And did not Jesus say, “and the gates of hell (hades) shall not prevail against it?” Matthew 16:18. He overcame Hades through the establishment of the church. Today, according to Brother Denham, Hades is not overcome by the church. His own doctrine will not allow it.”
[Editor's Note: This article was first published in the Columbia City Crusader on November 13, 1994. It has been reprinted elsewhere since them.] Last Saturday a "Family Adventure Seminar" was held at a congregation near here. The morning session was quite profitable for the first hour-
As we come to the conclusion of this review, there are two main points yet to be made. The first pertains to the absolute hypocrisy of the author. We do not make this charge to be mean, but it is simply the case that Bishop John Shelby Spong tries to
In order to set up his "new Christianity," Bishop John Shelby Spong must first try to demolish the Christianity of the New Testament, which has stood for 2,000 years. One might think that someone trying to take on this task would need a gigantic ego, and one
In a recent Wednesday night Bible class, I shared a video of a speech made by Yvette Flunder, pastor and bishop in the United Church of Christ, ultra feminist in a lesbian "marriage," and social activist. Though she claims a relationship with God, she called for a "