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Stop Twisting the Bible Liberals, Jesus was NOT a Socialist!
2009-09-09 19:35:00 I have seen a growing number of liberal articles being printed which attempt to paint conservative Christians as hippocrites for opposing the healthcare reform bill. Let me first say that I am overjoyed that modern day liberals could take the time out of their busy day to find and crack open a bible, but am ...
?The More I Read the Bible the Less Dispensational I Become?
2009-07-29 19:29:00 These words were posted in an article written by John Davis (B.A. , M.Div., Th.M., D.Min.) for Sharper Iron, describing his journey out of dispensationalism. His description of becoming less and less dispensational, fits my story. I’ve taken a similar journey out of dispensationalism. His article is a good read, and the discussion to follow may ...
The Bible as bathroom stall
2009-07-27 18:52:00 Outrage over an art exhibit which invites users to deface the Bible has put a negative spin on what would otherwise be dubbed an inspired curatorial program.
Did Pat Quinn lie with his hand on the Bible?
2009-07-13 11:45:00 There he is, Governor Pat Quinn, promising to support and defend the Constitutions of the United States and of the State of Illinois, back on January 29th, with his hand on the Bible. Now, it's not even six months later, and Pat is about to sign the Capital Bill, which includes literally hundreds of unconstitutional donations to politically connected houses of worship, ministries, parochial schools and other religious organizations. Pat knows that those provisions are unconstitutional, because he told me so....
The Bible on Hair Care
2009-05-08 13:49:00 No, I haven’t yet found a Biblical defense for using Pert’s Plus. I’m talking about what the Bible says about hair length. This may be a surprise to you, but listen to what Paul says in 1 Cor. 11:14-15. Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for ...
Unicorns in the Bible
2009-04-24 06:00:00 Is the word "unicorn" an erroneous translation in the King James Bible? The English word unicorn occurs nine times in the KJB, and is found in Numbers 23:22; 24:8; Deut. 33:17; Job 39:9,10; Psalms 22:21; 29:6; 92:10; and Isaiah 34:7. It is translated from the Hebrew word reem, which comes from a verb used only once, and found in Zechariah 14:10 "Jerusalem, and ?it shall be lifted up' and inhabited in her place." This animal is characterized by something lifted up or high and in a prominent position. It is very strong - "God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn." Num. 23:22. It is also used in a symbolic way in our Lord's prophetic prayer as recorded in Psalms 22:21 "Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns." There was no literal lion present when Christ died, but Satan, as a roaring lion, was present, for it was his hour and the power of darkness. There were no literal unicorns present either, but the...
By: The Watchman
The Big Picture of the Bible
2009-04-15 19:30:00 On March 1, 2009, I preached three lessons at Laurel Canyon based on Ken Craig’s excellent booklet, The Big Picture of the Bible. This 45-page booklet has full-color graphics throughout to complement Ken’s thought-provoking material and is perfect for evangelistic outreaches. At Laurel Canyon, we make copies freely available to all of our visitors. I highly ...
By: ThingsHopedFor
The Bible and the Paranormal
2009-03-10 23:33:00 Warning: If you do not wish to read about religious views and God, please skip reading this post.I love the show Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International and Paranormal State just to name a few. But I am a little worried if being a Baptist and believing in the paranormal is just not right.My parents are not particularly thrilled that I am so enthralled with the Paranormal, so I did some investigating and happened to run into someone online that really got me thinking.Below is part of our conversation along with some scriptures that really got my brain going. I would really love some feedback from those of you who chose to read this post without passing any judgements.Me: Are all ghosts of demonic or evil nature?Answer: I don't think so, Biblically from the reason I put forth in this article about the Apostles on the water and their response to thinking Jesus was a "ghost". But many entities seem to be a residual phenomena much like a film being played over and over. Now many enti...
Darkcloud wrote a new blog post: the Church reads the Bible
2009-03-08 17:34:00 Darkcloud wrote a new blog post: the Church reads the Bible It is 10:46 AM Sunday morning March the 8th 2009 in the flow of West Michigan history. I am down in the basement writing on my lap top drinking coffee and singing a old railroad working song or is the song a traditional american folk song? Anyway here I am once again with no one ...
