Heresy Revisited

It's been a few years since I really visited this blog. I was surprised to see that it still gets many visitors everyday, and a number of comments. I apologize for not responding to all of the questions. Perhaps I will address some of them as time permits. Life is a journey. I've had many …

Appeasement Theology (Part 4)

Ok, so we're going to go back and visit Appeasement Theology, because it keeps popping up.  I was talking with a group of teens the other day about the exclusive claim of Jesus -that He was and is the only way to get into heaven, and it was received with mixed emotions.  Mainly that it …

Insufferable Sins

After reading a book on church discipline where the author suggested that there were certain sins that were considered insufferable, I began wondering if this was true.  Are there certain sins that if committed can disqualify someone from church leadership or membership indefinitely?  More accurately stated - forever? I know that there are certain qualifications …

Appeasement Theology Is Hinduism

In a conversation with someone regarding their Appeasement Theology, they made a comment about how Jesus was god to the Christian, just as Vishnu was god to the Hindu, just as Allah was god to the Muslim.  The man claimed that we were all worshipping the same thing - god.   It was interesting to me his choice of Vishnu in comparison to …

Appeasement Theology (Part 3)

Appeasement theology is not heresy, but rather apostate.  It denies the deity of Christ. In a conversation with someone recently regarding their apostate views that I've deemed Appeasement Theology, they made the following comment: ". . .I believe no one religion has a monopoly on truth. In the final analysis, we are all blind men trying …

Appeasement Theology (Part 2)

Appeasement Theology sounds good.  It's popping up everywhere.  It appeals to the masses.  It says, "hey you're not wrong.  We're all right."  It says that any thinking that excludes another way of thinking is bad.  If someone claims to present the "truth" then they are evil, because they have claimed a monopoly on "truth."  While they claim …

The Sinner’s Prayer

In CT there is an article entitled "Jesus and the Sinner's Prayer," questioning the current popular view of how to obtain salvation.  The sinner's prayer.  The article notes that Jesus never invites or instructs someone to pray a "sinner's prayer" or "invite Him into their hearts."  In fact in 2 different instances Jesus says to obey …

Appeasement Theology (Part 1)

There is a new form of theology that has been infiltrating even the most conservative of churches, that I believe is not theology at all, but rather apostate.  This way of thinking is something I've chosen to deem "Appeasement Theology." I'm sure that this post will offend a lot of folks who subscribe to this way …

Saved By Faith? Or Works?

We are saved by faith alone. It is our belief in Jesus Christ that saves us. We are saved the moment we believe. However, what does it mean to believe on Jesus? If I believe Jesus was the propitiation for my sins. That through His death, I can have life. How could I not love …

Once Saved?

I don't want to start a debate here, because I currently sit on both sides of the fence. There has been an ongoing debate about "Once Saved, Always Saved." The question is: "Can one lose their eternal salvation, or once they come to faith in Christ are they guaranteed to enter into heaven? I would …