Trials of Faith Reveal the Authenticity of Faith by Stuart DiNenno Faith must be tested before the authenticity of it can be known. Consider the case of Abraham. He was justified by faith, but His faith was not said to be known until he demonstrated his obedience to God in a very demanding trial: “And … Read more
Focus on the Positive? by Stuart DiNenno There are some very popular reputedly Christian preachers today who constantly tell their followers that they should “focus on the positive.” It is not surprising that they don’t speak much of sin and repentance, as those things are “negative.” Of course, such a feel-good message has broad appeal … Read more
Brooks: No One Can Determine If God’s FavorIs Upon a Man by His Outward Condition “..no man knows how the heart of God stands towards a person, by His outward blessings to that person. His hand of mercy may be towards a man, when His heart may be against that man, as you may see … Read more
Are Today’s Jews Descendants of the Israelites? November 22, 2023 by Stuart DiNenno Introduction Among professing Christians, it is commonly believed that the people who identify themselves as Jews today are the descendants of the Israelites. In this article I intend to demonstrate that there is no factual support for this belief. Assertions of Israelite … Read more
Hodge: Most of the Early Reformers Did NotBelieve in a Future Mass Conversion of the Jews Most so-called Reformed churches today teach that according to Romans 11 there will be a mass conversion of the Jews sometime in the future before the coming of Christ, but in the following quote Presbyterian minister Charles Hodge (1797-1878), … Read more
Fairbairn on the Blending of the Edomite and Jewish Nations Free Church of Scotland minister Patrick Fairbairn (1805-1874), in his Imperial Bible Dictionary, comments on the migration of the Edomites into Judea, even within twenty miles of Jerusalem, and the consequent melding of the Edomite and Judahite people: “We see therefore that the Edomites of … Read more
A Collection of Quotes by Christian Theologianson the Right to Resist Tyrannical Rulers April 15, 2023 “…God giveth no command to do evil, nor to tyrannize. He is not God’s vicegerent when he playeth the tyrant, and therefore he may be resisted and opposed without any violence done to the office or ordinance of God. … Read more
Letter to a Denominational Minister An Inquiry into the Authenticity of American Christianity by Stuart DiNenno March 29, 2023 This is a letter to Michael Spangler, who is a Christian minister ordained in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) but is currently affiliated with the Cornerstone Church of Burlington, NC, which is a Presbyterian congregation of … Read more
A Conversation on Race Between Two Christians by Stuart DiNenno February 27, 2023 What follows is not an actual conversation but one that has been manufactured to best exemplify the doctrines of what is called kinism (according to my conception of it, others may differ), and to juxtapose them against the positions held by egalitarians. … Read more
Adger: Southern Slavery Was a Civilizingand Christianizing School for Negroes “Now, it is true, and will forever remain true, that our Southern slavery was just a grand civilizing and Christianizing school, providentially prepared to train thousands of negro slaves, brought hither from Africa by other people against our protest, some two hundred years ago. Never … Read more