The Bible Does Allow Divorce in Domestic Abuse Cases
2009-01-28 20:57:00 Barbara Roberts author of Not Under Bondage was cited on the Christian New Wire, and stating "The Bible Does Allow Divorce in Domestic Abuse Cases"The Barbara Roberts in the article goes on to state:Using the scriptures and scholarly research, the book refutes the official policy concerning divorce held by many evangelical churches and denominations. Not Under Bondage explains the scriptural dilemmas of abuse victims and shows how the Bible sets victims of abuse free from bondage and guilt.The author is a Christian survivor of domestic abuse who is concerned about how false teaching on domestic abuse in churches may be damaging victims of domestic abuse and their children, as well as neglecting the biblical directive to make perpetrators properly accountable. Not Under Bondage is the result of three years work researching Christian beliefs and the biblical texts about divorce.Sparked by a message forbidding divorce to abuse victims posted on Rick Warren's Saddleback Church site, Ch...
Sathya Sai prophesied as ?king of the world? from 2000
2008-12-18 12:09:00 Prophecies supposedly made before Sathya Sai Baba’s birth (as early as sage Brighu around 3000BC) have been promotes as true on a large scale for decades in books and now web pages. None which name him became public until AFTER the points mentioned in it were very well known in India at least, such as ...
On Blake and the Bible (and Milton)
2008-12-10 22:31:00 A post by Kim Fabricius (This was Kim’s “vote of thanks” after Christopher Rowland’s lecture yesterday for the Theological Society in Swansea. Rowland spoke on “William Blake and the Bible” – if you’re interested, you can download the lecture as a PowerPoint presentation from the Oxford website.)William Blake was my first true literary love. (Before Blake I’d merely slept around.) We met when I majored in English. I still have my copy of Northrop Frye’s magnificent study of Blake, Fearful Symmetry. And after I’d graduated and hit the road to Europe and Asia in 1971, along with Shakespeare the only other book I carried in my rucksack was a one-volume collection of the works of Blake and John Donne. (And if that seems an unlikely pairing, you obviously don’t see the connection between the two most interesting things in life: God – and sex!)And then, homeless and broke in London a few years later, crashing and sponging at a friend’s flat in Pimlico, I used t...
Intolerance, the Dali Lama, and the Bible
2008-11-18 14:36:00 –this is cross posted at Kingdom Surge, my missions blog. No one is more known for peace and tolerance than the Dali Lama. At least that?s what the world at large thinks of him. A Tibetan Buddhist, he crusades for world peace and harmony. Sunday at our church, one of the leaders of an Indian church planting ...
Quotes to Note 4: The Bible is Truth
2008-10-14 18:35:00 I subscribe to Table Talk, a monthly devotional published by R.C. Sproul’s Ligonier Ministries. Each month the magazine focuses on a theme, and this month that theme is “The Canonicity of Scripture”. In the openeing column, Burk Parsons, the editor, captures the gist of the issue. The Bible is the Word of God, and canonization ...
Race ?08: Blacks, the Bible, and Barack - Part II
2008-10-06 14:09:00 Liberals such as CNN?s Jack Cafferty (http://politicalticker.blogs.c-nn.com/2008/09/16/cafferty-obam-a-race-a-factor/) and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (http://iowaindependent.com/562-7/sebelius-obamas-race-may-be-a--factor) ? each of whom has leveled a charge of racism against anyone not voting for Sen. Barack Obama ? are not the only ones who have elevated the race card in the 2008 presidential election. Several ?black conservatives? ? despite polar political differences ...
