Friday Church News Notes - Dec. 13
AUSTRALIA SIDES WITH UN AGAINST GOD’S WORD (Friday Church News Notes, December 13, 2024, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - On December 3, Australia voted in favor of a United Nations resolution “demanding Israel halt all settlement activity in Judea and Samaria, and to withdraw completely from the area, as well as Jerusalem” (World Israel News, Dec. 4, 2024). “Prior to Tuesday’s vote, Australia had hitherto refused to back such measures at the United Nations, alternating between abstaining and openly opposing resolutions.” A vote for this resolution is a vote against God’s.. see full report
AUSTRALIA SIDES WITH UN AGAINST GOD’S WORD (Friday Church News Notes, December 13, 2024, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - On December 3, Australia voted in favor of a United Nations resolution “demanding Israel halt all settlement activity in Judea and Samaria, and to withdraw completely from the area, as well as Jerusalem” (World Israel News, Dec. 4, 2024). “Prior to Tuesday’s vote, Australia had hitherto refused to back such measures at the United Nations, alternating between abstaining and openly opposing resolutions.” A vote for this resolution is a vote against God’s.. see full report
Errors in Popular Commentaries - Dec. 12
We use commentaries on a daily basis, have done so for a half century, and have benefited greatly from this practice. At the same time, we understand there are problems with most popular commentaries.
Following are some of these:
There is the problem of the allegorical interpretation of prophecy.
Most of the most widely-used commentaries are written from an amillennial perspective. As a result, they interpret prophecy allegorically and therefore falsely. This is true of Matthew Henry, Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, John Wesley, John Calvin, Adam Clarke, Albert Barnes, Matthew Poole, and a great many others. Consider some examples of the allegorical interpretation of Revelation 20:1-10.
“A prophecy of the binding of Satan for .. see full report
We use commentaries on a daily basis, have done so for a half century, and have benefited greatly from this practice. At the same time, we understand there are problems with most popular commentaries.
Following are some of these:
There is the problem of the allegorical interpretation of prophecy.
Most of the most widely-used commentaries are written from an amillennial perspective. As a result, they interpret prophecy allegorically and therefore falsely. This is true of Matthew Henry, Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, John Wesley, John Calvin, Adam Clarke, Albert Barnes, Matthew Poole, and a great many others. Consider some examples of the allegorical interpretation of Revelation 20:1-10.
“A prophecy of the binding of Satan for .. see full report
Pictorial Studies on Bible Culture- Dec. 11
The course Bible Times & Ancient Kingdoms has an extensive study on Bible culture.
It deals with battlement, manger, ephah, cubit, gerah, Herodian lamp, “in the gate,” millstone, phylactery, mezuzah, shofar, fine linen, pottery, scrolls, seals, divination, Caesar’s coin, widow’s mite, tombs, cosmetics and fashion.
The PowerPoint accompanying the textbook has more than 300 slides featuring photos from onsite research in Israel and other countries and major archaeological museums.
Bible Times & Ancient Kingdoms is part of the Way of Life Bible College. It a course on Bible culture, Bible history, and Bible archaeology, which has a two-fold.. see full report
The course Bible Times & Ancient Kingdoms has an extensive study on Bible culture.
It deals with battlement, manger, ephah, cubit, gerah, Herodian lamp, “in the gate,” millstone, phylactery, mezuzah, shofar, fine linen, pottery, scrolls, seals, divination, Caesar’s coin, widow’s mite, tombs, cosmetics and fashion.
The PowerPoint accompanying the textbook has more than 300 slides featuring photos from onsite research in Israel and other countries and major archaeological museums.
