“What is Secular humanism?”……Answer: The ideal of secular humanism is mankind itself as a part of uncreated, eternal nature; its goal is man's self-remediation without reference to or help from God. Secular humanism grew out of the 18th century enlightenment and 19th century freethinking. Some Christians might be surprised to learn that they actually share […]
“What is Ultra-dispensationalism?”……Answer: In order to understand what ultra-dispensationalism is (also known as hyper-dispensationalism) let's first begin by defining what the word dispensationalism means. The word dispensation means stewardship or administration and dispensationalism is simply a system of biblical interpretation that recognizes a distinction between the Church (i.e. the body of Christ) and Israel. Dispensationalism […]
“What is Socinianism?”……Answer: Socinianism is an unorthodox form of non-trinitarianism that was developed around the same time as the Protestant Reformation (1517-1648) by Italian humanist Lelio Sozzini and later promulgated by his cousin, Fausto Sozzini. In modern times Socinianism has been referred to as psilanthropism, the view that Jesus was merely human (from the Greek […]
“What is Theistic evolution?”……Answer: Theistic evolution is one of three major origin-of-life worldviews, the other two being atheistic evolution (also commonly known as Darwinian evolution and naturalistic evolution) and special creation.……Atheistic evolution says that there is no God and that life can and did emerge naturally from preexisting, non-living building blocks under the influence of […]
“What is Serpent Seed doctrine?”……Answer: Serpent seed doctrine is a belief based on poor biblical interpretation and superstition. It is a primary doctrinal resource for those who want to use Scriptures to justify racial prejudice. Serpent seed doctrine is also closely related to other erroneous beliefs such as the Christian Identity movement, and the Kenite […]
“What is liberal Christian theology?”……In "liberal Christian" teaching, which is not Christian at all, man's reason is stressed and is treated as the final authority. Liberal theologians seek to reconcile Christianity with secular science and "modern thinking." In doing so, they treat science as all-knowing and the Bible as fable-laden and false. Genesis' early chapters […]
“What is neo-orthodoxy?”……Answer: Neo-orthodoxy is a broad term, but it is mostly used in the sense of "modern contemporary theology" or "liberal theology." Fundamentally, neo-orthodoxy differs from orthodoxy with its approach to the "doctrine of the word." It is this departure from the orthodox view that has brought it under scrutiny.……The orthodox view holds that […]