Barack, Sarah, and the Bible
2008-09-25 19:19:00 I am going to preface this in hopes that some will actually read it and know, I DID NOT WRITE THIS PIECE! It was sent to me via email by my brother Al, he didn’t write it either. Any errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, tense or any other errors, are those of the author! I hope this preface satisfies a few folks that obviously get little enjoyment from life! ‘Barack, Sarah, and the Bible’ by Jim Bramlett Dear friends: Barack Hussein Obama has taken the nation by storm. From obscurity, with zero executive experience, or much of any kind, he has vaulted into the position of Presidential frontrunner. It is stunning. On the surface, it appears attributable only to his eloquent oratory and his race. But an invisible factor may be a strong spiritual force behind him, causing some people to actually swoon in his presence. I have been very concerned that he has publicly said that he does not believe Jesus is the only way to heaven. This makes both the Bible and Jesus...
By: TexasFred's
What is The Bible - A Study
2008-09-25 11:11:00 Below is the first in a series of studies we are doing in my Cell Group taken from the Following book Wayne Grudem - Christian Beliefs 'twenty basics every christian should know':What is the Bible?If we are looking at any single Christian belief it should be based on what God says about the subject. So as we start the series on some basic Christian beliefs it makes sense to start with the basis for those beliefs, God?s word, the Bible. Q: What are your views of scripture? What is it? Q: Why is it important that the Bible be the basis for our beliefs? The Bible speaks thoroughly about itself and it tells us what God thinks about his very words. This can be broken down into four general categories: Authority, Clarity, Necessity and Sufficiency. The Authority of the BibleAll the words in the Bible are God?s words. Therefore to disbelieve them or disobey them is to disbelieve or disobey God himself. Many passages in scripture begin with ?Thus says the Lord? (Exodus 4:22, Joshua 24:2, ...
The Emergent Church Runs Away from the Bible!
2008-09-15 16:57:00 -By Don Boys, Ph.D. Emergent Church leaders ask the same question Satan asked in the Garden, ?Hath God said?? They have no confidence in the Word so they have no compass, chart, or anchor. In my opinion, they are not even on the Boat! An EC follower will say to another, ?I really think that this is ...
By: Publius Forum
God Gave Wine: What the Bible Says about Alcohol by Kenneth Gentry
2008-08-02 19:51:00 Written by one who doesn’t drink due to health concerns, God Gave Wine takes a non-biased approach to the issue. What does the Bible really say about alcoholic drink? Contrary to the popular opinion of many American evangelical Christians, the Bible does not expressly forbid the drinking of alcoholic drinks, such as wine or “strong drink”. Rather, ...
WHAT IT MEANS TO STUDY THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE
2008-06-07 17:09:00 WHAT IT MEANS TO STUDY THE BIBLE AS LITERATUREA Review of Leland Ryken & Philip Ryken (Editors), The Literary Study Bible, English Standard Version (ESV) (Wheaton, IL: Good News Pubs. [Crossway], 2007) ISBN: 978-1-58134-808-8 1913 pp. $49.99By Forrest Wayne Schultz I first encountered Leland Ryken as an excellent commentator on C. S. Lewis, one of my favorite writers and thinkers. With the passing of Clyde Kilby, Ryken assumed the mantle of the leading American authority on Lewis, and, indeed, quite appropriately, Ryken, is now the Clyde S. Kilby Professor of English at Wheaton College. I learned of Phil Ryken after he became the senior pastor of "Tenth Pres" (The Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA), which I discovered by means of a visit to the Tenth Pres website. Tenth Pres was the...
By: Van Til Tool
Who wrote the Bible?
2008-06-07 10:59:00 A film by Robert Beckford In 2004, Robert Beckford hosted a documentary called Who Wrote the Bible? in the UK. Beckford begins this documentary with this question and pursues the assertion that the Bible's history involves multiple revisions, exclusion and political imperative.The documentary is NOT meant to be inflammatory, but informative.Length: approximately 100 minutes long.
By: ExChristian.net
You can?t preach the Bible here, this is a Muslim area
2008-06-03 12:38:00 England: Two Christian preachers were stopped from handing out Bible extracts by police because they were in a Muslim area, it was claimed yesterday.They say they were told by a Muslim police community support officer that they could not preach there and that attempting to convert Muslims to Christianity was a hate crime.The community officer is also said to have told the two men: 'You have been warned. If you come back here and get beat up, well, you have been warned.'
