Refuting Cults, Heresies and Bad Theology

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The Coming Evangelical Crisis John Armstrong R. C. Sproul, John MacArthur, Michael Horton, Al Mohler, et al This book documents the various ways that modern so-called 'Evangelicals' have departed from their Evangelical roots, and from Biblical orthodoxy. Some challenge the exclusive authority of Scripture, others deny God's omniscience, still others deny that Christ is the only way of salvation. In addition, unbiblical modes of worship, music and counseling are being adopted en masse by a vast number of 'Evangelical' churches. This book calls us back to the five 'Solas' of the Reformation: Scripture alone, Christ alone, Grace alone, Faith alone, and Glory to God alone. Very highly recommended!   Contents Introduction: Two Vital Truths John H. Armstrong PART 1 - THE PRESENT CRISIS OBSERVED 1. 'Evangelical': What's in a Name? R. Albert Mohler, Jr. 2. Martin Luther: An Evangelical Original W. Robert Godfrey 3. Does Theology Still Matter? Gary L. W. Johnson PART 2 - THE CRISIS OF REVELATION 4. Does God Speak Today Apart from the Bible? R. Fowler White 5. Preaching: God's Word to the Church Today R. Kent Hughes PART 3 - THE CRISIS OF GOSPEL AUTHORITY 6. Only One Gospel R. C. Sproul 7. Behold the Lamb: The Gospel and Substitutionary Atonement S. Lewis Johnson, Jr. 8. What Does God Know? Robert B. Strimple 9. Evangelicalism, Conversion and the Gospel: Have We Sold Our Heritage for Relevance? John D. Hannah PART 4 - FLASH POINTS IN THE CRISIS 10. How Shall We Then Worship? John F. MacArthur, Jr. 11. How Shall We Sing to God? Leonard Payton 12. How Shall We Cure Troubled Souls? David Powlison 13. How Shall We Wage Our Warfare? John H. Armstrong PART 5 - RESPONDING TO THE CRISIS 14. Recovering the Plumb Line Michael S. Horton General Index

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The Roman Catholic Controversy James R. White Contemporary James White is one of my favorite authors. When he is not authoring a book, witnessing to Mormons at their national convention, or producing his radio program 'Dividing Line', he is probably debating a Roman Catholic apologist.Dr. White has truly done his research on the doctrines and history of the Roman Catholic Church. More than this, he is a very clear thinker who goes to the heart of the matter.In this book, he deals primarily with the two essential issues of the Protestant Reformation—the authority of Scripture, and the nature of justification.When presenting Roman Catholic teachings, he cites authoritative Catholic sources.This book is extremely valuable to anyone who wishes to witness to Roman Catholics, or to warn those who find the modern Roman Catholic arguments persuasive. Highly recommended!   Contents Foreword Preface 1. I Can't Believe He Did That 2. Cutting Through the Fog 3. The Essential Issue The Gospel of Peace 4. Who Defends the Gospel? 5. Sola Scriptura God Speaks Clearly 6. The Thousand Traditions 7. Sola Scriptura vs. Sacred Tradition 8. The Claims of the Papacy 9. Justified Before God Rome's View 10. Justified Before God By Grace Through Faith Alone 11. What of the Mass? 12. The Divine Waiting Room 13. When Sola Scriptura Is Rejected 14. Sola Gratia Bibliography Notes Index

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Test All Things Joe Mizzi Contemporary Click <here> to read the book online. Joe Mizzi was raised in a Catholic family, and was a 'good Catholic' until his teens, when his brother came to Christ, and challenged him with the Biblical gospel. He remained unconvinced at first,and studied the Bible diligently in order to find arguments to win his brother back to the Catholic Church. God used this to bring Joe to faith in Christ, and now he has a deep loving burden for Catholics, that they might find true salvation and peace in Jesus Christ. This book is a gracious but uncompromising critique of Catholic teachings and a presentation of the true Biblical gospel, with the fervent hope that God will use it to bring Catholics to a living faith in Jesus Christ as their only Redeemer, Mediator and High Priest. Highly recommended!   Contents Preface 1. What Will It Profit A Man? 2. God’s Word Is Truth 3. Built Upon Christ 4. Guilty! 5. Justified! 6. Baptism 7. Forgiveness 8. Purgatory 9. The Sacrifice Of Christ 10. The Eucharist 11. Jesus, Our Priest 12. My Soul Magnifies The Lord 13. One Mediator 14. Salvation Is Not By Works 15. Jesus Is The Way

