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Friday Church News Notes
Mar. 24
SWEDEN: FROM DEAD CHRISTIANITY TO ATHEISM TO ISLAM (Friday Church News Notes, March 24, 2023, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - Islam continues to take control of Great Britain and many parts of Europe. The following is excerpted from “Replacement theory is alive in the Islamic takeover of Europe,” Israel National News, Mar. 15, 2023: “Sweden had 8 percent Muslims in 2016. In 2050 it will have 11 percent Muslims if immigration stops completely, but up to 21 percent if it remains ‘normal,’ and 31 percent if it continues at the same pace of the last years. ... Not bad for the country that boasted of being ‘the least religious in the West.’ There was the transition of an entire people from Christianity to atheism. A Gallup poll said that only in China are there more atheists than in.. Read More
Mar. 24
SWEDEN: FROM DEAD CHRISTIANITY TO ATHEISM TO ISLAM (Friday Church News Notes, March 24, 2023, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - Islam continues to take control of Great Britain and many parts of Europe. The following is excerpted from “Replacement theory is alive in the Islamic takeover of Europe,” Israel National News, Mar. 15, 2023: “Sweden had 8 percent Muslims in 2016. In 2050 it will have 11 percent Muslims if immigration stops completely, but up to 21 percent if it remains ‘normal,’ and 31 percent if it continues at the same pace of the last years. ... Not bad for the country that boasted of being ‘the least religious in the West.’ There was the transition of an entire people from Christianity to atheism. A Gallup poll said that only in China are there more atheists than in.. Read More
The Sure Path to Revival Mar. 23
The following is excerpted from the new book HOLINESS: PITFALLS, STRUGGLES, AND VICTORY --
On the authority of God’s Word, there is a path to certain spiritual revival for every child of God
“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up” (James 4:8-10).
The Word of God promises that if the believer draws nigh to God, God will draw nigh to him. A believer, a home, or a congregation can have revival. It is promised and guaranteed by God Himself. It is not accomplished by.. Read More
The following is excerpted from the new book HOLINESS: PITFALLS, STRUGGLES, AND VICTORY --
On the authority of God’s Word, there is a path to certain spiritual revival for every child of God
“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up” (James 4:8-10).
The Word of God promises that if the believer draws nigh to God, God will draw nigh to him. A believer, a home, or a congregation can have revival. It is promised and guaranteed by God Himself. It is not accomplished by.. Read More
Lonnie Frisbee
Lonnie Frisbee and the Jesus People Movement Mar. 22
The new movie “The Jesus Revolution” documents the beginning of the Jesus People movement in California in the 1970s. It is a propaganda piece in support of Christian rock. It features the prominent role played by Lonnie Frisbee and Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapels. The following is excerpted from The Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians,
https://www.wayoflife.org/free_ebooks/directory-of-contemporary-worship.php
For a video report on the Jesus People Movement, see The Satanic Attack on Sacred Music video series, “CCM: A Bridge to Dangerous Waters # 2.”
https://www.wayoflife.org/s3/satanic_attack/.. Read More
The new movie “The Jesus Revolution” documents the beginning of the Jesus People movement in California in the 1970s. It is a propaganda piece in support of Christian rock. It features the prominent role played by Lonnie Frisbee and Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapels. The following is excerpted from The Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians,
https://www.wayoflife.org/free_ebooks/directory-of-contemporary-worship.php
For a video report on the Jesus People Movement, see The Satanic Attack on Sacred Music video series, “CCM: A Bridge to Dangerous Waters # 2.”
https://www.wayoflife.org/s3/satanic_attack/.. Read More
Reply to a Man Who Doesn’t Agree With Article “Does Regeneration Precede Faith?” Mar. 21
On March 16, we published George Zeller’s “Does Regeneration Precede Faith?”
Following is one of the replies to the article:
Dear Sir: You have no idea what Calvinism truly is. An extreme or hyper calvinist is one who doesn’t believe in evangelism. A real calvinist strongly believes in evangelism. Many of the missionary movements of the 18th and 19th century were started by calvinists. Do you deny that soul winners like Spurgeon and Whitfield were ardent calvinists?? The book you are offering on regeneration preceding faith is embarrassingly bad. Read John 5:1 in the Greek The one believing (present tense) has been born ( perfect indicative passive). Notice all the other times “born” is used in I John. All are the fruits of the new birth. You believe man is his own progenitor Read II Thess 2:13. Note the order. You as a KJV only advocate are at a big disadvantage.. Read More
On March 16, we published George Zeller’s “Does Regeneration Precede Faith?”
