Friday Church News Notes - Jan. 17
THE HOWARD FAMILY: THE DANGER OF WRONG ASSOCIATIONS (Friday Church News Notes, January 17, 2025, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners” (1 Corinthians 15:33). Thomas Howard (1935-2020) was raised in a prominent fundamentalist family. His father Philip Howard, Jr., was the editor in the 1920s of the Sunday School Times, the largest weekly fundamentalist paper. Thomas’s uncle, Charles Trumbell, was the previous editor. The Howard family was a fundamentalist family, both in doctrine and practice. The Howard children.. see full report
THE HOWARD FAMILY: THE DANGER OF WRONG ASSOCIATIONS (Friday Church News Notes, January 17, 2025, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners” (1 Corinthians 15:33). Thomas Howard (1935-2020) was raised in a prominent fundamentalist family. His father Philip Howard, Jr., was the editor in the 1920s of the Sunday School Times, the largest weekly fundamentalist paper. Thomas’s uncle, Charles Trumbell, was the previous editor. The Howard family was a fundamentalist family, both in doctrine and practice. The Howard children.. see full report
Anti-Trinitarianism of Early Adventism - Jan. 16
Early pioneers of Seventh-day Adventism, which was formed in 1844, denied the doctrine of the Trinity. These included James White (husband of “prophetess” Ellen White), William White, James Edson, Uriah Smith, Joseph Bates, J.H. Waggoner, J.B. Frisbie, G.I. Butler, J.N. Andrews, D.W. Hull, E.J. Waggoner, R.F. Cottrell, A.J. Dennis, J.N. Loughborough, A.T. Jones, D.M. Canright, and W.W. Prescott. They taught that God the Father alone is the One supreme, eternal, self-existent, immortal God; that the Holy Spirit is the representative of God who comes forth from the Father but is not a Person in his own right; and that Jesus Christ derived his divine attributes by virtue of inheritance, that he preceded from the Father, and that he will always be subject to the Father.
Consider the following quotes:
“The way spiritualizers this way have disposed of or denied the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ is first using the old unscriptural Trinitarian.. see full report
Early pioneers of Seventh-day Adventism, which was formed in 1844, denied the doctrine of the Trinity. These included James White (husband of “prophetess” Ellen White), William White, James Edson, Uriah Smith, Joseph Bates, J.H. Waggoner, J.B. Frisbie, G.I. Butler, J.N. Andrews, D.W. Hull, E.J. Waggoner, R.F. Cottrell, A.J. Dennis, J.N. Loughborough, A.T. Jones, D.M. Canright, and W.W. Prescott. They taught that God the Father alone is the One supreme, eternal, self-existent, immortal God; that the Holy Spirit is the representative of God who comes forth from the Father but is not a Person in his own right; and that Jesus Christ derived his divine attributes by virtue of inheritance, that he preceded from the Father, and that he will always be subject to the Father.
Consider the following quotes:
“The way spiritualizers this way have disposed of or denied the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ is first using the old unscriptural Trinitarian.. see full report
Hymns - Jewels From Samuel Stennett- Jan. 15
The following is excerpted from Transforming Congregational Singing for the 21st Century, www.wayoflife.org -
Samuel Stennett (1727-1795) was a Baptist pastor and hymn writer.
His father, Joseph; paternal grandfather, Joseph; great-grandfather, Edward; and brother, Joseph, were all dissenting Baptist preachers.
Samuel’s grandfather Joseph Stennett (1663-1713) was one of the first Baptist hymn writers in England and published one of the first Baptist hymnals. From 1690 to his death, Joseph pastored the sabbatarian Particular Baptist church at Devonshire Square, London (afterwards in Pinners’ Hall). The Baptist.. see full report
The following is excerpted from Transforming Congregational Singing for the 21st Century, www.wayoflife.org -
Samuel Stennett (1727-1795) was a Baptist pastor and hymn writer.
His father, Joseph; paternal grandfather, Joseph; great-grandfather, Edward; and brother, Joseph, were all dissenting Baptist preachers.
Samuel’s grandfather Joseph Stennett (1663-1713) was one of the first Baptist hymn writers in England and published one of the first Baptist hymnals. From 1690 to his death, Joseph pastored the sabbatarian Particular Baptist church at Devonshire Square, London (afterwards in Pinners’ Hall). The Baptist.. see full report
Tight Clothing and Modesty- Jan. 14
Recently I commented on an advertisement for the Getty’s Sing 2019 worship conference that showed a woman dancing in super tight pants that look like they were painted on. I described this woman’s clothing as “incredibly immodest” (“The Getty’s Big Tent Christianity,” Friday Church News Notes, June 28, 2019). A reader commented, “I would definitely agree that her outfit was immodest, but I would not say that it was ‘incredibly immodest.” He also said that his 18-year-old daughter, who is a Getty fan, “will probably say that the outfit is not immodest.”
