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Personally Slaying Sinners Not Taught In the New Testament
2007-07-24 20:52:00
Concerning the article of a ?false prophet? killing a homosexual, an atheist writes this and:[MB]Oh, this murderer wasn't obeying the scripture?Leviticus 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them....Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do themPlease explain to me how he wasn't following your murderous religion? Or are you one of these christians who thinks he knows which parts of the bible count and which don't? Because, you know, you're better qualified to say what should be in "god's written word" than god is.And in the New Testament , gays and their supporters are worthy of death:Romans 1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them ...
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Journal of Mexico Mission Trip July 6-14 2007 to La Ciudad
2007-07-24 19:19:00
I recently returned from a mission trip in La Ciudad, Mexico .If you would like to read of our experiences, you can find a copy of my journal located here: http://stores.lulu.com/tlw97The PDF download is free.A printed copy is also available, but it is set to the lowest manufacturer cost (I do not make anything from any sales), so it does cost the base price of lulu.com to make it.I wrote this that other Christians may be able to share in our experience and hopefully motivate us all to do more to spread the gospel message of salvation found in Jesus Christ.
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False Prophet Kills Homosexual Claiming God Said To
2007-07-23 14:00:00
Again we have a misrepresentation of God and the New Testament Scripture concerning how we are to live our lives as Christians. Any honest Christian or Atheist knows a person which claims ?I believe I'm Elijah, called by God to be a prophet?, going around planning and desiring to kill a homosexual (or anyone) with a desire as, ?I planned on sending him to hell?, is clearly confused to the Biblical message of Christ in the New Testament of Scripture.Scripture clearly notes that there are false prophets, false teachers, false Christs, and false doctrine which was even prevalent during the days of Christ. Interestingly noted is that this false prophet apparently said, ?God first commanded him to kill during a "visitation," or dream, while he was in prison in 2001.? Why would God make a ?house call? to give him a job opposed to what He has openly revealed in the New Testament? Sorry, that is not the character of God.Christians, we need to ensure that we follow the Scripture, by studyin...
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A Map of Faith, 2000
2007-07-20 15:42:00
This map is apparently of data from 2000, I wonder about 2007.I found the map above and individual group maps may be found at the website of American Ethnic Geography. Still not sure as to why there is no newer information posted since this copyright of 2002. They do note that "The U.S. Census Bureau, due to issues related to the separation of church and state, does not ask questions related to faith or religion on the decennial census. Accordingly, there are few sources of comprehensive data on church membership and religious affiliation for the United States. Perhaps the leading organization to address this gap is the Glenmary Research Center, which publishes Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States, 2000."Compared to the 2004 Electoral Map
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God Gives Man the Ability to Create Artificial Limbs
2007-07-19 14:00:00
It appears that some would have us believe that since our human limbs do not automatically regenerate themselves if severed from our bodies, or grow later if we are born without them, that this may be used as a proof there is no God , or that He is not all powerful, or that He isn?t loving.I received the following post:?Beast,Science beats religion again:http://www.theage.com.au/news/world /scientists-give-a-helping-hand/2007/07/1 9/1184559904090.html Scientists invent most realistic replacement limb yet. And Tim, before you go saying "yes but god did that through them", then answer me why god has let all of the amputees to date suffer until now? Why not inspire someone to build this limb when the first arm was lost?? [MB]In response to another comment given:?"With God all things are possible".Alright then. Ask God to help amputees grow back lost limbs.If he can do that, I will go back to Church. No questions asked. Deal????? [BEAST]First, I would like to say this is great technology t...
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?Alleged? Child Rapist Barbecue
2007-07-18 17:54:00
?"I stuck him in his butt!" Linda Rhodes told MyFOXdfw.com, explaining how she and her son John Jennings apprehended the 17-year-old suspect Friday night in Garland, Texas.?Click here to watch the video report from MyFOXdfw.com.
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Mr. Pope Says We Have No ?Means of Salvation?
2007-07-18 15:54:00
It looks like the new pope has tried to limit salvation again by limiting the true Church of God to only the earthly religion of Catholicism . I say, very well they may indulge themselves in believing they have ?the ability to trace their bishops back to Christ's original apostles? for I would rather trace my salvation to Christ rather than man any day.To say those that trust in Christ outside of the Roman Catholic Church do not have the "means of salvation" is only opinion and/or tradition based nowhere in Scripture Mr. Pope . Scripture does not say, ?The Catholic Church is the only way, truth, and life?, or that "The Pope is the only way, truth, and life", but that Jesus Christ is ?the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me?.I do find it interesting that one says, ?"I don't know what motivated it at this time," she said. "But it's important always to point out that there's the official position and there's the huge amount of friendship and fellow...
