By Jeff Kluttz on Aug 20, 2010 in Tidbits, Word of Faith, the gospel | 0 Comments
I do not remember the exact context, but several weeks ago one of the airy-voiced DJ’s on our local Christian radio station was speaking about a difficult week that she had recently experienced. She spoke of what I consider to be very standard worries involving widely normal life scenarios; akin to perhaps a broken washing [...]
By Jeff Kluttz on Jul 7, 2009 in Emergent, Series Studies, Word of Faith, sin, the gospel | 5 Comments
(A continuation of the series, A Pastoral Soteriology.)
Continuing the historical foray into the waters of poorly constructed atonement theories leads us to what can only be understood as a truly heretical contribution known as the “Mystical Theory” of atonement. This theory has been contributed to by many philosophers and pseudo-theologians over the years. Central among [...]
By Jeff Kluttz on Jun 14, 2009 in Series Studies, Word of Faith, sin, the gospel | 6 Comments
(A continuation of the series, A Pastoral Soteriology.)
Understanding that sin carries the penalty of death, separation and God’s extended wrath toward the sinner brings one to the natural yearning to understand the nature of the provision God has made for the restoration of man from this condition. Obviously, this series is concerned with such illumination; [...]
By Jeff Kluttz on Apr 30, 2009 in Emergent, Word of Faith, prophecy | 3 Comments
From Christ to Antichrist
(NOTE: This is a continuation of the Wolves in Wool Series. This post assumes the prerequisite reading of earlier posts)
As it has been demonstrated that an apostasy must precede the tribulation, and an utter “anti-gospel” is to be the characteristic of a singular religious system during the great tribulation, it only stands [...]
By Jeff Kluttz on Apr 23, 2009 in Emergent, Series Studies, Word of Faith, prophecy | 5 Comments
The Coming One-World Religious System
(NOTE: This is a continuation of the Wolves in Wool Series. This post assumes the prerequisite reading of earlier posts)
Skipping ahead from the slow-burn apostasy which permeates Christendom today, scripture also clarifies the finality of this degradation of worship and truth. While scripture specifically notes that apostasy is a characteristic of [...]
By Jeff Kluttz on Apr 16, 2009 in Emergent, Series Studies, Word of Faith, prophecy | 9 Comments
A Custom Built Gospel
(NOTE: This is a continuation of the Wolves in Wool Series. This post assumes the prerequisite reading of earlier posts)
The last observation concerning this
great falling away is that it is a process which is consumed with the task of changing the gospel message. After all, what better means could our enemy employ [...]
By Jeff Kluttz on Apr 9, 2009 in Emergent, Series Studies, prophecy | 10 Comments
(NOTE: This is a continuation of the Wolves in Wool Series. This post assumes the prerequisite reading of earlier posts)
Concerning today’s massive population of false teachers, scripture also offers several texts which warn us of the propensity of these teachers to teach outside of the Word of God. While these texts do not speak specifically [...]