We at The Cripplegatge (Clint, Jesse, Eric, and Jordan) want to thank all of our readers and our 4,500 subscribers. If you are not yet one of them, please subscribe (in the box on the top right of our page here, and get our posts emailed to you). This year in addition to our first ever Cripplegate Conference, our blog had over 1 million page views. We hope our posts have been helpful to people in their walk with the Lord .
With that in mind, here are our most read Cripplegate posts written in 2018. This list was tabulated by unique IP addresses to view a post in this past calendar year:
Three Bible Passages to Study with Unbelievers. Jordan, who is a pastor of evangelism, shares with our readers three passages he has found to be helpful in witnessing to those who don’t know the gospel.
An Encounter with a Mother-God Cult Evangelist. This post shares an evangelism encounter with a member of the World Mission Society Church of God, otherwise known as “The Mother-God cult.” It reminds us that one of the most precious truth’s in Christianity is that you can be sure of your salvation today!
Five Lessons from the Ark Encounter. Jordan took his family to Kentucky this year to visit the Ken Ham’s recreation of Noah’s Ark. Here are five major lessons learned from visiting the ark.
The 50% Lie. I’m sure you’ve heard the stat: 50% of all marriages end in divorce. Steve Ingino not only explains why that stat is wrong, but also why repeating it is harmful.
If God Desires All to Be Saved, Then Why Aren’t They? In this brief post, Clint tackles the age old question: how come God doesn’t just choose to save everyone? His answer is theological, practical, and should be encouraging to those who know Christ.
The Stark Difference Between John MacArthur and Bishop Robert Barron. Last month John MacArthur appeared on The Daily Wire, a show hosted by Ben Shapiro. The following week, Shapiro hosted a Roman Catholic Bishop. This post contrasts the two men’s responses to basic spiritual questions.
Where Do People Who Never Hear of Jesus Go When They Die?A common objection in evangelism is “what happens to people who die without having heard the gospel?” In this post, Jordan gives not only a brief answer, but also shows how to handle this objection when witnessing.
Why There Is No Such Thing as the Gift of Tongues. It is common for continuationist to act as if the burden of proof is on the cessationist to show why certain miraculous gifts have ceased. In this post, Eric accepts the challenge and makes a compelling case for the cessation of so-called gift of tongues.
Three Lessons From the Extraordinary Life of Billy Graham. Steve Lawson spent much of his ministry doing evangelism with Billy Graham. In this post, he reflects on three of the lessons he cherishes from his personal interaction with Billy.
Five Reasons Why the Pope’s Answer Was Demonic. Earlier this year, Pope Francis told a boy that his unbelieving Father who had died was most certainly in heaven because he had his four children baptized. In our most read post of the year, Jordan examines his answer, and shows what a radical departure it was from the Bible.
Here are our lists from 2017, from 2016, from 2015, from 2014, from 2013, from 2012, and from 2011.
Did you have a favorite post from this year? Is there anything you’d like to see us write on in the new year?