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Chief Rabbis persecute Messianic Jewish kid
2008-05-07 03:49:00 Both chief rabbis of Israel called on Tuesday to cancel the International Bible Quiz slated for the capital on Independence Day in protest against the participation of a 16-year-old girl who believes Jesus is the Messiah. “Choosing her as a finalist in the International Bible Quiz for Jewish Youth is a transgression of Halacha and is ...
Why Protestant Funerals Expose Some of their Worst Theological Errors &
2008-05-02 04:15:00 In an unexpected and bizarre twist of tragedy, a co-worker of mine had her son murdered by a drive-by recently and today was the funeral which I attended. I have another friend who's an elder in an OPC ecclesial community and he often remarks to me that funerals are where you'll consistently hear the most horrific mutilations of the gospel this side of Hades. (I want to reply 'thats cause you're always going to Protestant funerals')It was a sad day for all involved but we needn't add insult to injury by spewing painfully bad doctrine from the pulpit. If it happened once, his soul was pronounced in Heaven more than a dozen times. I'm not for a second going to comment on this young man's character (I didn't know him) but even if I did, I'd assume nothing but the best and I assume he was an upright Christian on good terms with God and man. But what is sad is that through this terrible doctrinal error, this man's soul is the beneficiary not of humble and contrite praye...
When Do I Know I’m A Christian? A Biblical and Theological Inquiry;
2008-04-08 22:31:00 This is a Response to a good friend’s exploration of when it is someone becomes a Christian and acheives salvation: An inquiry in response to yesterday’s Morning Light’. I hope you can find some time to read it all. Biblically Speaking: An Inquiry: Upon repentance from sin, is this something separate of Christ? Or does repentance come upon acceptance on Jesus? Does salvation come with this repentance absent of Christ, or does salvation come from repentance in the name of Christ (namely being knowledge of Jesus, not the ‘letters’ of his name)? Are these two things that should occur at once, or are they engaged separately? I ask because upon the Pentecost, Peter gives his great sermon asking us to “repent and be baptized, every one of you, In the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.” (Acts 2:38). Beforehand, John the Baptist asked people to repent and be baptized. In the Peter scenario, Peter now says that repentance in the name of Jesus will lead ...
By: LeonardOoh
Apathetic Christianity and US Politics
2008-04-02 02:18:00 APATHETIC PASTORS AND CHRISTIANS KILLING AMERICA By Pastor Chuck Baldwin America’s most celebrated jurist, Daniel Webster (himself a dedicated Christian man), said, “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.” Obviously, Christian men down through our history have personally and collectively shown themselves more than willing to ...
The Disciples of Zoldon - Blackened Theological Tome
2008-03-01 01:31:00 Type: AlbumYear: 2007Label: Self-releasedCountry: New ZealandGenre: Death/Doom Metal / GrindcoreOfficial Website01. Crown Him, King of Death02. Drink Deep From Black Bile03. He Breaks His Fast Upon a Feast of Falsehood04. The Carrion Master05. Primaevil Battle, Theocratic Rule06. Blackened Theological Tome07. Sages Have Written of Your Kingdom08. In the Wake of Chariots09. Reverence Unto He Who is the Vehement One10. That Megalith Whose Shadow is Cast Beyond Time ItselfDownload
What?s up with All the Theological Treatises?
2008-02-26 05:23:00 Lately, readers have probably noticed that I’m doing less with refuting heresy and more with Christian understandings of things like Hell and predestination. I’ve been spending more time studying historic Christianity and its creeds rather than the vitriol that drips from the mouths of the evangelistic atheist sorts. Not that I’ve waned in my vigiliance ...
Romans 13 for Americans
2008-02-25 22:48:00 Ofcourse, when Paul first pennedthe Book of Romans, the church was living under the tyranny and oppression of the Roman Empire. Today (in theory, at least) we live in a Constitutional Republic - not a dictatorship. Who is the authority to be obeyed in the USA? “We the People…” ——— Romans Chapter 13 by Chuck Baldwin It seems that ...
