Quick Devotional from Philippians 4:13 (Observation from the Greek)

This is from my daily Greek exercise of sight reading a few months ago, courtesy of Vincent S Artale Jr.

Our text is from the Greek translation of Philippians 4:13.  Here is my translation:

“SENTENCE 13 πάντα ἰσχύω ἐν τῷ ἐνδυναμοῦντί με”
I have strength in all things through the one who strengthens me

It is quite a popular verse in Christian circles.

Here are some observations:

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Review: The Battle for Okinawa by Hiromichi Yahara

This weekend was a flurry of ministry activity.  Finally got time to sit down and write this review…because sometimes even Pastors need a break from heavy theological reading!  Also thanks to Pacific Paratrooper whose post was what prompted me to read this book!

Hiromichi Yahara. The Battle for Okinawa.  New York, NY: John Wiley & Son, Inc., January 1st 2002. 272 pp.

4 out of 5

Purchase: Amazon

This is a rather unique book on World War Two Pacific campaign since it is written by a higher up military officer in the Japanese Imperial Army.  The author Colonel Hiromichi Yahara is the strategic mind behind the battle of Okinawa and his book is largely his account of that battle from the perspective of a senior staff officer for the leading generals of the Okinawa’s defense.  Yahara is actually the strategist behind much (not all as readers will learn) of Japanese Army’s fight against the American forces.  I think this book is quite unique given that there’s few books from the perspective of the Japanese side and also even further rare since he’s a higher level officer that survived the war in a conflict that often witness Japanese officers commit suicide or engage in final futile suicidal attacks on the enemies.

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Bible Contradiction? Will Jesus’s second coming be visible to all?

For today’s post we will tackle the question the Skeptic Annotated Bible asked: Will Jesus’s second coming be visible to all?

Here are the two answers which the skeptic believes indicate a Bible contradiction:

Yes.

Every eye will seem him coming in the clouds in all his glory

“And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.” (Matthew 24:30)

“Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.” (Mark 13:26)

“Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.” (Luke 21:27)

“Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen.” (Revelation 1:7)

No.

Nonbelievers will ever see him again.

“After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you will live also.” (John 14:19)

(All Scriptural quotation comes from the New American Standard Bible)

Here’s a closer look at whether or not there is a contradiction:

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Want to Write a Guest Posts for Our Blog for Fall 2018?

 

This year is probably the busiest preaching and teaching year I’ve ever had; By the end of year I would have preached nearly 250 times for Seminary, Pastoral Training, Retreats, Conferences, Church service, evangelistic Bible studies, couple Bible studies, mid-week fellowship, youth groups, etc both in the US and overseas.  That’s on top of studying, counseling, evangelism, answering questions and discipleship.  To be honest with you I’m looking forward to a vacation in December.

A few months from now I’ll be going overseas again to another unnamed country.  Part of my journey would involve traveling through another country where internet access is restricted.   So I’m looking for guest posts while I’m away!

Interested?  Here are the details:

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Mid-September 2018 Presuppositional Apologetics Links

Here are links related to Presuppositional apologetics gathered between September 8th-14th, 2018.

1.) The Foundation of Science is God

2.) Apologetics Sermon Illustration #49: There are Too Many Religions Which One is True and Counterfeit Currencies

3.) Frank Turek taking on Atheist with The Transcendental Argument

4.) A WARNING ABOUT JASON L. PETERSEN’S APOLOGETICS MINISTRY

5.) General Revelation Part 1

6.) Karl Barth and Cornelius Van Til on Natural Theology

 

Missed the last round up?  Check out the re-blogged post from a friend OR Here that of Another REBLOG HERE

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Apologetics Sermon Illustration #49: There are Too Many Religions Which One is True and Counterfeit Currencies

GO TO PART 48

Point: Have you ever faced the objection to Christianity that there are too many religions out there, how can it be that Christianity is the one that is true?  Or maybe it is phrased as “I can’t believe in any religion (including Christianity) because there’s too many other contradiction religions out there…”  How should Christians answer?

