Author: Pilgrim

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ryle.jpg Thousands [of professing Christians] will crowd to hear a new voice and a new doctrine, without considering for a moment whether what they hear is true. There is an incessant craving after any teaching which is sensational, and exciting, and rousing to the feelings. There is an unhealthy appetite for a sort of spasmodic and hysterical Christianity. The religious life of many is little better than spiritual dram-drinking, and the “meek and quiet spirit” which St. Peter commends is clean forgotten (1 Pet. 3:4). Crowds, and crying, and hot rooms, and high-flown singing, and an incessant rousing of the emotions are the only things which many care for. Inability to distinguish differences in doctrine is spreading far and wide, and so long as the preacher is “clever” and “earnest,” hundreds seem to think it must be all right, and call you dreadfully “narrow and uncharitable” if you hint that he is unsound!

– J. C. Ryle

1816 – 1900

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washerpic.jpg One of the greatest problems in American households today . . . regarding parent children relationships . . . is this: children want to be recognized–they want to have the authority and the rights of an adult–without being willing or without being able to assume the responsibility.

– Paul Washer

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They love the 80’s.

When the church is operated by and filled with those who refuse to be separate from the world and its culture, the resulting supply and demand produces “sermons” that tickle the ears and leave the people–at best–as empty and unregenerated as when they entered the building, and–at worst–with hearts that are that much harder and that much more resistant to the truth. But none of that is of concern to them because their churches are sooo awesome!

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john-macarthur.jpg   The fact that a just and righteous God holds both unbelievers and believers alike responsible for obedience to His revelation is irrefutable proof that He has made the truth sufficiently clear to us. To claim that the Bible is not sufficiently clear is to assault God’s own wisdom and integrity.

– John MacArthur

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tozer.jpg One should suppose that proper instruction in the doctrines of man’s depravity and the necessity for justification through the righteousness of Christ alone would deliver us from the power of the self-sins; but it does not work out that way. Self can live unrebuked at the very altar. It can watch the bleeding Victim die and not be in the least affected by what it sees. It can fight for the faith of the Reformers and preach eloquently the creed of salvation by grace, and gain strength by its efforts. To tell all the truth, it seems actually to feed upon orthodoxy and is more at home in a Bible Conference than in a tavern.

– A.W. Tozer

1897 -1963

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Sermon of the week: “Ten Shekels and a Shirt” by Paris Reidhead.

Paris ReidheadThis week’s sermon is by Paris Reidhead and is entitled Ten Shekels and a Shirt. It’s a gem that I couldn’t wait to share with you and am sure that you will want to pass on.

The first ten minutes he reads the Scriptural text and explains a little of the background. The remaining 41 minutes contain his firey, uncompromising preaching. If more preachers preached like this we’d see less of the foolishness going on under the guise of “Christianity.”

Click on the link to listen streaming, or right click on the link and click “Save As” (Internet Explorer) or “Save Link As” (Mozilla) to save to your computer. From there you can burn this to a CD or upload it to your MP3 player.

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ryle.jpg   There is much in the attitude of professing Christians in this day which fills me with concern, and makes me full of fear for the future. There is an amazing ignorance of Scripture among many, and a consequent want of established, solid religion. In no other way can I account for the ease with which people are, like children, “tossed to and fro, and carried about by every wind of doctrine” (Eph. 4:14).

– J.C. Ryle

1816 – 1900

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Vatican: The new 7 Deadly Sins includes pollution!

Monsignor Gianfranco Girotti , close ally of the Pope and head of the Roman Curia’s main court–The Apostolic Penitentiary–has released a list of Roman Catholicism’s new 7 Deadly Sins:

– Polluting the environment.

– Taking drugs.

– Becoming obscenely wealthy.

– Causing social injustice.

– Causing poverty.

– Experimenting on humans.

– Genetic modifications.

Read more about these “new sins” here and here and here. For more on the deadly sin of pollution, check out this article.

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Priorities Completely Out of Whack

Distractions, Distractions, Distractions

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That’s “Minister” Kathy Griffin to you!

kathy.jpg Kathy Griffin caused waves last year when she made some rude remarks about our precious Lord and Savior Jesus Christ after she received an award (video).

So what is she up to now? Why, she’s become an ordained minister! That’s right. She received her ordination online from Universal Life Church so she could perform a marriage.

Read the news article here.

This just proves that just because someone is an “ordained minister” does not necessarily mean they’re actually saved and going to Heaven. There are a lot of woolly “sheep” howling at the moon these days and many are “ordained.”


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ryle.jpg   True holiness, we surely ought to remember, does not consist merely of inward sensations and impressions. It is much more than tears, and sighs, and bodily excitement, and a quickened pulse, and a passionate feeling of attachment to our own favorite preachers and our own religious party, and a readiness to quarrel with everyone who does not agree with us. It is something of “the image of Christ,” which can be seen and observed by others in our private life, and habits, and character, and doings (Rom. 8:29).
– J.C. Ryle
1816 – 1900
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Universal Life Church: Simple and easy ordinations for this life, wailing and gnashing of teeth for the next.

ulc.jpg Now ordination is free, simple, and easy! At Universal Life Church you too can become a minister without ever opening a Bible or having a saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. In fact, it doesn’t matter what you believe, as long as you alone determine “what is right.”

Don’t believe it’s that easy? Check out their Become Ordained page here. Trust me, it will only take a second.

But that’s not all, if you want to confess your sins you can do it here electronically. Don’t worry, though, if you’re still too proud to humble yourself before a holy God to repent, then all you have to do is type an “X” in the box (seriously) and that’s good enough to be forgiven of your sins. The “X” will indicate that you “thought” about those past mistakes and that is sufficient. Isn’t e-confession great?

From the homepage of Universal Life Church:

Every person has the natural right (and the responsibility) to peacefully determine what is right. We are advocates of religious freedom.

The Universal Life Church wants you to pursue your spiritual beliefs without interference from any outside agency, including government or church authority.

You may become a legally ordained minister for life, without cost, and without question of faith.

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Book Review: “The Truth War” by John MacArthur.

truth-war.jpg I recently finished reading John MacArthur’s The Truth War, and I highly recommend it to the readers of this blog. It will help you to understand why this blog does what it does and it will give you a proper understanding of the role of the Christian in the defense of the truth of the Gospel.

Whether you agree with this blog or not it will certainly give you a better understanding as to why we do what we do! And for all those engaged in the Truth War, this is one book that you must have in your library.

I also highly recommend MacArthur’s book Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World.