Scott R. Newman's Blog – April 2009 Archive (7)

By Dr. Jim Sutherland



Few are the opportunities to feel “the mannishness of man” It possesses me rarely enough--after some sweaty hours with a chain saw

or splitting maul, or after lifting weights. Then I jokingly warn my wife of my

coming—“I’m feeling the mannishness of man!” It’s hard to feel manly at a

keyboard. Car manufacturers are increasingly pitching big horsepower to the

male ego, starved to demonstrate maleness. My focus isn’t upon ego, but… Continue

Does the Bible give a biblical mandate for altar calls? Is it irrelevant whether you came forward at an altar-call or not in terms of whether you have actually received Christ or not?However, it is not at all irrelevant whether your faith personally displays the qualities and characteristics of true saving faith.



I think there are serious dangers that modern Christians should be especially and particularly aware of concerning altar calls. Here are just 6 of them:



1.… Continue

Breastfeeding is normal. Women have breasts to produce milk for their babies, and babies are born to be breastfed. In most of the world everyone knows this, and breastfeeding is “no big deal”.



In North America, however, and some other parts of the “developed” world...we seem to have forgotten this very simple truth. Womens' breasts have become a symbol of sex. They are used to sell everything from cars to clothes to beer....they have been deemed obscene, sexually explicit and… Continue

You gotta watch the powerful end to… Continue

Thousands in the world today are doing just that, dying for Christ. Did you know that there are more being martyred for being a follower of Christ than any timein the history of Christianity? Their crimes is that they love Jesus. There are over 8,000 members here on BPN, would we lay down our very lives and die for the one who died for us?





Joh 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his… Continue

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil. Psalm 41







Prosperity Gospel you say? God will bless me, you say? God make me wealthy, you say? God bless my house, my family, my finances you say? God has a question for you?



WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO BLESS THEM?



What if she was your daughter? Your grand child? You?



Gen 15:11 "And the birds of prey came down upon the… Continue