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What is a Reformed Church? Are you a RINO?

No, this presentation is not political. The RINO I spoke of is a church, or person that is Reformed In Name Only. This is a historical overview of a Reformed – Calvinist church. Regretfully I failed to mention the importance of covenant theology over the errs of dispensationalism that have crept into some so-called “reformed”

Churches and their Fall-O-Ween Jesus

So many “churches” are like the world, while trying hard to say they’re not. Repackaging Halloween with Trunk-Or-Treat, Harvest, or Fall-O-Ween, is like putting lipstick on a pig. It’s a counterfeit Christianity. Their “Fall-O-Ween Jesus” is blasphemy. My words are gracious to those who claim their “Christian liberty” to do so as ‘individuals.’ But the

The attempt assassination of President Donald Trump, and How God Decreed…

After the attempted assassination of our 45th President, Donald Trump, I see lots of conspiracy theorists posting their conspiracies.    But as a confessional believer, one who is confessional in orthodoxy and orthopraxy, I say this. And all according to the Scriptures, and, as summarized in the 1689 Confession. Though our Lord is not the

Systematic Theology, Sufficiency of Scripture / Sola Scriptura

In this PowerPoint, I present the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture and sola Scriptura vs. solo Scriptura. I also address the growing trend of “churches” that no longer practice this doctrine. “In this way the sola Scriptura first became a thesis and then received a polemical and hermeneutical function in the actual life of

Happy Sabbath Day! This Lord’s Day is not about us…

Happy Sabbath Day! This Lord’s Day is not about us, our families, our sports, our pleasures, our work, our recreation, our entertainment, or the false deity of me, myself, and I. But it is everything about our LORD. The Lord’s Fourth Commandment says, “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou

Using Facebook groups to fill pulpits in churches?

For the purpose of providing “pulpit supply” for 1689 Confessional churches, or 1689 churches that unfortunately do not have a plurality of elders, I saw the following post on The Reformed Baptist Coalition Facebook page. After many commented by inserting their States of residency, the author replied with this. I responded with the following comment.