?Catholic human services includes Catholic moral and theological principles
2008-02-20 14:49:00 Any institution that maintains the term, “Catholic” in its title has a moral and ethical responsibility to adhere to the teachings of the Catholic Church. There appears a trend developing in such, any Catholic institution that strictly enforces its doctrinal beliefs is prosecuted in some sort of civil litigation. Recently, the administrative decision at Belmont ...
Joel Osteen and the smarm factor
2008-02-18 20:56:00 From alittleleaven.com “Pastor” Joel Osteen preaches a candy coated “gospel” that turns Jesus into your personal genie and life coach. So, from time to time, we’re going to ask “Pastor Osteen” …what about those Christians who are suffering persecution and death because of their belief in the Biblical gospel. Should we assume that these people are ...
Practical Christian Pacifism
2008-02-13 22:29:00 by David A. Hoekema Few moral and theological positions are as deeply cherished by their adherents, yet so quickly dismissed by their opponents, as pacifism. The moral legitimacy of using violence is among the most urgent issues of our time, and yet its discussion slips quickly into an exchange of stereotypes. Pacifists are to be commended, ...
Unconscionable Evangelicals
2008-02-13 21:00:00 Most Evangelical Leaders Still Support Iraq War Most evangelical leaders still support the war in Iraq and want the United States to ?stay until the job is done,? according to a survey released Monday. How can one love the enemy, love their enemy, if one kills them? That is not possible. If Christdid not love His enemy, ...
Jim Dobson - Wake up!
2008-02-08 07:11:00 A broch! Today the AP wire reports that James Dobson, one of thedoyen’s of evangelical Christian leadership, has backed Mike Huckabee’s presidential bid, giving the former Arkansas governor a long-sought-after endorsement from one of the big macher’s ofthe “Christianright.”- Aroysgevorfen! Newsflash to Mr. Dobson — Mike Huckabee, who is apparently a big fan of Kenneth Copeland, ...
Cookie-Eating Christian Warriors
2008-01-24 19:36:00 Today I read a disturbingarticle (see clip below) about some so-called ?Christian Warriors? who took the ?brave step? ofdrawing the face of the prophet Muhammad onto a cookie and theneating it on camera. This should go down well…. What stupidity. Is that what it has come to in America-Babylon these days? Have we become ?cookie-eating ...
The Theological Background of Christian Zionism: Part III - Reconsideration
2008-01-15 05:54:00 January 14, 2008 - The theological foundation of Christian Zionism is predicated upon the faithfulness of God to His Promises--specifically, those found in the ...
USA - Abandoned by God?
2008-01-15 05:53:00 I heard the first part ofa timely and sobering message tonight, and I thought it was worth posting here, chaverim. God has abandoned America to the effects of its sinful choices, and we are now reaping the whirwind…. Instead of reposting the text of the message here, you can readit for yourselfand ask whether or notDr. ...
The Theological Background of Christian Zionism: Part II - Reconciliation
2008-01-11 01:35:00 January 11, 2007 - The current “state of affairs” that is the relationship between Jews and Christians remains a “work in progress”, and understandably so. Although Jewish sentiment towards...
The Theological Background of Christian Zionism: Part I - Reflection
2008-01-09 00:09:00 January 8, 2008 - Over the centuries, Christian support of the state of Israel has been looked upon with a suspicious and vigilant eye. In fact, history will clearly show that the essence of pure...
308,428 Hebrew words
2007-12-19 22:47:00 Israelis create Bible smaller than a pinhead Israeli scientists yesterday said they had created the world’s smallest Hebrew Bible, fitting the book on to a gold-coated silicon chip smaller than a pinhead. Scientists at Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology, were able to pack the 308,428 words of what Christians refer to as the Old Testament on to ...