These two comments are intimately related. It has been said that what the parents allow in moderation... see full report
Recently I commented on an advertisement for the Getty’s Sing 2019 worship conference that showed a woman dancing in super tight pants that look like they were painted on. I described this woman’s clothing as “incredibly immodest” (“The Getty’s Big Tent Christianity,” Friday Church News Notes, June 28, 2019). A reader commented, “I would definitely agree that her outfit was immodest, but I would not say that it was ‘incredibly immodest.” He also said that his 18-year-old daughter, who is a Getty fan, “will probably say that the outfit is not immodest.”
These two comments are intimately related. It has been said that what the parents allow in moderation... see full report
Jimmy Carter
Friday Church News Notes
- Jan. 10
JIMMY CARTER DEAD AT 100 (Friday Church News Notes, January 10, 2025, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, died on Dec. 29 at age 100. A long-time Sunday School teacher at Maranatha Baptist Church of Plains, Georgia, Carter is an example of the apostasy that has leavened a large portion of Baptist churches. I am sad to say that the likable, ever-smiling Jimmy Carter was a lousy president and a worse Christian. He was an intelligent and well-meaning, but gullible, misguided do-gooder. On the presidential side, he gave away the Panama Canal, pushed through the Camp David Accords (which gave the Sinai peninsula to Egypt and weakened Israel’s control of the so-called West Bank), blamed Israel for Palestinian terrorism, helped pave the way for the Islamic.. see full report
- Jan. 10
JIMMY CARTER DEAD AT 100 (Friday Church News Notes, January 10, 2025, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, died on Dec. 29 at age 100. A long-time Sunday School teacher at Maranatha Baptist Church of Plains, Georgia, Carter is an example of the apostasy that has leavened a large portion of Baptist churches. I am sad to say that the likable, ever-smiling Jimmy Carter was a lousy president and a worse Christian. He was an intelligent and well-meaning, but gullible, misguided do-gooder. On the presidential side, he gave away the Panama Canal, pushed through the Camp David Accords (which gave the Sinai peninsula to Egypt and weakened Israel’s control of the so-called West Bank), blamed Israel for Palestinian terrorism, helped pave the way for the Islamic.. see full report
The Sexuality of Contemporary Worship Music- Jan. 8
As we have documented in The Directory of Contemporary Worship Music, this field is rife with immorality.
Some of the prominent Contemporary Christian Music artists who have committed adultery and/or been divorced and remarried are Steve Archer, Steve Camp, Bob Carlisle, Ralph Carmichael, Gary Chapman, Ja’Marc Davis of Raze, Eddie Degarmo, Michael English, Ryan Gingerich, Amy Grant, Stacy Jones of the rap group Grits, Ray Boltz, Dana Key, Bob Larson, Mylon LeFevre, Nikki Leonti, Sandi Patty (who admitted to committing adultery with at least two men and who left her husband for one of her backup singers), Kevin Prosch, John Michael Talbot, Randy Thomas, Greg Volz of Petra, Sheila Walsh, Jaci Velasquez, Wayne Watson, Deniece Williams, Larry Norman, Randy Stonehill, Tom Howard, Derek Webb and Sandra McCracken and members of the disbanded Barnabas.... see full report
As we have documented in The Directory of Contemporary Worship Music, this field is rife with immorality.
Some of the prominent Contemporary Christian Music artists who have committed adultery and/or been divorced and remarried are Steve Archer, Steve Camp, Bob Carlisle, Ralph Carmichael, Gary Chapman, Ja’Marc Davis of Raze, Eddie Degarmo, Michael English, Ryan Gingerich, Amy Grant, Stacy Jones of the rap group Grits, Ray Boltz, Dana Key, Bob Larson, Mylon LeFevre, Nikki Leonti, Sandi Patty (who admitted to committing adultery with at least two men and who left her husband for one of her backup singers), Kevin Prosch, John Michael Talbot, Randy Thomas, Greg Volz of Petra, Sheila Walsh, Jaci Velasquez, Wayne Watson, Deniece Williams, Larry Norman, Randy Stonehill, Tom Howard, Derek Webb and Sandra McCracken and members of the disbanded Barnabas.... see full report
R.A. Torrey’s Homelife- Jan. 7
The following is excerpted from The History and Heritage of Fundamentalism and Fundamental Baptists, www.wayoflife.org -
Christian homes that raise happy, healthy, dedicated Christian youth are homes that are filled with God’s Word and also filled with every blessing of life.
