RAVI ZACHARIAS: "NEW BIRTH OR REBIRTH? JESUS TALKS WITH KRISHNA"

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RAVI ZACHARIAS, internationally renowned Evangelical Christian apologist, author, radio evangelist and founder and chairman of the board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries will address the theme of his book NEW BIRTH Or REBIRTH? JESUS TALKS WITH KRISHNA .

Co-hosting today's broadcast will be DANIEL P. BUTTAFUOCO, ESQ., of the Law Firm of Buttafuoco & Associates , and founder and director of The Historical Bible Society , the premier sponsors of the "Iron Sharpens Iron" program.

Currently residing in Atlanta, GA, Ravi Zacharias was born in 1946 in India, where he was raised and where he lived until the age of 20 before immigrating to Canada with his family. In Dr. Zacharias's book, which is the latest volume in his "Great Conversation Series," you will take a journey into India's holy city of Mathura. This is the birthplace of Krishna, the name revered and worshiped by millions of Hindus. The teachings of Krishna in the Gita are often referred to as being closest to those of Jesus. But as you walk through the streets and visit the temples, in this imaginary conversation between Jesus and Krishna you will soon see where the message comes close but where the differences lie. Questions of human dignity, Karma, and reincarnation are faced head-on. What is the teaching of this most popular of Hindu books? How does the Gospel differ? New Birth or Rebirth gets to the heart through the mind of these two, both of whom claimed to give the ultimate answers. Jesus and Krishna will engage your intellect and emotions in life's soul- searching struggles. Test for yourself and see where the real answers lie.

For 35 years Ravi Zacharias has spoken all over the world and in numerous universities, notably Harvard, Princeton, and Oxford University. He has addressed writers of the peace accord in South Africa, the president's cabinet and parliament in Peru, and military officers at the Lenin Military Academy and the Center for Geopolitical Strategy in Moscow. At the invitation of the President of Nigeria, he addressed delegates at the First Annual Prayer Breakfast for African Leaders held in Mozambique.

Dr. Zacharias has direct contact with key leaders, senators, congressmen, and governors who consult him on an ongoing basis. He has addressed the Florida Legislature and the Governor’s Prayer Breakfast in Texas, and has twice spoken at the Annual Prayer Breakfast at the United Nations in New York, which marks the beginning of the UN General Assembly each year. As the 2008 Honorary Chairman of the National Day of Prayer, he gave addresses at the White House, the Pentagon, and The Cannon House.

Dr. Zacharias has been a visiting scholar at Cambridge University , where he studied moralist philosophers and literature of the Romantic era. While at Cambridge he also authored his first book, A Shattered Visage: The Real Face of Atheism, updated and republished in 2004 by Baker as The Real Face of Atheism. His second book, Can Man Live without God (Word, 1994), was awarded the Gold Medallion for best book in the category of doctrine and theology, and Jesus Among Other Gods (Word, 2000) was nominated for a Gold Medallion. In all, Mr. Zacharias has authored or edited twenty books, including Walking from East to West: (Zondervan, 2006), The Grand Weaver (Zondervan, 2007), and Beyond Opinion (Thomas Nelson, 2008), which includes contributions from Ravi Zacharias International Ministries’ global team. His latest books are The End of Reason: A Response to the New Atheists (Zondervan, 2008) and the book being discussed during this interview, New Birth or Rebirth: Jesus Talks to Krishna (Multnomah, 2008). Several of his books have been translated into Russian, Chinese, Korean, Thai, and other languages. To see a complete list of books available from Dr. Zacharias' ministry click here.

Well-versed in the disciplines of comparative religions, cults, and philosophy, he held the chair of Evangelism and Contemporary Thought at Alliance Theological Seminary for three and a half years. Mr. Zacharias has been honored by the conferring of a Doctor of Divinity degree both from Houghton College, NY, and from Tyndale College and Seminary, Toronto, and a Doctor of Laws degree from Asbury College in Kentucky. He is presently Visiting Lecturer at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University in Oxford, England.

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THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE

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CLIFFORD LEIGH: "THE WORDSMITH, THE KID & THE ELECTROLUX "

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CLIFFORD LEIGH, author, illustrator and deacon at the Orthodox Presbyterian Church of Bohemia, Long Island, NY will address how his personal testimony led to his wrting of the novel: THE WORDSMITH, THE KID & THE ELECTROLUX.

As an illustrator, Cliff has had numerous gallery exhibitions in SoHo, and, as Chief Idea Person to Pop Artist Mark Kostabi, his work is exhibited in major galleries and museums worldwide. You can see some of Cliff's artwork at his personal web site .

Cliff is also a designer for Evergreene Painting Studios , the world's largest art and historical restoration firm. His design work can be seen in notable buildings such as St. Peter's Church, San Francisco, the Miami City Hall, Grey Towers Historic Preservation, the Allen County Courthouse, and the Meridien Grand Opera House.

Cliff is the grandson of Lee Kau Yan, the former Anglican Archdeacon of Hong Kong and founder of the St. Mark's School there. Born in New York, Cliff was raised in the Episcopal Church but stopped attending in college. At the age of twenty-two, he began reading a Bible left on his shelf by his itinerant Baptist missionary uncle, M.O. Lee, who had visited years earlier from Hawaii. Largely isolated for the next few years in his studies, he attempted to follow the moral teachings of the Scriptures, but found it impossible. When scanning the radio he heard the Gospel of the full and actual atoning work of Christ which he believed and embraced. The year was 1988, the radio station was Family Radio and he became an avid listener. He fully was persuaded of five-point Calvinism through the teaching of Harold Camping. Although Cliff remains a five-point Calvinist, he now joins the majority of Reformed Christians in denouncing Harold Camping as a dangerous heretic.

Many of these experiences have found there way, in form one form or another, into Cliff's fiction. Co-hosting this interview is Pastor Meint Ploegman of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church of Bohemia, Long Island, NY, Cliff's pastor.

TOM ASCOL: "THE REFORMED ROOTS OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION"

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TOM ASCOL, pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral, Florida , the Executive Director of Founders Ministries and Editor of the Founders Journal , will address the theme: "THE REFORMED ROOTS OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION."

Many Christians today, including Southern Baptists themselves, are totally unaware that the Southern Baptist Convention, which is both the largest Baptist association in the world and the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, has origins and a doctrinal heritage that are firmly entrenched in that Reformed theology known as the “doctrines of grace.” One reason for the widespread ignorance of this highly substantiated and irrefutable fact is that today Calvinists are a minority among the nearly 17 million members of the denomination. Another reason for this ignorance is that many who are most well known in SBC leadership today are vociferously anti-Calvinist. According to a post in The Baptist Standard, June 12, 2007:

"[Florida Baptist] Convention executive director John Sullivan recently sent recordings of sermons by Sullivan’s former pastor Jerry Vines to every church in the state, apparently at convention expense, that identify Calvinism as a threat to Baptist life...In his sermon, Vines said Calvinism 'kills' churches because it neglects evangelism by teaching that salvation is only for those whom God 'elects,' not for everyone. He said Calvinistic pastors tend to be divisive, dishonest and prone to 'intellectual pride'." (see entire article here ).