Bible Times & Ancient Kingdoms is part of the Way of Life Bible College. It a course on Bible culture, Bible history, and Bible archaeology, which has a two-fold.. see full report
DNA and Racism- Dec. 10
The following is excerpted from Woke Injustice: A Biblical Response to Critical Race Theory by Bryan Osborne (New Leaf Press, 2024) -
Every person on this planet, no matter where they live, is 99.6% genetically identical! Also, mitochondrial DNA with its accumulated mutations can be traced backward through the female lineage to a common female ancestor for all females today. If you assume a standard mutation rate and that humans are only related to humans, this “Mitochondrial Eve” lived approximately 6,000 years ago! (N.T. Jeanson, “On the origin of HumanMitochondrial DNA Differences, New Generation Time Data Both Suggest a Unified Young-Earth Model and.. see full report
The following is excerpted from Woke Injustice: A Biblical Response to Critical Race Theory by Bryan Osborne (New Leaf Press, 2024) -
Every person on this planet, no matter where they live, is 99.6% genetically identical! Also, mitochondrial DNA with its accumulated mutations can be traced backward through the female lineage to a common female ancestor for all females today. If you assume a standard mutation rate and that humans are only related to humans, this “Mitochondrial Eve” lived approximately 6,000 years ago! (N.T. Jeanson, “On the origin of HumanMitochondrial DNA Differences, New Generation Time Data Both Suggest a Unified Young-Earth Model and.. see full report
Friday Church News Notes - Dec. 6
SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH FIRST AMENDMENT IN LANDMARK COLORADO CASE (Friday Church News Notes, December 6, 2024, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - America’s Bill of Rights is the most robust protection of individual civil rights in the history of Gentile nations. It is the product of an experiment that began in England with the Magna Carta of the 13th century and concluded with the founding of the United States of America in the 18th. Though America’s Bill of Rights is under vicious assault and has been weakened over the past century and more by Congress and the Courts, it still offers protections far greater than those enjoyed by citizens of other nations. While America is ridiculously marked as a systemically.. see full report
SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH FIRST AMENDMENT IN LANDMARK COLORADO CASE (Friday Church News Notes, December 6, 2024, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - America’s Bill of Rights is the most robust protection of individual civil rights in the history of Gentile nations. It is the product of an experiment that began in England with the Magna Carta of the 13th century and concluded with the founding of the United States of America in the 18th. Though America’s Bill of Rights is under vicious assault and has been weakened over the past century and more by Congress and the Courts, it still offers protections far greater than those enjoyed by citizens of other nations. While America is ridiculously marked as a systemically.. see full report
The following is excerpted from the new book and Bible course An Evangelistic Church for the 21st Century:
Aggressive evangelism is a fundamental of the faith.
Most of the large aggressive churches of bygone days are dead or dying. For example, Highland Park Baptist Church of Chattanooga, Tennessee, no longer exists. The home of Tennessee Temple Bible College, Highland Park had a great emphasis on world missions. They campaigned on that. They had huge, enthusiastic missionary conferences in which hundreds of God’s people surrendered their lives to that glorious work and went across North America and to the ends of the earth to preach the gospel and plant churches. Highland Park had a great emphasis on evangelism. They campaigned on that. It was.. see full report
Aggressive evangelism is a fundamental of the faith.
Most of the large aggressive churches of bygone days are dead or dying. For example, Highland Park Baptist Church of Chattanooga, Tennessee, no longer exists. The home of Tennessee Temple Bible College, Highland Park had a great emphasis on world missions. They campaigned on that. They had huge, enthusiastic missionary conferences in which hundreds of God’s people surrendered their lives to that glorious work and went across North America and to the ends of the earth to preach the gospel and plant churches. Highland Park had a great emphasis on evangelism. They campaigned on that. It was.. see full report
The Downfall of Wheaton College
- Dec. 3
The following is excerpted from The History and Heritage of Fundamentalism and Fundamental Baptists, www.wayoflife.org....
Wheaton College was established in 1860 and was aligned with fundamentalism until the 1940s, when it was captured by the new evangelicalism.
- Dec. 3
The following is excerpted from The History and Heritage of Fundamentalism and Fundamental Baptists, www.wayoflife.org....
Wheaton College was established in 1860 and was aligned with fundamentalism until the 1940s, when it was captured by the new evangelicalism.
