Resources from 1993
If a close friend were to ask you if a group of people who gather at a local auditorium for a sermon on Sunday is a true church, how would you answer, "yes" or "no"? How will you decide? What will be your criteria? What distinguishes true churches from false churches? This question does not […]
It is impossible to read the history of modern Britain or the United States without realizing at once that it is simultaneously the history of Puritanism. After the "first Reformation," which is how the Puritans referred to the sixteenth century led by Luther and Calvin, it became increasingly clear that many in Britain were simply […]
In his classic, The Odyssey, Homer's hero, Odysseus, must make his journey home past the isle of the Sirens. Hypnotizing sailors with their irresistible melodies, the Sirens drew the unsuspecting into destruction. Those sailors who thought they were up to the challenge soon discovered that they did not possess the powers of resistance required. Knowing […]
R. C. Sproul tells of the story of his letter to the best selling author of Lords of Discipline commending him on his style. The trend setting novelist replied from his flat in Rome informing Sproul that he had been the first Christian to compliment him on the novel. Raised in a fundamentalist home, this […]
If our preaching does not center on Christ–from Genesis to Revelation–no matter how good or helpful, it is not a proclamation of God's Word. "You search the Scriptures in vain, thinking that you have eternal life in them, not realizing that it is they which testify concerning me." With these words, our Lord confronted what […]
This discussion took place in September, 1990 on radio station KBRT in Los Angeles, and was moderated by host Greg Koukl. Moderator: Mike, could you describe the theological shift that has taken place so that we all can have a clear idea of what we’re talking about? Horton: Sure. What we are basically talking about […]
