Pastor Toms Articles

A few decades ago, few denominations had women preachers.  Today all liberal Protestant denominations have women preachers.  Is this biblical? The argument goes, “The Bible verses against women preaching over men were only meant for that day and age, not for today. Women were uneducated back then and today they are educated, so it is fine for […]

Periodically we get the question “Why do Christians worship on Sunday when the Old Testament instructs us to worship on Saturday?”  7th Day Adventists insist that we should worship on Saturday and some even say that if we worship on Sunday we’ve received “the mark of the beast”. The Sabbath is the one of the

I spent many years as a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America until I led my congregation out for a more Biblical branch of Lutheranism.   “Liberal” is no longer the word for the ELCA, it has become radical.  Here is what I mean: The ELCA pays for abortion for any reason in the

There are ten passages in the Bible that directly or indirectly refer to homosexuality. Homosexual behavior is viewed negatively every time it is mentioned, yet some in the Church today are saying that “loving committed” homosexual relationships are approved by God. A question I have repeatedly heard is “How do liberal pastors, seminary professors and

Tom Brock was born in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Bethel College in St. Paul Minnesota with a degree in Biblical and Theological Studies. He received a Masters of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was ordained a Lutheran pastor in 1979 and has served congregations in Florida and Minnesota. He

Christian Churches of all denominations believe there is one God in three equal and eternal Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This doctrine of the Trinity is often attacked by the cults. If you have had a Jehovah’s Witness at your door perhaps you were told that the doctrine is “of the devil” because “nowhere