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Roman Catholicism Loraine Boettner Contemporary Boettner's classic is a thorough study of official Catholic theology, analyzing its view of: the Church, the priesthood, tradition, Peter, the papacy, Mary, the mass, the confessional, purgatory, papal infallibility, penance and indulgences, ritualism, celibacy, marriage, bigotry and persecution, etc. An excellent work! Highly recommended!   Contents I. Introduction 1. Historical Background 2. Roman Catholicism a Poor Defense against Communism 3. Romanism an Age-long Development 4. Protestantism and First Century Christianity 5. Contrast between Protestant and Roman Catholic Countries II. The Church 1. Definition 2. 'Catholic' 3. What is a 'Sect'? 4. Church Government 5. The Church in Politics 6. A Church under Foreign Control 7. The Unity and Diversity of Protestantism III. The Priesthood 1. The Office of the Priest 2. No New Testament Authority for a Human Priesthood 3. Claims of the Roman Priesthood 4. The Christian Ministry not a Sacrificing Ministry 5. Training for the Priesthood 6. Renouncing Priestly Vows IV. Tradition 1. What Tradition Is 2. How Tradition Nullifies the Word of God 3. The Apocrypha 4. The Nature of the Apocryphal Books 5. The Vulgate and Modern Translations 6. The Question of Authority 7. Tradition Condemned by the Scriptures 8. The Protestant Attitude toward the Bible 9. The Roman Catholic Attitude toward the Bible 10. Interpreting the Bible V. Peter 1. The Roman Catholic Position 2. The 'Rock' 3. The 'Keys' 4. Papal Authority not Claimed by Peter 5. Paul's Attitude Toward Peter 6. Attitude of the Other Apostles toward Peter 7. Was Peter ever in Rome? 8. Paul's Epistle to the Romans 9. Conclusion VI. The Papacy 1. The Rise of the Papacy 2. The Claims of the Papacy 3. Worldly Character of the Papacy VII. Mary 1. Mary's Place in Scripture 2. 'Mother of God' 3. Historical Development 4. Contrast Between Roman and Protestant Teaching 5. Mary as an Object of Worship 6. In Romanism Mary Usurps the Place of Christ 7. Mary Represented as More Sympathetic than Jesus 8. One Mediator 9. Adoration or Idolatry? 10. Latria—Dulia—Hyperdulia 11. Jesus' Attitude toward Mary 12. The Protestant Attitude toward Mary 13. Were there Other Children in the Family of Joseph and Mary? 14. The Immaculate Conception 15. The Assumption of Mary 16. Rome's Purpose in Exalting Mary VIII. The Mass 1. Definitions 2. The Nature of the Mass 3. The Mass the Same Sacrifice as on Calvary? 4. Transubstantiation 5. The Cup Withheld from the Laity 6. The Finality of Christ's Sacrifice 7. The Mass and Money 8. Historical Development of the Doctrine 9. Seven Sacraments 10. Conclusion IX. The Confessional 1. The Nature of the Confessional 2. Mortal and Venial Sins 3. The Priests Cannot Forgive Sins 4. Scripture Teaching Regarding Confession 5. Alleged Roman Catholic Scripture Proof 6. Abuses of the Confessional X. Purgatory 1. Rome's Teaching Concerning Purgatory 2. The Terrifying Aspect of Purgatory 3. The Money Motive in the Doctrine of Purgatory 4. Scripture Teaching 5. History of the Doctrine 6. Conclusion XI. The Infallibility of the Pope 1. Definition 2. The Nature of the Pope's Infallibility 3. Infallibility not Taught in the Bible 4. History of the Doctrine before 1870 5. The Vatical Council of 1870 6. Errors of the Popes XII. Penance, Indulgences—Salvation by Grace or by Works? 1. Definition 2. Penance as a System of Works 3. Salvation by Grace 4. Further Scripture Proof 5. Indulgences 6. Historical Development of the Doctrine of Indulgences 7. Assurance of Salvation XIII. Ritualism 1. Ritualism 2. Ceremonials 3. Images 4. Rosary—Crucifix—Scapular 5. Relics—Pilgrimages 6. Prayers for the Dead 7. Conclusion XIV. Celibacy 1. Definition and Presuppositions 2. The Monastic System 3. Imposed Celibacy a Hindrance to Personal Sanctity 4. History of the Doctrine of Celibacy 5. Scripture Teaching 6. Immorality often a Result of Celibate Restrictions 7. Nuns and Convents 8. Entering the Convent 9. Convent Life 10. Conclusion XV. Marriage 1. The Christian View of Marriage 2. The Roman Doctrine that Marriage is a Sacrament 3. Roman Denial of the Validity of Protestant and Civil Marriage 4. The Pre-marital Contract 5. The Injustice of the Pre-marital Contract 6. A Fraudulent Contract 7. Mixed Marriage Difficulties 8. The Roman Catholic Attitude toward Divorce XVI. The Parochial School 1. The Roman Church Claims the Right to Supervise All Education 2. Parochial Schools Compulsory for Roman Catholics 3. Parochial School Indoctrination 4. Narrow Viewpoint of the Parochial Schools 5. Public Schools Sometimes Taken Over by the Roman Church 6. Roman Catholic Opposition to Public Schools 7. The Two Systems Compared 8. State and Federal Aid for Parochial Schools 9. Education in Romanist Dominated Countries 10. The Christian School XVII. By What Moral Standard? 1. Basic Principles 2. Liquor 3. Oaths 4. Theft 5. Gambling 6. The Roman Catholic Church and the Prison Population 7. Questionable Hospital Practices 8. Conclusion XVIII. Intolerance—Bigotry—Persecution 1. 'The Only True Church' 2. Roman Catholic Intolerance 3. Freedom of Conscience 4. Bigotry 5. Persecution 6. Spain Today 7. Italy; Yugoslavia 8. Latin America 9. Contrast Between the British-American and the Southern European-Latin America Cultures XIX. A System Tested by its Fruits 1. A Fixed Pattern 2. The Present Problem 3. Is the Roman Catholic Church a True Church? Acknowledgments Index of Authors Index of Subjects

