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Why Christians and Conservatives Sense that Romney Could Be Worse Than Obama

Posted on: Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 by Tricia Erickson

http://www.theconservativepundit.net/?p=892

Hear my interview on InformingChristians.com on the underbelly of the Mormon Religion:

Posted on: Friday, April 20th, 2012 by Tricia Erickson

http://www.debrajmsmith.com/TriciaEricksonInterview.html

Who cares what God says, I gotta be me!

Posted on: Monday, May 7th, 2007 by Marsha West

For those of you who are unversed in the Bible (you know who you are) here's a word of caution: When Julie tells you she's a “spiritual person” what she's saying is that she's a New Ager - or a coward. Generally New Agers are religious kleptomaniacs who steal ideas from Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shamanism, Native American spirituality and whatever else suits their fancy, to form their own “real and personal spirituality.” Lately I've noticed that a large number of people are saying they're “spiritual” even though they're professed Christians. In our PC world, admitting you're a Christian might create an uncomfortable situation, so mum's the word. But isn't it more prudent to hide your faith in the closet, so to speak, than to risk being ridiculed? Here's the problem with that logic. The “spiritual person” you fail to open up to may be on a quest for truth and, as often happens, God has engineered the situation to give you an opportunity to share your faith with a lost soul. Hiding in the closet makes you a coward. Most people who think of themselves as “spiritual” are not into Christianity, they're into New Age...

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Doing in Faith to the Least Among Us

Posted on: Saturday, April 28th, 2007 by Evelyn Joe

WHATEVER YOU DID UNTO ONE OF THE LEAST, YOU DID UNTO METhe Second Commandment SistersThrough the Potter's Vessel Parable On the last day, Jesus will say to those on His right hand, "Come, enter the Kingdom. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was sick and you visited me." Anybody can say it, but the lip service is enough for us to say: "I love God," without demonstrating the love to those you can afford not to because they are less than your equal or you have nothing to gain or at inconvenient times. St. John says that you are a liar if you claim to love God and you don't love your neighbor. How can you love God whom you do not see, if you do not love your neighbor whom you see, whom you touch, with whom you live? The practical application is, how can you love God when you can be insensitive to, and inconsiderate of, to the needs of those you interact with and prefer those from whom you can benefit? What God do you pray to when you cannot reconcile and live in harmony with those you know? And what does it mean to pray when we lie to gain an edge and hurt others? How can there be a nation of plenty and sophistry and there is so much misery?...

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Christian kids are too gentle to live amongst the wolves

Posted on: Saturday, April 14th, 2007 by Marsha West

Churches are doing children a great disservice in not teaching them sound doctrine. Here's a sobering fact the Church must come to grips with: Even children who are “churched” are woefully unprepared to “contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints” (Jude 1:3). This is a frontline issue, yet Church leaders and parents just don't “get” how important it is to teach the younger generation how to defend their faith. In the early Church the Apostle Paul faced this issue head on. He warns, “For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths" (2 Tim. 4:3-4). All of the Apostles had to deal with false teaching, Gnosticism in particular. For them getting it right was important! What exactly is Church doctrine? It's a set of core principles to be upheld by professing Christians. Doctrine both describes and teaches the will of God. You ask, “Why should anyone care if doctrine's being taught in...

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Marching Orders From The King

Posted on: Friday, February 16th, 2007 by Marsha West

The Barna Group did a survey asking people if they consider themselves to be evangelicals and 38% accepts the label. However, if you ask most self-professed evangelicals (SPE's) to define the e-word you will be met with a blank stare, as they have no clue how to answer the question. So allow me to explain.To begin with the public deems evangelicals as social conservatives who strongly support traditional family values. And they're right, sort of. Where the public misses the mark is that theology plays a large part in determining real from phony evangelicalism. Socially conservative Christians fall into two theological camps: orthodox and liberal. The early evangelicalism movement emphasized doctrinal orthodoxy and a “personal relationship” with Jesus Christ. Strong preaching from the Bible, personal conversion (admitting you're a sinner and asking God's forgiveness), and evangelism were stressed. Sadly, many SPE's are woefully ignorant of what the Bible teaches. SPE's don't attend church regularly and many have never done a serious study of the scriptures. (By far the best place to learn about the Bible is to attend a conservative church where God's Word is taught...