The third president, James Oliver Buswell (1926-1940), was “a force that kept Wheaton from embracing the liberal theology popular at that time.” It was advertised as “a safe college for young people” where modernism was “conclusively disproven” and faculty taught only “conservative social and economic views.” He strengthened the school’s moral code and required each.. see full report
Friday Church News Notes - Nov 29
UNION SEMINARY PERFORMS LAST SUPPER IN DRAG (Friday Church News Notes, November 29, 2024, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The following is excerpted from “Union Seminary,” The Disntr, Nov. 18, 2024: “Union Theological Seminary held a ‘Drag Communion’ event in their chapel, featuring drag performers presiding over the Lord’s Table while attendees were invited to dress in drag or any other ‘fabulous’ way they saw fit. The event promised to explore the ‘queerness’ of the Last Supper and other so-called ‘deep questions,’ all while reducing the sacred act of Communion to a flamboyant.. see full report
UNION SEMINARY PERFORMS LAST SUPPER IN DRAG (Friday Church News Notes, November 29, 2024, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The following is excerpted from “Union Seminary,” The Disntr, Nov. 18, 2024: “Union Theological Seminary held a ‘Drag Communion’ event in their chapel, featuring drag performers presiding over the Lord’s Table while attendees were invited to dress in drag or any other ‘fabulous’ way they saw fit. The event promised to explore the ‘queerness’ of the Last Supper and other so-called ‘deep questions,’ all while reducing the sacred act of Communion to a flamboyant.. see full report
Hymns - Jewels From Samuel Medley- Nov. 27
Samuel Medley (1738-1799) was a Baptist pastor and author of 230 hymns.
Samuel Medley (1738-1799) was a Baptist pastor and author of 230 hymns.
In his wayward youth, he was seriously wounded in the British navy at the Battle of Lagos. The surgeon told him that amputation was the only thing that would save his life and that a decision would have to be made the next day. Though Medley was living a wicked life, he prayed earnestly for God’s mercy. “The next morning when the surgeon came to examine his sounds, he lifted up his hands in amazement and said, ‘This is little short of a miracle.’ He found the patient so much better that he could scarcely believe his eyes. God had heard Medley’s prayer” (Christopher Knapp, Who Wrote Our Hymns).
Medley was released from the navy and was converted soon thereafter, in 1759, by hearing a sermon by Isaac Watt on Isaiah 42:6-7. It was read to him by his grandfather.. see full report
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Cary Schmidt, More Contemporary Fruit of Lancaster- Nov. 26
The following is from Ian Whitlock of Washington state. The res Lancaster Baptist Church of Lancaster, California, pastored by Paul Chappell, is spawning large numbers of contemporary churches by graduates, associates, and former staff members. Examples are Rock Hill Church, Fontana, California (pastored by Chappell’s son Matt); Coastline Baptist Church, Oceanside, California (pastored by Chappell’s brother, mentored Matt Chappell); Grace Gathering, Santa Barbara; Ambassador Baptist Church, Fresno, California; Southridge Church, San Jose, California; Citypoint Baptist Church.. see full report
The following is from Ian Whitlock of Washington state. The res Lancaster Baptist Church of Lancaster, California, pastored by Paul Chappell, is spawning large numbers of contemporary churches by graduates, associates, and former staff members. Examples are Rock Hill Church, Fontana, California (pastored by Chappell’s son Matt); Coastline Baptist Church, Oceanside, California (pastored by Chappell’s brother, mentored Matt Chappell); Grace Gathering, Santa Barbara; Ambassador Baptist Church, Fresno, California; Southridge Church, San Jose, California; Citypoint Baptist Church.. see full report
Replica of Ark of the Covenant
Friday Church News Notes - Nov 22
REPLICA OF ARK OF THE COVENANT DISPLAYED IN ISRAEL (Friday Church News Notes, November 22, 2024, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - A replica of the Ark of the Covenant is being displayed in Jerusalem and other parts of Israel as part of the Third Temple movement. Weighing 85 pounds, the Ark was constructed of Egyptian Acacia and 23.75 carat gold by a team of 17 volunteers who labored three-and-a-half years. It has been fitted with.. see full report
REPLICA OF ARK OF THE COVENANT DISPLAYED IN ISRAEL (Friday Church News Notes, November 22, 2024, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - A replica of the Ark of the Covenant is being displayed in Jerusalem and other parts of Israel as part of the Third Temple movement. Weighing 85 pounds, the Ark was constructed of Egyptian Acacia and 23.75 carat gold by a team of 17 volunteers who labored three-and-a-half years. It has been fitted with.. see full report
“The problem is not with our KJV Bible; it is with us as parents..”