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Help! Young, Christian and Alone

Over at Reddit someone shared his struggle of being young (18 years old), Christian and alone:

I feel empty in my life, I’m a Christian but I’m alone, most of my friends are not Christians and the Christian friends I do have brag about sleeping around and stuff and I just feel like I don’t have a single meaningful relationship in my life, every day I wake up depressed feeling like an outcast and I need to find people that I can have a meaningful friendship with who actually act like Christians, I know not everyone is perfect and everyone sins (god knows I do) but the people I know don’t even try, they brag about sinning and it’s such a bad influence I know that if i keep hanging out with the people I hang out with now I will do things I will regret (I’m 18 btw)

Here’s a revised and expanded version of my reply:

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Solar System First Grade Homeschool Lesson 12: The Moon

This is a Christian Home School Lesson Series for first graders on the Solar System that aims to fulfill the Science Content Standards from the California Department of Education.

Lesson 12: The Moon

 

Purpose: To explore and know more about God’s creation of the moon.

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Video: September 11th & God

Today is September 11th.  9/11 still bring a lot of raw emotions even after 17 years.  As I mentioned over the years on this blog I felt 9/11 has changed my adult years.

Here’s a video that Ray Comfort’s ministry Living Waters made on a survivor of 9/11 and how she came to God

I hope if you don’t know Jesus as Savior you repent and trust in Christ.

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A Conversation starter with an unbeliever

 

Someone asked a question: “Anyone have any recommendations on good conversation starters with an unbeliever?”

Here’s my answer:

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Quick Devotional from Philippians 3:14 (Observation from the Greek)

This is from my daily Greek exercise of sight reading a few months ago, courtesy of Vincent S Artale Jr.

Our text is from the Greek translation of Philippians 3:14.  Here is my translation:

“SENTENCE 14 κατὰ σκοπὸν διώκω εἰς τὸ βραβεῖον τῆς ἄνω κλήσεως τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν
I press on towards the goal of the prize of the upward calling of God in

Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ☉›”
Christ Jesus

Here are some observations:

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Free for September 2018: How to Battle Depression and Suicidal Thoughts by Ray Comfort

Christian Audio currently has this book for free for download titled How to Battle Depression and Suicidal Thoughts by Ray Comfort.

Here’s the audio book description:

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Review: Batman: The Court of Owls Saga (DC Essential Edition)

A weekend leisure reading review…because Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading!

Scott Snyder.  Batman: The Court of Owls Saga (DC Essential Edition). Burbank, CA: DC Comics, September 11th 2018. 320 pp.

5 out of 5

Purchase: Amazon

A few years ago when I first started reading comics again it was Batman’s The Court of Owls Saga that got me into reading the newer Batman stories and Batman in general.  When the Court of Owls kicked off DC Comic’s “New 52” reboot of their superhero universe Batman gets a new and original story of a secret society that existed all the time in Gotham City under the radar of Batman’s eyes and ears.  I am glad that the saga now is collected all in one volume as a “DC Essential Edition.”  I think this is an essential edition for Batman fans and those who want to try out reading the better materials on Batman.

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Early September 2018 Presuppositional Apologetics Links

These are links concerning Presuppositional apologetics or links that those interested in Presuppositional apologetics would be interested in that have been gathered from September 1st-7th, 2018.

1.) Refuting Unguided Evolution

2.) Analysis of Rachel Held Evan’s Book “Inspired” Part 4: Chapter 2

3.) Former Youth Pastor turned Atheist gets a lesson on Objective Morality.

4.) It’s Impossible for Islam to be True: A Preuppositional Apologetics’ Examination

5.) Free E-Book: Lectures on Calvinism By Abraham Kuyper

6.) Part 3 of my D.Min. Proposal: Ministry Model

 

Missed the last round up?  Check out the re-blogged post from a friend OR that of Another REBLOG HERE

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Analysis of Rachel Held Evan’s Book “Inspired” Part 5: Chapter 3

This is part 5 of our critique of Rachel Held Evans’ book titled Inspired.  Here are the previous posts in this series:

Part 1 click here

Part 2 click here

Part 3 click here

Part 4 click here

In this post we will look at chapter 3 of the book.

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