Let me invite you to turn in your Bibles to Genesis 4. For those that were not with us last week, my name is Michael Dewalt and will be teaching for the next 4-weeks on a biblical theme called, apostasy. I want to go back to deal with one question that I felt during the [...]
Archive for the ‘Apostasy’ Category
The next six-weeks at my church I will be teaching a sunday-school series over my Th.M. thesis on apostasy. I will be posting each lecture/lesson that I give the day after I have taught it. Enjoy! You can read the full-paper that influenced this lecture here. Let me invite you to turn in your Bibles [...]
Paul writes in Philemon 1:23-24: “Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you, and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.” He again writes in Colossians 4:14: “Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas.” Demas, according to Paul’s writings, worked alongside Paul for a time. However, we [...]
Hymenaeus was an opponent of the Apostle Paul, and was associated with Alexander in 1 Timothy 1:18-20. Alexander was a Jewish coppersmith who, with Hymenaeus and others, promulgated certain heresies regarding the resurrection (1 Timothy 1:19; 2 Timothy 4:14), and made shipwreck of faith and of a good conscience. Paul excommunicated him, as is seen [...]
Judas Iscariot[1] is the most well known apostate of the New Dispensation. There is one particular branding which the New Testament Gospel writers all make mention of when mentioning Judas Iscariot—that is, “The Betrayer.” Matthew 10:4 – “Simon the Canaanean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.” Mark 3:9 – “and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.” [...]
Although the theme of apostasy can be traced throughout all of human history, its theology and the fullness of it is found in the New Dispensation—namely in the theology of Paul as he delivers warnings of false teachers,[1] and also in the theology of other New Testament writers Peter, Jude, and John. In Paul’s writings [...]
Rob Bell a pastor at Mars Hill, Grand Rapids, Michigan says that our gospel message today is completely contrary to the Bible. He states, Salvation is the entire universe being brought back into harmony with its maker. This has huge implications for how people present the message of Jesus. Yes, Jesus can come into hearts. [...]
Not that anyone should want to, but if a Presbyterian goes Baptist, he is NOT an apostate (Okay Scottish covenanters). He is what I came up with… Primary Essentials (Nature and work of Christ) – Cannot deny and be Christian since they are explicitly stated as required in scripture. Jesus is both God and man [...]
Can you be an Apostate without being an Actual Believer?
Posted: December 11, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Apostasy6. Apostacy, or a manifest falling away from God to the devil, whom he believed and obeyed rather than God; and whom he set up in the place of God, separating himself from God. He did not ask of God those things which he was to receive; but, by the advice of the devil, [...]
John Owen on Apostasy – Part Two
Posted: December 5, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Apostasy, John Owen on ApostasyFor the next 13 to 14 weeks, my plan is to go through John Owen’s work on Apostasy and address each Chapter the following way: Thesis – Will be John Owens own thesis from taken from each individual section. Outline – Will be an outline showing the importance of John Owens points tin each chapter [...]
