tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58970342011-04-21T19:45:08.935-06:00"Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD." --Jeremiah 9:23,24Budnoreply@blogger.comBlogger441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897034.post-1165464680733380902006-12-06T21:11:00.000-07:002006-12-06T21:11:20.743-07:00

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“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.” (Genesis 9:6 AV)The essence of the covenant that God made with Noah after the flood was that God would never again destroy man upon the earth. The sign and seal of this covenant was the rainbow, that would appear in the rain, guaranteeing that there would be no more great flood to destroy life from

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FOXNews.com - Bush, Blair Call for International Deployment Against Hezbollah - The Executive Branch: "The statement was carefully written so that different countries could claim it said different things."---------Well, why not? This is the way churches read their creeds nowadays.

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It is a no-brainer that we should be supporting Israel in the Middle East under the present conditions. They are the only nation in that area that shares our values and supports the United States against the terrible evil of Islamo-Nazism. I would not have supported establishing Israel as a nation there, but that having been done, it is not possible or desirable to roll back history and pretend

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The present nation of Israel has no relationship to God that is any way unique. It is not anti-semitic to say so, although many want to believe that anything other than a recognizion of Israel's "special" relationship is anti-semitic. The reasoning that comes to this conclusion is similar to that which equates opposition to racial quotas in colleges to racial prejudice.You cannot have it both

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The Bible is the final authority, infallible and inerrant. That said, every thing in the Bible is not of equal importance. Law, judgment, faith, and mercy are more important than the tithe of mint and anise. It is contrary to human nature, and a false perfectionism that can only be found in heaven, to insist that everyone agree on everything. In love and forbearance, as Paul commanded, the church

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Ontological Agnosticism is afraid that nobody could think before men were taught to do so by the Greeks, specifically by Aristotle. The OA is not absolutely certain that Adam could think, because although he was in the image of God, the OA is not sure of what that image consists. He thinks that logical consistency was invented by Aristotle and the Greeks who were pagans and did not understand

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In 1997 I wrote an article on the implications of Numbers 8:1-4 to epistemology and ontology. "Epistemology" is the knowledge of knowledge and "ontology" is the knowledge of what is real. How are both of these related to language.This is a simple article on these difficult subjects. It is one that a layperson can easily read and get some understanding.Go to this link. [LINK] It will take

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If there is a heaven and if there is a hell, then this is a most practical message.And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. [Matt. 19:16, 17] [For a discussion of the encounter of the Rich Young Ruler with Jesus, see my article at

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"After the same manner also [he took] the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink [it], in remembrance of me." (1 Corinthians 11:25 AV) For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I

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I do not have exhaustive understanding of the nature of God. Only a fool would say so. But I know what the Bible has revealed about God. It is not only expressed in the great confessions of the Faith of the church, such as the Nicene Creed, the Apostles Creed, the Belgic Confession, and the Westminster Confession, but in the daily confessions of millions of Christians past and present and

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Summer, 2004, Columbine Challenged by Creationists, Museums Answer Back - New York Times: "Instead, he told the volunteers that when they encounter religious fundamentalists they should emphasize that science museums live by the rules of science. They seek answers in nature to questions about nature, they look for explanations that can be tested by experiment and observation in the material world

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Pantheism does not make a distinction between Creation and the Creator, so that the universe in effect becomes God. At the other end of the theological spectrum is Deism, which sees God as the First Cause, but puts God at such an extreme distance from events that He is effectually absent. Both diseases of the soul are cured by the biblical doctrines of Transcendence and Immanence.

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How precious is our liberty in America? I firmly believe that religious liberty is one of the greatest benefits that we enjoy, and I would not want to change a bit of it. Being free, however, and being wise are not the same thing. Many a wise man has been in bondage, and many a free man has been a fool. Liberty does not make a man wise, and slavery does not make a man a fool. The attributes

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Dennis Prager: A Jew defends the cross ---------- Why a Jew on a theological page. First of all, Dennis Prager is my favorite Jew. Second, he is speaking up for a cross on the seal of Los Angeles. The cross represents the influence of the Church and missions in the founding of Los Angeles. Prager led a demonstration in defense of the cross. Why? He gives three reasons--very important and

