Robertson [Updated below with a link]“We can get anything we want, from anywhere in the world, whenever we want it. That’s how it is and that’s how we want it to be. Still, our lives aren’t any different than other generations before us....

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  • Basic Options of Belief

    Basic Options of Belief

    Note the Spectrum of Beliefs with the truth in the center: Atheism - Epicureanism - Pelagianism - Gospel - Islam - Stoicism - Pantheism Pantheism taught that God exists in all things and matter is eternal. Stoicism taught that God is so sovereign that He...

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  • The Most Closed "Open Mind"

    The Most Closed "Open Mind"

    The prophet Joel spoke of a day when the sun would be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood. This picture–besides giving us a glimpse of that terrible, coming Day of the Lord in judgment–is also a graphic picture of our own times. Even...

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  • I’ll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up, not me!

    I’ll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up, not me!

    The week after Christmas is, to me, the greatest week in the year. It seems as if time stops from December 26th until January 2nd. Most people care a little less about the bottom line at their job. Everyone seems glad the holiday rush is...

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  • Emergent Hippies??

    Emergent Hippies??

    As usual when it comes to being in vogue the “Christians” are about 40 years behind. Those who see the need to be fashionable in their message have done better in recent years by copying/altering whatever new trend Madison Ave could come up with and...

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  • An Emergent View of God’s Will

    An Emergent View of God’s Will

    Heresy alert! Be warned, the following may make you angry, depressed, or even confused. But we must stay alert and prepared to defend the Scriptures. Explaining the Lord’s Prayer by Reverend Miller>>> To understand the phrase “your will be done on earth as in heaven,”...

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  • Things That Make You Go HUH?

    Things That Make You Go HUH?

    Defining the Emergent “conversation” Part 2 In July, when Fide-O was just a pup, I posted a blog on Brian McLaren and the emergent “conversation”. My intention was to give a working definition of the emergent “conversation”. I must admit that it has been one...

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  • Guess Who thinks God is Weak?

    Guess Who thinks God is Weak?

    Dr. Tony Campolo is an ordained minister and the founder of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education. Professor emeritus of Sociology at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. Campolo writes the following: “Whenever there is a catastrophe, some religious people inevitably ask, “Why...

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  • Aristotle vs. McLaren

    Aristotle vs. McLaren

    Aristotle taught us that the chief principle of logic is the law of “noncontradiction”: Something cannot be what it is and not be what it is at the same time and in the same sense or relationship. For example, A cannot be A and non-A...

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  • Things That Make You Go..HUH?

    Things That Make You Go..HUH?

    Defining the Emergent “Conversation” – Part 1In late February of this year, I was pointed toward the door of a, dare I say, “emerging” heretical movement, that was becoming more and more mainstream. Not believing that it would, as yet, directly affect me, I tucked...

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  • 21st Century Heresy: Is it the Worst?

    21st Century Heresy: Is it the Worst?

    Emergent church post-modernism, Mega-church liberalism, arminian politicism . . . is it worse now that ever? Are Biblical theologians just whining? Did Paul and Titus face worse heresies? Did Luther and Calvin? Granted there are many whining theologians, but as far as the amount of...

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