Growing In Grace

I have wanted to write on this subject for a while now, but I realize that there are lots of emotional responses that are bound up with hearing about "Replacement" theology. I remember the first time I heard about "Replacement" theology, a well known Bible teacher was booming about it's dangers and how we must support Israel in their pursuit to reclaim the land "that God gave them." At the time, I was far too young in the Lord to understand the full argument that was being made and all that comes with it, and I assumed that no Bible teacher would ever paint a picture of fellow believers that portrayed them to believe something they don't. I was completely naive to the fact that everyone has certain theological positions, and while propagating them, they have a tendency to misrepresent and caricature the other side of the argument. In this post I want to share with you why I believe that those who teach against "Replacement" theology hav...

According to The American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Pragmatism is "an approach to philosophy, primarily held by American philosophers, which holds that the truth or meaning of a statement is to be measured by its practical consequences." In other words, something is considered to be true and meaningful if it works, and if it works well then it is good. Many of you are probably wondering, "Why should I care?" The reason why we need to be familiar with this philosophy is because it has infiltrated the church today, and the consequences are frightening. To show how this has changed the church we can take a look at the difference between the First and Second Great Awakenings. The First was focused on the preaching of justification by faith alone, the sovereignty of God, and other key doctrines. The Second Great Awakening however, lost the emphasis on doctrine (teaching about God) and instead focused its attention on using techniques that 'worke...