The theological delusion
2007-12-18 08:43:00 Having a degree in theology is like having a degree in fairy tales - with the exception that you are taking the fairy tales very seriously, as if Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs had really existed as something real at some point in time. Everything that the fairy tales say is therefore really true, albeit usually in some "symbolic" way, and must be interpreted as the holy words of a higher power, which is why weighty tomes have been written, and are still being written, to ponder the deep wisdom and inner meaning in the divinely inspired words of, for example, Cinderella. This, of course, is why you can safely discard and ignore anything a theologian says as utter rubbish. As an example of this, here's Catholic fairytaleogian John Haught "explaining" why science and God are not at odds (no, of course not), why Mike Huckabee worries him, and why Richard Dawkins and other new atheists are "ignorant" about religion (same old story: every time someone sees through the empty nonsense of...
By: Bad Thinking
The Evangelical Subculture
2007-11-27 20:23:00 The following was forwarded to me by Jack Hook. It is worth reading and considering how groupthink and various forms of jingoism cloud our judgment regarding walking a life of simplicity and truth… The Evangelical Subculture Two Different Conversions When I became a follower of Jesus Christ I underwent two different conversions, although I didn’t realize it at ...
Free Courses: Reformed Theological Seminary
2007-11-22 02:32:00 Table of contents for Christian PodcastsPodcast: Sects and CultsPodcast: Reasonable FaithPodcast: Stand to ReasonOver 20 Free Graduate Level Christian Courses on mp3/PodcastFree Bible Audiobook mp3 DownloadFree Christian Audio Book mp3 DownloadsPodcast: DefendersPodcast: Please Convince MeFree Courses: Reformed Theological Seminary Like Covenant Seminary, Reformed Theological Seminary has a large number of free course lectures available for ...
By: Prudent Musings
The Design Matrix, or the Persistence of Theological Thinking
2007-11-19 20:54:00 MikeGene of Telic Thoughts has a book out - The Design Matrix: A Consilience of Clues. I haven’t read it, nor do I think that it will be all that interesting from a scientific standpoint, so I probably won’t read it. For instance, the “design matrix” is itself described as: The Design Matrix is ...
By: Migrations
God?our theological E.F.Hutton!
2007-11-13 14:40:00 There used to be a television commercial that invoked the name of the financial planning conglomerate E.F.Hutton and when he spoke people?listened! Madison Avenue and its writers created this very effective ad campaign to illustrate the importance of relying on a sound financial advisor to plan for all of life?s events. We have a similar ...
Theological Gobbledegook
2007-11-03 00:00:00 Absurdities of the religious I could call it, and this post is likely to make some people angry I suppose. No one likes their carefully constructed ideals poked at, but then I don’t like... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: TrueGrit
Students aim to bridge theological gap
2007-10-27 19:04:00 As Mitt Romney tells people that his religion won't dictate his political policy decisions and an occasional Christian pastor warns publicly that Romney's religion is a "cult," some are looking to bridge the cultural gap that divides evangelical Christians and Latter-day Saints.
Focus on the Family Yokes with Apostates
2007-10-26 20:16:00 Way of Life?s Church News Notes reports that Focus on the Family is scheduled to join the apostasy party at the Crystal Cathedral in January. ?H. B. London of Focus on the Family is scheduled to join hands with heretic Robert Schuller in a ?Rethink? conference at the Crystal Cathedral in January 2008. The conference ...
Rabbis Urge: ?Save Jerusalem?
2007-10-16 20:33:00 Kibbitz: It’s important to keep the distinction in mind between God’s faithfulness tothe Jewish people, on the one hand,andHis dealings with thesecular (and often corrupt) governmentofthe political state of Israel, on the other. This is not an “anti Semitic” statement…. God loves the Jewish people and has always reserved a remnant (she’arit Yisrael) for Himself. ...
