Conquest of the Pod People

Rev Brian Abshire on May 10th, 2008

Rev. Brian M. Abshire
They are among us. They look like us, they talk like us, and they act like us. But they are not of us. They are Pod People
In a recent essay, entitled “Pod People” I used an admittedly silly analogy from badly made 1950’s Science Fiction movies to illustrate the dangers of the …

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Evangelism in the Early Church

Rev Brian Abshire on May 10th, 2008

Some Necessary ConsequencesRev. Brian M Abshire
The Great Commission of Matthew 28:19-20 is often summarized as the Lord Jesus’ final marching orders to His church. In one of the last specific commandments given to the Disciples, He recapitulates the Dominion Mandate of Genesis 1:26, demonstrating that the Gospel is the means by …

How to Start A Bible Study that Works

Rev Brian Abshire on May 10th, 2008

Rev. Brian M. Abshire
We’ve all been to them. And suffered in them. And wondered whether they were really worth the time or trouble to go to them. We’re talking about Bible studies. Over the twenty years of my own professional ministry, I have started, led, organized and participated in hundreds of Bible studies. Furthermore, before …

The Church and the Kingdom

Rev Brian Abshire on May 10th, 2008

R. J. Rushdoony’s Doctrine of the Church
The Rev. Brian M. Abshire
“The church is God’s armory for the application of the aspects of God’s image the church issues God conscription, trains the troops for action and sends them out weekly to conquer in Christ’s name”
R. J. Rushdoony, Systematic …

Book: Character Assassins

Rev Brian Abshire on May 4th, 2008

Along with the rise of Islamic Jihad in the world, we are witnessing an increase in ecclesiastical terrorism. There are those Christians who see it as their calling to sabotage the support bases of others, to launch sneak attacks, ecclesiastical Pearl Harbours, to destroy missionary towers, assassinate characters, hijack ministries and blow up bridges of …