I have heard and experienced enough of one brand of fundamentalism to know that I am not exaggerating when I say that much of the preaching is absolutely horrid. There is a lot of good oration and fabulous story-telling, but that is not Biblical preaching. The young and restless fundamentalists are not restless because we have been influenced by certain…
Category: <span>Doctrine</span>
There has been a lot of buzz in the blogosphere set off by a sermon preached at a FBF meeting in the south by Dr. Dan Sweatt; and the responses (Dr. Kevin Bauder, Dr. David Doran, FBFI, Bob Bixby, Chris Anderson) from several concerning that message. I would like to blog several posts about fundamentalism and its identity in light…
Studying Galatians 5 has caused me to think much about what we think is real fruit of Christianity. As far as fundamental Christianity and Evangelical Christianity we are somewhat mixed up concerning what is the true produce (fruit) that Christ brings through walking in accordance with His Holy Spirit through the Word. A person who claims a born-again experience or “prayed…
Here are some interesting quotes I discovered reading John Broadus’ On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons (the volume I have was revised by Jesse Weatherspoon). “With the emphasis today upon the institutional program of the church, pastoral visitation, counseling and administration, the proper use of ceremonial and ritual in worship these tend to become competitors of preaching and to disparage the…
“Vindicate me, O LORD, For I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in the Lord; I shall not slip. Examine me, O LORD, and prove me: Try my mind and my heart. For your lovingkindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth. I have not sat with idolatrous mortals, nor will I go…
Although there are many lessons God has taught me through this wonderful gift to our church, I will conclude this topic with a third that God has been teaching me. 3. My God is Big. Rest assured, when you walk by faith and not by sight, you will stumble. Maybe this sentiment…
No, this post (hopefully) is not vain babbling, but I was recently challenged by my reading of Scripture and the studies In I Timothy on Wednesday evenings. Paul tells Timothy to avoid empty ramblings and babblings about knowledge falsely called so. Yesterday, a woman come to my office with a “ten-ton” notebook she received from another woman who is starting…