One Crazy Year from Last Memorial Day to this Year’s Memorial Day

For Americans today is Memorial Day.  Its a national holiday where America have the day off to remember those who served in the military that have died in the line of duty.  I can’t help but to think of how much went on from last Memorial Day (2020) to this year’s Memorial Day (2021) both personally and nationally.

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The Church during 2021: See if your church can help with India and Nepal With Second Covid Lockdown

For this Sunday here’s what you can do: See if your church can help with India and Nepal With Second Covid Lockdown.

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Is John Frame’s Triperspectivalism a Third Way for Critical Race Theory?

Jon Harris has wrote a book titled “Social Justice Goes to Church.” He has a recent video for his show “Conversations That Matter” titled “CRT and Triperspectivalism.” Here is the video:

In the video he asks “Is Triperspectivalism a Third Way for CRT?” Specifically he wonders if John Frame’s Triperspectivalism is something that would be problematic when it comes to approaching Critical Race Theory.

I appreciate Jon Harris this past year for raising concern of various unbiblical idea that have creep into the church from our culture, especially with items that the elites in the West push for politically. Things like Woke ideology/theology, gender/identity politics, compromises, etc. But here I do think his view of Triperspectalism as potentially a risk that aid the advance of Critical Race Theory by either Frame himself or those who follow Frame (example would be Timothy Keller) is problem. I do want to note Harris seem to use the term “Critical Race Theory” to refer to the social justice movement/woke ideology in general rather than the specific legal theory. I appreciate Harris’ overall tone when he talks about controversial issues. I also appreciate Harris’ nuances to say he doesn’t know if John Frame or certain followers of Frame who would use Triperspectivalism to promote Critical Race Theory. In addition Harris has the humility to say where he doesn’t know what Frame’s view is.

My post wishes to clarify some things about Triperspectivalism itself, second how Triperspectivalism can help clarify ethics in general and finally how Triperspectivalism help in critiquing Critical Race Theory.

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Apologetics Sermon Illustration # 63: Why we warn against false teachers and a registered sex offender in a retreat for sex assault survivors

GO TO PART 62

Point: Contrary to the spirit of our age, the New Testament has a lot to say about false teaching and false teachers.  Believers are to be on the alert for them, to resist false doctrines , refute them, warn others about it and not to fellowship with false teachers.  Sometimes Christians today lack discernment and often will just let false teachers go because they use Christian vocabulary with different meanings; that is, false teachers have a pass among some Christians because their false teachings are “sprinkled” with a little bit of Christianese even though the true meaning of their contents are not Christian at all.  It might be appropriate to get the idea across that Christians must be aware of false teachers (be it in the form of a cult leader, compromiser, Liberal or secularists) with the following illustration.

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Free PDF and Review: Family Duty by John Bunyan

John Bunyan. Family Duty.  Pensacola, FL: Chapel Library, July 12th 2016. 35 pp.

4 out of 5

Free: Chapel Library

Want a booklet on a biblical view of family?  Specifically would you want to have something to read concerning the roles of a husband, wife, father, mother, and children?  This is one that I would recommend.  I read this in one sitting and pulled nearly an all-night reading since it was spiritually edifying.  This booklet is by the famous preacher and Christian author John Bunyan.  It is amazing to think that he died in 1688 but his work is relevant for the 21^st Century; that is a testimony of how when writers focus on being biblical it always is timely.

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God’s attribute: The Glory of God Part 2

This is a series on the attributes of God.

 

The Glory of God Part 2: The Trinity Glorifying One Another

Purpose: In this post we shall consider that one of the ways the members of the Trinity relate to one another is that both the Father and the Son seeks to glorify Christ so that we can deal with our struggle for recognition today.

1. The Son does glorify the Father
2. The Son’s does pray to the Father that He be glorified with the Father
3. The Father glorifies the Son
4. The Spirit glorifies the Son
5. How does this apply to our lives?

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Quick Devotional from Matthew 6:10 (Observation from the Greek)

This is from my daily Greek exercise of sight reading some time ago, courtesy of Vincent S Artale Jr.

