The letters of John are the only resources in the Bible where the term antichrist is referenced. Of the five times where antichrist or antichrists is used, four of them are in First John (2:18, 22), with the remainder found in Second John (verse 7). Some key observations are worth…
For the past month or so I have spent a considerable amount of time delving into the question of whether or not the Mormons, or members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (as they now like to “officially” calls themselves), believe in the Bible. Of course, they…
This question was posed, recently, by a Christian on Facebook and frankly, I still don’t quite understand it. But I thought that I would take a stab at it and provide my perspective on what I think it means and how it applies to me. First, “anti” can mean at…
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are up in arms. They are so upset that thousands of them have signed an online petition to have a picture removed. But, are they not being hypocritical, given what Mormonism teaches? Dr. Paul Derengowski answers “yes” and then provides…
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Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. This morning in the Star-Telegram Express was an article written about how to keep snakes from slithering into your home. The article itself was actually a regurgitation from an article by the same title published online three weeks ago. This time, it came in paper form, gratis,…
Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. Wednesday morning, the day before our departure, we were up early for a long day of opportunities scheduled by Dr. Stoker to speak with some of the students and faculty on various subjects. If I am not mistaken, the order was ethics, chapel, and then apologetics. Of…
Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. Finally, after many years of researching, writing, editing, submitting, and then repeating the cycle again, and again, and again, yours truly has earned his doctorate. Thank God! On July 31, 2018, the Philosophiae Doctor in Theology with Dogmatics was conferred upon me by the Vice Chancellor, Dan…
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…
Paul Derengowski, ThM This morning I read a comment from an author, Edwin Franden Dakin, who wrote long ago about the religion that Mary Baker Eddy created, Christian Science, but his comment was broadly speaking about “new religion.” He wrote, “There is always an audience for a new religion, and…