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The Two Babylons Or The Papal Worship - Proved to be The Worship of Nimrod and His Wife Alexander Hislop This is a scholarly work that dates back to 1916, tracing the development of false religion from ancient Babylon to the present-day Roman Catholic Church. Many of the doctrines and holidays of Rome can be traced back to the ancient mystery religions that predated the birth of Christ. This book is particularly useful in documenting the pagan origins of Christmas and Easter. Highly recommended!   Contents Note by the Editor Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the Third Edition Introduction CHAPTER I Distinctive Character of the Two Systems CHAPTER II Objects of Worship. I. Trinity in Unity II. The Mother and Child, and the Original of the Child I. The Child in Assyria II. The Child in Egypt III. The Child in Greece IV. The Death of the Child V. The Deification of the Child III. The Mother of the Child CHAPTER III Festivals. I. Christmas and Lady-day II. Easter III. The Nativity of St. John IV. The Feast of the Assumption CHAPTER IV Doctrine and Discipline I. Baptismal Regeneration II. Justification by Works III. The Sacrifice of the Mass IV. Extreme Unction V. Purgatory and Prayers for the Dead CHAPTER V Rites and Ceremonies. I. Idol Processions II. Relic Worship III. The Clothing and Crowning of Images IV. The Rosary and the Worship of the Sacred Heart V. The Lamps and Wax-Candles VI. The Sign of the Cross CHAPTER VI Religious Orders. I. The Sovereign Pontiff II. Priests, Monks and Nuns CHAPTER VII The Two Developments Historically and Prophetically Considered. I. The Great Red Dragon II. The Beast from the Sea III. The Beast from the Earth IV. The Image of the Beast V. The Name of the Beast, the Number of his Name—the Invisible Head of the Papacy Conclusion Appendix Index

