Pulpit Magazine

One month ago today, on December 23, Joel Osteen appeared on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace. Many of you will remember hearing about this…. If not, here is the most shocking part of the interview.
(The full transcript can be read here. Or you can watch the YouTube version here.)
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(By John MacArthur) 
What does it mean to pray without ceasing?
Unceasing, incessant prayer is essential to the vitality of your relationship to the Lord and your ability to function in the world. But exactly what does it mean to pray without ceasing?
The first time someone hears about the concept of praying without ceasing it may conjure […]

(By John MacArthur)
For many reasons, faithful and full proclamation of the Word is the only right way to preach. First of all, such preaching lets God speak rather than man, because it declares God’s own Word. And it is an incredibly thrilling privilege to give voice to God!
Second, preaching the Word is the only right […]

(By Matt Waymeyer)
Today’s post is continued from yesterday’s discussion on “Free Grace” Theology and its interpretation of Matthew 7:21-23.
A Misguided Hermeneutical Approach
The second problem is that the FG view apparently sees John 6:40 as the interpretative key which unlocks the hidden meaning of Matthew 7:21. There is nothing in the immediate context which leads the […]

(By Matt Waymeyer)
Matt is the Senior Pastor of Community Bible Church in Vista, California.
In case you haven’t heard of it, “Free Grace” is the name given to a theological system founded by Zane Hodges and currently promoted by Bob Wilkin and The Grace Evangelical Society. According to “Free-Grace” theology (hereafter FG), genuine conversion does not […]