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary - Progressive New Course Study fo
2007-10-16 17:49:00 Bachelor of Arts in Humanities with a concentration in homemakingThe College at Southwestern endeavors to prepare women to model the characteristics of the godly woman as outlined in Scripture. This is accomplished through instruction in homemaking skills, developing insights into home and family while continuing to equip women to understand and engage the culture of today.The BA in Humanities with a concentration in homemaking provides a solid foundation for life. The woman who completes this degree and concentration will:Be prepared spiritually ? Through significant study of Scripture and theology, each woman will be prepared to be an evangelist and apologist focused upon reaching women, children and families for Christ.Challenged intellectually ? Intensive instruction in the history of Western ideas will challenge each woman to be familiar with the influential people of our past and to give a response from a biblical worldview.Equipped practically ? With four areas of focus, the ...
A Prayer to Avoid
2007-10-07 08:37:00 A Prayer to Avoid by Richard Woike, Sr. O thou pleasant, comfortable, kindly, good-natured God: How glad I am that I can look forward, with a reasonable degree of certainty, to another ordinary day. Keep me today from anything that taxes my faith, from discomfort, from unnecessary strain, from unusual problems, especially those involving sickness or ...
A Young Doubter?s Simple Theological Perspective Examined Philosophically
2007-10-03 08:16:00 A Young Doubter?s Simple Theological Perspective Examined Philosophically Now, I am expectantly staring at this blank paper, as if wishing my pen would act on its own to do the job for me; however, the paper just stares back at me blankly. This time, I will meditate through exercising my thinking, doubting, and analyzing skills up ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
Billy Graham: A Prince of War Exposed?
2007-09-28 06:04:00 I’m reluctant to admit this, but it’s a plain fact of my own experience that many sincere Christians and other religious people Iknoware decidedlypro-war, pro-killing, pro-violence, and perhaps even pro-torture. This saddens me greatly and regularly, especially since such sentiments are diametrically opposed to plain teaching of the Lord Jesus: But I say to you who ...
Some musings about evil
2007-09-13 10:08:00 My wife and I had a discussion tonight regarding the perennial question of suffering. Why did God create the universe with both the possibility and the prevalence of suffering and evil? Surely an all-loving, all-knowing, and all-powerful God could have created a world free from the harrowing pain that plagues us all. The question is not ...
Piper on Christian Nominalism
2007-09-06 01:13:00 Here’s a quick excerpt from a speechJohn Piper gave regarding Christian “nominalism,” i.e., the idea that someone candare call themselves a “Christian” without radically following Jesus in the truth… Unfortunately, such nominalism is widespread today, as Christendomattempts to find more effective means of pandering to the post-modern world of nihilistic despair. The answer, of course, ...
Sophisticated theological arguments are unanswerable [Pharyngula]
2007-09-04 11:25:00 The Rational Response Squad has a “competitor”: a group calling itself the Righteous Response Squad. I think we can already see a problem—we can expect a dearth of originality and imagination from this new gang. And to fulfill that prediction, this collection of fundies decided to declare the Bible literally true and internally consistent, and issued a challenge: “Do you have bible contradictions? Do you think you can prove the bible false?” Read the rest of this post… | Read the comments on this post… Original post by http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/-ScienceblogsCombinedFeed/~3/152-047420/sophisticated_theologica-l_argu.php
Theological Differences
2007-08-22 21:00:00 I'm cheating, I know it. I haven't even written an article myself and I'm posting a link. But this article I just read is so very good and thought provoking, that I immediately thought of my Front Porch Kin. I'm sure you will all enjoy it, I only wished I had written it first.http://www.reallivepreach-er.com/node/1399
Theological Triva according to Weekly World News
2007-08-20 20:37:00 From the New York Times by way of Think Christian here's some interesting things we've learned from the Weekly World News:Q.: What does God look like?A.: God ?has fiery green eyes, flowing brown hair and stands 9 feet tall.?Q.: What does God sound like?A.: ?A hundred baritones and a symphony orchestra rolled into one,? as recorded by a Soviet space probe.Q.: Where is heaven?A.: Heaven is 28,000 light-years from Earth, according to another space probe.Q.: Where is hell?A.: Nine miles below the surface of Earth, according to Soviet engineers drilling in Siberia (the Soviets played a curiously large part in these discoveries). Weekly World News reassured readers that those engineers had capped the hole after smelling smoke and hearing the cries of the damned.Q.: How do you get to heaven?A.: Through the Bermuda Triangle ? did you have to ask? This was attributed to a Dutch physicist, who also reported that the passage to heaven was open 16 times a year.Interesting stuff, I can't beli...