Following is one of the replies to the article:
Dear Sir: You have no idea what Calvinism truly is. An extreme or hyper calvinist is one who doesn’t believe in evangelism. A real calvinist strongly believes in evangelism. Many of the missionary movements of the 18th and 19th century were started by calvinists. Do you deny that soul winners like Spurgeon and Whitfield were ardent calvinists?? The book you are offering on regeneration preceding faith is embarrassingly bad. Read John 5:1 in the Greek The one believing (present tense) has been born ( perfect indicative passive). Notice all the other times “born” is used in I John. All are the fruits of the new birth. You believe man is his own progenitor Read II Thess 2:13. Note the order. You as a KJV only advocate are at a big disadvantage.. Read More
Friday Church News Notes Mar. 17
ANOTHER U.S. STATE ENACTS UNIVERSAL SCHOOL CHOICE (Friday Church News Notes, March 17, 2023, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - School choice is the only program that can have a significant impact in reducing the power of America’s mainstream public school system, and school choice is growing. At the same time, the government remains in ultimate control of the money in these schemes, which always spells danger at some point. The best thing Bible-believing parents can do, in our estimation, is to home school or church school and don’t take a dime from the government. God has promised to take care of those who trust Him. At the same time, the school choice movement is an encouraging sign in these times. The following is excerpted from “States pass universal school choice amid parental rights movement,” Fox News, Mar. 8, 2023: “Red-state governors across the country have passed universal school choice legislation, igniting what experts call a ‘revolution.’ ‘We’re seeing a.. Read More
ANOTHER U.S. STATE ENACTS UNIVERSAL SCHOOL CHOICE (Friday Church News Notes, March 17, 2023, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - School choice is the only program that can have a significant impact in reducing the power of America’s mainstream public school system, and school choice is growing. At the same time, the government remains in ultimate control of the money in these schemes, which always spells danger at some point. The best thing Bible-believing parents can do, in our estimation, is to home school or church school and don’t take a dime from the government. God has promised to take care of those who trust Him. At the same time, the school choice movement is an encouraging sign in these times. The following is excerpted from “States pass universal school choice amid parental rights movement,” Fox News, Mar. 8, 2023: “Red-state governors across the country have passed universal school choice legislation, igniting what experts call a ‘revolution.’ ‘We’re seeing a.. Read More
Does Regeneration Precede Faith? Mar. 16
The following is by George Zeller, Middletown Bible Church, Middletown, Connecticut,
https://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/reformed/regenera.pdf
The doctrine of man’s total depravity has been distorted by extreme Calvinists resulting in a wrong understanding of man’s inability. The Philippian jailer once asked, “WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?” (Acts 16:30-31 and compare Acts 2:37-38). Some extreme Calvinists, if they had been in Paul’s place, would have answered as follows: What must you do to be saved? Nothing! Absolutely nothing! You are spiritually DEAD and totally unable to respond to God until you are regenerated!
Extreme Calvinists teach that regeneration must precede faith, and that a person must be born again before he can believe. They would say that a person must have eternal life before he can believe because a person dead in sins is unable to.. Read More
The following is by George Zeller, Middletown Bible Church, Middletown, Connecticut,
https://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/
The doctrine of man’s total depravity has been distorted by extreme Calvinists resulting in a wrong understanding of man’s inability. The Philippian jailer once asked, “WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?” (Acts 16:30-31 and compare Acts 2:37-38). Some extreme Calvinists, if they had been in Paul’s place, would have answered as follows: What must you do to be saved? Nothing! Absolutely nothing! You are spiritually DEAD and totally unable to respond to God until you are regenerated!
Extreme Calvinists teach that regeneration must precede faith, and that a person must be born again before he can believe. They would say that a person must have eternal life before he can believe because a person dead in sins is unable to.. Read More
Hymns of Surrender - Give of Your Best, Draw Me Nearer, I Surrender All, Who Is on the Lord’s Side Mar. 15
We will consider four of the wealth of hymns emphasizing surrender and devotion.