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The Message of Christmas Rings Loud and Clear

Posted on: Thursday, December 28th, 2006 by RWNetwork Administrator

Joy to the World, the Lord Is Come, Let Earth Receive Her King! So goes the Christmas carol celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. At Christmastime, Christians the world over gather to acknowledge that Jesus Christ, God's Son, came to rescue mankind from sinking into the pits of hell. Jesus became that bridge that connected mankind back to God again. Jesus offers hope. The message of Christmas is just that, a message. About the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Too many people associate Christ's birth as a story to tell, but they don't connect with it. It is a necessary story, a true story of redemption of mankind. Without it, mankind would have no hope. In a world where there is turmoil, Jesus Christ is the Prince of Peace. Even as Jesus Christ has ascended into the heavens and gone back to the Father, He left us inspiration and His love through His word, the Bible. As a source of strength, direction, and truth, Christians rely on the Bible. And they believe what it says. They believe in Christ's words and follow His example. Christians do not need other writings and scripts contradicting the Word of God and adding confusion. There is so much confusion put into the world...

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Compromising Our Christian Faith

Posted on: Tuesday, December 19th, 2006 by RWNetwork Administrator

"If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels."--Luke 9:26 (NIV) Those are the straightforward words of Jesus Christ as He spoke to His faithful followers while on earth. His words extend to the faithful today as well. Christians today are in fact denying Jesus Christ when they fail to be active in sharing the Gospel (or "Good News") with the world. Or if they are sharing it in compromised form to please everybody. It's also not enough for a Christian to attend church in "ritual mode." Being a Christian is more than that. It is a lifestyle, a way of life. Christians should be active in living out their faith as well as sharing it, openly with no reservations. So when I ran upon a story of theologian Lee Camp of Lipscomb University, who is reported to have said at a religious conference at the university that Christians should "let go" some of their beliefs for the sake of peace obtaining peace with other religions, ( http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061129/NEWS06/611290429 ), I was shocked. Now, there has been much controversy over Lee Camp's...

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€Whatever€ Christianity (Part 2)

Posted on: Friday, December 1st, 2006 by Marsha West

Scripture twisting has become an art form. This is not just a problem in America. All over the globe false teachers are pulling Christians into their web of deception. There's so much unorthodox teaching going on that it's impossible to expose all of it. Flawed “theology” should be obvious to Christians who are biblically literate. I'm not talking about Bible scholars; I'm talking about your average Jack and Jill Christian who study the Bible for all it's worth. What results from a diligent study of God's Word is discernment. Even so, false teaching blended with truth is sometimes hard to detect, even for the discerning mind. Which is why false teachers have been so successful at making their mark on the Church, and marketing their made up Christianity. Don't think for one minute that these men and women are unaware that what they've been feeding the gullible sheep is not only unorthodox, it's heretical. Many of them know perfectly well that they're preaching a different gospel. But they don't care! In Part one, I used Robert Schuller's “Theology of Self-Esteem” as an example. Rev. Schuller is the epitome of a false teacher who is preaching another...

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Lessons Learned from Katrina/Rita

Posted on: Monday, August 28th, 2006 by RWNetwork Administrator

Have we truly learned our lessons from Hurricane Katrina and Rita? I can guarantee you those storms will not be the last we see. After each disaster, there is a lesson to be learned, there can come some good out of something so terrible. Many of us ask the question "Why"? But we are missing the obvious.Many of us call on God after a disaster, and the mention of faith in the media seems prevalent after we face such calamities. But when all is well again, we go back to our lives as usual, and the fight continues to rid the public of any mention of God in society. Why is that? God isn't a God of convenience, someone we can call on when things are tough. He is always there, and when we tell Him to step back out of our lives, He obliges and allows events to happen to make us realize that we cannot do it all without Him. Tough situations we face at times can be overwhelming if we don't have His help. I believe that is what God is trying to tell us.**Precious giftsWhat matters most in life are those who are close to us. Our loved ones, our families. We must learn to appreciate them. Over 1,000 lives were lost to Hurricane Katrina alone! That should be a wake up call to us that life is fragile...

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