The Bible is Not a Book of Rules
2008-05-29 07:00:00 I have been contemplating a question that often seems to divide brethren; ‘Is the silence of scripture restrictive or permissive?’ You know all the old arguments….’Can we have a basketball court?’ Some say ‘Yes, the bible doesn’t forbid it!’ Others say, ‘No, the Bible doesn’t mention it!’ and round and round we go. Two groups, equally ...
By: Resources zone
Picture Stories from the Bible: The Old Testament in Full-Color Comic-Strip
2008-05-21 04:05:00 Picture Stories from the Bible: The Old Testament in Full-Color Comic-Strip Form (Hardcover)By M. C. Gaines Buy new: $17.9614 utilised and new from $11.96 Customer Rating: First tagged “childrens books” by W. Miller ...
Women in the Bible
2008-05-20 03:31:00 Many people charge the Bible with denigrating women. I’ve written and podcasted about how the Bible only elevates women. But I realize that I’ve missed something important–the concept of servant leadership. Ephesians 5:22, the famous “Wives, submit to your own husband as to the Lord” verse, the apostle Paul seems to be denigrating women. ...
Dinosaurs, Man, and Galling?s Hypocrisy of The Bible
2008-05-15 06:17:00 Now look at Peter Galling, one of Ham’s cronies’ playing innocent, engaging in bibliolatry, and being a hypocrite with this new approach to responding to a feedback given by an S.T. from Rockport, Texas and L.B. from a somewhat false location (What false location, Galling?), “We thought we?d try something a little different in this week?s response to feedback. Usually, we select one negative feedback to answer, always looking for an emailer who asks a valid question rather than someone just unloading unsubstantiated claims. Recently, we received two relatively similar emails asking about our contention (or the Bible?s contention, as we argue) that dinosaurs and humans lived at the same time. Both authors write as Christians, so we thought this would be a good opportunity to address the question once again and touch on some of the issues it relates to.” The contention of humans and dinosaurs living at the same time is not of the Bible. It’s all made up b...
Photo - Pepsi Mentioned in the Bible
2008-05-10 23:48:00 Seeing is believing. In my previous post PEPSI Stands for "Pay Every Pence to Save Israel", I reported that Islamic scientists made the startling discovery that the hidden meaning behind the letters forming the name PEPSI is Pay Every Pence to Save Israel. Now comes visual proof from reader and photo-blogger Edward Cropper from his article Such A Drink I've Never Tasted whose work I reproduce below with his kind permission.
Introduction to the Bible - Reading the Bible
2008-05-09 16:49:00 This message starts our new series "Through the Bible" with Dan Sheridan. What better way to get started than on an introduction to reading your Bible.
Site offers information to help judge the Bible for yourself
2008-05-04 05:02:00 Prove the Bible to me More information has survived about Jesus Christ than most other ancient figures. Yet few historical persons have ever had their existence as questioned and as researched as Jesus Christ. One result of all that research is that information about Christ, from sources other than the Bible, is readily accessible by the common ...
Nancy Pelosi Makes Up Quotes From The Bible
2008-04-25 21:07:00 (link) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is fond of quoting a particular passage of Scripture. The quote, however, does not appear in the Bible and is fictional, according to biblical scholars. In her April 22 Earth Day news release, Pelosi said, The Bible tells us in the Old Testament, “To minister to the needs of God’s ...
Vogue the bible of Fashion
2008-04-24 05:36:00 The stage is being set for a drama of the visual senses as Vogue, the bible of fashion, unfolds its first issue in India against the art deco Umaid Bhawan Palace here Saturday. The scale of the event seems like a Hollywood production. Paola Ricotti, a creative director, has been brought in from Milan. The ...
The Bible Black Pre-Dawn
2008-04-14 00:00:00 It's never as bad as you think it's going to be. No part of our trip, from our pre-dawn departure from Sweden in blowing snow to our pre-dawn walk on the beach 32 hours later, was a lot of fun. Neither was it the disaster that it could have been when ...