“GIVE OF YOUR BEST TO THE MASTER” by Howard Grose, 1902
Grose’s poem is in 8.7.8.7 meter, and the tune that is used is “Bernard” by Charlotte Barnard, 1864.
Grose (1851-1939) was an ordained Baptist minister who served at First Baptist Church, Poughkeepsie, New York (1883-87) and First Baptist Church of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (1888-90). He was president of the University of South Dakota (1890-92) and taught history at the University of Chicago (1892-96). He was assistant editor of The Watchman and editor of the American Baptist Home Mission’s journal. (Cited from Hymnary.org).. Read More
We will consider four of the wealth of hymns emphasizing surrender and devotion.
“GIVE OF YOUR BEST TO THE MASTER” by Howard Grose, 1902
Grose’s poem is in 8.7.8.7 meter, and the tune that is used is “Bernard” by Charlotte Barnard, 1864.
Grose (1851-1939) was an ordained Baptist minister who served at First Baptist Church, Poughkeepsie, New York (1883-87) and First Baptist Church of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (1888-90). He was president of the University of South Dakota (1890-92) and taught history at the University of Chicago (1892-96). He was assistant editor of The Watchman and editor of the American Baptist Home Mission’s journal. (Cited from Hymnary.org).. Read More
The Gettys - The Pied Pipers of Contemporary Worship Music Mar. 14
The following is from the Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians, which is available in print or as a free eBook from Way of Life Literature, www-wayoflife.org --
Keith and Kristyn Getty’s “contemporary hymns” are used widely among “traditional, non-contemporary” churches, because they are considered relatively safe.
Keith and Kristyn Getty partner with Stuart Townend to form Getty-Townend Music (GTM).
“Up to 100 million people worldwide sing Keith Getty’s hymns in church services each year” (“Hitting the right notes,” Belfast Telegraph, Aug. 11, 2018). The Getty-Townend hymn (Townend wrote the lyrics and Getty, the music) “In Christ Alone” has become one of the most famous hymns ever written, with an estimated 40 to 50 million people.. Read More
The following is from the Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians, which is available in print or as a free eBook from Way of Life Literature, www-wayoflife.org --
Keith and Kristyn Getty’s “contemporary hymns” are used widely among “traditional, non-contemporary” churches, because they are considered relatively safe.
Keith and Kristyn Getty partner with Stuart Townend to form Getty-Townend Music (GTM).
“Up to 100 million people worldwide sing Keith Getty’s hymns in church services each year” (“Hitting the right notes,” Belfast Telegraph, Aug. 11, 2018). The Getty-Townend hymn (Townend wrote the lyrics and Getty, the music) “In Christ Alone” has become one of the most famous hymns ever written, with an estimated 40 to 50 million people.. Read More
Friday Church News Notes Mar. 10
RIGHTNOW MEDIA: A PATH INTO THE DANGEROUS WORLD OF CONTEMPORARY EVANGELICALISM (Friday Church News Notes, March 10, 2023, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - RightNow Media advertises itself to pastors as “the world’s largest library of video-driven Bible study resources, used by more than 24,000 churches, schools, and organizations.” A church membership gives the members “access to thousands of inspirational videos anytime, including kids content.” That which is advertised as a spiritual help and blessing is actually a window into the very dangerous world of modern evangelicalism, a world filled with heresy, an ecumenical path to “the greater church,” which is nothing less than the end-time one-world church. The two great dangers of the internet are moral pollution (e.g., pornography) and spiritual pollution (heresy). These are great.. Read More
RIGHTNOW MEDIA: A PATH INTO THE DANGEROUS WORLD OF CONTEMPORARY EVANGELICALISM (Friday Church News Notes, March 10, 2023, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - RightNow Media advertises itself to pastors as “the world’s largest library of video-driven Bible study resources, used by more than 24,000 churches, schools, and organizations.” A church membership gives the members “access to thousands of inspirational videos anytime, including kids content.” That which is advertised as a spiritual help and blessing is actually a window into the very dangerous world of modern evangelicalism, a world filled with heresy, an ecumenical path to “the greater church,” which is nothing less than the end-time one-world church. The two great dangers of the internet are moral pollution (e.g., pornography) and spiritual pollution (heresy). These are great.. Read More
Praise for the King James Bible
Mar. 9
The following is excerpted from THE GLORIOUS HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE (D. Cloud). Find it on our website HERE.
