DO YOU KNOW HOW THE APOSTLES DIED?
WOW~~NO ONE EVER Said it would be easy!
Matthew
Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, killed by a sword wound
Mark
Died in Alexandria, Egypt, after being dragged by horses through the streets until he was dead.
DO YOU KNOW HOW THE APOSTLES DIED?
WOW~~NO ONE EVER Said it would be easy!
Matthew
Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, killed by a sword wound
Mark
Died in Alexandria, Egypt, after being dragged by horses through the streets until he was dead.
Evangelical Apathy and the Danger of False Teaching
by John MacArthur
The following is excerpted from The Truth War (Nelson, 2007, pp. 165-68)
Why do so many evangelicals act as if false teachers in the church could never be a serious problem in this generation? Vast numbers seem convinced that they are “rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’; and do not know that [they] are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked” (Revelation 3:17).
In reality, the church today is quite possibly more susceptible to false teachers, doctrinal saboteurs, and spiritual terrorism than any other generation in church history. Biblical ignorance within the church may well be deeper and more widespread than at any other time since the Protestant Reformation. If you doubt that, compare the typical sermon of today with a randomly-chosen published sermon from any leading evangelical preacher prior to 1850. Also compare today’s Christian literature with almost anything published by evangelical publishing houses a hundred years ago or more.
The Bible is, and has always been, a revolutionary book. It stands like a coastal rock cliff to resist the surging, crashing waves of cultural change. And there may be no clearer demonstration of the Bible’s immutable word than what it teaches about genuine femininity.
The Bible rightly exalts women against cultures that distort, degrade, and debase them. Many in our society tout the sexual and reproductive liberation of women against the supposed oppressive, outmoded strictures of the Bible. I have to ask, “In what way are women truly free? In what way does our culture honor them?” Sure they can vote; sure they have opportunities to compete in the marketplace. But are they really free? Is their dignity and honor intact?