Theodore Beza: Anabaptists' Great Error

H/T to Andy Underhile.

“The Anabaptists greatly err by opposing the baptism of infants…. Although they may not have faith with its effects such as those who are of age — they may, however, have the seed and germ of it; seeing that the Lord has sanctified them from the mother’s womb (First Corinthians 7:14)…. We presuppose in general that they are children of God — who are born of a believing

American Church Watch: Ending Postmodern Sexual Compromises

Highlights below--in yellow--suggest our thoughts. 
Evangelicalism is the new theological liberalism of yesteryear.  Give it 25 years.  Depth of theology does not occur with the Rick Warrens and Bill Hybels.  Or, with the TBN-enthusiasts or followers of Jimmy Swaggart.  Anecdotes and "it's all about me" stories abound.  Exegetes and systematicians are in short order and short demand.  Of

Definition of Marriage: Church of England Wedding on 12 May 2012

Church of
England Wedding, 12 May 2012

          Two things are posted. These two things pertain to “marriage.”       First, we post a “wedding sermon” by the Rev. Mr. John Richardson, Church of England (somewhere near Chelmsford, we believe). He conducted the “wedding” today, Saturday, 12 May 2012. Inferably from the sermon, it sounds like the good parson used the 1662 Book of Common

Mohler & Warren in Twitter-Clash: Warren Demands Apology from Mohler

          Big
Al Mohler and Big Rick
Warren, Revivalist Spartans, yeah, Mega-Apes fighting, are engaging in
a twitter-fight over Big Al’s tweet yesterday about megachurches as the new
platform for 19th-20th century liberalism.  Big Rick wants an apology from Big Al.  These two Anabaptist titans spar for
visibility, influence, numbers and  market-shares.

          We covered Big Al’s note at: 

Doctrinal Ignorance: Megachurch the New Liberalism & Anti-Intellectualism

http://www.christianpost.com/news/is-the-megachurch-the-new-liberalism-74152/



Is
the Megachurch the New Liberalism?


By R. Albert
Mohler, Jr. , Christian Post Guest Columnist


May 1, 2012|9:05 am


"I love being a doctrinal, historical,
and theological illiterate!"


The emergence of the megachurch as a
model of metropolitan ministry is one of the defining marks of evangelical

Youtube Roundup on TBN Lawsuit

Youtube Roundup on
TBN Lawsuits

1.  Paul Crouch, Jr., talks about the inexcusable
$$-lusts, TBN, the anticipated attacks and the personal hurt watching his father, Paul Crouch, Sr., face criticisms over money-mania.  NY Times carried a
recent story entitled “TBN Family Feud Heats Up as Network Fires Back Against Fraud.”  The lawsuit and family feud reveal long known, lavish, and excessive

Joel Osteen: USA's Narcissist-in-Chief (Like American Evangelicals)

An excellent article.  Joel is an extension of his forbears as American narcissists, different only in degree compared to Baptacostalists like Together for the Gospel, Al Mohler, Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, Billy Graham and other revivalistic "evangelicals."  As Luther noted, Anabaptists are subjectivistic and akin to Romanism. None of them--the Anabaptists and Pentecostalists--

Why American Evangelicals Love the British

http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=15945

Why American Evangelicals Love the British John Stott, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. TolkienBy Molly Worthen Religion & Politics Magazinehttp://religionandpolitics.org/ May 1, 2012
John R. W. Stott's death last July, at the age of 90, prompted an outpouring of grief and fond memories all over the Christian world. But nowhere were

Shakespeare's "Othello:" Iago...Totally Corrupted, Utterly Depraved, Entirely Enslaved and Remorselessly a Rational Madman

Aside from our Biblical, Confessional, liturgical and historic committments, a study in rendered on

Iago, a keen antagonist in Shakespeare's Othello.  Iago appears to be a decretal reprobate from
eternity past.  We submit the following review of Iago, the corrupted, depraved, ontologically
enslaved,  epistemologically enslaved, volitionally enshackled and thoroughly corrupted Iago. 

Matt Kennedy: What Happened to Western Protestantism

http://www.standfirminfaith.com/?/sf/page/28647



What Happened to Western Protestantism?
Many people still ask, “So what happened to the Episcopal Church? What happened to mainline Protestantism?” “Why do so few who claim to be leaders in the church rejected the most essential doctrines of the faith?” Dr. RC Sproul answers that question in a masterful overview of the last 200 years of western

Urban Pastor: Evangelicals in the Church of England & Fanatics

The Urban Pastor, a Church of England cleric, brings a few notes about the situation in the Church of England.  We do endorse the idea that old Prayer Book Churchmanship puts a clamp on enthusiasts, fanatics and wild-eyed revivalists so common to the United States.  See:  http://theurbanpastor.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/economical-with-the-truth/.  Here's Urban Pastor:


"Interesting article from