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The Mortification Of Spin
The Spurgeon Archive
The King In His Beauty
Confessing the Faith
Acts
Systematic Theology Vol. 2
From Heaven He Came and Sought Her
Living By Revealed Truth: The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles Haddon Spurgeon
For the Glory of God
Homespun Gospel
The Coming of the Third Reich
Merit and Moses
Forbidden Knowledge
Bio
- Todd Pruitt
- A native of Houston, Texas, Todd served as youth pastor in churches in Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Todd was called as the first pastor of Metro East Baptist Church in September of 1999. In November 2008 Todd became the Teaching Pastor of Church of the Saviour in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Following a call to the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), Todd became the Lead Pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, VA in August of 2013. He is a graduate of Southwest Baptist University and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Todd and his wife, Karen, have been married since 1990 and have three children: Kate, Ryan, and Matthew.
Where I Pastor
My Sermon Audio
"Therefore the Christ who is grasped by faith and who lives in the heart is the true Christian righteousness, on account of which God counts us righteous and grants us eternal life."
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
"The Gospel is sheer good tidings, not demand but promise, not duty but gift."
Herman Bavinck
Herman Bavinck
Cluster Map
Blog Archive
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- The Future of Protestantism
- David Wells on MOS
- Faithfulness and Fruitfulness
- Sunday's Sermon
- Jesus is Better...
- A preoccupation with homosexuality?
- Heaven Is For Real (the movie on the other hand...)
- Sermon Audio
- A Theology of the Body for teens (and the rest of us)
- Pastors and Suicide
- Church Gimmicks
- The Trouble with Andy's Sermon
- The Constant Reader
- Easter Is Just Alright With Me
- Sunday's Sermon
- Together for the Gospel
- Sunday's Sermon
- Platt on the "I Went to Heaven" books...
- Don't forget the Gosnell case
- Dressing up the trivial with transcendence
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The Mortification Of Spin
The Spurgeon Archive
What I'm Reading...
The King In His Beauty
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Confessing the Faith
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Acts
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Systematic Theology Vol. 2
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From Heaven He Came and Sought Her
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Living By Revealed Truth: The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles Haddon Spurgeon
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For the Glory of God
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Homespun Gospel
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The Coming of the Third Reich
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Merit and Moses
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Forbidden Knowledge
Good Stuff
Stuff I Like
Blogs I Like
- Aaron Armstrong
- Against Heresies
- Albert Mohler
- Biblical Foundations
- Biblical Spirituality
- Canon Fodder
- Christianity.com
- Christward Collective
- Church Matters
- Counseling One Another
- Credo
- David Murray
- Denny Burk
- Doug Wilson
- Feeding on Christ
- First Importance
- Gene Veith
- Gospel Coalition
- Gospel Driven Church
- Grace to You
- Green Baggins
- Hip and Thigh
- Housewife Theologian
- Jim Hamilton
- Juicy Ecumenism
- Justin Taylor
- Kevin DeYoung
- Ligonier
- Matt Walsh
- Meet the Puritans
- Mere Orthodoxy
- Mockingbird
- Owen Strachan
- Pajama Pages
- Paleoevangelical
- Place For Truth
- Practical Shepherding
- Pure Church
- Pyromaniacs
- Reformation 21
- Reformation Theology
- Riddleblog
- Russell Moore
- Scriptorium Daily
- The Cripplegate
- The Resurgence
- The Works of God
- Theology Network
- Tim Challies
- Tim Chester
- Tom Ascol
- Tony Reinke
- Triablogue
- Turretin Fan
- Underdog Theology
- What's Best Next
- White Horse Inn
- Worship Matters
Good Places for Books
Devotions
Worship and Music
Audio
- Al Mohler
- Al Mohler - Discerning the Culture
- Alexander Strauch
- Alistair Begg
- Arturo Azurdia
- Believer's Chapel
- C.J. Mahaney - The Idol Factory
- Capitol Hill Baptist Church
- Carl Trueman
- Christ the Center
- Covenant Life Church
- Covenant Seminary
- D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
- D.A. Carson
- Dale Ralph Davis
- Dan Doriani
- Eric Redmond
- Faith by Hearing
- Gospel Coalition
- Harry Reeder
- Issues Etc.