Schism (The Bible version of Fitna)
2008-04-11 18:13:00 Iemand heeft zich beziggehouden om een Fitna-achtige film in mekaar te knutselen met deze keer niet de Koran die in opspraak komt maar de Bijbel.
By: MAFIA Blog
The Best Translation Of The Bible
2008-04-04 07:24:00 Four preachers were discussing the merits of the various translations of the Bible. One liked the King James Version because of its simple, beautiful English. Another liked the American Standard Version best because it comes closer to the original Hebrew and Greek. The third liked Moffatt’s translation best because of its up-to-date terminology.The fourth preacher was silent. When asked to express his opinion, he replied, “I liked my mother’s translation best.” The other three expressed surprise and wanted to know what he meant. “Well,” he explained, “my mother translated the Bible into her everyday life, and it was the most convincing translation I ever saw.” - Attributed to William Barclay
By: ThingsHopedFor
Some Ways in Which the Bible is Liberal
2008-04-04 07:00:00 The Bible is liberal. That’s a statement that would make most any modern political commentator cringe. I will show you that if the Bible’s laws were implemented in today’s society some modern laws (certainly not all) would actually have to be liberalized to conform to the Bible. Secular people claim that the Bible is an ancient book ...
By: Resources zone
[Address_Nerd] Eugene E. Snyder and The Bible for Portland Address Geeks
2008-04-01 12:34:00 1458. In the O! section of The Sunday Big O, columnist John Terry penned a very interesting column (which can be read here for 14 days before it goes behind the wall) about downtown Portland's doglegs as the Avenues and Broadway cross Burnside and had some apt words about why that was (Executive Summary: Captain Couch preferred to lay out his streets aligning with the North Star; Lovejoy and Pettygrove's platter preferred to use Magnetic North). Even I, as studied as I was on the subject, relearned something; the downtown trend of blocks aligned on the river actually just so happened. The river itself was too vague to align to; Magnetic North was close enough (at the time, the point-which varies from year to year-was very nearly 20 degrees off true north). We digress. The thing that really touched us about this column was the way Terry referred to a book which is, like this blog, very important but entirely underrated. Eugene E. Snyder's books can be found at Powells and on Ama...
Can We Trust The Bible by Douglas Jacoby on 10th April 2008
2008-04-01 06:00:00 This month my church having a special guest speaker coming to share on the topic of “Can We Trust The Bible?” Let Dr. Douglas Jacoby guide you through the controversial issues of: Bible evidence, Creation and Evolution! Come and be enlighten on April 10th at Global Business Park, Petaling Jaya. Douglas Jacoby is a ...
Masturbation and the Bible
2008-03-26 09:44:00 Medical textbooks prior to the 18th Century seldom mentioned masturbation at all. In 1758 a Swiss physician named Tissot published a treatise claiming that masturbation* was the principal cause of mental illness---a terrible sin to be avoided like the plague. In spite of many rebuttals and critiques by contemporaries, Tissot's views became a standard reference found in most all medical textbooks published until the early part of our century. In 1834 Dr. Sylvester Graham wrote that the loss of semen during sex was injurious to health (a popular idea at the time); men, Graham believed, should not have intercourse more than twelve times a year. Masturbation was especially pernicious, he said. To reduce sexual cravings, Graham advised mild foods to decrease sexual appetites. The graham cracker was the result! In 1884, this curious connection between food and sex appeared in another guise. Dr. John Harvey Kellogg created cornflakes to curtail children's inclinations toward masturbation...
President Bartlet And The Bible
2008-03-23 07:03:00 Last week Barack Obama presented an example of what we could hear from a president who is capable of writing and expressing ideas, as opposed to echoing the views of the far right or triangulating their views based upon the latest polls. As we have lacked such ability from a president during the Bush/Clinton ...
By: Liberal Values
President Bush Quotes The Bible For Easter
2008-03-22 23:20:00 President George W. Bush published an Easter message yesterday via the White House's press releases, and took to quoting the Bible (nope, no irony there at all). It said, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies. - John 11:25. How's that for politically correct? The message from President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush read as follows.
Launching THE BIBLE SUITE COLLECTION CD.
