Friday Church News Notes
August 28, 2026, Volume 27, Issue 35
THE NEW AMERICA COULD NOT BUILD THE OLD AMERICA (Friday Church News Notes, August 28, 2026, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - There are two Americas today, the old America, endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable Rights, among which are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness, and the new America of socialism, cultural Marxism, the new morality, the cancel culture, pro-abortion, pro-homosexuality, pro-transsexualism, pro-corruption of children, and.. see full report
August 28, 2026, Volume 27, Issue 35
THE NEW AMERICA COULD NOT BUILD THE OLD AMERICA (Friday Church News Notes, August 28, 2026, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - There are two Americas today, the old America, endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable Rights, among which are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness, and the new America of socialism, cultural Marxism, the new morality, the cancel culture, pro-abortion, pro-homosexuality, pro-transsexualism, pro-corruption of children, and.. see full report
Luther, Hitler, and the Jews
August 27, 2026
The following is excerpted from Ed Gaskin, “Martin Luther, the Reformation, and Christian Antisemitism,” The Times of Israel, nd:
Note: Gaskin claims that it is a myth that the Jews killed Jesus. In fact, the Jewish leaders led the campaign to kill Jesus and they manipulated the Roman governor Pontius Pilate to have him executed even though Pilate said Jesus was innocent. The truth is that Jesus was killed by the Jews, by the Roman government, and by every sinner who has ever lived, for He suffered and died as a sacrificial offering to God for man’s sin.. see full report
August 27, 2026
The following is excerpted from Ed Gaskin, “Martin Luther, the Reformation, and Christian Antisemitism,” The Times of Israel, nd:
Note: Gaskin claims that it is a myth that the Jews killed Jesus. In fact, the Jewish leaders led the campaign to kill Jesus and they manipulated the Roman governor Pontius Pilate to have him executed even though Pilate said Jesus was innocent. The truth is that Jesus was killed by the Jews, by the Roman government, and by every sinner who has ever lived, for He suffered and died as a sacrificial offering to God for man’s sin.. see full report
The Resurrection Body
August 26, 2026 (first published August 31, 2020
The following is excerpted from the Way of Life Commentary Series, The Corinthian Epistles, www.wayoflife.org -
The bodily resurrection is a teaching that is unique to the Christian faith. While Islam has an ill-defined doctrine of resurrection, most pagan religions do not believe in it. Hindus, Buddhists, New Agers, Animists, Wiccans, and many others believe in reincarnation or the transmigration of the soul.
1 Corinthians 15 is the clearest teaching in the Bible on the nature of the bodily resurrection and is therefore one of the most amazing and precious chapters in the Scripture. These are.. see full report
August 26, 2026 (first published August 31, 2020
The following is excerpted from the Way of Life Commentary Series, The Corinthian Epistles, www.wayoflife.org -
The bodily resurrection is a teaching that is unique to the Christian faith. While Islam has an ill-defined doctrine of resurrection, most pagan religions do not believe in it. Hindus, Buddhists, New Agers, Animists, Wiccans, and many others believe in reincarnation or the transmigration of the soul.
1 Corinthians 15 is the clearest teaching in the Bible on the nature of the bodily resurrection and is therefore one of the most amazing and precious chapters in the Scripture. These are.. see full report
Evangelicals Questioning Hell
August 25, 20267 (first published November 14, 2000)
August 25, 20267 (first published November 14, 2000)
“There is no mystery about this matter, because God has spoken.”