According to our guest Tom Ascol: "The mailing of Dr. Vines’ sermon on Calvinism is a clear indication that the executive director of the Florida Baptist Convention has an agenda to demonize the ministers and churches in our state who believe what the founders of the Southern Baptist Convention believed regarding the grace of God in salvation."

Founders Ministries is a ministry of teaching and encouragement promoting both doctrine and devotion expressed in the Doctrines of Grace and their experiential application to the local church, particularly in the areas of worship and witness. Founders Ministries takes as its theological framework the first recognized confession of faith that Southern Baptists produced, The Abstract of Principles. They desire to encourage the return to and promulgation of the biblical gospel that their Southern Baptist forefathers held dear.

Tom Ascol received a BS from Texas A & M University and the MDiv and PhD degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary . He is editor of the books Reclaiming the Gospel & Reforming Churches and Dear Timothy and has contributed articles and chapters to numerous publications.

(THIS IS NOT A RERUN... Dr.Tom Ascol returns to address the same topic recently discussed due to technical difficulties with the original broadcast.)

NANCY A. ALMODOVAR: "TESTIMONY OF A FORMER 'WORD OF FAITH' HERESY ADVOCATE" (ENCORE PRESENTATION)

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NANCY A. ALMODOVAR, author of A Modern Ninety-Five: Questions Today's Evangelicals Need To Hear and wife of Pastor Bobby Almodovar of TULIP Reformed Church in Ridgewood, Queens, NY will give her "TESTIMONY OF A FORMER 'WORD OF FAITH' HERESY ADVOCATE."

Today, Nancy will give the account of her theological journey before finally embracing the historic, biblical Gospel of the Reformation, moving from Pentecostalism, semi-Pelagianism and Arminianism, through to the Charismatic movement, along the byways of the prophetic and apostolic movements, and into the darkness of deliverance ministries, that she wandered in for 15 years. As Nancy puts it, "I ran after the newest teachings thinking that they were true but instead found myself swallowed in the mire of error and the muck of heresy."

Nancy's experiences among the aforementioned dangerous camps within Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movement led her to develop her modern ninety-five theses, couched in new terms for a new generation, which require scholarly debate once again. Through modern-day apostles and prophets, and through the elitists within the evangelical church, the doctrine of buying God's grace and favor has been propagated through appeals for seed offerings and "atonement-day" donations in order to garner God's blessings. Pragmatic approaches to preaching the gospel through such movements as the seeker-driven models have moved the focus of the message of Christ and the worship of God from being God-centered to human-centered. Sound historical doctrines, such as the Trinity, have been relegated to the sidelines in favor of unity and ecumenicalism with Oneness preachers.

Nancy and her husband also operate Silent Cry Ministries , a Reformed, Creedal, Confessional and Evangelical ministry devoted to the 5 Solas of the Reformation: Sola scriptura ("by Scripture alone"), Sola fide ("by faith alone"), Sola gratia ("by grace alone"), Solus Christus ("Christ alone") and Soli Deo gloria ("glory to God alone"). That means they are Reformed in Doctrine and therefore adhere to the Biblical faith as expressed by the great reformers such as: Martin Luther, Jean Calvin, and many others whom God used to bring His Church back to the Truths of Scriptures.

PASTOR CLENARD HOWARD CHILDRESS, JR: "ABORTION: A BLUEPRINT FOR BLACK GENOCIDE" (ENCORE PRESENTATION)

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PASTOR CLENARD HOWARD CHILDRESS, JR., Northeast Region President and Assistant to the National Director of Life Education And Resource Network (LEARN), will address the theme: "ABORTION: A BLUEPRINT FOR BLACK GENOCIDE."

During this interview, Pastor Childress will surprise many by exposing the racist roots of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in America. 78% of their clinics are in minority communities. Blacks make up 12% of the population, but 35% of the abortions in America. Blacks are the only minority in America that is on the decline in population.

Did you know that the founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, was a devout racist who created the Negro Project designed to sterilize unknowing black women and others she deemed as undesirables of society? In Sanger's own words:

"We should hire three or four colored ministers, preferably with social-service backgrounds, and with engaging personalities. The most successful educational approach to the Negro is through a religious appeal. We don't want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population, and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members." (Margaret Sanger's December 19, 1939 letter to Dr. Clarence Gamble, 255 Adams Street, Milton, Massachusetts)

"Always to me any aroused group was a good group, and therefore I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan at Silver Lake, NJ...In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered." (Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366-367 )

"Everywhere we see poverty and large families going hand in hand. Those least fit to carry on the race are increasing most rapidly. People who cannot support their own offspring are encouraged by Church and State to produce large families. Many of the children thus begotten are diseased or feeble-minded; many become criminals. The burden of supporting these unwanted types has to be borne by the healthy elements of the nation. Funds that should be used to raise the standard of our civilization are diverted to the maintenance of those who should never have been born." (Margaret Sanger: The Pivot of Civilization, P. 279).

***Watch & listen to this startling investigation of Planned Parenthood's racism on YouTube. Part 1...and this related video.

LEARN was officially established in 1993 at the African American Pro-Life Planning Conference in Houston, TX. One of the primary goals of LEARN is to facilitate a strong and viable network of African American and minority pro-life/pro-family advocates. Therefore, LEARN welcomes into the network all communities who support Christian values and with to ensure the survival of all races of people, and improve our quality of life without sacrificing our children.

Pastor Childress also founded the Pro-life website: http://www.blackgenocide.org/, a website designed to reach the African American Community with the truth about abortion . He is also a member of the National Pro-Life Religious Council of Washington, DC and a Board member of the Center For Bio Ethical Reform , which is dedicated to educating the nation and foreign countries on the rights of the unborn. In addition to his tireless labors to rescue children in the womb from slaughter, he serves as Senior Pastor of New Calvary Baptist Deliverance Outreach Church in Montclair, NJ and is the author of No Shepherd's Cry .

MARK CHANSKI: "MANLY DOMINION...In a Passive, Purple, Four-Ball World"

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MARK CHANSKI, pastor of the Reformed Baptist Church of Holland, MI, will address the theme of his book: MANLY DOMINION...In a Passive, Purple, Four-Ball World.

Dr. Jay Adams, world-renowned biblical counselor and scholar, said of this book: "Mark Chanski's book, Manly Dominion, is helpful in showing men their biblical roles in life. His greatest strength, perhaps, is in providing a wealth of useful examples. You will want to read it!"

Are you a passive-purple-four-ball? In billiards, the four-ball is passive; it’s the one that gets knocked around by the other balls. Christian man, is that you? Are you knocked around by your environment, rather than taking your God-given assignment to lead?

Are you passive when faced with difficult situations at home, church or work? Unfortunately, the world today is filled with many passive-purple-four-ball men, who are clueless as to how to deal with their work environment, relate to their wives, raise their children, spiritually guide their families, and lead with confidence in their churches.

Mark Chanski’s book is a clarion call to all Christian men to face life’s challenges with Manly Dominion. It will challenge and encourage you to lead, wherever God places you, with Spirit-filled conviction. The wisdom contained herein is from the most reliable source known: God’s Word, the Bible. As you read, you will discover that Chanski touches on just about every subject that a man needs to consider in his life, and he does so with unequalled clarity.

