Let’s Kill “So Heavenly Minded, No Earthly Good”
That people could be so heavenly minded that they were no earthly good is desperately mistaken. I say this for several reasons.
That people could be so heavenly minded that they were no earthly good is desperately mistaken. I say this for several reasons.
When I was in seminary in the 1970’s, I took Cults from Walter Martin and he had former Jehovah’s Witness Bill Cetnar speak to the class. What follows is the line of reasoning Cetnar presented. I’ve used it ever since with Jehovah’s Witnesses at my door, with JWs on my radio program, and with JW …
I don’t think that most Christians would be surprised that a the large majority of Christian men, whether married or not, and many Christian women, whether married or not, are struggling with sexual lust. Many of these men and women feel defeated, dirty, guilty, and alone. And all of these men and women (if they …
In 1972 I was a high school sophomore struggling to keep my lusts under control. Back then a famous teacher (he’s still famous) was all the rage so I got a tape of his that had to do with controlling lust and I listened to it more than once. In that tape he said that …
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I know a young, married mother of two who one day found out that cancer had metastasized throughout her body. She right away started emailing out her status to those she knew (which—thanks to her—I also did when years ago I had bone cancer). In one email she wrote about going in for radiation treatment …
Three weeks ago Scott asked about my post, “Can Christians Lose Their Salvation? Yes and No,” whether, then, any of us “can ever rest peacefully assured of our own salvation?” The gist of his question (here) is based on the fact that some people apparently did think they were saved who later reject Christian truth. …
One of the most popular ways to witness is to share about your improved life since coming to Christ and that is called lifestyle witnessing. But this isn’t a good idea.
Too often I’ve heard things like: “My sister Chrystal is addicted to drugs, has no interest in Jesus, and is completely promiscuous but I know she’s okay because she prayed the Sinner’s Prayer when she was twelve.” Not! Some of you might be thinking, “What!? Are you suggesting that someone can become a Christian and …
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Years ago when I used to do a call-in radio talk show called Contend for Truth and we always had a contention for the day. One day we said: “Our contention today is that no one has ever been saved by praying the sinner’s prayer in the history of Christianity—not even once! If you disagree …