“The Experts Speak”—John Gordon Melton, Ph.D.
…beginning of the last paragraph. The previous quote: When I command in my spirit, the Lord commands with me, for I am one spirit with the Lord. appears on page…
…beginning of the last paragraph. The previous quote: When I command in my spirit, the Lord commands with me, for I am one spirit with the Lord. appears on page…
…I will ask you if you can identify what that is? DR. MALONY: Yes. Exhibit 24 is a four-page document; the first page is a list of twenty questions which…
…All these items of what God is have been breathed out into the Bible. Whenever we come to this book with an open heart and an open spirit, we can…
…Luke 24 we have a threefold opening: the opening of the eyes (v. 31), the opening of the Scriptures (v. 32), and the opening of the mind (v. 45, Gk.)….
…Father with His angels” (16:27). Again, in Matthew 26:64 He says, “You will see the Son of Man…coming on the clouds of heaven.” This means that when He comes again…
…documents at http://web.archive.org/web/20080703223706/http://www.localchurch-vs-harvesthouse.com/ [Note: This site has been discontinued. The same information is available on this site at: http://www.contendingforthefaith.org/local-church-et-al-vs-harvest-house-et-a/]. A complete history and our overall perspective on the case can…
…and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on each page, and other details about your visit. Additionally, if you encounter certain…
…the Whole Bible, http://biblehub.com/commentaries/wes/revelation/17.htm. 9Ron Rhodes, The Culting of America (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 1994), p. 221. 10See, for example: Charles Hodge, Systematic Theology, Vol. III (Grand Rapids, MI:…
…Bible (New York: Loizeaux Brothers, 1915), 38-39. Gill, John, Exposition of the Entire Bible,originally published in 1748, available online at: http://www.ewordtoday.com/comments/revelation/gill/revelation2.htm. Kelly, William, Lectures Introductory to the Study of The…
…to file a responsive pleading to the plaintiffs’ First Amended and First Supplemental Complaint. Although the trial was uncontested, the Court feels that the plaintiffs have presented competent and reliable…
…sociological literature, but when you come to the last two pages of the chapter, he goes to calling a cult diabolical, which is hardly the result of a sociological investigation….
…co-mingling or confusion.”53 Commenting on this matter, Augustus H. Strong remarks, “The Scripture representations of this intercommunion prevent us from conceiving of the distinctions called Father, Son, and Holy Spirit…
…Miller’s statement printed in large type on page 40 of the Journal: Contrary to what is commonly repeated in the countercult community, the LC’s complaint in this lawsuit was never…
…that he reads the Bible this way. Before us is a concrete example. He is unable, apparently, to come to the pure Word of God and let the Word speak…
…truth through careful primary research and meaningful dialogue. Notes: 1See http://www.contendingforthefaith.org/libel-litigations/god-men/decision/completeText.html. 2See http://www.contendingforthefaith.org/libel-litigations/mindbenders/retraction.html. Because of their participation in the development of the book, the settlement agreement was also signed by…
…16W. E. Vine, Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words (McLean, VA: MacDonald Publishing Company,) p 777. 17In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/degraded. 18Witness Lee, Practice, op cit. All of these…
…at http://www.contendingforthefaith.org/libel-litigations/god-men/decision/completeText.html. 34Karen Hoyt, “Letter to ‘Friends of SCP,’” April, 10, 1985, p. 3. 35For example, Rhodes was a Contributing Editor to the SCP Journal for approximately two years, and…
…believe that the words on this site will answer many questions among the saints. an-open-letter.org contains “An open letter from the local churches and Living Stream Ministry concerning the teachings…
…restored to its privileged position where only the most compelling state interest could justify any infringement upon its full and free exercise. It is the only freedom in the Bill…
…times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent” (Acts 17:30). At times the two come into startling nearness of contact. “Then began…