Category Archives: Theologization

Journal of the Week

9/13/2024 Only Christ's death is by the will of God (Gal 1:4), everyone else's death is not. Not getting into the R.C. Sproul's three types of will of God here (Decretive, Preceptive, Permissive) 基督的死像以毒攻毒 = 以死攻死: 9/11/2024 My company, SP, … Continue reading

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Proof text: Creatio ex nihilo

We all know this is Augustine's breakthrough or at least he popularized this. I think though the Genesis of Creation account is not clear, but by progressive revelation, creatio ex nihilo is obvious and we can conclude that the Hebrew … Continue reading

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9/5/2024 How Satan uses Charismatic style Christian Worship to make the men disrespect God's word in the church: By making you sing praise songs for 1 hour until you're too tired to listen to the sermon. GCC Bible Study: Proverbs … Continue reading

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Book Review: Essential Companion to Christian History by Stephen Backhouse

Got this book at Ollie's (near BJ) for $5. Meant to use it as a tool to teach Nadia Church History. Chapter 1: Servants and Leaders: 1 - 100 c.96: Bishop Clement of Rome's First Epistle accepts Paul's letters as … Continue reading

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8/30/2024 Right after dropping Nadia off at the train station (back parking lot side, due to earlier drizzle but there was no rain drops by the time we arrived at the station), front passenger tire was punctured by a hex … Continue reading

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Muslim Sects

All religions, have denominations and sects. That's normal. Just like countries, 12 tribes of Israel, etc. There is a sense, diversity in the theological phrase: The one and the many. There is also in another sense, the fall of man, … Continue reading

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Bible Study: Psalm 15

v.5 "...money to usury..." Compare with Jesus' saying in Luke 16:9 "...make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings." ESV. Both seek to benefit the self. … Continue reading

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8/24/2024 Jim Grey, a software engineer sharing his tips after working 35 years in the field. Top 100 Gen AI apps thus far: https://a16z.com/100-gen-ai-apps-3/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter Top programming languages 2024: https://spectrum.ieee.org/top-programming-languages-2024?utm_source=tldrnewsletter Watching 老尤 Mr. You, blasting Kamala Harris on Youtube is fun. … Continue reading

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8/17/2024 Hebrews 2:10-13 We are Jesus' brothers, not his children. Stephen Tong: unlike the Charismatics, if you hear some spirit says "I'm coming, I'm coming to my children" This is absolutely the evil spirit. Tong: "God has children, Jesus has … Continue reading

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American Presbyterian Church History

Wikipedia has this interesting chart: Old Side vs. New Side: Schism in American Presbyterian church from 1741 - 1758, controversy surrounding the First Great Awakening. Also known as the Old and New Light (including Congregationalists and Baptists) debate: When denomination … Continue reading

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