A cashless society means no cash. Zero. It doesn’t mean mostly cashless and you can still use a ‘wee bit of cash here & there’. Cashless means fully digital, fully traceable, fully controlled. I think those who support a cashless society aren’t fully aware of what they are asking for. A cashless society means:
Roman Catholics routinely appeal to 2 Peter 1:20 for justification of their position that Protestants are not allowed to properly interpret Scripture because they don’t have authority. Their approach is interesting because they are appealing to Scripture to justify why we Protestants can’t do the same thing; namely, appeal to Scripture for our position. Interesting.
This morning, I found out that Sam Allberry has been disqualified from ministry by the elders of the church where he was serving due to what they called an “inappropriate relationship”. In addition to serving at this church, Allberry was a frequent contributor to The Gospel Coalition (TGC) and Desiring God (John Piper’s site). To my surprise, I found out today that Allberry was also a frequent chapel speaker at Cedarville University. Allberry is an advocate for the idea that same sex attraction (SSA) is a result of the fall of man and is therefore simply a temptation, not a sin. He taught, even on the Cedarville campus, that one could live with SSA as a faithful Christian, as long as he did not go into lustful thoughts and actions. He himself claimed that this was his testimony.
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Paul commands Christians to greet each other with a holy kiss? Is this morally binding for today?
While the Mormon Church—Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or LDS Church—claims Christian roots, its beliefs significantly deviate from biblical Christianity. Mormons deny that Jesus is fully God, teach that God was once a man, and believe salvation is achieved through works, rather than grace, making it clear that Mormons are definitely not Christian.
Peter writes, “The gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as men, they may live in the spirit according to the will of God” (1 Pet. 4:6). Does this mean that people get to hear the gospel after they die?
Recent fossil discoveries in China are being greeted by evolutionists as among the most spectacular of the century. The fossils, say evolutionists, represent some of the earliest multicelled creatures. Evolutionists are publicizing these fossils as evidence for evolution. It’s not difficult, however, to see how these fossils support creation rather than evolution.
According to numerous skeptics, the Bible is inconsistent regarding whether or not water baptism is necessary (e.g., Drange, 1996; Morgan, 2003; cf. Wells, 2001). In Dennis McKinsey’s book, Biblical Errancy (2000), he lists several verses that teach the need for one to be baptized in order to be saved (Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 1 Peter 3:21; etc.), but then he lists four verses (John 4:2; 1 Corinthians 1:14,16,17) which allegedly teach that baptism “is not a necessity” (p. 61). According to these men, Jesus and Paul were confused regarding the purpose of baptism.
The Lord takes pleasure in his people. (Psalms 149:4)
“Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 3:20-21).
In Deuteronomy 27:2-8 we read of how Moses instructed Joshua to build an altar on Mt. Ebal after the Israelites had entered the Promised Land. There, the people were to sacrifice and give thanks to the Lord.
Problem: Are we saved from our sins by faith or by faith and baptism? Though the Bible says that baptism is a very important part of the Christian life, it is not necessary for salvation. The truth is that we are saved by faith alone in Christ alone. Let’s take a look at the scriptures used for both sides.
Every time I hear Andy Stanley talk about the Scriptures, I cringe. I get this sinking feeling of slow erosion—like watching a foundation quietly wash away under heavy rain beneath a house that still looks fine from the street.
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This is the only passage in the NT that states the salvific value of baptism (“baptism now saves you”). Does this mean that water baptism is necessary for salvation?
Ouch! You’ve just gotten a paper cut on your finger. What’s the first thing you do? If you’re like most people, you’ll probably put your finger in your mouth. If you think about it, you probably have no idea why you put your finger into your mouth. Actually, when a dog licks its wounds or when you put your paper cut-ravaged finger in your mouth, you are beginning medical treatment.