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I had the exact reaction. I have heard mostly top...

2009-10-25T09:13:30.518-04:00

I had the exact reaction. I have heard mostly topical and Textual.

Expositional far exceeds them all.

Interesting that all of these sermons, that I have...

2009-10-24T20:32:53.626-04:00

Interesting that all of these sermons, that I have previously witnessed at one time or another, actually have categories. This brings things into greater perspective. Ahhh, Expositional!

it would be best if you got MY photo of MY horse o...

2009-08-25T01:59:01.327-04:00

it would be best if you got MY photo of MY horse off your blog immediately, thanks.

Congratulations! What a beautiful little girl!

2009-08-19T12:34:02.776-04:00

Congratulations!

What a beautiful little girl!

She is a cutie! Should let her go a couple more da...

2009-06-18T17:59:29.878-04:00

She is a cutie! Should let her go a couple more days so she could hit double digits in weight!

I tried to make that point Arthur concerning Moses...

2009-06-12T09:55:58.564-04:00

I tried to make that point Arthur concerning Moses. He sat down by the well and beat the crap out of some shepherds bullying some women.
He ministered in the situation he found himself.

But the call on his life was still to lead the people out of Egypt. Specific place, specific people. Title didn't do anything for Moses either, It just took 40 years of "seminary" on the back side of the desert to learn how to shepherd. I hope my burning bush happens a little sooner. If the Lord wills we will do this or that.

No need to wait brother, you have already been cal...

2009-06-11T17:22:49.110-04:00

No need to wait brother, you have already been called by a church. You don't need a title to preach the Gospel and minister to people!

It is also taught in 262 US high schools in 40 sta...

2009-03-28T21:48:00.000-04:00

It is also taught in 262 US high schools in 40 states NOT AN ARGUMENT IN ITS FAVOR
the author is an evangelical Christian, SO IS JOEL OSTEEN denominationally Anglican. NOT A POINT IN FAVOR OF ME ACCEPTING IT.

Thanks for the info, to be honest, I am not going to read it though.

We are and will pray for you and your family. Amdi...

2009-03-28T19:20:00.000-04:00

We are and will pray for you and your family. Amdist uncertainty and disruption we often find the greatest opportunity to be of service to Christ and one another.

Or Piper is dead wrong. For a different take, you ...

2009-03-26T18:43:00.000-04:00

Or Piper is dead wrong.

For a different take, you might look at this online commentary "Putting God on Trial: The Biblical Book of Job" (http://www.bookofjob.org) as supplementary or background material for your study of the Book of Job. It is not a sin to question God, to demand answers from God. There is a time and a place for such things. It is written by a Canadian criminal defense lawyer, now a Crown prosecutor, and it explores the legal and moral dynamics of the Book of Job with particular emphasis on the distinction between causal responsibility and moral blameworthiness embedded in Job’s Oath of Innocence. It is highly praised by Job scholars (Clines, Janzen, Habel) and the Review of Biblical Literature, all of whose reviews are on the website. It is also taught in 262 US high schools in 40 states through Chapter 17 in The Bible and Its Influence. The author is an evangelical Christian, denominationally Anglican. He is also the Canadian Director for the Mortimer J. Adler Centre for the Study of the Great Ideas, a Chicago-based think tank.

Is that you preaching? Sounds kind of like you..

2009-03-23T21:28:00.000-04:00

Is that you preaching? Sounds kind of like you..

That makes perfect sense. Why would God call on ma...

2009-03-17T11:22:00.000-04:00

That makes perfect sense. Why would God call on man to do something that man in his own power is able to accomplish? All that God does is done to bring Him glory, not to make men feel a sense of self-worth and accomplishment.

Another great post!Only one thing I might change.I...

2009-03-06T23:15:00.000-05:00

Another great post!

Only one thing I might change.

I don't think that God convinces man of anything. Man can not be convinced, he needs to be killed...and then raised anew.