Our text is from the Greek translation of Matthew 6:10.  Here is my translation:

“ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου·
Your kingdom come

γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου,
Your will be done

ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς· ”
as in heaven also on earth

Here are some observations:

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Bible Contradiction? May strangers observe the Passover?

For today’s post we will tackle the question the Skeptic Annotated Bible asked: May strangers observe the Passover?

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

Yes

“And if a stranger resides among you and celebrates the Passover to the Lord, according to the statute of the Passover and its ordinance, so he shall celebrate it; you shall have the same statute, both for the stranger and for the native of the land.’”” (Numbers 9:14)

At least if they’re circumcised.

“But if a stranger resides with you and celebrates the Passover to the Lord, all of his males are to be circumcised, and then he shall come near to celebrate it; and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised male may eat it.” (Exodus 12:48)

No

“And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the ordinance of the Passover: no foreigner is to eat it;” (Exodus 12:43)

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

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This Sunday at Church: Talk to an Elderly Church Member

For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Talk to an Elderly.

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Audio Review: 36 Books That Changed the World

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

36 Books That Changed the World. Chantilly, VA: The Teaching Company, January 1st 2014. 18 hours, 59 minutes, 50 seconds.

5 out of 5

Purchase: Amazon

What are the important books in history that has changed the world?  In these lectures produced The Teaching Company various experts of various literatures presents to us important literary works that literally changed the world.  A total of 36 books are surveyed and these individual lectures comes from other lecture series produced by the The Teaching Company.  For instance the lecture on Sun Tzu’s Art of War is from The Masters at War: History’s greatest Strategic Thinkers series delivered by a professor of Strategy and Policy at US Naval War college.  The Republic by Plato is lectured by a political science professor for the series Great Minds of the Western Intellectual Tradition.  I admit listening to these lectures on 36 books that changed the world makes me want to listen to more amazing lecture series produced by The Teaching Company.

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Presuppositional Apologetic’s Links: Third Week of May 2021

 

These are links concerning Presuppositional apologetics gathered from May 15th-21st, 2021.

1.) Cave to the Cross’ Ep. 123 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – Christianity As A Worldview – Part 3

2.) Bible Contradiction? Did the city of Ai exist after Joshua destroyed it?

3.) Three Biblical Problems with Critical Race Theory

4.) Definitions are Important in Origins Discussions, Culture, and Politics

5.) Help! Son rejecting God because of loss

6.) The Presuppositional Hermeneutic: An Argument for Interpreting and Preaching the Bible with Authority

7.) If You Don’t Start Here, You’ll Never Get Anywhere

 

Missed the last round up?  Check out the re-blogged post from a friend here

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When During the Day Do you Read the Bible?

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When During the Day Do you Read the Bible?

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Help! Son rejecting God because of loss

I want to answer a question.

Here is what a father asked concerning his child:

He’s very angry with God and his issues seem to be summed up in the problem of evil. He acknowledges God is, but “I don’t want to worship him when he messed up my life and took my brother”. Anyone have a handle on how to deal with this? Any experience with a similar situation?

Here is my take.

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God’s attribute: The Glory of God Part 1

This is a series on the attributes of God.

 

1. Purpose: In this session we shall look first at the glory of God so that we would draw implications for our lives from the truth that God is glorious.
   1. Definition of the Glory of God
   2. Old Testament teaches the glory of God
   3. New Testament teaches the glory of God
   4. The Glory of God and other attributes of God

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Bible Contradiction? Did the city of Ai exist after Joshua destroyed it?

For today’s post we will tackle the question the Skeptic Annotated Bible asked: Did the city of Ai exist after Joshua destroyed it?

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

No, it was never rebuilt after Joshua destroyed it.

“So Joshua burned Ai and made it a refuse heap forever, a desolation until this day.” (Joshua 8:28)

Yes, it existed at the time of the Babylonian captivity.

“the men of Bethel and Ai, 123;” (Nehemiah 7:32)

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

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