Contemporary Issues – Grace Gospel Press

SOCIAL JUSTICE AND THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH

by Dennis Rokser The evangelical church in the USA is experiencing another crisis and controversy. In my opinion, this is simply at its core a repackaging in many ways of the Fundamentalist-Modernist controversy that was fought a hundred years ago in contending for the faith against theological liberalism and the Social Gospel. What kicked off the latest round of controversy was a document published a year ago called “The Statement on Social Justice & the Gospel,” which you can read [...]

Darrell Patterson2020-01-14T19:03:25+00:00August 13th, 2019|

Why Your Small Church Won’t Be Able To Find A Pastor

by Randy White For many small to medium-sized churches, it is already difficult to find a pastor. And, unfortunately, I see the time coming when it is almost impossible for biblically solid churches to find a pastor. I already know of a handful of small churches that are looking for a pastor, want a pastor, and can even pay a pastor, but they simply can’t find a pastor. What is the problem? The church culture is completely at odds with Biblical teaching, [...]

Darrell Patterson2019-02-10T01:31:49+00:00March 31st, 2017|

The Evangelical Bridge

by James Steel The Dangerous Melding of American Evangelicalism from a Dispensational Perspective And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 2 Tim. 2:24 We tend to live in the moment, losing our sense of the past, our understanding of what is occurring now, and where we are heading in the immediate future. With this in mind we want to examine the dangerous melding of American evangelicalism, and the [...]

Darrell Patterson2019-02-10T01:32:49+00:00December 13th, 2016|

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: DREAMS, OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCES, AND VISIONS OF HEAVEN: WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?

By James L. Lowther Many Christians read and enjoy popular accounts about people who claim that they have been in heaven and have come back to report on it or that they have died and hovered over their own bodies before being brought back to life. Does the Bible have anything to say about these phenomena or the many accounts of visions and dreams about spiritual matters? This is a timely topic since there are many who take these accounts [...]

Darrell Patterson2019-02-10T02:40:06+00:00April 7th, 2016|

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: THE EFFECTS OF LEGALIZING SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

By Charles Clough The author of Hebrews warns us that maturity in the faith consists of having our senses exercised to discern both good and evil (Heb. 5:14). Same-Sex Marriage (hereinafter SSM) comes as a big unopened package with the appealing labels, “Fairness” and “End of Discrimination.” Bible-believing Christians need to discern what is in it because most educators, academics, and media spokespersons are either afraid to open it up or confident in their so-called “progressivism” that they think it [...]

Darrell Patterson2019-02-10T02:43:52+00:00June 12th, 2015|

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: IS JESUS A SOCIALIST?

When the question is posed: “Is Jesus a socialist?” The clear answer is “Of course not!” The claim that Jesus was a socialist was recently posed by Gregory Paul in The Washington Post who tries to argue for a biblically mandated socialism from the early chapters of Acts.1 Paul’s claims are nothing new and have likely arisen out of the overall debate our nation is involved in concerning socialism vs. free markets. President Obama and his crowd want socialism, while [...]

Darrell Patterson2019-02-10T01:57:50+00:00January 12th, 2015|

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & THE PRIORITIES OF OUR LORD

By Charles C. Ryrie Many needs of many people confronted the Lord just as they do us. But He did not meet them all. What can we learn from His life and ministry that will help give us a sense of discernment and scale of priorities? Physical or spiritual? No one can help every other person in the world. Even our Lord did not help everyone He contacted, nor did He command His followers to do so. It is perfectly [...]

Darrell Patterson2019-02-10T01:43:11+00:00July 14th, 2014|