Those who call themselves “evangelical” (a term that has become almost meaningless) are increasingly questioning and modifying the biblical doctrine of an eternal, fiery hell,. A fundamental element in the neo-evangelicalism founded in the 1950s by men such as Harold Ockenga and Billy Graham was the “repudiation of separatism.” This was actually a repudiation of Bible Christianity, which demands separation (e.g., Romans 16:17; 1 Corinthians 15:33; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Ephesians 5:11; Colossians 2:8; 2 Timothy 2:16-18; 3:5; 2 John 1:8-11). It is no surprise.. see full report
Friday Church News Notes
August 21, 2026, Volume 27, Issue 34
ISRAEL MISTAKENLY EXPECTS CLEANSING FROM A RED HEIFER (Friday Church News Notes, August 21, 2026, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - Orthodox Jews in Israel are trying to raise a red heifer that can be used for ritual cleansing according to Numbers 19. A third heifer was born the first week of August in Shiloh, Israel. Under the law of Moses, the heifer was to be slain outside the camp, its blood sprinkled before the tabernacle seven times, and it was to be burned together with cedar wood, hyssop, and.. see full report
August 21, 2026, Volume 27, Issue 34
ISRAEL MISTAKENLY EXPECTS CLEANSING FROM A RED HEIFER (Friday Church News Notes, August 21, 2026, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - Orthodox Jews in Israel are trying to raise a red heifer that can be used for ritual cleansing according to Numbers 19. A third heifer was born the first week of August in Shiloh, Israel. Under the law of Moses, the heifer was to be slain outside the camp, its blood sprinkled before the tabernacle seven times, and it was to be burned together with cedar wood, hyssop, and.. see full report
Christ’s Resurrection: The Testimony of Lawyers
August 20, 2026 (first published November 6, 2025
August 20, 2026 (first published November 6, 2025
Following are the testimonies of lawyers and judges in regard to the evidence of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is excerpted from An Unshakeable Faith: A Christian Apologetics Course, www.wayoflife.org:
Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) was a noted Dutch “jurist and scholar whose works are of fundamental importance in international law,” according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. He wrote Latin elegies at the age of eight and entered Leiden University at eleven. Considered “the father of international law,” he wrote The Truth of the Christian Religion (1627) in which he legally defended the historical fact of the Resurrection (cited from “The Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ - Part 2,” John Ankerberg Show, jashow.ca).
Thomas Sherlock (1678-1761) wasn’t a lawyer but he was trained in law. He was a Cambridge-educated theologian.. see full report
Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) was a noted Dutch “jurist and scholar whose works are of fundamental importance in international law,” according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. He wrote Latin elegies at the age of eight and entered Leiden University at eleven. Considered “the father of international law,” he wrote The Truth of the Christian Religion (1627) in which he legally defended the historical fact of the Resurrection (cited from “The Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ - Part 2,” John Ankerberg Show, jashow.ca).
Thomas Sherlock (1678-1761) wasn’t a lawyer but he was trained in law. He was a Cambridge-educated theologian.. see full report
Form Criticism Creeping Into Fundamentalism
August 19, 2026
The following is excerpted from The Doctrine Which Ye Have Learned, 503 pages, available from the Books or the Courses section of wayoflife.org.
Form criticism or redaction criticism are modernistic theories about the formation of the Gospels.
Major Principles of Form Criticism
August 19, 2026
The following is excerpted from The Doctrine Which Ye Have Learned, 503 pages, available from the Books or the Courses section of wayoflife.org.
Form criticism or redaction criticism are modernistic theories about the formation of the Gospels.
Major Principles of Form Criticism
The Gospel writers used a common oral tradition that was circulated among the Christians for some time before anything was written down. Textual critics Alford (1849) and Westcott (1860) promoted this view.
The Gospel writers used other sources. One supposed source is the “Q” document. Though no such document exists, many false teachers believe this mythical writing was the source of some or all of.. see full report
A Library on the Music Issue
August 18, 2026
The following materials are available at the Way of Life web site under the Books and Courses sections at wayoflife.org -
The Directory of Contemporary Christian Musicians. Free eBook. This large directory contains information on influential contemporary worship musicians who are creating the music that is being used ever more widely by independent Baptists and very conservative Bible and evangelical churches. The Directory documents the history of contemporary praise music from its inception in the Jesus People movement and.. see full report
August 18, 2026
The following materials are available at the Way of Life web site under the Books and Courses sections at wayoflife.org -
The Directory of Contemporary Christian Musicians. Free eBook. This large directory contains information on influential contemporary worship musicians who are creating the music that is being used ever more widely by independent Baptists and very conservative Bible and evangelical churches. The Directory documents the history of contemporary praise music from its inception in the Jesus People movement and.. see full report
Friday Church News Notes
August 14, 2026, Volume 27, Issue 33
IRAN CONTINUES BRUTAL KILLINGS OF PROTESTERS (Friday Church News Notes, August 14, 2026, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The following is excerpted from “The world looks away,” The Jerusalem Post, Aug. 6, 2026: “The Islamic Republic’s response to January, when an estimated 30,000-40,000 people were massacred in two days, did not suddenly end when gunfire emptied the streets. It continued through arrests, interrogations, forced confessions, Revolutionary Court proceedings, and executions carried out months after the uprising’s.. see full report
August 14, 2026, Volume 27, Issue 33
IRAN CONTINUES BRUTAL KILLINGS OF PROTESTERS (Friday Church News Notes, August 14, 2026, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The following is excerpted from “The world looks away,” The Jerusalem Post, Aug. 6, 2026: “The Islamic Republic’s response to January, when an estimated 30,000-40,000 people were massacred in two days, did not suddenly end when gunfire emptied the streets. It continued through arrests, interrogations, forced confessions, Revolutionary Court proceedings, and executions carried out months after the uprising’s.. see full report
Chuck Swindoll’s Unbiblical Grace
August 13, 2026
See full report for important introduction.