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ADHD Evolution
2007-07-17 14:00:00
We are used to hearing that ?natural selection? takes ?over hundreds or thousands of years? or even longer, but apparently scientists are now suggesting that it has happened in ?less than a year? according to an article on the male Blue Moon butterfly.Does this mean that actually the time frame of millions and millions of years given to the evolutionary patterns of animals could be shortened, since, ?the example in this study happened in a blink of the eye, in terms of evolutionary time"?Of course I don?t actually believe in macro-evolution (although this would be a story of micro-evolution), but I can?t help but wonder what the science community thinks about such a fast evolutionary process, which goes against their own theory of the long process of evolution.
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Girls Return to Modesty
2007-07-16 14:00:00
An article at msnbc.com, presents a topic of ?A new 'modesty movement' aims to teach young women they don't have to be bad, or semiclad.??Consider the following style tips for girls: skirts and dresses should fall no more than four fingers above the knee. No tank tops without a sweater or jacket over them. Choose a bra that has a little padding to help disguise when you are cold.?Apparently Pure Fashion has the idea that: ?They cater to what writer Wendy Shalit claims is a growing movement of "girls gone mild"?teens and young women who are rejecting promiscuous "bad girl" roles embodied by Britney Spears, Bratz Dolls and the nameless, shirtless thousands in "Girls Gone Wild" videos.?The article goes on to say that: ?ModestApparelUSA.com, ModestByDesign.com and DressModestly.com all advocate a return to styles that leave almost everything to the imagination.?To this I say ? Praise God for girls that refuse to dress like the harlot and ?Instead, these girls cover up, insist on enfo...
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Will Be In Mexico July 6 thru July 14
2007-07-05 18:22:00
Dear readers,I will be out of the country in Mexico from July 6 thru July 14, therefore I will not be able to have any updated posts, or review and moderate comments until I return.Whether you simply enjoy my posts, agree or disagree, or just like to argue, I hope you will all return back after the 15th of July.Tim
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Prove This Is a Picture of Jesus
2007-07-05 15:53:00
We have another song and dance around the words of Jefferson?s letter including his famous quote, ?separation between Church & State?.Fox News reports, as others, that ?A painting of Christ, with a sign reading "To know peace, obey these laws," has no place in Slidell City Court, the Louisiana American Civil Liberties Union says.?Can anyone prove that this is actually a picture of Jesu s ? How can a picture of a man (some claim as an artist's likeness to Jesus) in anyway violates the actually Constitution, Bill of Rights, Amendment I, wording, ?Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof??To what I have seen, it is a picture of a man holding a book (not even in English) with words (apparently below I cannot see) that read, "To Know Peace, Obey These Laws".This picture does not establish a religion, nor does it even convey the outlandish idea that, "As an admonition hanging in a court of law, it clearly gives the imp...
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Staged Hate Crimes & Crimes of Their Own
2007-07-03 20:22:00
We are told over and over again that homosexuals are just ?consensual adults? that don?t try to convert anyone and ?just want to be accepted just as every heterosexual?.I do not want to stereotype every single homosexual person into the following, but it must be noted that indeed neither are all homosexuals or the homosexual movement even remotely just a ?friendly tolerant people filled with love for all that only wishes for equal rights to everyone?.In fact we find the following issues also within homosexuals:1. Homosexuals who commit faked hate crimes often admit to police that they did it either for attention or to express anger over the slowness of social "reform." In either case, the initial publicity creates the impression of an urgent need for the public to do something.This manipulative method is described in After the Ball, a 1989 book by Marshall Kirk and Hunter Madsen, two public relations experts who taught homosexual activists how to achieve societal desensitization and...
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Treaty of Tripoli: Article 11
2007-07-03 15:39:00
I recently read an article entitled, ?America is NOT a Christian Nation?, whereby the author quotes John Adams as they put it, ?He didn't seem content just to point out problems with theism but attacked Christianity itself?:?As I understand the Christian religion, it was, and is, a revelation. But how has it happened that millions of fables, tales, legends, have been blended with both Jewish and Christian revelation that have made them the most bloody religion that ever existed?--John Adams, letter to F.A. Van der Kamp, 1816?I returned the favor with another quote of John Adams:?The general principles upon which the Fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity?I will avow that I believed and now believe that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence and the attributes of God.? [June 28, 1813; Letter to Thomas Jefferson]Interestingly a commenter suggested that they were less worried about the letters (whether ...