The King James Bible is a masterpiece of Bible translation. It is a solid translation of the Hebrew and Greek and its English language is peerless. It has been called “The Miracle of English Prose.”
The following statements singing the praise of the King James Bible could be greatly multiplied. I have about 100 books in my library that extol its excellence.
In his book The Word of God in English: Criteria for Excellence in Bible Translation (Wheaton: Crossway Book, 2002), Dr. Leland Ryken, professor of English at Wheaton College, continually applauds the KJV, praising its beauty, dignity, and power... Read More
Mar. 9
The following is excerpted from THE GLORIOUS HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE (D. Cloud). Find it on our website HERE.
The King James Bible is a masterpiece of Bible translation. It is a solid translation of the Hebrew and Greek and its English language is peerless. It has been called “The Miracle of English Prose.”
The following statements singing the praise of the King James Bible could be greatly multiplied. I have about 100 books in my library that extol its excellence.
In his book The Word of God in English: Criteria for Excellence in Bible Translation (Wheaton: Crossway Book, 2002), Dr. Leland Ryken, professor of English at Wheaton College, continually applauds the KJV, praising its beauty, dignity, and power... Read More
When tested Scripturally, the Asbury “revival” is dangerous mysticism and blind ecumenism.
Asbury Revival vs. Biblical Revival Mar. 8
There is a lot of talk about revival these days, particularly the multi-day event at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, that spread to other college campuses. Thousands flocked to Asbury from various parts of the country in an attempt to “experience revival.” It was reported in the New York Times and Fox News. Prominent Christian leaders called it a revival. Anne Graham Lotz, Billy Graham’s daughter, said it could be the “last Great Awakening.”
We must test these things, and we have God’s Word as the infallible standard. We are to “try the spirits” (1 Jo. 4:1), “prove all things” (1 Th. 5:21), “search the scriptures daily whether those things were so” (Ac. 17:11). The Bible warns repeatedly about spiritual deception.. Read More
There is a lot of talk about revival these days, particularly the multi-day event at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, that spread to other college campuses. Thousands flocked to Asbury from various parts of the country in an attempt to “experience revival.” It was reported in the New York Times and Fox News. Prominent Christian leaders called it a revival. Anne Graham Lotz, Billy Graham’s daughter, said it could be the “last Great Awakening.”
We must test these things, and we have God’s Word as the infallible standard. We are to “try the spirits” (1 Jo. 4:1), “prove all things” (1 Th. 5:21), “search the scriptures daily whether those things were so” (Ac. 17:11). The Bible warns repeatedly about spiritual deception.. Read More
Friday Church News Notes Mar. 3
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS DISFELLOWSHIP SADDLEBACK (Friday Church News Notes, March 3, 2023, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The following is excerpted from “Southern Baptists,” DailyWire, Feb. 22, 2023: “California megachurch Saddleback Church, founded by prominent Christian leader and best-selling author Rick Warren, was disfellowshipped from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) on Tuesday over having a female pastor. Officials on the Executive Committee voted out one of the largest churches in the United States less than a year after Warren delivered his final sermon as Saddleback’s senior pastor and ushered in lead pastor Andy Wood and his wife, Stacie, who serves as a teaching pastor. Due to the church continuing to have a female functioning in the office of pastor, SBC Executive Committee Chairman.. Read More
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS DISFELLOWSHIP SADDLEBACK (Friday Church News Notes, March 3, 2023, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The following is excerpted from “Southern Baptists,” DailyWire, Feb. 22, 2023: “California megachurch Saddleback Church, founded by prominent Christian leader and best-selling author Rick Warren, was disfellowshipped from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) on Tuesday over having a female pastor. Officials on the Executive Committee voted out one of the largest churches in the United States less than a year after Warren delivered his final sermon as Saddleback’s senior pastor and ushered in lead pastor Andy Wood and his wife, Stacie, who serves as a teaching pastor. Due to the church continuing to have a female functioning in the office of pastor, SBC Executive Committee Chairman.. Read More
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