Paul Derengowski, PhD The title of this article is actually a quote from Reformer John Calvin, as he discussed, in his Institutes of the Christian Religion, the subject of idol worship, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church. He was contrasting it to how Protestants or biblical Christians know God, which…
Paul Derengowski, PhD Taking a cue from Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his citation of the Bible to justify obedience to the law, the loser of the last Presidential election, Hillary Clinton, could not resist demonstrating her biblical prowess by doing her own recitation of Scripture to debunk Sessions. The…
Paul Derengowski, PhD If you have not heard by now, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is being lambasted on all sides by self-appointed Bible scholars coming out of every nook and cranny over a half-baked allusion – 14 seconds in length – to something the Apostle Paul wrote in his…
Paul Derengowski, ThM It was recently revealed that Charles Krauthammer, the FOX News political commentator, is terminal. In a letter he released describing his apparent defeat at the ravages of cancer, he wrote, “My doctors tell me their best estimate is that I have only a few weeks to live….
Paul Derengowski, ThM As I sit here typing this last blog entry, perhaps for some time to come, I reflect back on what could have gone wrong. Faithfully, my wife and I have paid our taxes, as we attempt to lawfully live our lives to the best of our ability,…
Paul Derengowski, ThM The other day I encountered one of the least sharpest knives in the drawer who told me, “God created marijuana. Therefore, it should be legalized for our recreational enjoyment.” To prove his case, he ran to the Bible and quoted Genesis 1:12—”And the earth brought forth vegetation,…
Paul Derengowski, ThM The Bible tells us that “evil men and imposters will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived,” in the latter days (2 Tim. 3:13). Today, another in a long line of phone scammers tried to pull a ruse upon me by claiming to be…
Paul Derengowski, ThM Pick up any reputable Bible and you will find the following opening comments: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen. 1:1). Then, on the sixth day we read, “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness’…and God…
Paul Derengowski, ThM The Apostle Paul wrote his young disciple Timothy in the waning days of Paul’s life the following words concerning the condition of the church in the latter days. What he described could easily be called “Creeping Liberalism” or a slow acceptance of godless belief and behavior that…
Paul Derengowski, ThM In case you missed it, the Mormons are building another temple or are at least planning on building one, this time in India; the home of multiple pagan temples and shrines. That one, along with several others already in progress or on the drawing board, brings the…