Tag: Word of God

Discernment Detractors: Calling Good Evil

By Warren B. Smith (author of A “Wonderful” Deception and False Christ Coming: Does Anybody Care?“) “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet,…

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What’s Wrong With a More Social Gospel?

by Paul Proctor Free-Lance Writer (used with permission) In an article for Christianity Today titled, “A More Social Gospel,” C.L. Lopez writes about a new evangelical emphasis emerging on college campuses: There has been a definitive shift in how campus…

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Trevor Baker: It Meant What It Said

Canadian Trevor Baker sings about defending the Christian faith, the last days, apostasy in the church, and the Word of God.Below are the lyrics to another of his songs,” It Meant What It Said,” from the album It’s All in Place. (See…

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Another Spirit or the Holy Spirit?

By Roger Oakland Understand the Times The Bible teaches there is another spirit, another gospel and another Jesus?[1] If God is God, why would such deception exist? The answer is very simple. Satan, the father of lies, is the great…

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Book Review: Pagan Christianity by Viola and Barna – A Perfect Example of “Missing the Point”

By Philip Gray Free Lance Writer for Lighthouse Trails In Pagan Christianity, Frank Viola and George Barna tell readers “Reading this book takes courage.” We couldn’t agree more, but not for the same reasons that Viola and Barna warn their readers….

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New [Post]Modern “Bible” Translation Proves More Popular Than Expected

By Audrey Barrick Christian Post The Common English Bible, the newest translation touted for its modern, easy-to-read language, is doing better than expected and is now in its third printing. There are now 500,000 copies of the translation in print,…

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What Have We Become?

By Paul Proctor Used with permission The command from Jesus was so simple: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15)  How complicated is that? The world is right outside our door; and…

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The Jeremiah Calling

by Roger Oakland Understand the Times The Bible provides a vast list of characters God has used as the servants He has called to fulfill His plan on planet Earth. Few are more dynamic in the way they fulfilled their…

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New [“Bible”] versions reflect modern scholarship but revive some reservations

LTRP Note: In conjunction with this MSNBC article below, please see links below to other articles we have posted. By Alex Johnson Reporter for MSNBC.com  Easter may sound a little different this year. It’s purely a coincidence, but U.S. Catholics and…

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A Farewell to a Fellow Defender of the Faith – His Life, A Challenge to Believers

On October 24th, Gary Turnbull, a Lighthouse Trails and Understand the Times friend and defender of the faith, passed on to his eternal home in glory. Many of you may have known him. Gary continually spent his life encouraging the saints…

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Brian McLaren’s New Book, A New Kind of Christianity – Assaulting Truth with a Vengeance

by John Lanagan (free-lance writer and researcher) In Brian McLaren’s latest book, A New Kind of Christianity, the reader is cordially invited to join the author in a heretical assault upon God and the Bible. Indeed, as McLaren enthusiastically demonstrates,…

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