Archive for September 2017
Is CNN Giving You A Political Panic Attack?
Don Johnson Have you heard the latest tweet from the president? Who can keep up? If you missed the tweets yesterday, there will be a new one today. And if you missed those, tune in to cable news, you will find the news readers all worked up about whatever the president had to say via…
Read MoreStraight Cuts: The Responsibilities of Leaders and Followers
Randy Shaylor FrontLine • May/June 2007 Hebrews 13:7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation. Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they…
Read MoreThe Jehoshaphat Principles
FBFI Pulpit: Dr. David Innes, Hamilton Square Baptist Church, San Francisco, CA| Series: What is Fundamentalism? How does error enter into the believing church? Good men allow it in for reasons that seem good at the time. Dr. Innes illustrates these principles from the biography of Jehoshaphat, good king of Judah, author of apostasy. His…
Read MoreHoliness
George Stiekes Part One But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 1 Peter 1:15-16 Be ye holy is the main verb in 1 Peter1:14-16 and it is an emphatic command upon all believers.…
Read MoreThe Christian God vs. the Muslim Allah
Habib J. Khoury FrontLine • March/April 2006 An early twentieth-century Christian scholar in Islamic Studies, Dr. W. St. Clair Tisdall, observed, “Islam contains some noble truths mingled with much that is erroneous. Its strength lies in these truths, its weakness in its false doctrines and its imperfect moral system.”1 I must add that its weakness…
Read MoreScoliosis of the Mind
Taigen Joos When I was a child, I was diagnosed with adolescent scoliosis. My back had a slight curvature to it, which was causing some discomfort and difficulties for me. Thankfully, my condition was not severe and was caught early so that treatment could be given. I ended up going to the chiropractor for a…
Read MoreThe Gospel Coalition
Dan Greenfield FrontLine • January/February 2015 Christians need and enjoy fellowship for mutual encouragement and effort for the cause of Christ. The most basic and essential institution for Christian fellowship is the local church. Sometimes believers, churches, and Christian ministries join together in associations, formal fellowships, or organized denominational structures. When considering a formal, organized…
Read MoreThat Which is Accursed
We are posting a series of messages preached by Dr. David Innes of Hamilton Square Baptist Church in San Francisco under the theme “What Is Fundamentalism?” In this message, Dr. Innes searches the Scriptures for a complete understanding of the term “accursed” used in Gal 1. The concept intensifies the obligation the believer has when…
Read MoreHow to Apply the Bible to Entertainment Choices Today
Brian Hand FrontLine • January/February 2014 Entertainment is not our enemy, but our Enemy employs entertainment effectively.1 Pretending, as some Christians do, that the Enemy is either incapable or unwilling to use entertainment to accomplish his agenda is naïve at best. It may amount to a spiritual dereliction of duty. But how can we navigate…
Read MoreVictory over Sin
George Stiekes Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house forever: but the Son abideth forever. If the Son therefore shall make you free ye shall be free indeed. John 8:34-36 Sin enslaves people for two reasons: 1)…
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