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The Four Major Cults Anthony Hoekema Contemporary This is a good supplement to Martin's 'Kingdom of the Cults,' since it deals in greater depth with four of the larger cults ... Christian Science, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, and Seventh-Day Adventism.   Contents Preface Abbreviations 1. The Challenge of the Cults 2. Mormonism History    Joseph Smith    Brigham Young    The Mormon Church Source of Authority    Bible Version    The Book of Mormon    Other Sacred Books    Further Revelations Doctrines    Doctrine of God    Doctrine of Man    Doctrine of Christ    Doctrine of Salvation    Doctrine of the Church and Sacraments    Doctrine of the Last Things Appendix A: The Book of Mormon    The Languages of the Book of Mormon    The Transmission of the Book of Mormon 3. Seventh-Day Adventism History    William Miller    Hiram Edson    Joseph Bates    Ellen G. White    The Seventh-day Adventist Church Source of Authority Doctrines    Doctrine of God    Doctrine of Man    Doctrine of Christ    Doctrine of Salvation    Doctrine of the Church and Sacraments    Doctrine of the Last Things Appendix B: The Investigative Judgment and The Scapegoat Doctrine in Seventh-day Adventism    The Investigative Judgment    The Scapegoat Doctrine Appendix C: Seventh-day Adventist Teaching on the Sabbath 4. Christian Science History    Life of Mary Baker Eddy    The Christian Science Church Source of Authority Doctrines    Doctrine of God    Doctrine of Man    Doctrine of Christ    Doctrine of Salvation    Doctrine of the Church and Sacraments    Doctrine of the Last Things 5. Jehovah's Witnesses History    Charles Taze Russell    Joseph Franklin Rutherford    Nathan Homer Knorr    Statistics and Activities Source of Authority    Basis for Interpreting Scripture    Method of Interpreting Scripture Doctrines    Doctrine of God    Doctrine of Man    Doctrine of Christ    Doctrine of Salvation    Doctrine of the Church and Sacraments    Doctrine of the Last Things Appendix D: Jehovah-Witness Teaching on the Person of Christ    A Revival of Arianism    Critique of Watchtower Exegesis Appendix E: The Teachings of Seventh-day Adventists and Jehovah's Witnesses on the Life After Death Soul-Extinction The Annihilation of the Wicked 6. The Distinctive Traits of the Cult Some General Characteristics The Distinctive Traits of the Cult Is Seventh-day Adventism a Cult? 7. Approaching the Cultist Difficulties Approaching the Cultist as a Total Person Approaching the Cultist on the Intellectual Level Bibliography Index

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Charismatic Chaos John F. MacArthur Contemporary '... Word Faith teaching, the prosperity gospel, and some of the most bizarre religious aberrations come under the scrutiny of Scripture in this powerful, timely analysis.' (from the Grace to You catalog).   Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Is Experience a Valid Test of Truth? It All Starts with the Baptism of the Spirit The Ultimate Trip Two Basic Approaches to Christianity Was Peter a Charismatic? Did Paul Rely on Experience? Keen but Clueless The Origins of Experiential Theology The Battle for the Bible Rages On 2. Does God Still Give Revelation? What Does Inspiration Mean? Modern Views of Inspiration Progressive Revelation? The Canon Is Closed How the Biblical Canon Was Chosen and Closed 3. Prophets, Fanatics or Heretics? The Kansas City Prophets Montanism Roman Catholicism Neoorthodoxy The Cults From Sola Scriptura to 'Something More' 4. How Should We Interpret the Bible? Three Errors to Avoid Five Principles for Sound Bible Interpretation One Thing More Is Needful Four Texts Charismatics Commonly Misinterpret Cutting It Straight 5. Does God Do Miracles Today? What Are Miracles? What About Modern Miracles? What Happened to the Age of Miracles? When Has God Used Miracles—and Why? Are Miracles Necessary Today? Does God Promise Miracles for Everyone? What Made the Apostles Unique? Has God's Power Diminished? 6. What is Behind the 'Third Wave' and Where Is It Going? Signs and Wonders? Power Evangelism? A Biblical Orientation? An Evangelical Heritage? 7. How Do Spiritual Gifts Operate? Spiritual Gifts and the Human Mind Spiritual Gifts or Spiritual Casualties? Gifts in the Corinthian Church Paganism at Corinth The Influence of the Mystery Religions Visiting the First Church of Corinth Carried Away with False Gifts Only What Is Valuable is Counterfeited 8. What Was Happening in the Early Church? The Charismatic Doctrine of Subsequence A Closer Look at Acts 2 A Closer Look at Acts 8 A Closer Look at Acts 10 A Closer Look at Acts 19 Seek the Power or Release It? Is Spirit Baptism a Fact or a Feeling? What Is the Difference Between the Baptism and the Filling? 9. Does God Still Heal? What Was the Biblical Gift of Miracles? Disease—A Universal Problem A Closer Look at Healers and Healing But What About All the Evidence? God Does Heal—His Way How Did Jesus Heal? How Did the Apostles Heal? The Gift of Healing Is Gone, but the Lord Continues to Heal What Is the Explanation for Charismatic Healings? Why Do Christians Get Sick? Has God Promised To Heal All Who Have Faith? Should Christians Go to Doctors? 10. Is the Gift of Tongues for Today? The Biblical Gift of Tongues Are Tongues a Heavenly Language? Counterfeit Tongues The Abuse of Tongues at Corinth Tongues Will Cease A Final Outpouring? What Kind of Tongues Are Being Spoken Today? But Why Are Tongues So Popular? 11. What Is True Spirituality? The Zapped and the Unzapped The Natural Man Versus The Spiritual Man Marks of True Spirituality Gifts Do Not Guarantee Spirituality Sanctification or Superficiality? Paul Versus the Superapostles What Does It Mean To Be Filled with the Holy Spirit? You Are Not Filled Up, but Through Peter—A Pattern for Being Filled How Can You Know You Are Filled? 12. Does God Promise Health and Wealth? False and True Religion The Wrong God The Wrong Jesus The Wrong Faith Christian Sense or Christian Science? Epilogue How Should We Respond to the Charismatic Movement? Confronting Error A Final Word Notes Subject Index Scripture Index

