Modern evangelicals accuse Reformed Christians of following men.  Ask any modern evangelical and they will tell you that their Christianity is built on nothing but the Bible alone.  It is, however, their ignorance of the history of American evangelicalism that creates this false sense of independence.  It can be easily pointed out that their faith […]

Here is an example of the heir (Chuck Smith’s son in law) of Calvary Chapel misquoting the bible in order to support his Arminian doctrine of man’s sovereignty.  Broderson quotes Matthew 11:23 as a proof text that God’s desire for Chorazin and Bethsaida to repent “failed”. Yet he misses the context of Matthew 11:25 that […]

Late Great Planet Church.

After my previous post concerning the “verse by verse” boast of Calvary Chapel I was asked the question, “would you have come to your current state of understanding had you been put on an Island alone with your Bible?”
I was thinking about that statement and it truly reflects the individualistic mindset of Calvary Chapel and […]

The Pharisees often prided themselves in having a solid understanding of the scriptures and for teaching them.  They studied the scriptures in  detail and yet Jesus says of them, “you search the scriptures, for in them you think that you have eternal life but these are they that testify of me.” (John 5:39)
Jesus indicates that […]

It’s true… and I admit it.  Reformed Christians, at least those of us who have come from a modern evangelical background are burdened to convince our brethren of the grace, mercy and power of God that our previous congregations have so vocally denied.  But can you blame us?  The bible says in Christ comes GRACE […]

I don’t know what your end-time views are.  Neither do I really know mine; but I do think as Christians we have dropped the ball in terms of our involvement in science, culture, education, business and the arts.  This is partly due to dispensational eschatology .  Having learned my Christianity in a dispensational, post-modern “fundamentalist” […]