Boredom and Self Denial
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JAY BAKKER MISSES THE POINT
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Jay Bakker, pastor of Revolution Church where they want us to know they’re “sorry for being self-righteous judgmental bastards,” has taken issue with what Chris Rosebrough of Pirate Christian Radio said in the Apprising Ministries post Jay Bakker And Westboro Baptist Church Suffer Same Spiritual Disease.
Like more and more associated with Emerging Church aka Emergent Church, now morphing into Emergence Christianity (EC), Bakker is “gay-affirming.” This means that he takes the position homosexuality, which Biblically is the unrepentant practice of the sin of sexual immorality with a member of the same sex, is not sin and is a viable lifestyle for the Christian.
This is what Rosebrough was talking about on the segment of his broadcast by citing the interview Larry King conducted with Bakker, which you can see for yourself in Emerging Church Pastor Jay Bakker Claims He Knows The Scriptures But Is Still “Gay Affirming.”
Bakker has been publicly airing criticism about some of my writings attempting to correct his wrong view of homosexuality, which is fine as far as I’m concerned. However, it appears to me that Bakker plays the martyr in his insinuations that I am “attacking” him personally in a loveless manner, when it’s quite clear I am only criticizing his unbiblical position.
He even contacted someone via Twitter whom I barely know and said he wanted to talk with me. Really; that’s odd, Bakker has yet to attempt to do so. But e.g. Bakker’s friend Tony Jones had no trouble contacting me, nor has his pastor Doug Pagitt, whom I spoken with now on a few occasions.
Bakker has also taken issue with Chris Rosebrough, whom he publicly accused of not having his facts straight as well as not telling the truth about Bakker. Well, Chris happens to be a friend of mine and I know he has tried to contact Bakker, but he has blocked Chris from doing so:
@jaybakker Tell you what. 1st. Unblock me. 2nd email me and let’s dialog so I can get to know you. talkback@fightingforthefaith.comabout 9 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to jaybakker (Online source)
@jaybakker You can also contact me via Facebook http://www.facebook.com/piratechristian about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to jaybakker
Chris Rosebrough (Online source)
The truth is, both myself and Jay Bakker are pastor-teachers who minister in the very public arena of the Internet as does Chris Rosebrough e.g. as an apologist along with me at Christian Research Net, on his PCR program and with A Little Leaven. So our teachings are fair game and none of us is under any Biblical mandate requiring that we must talk with each other prior to issuing a public rebuke.
However, at the same time, it is rather disingenuous of Bakker to make it appear that we are not willing to speak with him.
See also:
“GAY-AFFIRMING” PASTOR JAY BAKKER TO SPEAK FOR ELCA GATHERING
EXCELLENT ADVICE FOR EC PASTORS LIKE JAY BAKKER
Q&A FOR “GAY AFFIRMING” EMERGING CHURCH PASTOR JAY BAKKER
POPULAR EMERGING CHURCH WEBSITE THE OOZE SLITHERS OUT OF THE GLBTQ-AFFIRMING CLOSET
OXYMORONIC ‘HOMOSEXUAL CHRISTIANS’ FOCUS OF BARNA REPORT
THE NEW CHRISTIANS WITH CHRISTIANITY WORTH BELIEVING—NO SOLA SCRIPTURA: YES, WOMEN PASTORS AND QUEER CHRISTIANS
QUEERMERGENT AND NOW ADULTERMERGENT!?
Shane Hipps and Rob Bell Teaching Heresy
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Sadly, it still comes as shock to many; but nevertheless the facts are still here for those who have eyes that see.
B21 Panel From 2009 SBC Annual Meeting
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The B21 panel, presented by Baptist 21 (baptisttwentyone.com) and hosted by Sojourn Community Church (sojournchurch.com). This panel examines reasons for young pastors to involve themselves with the Southern Baptist Convention, the place for seminaries in training up the next generation, dual involvement with the SBC and Acts 29, and more provocative topics.
Moderator: Jon Akin, Baptist [...]