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Updated, Sunday, November 14 Are all sins the same? Common sense would tell us that running a red light in the middle of the night when no cars are in sight is not as bad as killing your mother-in-law. But Christians have a desire to follow Scripture and are sometimes wary of common sense, with some justification. Charles Finney taught a perfectionism of the will, advocating a "simplicity of

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A question I received today: Are the two sentences below the same or different? 1) God declares the sinner righteous 2) God makes the sinner righteous ------------- "God declares the sinner righteous." This is the reformed doctrine of justification. The declaration that the sinner is righteous rests upon the obedience of Christ on the sinner's behalf. As Sproul says, it is

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[The following is part of an email I received this week; below it is my reply.] I wanted to tell you how much I value and appreciate your web pages. ... I was wondering if you could help me with a question. The SDA believe in something called "Soul Sleep" where when you die you just lie in the ground until the second coming (hence why prophecy, times, dates and end times are so emphasized?

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No. The Jewish race did not kill Christ. The "Jews" referred to in the Gospel are the rulers connected to the Roman state and the Temple. Certainly that corrupt crowd had their part in the crucifixion. Certain Pilate had his part to play and so did Herod. But the crucifixion of Christ was decreed from God as the early church knew and confessed. Luke wrote in Acts 4:24-28: Lord, thou art

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Chuck Colson: As Long As We All Get Along In his speech to the annual meeting of his diocese, Bishop Lee said this, “If you must make a choice between heresy and schism, always choose heresy.” ---- Of Course. If the church's mission is to wield power and influence, then a united church is of paramount importance. But if it is to be the pillar and ground of the truth, then it tolerates heresy to

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Carl Trueman - New Perspective: "To put it bluntly, it seems to me that the current revision of the doctrine of justification as formulated by the advocates of the so-called New Perspective on Paul is nothing less than a fundamental repudiation not just of that Protestantism which seeks to stand within the creedal and doctrinal trajectories of the Reformation but also of virtually the entire

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The law of non-contradiction is the foundation of thought. It simply means that something cannot be both itself and not itself. It is true because of the nature of God, who cannot deny Himself. If we admit contradiction in God as Hegel did, then true thought becomes impossible. Being conscious is not the same as thinking and irrationality destroys the very possibility of thought. For

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I Brake For Animals What does braking for animals have to do with love? Nothing or everything, depending on how your flatter yourself. 2 Corinthians 11:2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. There is an old song, "Falling in love with love." The modern man is very much in love with love.

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I wish that my favorite Jewish writer would follow what he has learned to its conclusion: faith in Jesus Christ, who is the wisdom of God, the One personified in Proverbs 8. Fear of God leads to an understanding of sin and the displeasure of God which must lead to God's remedy for sin in Jesus Christ. But what Prager has said is immensely wise as far as it goes. Dennis Prager: How I found God

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The following is from the LA Times, and speaks for itself. Good reason to keep women from seminary positions. As one of my college professors put it, "If a man has said it, a woman does need to say it. If a man hasn't said it, a woman has no right to say it." A woman is not to teach men in the church nor teach men who will teach in the church [except their mothers when they are little.]

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The Question You were so kind to answer a question for ___________, may I ask one also? In my travels on the web I have run across some good reformed sites and spend time reading different articles and such. Yesterday I read an article that was talking about the Kingdom of God and he used the scripture of Mark 4:11-12: "And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the

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Why is this on a theological fig page? Because the law of identity simply is an expression of God Himself, who cannot deny Himself and therefore cannot lie. Of course, if something can be itself and not itself, then no lie is possible. Satan's kingdom loves that concept [?], for he was a liar from the beginning, according to Christ, who knows something about Truth. True contradictions are

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Colossians 2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him. We live the Christian life the same way we began it: We live it by faith. We don't begin the Christian life by our works, as though we deserve to be Christians. Neither do we walk the Christian walk as though we must continue to earn the privilege of being the children of God.

