Douglas Jacoby, Stockholm 1990 The following study is useful for anyone who has heard that we should never "judge." Certainly, a judgmental spirit is wrong and unbecoming of a believer, but this doesn't necessarily mean that all judging is wrong. Quite often, when someone pleads, "Judge not!", he is exhibiting a defensive spirit -- as Read More
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Introduction C.S. Lewis used the term 'a great cataract of nonsense' to describe how people use a modern idea to construe Bible theology. One such example, perhaps the best example, is a conversion method called the Sinner's Prayer. It is more popularly known as the Four Spiritual Laws. Lewis used this term to describe what Read More
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Introduction In 1976 after I my "conversion experience "1 I began attending charismatic prayer meetings. I continued to go because there were lots of food nice girls and a high degree of spiritual novelty (for me). Our group comprised people from all sorts of backgrounds including Protestants Catholics and Jews. A typical meeting began with Read More
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"Instrumental Music: A Live Issue' was written by Douglas Jacoby in 1993. It discusses what the Bible says about the use of instrumental music -- an issue for the Restoration Movement and others who are leery of going beyond what is written. What does the Bible actually allow / prohibit? To read the article, download Read More
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A song of ascents. Of David. How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron's beard, down upon the collar of his robes. It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Read More
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Check out this website: Christian Classics.
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The following website will help those unfamiliar with Gnosticism to understand this ancient (and modern) heresy, and to see easily why recent sensationalistic announcements about Gnostic documents barely faze the scholarly community. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06592a.htm
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To read his views, download AlexanderCampbellonWar.pdf (59 KB).
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http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,2023998,00.html?maca=en-bulletin-433-htm
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"For all you podcasters, I can recommend one of my lecturers, Conrad Gempf, from the London School of Theology. Just go to the iTunes store, then the Podcast section and type in Gempf. He is a bit off the wall, but very refreshing. - Malcolm Cox"
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There are varying views on salvation among those who call themselves “Christians” today. The following enumerate some of those views. You can download the word document or the pdf below. Available Downloads: Word File (.doc - 27k)
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Following is a paper I wrote on the topic of Original Sin. The podcast includes everything in the paper --and a little bit more -- and is 27 minutes in length. To listen, click on the play button below: To download the podcast, right click on "download" and select "save link as" or "save target Read More
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To hear The Sabbath (40 minutes), click on the play button below: To download the podcast, right click on "download" and select "save link as" or "save target as" and you can download the podcast and listen to it later. Download Podcast To download the podcast, right click on "download" and select "save link as" Read More
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Here you will find a podcast plus notes on Why God Sent a Son--not a Daughter (20 minutes). To download the podcast, right click on "download" and select "save link as" or "save target as" and you can download the podcast and listen to it later. Download Podcast THE QUESTION: Why did the man Jesus Read More
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Watch this video (less than 3 minutes) by David Platt on why the Sinner's Prayer is leading millions astray. Click here.
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Christian Anti-intellectual and the Disciple's Worldview, as understood by Jason Goble This is the third essay on the Disciple’s Worldview. Before your eyes glaze over at the title, ask yourself these questions: 1. How is the anti-intellectual bias common among many disciples; a. Hurting our mission? b. Endangering our children’s faith? c. In direct opposition Read More
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnfsr1pADtE
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Listen to Debate 6: Is Christianity Rational? Debate with atheist Robert Brotherus took place 10 September 2011 (Helsinki). Please listen to it and tell your friends -- believing and nonbelieving! My next debate is in Sacramento, 14 January 2012, against atheist historian Richard Carrier.
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To hear The Gender of God (13 minutes), click on the play button below: To download the podcast, right click on "download" and select "save link as" or "save target as" and you can download the podcast and listen to it later. Download Podcast Scriptures read or referred to in the podcast: Matthew 6:9 -- Read More
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Listen to the podcast on Dragons (29 minutes). Click here to download. Mythology in the King James Version Unicorns – 9x in KJV Satyr – (e.g. Isa 13:21; 34:14) – 52x Cockatrice (Hebrew tsepha`) - 5x (it should be rendered “poisonous/fiery serpent or viper” in four of its five occurrences: Isaiah 11:8; 14:29; 59:5; Jeremiah Read More
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