B21 Panel From 2009 SBC Annual Meeting
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The B21 panel, presented by Baptist 21 (baptisttwentyone.com) and hosted by Sojourn Community Church (sojournchurch.com). This panel examines reasons for young pastors to involve themselves with the Southern Baptist Convention, the place for seminaries in training up the next generation, dual involvement with the SBC and Acts 29, and more provocative topics.
Moderator: Jon Akin, Baptist [...]
SHANE HIPPS AND ROB BELL TEACHING HERESY
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This continues along the same lines of Something’s Off—Who Is Shane Hipps, And What Is He Saying? by John Chisham, pastor of River of Life Alliance Church in Marshall, Minnesota. In the segment below from What on Earth Was Being Taught at Rob Bell’s Poets, Prophets, Preachers Conference?, which aired on his Pirate Christian Radio network, Christian apologist Chris Rosebrough completely dismantles a deluded teaching by Shane Hipps from the recently concluded Poets Prophets Preachers (PPP).
For those who don’t know PPP was sponsored by Zondervan and hosted by Rob Bell, an icon in the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church de-formation of the Christian faith aka Emergent Church—now morphing into Emergence Christianity—(EC). PPP also featured Bell’s friend, and rapidly rising, EC darling Peter Rollins. As you’ll see from Rosebrough’s Biblical refutation of the mystic musings of Hipps, rooted as they are in corrupt Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, we are dealing with a panentheistic neo-Gnosticism.
And after hearing Rosebrough turn over the rocks while observing the garbage of Eastern religion that Rob Bell allowed to be taught at PPP come slithering into the Light of Scripture, Apprising Ministries now echoes Rosebrough’s dead-on-target assessment and admonition:
This is not Christianity; this is Eastern mysticism… You believe this stuff!? You are off the Christian reservation; you are now off-roading into other religions, and this is not Christianity—nor is it even compatible with any of the truth claims Christianity—and, by the way: You disagree with me; then go and get your Bible and show me from the Scriptures where Jesus taught any of this stuff; where the Apostles taught any of this stuff, where the prophets taught any of this stuff, or where Moses taught any of this stuff.
From the Book of Genesis to the Book of Acts, you will not find any of this garbage in there. This is not Christianity. Rob Bell, now, is openly allowing—and teaching—heresy, and Eastern religions; false religions at his so-called “church” up there in Grand Rapids. This man is a dangerous threat to Christianity, and Zondervan needs to cut him loose and say, “No way; we have to stay by the Truth. This is not orthodox Christianity. Rob Bell, we don’t care how much money we’re making from this guy. We’ve got to cut him loose; and basically, reprimand him and rebuke him.”
This is not not Christianity; this is panentheistic, Hinduistic, Eastern crap—this is not Christianity… Our prayers go out to the folks there at Mars Hill [Bible Church], they are being deceived in the highest order of deception. And anybody who would defend Rob Bell ansd Shane Hipps at [PPP], at this point, do not know what the Bible says or teaches; they don’t have a clue about…Who Jesus is, and what He’s done for us on the Cross.
See also:
DID ROB BELL FORGET THE CROSS?
THROUGH ROB BELL “THE GREAT ENLIGHTENED ONES” TELL US MAN HAS DIVINE GREATNESS
NOT THE GOSPEL OF JESUS ROB BELL; IT’S NOT ANYWHERE NEAR IT
ROB BELL, PETER ROLLINS AND PHYLLIS TICKLE TOGETHER ADVANCING EMERGENCE CHRISTIANITY
PHYLLIS TICKLE PREACHES FOR MARS HILL BIBLE CHURCH AND ROB BELL
TONY JONES, PETER ROLLINS AND ROB BELL
Obama’s Gay Rights Speech
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“Crosstalk yesterday aired President Obama’s speech regarding gay rights that many missed in the mainstream media. It’s a tidal wave of gay rights efforts in Washington. Washington D.C. officially recognizes gay marriage as of this week as well.”
HT: Slice
Posted in Politics Tagged: Barack, gay, gay rights, marriage, Obama, Politics 
Decisional Regeneration
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by James E. Adams
What is Regeneration?