No Christian man (or woman!) living in today’s world should be without it. Read carefully, and transform your life!

A companion book by Pastor Chanski, "WOMANLY DOMINION: More Than a Meek & Quiet Spirit," is expected to be in print by this Fall from Calvary Press Publishing .

COL. G.B. SINGH : GANDHI'S RACISM EXPOSED" (ENCORE PRESENTATION)

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COL. G.B. SINGH (U.S. Army, Ret.), author of Gandhi: Behind the Mask of Divinity and co-author with Dr. Tim Watson of Gandhi Under Cross-Examination will address the very controversial theme: "GANDHI'S RACISM EXPOSED"!

Among prominent leaders of the twentieth century, perhaps no one is more highly regarded than Mahatma Gandhi. He is revered by the vast majority of Hindus as the hero of Indian independence, and many people throughout the world consider him to be a modern saint.In what should prove to be an explosive, intriguing, and provocative interview, Colonel G. B. Singh charges that the popular image of Gandhi is highly misleading. Despite his famous philosophy of nonviolent resistance (satyagraha), Colonel Singh’s analysis of the evidence leads him to conclude that Gandhi’s ideology was in fact rooted in racial animosity, first against blacks in South Africa and later against whites in India. The author also finds evidence of multiple cover-ups designed to hide Gandhi’s real history, including even collusion to cover up the murder of an American.

Here are some rarely seen quotes from Gandhi. Keep in mind that the word "Kaffir" is a pejorative South African term for blacks that is equivalent to the "n" word. Use of this term has been an actionable offense in South Africa since 1975. Gandhi was well aware of the offensiveness of this word but always used it to describe the black Africans. The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi will be abbreviated CWMG.

"Ours is one continued struggle against degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the European, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffir, whose occupation is hunting and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with, and then pass his life in indolence and nakedness." -- CWMG, Vol. I, p. 410

“The £3 tax is merely a penalty for wearing the brown skin and it would appear that, whereas Kaffirs are taxed because they do not work at all or sufficiently, we are to be taxed evidently because we work too much, the only thing in common between the two being the absence of the white skin.” -- CWMG, Vol. III, p. 74

"We believe as much in the purity of race as we think they do. … We believe also that the white race of South Africa should be the predominating race." -- CWMG, Vol. III, p. 256

"The petition dwells upon 'the comingling of the Coloured and white races.' May we inform the members of the conference that, so far as the British Indians are concerned, such a thing is practically unknown? If there is one thing which the Indian cherishes more than any other, it is the purity of type." -- CWMG, Vol. III, p. 379

“Of course, under my suggestion, the Town Council must withdraw the Kaffirs from the Location. About this mixing of the Kaffirs with the Indians, I must confess I feel most strongly. I think it is very unfair to the Indian population and it is an undue tax on even the proverbial patience of my countrymen.” -- CWMG, Vol. III, p. 429

“We humbly submit that the decision to open the school for all Coloured children is unjust to the Indian community, and is a departure from the assurance given by the then Minister of Education, as also Sir Albert Hime and Mr. Robert Russell, that the school will be reserved for Indian children only.” -- CWMG, Vol. IV, p. 402

“Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilised - the convicts even more so. They are troublesome, very dirty and live almost like animals.”-- CWMG, Vol. VIII, p. 199

“The British rulers take us to be so lowly and ignorant that they assume that, like the Kaffirs who can be pleased with toys and pins, we can also be fobbed off with trinkets.” -- CWMG, Vol. VIII, p. 167

“First, why should we bear such hardships, submit ourselves, for instance, to…live among the Kaffirs…? Better die than suffer this.” -- CWMG, Vol. IX, p. 292

"Some Indians do have contacts with Kaffir women. I think such contacts are fraught with grave danger. Indians would do well to avoid them altogether." -- CWMG, Vol. X, p. 414

In a letter to Hitler in 1941, Gandhi wrote: "Nor do I believe that you are the monster described by your opponents.
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Here is a WorldNet Daily article on Col. Singh's latest book.

DR. SAM WALDRON: "MacARTHUR's MILLENNIAL MANIFESTO: A Friendly Response"

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DR. SAM WALDRON, one of the pastors of the Heritage Baptist Church of Owensboro, Kentucky, and the Professor of Systematic Theology at the Midwest Center for Theological Studies, will address the theme of his book: "MacARTHUR's MILLENNIAL MANIFESTO: A Friendly Response."

Dr. John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA is a modern-day hero of many Christians today, particularly of many if not most Reformed Baptists today (including the host of this program--he has been a guest on "Iron Sharpens Iron" previously and we eagerly desire his return to the program ASAP). His radio and television ministry, "Grace To You," and his many writings, have been a constant source of healthy, spiritual food for Calvinists, even before he finally adopted the "L" in "TULIP": the controversial doctrine of "Limited Atonement" (AKA: "Definite Atonement", or "Particular Redemption"), after already affirming all the other doctrines of Calvinism found in that historic Reformed acronym. But, also being a passionate Dispensationalist, there are times when even Dr. MacArthur's friends and "students in the Faith" strongly disagree with him on various issues, as brethren in Christ, even when embracing very similar theological positions, often do with one another.

At the 2007 Shepherds' Conference , John MacArthur delivered a controversial message entitled, "Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist is a Premillennialist." In the book we are addressing during today's interview, Dr. Sam Waldron addresses the assertions of MacArthur historically, exegetically and theologically. Although Dr. Waldron's arguments are rigorous, the entire tenor of the book is level-headed and irenic. This "friendly response" grants modern day Amillennialists the opportunity to thoughtfully engage their Dispensational brethren.

"With charity, this book exposes the fallacies--historical, exegetical and theological--inherent in Dr. MacArthur's presentation...Thank you, Dr. Waldron, for showing us how a theological refutation may be done with grace and kindness"...James M. Renihan, Ph.D.

"Samuel Waldron's 'friendly response' to John MacArthur's 'millennial manifesto' will go a long way toward setting the record straight about what Reformed amillennialists actually believe about the church and Israel...I highly recommend this book to all who are interested in this controversy"...Kim Riddlebarger, Ph.D.

"Samuel Waldron's response to John MacArthur's controversial sermon, "Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist Is a Premillennialist," is a gem. In a gentle spirit, and with an awareness of what is at stake, Waldron makes a persuasive case against MacArthur's unlikely claim that true Calvinists must subscribe to the tenets of dispensational premillennialism"...Cornelis Venema, Ph.D.

Dr. Sam Waldron is the author of numerous other books and pamphlets including To Be Continued: Are the Miraculous Gifts For Today?, 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith: A Modern Exposition, The End Times Made Simple, A Reformed Baptist Manifesto: The New Covenant Constitution of the Church and a contributor to the four views book on church government, Who Runs the Church?

NICOLE L. BAKER: "SEXUALITY & THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE"

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NICOLE L. BAKER, Executive Director of Boro Pregnancy Counseling Center in Flushing, Queens, NY, will address the theme: "SEXUALITY & THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE: Galvanizing the Next Generation to Start a New God-centered, Sexual Revolution."

