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Apologetics

• H.R. 1913 is not anti-christian 21.04.09

  You may have received an email similar to this one…
  Persecution today announced that there is a measure before Congress (H.R. 1913) that will effectively make it a hate crime to call homosexuality a sin. It also will make it a hate crime to call Islam a “False Religion.” Write to you congressman (or [...]

• Jesus was a Good Teacher 07.04.09

  This was too good not to share.
  Challenge: I believe Jesus was a moral example and a great sage and teacher.
  Response: …who sagaciously taught that He was God incarnate, the only sufficient sacrifice for man’s sins, and the only mediator between God and man; who made worship of Him as God a moral imperative; and taught [...]

• How the Irish Saved Civilization 16.03.09

  On the last, cold day of December in the dying year we count as 406, the river Rhine froze solid, providing the natural bridge that hundreds of thousands of hungry men, women, and children had been waiting for. Thus begins the Thomas Cahill’s How the Irish Saved Civilization
  In this delightful and illuminating look into [...]

• The New Calvinism 13.03.09

  Didn’t expect to see this…

  Calvinism, cousin to the Reformation’s other pillar, Lutheranism, is a bit less dour than its critics claim: it offers a rock-steady deity who orchestrates absolutely everything, including illness (or home foreclosure!), by a logic we may not understand but don’t have to second-guess. Our satisfaction — and our purpose — is [...]

• Single greatest quote of all year 12.03.09

  … and his ministers a flame of fire: Stop asking me
  The problem is not that there’s too much conservatism: it’s that there’s a lot of unfounded, flabby conservatism running around with plastic fishes attached to it rather than a robust, young, and dangerous conservatism riding around on the fat, noisy Harley which is the Gospel.
  ’nuff [...]

• The Brick Testament 03.03.09

  The Brick Testament is the largest, most comprehensive illustrated Bible in the world with over 3,600 illustrations that retell more than 300 stories from The Bible.
  Launched first as a website in 2001, then as a published book series in 2003, The Brick Testament project is an ongoing one-man labor of love, constructed and photographed entirely [...]

• How to get free stuff 23.02.09

  Bible Study Magazine and Mars Hill are giving away 20 copies of Mark Driscoll’s new book, Vintage Church. Not only that, but they are also giving away five subscriptions to Bible Study Magazine and a copy of their Bible Study Library software! Enter to win on the Bible Study Magazine Mark Driscoll page, then take [...]

• The Preservation of Favoured Races 12.02.09

  That’s the subtitle of Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species. It’s full title is On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. And his next book was titled The Descent of Man, one entire chapter was dedicated to “The [...]

• tipping the ‘ol hat 11.02.09

  Here are some things I thought you might enjoy (or hate)
  First, Darwin Must Die! according to The New York Times. Also, Animals are nihilists too. (sorry, NOT kid friendly)

  HT: Frank Turk
  Next, King Uzziah had woman problems (sort of) and Charles Spurgeon is short and stout (much like a teapot)
  Finally, Catholics can buy earn their [...]

• The Theoanthropos – a hypostatic union 25.11.08

  Just wanted to give a heads-up/shout-out about a wonderfully fascinating conversation going on over at Blogogetics.com right now. The Theoanthropos – a hypostatic union | Blogogetics
  Theos is Greek for God and anthropos is Greek for man so the theoanthropos is God-man, referring to Jesus Christ. Hypostatic means a state union between two substances, ousias, [...]

• Homosexual Hermeneutics 04.11.08

  Given the extent of discussion surrounding California’s Prop 8, I wanted to address the issue of Homosexuality and Scripture. Lucky for me, Sam already has. Take a look at his 10-part series on Homosexual Hermeneutics. I’ve linked to all ten parts here with highlighted text to help understand the topic of each. [...]

• Some things to remember when engaged in apologetics debates 25.09.08

  When they quote scripture for their beliefs, it’s called “scriptural support”.
  When you quote scripture for your beliefs, it’s called “prooftexting”.
  When they provide bible verses that support their opinion, it’s called reading scripture “in context”.
  When you provide bible verses that support your opinion, it’s called “cherry picking verses”.
  When they make a distinction between two slightly differing [...]

• Why We Are Not Emergent 24.04.08

  TimK from Gospel Prism was sharing about a book he received at T4G. The book Why We’re Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be) covers a lot of ground. “They point out some of the problems with thinking of the journey as more about experience than a destination. They argue that humility is [...]

• ‘Darwin chip’ brings evolution into the classroom? 14.04.08

  ‘08 April 2008 – New Scientist
  A new “Darwin chip” could make evolution as easy as pressing play.
  Researchers have created an automated device that evolves a biological molecule on a chip filled with hundreds of miniature chambers.
  The molecule, which stitches together strands of RNA, became 90 times more efficient after just 70 hours of evolution.
  “It’s survival [...]

• What is ‘Open’ Christianity 25.03.08

  This is from a discussion I had that was started by my post, ‘Open’ Christianity kills me
  So what exactly is open Christianity? Youtube is down
  “Open” Christianity is basically the belief that God is whatever you want Him to be. Here’s a quote from a leading supporter of ‘Open’ Christianity.