Saint Edith Stein, an example of theological diversity!
2007-08-09 16:23:00 Saint Edith Stein Saint Edith Stein by H.Reed Armstrong. This bust can been seen at catholicartists.org. Today is the celebration of the feast day of Saint Edith Stein. In light of all of the rhetoric that has been coming out of the secular and religious press lately about the return of anti-Semitism in Catholic attitudes and even ...
Theological Virtue of Love-Catholic definition
2007-08-03 21:18:00 The outstanding New Advent website has one of the most exciting resources on the internet, the Catholic Encylopedia from 1903. I dig in there from time to time; I like the old-style writing and the mild shock I sometimes get from reading something free of modern PC. I invite you to delve in with me. Let's start with the most important of the three Divine virtues as per St. Paul. Briefly, practical application of this virtue for me means wishing the best for people- friends, enemies, and those in between regardless of whether their good fortune affects me positively or not.* from All posters Love: Love (Theological Virtue) The third and greatest of the Divine virtues enumerated by St. Paul (1 Corinthians 13:13), usually called charity, defined: a divinely infused habit, inclining the human will to cherish God for his own sake above all things, and man for the sake of God. This definition sets off the main characteristics of charity: ... Read more!
By: Asymmetric
Pitching a theological tent!
2007-08-02 19:57:00 I guess my mind is really hung up on the Feast of the Transfiguration this year. There are quite a few things that draw me to this liturgical celebration, the first point is the fact that it is really a Catholic version of the Jewish Feast of Booths. That is, in the Old Testament the ...
Theological interpretation of scripture
2007-07-14 05:22:00 The other night, I enjoyed sharing a bottle of wine with Mike Bird, and we chatted a little about the theological interpretation of scripture (I tried ? unsuccessfully ? to defend form criticism as a valid way of interpreting scripture theologically). Anyway, Mike has now posted an excellent piece summarising the nature of theological interpretation: ?I understand theological interpretation to be the model of interpretation that focuses on the ecclesial context in which Scripture was written and on its utility for answering the theological questions confronted by its ecclesial readers, ancient and modern, when reading these texts. That means that one consciously approaches the NT not simply as a historical artefact as any other, nor as a source book for creating religious dogma, but as a document created by Christians and for Christians that speaks fundamentally a word from God and about God.? Well said!And speaking of Mike, if you want to feel very lazy and undisciplined, just take...
Websites & Software :: Ankerberg Theological Research Institute
2007-07-06 03:35:00 Author: Eric Subject: Ankerberg Theological Research InstitutePosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:35 pm (GMT -4) The following link is to John Ankerberg's website, the Ankerberg Theological Research Institue. This ministry's purpose is to "demonstrate that Christianity is true so that our viewers will embrace it for themselves and learn to share it effectively with others...The programs are designed to reach and appeal to a thinking audience of Christians and non-Christians alike." You can spend some quality time here doing lots of quality research. I highly recommend. Enjoy! http://www.johnankerberg.org/
Some More Stuff About Denominations/Theological Perspectives
2007-06-13 19:44:00 I got a lot of good comments on my last post, so I want to piggyback on that one and dig a little deeper into the issue. There's a lot of diversity on the issue it seems---Shawn likes it, Fr'nklin... My personal blog discussing things about life, faith, and theology. Trying to provoke thoughts, raise discussions, learn and grow.
By: caf de soire
On theological communities
2007-06-12 00:20:00 Recently Andy Goodliff posted some nostalgic reflections on Colin Gunton?s famous Research Institute in Systematic Theology. He notes that ?these kinds of theological communities are sorely needed ? communities that cross theological boundaries, places where ideas can be tried out and positive critique can be given.?