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WORLD November 1, 2003: Knick-knack of civil religion: "So let me make it clear: I have no sympathy whatsoever with those who are challenging the existing wording in the Pledge of Allegiance. They are obnoxious and wrong. At the same time, I question the time and energy some Christians are spending trying to hang on to such knick-knacks of civil religion. I call them knick-knacks because they

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What ex-Bishop Spong doesn't realize is that those who pronounce the death sentence on God are really announcing a death sentence upon themselves. God's existence does not depend upon the intelligence or knowledge of those who condescend to believe in Him. A new Christianity? It's been tried before with the same results. Because salvation is by predestination, God will always have those who

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This is a question that was sent to me, that I answered recently. I thought some of you might benefit. OK, on to another question ..... When Christ took our sins upon Him on the Cross was He separated from God? Isn't that what hell is? Did only His human nature "feel" separated and it really wasn't or is it much deeper than that? So is it correct to say that his human nature suffered? What

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The various religions are like different roads converging on the same point. What difference does it make if we follow different routes, provided we arrive at the same destination. - -- Mahatma Gandhi Yes, all religions converge on the same empty notion of infinity. But not Christianity. There is a great difference between saying that God in infinite and saying that infinity is God.

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This is a sober analysis of the decisions that "good Muslims" must make in the coming decades. This may well be one of the great opportunities for the Christian faith in the coming years, or a disaster of unspeakable proportions for Christianity. The Protestant Reformation was a disaster for Rome, but not a disaster for Christianity. What transpires in the Muslim world may well be the greatest

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Telegraph | News | God put Bush in charge, says the general hunting bin Laden: "The disclosures will doubtless be seized on by Muslim critics as proof that the US-led war on terrorism is a crusade against Islam. It is a charge that Mr Bush has worked hard to refute." This is not on the politicalfigs blog because it isn't political. Look, you British ignoramuses, we didn't start it. Islamic

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CNN.com - Rumsfeld defends general who commented on war, Satan - Oct. 16, 2003: "Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin, whose promotion and appointment was confirmed by the Senate in June, has said publicly that he sees the war on terrorism as a clash between Judeo-Christian values and Satan, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. " Boykin is right, of course, but the political correct weenies will have

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I would say that I would rather be an Islamic fundamentalist than a spineless, formless, jellyfish of a liberal who thinks that all religions worship the same god. At least the fundamentalist believes something and you know where you stand with him. The Islamic fundamentalist is corrupted in his manhood and worships vanity, but at least he worships. The jellyfish, in denying the possibility of

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There are many ways to take God's name in vain and to violate the Third Commandment. We use God's name in vain if the word "God" has no meaning to us, if we have emptied it of meaning. The minister who claims that every religion worships the same God is taking God's name in vain, because he has emptied the word "God" of attributes. For instance, the word "cat" is empty if devoid of attributes

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Your sex. Your skin color. Your race. The century and date of your birth. The identity of your parents. The economic condition of your parents. The continent and country in which you were born. Your general health at birth, and lack or presence of deformities, blindness, deafness, or handicaps of some sort. You had a lot to do with each of these, right? Then why do you prate on about

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There is a modern tendency to separate morals from doctrine. In the expansive and benevolent liberalism of 20th century America, we prided ourselves on our tolerance in doctrine. "He is a good man," we would intone piously. "He is of a different religion than I am, but he is such a good man." There should be a pious roll of the eyes here. It isn't true, of course. A man lives by what he

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Jesus Our Lord Is a Complete Savior The Lord Jesus is made to us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. [I Cor. 1:30] He does not give us these things in order for us to be worthy to access God; that is the error of salvation by infused righteousness. Instead, He is made to us these things. Jesus is our wisdom; He is our righteousnes; He is our sanctification; and

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I have finally gotten around to picking up Doug Kelly's book Creation and Change, published by Christian Focus Publications LTd. Douglas Kelly is Professor of Systematic Theology at Reforemd Theological Seminary, Charlotte, NC. Although I have not finished the book yet, I am impressed with it, and have had my mind jogged again to the necessity of God as a foundation for science. How can man

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People these days get excited when people make "truth claims" about God. It is this that causes hatred and wars. "Look at militant Islam," they say. "They believe that they have the truth about God. We must learn to leave religion to personal preference and not be arrogant about our claim to know the truth." And so it goes; you know the drill. But persecution does not come because people

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No one can escape the results of his thinking. It is true that a person is free to reject the idea of God if he chooses, but he is not free to escape the results of his thought. The person whose thinking is based upon the idea of God will think very differently from the person who does not believe in God. So, a person cannot escape the results of his denial of God. This is the reason that

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This blog will be used for theological thoughts and opinions.

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