Fundamental Baptist Christian

Yesterday was the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. But should the Reformation end at 500? No, the Reformation should continue. The Reformation was inspired by heroes before it. Just imagine it if the heroes of the Reformation decided to let all the efforts of the pre-Reformation heroes die in vain. Right now, it's time to consider this new truth that the American churches need a new Reformation. Why do American churches badly need a new Reformation? I listened to a couple of Paul David Washer's sermons that really made my day. I wish I were there in person to shake his hand because I'm getting pissed off with the "Christianity" of the modern world. I remembered how often I thought he taught works salvation until I started listening to what he said. He emphasized true conversion vs. false conversion. He taught the truth of eternal security yet also warned that you might think you're once saved always saved but the evidence says otherwise. This is some...

Happy 500th anniversary of the Reformation! But should the Reformation end at 500 after today ends and next year God-willing the 501st anniversary will be celebrated? Absolutely not. While I do believe that the 500 years of the Reformation is already a sign that Jesus Christ could be coming soon but I could be wrong. Since we do not know when He is coming should it not be the time to be ready all the time? The Reformation did not happen because the Church supposedly fell into apostasy but because the true Church was at war with the Roman Catholic institution. The Roman Catholic institution claims to be the Church founded last 33 A.D. all the while she is adding her own unbiblical traditions with Scripture when the Biblical formula is all Church traditions must come from Scripture. So how can the Reformation be continued until the Lord Jesus Christ comes again? It is time to get serious and enumerate how the Reformation can continue for the greater glory of God (and no, the Jesuit...

As the 500th anniversary of the Reformation draws near, it would be good to discuss about one of Satan's ways to counter the truth. This time it's Halloween which also happens on October 31 which is the day when the Reformation started. What should be interesting is that when Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses (not 95 Reese's) on the Door of Wittenburg it was October 31. October 31 is referred to as All Hallow's Eve and the next two days are November 1 or All Saints' Day and November 2 or All Souls' Day. It was a good time to sell indulgences. The sinister Johann Tetzel a Dominican friar was using the indulgences or forgiveness for sale. Masses for the dead were frequently said hoping that those who died in grace can enter into Heaven. It is because the Roman Catholic system believes that if you died in a state of grace you must first enter into Purgatory before Heaven. Today, we have the secular holiday called Halloween. Most people think Halloween is jus...

Make no mistake that having the Evangelicals and Catholics Together (ECT) movement is part of continuing the Counter-Reformation. The history of the Counter-Reformation also included the Jesuits who were involved in arranging for the demise of the Reformation. But the tactics have changed from brutal bloody force to infilitration. Today, the history of the Inquisition is almost well-covered up that the average Roman Catholic today believes it's just a myth invented to destroy unity. So why was the Second Vatican Council created? It's announced as a time of healing. I could even remember the time John Paul II held the Day of Pardon Mass during his papacy. When he died his successor the resigned Benedict XVI also continued the same process. It involved dialogue with various religious groups. What also shocked me was to realize that several pastors who I once admired turned out to be pro-Vatican. Martin Luther King Jr. was also openly ecumenical and had an audience with Paul VI....

It's very easy to heckle on cultists when they sin but one question that should be asked is, "Do we bother to do church discipline?" This is the truth that faces everyone from pastors to the laity. Whether you like it or not there will always be cases of backsliding believers. Although they may not enjoy their sin but you can't deny there is still sin to deal with. The Old Testament prophets were part of restoring the backslid believer A good example is Psalm 51 where King David a man after God's own heart committed adultery with a much younger woman in Bathsheba (1 Samuel 11). The whole book of Ecclesiastes deals with how wise King Solomon acknowledged his foolishness. King Solomon who established a golden age ended up leading from revival to ruin by his polygamous marriages with heathen women and the wrong alliances. We also read of how wise King Jehoshaphat made a foolish alliance with Ahab (2 Chronicles 18). There's a reason why God sent prophets a...