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Something Good about Hell - Kent Allan Philpott** Hell is not as bad as it seems. posted 3/26/2013 |
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Jesus' Last Words - Part 3 (of 7) "A Word of Compassion" - Timothy CrossWhilst dying to procure the salvation of God’s elect therefore, the Lord Jesus took a moment to care for His mother, ensuring that her physical and psychological needs were undertaken for by the Apostle John. John was guided by the Holy Spirit to record this fact in His Gospel. posted 3/27/2013 |
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The Judas "Sin-drome" - Don Walker...Before we pounce on Judas Iscariot, we must recognize that inherent in each of us are the seeds of the Judas “Sin-drome,” the tendency to betray the truth, to cause misery to others around us, and to self-destruct. We can listen to God’s Word, gain ”head” knowledge of the truth, and yet never allow that truth to penetrate our “heart” and transform us. posted 3/11/2013 |
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Our Decision - Their Agenda (Part 17 of The Jesus People Revolution) - Dave Hoyt...Mentally and physically exhausted, I agreed – anything to get away from the non-stop schedule of the Texas Soul Clinic. “O God, what is going on? I sighed in exasperation.” On the trip north I felt in a deep fog – like I’d been drugged. I kept thinking about Atlanta – wondering what had become of our ministry there... posted 2/26/2013 |
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Santerίa: De la Esclavitud a la Esclavitud - Kent Allan Philpott¿A qué esclavitud me refiero? La esclavitud de una religión que controla casi todo aspecto de la vida. La esclavitud de una fe capturada por superstición y prácticas mágicas. A una mentalidad paranoica donde se necesita protección contra hechizos y maldiciones echadas. La esclavitud a los espíritus de los muertos. La esclavitud a la necesidad de apaciguar los orishas y satisfacer sus demandas. Esclavitud a una clase de sacerdotes y sacerdotisas cuyas palabras deben ser consideradas las palabras de una deidad. La esclavitud a los espíritus, a los santos llamados orishas, aquellas entidades que en realidad no son nada más que espíritus sucios o demoníacos. posted 9/30/2012 |
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Santeria - From Slavery to Slavery - Kent Allan PhilpottWhat slavery do I have in mind? Slavery to a religion that controls most every aspect of life. Slavery to a faith captured by superstition and magical practices. Slavery to a paranoid mindset where spells and curses are cast and are needing to be protected against. Slavery to the spirits of the dead. Slavery to the necessity of placating the orishas and meeting their demands. Slavery to a class of priests and priestesses whose very words are to be considered the words of a deity. Slavery to the spirits, the saints called orishas, those entities who are in fact nothing more than unclean or demonic spirits. posted 9/18/2012 |
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Wicca - Is it for Real? - Kent A. PhilpottWicca is not coming to a town near you - it is already there! Witchcraft, gods, goddesses, spells, curses, astral travel, fairies, elves, dead ancestors, animal guides - are these real spiritual realities or they just imagined? One way or the other, it is a growing phenomenon and not likely to go away soon. posted 7/13/2012 |
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How Christians Cast Out Demons Today: "How People Are Indwelt by Demons" (chapter 5) - Kent Allan PhilpottMy experience leads me to point to occult practices, mindlessness (as in trance states), and certain religious practices, especially involvement with idols, as the chief means by which people deliberately or inadvertently open themselves up to indwelling spirits. posted 8/8/2012 |
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Are You Really Born Again?: "How False Conversion Occurs" (chapter 8) - Kent Allan PhilpottThe methodology of the church-growth movement may result in false conversions when churches want to make it easy for people to become members... Church-growth techniques seem to work, while preaching a straightforward gospel message often drives people away. ..Those who are satisfied with their own righteousness will baulk at the truth, which declares that they must either come to Jesus and his cross for forgiveness, or else they will be lost forever. posted 10/5/2011 |
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Are You Being Duped?: "Do you think the grave is the end?" - Kent Allan PhilpottHow sure are you, if you believe that the grave is the end, that you are right? Oh, you may believe it with all your heart and soul! But how do you know you are right? Do you have anything to prove your position? Are you willing to risk absolutely everything? |
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For Pastors of Small Churches: "Examine Yourself" - Kent Allan PhilpottWe must be sure of our own conversion. To be engaged in pastoral ministry and yet be unconverted--this is a great tragedy. Many think they are converted on the basis of church membership, baptism, good deeds, holding to orthodox creeds and doctrine, and so on. In fact, some mistakenly believe they are truly converted because they are ministers. |
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How to Care for Your Pastor: "The Pastor is Growing" - Kent Allan PhilpottI have known pastors who have changed in some point of theology and have had to resign as a result. Their congregations were not mature enough to work through a very natural and necessary experience or did not have the personal and spiritual security to allow the pastors to work out their salvation with fear and trembling. |
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Tales from San Quentin: "First Day of Baseball Tryouts" - Kent Allan PhilpottFebruary 27 turned out to be a cold and rainy day, but we went on with the tryouts anyway. About forty men came out. There were a few guys I cut on that first day—anyone would be able to see that baseball was not their game. There were five of these, older convicts, who wanted to be part of this most elite group in the prison, a team that had received national attention more than a few times.... |
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Reforming: "Early Confusion" - Kent Allan PhilpottI slowly began to understand. Grace was not grace if salvation depended upon human action. Were we really dead in our trespasses and sins or not? If there was no free will to enable one to make a decision--what was to be done?
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The Third Sex? revisited: "Born Homosexual or Not?" - Kent Allan PhilpottI came to the conclusion that being born gay was little more than a cultural myth in the homosexual community. “I was born gay, homosexuality is natural for me” was an identity marker that went with the territory... What counts for me is what God has revealed. |
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Why I Decided Not to Kill Myself: "Carla's Story" - Kent Allan PhilpottQuickly, too quickly, I jumped into a rebound relationship, and when that one came to its inevitable end, I crashed. I felt the full force of being alone in the world and was not prepared for it. I was depressed, and I began to think about suicide. I remembered something from the recovery workshop—90% of the people who go through divorce seriously consider ending it all... |
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Islam Insights: A Collection of Essays over time - Kent Allan Philpott
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A "New Calvinism" - Kent Allan PhilpottApparently there is renewed interest and attraction to Calvinistic or Reformed theology. In this article I want to comment on how one person came to embrace the doctrines of grace—this is my own story. |