Consider R.A. Torrey, who was an evangelist who conducted worldwide crusades and also pastored Moody Church and was the head of Moody Bible Institute and later the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (Biola). He married Clara Smith in 1878, when he was 23, and they had four girls (Edith Clare, Blanche, Elizabeth, Margaret) and one boy (Reuben). All of the children served the Lord, and Reuben and his wife Janet were missionaries in China and Korea for 46 years... see full report
The following is excerpted from The History and Heritage of Fundamentalism and Fundamental Baptists, www.wayoflife.org -
Christian homes that raise happy, healthy, dedicated Christian youth are homes that are filled with God’s Word and also filled with every blessing of life.
Consider R.A. Torrey, who was an evangelist who conducted worldwide crusades and also pastored Moody Church and was the head of Moody Bible Institute and later the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (Biola). He married Clara Smith in 1878, when he was 23, and they had four girls (Edith Clare, Blanche, Elizabeth, Margaret) and one boy (Reuben). All of the children served the Lord, and Reuben and his wife Janet were missionaries in China and Korea for 46 years... see full report
Kenneth Copeland
Friday Church News Notes
- Jan. 3
KENNETH COPELAND SAYS HE WILL LIVE TO 120 (Friday Church News Notes, January 3, 2025, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - Speaking in December at his church in Texas, 88-year-old Word of Faith preacher Kenneth Copeland said he has made a deal with God so that he will live to be 120. “I have made and entered [into a] covenant with God and on December 6, 2056, I’ll see you all later. I’m out of here, 120 years old” (“Televangelist Kenneth Copeland,” Christian Post, Dec. 23, 2024). Copeland has uttered many false doctrines and false prophecies.. see full report
- Jan. 3
KENNETH COPELAND SAYS HE WILL LIVE TO 120 (Friday Church News Notes, January 3, 2025, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - Speaking in December at his church in Texas, 88-year-old Word of Faith preacher Kenneth Copeland said he has made a deal with God so that he will live to be 120. “I have made and entered [into a] covenant with God and on December 6, 2056, I’ll see you all later. I’m out of here, 120 years old” (“Televangelist Kenneth Copeland,” Christian Post, Dec. 23, 2024). Copeland has uttered many false doctrines and false prophecies.. see full report
Memory Verse Journal Plan- Jan. 2
Memory Verse Journal
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper” (Psalm 1:1-3).
If there is any one thing we can do to strengthen the churches (other than maintaining a regenerate church membership) it is to seriously strengthen the biblical depth of the congregation. “For every one that useth milk is.. see full report
Memory Verse Journal
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper” (Psalm 1:1-3).
If there is any one thing we can do to strengthen the churches (other than maintaining a regenerate church membership) it is to seriously strengthen the biblical depth of the congregation. “For every one that useth milk is.. see full report
January O Timothy Available- Dec. 31
The January 2025 issue of O Timothy magazine is available for free viewing/download. 24 pages. Mailed printed copies are available.
Lead article: Transitioning Churches Away From the King James Bible
Shallow Baptist churches that are uneducated in the Bible and in the fundamental issues of the day are ripe for the devil’s picking, and they are falling away from the truth on every hand.
Bryan Samms is pastor of River City Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida, which.. see Jan. Issue
The January 2025 issue of O Timothy magazine is available for free viewing/download. 24 pages. Mailed printed copies are available.
Lead article: Transitioning Churches Away From the King James Bible
Shallow Baptist churches that are uneducated in the Bible and in the fundamental issues of the day are ripe for the devil’s picking, and they are falling away from the truth on every hand.