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The Kingdom of the Cults Walter Martin Contemporary This is the classic on cults, written by the man who was for many years the 'Bible Answer Man.' This book is the best of its kind and should be on every bookshelf. Highly recommended!   Contents 1. The Kingdom of the Cults 2. Scaling the Language Barrier 3. The Psychological Structure of Cultism 4. Jehovah's Witnesses and the Watch Tower 5. Christian Science and New Thought 6. Mormonism—the Latter Day Saints 7. Spiritism—the Cult of Antiquity 8. The Reign of Father Divine 9. The Theosophical Society 10. Zen Buddhism 11. The Church of the New Jerusalem—Swedenborgianism 12. The Bahai Faith 13. The Black Muslim Cult 14. The Unity School of Christianity 15. Anglo-Israelism—Herbert W. Armstrong and the Radio Church of God 16. The Cults on the World Mission Fields 17. The Jesus of the Cults 18. Cult-Evangelism—Mission Field on the Doorstep 19. The Road to Recovery Appendix    Seventh-day Adventism    Unitarianism    The Rosicrucian Fellowship

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An Antidote to Arminianism Christopher Ness 1621-1705 Click <here> to read the book online. Yes, Arminianism is bad theology, and Ness serves up the Scriptural antidote to it. This is an old classic, but the arguments are as fresh as when Ness first penned them.   Contents CHAPTER I - OF PREDESTINATION The Doctrine of Predestination Its Properties 1. Eternal 2. Unchangeable 3. Absolute 4. Free 5. Discriminating 6. Extensive The Arminian’s View of Predestination, as conditional upon a foresight of Faith, Works, Perserverance, etc. disproved, and twelve reasons assigned for rejecting it. Supra and (Infra) Sub-lapsarianism, the difference between stated CHAPTER II - OF UNIVERSAL REDEMPTION The Arminian tenet, that Christ died for all men, proved to be erroneous, and ten reasons produced for its rejection. Objections produced by the Arminians against Particular Redemption answered. A few Texts of Scripture explained 1Tim 2:4 John 3:16; 1 John 2:2 Romans 5:15 Romans 14:152; 2 Peter 2:1 CHAPTER III OF - FREE WILL AND CONVERSION Man considered in four-fold state Twelve Arguments to prove there is no Free-will to good in Man in his fallen estate. Objections answered Texts illustrated Acts 7:51 Matthew 23:37 Isaiah 5:4 CHAPTER IV - OF FINAL PRESEVERANCE The Doctrine stated Negatively, what Saving Grace is not. Positively, what Saving Grace is. Twelve Reasons assigned why the chosen of God cannot totally and finally fall away from that Grace. Texts of Scripture proving the Doctrine of Final Perseverance computed at six hundred. Twelve of them selected as a sample. Objections answered. Texts opened 1 Timothy 1:19 Hebrews 6:5

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