Monthly Archives: May 2011
Jonathan Edwards’ Rules for Spiritual Discernment
Like the Catholic mystical theologians that preceded him–Jean Gerson, Ignatius of Loyola, etc.–Jonathan Edwards wrote a small book on “rules for the discernment of spirits.” The name of this book was The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit … Continue reading
The Spirit of the World: Secular Humanism
“We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God.”— 1 Corinthians 2:12 It is either a devil, or the disposition of the soul when it is lost, and without any sense of the … Continue reading
Feminism and the Jezebel Spirit
[Note: this was written by the wife–not by the husband!] –J. B. Today I want to talk about a major reoccurring problem in the churches of America and Christianity in general. This is the problem of feminism and the Jezebel … Continue reading
Heresy and Orthodoxy
There are as many definitions of the word “heretic” as there are sects, cults, and denominations. Every Christian group eventually ends up believing that their religion is the only true form of Christianity, and every other denomination is false (or … Continue reading
