Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

Contending for the Truth

Todd Pruitt
Nov 14, 2009
"An interloper who steals property must be caught and charged. Thinly disguised atheism and neopaganism are interlopers in liberated church circles. They have engaged in the theft of church property. The stolen property must be reclaimed and the thieves brought to justice. "To point this out means...

Rude Dogmatism

Todd Pruitt
Nov 13, 2009
"Religious tolerance is not always a sign of good will. It can be a sign of careless, perhaps hypocritical religious indifference of the most high-handed philosophic relativism. It can also be a mask behind which to hide down right malice. During the Nazi era, for example, arguments for Christian...

Reading Up on the Church

Todd Pruitt
Nov 12, 2009
The following are some books that are helpful toward developing a better understanding of the church: Nine Marks of the Healthy Church by Mark Dever Twelve Challenges Churches Face by Mark Dever The Church by Edmund Clowney Life in the Father's House by Mack & Swavely Priorities for the Church...

Do Evangelicals believe in the church? or What ever happened to ecclesiology?

Todd Pruitt
Nov 12, 2009
Periodically I am reminded of the fact that those of us who were raised in evangelical churches often have a woefully undeveloped ecclesiology (theology of the church). The vast majority of what I know about the church has been learned outside of the ecclesiastical milieu in which I was raised...

Why do we struggle?

Todd Pruitt
Nov 12, 2009
Portrait of a Struggle ( DVD / CD )

Military Service and Religious Liberty

Todd Pruitt
Nov 12, 2009
Al Mohler addresses a very timely and surely controversial subject in his latest article. In the days since the shootings, the question of Muslims serving in the U.S. military has been unavoidable. In one sense, the question is hardly new. It arose in the first Gulf War when Muslims asked if it...

Sam Storms on Church Discipline

Todd Pruitt
Nov 11, 2009
Perhaps the best way to approach this topic, if only briefly, is to ask and answer a series of five questions. First, why is church discipline so neglected, if not ignored altogether, in our day? Among the many reasons that could be cited, here are a few. Perhaps the principal cause is a pervasive...

Sunday's Sermon

Todd Pruitt
Nov 10, 2009
Last Sunday Church of the Saviour observed National Adoption Sunday. I chose to preach from Galatians 4 on the doctrine of adoption. You can listen to or download the sermon, "Adopted by the Father" HERE .

Islamic Violence and the Deadly Foolishness of Political Correctness

Todd Pruitt
Nov 10, 2009
It is remarkable to see all the handwringing in the press over what could possibly have been the motive behind the murders at Fort Hood perpetrated by a fundamentalist Muslim. Do we truly have to wonder at the motive? Truly? Have we learned nothing? Apparently not. Our political leaders were quick...

Cautiously Missional

Todd Pruitt
Nov 9, 2009
"Missional" is a word that has come along in recent years with great excitement in many cases. Pastors, churches, and even seminaries have been bold to proclaim themselves "missional." The problem is that it is a frustratingly slippery word. Brian MacLaren defines it one way and Mark Driscoll...