This is the kind of talk Paul uses in Romans 6.

Other than that...I think you were dead on! (pardon the pun)

Christ is THE guy!He did all that necessary.No one...

2009-03-06T14:34:00.000-05:00

Christ is THE guy!

He did all that necessary.

No one else could have ever made things right.

Only God Himself, in Christ Jesus.

Great post!

Thanks!

I would add to my last post that God uses what app...

2009-03-05T09:11:00.000-05:00

I would add to my last post that God uses what appears evil to men to work out His eternal purpose "for His own glory and the good of those who love Him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations. Deut 10, Romans 8:28-29.

Of course God knows all things. If any creature o...

2009-03-05T09:01:00.000-05:00

Of course God knows all things. If any creature or fly can act independent of God's control, then He is not really God.

Man's rebellious spirit is the problem in view here as well as man's view of what is fair and good.

Fairness and goodness are not based on what we feel/think is fair and good. God is the final standard of good, and all that God is and does is worthy of approval. God is also alone- righteous. He always acts in accordance with what is right and is HIMSELF the final standard of what is right.

The Bible declares this over and over again: Deut 32:4, Is 45:19, Job 40:2,8; Romans 9.

Your friend wants a God that he thinks is fair according to his terms. If God is so good, how does he allow evil? The answer is found in the story of Joseph in the Old Testament and the story of Christ in the new. God uses what appears evil to men to work out His eternal purpose to save His people. Those who do evil still reap what they sow, but God is the potter and we are the clay. Man can rebel against this and say, "I cannot/will not worship a God LIKE THAT."

To which, the divine response is, "The fool has said in their heart there is no God." and,
"The times of this ignorance (false worship of gods of their own imagination) God winks at and now commands all men everywhere to repent."

Hope this helps.

I am glad you posted this. Someone very close to m...

2009-03-04T22:04:00.000-05:00

I am glad you posted this. Someone very close to me, whom I respect entirely, asked me a question that has given me difficulty in aswering. He asked, that if God created man for His glory, and since God is all-knowing, didn't God know that man was going to rebel against Him when He created man? Curious to see your take on this. Please explain in as great detail as you can. Thanks.

nah,Too much snow up here!

2009-03-02T15:53:00.000-05:00

nah,

Too much snow up here!

So it would be wrong to wish for a Ferrari?

2009-03-02T15:51:00.000-05:00

So it would be wrong to wish for a Ferrari?

Law/Gospel.Wrath and forgiveness.Death and life.We...

2009-03-02T15:07:00.000-05:00

Law/Gospel.

Wrath and forgiveness.

Death and life.

We need it. He will give us both.

Hate Monger

2009-02-27T18:59:00.000-05:00

Hate Monger

Lots “implies” (five times), “suggests” and “assum...

2009-02-24T14:56:00.000-05:00

Lots “implies” (five times), “suggests” and “assumes” in that statement.

That is really the key. The problem is not where w...

2009-02-19T12:51:00.000-05:00

That is really the key. The problem is not where we worship or in what format. The problem is unregenerate people, man pleasing worship in a variety of forms and an ignorance of the Gospel. I don't care where you worship as long your worship is Biblical, aand it is not Biblical just because you worship in a church building nor is it Biblical just because you worship in homes.

We have made an idol of our ecclesiology.

Good question,I wrote my response in a post for ot...

2009-02-19T12:22:00.000-05:00

Good question,

I wrote my response in a post for others to see my 2 cents.

Congrats on the new granddaughter.

Hey JoeA EX-Lutheran Pastor from down below has ju...

2009-02-19T12:08:00.000-05:00

Hey Joe
A EX-Lutheran Pastor from down below has just joined our Prison Ministry Team, He was so disillusioned by
the way Church is heading that he has started up a house church. He left his ELCA Church that was well attended to start in his home a church of sharing, praise, and worship

any thoughts on house churches

God Bless
Rick Weiss