  OPEN CHRISTIANITY invites you to love [...]

• What is Sin? 10.03.08

  So I just heard that the Vatican has announced several new sins. But it seems to me, there’s no such thing as new sins. In fact, there are basically three types of sin which manifest themselves in various forms.
  What is…sin’s essence? Playing God…acting as if you, and your pleasure, were the end [...]

• Life and Death 06.03.08

  I read a post called Life and Death and it got me thinking…
  I’ll be going to a memorial service tomorrow and this issue has been weighing on my mind. How do we comfort those who pass on and those who remain? I don’t think believers have as much difficulty with death [...]

• Does the Church Replace Israel 26.02.08

  Does the Church Replace Israel
  This is the covenantal view (our position) so, no doubt, there will be some not-so-happy Ryrie and Scofield fans who read this, grind their teeth, and give it a one-star rating. But the truth must be told. Jesus is the True Israel and all those in Him (both Jew and Gentile) [...]

• Theological Terms 17.01.08

  This is a response to the “are you a heretic?” quiz. Since these terms may be foreign to many of us, I thought I’d share what CARM (CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS & RESEARCH MINISTRY) has to say about these terms.
  Chalcedon: Chalcedon believe that Jesus is truly God and truly man and like us in every respect, [...]

• Are you a Heretic? 17.01.08

  Take this little quiz to help identify your theological persuasion.

• Mormons are Christians? 12.01.08

  Joel Osteen Declares Romney’s Jesus is Our Jesus?

  Chris Wallace interviewed Pastor Joel Osteen on the Fox Television Network’s “Fox News Sunday” program December 23, 2007. Osteen pastors what is touted as the largest church in the United States (Lakewood Church of Houston, Texas). Here’s an interesting segment of the interview.

  Wallace: “Is a Mormon a [...]

• Where do atheists get their morality 21.12.07

  In this video, an atheist attempts to answer the questions “where do atheists get their morality”.
  I’m curious about how you would respond to his answer.

• Dr Seuss Theology 27.08.07

  More theology by Dr. Seuss…
  I Am I Am
  Exodus 3:14, in the style of “Dr. Seuss” by W. Alan Froggatt
  Dr. Seuss Learns Greek
  Got this from Tyler Williams who got it from someone at Regent College
  And finally, James W. Kemp’s The Gospel According to Dr. Seuss. Kemp finds parallels between the actions of cats in hats, [...]

• evil archshrk 21.08.07

  I think this number is a little low.
  So often in life we look for hope and inspiration in the stories from scripture. We look at our own lives and try to find understanding by identifying with those people who loved God and found redemption and meaning in Him. Unfortunately, we most often identify [...]

• Of diapers and dads 19.08.07

  Martin Luther has a very interesting take on changing diapers. It really puts into perspective this act of drudgery for any parent. Diaper changing can be an act of holiness, even as you wipe the filth away. One thing is for certain, however, dads are not exempt from the Lord in changing diapers (according to [...]

• Get Fuzzy Demons 07.08.07

  This is part of a story arc involving Satchel (a dog) who is sleep walking. Bucky (a cat) is has determined the “real” reason for Satchel’s behavior.

  Now, in the spirit of full disclosure, I consider myself a liberal democrat but I still find this funny. People seem to have a problem with the [...]

• Is Harry Potter evil? 30.07.07

  You’ve probably already the latest Harry Potter book by now. If you haven’t, then you aren’t likely to read it any time soon. Don’t worry, I’ll not spoil it for you – I never read any of the Harry Potter books. And I’m OK with that.
  I was reading a short post over [...]

• 11:11 Prophesies 18.06.07

  Recently, a friend of mine was asking about the 11:11 Prophesies. I heard about this before but had trouble finding info on the subject so I asked a good friend about it and he replied:
  11:11 seems to be a “heightened spirituality” token of a trans-substantial interdigitating heterologous harbinger, indicium towards a unitarian augury of [...]

• Happy Saint Patrick’s Day 15.03.07

  Below is an excerpt from the Appletree Press title: A Little Book of Celtic Saints , Author: Martain Wallace that I hope you enjoy in honor of our St. Patrick’s Day Celebration.

  Much of Patrick’s life is shrouded in mystery and historians differ on the probable chronology of the saint’s life. Fortunately, he has left behind [...]

• Free Will Song 13.02.07

  Just found this over at Samshua. Quite possible the most hilarious and distrbing song of all time.
  As you listen to the song, you’ll see that saying God is sovoriegn yet gives us a free will is such an oxymoron. These people sing about God’s control and power and glory over everything and then [...]

• Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms 07.02.07

  This is the first in what I hope becomes a recurring series about Apologetics. Occasionally called eristics, apologetics is the formal defense of the Christian faith. Historically, Christian theologins have differed as to whether apologetics is appropriate to the presentation of the gospel, and if so, how it should be accomplished. Depending [...]