Nicole L. Baker, L.M.H.C., N.C.C., a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in NYS and a National Certified Counselor, has a deep passion to bring God’s truth and light to issues such as abortion, sexuality, and relationships. Nicole desires to galvanize the next generation to start a new God-centered, sexual revolution that will change the culture of NYC and by extension, the world.

Nicole holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from The Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Arts in Counseling from The Alliance Graduate School of Counseling , a program of Nyack Alliance Theological Seminary . Nicole is also a mental health counselor at Agape Psychological Services, PC in Roslyn Heights, Nassau County.

Boro Pregnancy Counseling Center (BPCC) is a private, not-for-profit Christian ministry who defends life by supporting women and their families in crisis pregnancies, brings healing and wholeness to lives traumatized by abortion, seeks to bring those we serve to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, and challenges our community to adopt a Godly view of sexuality and the sanctity of human life. BPCC reaches out to a multitude of nations and races with the freeing Gospel of Jesus Christ while practically serving the needs of its community.

BPCC offer free pregnancy tests, non-medical pregnancy consultations, peer counseling, material assistance, education about abortion, post-abortion support, and other practical, emotional and spiritual help to empower women and men facing pregnancy-related concerns. BPCC does not offer abortions or abortion referrals.

All services are FREE and CONFIDENTIAL.

If you or anyone you know is considering an abortion call (718) 961-HELP [4357].

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THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE


Featuring:



PASTOR JIM CAPO, Massapequa Church of God, Massapequa, Long Island, NY


PASTOR DON HOAGLANDER, West Sayville Reformed Bible Church, West Sayville, Long Island, NY


PASTOR KEN SILVA, Connecticut River Baptist Church & Apprising Ministries, Claremont, NH


PASTOR AL STEIN, Neighborhood Assembly of God, Bellmore, Long Island, NY

NANCY A. ALMODOVAR: "TESTIMONY OF A FORMER 'WORD OF FAITH' HERESY ADVOCATE"

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NANCY A. ALMODOVAR, author of A Modern Ninety-Five: Questions Today's Evangelicals Need To Hear and wife of Pastor Bobby Almodovar of TULIP Reformed Church in Ridgewood, Queens, NY will give her "TESTIMONY OF A FORMER 'WORD OF FAITH' HERESY ADVOCATE."

Today, Nancy will give the account of her theological journey before finally embracing the historic, biblical Gospel of the Reformation, moving from Pentecostalism, semi-Pelagianism and Arminianism, through to the Charismatic movement, along the byways of the prophetic and apostolic movements, and into the darkness of deliverance ministries, that she wandered in for 15 years. As Nancy puts it, "I ran after the newest teachings thinking that they were true but instead found myself swallowed in the mire of error and the muck of heresy."

Nancy's experiences among the aforementioned dangerous camps within Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movement led her to develop her modern ninety-five theses, couched in new terms for a new generation, which require scholarly debate once again. Through modern-day apostles and prophets, and through the elitists within the evangelical church, the doctrine of buying God's grace and favor has been propagated through appeals for seed offerings and "atonement-day" donations in order to garner God's blessings. Pragmatic approaches to preaching the gospel through such movements as the seeker-driven models have moved the focus of the message of Christ and the worship of God from being God-centered to human-centered. Sound historical doctrines, such as the Trinity, have been relegated to the sidelines in favor of unity and ecumenicalism with Oneness preachers.

Nancy and her husband also operate Silent Cry Ministries , a Reformed, Creedal, Confessional and Evangelical ministry devoted to the 5 Solas of the Reformation: Sola scriptura ("by Scripture alone"), Sola fide ("by faith alone"), Sola gratia ("by grace alone"), Solus Christus ("Christ alone") and Soli Deo gloria ("glory to God alone"). That means they are Reformed in Doctrine and therefore adhere to the Biblical faith as expressed by the great reformers such as: Martin Luther, Jean Calvin, and many others whom God used to bring His Church back to the Truths of Scriptures.

KEN SILVA: "MYSTICISM'S INFILTRATION INTO MODERN EVANGELICALISM"

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KEN SILVA, Director of Apprising Ministries , General Editor of the Christian Research Network and pastor of Connecticut River Baptist Church in Claremont, NH, a congregation in the Southern Baptist Convention, will address the theme: "MYSTICISM'S INFILTRATION INTO MODERN EVANGELICALISM."

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "mysticism" as "the belief that direct knowledge of God, spiritual truth, or ultimate reality can be attained through subjective experience (as intuition or insight)", and also defines it as "vague speculation : a belief without sound basis," and "a theory postulating the possibility of direct and intuitive acquisition of ineffable [indescribable, unspeakable] knowledge or power."

This being so, isn't the belief in and practice of mysticism a violation of the Reformation principle of "Sola Scriptura": that the holy, inerrant and God-breathed Scriptures ALONE are the church of Christ's ONE infallible and sufficient authority in matters of theology and practice? And if this is true, why are so many who profess to be Evangelical being seduced by this phenomenon?

According to our guest Ken Silva,

"Due to the importance of the issues concerning the influx into evangelicalism of corrupt Contemplative/Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) and its so-called 'Christian' meditation of Contemplative/Centering Prayer (CCP)—which flowered in the antibiblical monastic traditions of apostate Roman Catholicism, i.e. no longer Christian—Apprising Ministries is doing all we can to bring this to the attention of the Body of Christ. And one of the primary sources—if not the primary source—for this reimagined neo-pagan 'Christian' mysticism infecting postevangelicalism and the Emerging Church is The Cult of Guru Richard Foster...

...You need to know that this CSM has now also slithered into evangelicalism as well because right now Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mystic 'Roshi' Richard Foster, with an able assist from ordained Southern Baptist minister Dallas Willard, is conditioning more and more mainstream evangelical pastors, leaders, and ministers (think frog in the kettle) through spurious Spiritual Formation (SF) courses in college and/or seminary to see this CSM as a viable approach to God. And AM reminds you that primary among the textbooks used in these SF classes, not only in SBC seminaries but in most evangelical schools, are works by Foster and Willard from which their so-called 'spiritual disciplines' largely culled from heretical Roman Catholic and Quaker mystics is then taught..."

Listen to this broadcast and hear more about how and why Mysticism is gaining great popularity among a growing number of Evangelicals today, and specifically why many biblically orthodox Christian apologists like Ken Silva are sounding an alarm about this phenomenon, which they view as being spiritually deadly, damning and demonic.

VINCENT SAWYER: "A TRIBUTE TO HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR CORRIE TEN BOOM"

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VINCENT SAWYER, pastor of Faith Baptist Church and President of Faith Bible Institute in Corona, Queens, NY, will be joined by Becki Sawyer, Amanda Larson and Chad Williams of “The Witness Team” from Northland Baptist Bible College, Dunbar, Wisconsin will pay "A TRIBUTE TO HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR CORRIE TEN BOOM."

The Ten Boom family were devoted Christians in Holland who dedicated their lives in service to their fellow man. Their home was always an "open house" for anyone in need. Through the decades the Ten Booms were very active in social work in Haarlem, and their faith inspired them to serve the religious community and society at large.