Some Stuff About Denominations/Theological Perspectives
2007-06-11 19:27:00 There is something very delightful about sitting at a computer and looking up to see pictures of Luther, Calvin, and other Reformers on the wall, and looking to my right to see aisles and shelves... My personal blog discussing things about life, faith, and theology. Trying to provoke thoughts, raise discussions, learn and grow.
By: caf de soire
My Theological Worldview: Redux
2007-06-08 05:51:00 Two Years Ago Now: You scored as Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan, You are an evangelical in the Wesleyan tradition. You believe that God’s grace enables you to choose to believe in him, even though you yourself are totally depraved. The gift of the Holy Spirit gives you assurance of your salvation, and he also enables you to live the life of obedience to which God has called us. You are influenced heavly by John Wesley and the Methodists. Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan 86% Reformed Evangelical 75% Neo orthodox 64% Fundamentalist 57% Charismatic/Pentecostal 54% Roman Catholic 50% Emergent/Postmodern 50% Classical Liberal 32% Modern Liberal 4% What’s your theological worldview?created with QuizFarm.com The most obvious thing is the slide of all the liberal theologies… I’m not sure why…
By: dwight..knoll
My Theological Worldview: Redux
2007-06-08 05:51:00 Two Years Ago Now: You scored as Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan, You are an evangelical in the Wesleyan tradition. You believe that God’s grace enables you to choose to believe in him, even though you yourself are totally depraved. The gift of the Holy Spirit gives you assurance of your salvation, and he also enables you to live the life of obedience to which God has called us. You are influenced heavly by John Wesley and the Methodists. Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan 86% Reformed Evangelical 75% Neo orthodox 64% Fundamentalist 57% Charismatic/Pentecostal 54% Roman Catholic 50% Emergent/Postmodern 50% Classical Liberal 32% Modern Liberal 4% What’s your theological worldview?created with QuizFarm.com The most obvious thing is the slide of all the liberal theologies… I’m not sure why…
By: dwight..knoll
Must-read theological books
2007-05-24 00:44:00 Michael Jensen asks for a list of ?the must-read theological books that are coming out soon or have recently appeared.? So I thought I?d try to respond with a series of suggestions in various categories. First of all, though, if you somehow missed David Bentley Hart?s The Beauty of the Infinite (Eerdmans, 2003), then you should skip all these other books and start with that one ? it will almost certainly prove to be the most important theological work of the decade.Anyway, here are my selections of ?must-read books? under various headings (restricted to books that are forthcoming or that have appeared within the past 18 months or so). These aren?t necessarily my favourite books, but they?re the books that I think are (or will be) ?important? in the theological conversation. I?d welcome any other suggestions as well!Old TestamentRolf Rendtorff, The Canonical Hebrew Bible (Deo, 2005)New TestamentRichard Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses (Eerdmans, 2006) ? I haven?t read this one ye...
The worst theological invention: results
2007-05-04 00:54:00 Well, after 579 votes, it?s time to announce the winner of ?the worst theological invention? poll. It was a very close contest. It was looking as though biblical inerrancy would be a clear winner ? but at the last moment, Christendom inched ahead to a first-place tie. So our joint winners are biblical inerrancy and Christendom, each with 18% of the votes. These winners are closely followed by the rapture and papal infallibility (17% each), and then Arianism (14%), double predestination (11%), and just war theory (5%). (In our egalitarian sub-poll, penal substitution was a clear winner, with 24% of 223 votes, followed by God as a male, with 21%.) So congratulations to our deserving winners: biblical inerrancy and the empire of Christendom!It was interesting to observe the geographical distribution of the votes. While biblical inerrancy and the rapture were more popular among North American voters, the Christendom vote was dominant in Europe and Asia (and, to a lesser extent, in the U...
Princeton Theological Review
2007-04-30 22:03:00 Thanks to the hard work of David and Chris, the new issue of the Princeton Theological Review is now available online. This issue is devoted to theology and the arts ? and, as Chris points out, most of the authors are hard-working theology-bloggers. |
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