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Monthly Archives: September 2007
My First Political Contribution
Today I made a donation to Ron Paul’s presidential campaign, and I have to be honest with you, I’m not exactly flush with cash at the moment. But in that same honest vein, let me say to you that I … Continue reading
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God for a Day
Here’s a thought experiment for you. Imagine for a moment that you are given the infinite power of God to do with as you please. For all intents and purposes, you are God. What would you do? Think about it … Continue reading
Tagged God, Jehovah, Scripture, Theology
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Fidelity
In a relationship, we often think of the person who leaves or wants to leave as the unfaithful one. The one who has the affair, the one who rails and sows nothing but discontent. But what about the husband who … Continue reading
The Reality of Spiritual Symbols
In my last post, I discussed the nature of the sacraments and how referring to them as “mere” symbols is insufficient and in many ways misleading about other manifestations of God’s grace. Today, I want to go a little further … Continue reading
Tagged Baptism, Church, Love, Obedience, Responsibility, The Lords Supper
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The Order of Heavenly Memorials
Go look at Exodus 12 if you have not read it in a while. The first 28 verses detail the instructions concerning the practice of the Passover meal. The scope of the instructions is broad enough to reach to all … Continue reading
Tagged God, History, Jesus, The Lords Supper
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The Lord’s Supper, Food, Nourishment, Grace, and Symbolism
There is a tendency in modern Christianity to think of the sacraments (baptism and the Lord’s Supper) as purely symbolic acts. I believe this tendency is largely due to an overreaction to the Catholic position of transubstantiation and baptismal regeneration. … Continue reading
Tagged Baptism, Church, Faith, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Obedience, Responsibility, Salvation, The Lords Supper, Theology, Virtue
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Christ’s Death: A Solution to an Unexpected Problem?
This will be a short post, but here’s a question for you: Was Adam born to die? Personally, I find it hard to believe that he wasn’t. If Jesus Christ’s earthly existence could be so determined, if we can say … Continue reading
Tagged Death, Salvation, Sin, Theology
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Meet Paul Washer
This three minute long video is series of edited excerpts from a sermon delivered by Paul Washer to 5,000 Southern Baptist teenagers. It is quite simply phenomenal. [Note: the editing and the addition of music and video was not done … Continue reading
Tagged Church, Evangelism, Faith, Salvation, Theology, Video
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The Disconnect
Subtitled: Moral Immorality, the Music and Movie Industry, Disney’s Double Standard, and the Duke Lacrosse Team and Honest Strippers I’ve been meaning to post something along these lines for some time, but for a million insignificant reasons, I haven’t. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Church, Movies, Music, Obedience, Pop Culture, Responsibility, Sin, Theology
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[Updated!] Could Christ Have Sinned?: The two Adams
This will be a relatively brief post, but as we’re talking about temptation and Christ and whether or not he could have sinned, I thought I would ask a question that I’ve been thinking about: If we believe that we … Continue reading
Tagged Death, Jesus Christ, Sin, Temptation
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