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Monday

29

October 2012

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Fitrah and the Noetic Effects of Sin

Written by , Posted in Apologetics, Christian, Christology, Elenctic Apologetics, Religion, Theology

I have made a significant observation over my years of debating with Muslims on the nature of God. Most Muslims, when arguing for the Islamic concept of God over against the Christian concept of God, will make some variation or another of the following argument: “Leave aside all revelation for a moment, and imagine you lived in an island without any prior exposure to any religion. You would reasonably conclude that God exists, since creation is evidence for a Creator. You would also reasonably conclude based on the fact that you have a conscience that this God has set standards of good and evil, and will reward those who are good and punish those who are evil. Most importantly, you would conclude that this God is totally other than His creation, and cannot change, and because of these facts He cannot enter His creation the way you Christians believe He [...]

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Wednesday

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July 2011

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It Is God’s Will That All Men Be Saved

Written by , Posted in Christian, Soteriology, Theology

In the comments section of Fisher’s post John Calvin on Fatalism, the conversation seemed to have found its way to 1 Tim 2:4. And since this verse seems to generate a lot of debate these days, at least from my perspective, I thought it would be a good idea to explore 1 Tim 2:4 a little bit more thoroughly. 1 Tim 2:3-4 “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth” The key part is “who will have all men to be saved” (KJV). Other versions state it as “who desires all men to be saved” (NASB) and “who wants all men to be saved” (NIV) but it essentially means the same thing. The first thing we need to do is look at the context of this verse. According [...]

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Thursday

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December 2010

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The Men Who Rode to Bethlehem

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a star and under it, would the men who rode to bethlehem have caught joseph playing at peekaboo with the child at mary’s breast? perhaps perhaps they knelt– like we see them in shop windows– and gave their gifts of gold and myrrh and frankincense, their wandering having led to wonder, to the baby at rest in the manger and if i had stole away in a pack on the mule’s back of the men who rode to bethlehem, and if i had seen what they saw, or if i had known what they knew, or had brought what they had brought for Him, i’d go up to Him too, i reckon but having stole away, what would i give Him, the drummer-boy that i am? i could give Him my thanks, yes, i’d thank Him if i were with those men who rode to bethlehem, i’d thank Him, ‘cause [...]

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Wednesday

12

May 2010

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Creationism 101: An Introduction for the Misinformed (Part 2)

Written by , Posted in Christian, Creation/Evolution, Origins of Life, Science, Theology

This is the continuation of my survey of Issue #4 of SALVO Magazine, as it relates to creationism. If you missed part one it might be worth your while to familiarize yourself with the first post before continuing, as I will dispel with the background already covered in part one and get straight back into it. There is a small section refuting three main accusations against the Intelligent Design movement called What ID is NOT (p.36). Under the sub-heading of ID is Creationism is the following response: “You’ve no doubt heard this one numerous times. In reality, this is flat-out false. The average creationist believes in a young earth, biblical literalism, and the complete absence of evidence for evolutionary processes. The ID proponent, on the other hand, rejects – or at the very least suspends speculation on – all three of these convictions, maintaining only that there are reasons to conclude that life was designed; how [...]

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Tuesday

27

April 2010

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Creationism 101: An Introduction for the Misinformed (Part 1)

Written by , Posted in Christian, Creationism, Geology/Paleontology, Origins of Life, Science, Theology

I think SALVO Magazine is a great publication and nothing I am about to say here changes that. I think it’s so great in fact that after subscribing for one year on the recommendation of a friend [thanks Rick], I purchased all the back issues I could get my hands on. I think the mag is worth every cent. But it is because of one particular issue of SALVO that I decided to spend some time clarifying a view that is often misrepresented, even by Christians. That view is creationism, particularly the “young-earth” kind.  Introducing Issue #4 (Winter 2008) – dedicated to the topic of Intelligent Design. Understandably I had a great time reading this! It includes some great articles that address questions like; Why is ID so important? What is the argument for ID from DNA? What does ID have to say about Biochemistry? What does Information tell us [...]

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Wednesday

17

March 2010

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Casting Crowns – East to West

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I was inspired to post this following the conversation about grace on an earlier post. I heard the song East to West by Casting Crowns for the first time on a myspace site a few years ago and became addicted to it almost instantly. The lyrics will really hit home for those of you who know what it means to struggle with sin everyday. But it also touches very personally on many truths at the heart of Christianity and paints a vivid picture of Christ crucified for the purpose of separating us from sin as “far as the east is from the west”. For example, you may recognise the reference in the song to this passage from Scripture: ‘as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.’ Psalm 103:12 The significance of the comparison of East with West being that the [...]

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Tuesday

16

March 2010

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Honoring God

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From an old Table Talk article posted by Douglas Wilson, titled ‘Sanctified Apathy’ When Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were commanded to bow down to the Babylonian idol, they refused. They knew that God was able to deliver them, and they said as much to the king. “If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up” (Dan. 3:17-18). They said that their God could deliver them. But even if He decided not to, as far as they were concerned, the king could throw them into the furnace. They didn’t care. Of course they didn’t care about the furnace because they did care, and [...]

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Friday

11

December 2009

2

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Twitter debate with Sinasohn

Written by , Posted in Atheism, Christian, Elenctic Apologetics

On Tuesday of last week I had posted on Twitter the following introspection: “Atheism is conceit in ignorance. Christianity is humility in knowledge.” Now it seems that an atheist named Roger Sinasohn, who I do not know, discovered my post and decided it deserved a critical response, and soon we were engaged in what can be called my first Twitter debate. (Let me tell you, nothing can force you to articulate and defend your position with succinct clarity like a 140-characters restriction!) The following is the material content of that debate. I hope you enjoy it. It will be updated until completed.   8 December 2009 — Present (updated 16/Dec/09) Sinasohn: Thinking that the entire universe was created just for you is humility? Wow. I’m sure glad you’re not conceited. davidinbc: God did not create the universe for the universe (‘we’ are part of it). He created it for himself. [...]

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Tuesday

1

December 2009

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Terminal Indifference

Written by , Posted in Christian, Introspection, Quotables

‘Twas the night before Jesus came, and all through the house Not a creature was praying, not one in the house. Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without a care In hopes that Jesus would not come there. The children were dressing to crawl into bed, Not once ever kneeling or bowing a head. And mom in her rocker with baby on her lap Was watching the Late Show while I took a nap. When out of the east there arose such a clatter, I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. When what to my wondering eyes should appear But angels proclaiming that Jesus was here. With a light like the sun sending forth a bright ray I knew in a moment this must be The Day! [...]

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Tuesday

24

November 2009

3

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Mohler and the Manhattan Declaration

Written by , Posted in Christian, Introspection, Politics

Click here to read Dr. Albert Mohler’s explanation for why he chose to sign the Manhattan Declaration. In my estimation, it was a powerful testimony of the necessity, passion, and courage of this document which addresses three central issues that threaten the very stability of contemporary society. The thoughts which Dr. Mohler closed his article with were especially strong, which I have included here in the hopes that it compels you to read the full article. Finally, I signed The Manhattan Declaration because I want to put my name on its final pledge—that we will not bend the knee to Caesar. We will not participate in any subversion of life. We will not be forced to accept any other relationship as equal in status or rights to heterosexual marriage. We will not refrain from proclaiming the truth—and we will order our churches and institutions and ministries by Christian conviction. There [...]

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