Reply to Bryan Samms’ Position on the King James Bible Being Too Hard to Understand- Nov. 21
The following is from Ian Whitlock of Washington state. The response is to our report "Transitioning Churches Away From the King James Bible."
“I am a Baptist minister in the U.S. and have been deeply blessed by your ministry! I read with deep interest and sadness your article on Oct. 16th regarding churches transitioning to new versions. Once again you have been a watchman in Zion who has faithfully blown the trumpet with a certain sound.
“I can't imagine what those ministers are thinking!.. see full report
The following is from Ian Whitlock of Washington state. The response is to our report "Transitioning Churches Away From the King James Bible."
“I am a Baptist minister in the U.S. and have been deeply blessed by your ministry! I read with deep interest and sadness your article on Oct. 16th regarding churches transitioning to new versions. Once again you have been a watchman in Zion who has faithfully blown the trumpet with a certain sound.
“I can't imagine what those ministers are thinking!.. see full report
Divine Healing- Nov. 20
Following is a biblical study on the subject of divine healing:
Following is a biblical study on the subject of 1. The issue of divine healing has been confused today by the false teachings of the Pentecostal-Charismatic movement.
The absolute promise of healing has always been a part of this movement. Following are a few examples:
Oral Roberts (1918-2009). His first book in 1947 was titled If You Need Healing--Do These Things! He listed six steps to deliverance, the first being, “Know that God’s will is to heal you.”
Kenneth Hagin, Sr. taught, “Like salvation, healing is a gift. As children of God, we need to realize that healing belongs to us.”
Kenneth Copeland says that “Sickness is of the devil ... God has never used sickness to discipline His children ... I don’t care how old we are, it’s His will to take us home healed, well, whole, and delivered.”
Morris Cerullo says, “It is God’s will to heal every.. see full report
Following is a biblical study on the subject of divine healing:
Following is a biblical study on the subject of 1. The issue of divine healing has been confused today by the false teachings of the Pentecostal-Charismatic movement.
The absolute promise of healing has always been a part of this movement. Following are a few examples:
Oral Roberts (1918-2009). His first book in 1947 was titled If You Need Healing--Do These Things! He listed six steps to deliverance, the first being, “Know that God’s will is to heal you.”
Kenneth Hagin, Sr. taught, “Like salvation, healing is a gift. As children of God, we need to realize that healing belongs to us.”
Kenneth Copeland says that “Sickness is of the devil ... God has never used sickness to discipline His children ... I don’t care how old we are, it’s His will to take us home healed, well, whole, and delivered.”
Morris Cerullo says, “It is God’s will to heal every.. see full report
The Characteristics of Apostasy- Nov. 19
The following is excerpted from the soon to be published Understanding Bible Prophecy, a new course for the Way of Life Bible College. It has 22 video classes, a 516-page textbook, syllabus, review questions, and tests. See www.wayoflife.org.
The key passage on apostasy is 2 Timothy 3-4. Consider some of its characteristics:
Self-focused (“men shall be lovers of their own selves,” 2 Ti. 3:2). This is a major characteristic of modern society and its global pop culture: My music, my fashion, my Facebook, iPhone, iTunes, Youtube, advertising slogans such as “you can have it your way.” In 2006, Time magazine’s Person of the Year was “You.” The cover featured a plastic reflective.. see full report
The following is excerpted from the soon to be published Understanding Bible Prophecy, a new course for the Way of Life Bible College. It has 22 video classes, a 516-page textbook, syllabus, review questions, and tests. See www.wayoflife.org.