- James Boice on Romans
- John Piper - Discern what pleases God
- Ligon Duncan & Derek Thomas
- Ligon Duncan on Ephesians
- Michael Horton
- Mike Bullmore
- Monergism MP3's
- Paul Tripp
- Philip Ryken
- Preaching from Capitol Hill Baptist
- R.C. Sproul
- Resources for Preachers
- Richard Phillips
- Sinclair Ferguson
- The New Atheism
- The White Horse Inn
- Tim Keller
- Vaughn Roberts
Apologetics
Biblical Studies / Theology
- Beginning with Moses
- Best Commentaries
- Bible Arc (study method)
- Bible Instructions
- Bible Research
- Bible.org
- BibleGateway
- Biblical Training
- By Faith Magazine
- Canon Fodder
- Canons of Dort
- Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy (with exposition)
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library
- David Peterson's Biblical Theology and Worship
- Donald Macleod
- Doug Moo
- Emerging Church Info
- ESV Bible
- Frame & Poythress
- Gospel Pedlar
- Heidelberg Catechism
- Internet Christian Library
- John Owen
- Jonathan Edwards Center
- Learn Biblical Greek
- Ligonier Collections
- Modern Reformation
- Monergism
- New Testament Gateway
- Old Life Theological Society
- Power of the Word
- Pulpit Magazine
- Reclaiming the Mind
- Reformed Forum
- Religion Online
- Southern Baptist Journal of Theology
- The Christian Theology Page
- The Ehrman Project
- The Puritans
- The Theologian
- The Vossed World
- Theological FAQs
- Theology Network
- Third Millennium Ministries
- Tyndale Bulletin
- Westminster Confession of Faith
Church History
- A Puritan's Mind
- Augustine
- Calvin's Institutes
- Christian Classics Etherial Library
- Christian History Institute
- Documents from the Reformation
- Hall of Church History
- Jonathan Edwards Center
- Post-Reformation Digital Library
- Project Wittenberg
- Sketches of Church History
- The Creeds
- Thomas Watson
- Zwinglius Redivivus
Current Events & Culture
Evangelism & Missions
Ministries
- Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals
- Capitol Hill Baptist Church
- Charles Simeon Trust
- Christ Bible Institute
- Christian Counseling Education Foundation
- Crowded House
- Desiring God - the teaching ministry of John Piper
- Founders Ministries
- Grace to You - the teaching ministry of John MacArthur
- Ligonier Ministries
- Nine Marks Ministries
- Paul Tripp Ministries
- Redeemer Center for Faith and Work
- Redeemer Presbyterian Church
- Southern Baptist Convention
- The Gospel Coalition
- Truth for Life - the teaching ministry of Alistair Begg
3 comments:
Todd,
Could you please elaborate to all of us in the blogosphere why this type of book should not be used as a segue toward meaningful conversation about heaven?
Thanks!
Absolutely.
The chief reason is probably because this sort of book undermines biblical authority and sufficiency. It undermines biblical authority in that flies in the face of the biblical truth that we die once and then face the judgment. There is no biblical category for someone dying and then being sent back because "God has more work for them to do."
Certainly Jesus raised the dead. But he did this to establish his status as the Son of God and Lord of life. It was not to set a pattern for future resurrections like the ones described in books like Heaven Is For Real.
These books also undermine the sufficiency of Scripture. I frequently hear such books being defended as means to evangelize or edify. The evangelism angel springs from the faulty assumption that such stories make it easier for people to believe. But this is not the testimony of our Lord who said that if people do not believe the Scriptures then they "will not believe even if someone is raised from the dead." Faith, we are taught in Romans 10, "comes from hearing and that by the word of Christ." Faith is not generated from personal testimonies. Faith is not generated by miracles or spectacular events. It pleases God to produce faith in the heart of the unbeliever through the means of his word.
The edification justification goes something like this: "Now I REALLY believe in Heaven." I have been told that numerous times from people who have read the Burpo book. Tragic. It assumes that the powerful living word of God to which He has attached his promises is not a sufficient means to edify the people of God. Why has not the word of God been enough? Why do you not REALLY believe in Heaven simply on the testimony of Scripture? Why does a fanciful account from a little boy (a story grounded in a contradiction of Scripture) make Heaven "more real" for you?
Amen & Amen!
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