During the Second World War, the Ten Boom home became a refuge, a hiding place, for fugitives and those hunted by the Nazis. By protecting these people, Casper and his daughters, Corrie and Betsie, risked their lives. This non-violent resistance against the Nazi-oppressors was the Ten Booms' way of living out their Christian faith. This faith led them to hide Jews, students who refused to cooperate with the Nazis, and members of the Dutch underground resistance movement.

On February 28, 1944, this family was betrayed and the Gestapo (the Nazi secret police) raided their home. The Gestapo set a trap and waited throughout the day, seizing everyone who came to the house. By evening about 30 people had been taken into custody! Casper, Corrie and Betsie were all arrested. Corrie’s brother Willem, sister Nollie, and nephew Peter were at the house that day, and were also taken to prison.

Four Ten Booms gave their lives for this family’s commitment, but Corrie came home from the death camp. She realized her life was a gift from God, and she needed to share what she and Betsy had learned in Ravensbruck: "There is no pit so deep that God’s love is not deeper still" and "God will give us the love to be able to forgive our enemies." At age 53, Corrie began a world-wide ministry which took her into more than 60 countries in the next 33 years! She testified to God’s love and encouraged all she met with the message that "Jesus is Victor." Corrie's story is recounted in her books THE HIDING PLACE and TRAMP FOR THE LORD. The story of "The Hiding Place" was also released as a motion picture in 1975 .

“The Witness Team” presents “Our Hiding Place,” a drama depicting Corrie & Betsy Ten Boom’s experience in the Nazi concentration camp. This drama is performed by Becki Sawyer and Amanda Larson. The Team Leader & Preacher is Chad Williams. The Witness Team is on a ten-week tour of the East coast, ministering in churches nightly. The team—which is made up of four young men and five young ladies—performs sacred music and dramas.

This program will also feature a discussion with Pastor Vincent Sawyer answering the question: “Why has the Jewish race been the object of attack throughout history?”

DR. SAM WILSON & PASTOR CHRIS WILEY:"FROM MAN's FREE WILL to GOD's FREE GRACE: The Journey of Two Arminian Pastors into Calvinism"

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DR. SAM WILSON and PASTOR CHRIS WILEY, two former pastors in the Church of the Nazarene denomination , will address the theme: "FROM MAN's FREE WILL to GOD's FREE GRACE: The Journey of Two Arminian Pastors into Calvinism."

Dr. Sam Wilson, who in addition to being a Physician practicing Family/Internal Medicine in New York City, pastored Nazarene congregations between 1977 & 1997, which included the planting of the first and only African-American Nazarene Church in Kentucky.

Pastor Chris Wiley was an ordained Nazarene pastor and urban missionary for 20 years, in addition to being a published author, and an adjunct professor of philosophy at Eastern Nazarene College in the Boston area.


Today both men will describe how they entered a journey from their Arminian/Wesleyan roots into the Doctrines of God's Sovereign Grace, which have been nicknamed "Reformed" and "Calvinist" theology.

Today, both Dr. Wilson and Pastor Wiley, according to their adopted faith in the biblical Gospel of the Reformation, continue to passionately teach, preach and proclaim that God alone saves sinners, because sinners cannot even help save themselves.

Dr. Sam Wilson is a member of North Shore Baptist Church, a Sovereign Grace-believing congregation in Bayside, Queens, NY, where he regularly assists the pastors with his preaching and teaching skills, and Pastor Chris Wiley is the newly installed pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Manchester (PCA), in Manchester, Connecticut.

This interview is not in any way intended to cast derision upon the Church of the Nazarene denomination and the many faithful ministers of the Gospel and brethren in Christ who are members there, but is intended to reflect the theological journey of two pastors formerly within that denomination who now adhere to the doctrinal tenants of the Reformed Faith, and the unique challenges they faced and continue to confront as a result of their theological transformation.

DR. RICHARD WILLIAMSON: "AN EVANGELICAL PASTOR IN A LIBERAL DENOMINATION"

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DR. RICHARD WILLIAMSON, pastor of the historic Seaford United Methodist Church, Seaford, Long Island, NY will address the theme: "AN EVANGELICAL PASTOR IN A LIBERAL DENOMINATION." The United Methodist Church denomination has its roots in the First Great Awakening of the 18th century, flowing from both Arminian and Calvinist theological streams, the first championed by Evangelical hero John Wesley, and the second by another Evangelical hero named George Whitfield, both Anglican ministers. Today the United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination in the world, and is a tragic example of how a denomination can stray so very far away from its Bible-honoring, Evangelical roots and enter into apostasy.

There was a time when the term "Methodist" was synonymous with a zealous, passionate Evangelical, reminiscent of the fiery circuit preachers of the Second and Third Great Awakening that many of us have heard or read about who traveled thousands of miles on horseback across the American frontier, tirelessly spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ from church to church, and at camp meetings. Today, sadly, the image of "revival preachers" would not likely be the first picture formed in the minds of those hearing the term "Methodist". Today most would immediately think of a liberal seminary professor or cleric who defends such abominations as abortion and homosexuality, and who may even deny such vital pillars of the Christian Faith as the Inerrancy of Scripture, the Deity of Christ, the Trinity, the Virgin Birth of Christ, the Bodily Resurrection of Christ or perhaps even the existence of God Himself.


Our guest today, Dr. Richard Williamson, is one of a minority in the United Methodist Church who stands firm as a defender and proclaimer of Evangelical fundamentals, and his congregation reflects those convictions. They profess to be a "Bible Based: Christ Centered: Spirit Sustained Congregation in the Wesleyan tradition". During this broadcast we will discuss the unique challenges faced by Evangelicals remaining in liberal denominations, specifically the UMC, and will address the question of whether or not they should remain there if they desire to be obedient to the Scriptures.

Thankfully, such Methodist denominations as the Free Methodist Church , the Wesleyan Church , the Church of the Nazarene , and the Evangelical Methodist Church remain reasonably faithful to the legacy of John Wesley and the Methodists of the 18th and 19th centuries.

STEVE CLARK: "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE CHALLENGED BY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MARRIAGE (NOM)"

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STEVE CLARK, Long Island Director of the National Organization For Marriage will address the theme: "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE CHALLENGED BY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MARRIAGE (NOM)."

New York Governor David Paterson just unilaterally decided that New York taxpayers should treat same-sex couples who marry abroad as if they were legally married here in New York. NOM quickly responded with a statewide ad campaign urging voters to contact Gov. Paterson's office, telling him to "Stop messing with marriage and get back to work!" The ads began airing on WABC Thursday, June 5 during the daytime talk shows of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, and Mark Levin.

Our guest, Steve Clark, who is also a member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Franklin Square, Long Island, NY, was recently interviewed by the New York Post regarding this controversial subject. A video clip can be seen here.

COL. G.B. SINGH: "GANDHI'S RACISM EXPOSED"

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COL. G.B. SINGH (U.S. Army, Ret.), author of Gandhi: Behind the Mask of Divinity and co-author with Dr. Tim Watson of Gandhi Under Cross-Examination will address the very controversial theme: "GANDHI'S RACISM EXPOSED"!

