Though the author is a rabbi writing to Jews, Christians should take encouragement from his article that God is in control over history:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/6721
The only difference for a Christian is that we believe the king spoken of, the Lord God, is the Son aspect of the Trinity, Jesus.
Over the last 2 years of studying and writing Geocreationism, I have slowly come to accept evolution more than before. Though I still have questions in my mind, I keep finding more reasons to believe that God a created a universe in which life would evolve according to His predetermined plan.
Early on in my blog, I found a post entitled Mass Delusion - 10 Reasons Why the Majority of Scientists Believe in Evolution. I never responded to it, but at the time as I was merely sympathetic to Evolution. While I am not full-on advocate for Evolution, it is the most logically choice to me, and fits my interpretation of scripture better than anything else I’ve studied. This …
I often reach Cory Tucholski’s blog, The Josiah Concept. He writes about theology, apologetics, and vigorously defends the faith. He’s written on Geocreationism in the past, and we’ve sparred a few times. We don’t agree on everything, but he loves God and searches out the truth. I respect him and consider him a brother in Christ, and look forward to seeing him in Heaven where any differences we have will no longer matter. I recommend reading his blog if you can.
Cory recently posted Jewish Approach to God where he raised the question on God’s knowledge and how it impacts Christian Theology. His posts have historically been sympathetic toward Calvinism, though in this post his background is …
Nearly everything Jesus and Paul teach in the scriptures is merely an echo of Jewish writings before. As such, one would think that the connection between Biblical Judaism and Biblical Christianity would be more clear. Alas, it is not. A perfect examples is the Jesus’ teaching to turn the other cheek.
In Luke 6, it says:
27″But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. 30Give to everyone who …
Isaiah 45:7: “I form light and create darkness,
I make well-being and create calamity,
I am the Lord, who does all these things.”
I’ve read all of the arguments by atheists about God and his goodness or lack thereof. Either evil exists because God cannot stop it or because He will not stop it. If He cannot stop it, then He is not omnipotent. If He does not stop it then He isn’t all good. Yeah, yeah, I’ve been through all of that, and it all misses the great point of our existence… it’s righteousness and the quest for it.
I am not going to write a detailed argument about righteousness, what it is, it’s not, whether God is …
I watched the first debate and listened to the second debate between McCain and Obama. Indications are that Obama will win, in my opinion, and that will be McCain’s doing. He doesn’t know how to debate. He is not a great communicator. Obama is.
What I heard from McCain were example after example of why Obama is not ready. He presented the evidence, but requires too much thinking for people to get his point. McCain’s examples appear to point out we look at Obama’s first instinct on things. His second instinct is often correct, showing Obama can learn from his gaffs, but as president he may only have time to act on his first instinct, and because of his inexperience, his first instinct …
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah%2019&version=31 - Predicts the Nile will dry up.
A 2008 article about the Nile drying up in the future: http://cabiblog.typepad.com/hand_picked/2008/04/will-the-nile-d.html. I’ve never been a Global Warming fan, but if it is true, it could help this scripture come about.
Isaiah 19 also predicts that Egypt, the Assyrians, and Israel will be a blessing in the midst of the earth. According to Wikipedia, the largest Assyrian population is in Iraq, and Iraq is now a Democracy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrians. The other countries with Assyrians today include Syria, Iran, and Turkey. There is also an Assyrian diaspora throughout Western civilization. Given the War on Terror, this would be the perfect time for Assyrians to become blessing in the midst of the earth, along with Israel …
I got the following email. I seriously doubt it’s true, and I didn’t want to email it to people. But, I also wanted to make sure that if it is true, that I had it documented in a verifiable place before it happened. So here it is:
This is the most recent unconfirmed report/rumor I have received about Biden stepping down from the ticket, and the first I’ve circulated. It’s crystal clear that Biden is a liability to the Democratic ticket, and Hillary would bring scorned radical feminists back into the Democratic fold. (I’d wager that Hillary & Co. would not vote for an Obama/Biden ticket, allowing McCain to win so Hillary can run on her own in 2012.)
The question would …
Proverbs 1 - A Message from Jesus to the United States (Part 1)
Proverbs 1 - A Message from Jesus to the United States (Part 2)
Proverbs 1 - A Message from Jesus to the United States (Part 3)
10 My son, if sinners entice you,
do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood;
let us ambush the …
Proverbs 1 - A Message from Jesus to the United States (Part 1)
Proverbs 1 - A Message from Jesus to the United States (Part 2)
Many Christians might consider the following verses from Proverbs 1 to be an accurate description of the war in Iraq:
10 My son, if sinners entice you,
do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; (make war)
let us ambush the innocent without reason; (warrantless wire taps)
12 like Sheol …