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How Do We Enslave Ourselves to the Law?

Many people today may not realize that the very first civil rights act was passed in 1866 by Republicans in Congress. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was the first federal law to define citizenship and affirm equal protection under the law for all citizens. However, this act was not strong enough to ensure the […]

Memorials

Then Joshua called the twelve men from the people of Israel, whom he had appointed, a man from each tribe. And Joshua said to them, “Pass on before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take up each of you a stone upon his shoulder, according to the […]

“Greater” Works Than These?

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father (John 14:12) Following the context of Scripture, or any document really, is important in order to grasp the full meaning of a […]

Invoking the Power of “Mom”

Often when Christian’s talk with those of a different belief system or worldview, they have the idea that by simply presenting the facts and evidence for the Christian worldview, the person will “see” the truth, and embrace it. If only it were so! It is of course very important to be ready and able to […]

The Good, Good News

We originally posted this on August 3, 2017, as a follow-up to a blog which MCOI Senior Researcher Ron Henzel had posted a week earlier. His blog, “N.T. Wright’s Long Farewell,” drew comments which seemed to indicate that some believed salvation can only be achieved the old-fashioned way: We earn it. In light of more […]

The End of Comfortable Christianity?

  Editor’s Note: Over the past eighteen months or so one of the questions we receive most often is how did Western culture change so rapidly? Our response is it didn’t. All of this has been in the works for a very long time. We and others have been writing and speaking on this for […]

Organizational Salvation

Does salvation come by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone or is it dispensed by a particular God-appointed organization? Shortly after I came to the faith, Joy, who had been a believer from childhood, and I along with several of our newly born-again friends began attending a church. Joy was the only one […]

The Soteriology of Anime

Synopsis What are the Salvation Messages behind Anime, i.e., the Soteriology of Anime? What are the Salvation Messages behind Anime of which parents should be aware; and how are they used by cult groups? Introduction Perhaps a good place to begin an introduction would be to define key terms. For some the word “soteriology” may […]

Is Progressive Christianity Christian?

As human beings, we cannot know the heart of another. We certainly do not know someone’s spiritual condition as it relates to the Lord. However, determining whether individual Progressives are Christian is a completely different question than determining if Progressive Christianity is Christian. This is hardly a new issue. In his excellent 1923 book, Christianity […]

Will the Real Joel’s Army Please Stand Up?

This article was originally posted in 2020. In it we were addressing two ways in which false teachers interpret and twist scripture in order to deceive the unwary. Sadly, these two tricks seem to be remarkably effective. The first involves ignoring context when “interpreting” the Bible. Once context is abandoned, scripture can be manipulated to […]