Bryan Samms is pastor of River City Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida, which.. see Jan. Issue
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Friday Church News Notes
- Dec. 27
EINSTEIN’S GOAL (Friday Church News Notes, December 27, 2024, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - “Albert Einstein once said, ‘I want to know God’s thoughts in a mathematical way.’ Einstein wanted an equation, perhaps no more than one inch long, that would encapsulate all physical laws, the beauty, the majesty, the power of the universe into a single equation. That was his life’s goal” (“Einstein,” History Channel). Einstein, a Jew by heritage, was a brilliant man who had a gift of understanding “natural” laws, and he knew that those laws required a Designer, but according to his own testimony he never knew that Designer because he rejected the Designer’s Revelation. The Bible doesn’t encapsulate the mysteries of the universe in a mathematical.. see full report
- Dec. 27
EINSTEIN’S GOAL (Friday Church News Notes, December 27, 2024, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - “Albert Einstein once said, ‘I want to know God’s thoughts in a mathematical way.’ Einstein wanted an equation, perhaps no more than one inch long, that would encapsulate all physical laws, the beauty, the majesty, the power of the universe into a single equation. That was his life’s goal” (“Einstein,” History Channel). Einstein, a Jew by heritage, was a brilliant man who had a gift of understanding “natural” laws, and he knew that those laws required a Designer, but according to his own testimony he never knew that Designer because he rejected the Designer’s Revelation. The Bible doesn’t encapsulate the mysteries of the universe in a mathematical.. see full report
Hymns - Adalbert P. Cecil- Dec. 26
Lord Adalbert Percival Cecil (1841-1889)
The following is from The Little Flock Hymnbook: Its History and Writers by Adrian Roach. This Brethren hymnbook was first edited by G.V. Wigram in 1856 and revised by John Darby in 1881.
“Lord Cecil was born the son of the second Marquis of Exeter on July 18, 1841. While little is available as to his early boyhood, he came as a young man in contact with William Has-lam, an earnest preacher of the gospel in the Church of England. After he was saved he grew much in his soul and became active in proclaiming the gospel. He also ministered helpfully to the Lord’s people. Because of his position he was free to use his time and effort for the Lord’s work (1 Cor. 7:21).
“He was more interested in the heavenly family than in human distinctions. He mingled with rich and poor alike and through grace was at home with each. The testimony of one who knew him was: ‘Lord Adalbert Cecil was one of the most godly men we have ever .. see full report
Lord Adalbert Percival Cecil (1841-1889)
The following is from The Little Flock Hymnbook: Its History and Writers by Adrian Roach. This Brethren hymnbook was first edited by G.V. Wigram in 1856 and revised by John Darby in 1881.
“Lord Cecil was born the son of the second Marquis of Exeter on July 18, 1841. While little is available as to his early boyhood, he came as a young man in contact with William Has-lam, an earnest preacher of the gospel in the Church of England. After he was saved he grew much in his soul and became active in proclaiming the gospel. He also ministered helpfully to the Lord’s people. Because of his position he was free to use his time and effort for the Lord’s work (1 Cor. 7:21).
“He was more interested in the heavenly family than in human distinctions. He mingled with rich and poor alike and through grace was at home with each. The testimony of one who knew him was: ‘Lord Adalbert Cecil was one of the most godly men we have ever .. see full report
Christmas and Charles Wesley - Dec. 23
I want to take this occasion to bid each of our subscribers a blessed holiday season and a fruitful New Year in God’s will.
It seems that each year about this time some people write to ask about my views on Christmas. The subject of Christmas seems to stir up as many strong passions as Donald Trump and Covid vaccines!
Consider three examples:
“Take me off your list.... I am an ex-Catholic and my wife is also -- from the Philippines! Doubtless you are too stupid to know that worshiping God with Pagan, Dates, Symbols and Rituals does NOT please Him! We stopped 42 years ago - as soon as someone showed us, as Baptists, that it was wrong! How can you miss the encyclopedias, dictionaries, Internet and even God's word - Ex. 32-33, 1 Co. 10:1-5, Jer. 10:1-5 unless you are either not saved or wilfully disobedient! No need to answer unless you want to acknowledge just how stupid you really are!” .. see full report
I want to take this occasion to bid each of our subscribers a blessed holiday season and a fruitful New Year in God’s will.
It seems that each year about this time some people write to ask about my views on Christmas. The subject of Christmas seems to stir up as many strong passions as Donald Trump and Covid vaccines!
Consider three examples:
“Take me off your list.... I am an ex-Catholic and my wife is also -- from the Philippines! Doubtless you are too stupid to know that worshiping God with Pagan, Dates, Symbols and Rituals does NOT please Him! We stopped 42 years ago - as soon as someone showed us, as Baptists, that it was wrong! How can you miss the encyclopedias, dictionaries, Internet and even God's word - Ex. 32-33, 1 Co. 10:1-5, Jer. 10:1-5 unless you are either not saved or wilfully disobedient! No need to answer unless you want to acknowledge just how stupid you really are!” .. see full report
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