The key passage on apostasy is 2 Timothy 3-4. Consider some of its characteristics:
Self-focused (“men shall be lovers of their own selves,” 2 Ti. 3:2). This is a major characteristic of modern society and its global pop culture: My music, my fashion, my Facebook, iPhone, iTunes, Youtube, advertising slogans such as “you can have it your way.” In 2006, Time magazine’s Person of the Year was “You.” The cover featured a plastic reflective.. see full report
Friday Church News Notes - Nov 15
THIRD TEMPLE COIN FEATURING IMAGE OF TRUMP (Friday Church News Notes, November 15, 2024, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - In early 2018 the Temple in Zion (Hamikdah Betzion) organization issued a half shekel temple tax coin featuring images of Persian King Cyrus and U.S. President Donald Trump on one side and the Third Temple on the other. This was in recognition of Trump’s support for Israel and his public recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Currently there is no Jewish temple, of course, but the Temple in Zion is one of the groups preparing to build the third temple. Others are the Temple Institute, the Temple Mount Faithful, and Women for the Temple (who are practicing.. see full report
THIRD TEMPLE COIN FEATURING IMAGE OF TRUMP (Friday Church News Notes, November 15, 2024, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - In early 2018 the Temple in Zion (Hamikdah Betzion) organization issued a half shekel temple tax coin featuring images of Persian King Cyrus and U.S. President Donald Trump on one side and the Third Temple on the other. This was in recognition of Trump’s support for Israel and his public recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Currently there is no Jewish temple, of course, but the Temple in Zion is one of the groups preparing to build the third temple. Others are the Temple Institute, the Temple Mount Faithful, and Women for the Temple (who are practicing.. see full report
Hymns - “How Firm a Foundation” - God Singing to Man - Nov. 14
“How Firm a Foundation” appeared in the first edition of John Rippon’s Selections in 1787. The author is not certain, being attributed to K. A possible candidate is R. Keene, who was the precentor or song leader at Carter Lane Baptist Church which was pastored by Rippon.
The hymn is a glorious declaration of the believer’s security in Christ and the confidence that is available in every trial: sickness, poverty, deep waters, deepest distress, fiery trials, foes, and rivers of sorrow.
The original title was “Exceeding Great and Precious Promises” with a reference to 2 Peter 1:4.
It begins with the proclamation of the sufficiency of God’s Word and the necessity of faith. “How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!” We are reminded .. see full report
“How Firm a Foundation” appeared in the first edition of John Rippon’s Selections in 1787. The author is not certain, being attributed to K. A possible candidate is R. Keene, who was the precentor or song leader at Carter Lane Baptist Church which was pastored by Rippon.
The hymn is a glorious declaration of the believer’s security in Christ and the confidence that is available in every trial: sickness, poverty, deep waters, deepest distress, fiery trials, foes, and rivers of sorrow.
The original title was “Exceeding Great and Precious Promises” with a reference to 2 Peter 1:4.
It begins with the proclamation of the sufficiency of God’s Word and the necessity of faith. “How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!” We are reminded .. see full report
No Happy Pill: A Study of Antidepressant Drugs - Nov. 13
I am not a medical doctor. I am a Bible teacher. My concern is for the spiritual welfare of God’s people and the strengthening of homes and churches in these evil times. Anything that affects the mental and spiritual health of God’s redeemed people is the business of the churches.
God has given His people everything they need for life in this fallen world.
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works” (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
“According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is.. see full report
I am not a medical doctor. I am a Bible teacher. My concern is for the spiritual welfare of God’s people and the strengthening of homes and churches in these evil times. Anything that affects the mental and spiritual health of God’s redeemed people is the business of the churches.
God has given His people everything they need for life in this fallen world.
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works” (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
“According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is.. see full report
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