This “high school humor” genre film, from beginning to end, pretends to be a quasi-serious rebuttal of religion. The atheists, agnostics, skeptics, and know-it-alls in the audience did not laugh during the movie as they kept waiting for blood in the streets. They wanted some serious blasphemy. They are leftovers from secular humanism’s Jihad against religion that had reached its zenith in the Gulags of the USSR, the ...
This dialogue is between a Natural Theologian (NT) and a Biblical Apologist (BA). Which of the two is most like you? NT: Do you see my new book, Building A Rational Religion? BA: Yes. NT: What did you think? BA: I didn't believe a word of it. NT: But didn't I demonstrate the existence of God and solve the problem of evil? BA: No. You failed on both counts. NT: Why? BA: Do you believe that ...
Note from Moderator: Participants in this discussion must not stray from the topic. IOW, no rabbit trails! Failure to adhere to this rule will result in your comment being deleted, and possibly, your permission to comment permanently revoked. Introduction First task is to define the meaning of the word "baptism." a. O.T. Jewish background. b. Between the testaments. c. 1st century Judaism. d. Greco-Roman meaning of the word in secular and religious contexts. e. The ...
Point # 1: The New Testament church was at first a messianic synagogue (James 2:2). As a messianic synagogue, the early church had elders who judged religious issues such as doctrine and morals. In the history of the Jews and the early church, the elders did not rule on civil issues such as violations of the law. Point #2 According to Matthew 22: 21 and Luke 20: 22-25, we ...
1. "Civil law" is nothing more or less than somebody's theology written into law. The laws of the state either reflect the views of the people or the views of the state. This is the great issue that faces America today. 2. Reformation theology teaches that the government should be "of the people and by the people." Thus the laws of the state should conform to and reflect the ...
All racist theologies have the same basic core ideas and methodology. Thus it does not really matter if we are talking about the KKK, the Nation of Islam or Black liberal theology, their focus is always on skin and not sin; race and not grace; gossip and not gospel. Racism is always focused on the outward instead of the inward because it cannot deal with the root problem ...
If you wonder what I do when I take off for two weeks a month to write, here is a sample section from chapter seven on Biblical Anthropology that I wrote this week. Humanism and the Death of Anthropology The greatest mega-shift in Western philosophy was the collapse of essentialism and the triumph of existentialism. "Essentialism" or "ontology" was the long-held Western belief in and search for the "essence" or ...
Time to learn how to fish! Proposition One: All "evil" consists of pain and suffering. 1. Discuss. 2. Fill out the categories below. A. Human pain and suffering: 1. Individual: a. Physical: b. Mental: c. Financial: d. Relational: e. Demonic: 2. Corporate: a. Family: b. Tribe: c. Church: d. Community: e. Nation: f. International: g. Global: B. Animal pain and suffering: C. Insect pain and suffering: D. Vegetation pain and suffering: E. Environment pain and suffering: Task: Relate Job's pain and suffering to the above chart. ======================================== Proposition Two: While all "sin" is ...
To One and All, No one seems to know where or how to discuss the subject of evil! Reading the blogs has been a disappointment and a waste of time. Why? People are following rabbit trails into dark holes everywhere. The rabbits are leading the pack! I for one will not go down into the darkness of a rabbit hole. My time is far too valuable. Let us get organized. ...
In the first class of incoming students at Westminster Seminary, Van Til always began by stating that the class was composed of "rabbits" and "giraffes." He was 100% right. Rabbits: The "rabbits" were students who had not been properly educated in their previous college or university. Thus they had great difficulty in handling biblical apologetics. They often ran off on "rabbit trails," i.e. tangents that were irrelevant and a waste of ...
Happy New Year! I have a series of lectures on the subject of Apostasy that I hope to put into book form one day. I have the advantage of over forty years of theological experience in the evangelical community and have seen many, many, many so-called evangelical philosophers, theologians, and pastors fall away into heresy or immorality. The question of whether we should question the salvation experience of those who ...
The secret is out! Here is the recipe for my world-famous Texas Chili. Great for cold weather. Ingredients: Two Six Gun Chili Mixin's 4 OZ PKG (includes optional cayenne red pepper and massa flour packets) One large Sweet onion 2 lbs. ground beef Two 28 oz. cans of diced tomatoes, juice included. Two 28 oz. cans of Chili beans (Ralph's brand is good), juice included. Two 28 oz. cans of red kidney beans, drained. Two 14 ...
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