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Homosexual Indoctrination: The Three Fold Secret Ops
2007-07-02 18:48:00
For more than 20 years, I and a few of my colleagues in the field of psychoanalysis have felt like an embattled minority, because we have continued to insist, against today's conventional wisdom, that gays aren't born that way. - Charles W. Socarides, M.D.?These activists got the media and the money to radicalize America-by processes known as desensitization, jamming and conversion.??They would desensitize the public by selling the notion that gays were "just like everyone else." This would make the engine of prejudice run out of steam, i.e., lull straights into an attitude of indifference.??They would jam the public by shaming them into a kind of guilt at their own "bigotry."??Finally-this was the process they called conversion-Kirk and Madsen predicted a mass public change of heart would follow, even among bigots, "if we can actually make them like us." They wrote, "Conversion aims at just this...conversion of the average American's emotions, mind, and will, through a planned p...
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Prepare, Seek, Do, Teach
2007-07-02 14:00:00
For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments. [Ezra 7:10]1] Prep are our heart.Our heart can deceive us. Before we can come to the Word of God we must prepare our hearts to be moved and spoken to by the Holy Spirit for the Bible is a spiritual Book and cannot be understood in the flesh. We must repent of sin, pray for understanding, have faith that God?s Word is true, and obey that which we already know to be right.2] Seek the teachings of the LORD.When our heart is right with God we can open His Word in prayer and allow the Holy Spirit to guide us unto understanding the things of God. When we trust God?s Word to be truth and obey that which we already know to be right, the Spirit will grant us wisdom into further knowledge of the things of God. When we are given new or greater meaning into the Scriptures we must be willing to accept them as the Word of God.3] Act upon what God has shown us.If we love God and...
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Experimental Mind Control
2007-06-28 19:44:00
"Experiments in influencing human behaviour through the administration of mind- or personality-altering drugs to unwitting subjects."Tell me it isn?t so, CIA. [?Family Jewels?, Not PDF number, but actual page 425 of report]Hmmm?Is Project MKULTRA real or do they only want us to think it is?[2 Thessalonians 2]I don?t know, you tell me.
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Rethinking Evolution
2007-06-28 17:23:00
Is Darwin due for an upgrade?Is this to try and plug the holes in the theory?I can?t help but wonder.
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Unnecessary Blasphemy
2007-06-26 15:41:00
Scripture declares:Ezekiel 3:18, When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.For this reason, do to the recent boast of using the name of God and Jesus Christ in vain on my blog, which I have not allowed to be posted, I have decided to post this warning to both the believer and non-believer.The commandments of God are very clear in that one is, ?Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.?In the Old Testament law of Leviticus, ?he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him?.Today there is physical grace and mercy whereby a blasphemer is not put to death, and I am in no way saying that we should put into law that all blasphe...
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Racist Names In Science
2007-06-25 21:20:00
I saw this information in a blog I visit and couldn?t help but share it.?The International Space Nomenclature Council today adopted the term 'emplacements de hauts gravité super' - or 'super high gravity locations' - as the official replacement name for black holes.?You ask, why the name change??Originally named in reference to the fact that light cannot escape their intense gravity, the term 'black hole' was increasingly criticized as being insensitive to African-Americans and African-Europeans.??"We're glad the council finally took action on this issue." said Isaiah Herman, Chairman of the National African-American Coalition of People. "The unimaginable destructive power of these super high gravity locations was giving the word 'black' a negative connotation throughout the universe."?I doubt seriously that John Archibald Wheeler coined the term ?black hole? with any racial meaning, so why must we today in 2007 still be looking for racial slang in what appears to be every ...
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Carbon-14 Dating
2007-06-24 05:27:00
BEAST said...My question here: Do you actually understand the concept behind carbon dating? If you don't, tell me and I will dedicate one post just for your poor grasp of science. My advice to you: Don't make yourself stupid by writing what you do not understand. Picking up Christian websites to debunk evolution is simply ludicrous.Beast,Since I don't know much, I would be most interested in your post of Carb on Dati ng . While you compose your post, could you take into account the following assumptions?First, for carbon-14 dating to be accurate, one must assume the rate of decay of carbon-14 has remained constant over the years.The second faulty assumption is that the rate of carbon-14 formation has remained constant over the years.Third, for carbon-14 dating to be accurate, the concentrations of carbon-14 and carbon-12 must have remained constant in the atmosphere.To make carbon-14 dating work, Dr. Libby also assumed that the amount of carbon-14 being presently produced had equale...

Do the Gospels Deserve Our Attention?
2007-06-22 16:36:00
We have another good question from a blogger asking, ?The Gospels were written decades after the supposed events they described by individuals who were probably not eyewitnesses given the short life expectancy during that era.?They claim the most common response they receive from Christians is, ?If the story is false or embellished as you speculate, why would early Christians die for a story that was obviously untrue??---I must also ask (the questioner), to establish the premise: By what authority do you conclude your ideas of when and by whom the Gospels were written?---I must admit that I agree with the author in that simply claiming that people becoming martyrs over the belief that something is true does not in and of it self make it true. In example they give the Muslims. Muslims indeed martyr themselves for a belief they hold, which any Christian must confess disagrees with the Word of the True God, I AM. Yet it could be noted that Christians usually become martyrs by the hands...
