Introduction: Too often we hear preachers today thunder out the message--that is, if they preach with authority at all--that salvation is by grace alone , misquoting Ephesians 2:8-9 with no qualms. But I always want to shout back, "What have you done with 'through faith ?'" Yes, what have they done with it? And, even when they do include "through faith," what have they done with faith ? Like so many things these days, salvation, grace , and faith don't mean what the

What is the Spirit of our Age? We live in a day of lawlessness that has been allowed to redefine true salvation.  The spirit of the age has infected the gospel with antinomianism, cleverly disguising it as “grace.”  It has also mislabeled obedience as "legalism," going even so far as to call faith and repentance "works." But obedience has no more to do with legalism than antinomianism has to do with grace. In order to return to a Biblical view of salvation, we must expose

Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle Introduction: The most disheartening thing about trying to have a constructive conversation these days...

Introduction: As this highly acclaimed film series created by Dallas Jenkins continues to gain popularity around the globe, it also continues to garner serious controversy. We can ignore this controversy and give The Chosen's producer the benefit of the doubt, or we can test all things as Scripture commands us to do and wonder whether statements like this one--that "Dallas Jenkins has become the face of Jesus for millions of viewers worldwide"--pose a serious threat to

Introduction We are commanded in Scripture to test all things, whether they are true and whether they are right.  In matters of eternal consequence, we assume nothing.  We have examined in a previous post Dallas Jenkins’ professed purposes for creating The Chosen , the show’s enormous profits and popularity, and Jenkins’ personae of a Jesus and His “chosen” admittedly different than those of the Scriptures. In our examination, we have not only raised several red flags; we h

Introduction This popular television series depicting the life of Jesus from the viewpoint of His disciples began as a small crowdfunded endeavor in 2017 but has since become a worldwide sensation with over 280 million viewers. Boasting a broad interfaith appeal, the series draws two-thirds of its viewers from Protestant, Catholic, Mormon, and even Muslim backgrounds and the remaining third from those who claim no religious affiliation at all. Dallas Jenkins, the show's cr

Introduction: Without a doubt, the wildly popular song, "I Speak Jesus," has commanded a prominent place on the stage of modern worship music. Having never heard of it until two years ago, I now seem to hear it everywhere. Yet, despite the song's powerful instrumentation and emotional appeal, it continues to unsettle my spirit as intensely as it did the night I first heard it. Researching the context behind the lyrics, in addition to studying the lyrics themselves, has