Chuck Swindoll (b. 1934) is an extremely influential evangelical leader and nationally syndicated radio personality. He was the senior pastor of First Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton, California, from 1971-1994, president of Dallas Theological Seminary from 1994 to 2001, and founder of Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas, in 1998. In April 2024 he stepped down as senior pastor but continues to preach as health allows. His Insight for Living ministry hosts his web site, publishes his 70 books, and airs his radio program on about 2,000 stations in 15 languages. Swindoll’s wife, Cynthia, serves as president and chief executive officer of the ministry and its.. see full report
August 13, 2026
See full report for important introduction.
Chuck Swindoll (b. 1934) is an extremely influential evangelical leader and nationally syndicated radio personality. He was the senior pastor of First Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton, California, from 1971-1994, president of Dallas Theological Seminary from 1994 to 2001, and founder of Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas, in 1998. In April 2024 he stepped down as senior pastor but continues to preach as health allows. His Insight for Living ministry hosts his web site, publishes his 70 books, and airs his radio program on about 2,000 stations in 15 languages. Swindoll’s wife, Cynthia, serves as president and chief executive officer of the ministry and its.. see full report
What a Conservative Independent Baptist Church Is Often Missing
August 12, 2026
I am thankful for those very conservative independent Baptist churches that are not yet caught up in “the collapse.” (See Fundamental Baptists: History, Collapse, and Revival at the Books section of www.wayoflife.org.)
They hold to the King James Bible and have not capitulated to contemporary music; they have biblical “standards”; they have some godly Christian families and some of the young people are serving the Lord from the heart; they are evangelistic and are seeing some real conversions. They are not “big man” followers. Typically they have Bible institutes. They give .. see full report
August 12, 2026
I am thankful for those very conservative independent Baptist churches that are not yet caught up in “the collapse.” (See Fundamental Baptists: History, Collapse, and Revival at the Books section of www.wayoflife.org.)
They hold to the King James Bible and have not capitulated to contemporary music; they have biblical “standards”; they have some godly Christian families and some of the young people are serving the Lord from the heart; they are evangelistic and are seeing some real conversions. They are not “big man” followers. Typically they have Bible institutes. They give .. see full report
Dr. Garlock Changed His Stance on Music
August 11, 2026 (first published February 3, 2015)
August 11, 2026 (first published February 3, 2015)
[A previous edition of this report was titled “Dr. Garlock Misses an Important Point,” Feb. 3, 2015.]
The music issue is a huge issue in Bible-believing churches, and I intend to continue to speak out about it as long as the Lord allows. The Lord has given me a unique background by which to judge this issue, not only as a former rock & roller, but also as a musician, preacher, missionary, father, grandfather, and researcher.
I realize that many independent Baptist preachers have shut their ears to anything I have to say, but that is their business, and the Lord will have the final word as to all such things.
I thank the Lord that many of the Lord’s people are still listening, and I hear from lots of these each year urging me to keep sounding the trumpet against the.. see full report
The music issue is a huge issue in Bible-believing churches, and I intend to continue to speak out about it as long as the Lord allows. The Lord has given me a unique background by which to judge this issue, not only as a former rock & roller, but also as a musician, preacher, missionary, father, grandfather, and researcher.
I realize that many independent Baptist preachers have shut their ears to anything I have to say, but that is their business, and the Lord will have the final word as to all such things.
I thank the Lord that many of the Lord’s people are still listening, and I hear from lots of these each year urging me to keep sounding the trumpet against the.. see full report
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