Showing Love to ISIS’ orphans

This was a bit emotional for me.

Do you remember a few years ago seeing some brave Christians who were American former military volunteers saving a kid in the middle of a combat zone?  Here’s the news story from back then:

It turns out the guy and the guy’s family also have been continuously involved with their ministry in war torn Iraq and Syria, where ISIS has affected the area terribly.  This include reaching out to the families and children of ISIS fighters.  You see a bit of what they are doing through this video:

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Argument against the Trinity? Jesus Prays to God

Ten days ago I got a comment on my post Who Is God? Trinity Debate: Dr. James White vs Bro. Joe Ventilacion that I want to respond to in this post.  For context the original post was a debate between Christian apologist James White and a defender of the cult Iglesia ni Cristo.

Iglesia ni Cristo denies the deity of Christ.  In the comment section of my post an individual name “TaTaton90” argued against the divinity of Christ. In this post I want address this specific argument:

Jesus Christ cannot be God and be praying to himself. 

Does the fact that Jesus prays to God mean that Jesus is not Divine?  I don’t think so.  Let me explain.

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Survey of the Book of Malachi

I imagine many Christians can increase their knowledge of the Minor Prophets.  Here’s a survey of the twelfth book of the Minor Prophets: Malachi.

Purpose: We will look at the authorship, purpose, structure and other aspects of the book of Malachi so we would be more familiar with this part of the Bible and yearn to study it for ourselves.

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Quick Devotional from Matthew 3:2 (Observation from the Greek)

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

Our text is from the Greek translation of Matthew 3:2.  Here is my translation:

“[καὶ] λέγων· Μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν. ”
And saying Repent for the Kingdom of heaven is near

Here are some observations:

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Reviews: Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novels volume 8 through 10

In continuing with our blog’s “wee-kids Wednesdays” here’s a review of Children’s books.  While this week’s review of children’s books aren’t Christian works they are still something homeschool kids and parents would appreciate!

Geronimo Stilton.  Play It Again, Mozart! New York, NY: Papercutz, September 13th 2011. 56 pp.

4 out of 5

Purchase: Amazon

How much do you know about Mozart the famous composer?  This is a fun kids book about some mouse going back in time through a time machine and along the way readers will learn about Wolfgang Mozart when he was a young child prodigy.  This is the eighth volume of the Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novel series, a series my kids and I have grown to love and appreciate.

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Bible Contradiction? Were Naaman and Ard the sons or the grandsons of Benjamin?

 

For today’s post we will tackle the question the Skeptic Annotated Bible asked: Were Naaman and Ard the sons or the grandsons of Benjamin?

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

They were the sons of Benjamin.

“The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, Ehi and Rosh, Muppim and Huppim and Ard.” (Genesis 46:21)

They were the grandsons of Benjamin.

“The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.” (Numbers 26:40)

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

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Review: God’s Wisdom for Navigating Life

Timothy Keller.  God’s Wisdom for Navigating Life. New York, NY: Viking, November 7th 2017. 400 pp.

3 out of 5

Purchase: Westminster | Amazon

Want to find a year-long devotional on the book of Proverbs?  Preacher and author Timothy Keller has written this 365 days devotionals on the book of Proverbs.  This review is my overall thoughts on this devotional.

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This Sunday at Church: Pray for someone

Two weeks ago I wrote “This Sunday at Church: Thank someone who works behind the scene.”

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Pray for someone.

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Presuppositional Apologetics’ Links: Third Week of June 2019

Here are links related to Presuppositional Apologetics gathered between June 15th-21st, 2019.

1.) Logical Positivists (Naturalists) Fail To Be Consistent Within Itself (Ep.24)

2.) Bible Contradiction? Who were the sons of David born in Hebron?

3.) Secular researchers agree: worldviews control science!

4.) Reformed Forum Show: The Problem of the One and the Many

5.) DEBATE: Apologetics Methodology Presuppositionalism vs Evidentialism Pt. 3

6.) Van Tilian or Van Tillian? The Debate Settled

7.) Thank You Reformed Fellowship Inc.!

 

Missed the last round up?  Check out the re-blogged post from a friend OR that of a repost here.

 

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American Christians identify with nationality more than relationship with Christ?

I saw this on Reddit:

I’m a Christian, and I happen to be from America. Personally, I don’t really care where I’m from and have no pride in being from America. We aren’t this special place that God loves more than any other place, and I don’t understand the whole “God Given Right” to things such as gun ownership. None of that really correlated with who Jesus is, as he traveled to different places, loved everybody, and identified with his relation to God rather than his nationality.

What are your thoughts on this? I really want to get better perspective.

Here’s my thoughts:

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Quick Devotional from Matthew 2:8 (Observation from the Greek)

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

Our text is from the Greek translation of Matthew 2:8.  Here is my translation:

“καὶ πέμψας αὐτοὺς εἰς Βηθλέεμ εἶπεν· Πορευθέντες ἐξετάσατε ἀκριβῶς περὶ τοῦ
And he sent them to Bethlehem and he said “Go and search carefully for the

παιδίου· ἐπὰν δὲ εὕρητε, ἀπαγγείλατέ μοι, ὅπως κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν προσκυνήσω αὐτῷ. ”
child and when you find Him report to me so I also may go and worship Him

Here are some observations:

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Bible Contradiction? Who were the sons of David born in Hebron?

For today’s post we will tackle the question the Skeptic Annotated Bible asked: Who were the sons of David born in Hebron?

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

Amnon, Chileab, Absalom, Adonijah, Shephatiah, Ithream.

“Sons were born to David at Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; 3 and his second, Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; 4 and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; 5 and the sixth, Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These were born to David at Hebron.” (2 Samuel 3:2-5)

Amnon, Daniel, Absalom, Adonijah, Shephatiah, Ithream.

“Now these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second was Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelitess; 2 the third was Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith; 3 the fifth was Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth was Ithream, by his wife Eglah. 4 Six were born to him in Hebron, and there he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.” (1 Chronicles 3:1-4)

(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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How to Point to Jesus chapter by chapter in the book of Jonah

When I was teaching overseas earlier this year I was asked by a seminary student of how would I point to Jesus in each chapter of the book of Jonah.

Here’s my answer.

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Review: Sociology

Matthew S. Vos. Sociology.  Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing, July 10^th, 2014. 48 pp.

5 out of 5

Purchase: Westminster | Amazon

Does it benefit Christians to study human behavior in terms of groups?  Can Christians gain insight from it for both their spiritual and daily life?  The answer is yes!  One would think so if one read Scripture and see the interactions between groups of people.  This booklet is an introduction to the academic discipline of sociology that involves the study of human behavior in terms of prioritizing the dynamic of individuals within a group and interacting as a group with other groups.  I’m glad that the editors and publishers for the Faithful Learning Series had this booklet that survey sociology as an academic discipline from a Christian perspective.

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Free and Now in Top 5 Languages: 31 Day Quick Bible Devotional from Paul’s Epistles

My “31 Day Quick Bible Devotional from Paul’s Epistles (Observations from the Greek)” is now in the top five spoken languages.

Before you think I paid a lot of money to have someone amazing translating all of this let me explain.

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