“Except a man be born again1, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). Our Lord Jesus Christ taught that the new birth is so important that no one can see heaven without it. Mistakes concerning this doctrine have been very destructive to the Church of Christ. Regeneration, or the new birth, is a work of God. It is not a work of man. It is not something that man does but something that God does. The new birth is a change wrought in us, not an act performed by us. This is stated so beautifully by the Apostle John when in the first chapter of his Gospel he speaks of the children of God as those “which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God” (v. 13).
What is “Decisional Regeneration”?
The history of the Christian Church has seen many errors concerning the new birth. These teachings depart from Scripture by attributing to man the ability to regenerate himself. When these false concepts of man and the new birth are adopted, churches soon become corrupted with false practices. The Roman Catholic church, the Anglican church, the Lutheran church and many other churches have all been corrupted at different times and to different degrees with the teaching of Baptismal Regeneration. Because of this erroneous teaching on regeneration, these churches have embraced false practices.
In the nineteenth century few controversies were so heated as the one over Baptismal Regeneration. It is interesting to note that C. H. Spurgeon (1836-1892), the most prolific preacher of that century, had printed in 1864 more copies of his sermon denouncing Baptismal Regeneration than of any other sermon. Baptismal Regeneration teaches that the new birth is conveyed by the waters of baptism. The sacrament is performed by man and is in his control.
But the twentieth century Church has, in “Decisional Regeneration,” a more subtle falsehood to combat. “Decisional Regeneration” differs from Baptismal Regeneration only in the fact that it attaches the certainty of the new birth to a different act. This doctrine, just as Baptismal Regeneration, sees the new birth as the result of a mechanical process that can be performed by man. What is here called “Decisional Regeneration” has in its deceptive way permeated much of the Christian Church.
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Must Christianity Change Or Die? A Debate Between Al Mohler and John Shelby Spong
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Bro. Al gives an example of earnestly contending and defending the faith once delivered to the saints. - JT
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Obama’s Gay Rights Speech
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Crosstalk yesterday aired President Obama’s speech regarding gay rights that many missed in the mainstream media. It’s a tidal wave of gay rights efforts in Washington. Washington D.C. officially recognizes gay marriage as of this week as well.
Our nation is defenseless now. Even in the midst of unprecedented economic disaster, the spiritual rebellion continues from coast to coast. All the missile shields and all the state-of-the-art military technology will not be able to save us.
For heathen heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube and iron shard –
All valiant dust that builds on dust,
And guarding calls not Thee to guard.
For frantic boast and foolish word,
Thy Mercy on Thy People, Lord!
–Kipling
UK Paper: Mysticism to Replace Christianity
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Lighthouse Trails reports on the Times article claiming that mysticism is quickly replacing Christianity. Read it here.
TBN Now Promoting Another False Prophet
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Who is Andrew Wommack? He is the head of AWM (Andrew Wommack Ministries), and leader of The Gospel Truth, one of TBN’s latest additions to it’s broadcasting network, and a blatant attack on scriptural authority, among other things. TBN (Trinity Broadcasting network), the largest Christian broadcaster in the world, has scheduled Wommacks show to air once a week on Monday’s. The offer [...]
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: I Thought Roe Was To Rid Undesirables
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Worldnetdaily reports this morning an amazingly sad piece on the comments of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg concerning the 1973 landmark decision of Roe v. Wade.
“In an astonishing admission, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she was under the impression that legalizing abortion with the 1973 Roe. v. Wade case [...]
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: I Thought Roe Was To Rid Undesirables
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Worldnetdaily reports this morning an amazingly sad piece on the comments of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg concerning the 1973 landmark decision of Roe v. Wade.
“In an astonishing admission, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she was under the impression that legalizing abortion with the 1973 Roe. v. Wade case [...]
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: I Thought Roe Was To Rid Undesirables
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Worldnetdaily reports this morning an amazingly sad piece on the comments of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg concerning the 1973 landmark decision of Roe v. Wade.
“In an astonishing admission, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she was under the impression that legalizing abortion with the 1973 Roe. v. Wade case [...]
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: I Thought Roe Was To Rid Undesirables
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Worldnetdaily reports this morning an amazingly sad piece on the comments of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg concerning the 1973 landmark decision of Roe v. Wade.
“In an astonishing admission, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she was under the impression that legalizing abortion with the 1973 Roe. v. Wade case [...]
