Category Archives: Heresy & Heterodoxy

So… what’s the deal with the Westboro Baptists?

“Jesus bled and died for Westboro same as he did those they protest. Jesus took the true punishment that the old covenant horrors merely pointed to.” Continue reading

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So rape is only punishable by a fine?

Sometimes I wish atheists would ask a christian for help in finding better verses to object to in scripture.  They tend to be very bad theologians.  The silly passages many choose as something to contend with is in my opinion … Continue reading

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The weird sacramentarian sacramental system in Joshua Harris former Church

I think based on the sources I’ve read that the Sovereign Grace Ministries quasi sacramental view on sanctification  contributed to the sex abuse scandal as much as the false teachings on church government did. Continue reading

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Thoughts on the sex abuse scandal in Sovereign Grace Ministries

The news of Joshua Harris apostasy has centered mostly around the book he was famous for writing. While I think there is a connection between the interpretive methodology that was the basis of his book and how the scandal came … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Purity Culture and ‘Kissing Dating Goodbye’

  This is my second post in a series on analyzing Joshua Harris recent announcement to kiss Christianity goodbye.  You can find my first one HERE.  My style with this blog is to define the Biblical theses I’m going to … Continue reading

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Is Easter a Pagan Holiday?

Every Easter I have to brace myself for the onslaught of ridiculous meme’s and factually baseless blog articles claiming that Christianity stole Easter from the Pagans. A friend of mine contributed a post for my blog on this topic a … Continue reading

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Andy Stanley: Unhitching the Old Testament

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness 2 Tim 3:16 ESV Continue reading

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Is it a sin to drink alcohol?

“Go then, eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.” Ecc 9:7 Continue reading

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Meme Theology: Monergistic Salvation

With decision theology, at some level whether or not you are saved is up to you, not to God. Continue reading

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Does 1 Peter 3:1 teach that women have to stay with a wife beating husband….???

“In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives,” 1 Peter 3:1 NASB Continue reading

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