Among prominent leaders of the twentieth century, perhaps no one is more highly regarded than Mahatma Gandhi. He is revered by the vast majority of Hindus as the hero of Indian independence, and many people throughout the world consider him to be a modern saint.In what should prove to be an explosive, intriguing, and provocative interview, Colonel G. B. Singh charges that the popular image of Gandhi is highly misleading. Despite his famous philosophy of nonviolent resistance (satyagraha), Colonel Singh’s analysis of the evidence leads him to conclude that Gandhi’s ideology was in fact rooted in racial animosity, first against blacks in South Africa and later against whites in India. The author also finds evidence of multiple cover-ups designed to hide Gandhi’s real history, including even collusion to cover up the murder of an American.

Here are some rarely seen quotes from Gandhi. Keep in mind that the word "Kaffir" is a pejorative South African term for blacks that is equivalent to the "n" word. Use of this term has been an actionable offense in South Africa since 1975. Gandhi was well aware of the offensiveness of this word but always used it to describe the black Africans. The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi will be abbreviated CWMG.

"Ours is one continued struggle against degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the European, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffir, whose occupation is hunting and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with, and then pass his life in indolence and nakedness." -- CWMG, Vol. I, p. 410

“The £3 tax is merely a penalty for wearing the brown skin and it would appear that, whereas Kaffirs are taxed because they do not work at all or sufficiently, we are to be taxed evidently because we work too much, the only thing in common between the two being the absence of the white skin.” -- CWMG, Vol. III, p. 74

"We believe as much in the purity of race as we think they do. … We believe also that the white race of South Africa should be the predominating race." -- CWMG, Vol. III, p. 256

"The petition dwells upon 'the comingling of the Coloured and white races.' May we inform the members of the conference that, so far as the British Indians are concerned, such a thing is practically unknown? If there is one thing which the Indian cherishes more than any other, it is the purity of type." -- CWMG, Vol. III, p. 379

“Of course, under my suggestion, the Town Council must withdraw the Kaffirs from the Location. About this mixing of the Kaffirs with the Indians, I must confess I feel most strongly. I think it is very unfair to the Indian population and it is an undue tax on even the proverbial patience of my countrymen.” -- CWMG, Vol. III, p. 429

“We humbly submit that the decision to open the school for all Coloured children is unjust to the Indian community, and is a departure from the assurance given by the then Minister of Education, as also Sir Albert Hime and Mr. Robert Russell, that the school will be reserved for Indian children only.” -- CWMG, Vol. IV, p. 402

“Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilised - the convicts even more so. They are troublesome, very dirty and live almost like animals.”-- CWMG, Vol. VIII, p. 199

“The British rulers take us to be so lowly and ignorant that they assume that, like the Kaffirs who can be pleased with toys and pins, we can also be fobbed off with trinkets.” -- CWMG, Vol. VIII, p. 167

“First, why should we bear such hardships, submit ourselves, for instance, to…live among the Kaffirs…? Better die than suffer this.” -- CWMG, Vol. IX, p. 292

"Some Indians do have contacts with Kaffir women. I think such contacts are fraught with grave danger. Indians would do well to avoid them altogether." -- CWMG, Vol. X, p. 414

In a letter to Hitler in 1941, Gandhi wrote: "Nor do I believe that you are the monster described by your opponents.
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Here is a WorldNet Daily article on Col. Singh's latest book.

SHANE JACKSON: "THE TESTIMONY OF A 'REVERT" (Encore Presentation)

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SHANE JACKSON, raised in a nominal Baptist home in Northern Alabama who converted to Traditionalist Catholicism 20 years ago, pursued a career as a Catholic apologist, and then, in 2002, after reading the classic book The Roman Catholic Controversy by Dr. James R. White and hearing Dr. White debate well known Catholic apologist Jimmy Akin of Catholic Answers on "The Bible Answer Man" radio broadcast, returned to the Baptist Faith, this time with a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, will address the theme: "THE TESTIMONY OF A 'REVERT."

Shane, who has been blind since birth, is regularly involved in ministry outreach to the blind. He has also served on the staff of Solid Ground Christian Books . You can contact Shane at Jack728@gmail.com.

PAUL SCHWANKE & VINCENT SAWYER: "REACHING TEENS WITH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST"

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PAUL SCHWANKE, an International Evangelist & VINCENT SAWYER, pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Coronoa, Queens, NY will address the theme: "REACHING TEENS WITH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST."

Since 1982 Evangelist Paul Schwanke has traveled the world preaching the glorious Gospel of Christ. From the jungles of Africa to the great cities of Asia, from the regions beyond in South America to the ancient cities of Europe, from Maine to Hawaii, Evangelist Schwanke has faithfully preached the perfect Word of God. During this broadcast he will join Pastor Vincent Sawyer to discuss the unique and difficult mission field known as "the Teenaged Population".

Here is a great example of a time when churches and individual Christians are regularly faced with the choice of whether or not to change methodology in evangelism in order to reach the hearts and minds of a particular audience with Christ's Gospel, and if methodology is to be changed in any way, how much should be altered, and in what specific ways, without corrupting the One true message of the Gospel. Many churches today mimic the favorite music of teens in the world with an added Christian message believing this will be most effective. Many evangelists will also adopt the clothing style and slang that is dominant among teens to further ensure "success" in their mission. Is any of this appropriate for biblically faithful evangelists? Is there room for a measure of liberty here? And what matters in life are peculiar roadblocks for teens regarding their coming to church, and staying there. These issues and more will be involved in this program focused on evangelizing teens.

During this program we will also be promoting this week's evangelistic meetings with Paul Schwanke at Faith Baptist Church in Corona, Sunday - Wednesday, June 15th - 18th .

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THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE

This week featuring:


PASTOR MEINT PLOEGMAN, The Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Bohemia, Long Island, NY


PASTOR CHRIS WILEY, The Presbyterian Church (PCA) of Manchester, CT


PASTOR AL STEIN, Neighborhood Assembly of God, Bellmore, Long Island, NY

DR. JOEL NEDERHOOD: "CHALLENGING THOUGHTFUL ROMAN CATHOLICS TO EXAMINE THEIR FAITH"

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DR. JOEL NEDERHOOD, Reformed theologian, author, pastor of preaching at Cottage Grove Christian Reformed Church, South Holland, Illinois, voice of The Back to God Hour from 1965 to 1990, former host of the "Faith 20" television program, and Chancellor of Eastern Ukraine Theological Seminary will address the theme: "CHALLENGING THOUGHTFUL ROMAN CATHOLICS TO EXAMINE THEIR FAITH."

Today, Dr. Nederhood will be largely drawing the content of his discussion from the book Two Men From Malta , which he coauthored with Joe Serge, a Toronto newspaperman and columnist. The two men being referred to by the title, "Two Men From Malta", are the Apostle Paul and Mr. Serge. In this book Serge describes his odyssey from Roman Catholicism to the faith of the Reformation.

Serge invited our guest, long time radio and television teacher Joel Nederhood, to join him in examining primary Roman Catholic teaching such as "the Mass," "Mary," "the Papacy," and the essence of salvation itself. Dr. Nederhood, whose published works include This Splendid Journey and The Forever People , has produced a highly readable and provocative examination of the biblical material that Roman Catholic believers should consider as they evaluate their faith position.