2008-03-22 11:45:00 Can't launch the BIBLE SUITE COLLECTION CD. Keeps telling me to re-install. I have Windows Vista. Charles
By: Fixya.com
The Bible (NT) rewritten by hand on greaseproof paper.
2008-03-19 16:41:00 Ron Jeremy lookey likey Sunil Joseph (46) from Bhopal, India, has rewritten the entire New Testament, one verse a page, on greaseproof (butter) paper… His entry into the Guinness World Records asks to be considered for 10 world records… 1. 7957 handwritten verses 2. Hand written New Testament 3. Written in just 123 days 4. The book has 16,000 pages. ...
By: about:blank
Review: For the Bible Tells Me So
2008-03-17 18:17:00 For the Bible Tells Me So, a recent documentary by Daniel Karslake is an interesting beast. Through at least the last twenty minutes, my eyes were wet and my nose was running. And though that’s surely a sign of something that’s emotionally resonant, I’m not without reservation in recommending it. After the obligatory footage of traditional views ...
They sought help, but got exorcism and the Bible
2008-03-17 05:53:00 Three former residents who have felt the full force of Mercy's questionable programs are blowing the whistle on its emotionally cruel and medically unproven techniques, detailing abuse including exorcisms, "separation contracts" between girls who became friends, and harsh discipline for those who broke the rules.
What the Bible Says About Television
2008-03-14 03:57:00 (The version of Psalm 23 believed by most Christians today)The TV is my shepherd, I shall not want,It makes me lie down on the sofa; it leads me away from the faith.It destroys my soul; it leads me in the paths of fornication and violence for the sponsor?s sake.Yea though I walk in the shadow of Christian responsibilities there will be no interruption, for the TV is with me, its cable and remote they comfort me.It prepares a commercial for me in the presence of all my worldliness, it anoints my head with humanism and consumerism, my coveting runneth over.Surely insignificance and ignorance shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house watching TV forever.
By: The Good Report
The Bible Says: Stop Global Warming!
2008-03-11 14:00:00 Leaders of the 16.3 million member Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant group in the United States, said Monday that the denomination has a biblical duty to stop global...
By: Green Options
The Catholic Church or The Bible
2008-03-04 13:34:00 Throughout the ages, the Catholic church has continued to evolve into the religious organization that it is today. They have, over time, replaced many of the key doctrines that Christ taught with traditions that counsels and pope's have enacted. The Catholic church has, in general, fallen guilty of the same crimes as the pharisees of Jesus' day. They have crafted a religion based on the philosophies of sinful men rather than relying on the finished work of God's Word. Just as the pharisees, the Catholic Church has fallen hard from where God had once intended."Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men... And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition." ~ Mark 7:7-9The Catholic Church has blatantly replaced God's commandments with their own dogma. For us to make this strong assertion, however, demands that we ...
By: The Watchman
The Most Under-Rated Man In The Bible And The Most Dangerous Woman In The W
2008-03-03 21:05:00 Have you ever wondered who the most under-rated man in the Bible is? It certainly isn’t John, or Joshua, or James, but his name also begins with a “J” when anglicized. Here’s who: Joseph. No, no, not the Joseph who served the Egyptian pharaoh and therefore saved his father Jacob and his own family from famine, but ...
By: Joie de Vivre
The Most Under-Rated Man In The Bible And The Most Dangerous Woman In The W
2008-03-03 21:05:00 Have you ever wondered who the most under-rated man in the Bible is? It certainly isn’t John, or Joshua, or James, but his name also begins with a “J” when anglicized. Here’s who: Joseph. No, no, not the Joseph who served the Egyptian pharaoh and therefore saved his father Jacob and his own family from famine, but ...
By: Joie de Vivre
Video: For the Bible Tells Me Whatever The Hell I Want It To
2008-02-28 00:00:00 If you reconcile your belief in a large, much-debated, man-interpreted book filled with scores of oft-ignored condemnations and teachings with your belief that a certain population sect is wicked, immoral, and in need of "change," then you are Godly. If...
By: Good As You
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