Papal Paradox

By Dick Blackford Many religious leaders have gotten carried away with the ecumenical spirit. A case in point is that of John Paul II’s historic visit to a Jewish synagogue on April 13, 1986. He quoted from Second Vatican Council’s revolutionary 1965 document on non-Christian religions, “Nostra Aetate ” (In Our Times), which officially rescinded the …

Unconditional, Continual Cleansing?

By Larry Ray Hafley In discussions with Baptist preachers on the possibility of apostasy, they often flee and flock to 1 John 2:1,2, “My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the …