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SEEN IN PASSING

Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Prominent Evangelical Leader Succumbs to COVID. Marcus Lamb, a prominent Christian broadcaster known for his outspoken opposition to… SEEN IN PASSING

Seen in Passing

Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Christian Schools Shine During COVID. “In a recent survey of public school and Christian school parents, the Herzog… Seen in Passing

Gnosticism

“If your only tool is a hammer, every problem will look like a nail.” A similar thing could be said of Gnosticism. If you understand what Gnosticism is and how it works, you will see… Gnosticism

God-Given Rights and Responsibilities During the Pandemic

FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS ­­— COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The following was written by Pastor Bruce Naumann as a response
to a request posted on an online forum frequented by CLC members.

Dear Christian Friends,
I’ve been asked to provide some brief comments concerning our government’s instructions, during this time of preventing the spread of Covid-19, to refrain from public gatherings. How are we to respond to this, when our Lord instructs us to gather regularly for Christian fellowship?God-Given Rights and Responsibilities During the Pandemic

“You can have a relationship with Jesus Christ, just invite Him into your heart.” “I made a decision for Christ last week.”

READY TO GIVE AN ANSWER (DECISION THEOLOGY) Passages that will help you respond when people say… These statements and others like them are examples of what is broadly termed “decision theology.” Decision theology is taught… “You can have a relationship with Jesus Christ, just invite Him into your heart.” “I made a decision for Christ last week.”

THANK YOU!

Dear brethren: With Jacob at the brook Jabbok I say: “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac…I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all… THANK YOU!

The ELCA and Bankrupt Lutheranism

By Pastor Paul Fleischer, July 1989

An acquaintance regularly passes along to us The Lutheran, the magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). We peruse its contents, since we are not unconcerned about what is being said (written) and done in “mainstream” Lutheranism.

The contents of the magazine are indicative to us of how far from traditional (biblical) Lutheranism the ELCA has fallen. The profile of Lutheranism painted in practically every issue is more and more unrecognizable to us as deserving of the Lutheran name. The ELCA and Bankrupt Lutheranism

A COMPELLING LETTER

Dear fellow laborers in the Lord’s harvest field: “I’ve always encouraged my children to consider the public ministry for their life’s work, but now… I don’t know.” That was the very honest comment of a… A COMPELLING LETTER