Apologetical articles

Signs of Apostasy The scriptures tells us that in the last days that 'many will depart from the faith' and that they will 'accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires' (1 Timothy 4: 1; 2 Timothy 4: 3). And the inevitable result we are told and which we see is that they will turn away from the truth and adhere to lies and falsehoods. It is a sad reality which proves that not every person who attends a service who claims to be a Christ truly is one. It could be that they are innocent or simply trying to sow discord; we may never know truthfully. How is it possible to discern such a thing and correctly identify the issue? While it is true that we may never know the persons heart motive; still there is a chance to call out the error in order to protect others from them as we go along. We can often detect some things which will lend to the bigger picture; and gives us biblical warrant to correct the matter before it is too late.  Here what I want to...

A common thread in practice  One of the most glaring things to take place in the Islamic world over last few decades is the fact that the man and women would become Muslim will harp on about how devoted they are to the Law of God and yet show compunction to break one or more laws. But there is nothing new their Prophet once said that "a man would enter paradise even if he committed the most serious of sin" so it would no surprise that it is a common for the modern Muslim to break at least or even several at the same time as their Prophet did.  So what is it that I am speaking of? In most interviews or on line testimony we see the follow thing continual being done: Deceit: a sign of bedfellows Let us think this thought for a moment. you are on a show and the best way to show the truthfulness of your new faith is to show the weakness of the prior one. Nothing wrong there at all if it is done properly. What I mean to say is this: if they actually show some familiarity with that ...

Miscreant, miscreants everywhere  There is something to be said about this term "miscreant" that is someone who does something  wrong or illegal. Now this does perfectly describe those who do evil things in the land who are therefore being hunted by the Law. Quite right. But what if we have people high up in power who are perfect apt in fitting this term and its description? And I do not ask this question in order that we stir up strife; but rather, that stir up our thinking and correctly discern the times, because we are being led into a danger-zone.  Let me give you two rather poignant examples of what I am concerned with. The first would be the last president; who when running for His second term and lost squarely. He, in his almighty wisdom decided to make up lies concerning the ballot box and voting system. You remember: "it was rigged." This went on for months and months on end even after the new President was officially elected.  Now here is what should have ...

A house build on Sand  In evangelicalism today we can see what can be called an undefined blob of something akin to plasticine; when something that the world views as important, it morphs and adapts to fill the apparent void. This is the current method for the church to be seen as if it is doing something before the watching world; and yet, this is dangerous. Instead of it holding to the convictions which has made it a force to be reckoned with; we find that it is all too quick in accommodating. In the past it has always been recognised that the convicting work of the Spirit and the correcting work of the Spirit that has led to the most fundamental signs of new life and new direction. whatever happened to that truth and that reality? Does the church not believe that where the Spirit is active there will lasting effects of change in peoples live and the society at large when they recognise that Christ is King?  It sure seems that those who are seeking a worldly answer are compr...

The liberal distortion of doctrine In the last 100 years there has been an infection upon the church in which it is no longer good to simply deny or reject biblical doctrines but rather they want to ever so subtly chisel away and refine them to have a different meaning to what the historical evangelical doctrine that were and are precious to the Christian who has been convicted biblically on such issues. Now let us consider one of most central truths in scriptures; and that is the fact that we are all born sinners by nature and in deed. Another way to put this would be in this manner: we are born with an inward bent for being rebels against God; and we, therefore, are outwardly defiant towards God's law and become disobedient.  For a fair summary of what we are speaking of-- let us note these words from the B. C. F:  By God’s appointment, they were the root and the representatives of the whole human race. Because of this, the guilt of their sin was accounted, and their corrupt...