Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.23.11 in Current Events, Evangelism, Theology
Recently I read about a pastor who lost his faith in hell and then found it again. Having been trained in a liberal seminary, he simply dropped his belief in hell without telling anyone else. He regained his belief first by reading the Bible and then by doing some serious repenting before the Lord. When asked how a loving God could send amazingly …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.18.11 in Devotional, Theology
My good friend Phil Newton has been preaching through 2 Timothy. This week he came to one of the best-known verses in the book: “I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.” (2 Timothy 1:12). He applied the truth to the issue of believers dou…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.11.11 in Current Events, Theology
Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress says that Mormonism is a cult.Richard Mouw, president of Fuller Seminary, says Mormonism is not a cult. To confuse matters further, William McGurn denounces the “cult” of Anti-Mormonism.Who’s right?The answer is, it all depends on definition and context. Some years ago Walter Martin offered the follow…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.16.11 in Bible Study, Bible Study Resources, Theology, Word of Life
Word of Life Florida Hudson, Florida I’m writing this note, hurriedly, with about 30 minutes left before it’s time to leave for the airport. In a few minutes Stu Page will pick me up and I’ll start my journey home.Earlier today I gave my final two lectures on James to the 170 students at Word of Life Bible Institute, Florida c…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.31.11 in Bible Study, Questions, Theology
During the five Wednesday nights in June I will be teaching an evening series called “Why Christianity Makes Sense” at Lifeline Fellowship in Tupelo. The church is located at 100 Parkgate Drive in Tupelo. Each session begins at 7 PM. I will introduce the topic and then we will have an open question and answer time. We’re focusing …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.25.11 in Books, Ebooks, Theology
There is nothing new under the sun. So said the writer of Ecclesiastes 3000 years ago. That fact is demonstrated by the recent release of the ebook version of The Doctrine of Endless Punishment, written by noted theologian W. G. T. Shedd in 1885. In what sense is this 126-year-old book an answer to Rob Bell? Put simply, Shedd deals with virtua…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.25.11 in Theology, Video
In early March I traveled to Rochester, New York to speak at a “John 17” conference for pastors sponsored by Koinonia Fellowship. In every respect it was a most remarkable occasion. We evangelicals talk a lot about what separates us. It was refreshing to see pastors from very different backgrounds talk about what unites us. Here are thr…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.24.11 in Questions, Theology
An email arrived from someone who wonders if their past is so bad that God will not forgive them. Have they sinned so much and so greatly that their sin is quite literally unpardonable? The answer is not hard to find. There is such a thing as the unpardonable sin. Jesus spoke of it in Matthew 12:30-37. And in answer to the question, I can say …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.31.10 in Quotes, Theology
“I think unlovely orthodoxy, unbeautiful Christianity is a tragedy. We have pugilistic Christians; we have acrobatic Christians; we have athletic Christians; we have big-domed, learned Christians. We have all kinds of Christians, but where are the beautiful ones, those who shine with inner beauty? I am looking for them, and I pray that God wi…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.31.10 in Theology
On October 31, 1517 an obscure monk named Martin Luther, desiring to spark theological discussion over the medieval practice of selling indulgences, nailed his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. The spark he set off ignited a flame that spread across Europe and launched the Protestant Reformation. By challenging …
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