Posted in Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, Bibliology on January 18th, 2007 45 Comments »
We’ve noticed that the King James Only discussion has appeared in some of the recent comment threads. So we thought we would take a brief detour to address that issue, before continuing our study of the charismatic gifts. The following is a study our elders at Grace Community Church put together regarding the King James Version. This […]
Posted in Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, Spiritual Growth on December 29th, 2006 7 Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
V. The Fundamental Doctrines Are All Summed up in the Person and Work of Christ
Paul wrote, “No man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 3:11). Christ Himself embodied or established every doctrine that is essential to genuine Christianity. Those who reject any […]
Posted in Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, Spiritual Growth on December 28th, 2006 13 Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
III. Everything Essential to Saving Faith Is Fundamental
Third, a doctrine must be regarded as fundamental if eternal life depends on it. Scripture is full of statements that identify the terms of salvation and the marks of genuine faith.
“Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe […]
Posted in Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, Spiritual Growth on December 27th, 2006 13 Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
How can a Christian determine which doctrines are essential and which are not?
To begin with, the strongest words of condemnation in all the New Testament are aimed at false teachers who corrupt the Gospel. Therefore the Gospel message itself must be acknowledged as a primary point of fundamental doctrine.
But what message will determine the […]
Posted in Emerging Church, Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism on December 13th, 2006 53 Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
The following is adapted from John’s upcoming book, The Truth War (Nelson, Spring 2007).
Postmodernists are generally suspicious of rational and logical forms. They especially do not like to discuss truth in plain propositional terms.
Postmodernists are uncomfortable with propositions for an obvious reason: they don’t like the clarity and inflexibility required to deal with truth […]