This book conveys the high sense of freedom that Joe Serge experiences now that he has embraced the biblical teachings of salvation by grace alone, apart from works. The book also conveys sincere respect for Roman Catholics who will read it. And there can be no question that Joe Serge and Dr. Nederhood are praying that many who read TWO MEN FROM MALTA will join them in following the biblical teaching that reveals that Christ's works, not ours, will bring sinners into glory.

WILLIAM SHISHKO: "WHEN IS IT RIGHT TO LEAVE A CHURCH?"

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WILLIAM SHISHKO, pastor of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church of Franklin Square, Long Island, NY will address the theme: "WHEN IS IT RIGHT TO LEAVE A CHURCH?"

Many people today leave one church after another over petty and trivial matters. Others who have genuinely reasonable concerns over the church to which they belong often leave far too hastily without the benefit of wise counsel or a proper degree of patience in order to witness improvements begin to develop. Still others flee from a church due to their own heresy, sin or pride. On the other end of the spectrum, many have a dogged determination to remain in whatever church, fellowship or denomination they belong to for sentimental reasons, or in fear of offending family and loved ones, or perhaps even mere laziness, in spite of the fact that their leadership has become utterly corrupt in their teachings and practices or morals. Some in this latter category of refusal to depart from a church may have devolved along with their leadership down into corruption and see no reason to leave. Others hold steadfast as members in their theologically, spiritually and morally bankrupt churches with the infinitely more noble (albeit at times naive or misguided) purposes of remaining as an agent of reformation and a voice of Truth, or because they have a theological conviction which forbids them to leave their particular church or religious group for any reason... but WHEN IS IT *RIGHT* TO LEAVE A CHURCH?

Today Pastor Shishko seeks to answer this vital and controversial question biblically, in addition to the obvious questions that flow from it: "When is it *WRONG* to leave a church?" and "When *MUST* a Christian leave a church?"

During Pastor Shishko's time ministering to the Franklin Square congregation the church has been blessed with significant numerical growth, and has overseen the formation of two mission churches, one in Mount Vernon, NY and the other in Bohemia, NY. Pastor Shishko has been privileged to serve on various presbytery committees, and also on the OPC denominational Committees on Coordination, Ecumenicity, Home Missions, and Christian Education. Along with his regular pastoral duties he currently serves as one of the instructors for the Ministerial Training Institute, OPC. He is also an Adjunct Faculty member of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Taylors, SC, where he teaches in the department of Applied Theology. He has written numerous articles for the OPC publications NEW HORIZONS and ORDAINED SERVANT, as well as magazines such as The Banner of Truth . His public ministries have taken him to various foreign mission fields, including Suriname, Cyprus, Egypt, Uganda, China, Eritrea, and Wales, and his conference ministries have been carried out in a number of states in our own nation. In addition to these, he continues to make use of his radio training by producing and hosting a variety of programs that are periodically aired in the metropolitan New York area.

WILLIAM NORMAN GRIGG: "A CHRISTIAN LIBERTARIAN VIEW OF BARACK OBAMA & JOHN McCAIN"

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WILLIAM NORMAN GRIGG, former Mormon High Priest who converted to Evangelical Christianity, former Senior Editor of The New American magazine and the author of such controversial books as Freedom On The Altar: The UN's Crusade Against God & Family , Global Gun Grab: The UN's Campaign to Disarm Americans and The Gospel of Revolt: Feminism vs. the Family will address the theme: "A CHRISTIAN LIBERTARIAN VIEW OF BARACK OBAMA & JOHN McCAIN."

Conservative Evangelicals here in America are probably more dismayed by this upcoming Presidential election than any other in memorable history, due to the fact that neither of the two candidates running on opposite sides of the aisle have a genuine, consistent and clearly identifiable affinity with the core biblical morals that the majority of the born-again community desires to see championed in the political arena. Today, hear how Barack Obama and John McCain square up with the United States Constitution and what Mr.Grigg believes to be true, Christian patriotism and conservatism.

We can only hope that this upcoming election will be used of God to draw the Evangelical church at large into a deeper trust and confidence in Christ Jesus Himself rather than having a tragically misguided dependence upon any elected official or political agenda.

TOM ASCOL: "THE REFORMED ROOTS OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION"

MP3 NOT Available (Technical Difficulties) Due to the fact the live streaming was down on Monday, June 9th, subsequent to power outages caused by the current heatwave in the Northeast, this interview was not heard live worldwide and is currently unavailable on MP3. Therefore, we are airing an Encore presentation on Tuesday, June 17th, in hopes that our global audience will be blessed by Pastor Ascol's valuable, fascinating and informative discussion, and in order to archive the broadcast on MP3.

TOM ASCOL, pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral, Florida , the Executive Director of Founders Ministries and Editor of the Founders Journal , will address the theme: "THE REFORMED ROOTS OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION."

Many Christians today, including Southern Baptists themselves, are totally unaware that the Southern Baptist Convention, which is both the largest Baptist association in the world and the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, has origins and a doctrinal heritage that are firmly entrenched in that Reformed theology known as the “doctrines of grace.” One reason for the widespread ignorance of this highly substantiated and irrefutable fact is that today Calvinists are a minority among the nearly 17 million members of the denomination. Another reason for this ignorance is that many who are most well known in SBC leadership today are vociferously anti-Calvinist. According to a post in The Baptist Standard, June 12, 2007:

"[Florida Baptist] Convention executive director John Sullivan recently sent recordings of sermons by Sullivan’s former pastor Jerry Vines to every church in the state, apparently at convention expense, that identify Calvinism as a threat to Baptist life...In his sermon, Vines said Calvinism 'kills' churches because it neglects evangelism by teaching that salvation is only for those whom God 'elects,' not for everyone. He said Calvinistic pastors tend to be divisive, dishonest and prone to 'intellectual pride'." (see entire article here ).

According to our guest Tom Ascol: "The mailing of Dr. Vines’ sermon on Calvinism is a clear indication that the executive director of the Florida Baptist Convention has an agenda to demonize the ministers and churches in our state who believe what the founders of the Southern Baptist Convention believed regarding the grace of God in salvation."

Founders Ministries is a ministry of teaching and encouragement promoting both doctrine and devotion expressed in the Doctrines of Grace and their experiential application to the local church, particularly in the areas of worship and witness. Founders Ministries takes as its theological framework the first recognized confession of faith that Southern Baptists produced, The Abstract of Principles. They desire to encourage the return to and promulgation of the biblical gospel that their Southern Baptist forefathers held dear.

Tom Ascol received a BS from Texas A & M University and the MDiv and PhD degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary . He is editor of the books Reclaiming the Gospel & Reforming Churches and Dear Timothy and has contributed articles and chapters to numerous publications.

During this broadcast we will also discuss Tom Ascol's "2008 Resolution on Integrity in Church Membership," and will be promoting the upcoming National Founders Conference (June 24-27, 2008): "Lengthening the Cords & Strengthening the Stakes: Renewing & Planting Local Churches."

THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE

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THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE


PASTOR JIM HARRISON, Red Mills Baptist Church, Mahopac Falls, NY


PASTOR CHRIS HATTON, to be installed in September at Blue Point Bible Church, Blue Point, Long Island, NY


PASTOR MARCEL SNUGGS, Harvest Christian Bible Church, Central Islip, Long Island, NY

BOB DeWAAY: "REDEFINING CHRISTIANITY: Understanding the Purpose Driven Movement "

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BOB DeWAAY, pastor of Twin City Fellowship in St. Louis Park, MN and administrator of Critical Issues Commentary will discuss the theme of his controversial and timely book: REDEFINING CHRISTIANITY: Understanding the Purpose Driven Movement .

Bob DeWaay has received many e-mails over the last two years from people concerned about what has happened to their churches since they became Purpose Driven. This book will explain what has happened, why it has happened, and how a Purpose Driven church is different from a Bible-centered, Gospel church.

Excerpt from Redefining Christianity:

"Jesus said, 'If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you' (John 15:19). Not even the greatest marketing genius can change this without redefining the church. Seeking the approval of the world is precisely what the Purpose Driven movement is all about."

During this interview, we will also discuss Rick Warren's P.E.A.C.E. Coalition and how, according to Pastor DeWaay, there is nothing distinctively Christian about it. As Pastor DeWaay puts it, "The claim that the church can have a second reformation using processes that do not even need Christians as leaders is very alarming."

DANIEL P. BUTTAFUOCO, ESQ: "THE ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE (PART 2)"

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DANIEL P. BUTTAFUOCO, ESQ. of the Law Firm of Buttafuoco & Associates and founder & president of The Historical Bible Society returns to address the theme: "THE ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE (PART 2)."

According to the Internet Public Library (IPL), "No one really knows how many copies of the Bible have been printed, sold, or distributed. The Bible Society's attempt to calculate the number printed between 1816 and 1975 produced the figure of 2,458,000,000. A more recent survey, for the years up to 1992, put it closer to 6,000,000,000 in more than 2,000 languages and dialects. Whatever the precise figure, the Bible is by far the bestselling book of all time."

As the British TIMES newspaper put it in 1996: "Forget modern British novelists and TV tie-ins, the Bible is the best-selling book every year. If sales of the Bible were included in best-seller lists, it would be a rare week when anything else would achieve a look in. It is wonderful, weird ... that in this godless age... this one book should go on selling, every month."


While these statistics are indeed impressive, the sad reality is that many of these Bibles are left unread, crammed into cluttered bookshelves or gathering dust on end tables. Many if not most of us in the English speaking world take for granted that we have the Word of God in our own language, oblivious or unmoved by the fact that many heroic Christians in centuries past endured imprisonment, torture and death so that all might have the precious Scriptures in their own native tongue.

Today Dan Buttafuoco will take us on a journey back in time to explore with us how we received the Bible in the English language, in hopes that we all may appreciate much more this priceless treasure that most of us own or have easy access to. Dan travels regularly to churches, schools and other organizations to put on display a portion of The Historical Bible Society's breathtaking collection of rare Bibles and Christian books of antiquity having great historical significance, some first edition volumes dating back prior to the Reformation, and to deliver fascinating lectures on the origins of the English Bible. The collection includes a First Edition 1611 King James Bible, a First Edition Foxe's Book of Martyrs, a page from the priceless Gutenberg Bible and much, much more.

Dan puts on these demonstrations absolutely free of charge, and does not even request donations. For more details contact Dan at 1-800-669-4878 or visit http://www.historicalbiblesociety.org/

JIM HARRISON:"REDEMPTION: ACCOMPLISHED & APPLIED"

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JIM HARRISON, pastor of Red Mills Baptist Church, Mahopac Falls, NY, and Chairman of the CB Spurgeon Fellowship will address the topic: "REDEMPTION: ACCOMPLISHED & APPLIED."

John Murray is arguably one of the greatest minds of Christendom born within at least the last two centuries. Ever since it was first published in the mid-1950's Prof. Murray's classic work REDEMPTION: ACCOMPLISHED & APPLIED has been hailed as a monumental achievement in setting forth the glory of the finished work of Christ for us and in us. It has been reprinted numerous times and has had a profound effect upon tens of thousands of students all over the world. For the first time, a Workbook - Study Guide developed by our guest Jim Harrison will help many dig deeper for the riches contained in Murray's classic work.

"Anyone who knows me, knows how much I appreciate John Murray. Several of his books are in my list of top ten lifetime books. Redemption Accomplished and Applied is certainly one of those. Anything that gets the content of this great book more deeply embedded in the hearts and minds of God's church has my vote. Thank you, Jim Harrison, for your work on this study guide." - Dr. Sam Waldron, Academic Dean of the Midwest Center for Theological Studies

Pastor Jim Harrison has labored diligently to provide a tool that will help serious students gain the most possible benefit from studying this outstanding volume. In his own words, "Redemption: Accomplished & Applied is a text which will yield wonderful and valuable treasures to one who is willing to invest time and intellectual sweat in the endeavor. This study guide has been created specifically for those who are willing so to labor. The author has endeavored to add nothing to Murray's original work. Rather, this guide is to be used as a tool to direct and focus one's study of RAA. The study guide follows the outline of the book, and includes page references from the William B. Eerdmans edition, copyright 1955, currently in print."

MARTIN & DEIDRE BOBGAN: "SIGMUND FREUD COMES TO CHURCH: Can Secular Psychology & Christianity Be Integrated?"

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MARTIN & DEIDRE BOBGAN, founders of PsychoHeresy Awareness Ministries , will address the theme: "SIGMUND FREUD COMES TO CHURCH: Can Secular Psychology & Christianity Be Integrated?"

PsychoHeresy Awareness Ministries, in their 16th year, is a non-profit religious corporation for the purpose of informing and educating Christians about psychoheresy, a subject they began writing on approximately 30 years ago. According to the Bobgans, Psychoheresy is the integration of secular psychological counseling theories and therapies with the Bible. Psychoheresy is also the intrusion of such theories into the preaching and practice of Christianity, especially when they contradict or compromise biblical Christianity in terms of the nature of man, how he is to live, and how he changes.

The Bobgans believe the primary purpose of informing Christians about psychoheresy is to encourage them to find Jesus Christ and the Word of God sufficient for matters of life and conduct and to encourage believers to use the Bible to understand humanity, how they are to live, and how they are to confront problems of living. Careful distinctions are made to delineate the area of concern - what constitutes psychoheresy in contrast to what might be benign investigation of behavior.

The Bobgans are authors of the following books:
Christ-Centered Ministry versus Problem-Centered Counseling
Hypnosis - Medical, Scientific, or Occultic?
Missions & Psychoheresy
TheoPhostic Counseling: Divine Revelation? OR PsychoHeresy?
James Dobson's Gospel of Self-Esteem & Psychology
Larry Crabb's Gospel
CRI (Christian Research Institute) Guilty of Psychoheresy?
The End of "Christian Psychology"
Competent to Minister: The Biblical Care of Souls
Psychoheresy: The Psychological Seduction of Christianity
AGAINST "Biblical Counseling": FOR the BIBLE
Four Temperaments, Astrology & Personality Testing
12 Steps to Destruction: Codependency/Recovery Heresies