Category Archives: Theologization

Journal of the Week

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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Journal of the Week

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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Journal of the Week

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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Two kinds of Servants in God's Kingdom

The prophet kind: Such as Stephen Tong, R.C. Sproul, etc. These are the front liners. They are the reliable ones in both God and Church. They are not afraid of challenges, seeing them as God's lesson, aligning to theology of … Continue reading

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Bible Study: Proverbs

This entry begins with GCC's Thursday Bible study lead by Pastor Chris. I shall do some in-depth study. A proverb is called a parable in Greek and a simile in Latin (Bede) The fear of God can dissolve our human … Continue reading

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The erroneous criticism of "Doesn't fit a mathematical equation"

Since I came to Grace Church (Bridgewater), there's these sayings going around: "Life is not science", "The math folks won't get this", "You can't explain this with mathematical equations", etc. I think these stupid phrases come not from this church … Continue reading

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Rationality must be Spiritualized; Spirituality must be Rationalized

賈玉銘 (据唐崇榮):理性要霛性化;靈性要理性化。 The American/Western fundamentalists do not get this. They are easily turned off by the Scientism folks and embraced a kind of spirituality that is devoid of rationality. They would try not to be anti-rational, if they could, but … Continue reading

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