Category Archives: Doctrine

He Did It Again!

Posted on May 23, 2018 by pastormike

Juan Carlos Cruz, a key whistleblower in Chile’s most famous case of clerical sex abuse, spent three days with Pope Francis at the Vatican in April, in which he discussed his sexuality and the abuse he suffered at the hands of … Continue reading →

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Biblical Coherence

Posted on May 20, 2018 by pastormike

When we speak of Biblical coherence we mean Biblical synthesis or what is called the synthetic principle.  What this means is that the Bible is to be understood as a library of 66 books that collected together, become one book.  … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Book Reviews for 5.16.18

Posted on May 16, 2018 by pastormike

Wednesday Book Reviews for 5-16-18 This reviews below are all dealing with the authority and inerrancy of the Bible.  These four books are good reads and will give the reader a solid foundation for the authority of the Scriptures. Why Believe … Continue reading →

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Is The Bible Clear?

Posted on May 12, 2018 by pastormike

Is the Bible clear?  That’s an important question.  Or is it obtuse and in need of theological experts to enlighten us to its meaning? In the religious tradition in which I grew up, we were told that the Bible was … Continue reading →

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Correspondence View of Truth

Posted on May 11, 2018 by pastormike

In our post-modern, post-Christian era we find ourselves arguing over the meaning of truth. For the post-modernist, truth, and absolute truth, is unknowable, unattainable and an exercise in arrogance. “You have your truth and I have mine.”  As a result of this … Continue reading →

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Jellyfish Christianity

Posted on May 8, 2018 by pastormike

As we look around the Evangelical landscape today it would be easy to conclude that we live in an era of “Jellyfish Christianity.”  Some of us muse a bit and long for the days when the Church in America loved doctrine … Continue reading →

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The God Of Truth Speaks

Posted on May 4, 2018 by pastormike

In the Short Statement of the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, We read; “God, who is Himself Truth and speaks truth only, has inspired Holy Scripture in order thereby to reveal Himself to lost mankind through Jesus Christ as Creator … Continue reading →

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Sola Scriptura

Posted on May 3, 2018 by pastormike

Recently the Board of Trustees at Moody Bible Institute has required that all professors at MBI agree and sign the “Short Statement of the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy,” as a result of some rightly held concern of “doctrinal shift,” … Continue reading →

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A Friend of Sinners

Posted on May 1, 2018 by pastormike

There were a great many things that the leadership of the Jews found fault with the ministry of Jesus. They accused Him of picking grain in the fields on the Sabbath to eat (Matthew 12:1-2; Mark 2:23-24), performing miracles on the … Continue reading →

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A Failed Teachable Moment

Posted on April 27, 2018 by pastormike

I am sure you have had times when you had the opportunity for a real teachable moment. But when you had given it some thought afterward you realized it didn’t really measure up.  We might call that a failed teachable … Continue reading →

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