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My Personal Corrections or Thoughts toward ?Christianity in Four Acts?
2007-06-20 18:55:00
An atheist blogger has done their best so simplify Christianity into what they call ?Christianity in Four Acts?. As a Christian, I first ponder why the post at all. Is it to promote Christianity, mock Christianity, or simply to understand Christianity? I will assume they may actually desire to understand Christianity, so below I shall give what I believe should be the corrected ?Christianity in Four Acts? whereby I believe they erred in some of their thoughts. Please bear in mind that bringing Christianity to such a simple layer of understanding does not guarantee the full understanding of it, nor the importance of it, nor does it remove questions but actually produces more, which could be considered a good thing. To ponder the things of God is a good start.ACT IGod is indeed all-knowing, all-powerful, and everywhere present, but these are but a few of the attributes of God. God is supernatural and could be considered outside and inside natural time and space. God is the Creator of ...
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Note:
2007-06-17 06:05:00
Blog set to Moderation while I am out till Wednesday.Will post comments (if any) when I return.Have a good one.
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What Makes A Calvinist Hyper?
2007-06-17 03:45:00
Hint: It's not red Kool-Aid.When it comes to Calvinism it appears to me that there are sometimes misconceptions from non-Calvinists. The tendency to group all Calvinists into one group or to claim all Calvinists hold certain beliefs which all may not appears to be easily found. Sometimes it is most likely due to a lack of understanding concerning Calvinism, sometimes it may be just a repeat of what one has been taught, and other times could actually just be the spreading of a serious dislike for the theology and/or the people.If you find yourself condemning all Calvinists into one group called Hyper s, honestly feel that you misunderstand Calvinism, or simply would like to know the difference between Calvinism and Hyper Calvinism, please consider reading the link below.The topic was brought up on a forum I am a member of and here is a link that was posted:A Primer on Hyper-CalvinismAgree or disagree with the theology labeled as Calvinism, but don?t incorrectly lump all those that cl...
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Romans 1 Is Out Of Order: Shut Your Mouth!
2007-06-15 21:52:00
House bill H.R. 1592 and Senate bill S. 1105
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Watch And Listen To Me Pray
2007-06-15 17:03:00
I may get slam dunked for this post, but so be it. I am not presenting a limiting or discouragement to Christianity case here, but more posing a question for some Christian input.On a recent blog there was a good question brought up regarding public prayer. It appears the blog author?s context is ?organized school prayer and "prayer protests."?.The blog author quotes Matthew 6:5-7, which I will also post here:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. 7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.First, we can consider the verses. The...
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Iran: Corrupter(s) of the World Sentenced To Death
2007-06-14 23:14:00
While here in America we promote (whether in secret or outwardly) the porn industry and its stars, apparently in Iran there is a whole different idea of what to do with those that promote and partake in perverted immoral fornication.Take a gander at this CNN article:TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill that could lead to the death penalty for persons convicted of working in the production of pornographic movies.With a 148-5 vote in favor and four abstentions, lawmakers present at the Wednesday session of the 290-seat parliament approved that "producers of pornographic works and main elements in their production are considered corrupter of the world and could be sentenced to punishment as corrupter of the world."The term, "corrupter of the world" is taken from the Quran, the Muslims' holy book, and ranks among the highest on the scale of an individual's criminal offenses. Under Iran's Islamic Penal Code, it carries a death penalty.The "main...
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Is Doctrine Important
2007-06-14 15:00:00
The Warning:Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;Where is doctrine found?2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:How can we learn doctrine?Epheisians 4:By pastors and teachers.2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.Why should we learn doctrine?2 Timothy 2:16But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.Titus 2:6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing...
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Why Are We Waiting On Them
2007-06-13 23:10:00
Today we hear a lot about asking, pleading, encouraging, and demanding the lost person to repent of their sin, lifestyles, immorality, thoughts, deeds, etc.I am not against such, except for the demanding part, for it is not for man to demand, but of God whose commands obedience of mankind. We as Christians are to warn those that disobey the commands of God [Ezekiel 3:18-19] and persuade lost sinners to a Savior (Jesus Christ) which can cleanse them from sin and restore fellowship with God [Luke 14:23].But our preaching of repentance is not first or only to the lost.2 Chronicles 7:14:If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.We are to repent of sin and live a Christian testimony.We are to ask, persuade, and pray for brothers and sisters in Christ to repent of sin and live a Christian testimony.Only then can we go to ...
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Does Hell Exist Debate
2007-06-12 19:23:00
Take a gander:Does Hell Exist Debate (mp3 downloadable format)