In the realm of Christian theology, Orthodoxy stands as a beacon of true belief, while Heresy looms like a shadow, threatening to distort the core truths. Heterodoxy, though...

What is the New Age Movement and Why it Matters More Today Than Ever

In this exploration of the New Age Movement, we delve into its core concepts: a fusion of diverse spiritual and metaphysical ideas emphasizing self-discovery, a holistic...

Can Heretics Be Saved? Or “Aren’t We All Saved Heretics?”

I remember in seminary, sitting under Dr. John Hannah. He was out of this world (although some would say, “No, Michael, you mean ‘out to lunch’!”)....

Five Signs You Might Be in a Cult-Like Ministry

I had the immense privilege this past semester of taking Historical Theology II with Dr. John Hannah. One day, we had a discussion about classic American cults and he talked...

Greg Stafford on praying to Jesus

In Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ (Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2007), Ed Komoszewski and I argued that one evidence that Jesus is God is that he is...

Greg Stafford defends Jehovah's Witnesses from the margins

I just received the third edition of Greg Stafford’s book Jehovah’s Witnesses Defended: An Answer to Scholars and Critics (Murietta, CA: Elihu Books, 2009). For those who are...

by C Michael Patton

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Is the Mormon Faith a True Representation of Christianity?

Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod “The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, together with the vast majority of Christian denominations in the United States, does not...

In What Sense Are Jesus and the Father One? Part III: One in Purpose? C: John 17:21-23

Previous Post Anti-Trinitarians commonly cross-reference John 10:30 and John 17:20-23 to try to prove that Jesus and the Father are only "one in purpose",...

by C Michael Patton