Some good quotes…

There is absolutely no biblical record of Jesus or any of His disciples ever taking a heretic off to the side for coffee and donuts after they led someone astray by distorting the Word of God. They didn’t shake hands, exchange hugs, kisses, and phone numbers or set up appointments on their smartphones to dialog their doctrinal differences over lunch in the quiet corner of a favorite restaurant at a more convenient time.
No, Jesus dealt with heretics harshly, publicly, and immediately, as did Paul and the other disciples. God is very serious about His Word being rightly divided and properly proclaimed. ~ Paul Proctor, Source: BOOKLET HIGHLIGHT: Three Vital Questions on Navigating Discernment

 

Our Lord prophesied, “Many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.” Within our own day, how many false prophets have risen; and oh, how many are the deceived! Paul predicted:
I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Therefore watch. (Acts 20:29-31)
My own observation is that these “grievous wolves,” alone and in packs, are not sparing even the most favored flocks. Undershepherds in these “perilous times” will do well to note the apostle’s warning:
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers. (vs. 28)
It is as important in these days as in Paul’s—in fact, it is increasingly important—to expose the many types of false teaching that, on every hand, abound more and more…

The Christ of the Bible is certainly not the Christ of any false “-ism.” Each of the cults has its hideous caricature of our lovely Lord. ~ Harry A. Ironside, source also from above link

Galatians 4:16

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Pagan Borrowing

FTA: Is Christmas in the Bible?

One of the best examples of what God thinks about humans borrowing and adapting false (pagan) customs (for holidays like Christmas) to use toward worshipping Him is in Exodus 32.

God calls Moses up the mount to receive the Ten Commandments. The children of Israel must wait at the foot of the mountain for him to return. As time passes, the Israelites grow restless. When Aaron, the High Priest, sees this he tells the people to bring him their jewelry so that he can melt it down and make them an idol (shaped like a calf) for them to worship.

God’s response to the people using pagan customs to worship him (as is done in Christmas) was swift. He did not accept Israel’s worship through the golden calf even though Aaron the High Priest was involved. His anger was kindled toward the people to the point where he was ready to destroy them all (Exodus 32:4 – 5, 7, 10)! It took the personal intervention of Moses to save the people from being completely destroyed (verses 11 – 14).

Customs used to worship false gods that are transferred to the true God, like is done with Christmas and other holiday, are unacceptable since the Bible never compromises with paganism. This is exactly the point the apostle Paul was making in 1Corinthians 10.

What then am I saying? That an idol is anything, or that which is sacrificed to an idol is anything? But that which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God; and I do not wish you to have fellowship with demons.

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and the table of demons. Now do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He? (1Corinthians 10:19 – 22, HBFV).

The Evils of Ecumenism

J.C. Ryle’s Sermon on Counterfeit Christianity (Formalism)

It is wonderfully liberating to know that our beloved God and Savior is not One to be appeased by rituals and traditions of men.

Catholics and Evangelicals: How Different Are We?

In this message from 2008, Evangelist Mike Gendron shows us the eight major differences between Catholics:

  1. A different Authority
  2. A different Bible

  3. A different Jesus

  4. A different Gospel

  5. A different view of sin

  6. A different order of salvation

  7. A different path to eternity

  8. A different faith

With each point, Gendron explains the Catholic position, compares it to the Bible, and shows us how we as Evangelicals can respond in truth and love. Armed with knowledge and Scripture, this message equips Evangelicals to share and defend their faith when evangelizing their Catholic friends and family.

 

 

 

Are YOU a “Christo-Pagan”?

A Bible verse Christians forget exists at Christmas and Easter:

“…abstain from things polluted by idols…” Acts 15:20

Note: we are to abstain from X Mass and Easter.

The blended religion comprised of ancient Sun-worship rituals sanctioned by and brought into Christian “Orthodoxy” by Roman emperor Constantine in the fourth century…An apostasy and abomination, nonetheless, remains the second most popular religion on Earth today. Are YOU a “Christo-Pagan”? Do YOU observe Sun-worship rituals? Christ Mass/ Ishtar/Astarte/Lent/Mardi-Gras/Halloween? If so…REPENT! ~ Gordon Kelse Furr

Messages From Heaven – “Virgin Mary” or Deception?