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B&N Got it right indeed

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Jewish Slavery View

After comments like those made by Kevin Rudd about biblical slavery (popular argument for homosexuality) is liked by God in the Old Testament, I suddenly curiously believe there must be a term already...one single, soundbite terminology to defeat people like … Continue reading

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Sermon of the Week @ Redeemer

Tim Keller gave his homily at West Side today, all 4 sessions. It was titled: Encountering the Risen Jesus. The name Dick Lucas was mentioned. A bachelor, Oxcam gentlemen who gave a lecture on John 21. While complaining in his … Continue reading

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Steven Furtick

People like Steven Furtick is what's wrong with the sociology of churches today.

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Serving God (2 kinds) vs. Ministering to the People

事奉神,服侍(服事) 人。 A. δουλεύω (service - Ephesians 6:7) vs. B. διακονέω (minister - Mark 10:45) Some consider the two similar. If A. then B. must be true. I would point out that vice versa is not true. As for serving … Continue reading

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A Gospel Centered Church

To paraphrase from Tim Keller: A church that is Gospel believing, Gospel proclaiming, but not Gospel centered, is not worth attending. Though not worthless. Original quote: "...it is not enough to not be Gospel centered..." Churches I've left are all … Continue reading

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On Issue of Iconoclasm

It is known that we should not worship idols. The Roman Catholics in their 2nd Council of Nicaea (A.D. 787) has clarified their stand against certain degree of iconoclasm of the reformation movement. Yet, they are still in err. Even … Continue reading

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Apologetics against the new Darwinians

Many of these (in the West) have remarkable Christian background. Meaning that their parents, usually mothers, are devote Christians who brought them to churches when they were young. But somehow they have turned from the faith. Believing evolution makes more … Continue reading

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Vocab: Greek Pleroma

πλήρωμα Fullness of...(God's power) The Gnostics use this term. To a point some believe whoever uses it may be a Gnostic. Fullness of time - Specially noted from the Bible (Galatians 4:4 - Chronos), (Ephesians 1:10 - Kairos). Side note … Continue reading

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The Lord's Prayer - The notion of 'Us'

Praying the Lord's Prayer sometimes with "My", "me", "I", in place of "Our", "us", "we", had been a habit for me when I prayed alone. But it seems fit to use the original terms, even if I'm praying alone. For … Continue reading

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