February 2012
49 posts
“Henry Bemis wants to be left alone to read. One day, the world is destroyed, and...”
– Zach Handlen of The Onion’s A.V. Club describing the twist in the classic Twilight Zone episode, “Time Enough at Last” (via thelarch)
I never understood this. Reading glasses are free now, Henry! Go grab a new pair! If your books survive, I’m guessing some glasses did, too.
assholeatheist:
From the Desk of the Editor…: assholeatheist: Apologetics for the Modern World:…
assholeatheist:
Apologetics for the Modern World: mulattoalbinomosquitolibido asked:As you said you believe in biblical…
modernworldapologetics:
mulattoalbinomosquitolibido asked: As you said you believe in biblical innerancy I assume you do not believe in evolution….
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assholeatheist:
Apologetics for the Modern World: mulattoalbinomosquitolibido asked:As you said you believe in biblical…
modernworldapologetics:
mulattoalbinomosquitolibido asked: As you said you believe in biblical innerancy I assume you do not believe in evolution. Why do you think a bronze-age creation myth outweighs the enormous body of evidence supporting the theory of...
Whenever someone pronounces "coffee" as "coughee"...
wisdomofscripture:
communismkills:
I’m just so not used to it. It just doesn’t sit right with me.
That is how its meant to be said.
Is there a difference between those two words I’m not seeing?
Christians...
chvnx:
You realize that 100% of Christians are commanded to follow the Old Testament law, right? Anyone claiming otherwise has not read their Bible or is a blatant liar, and liars are sinners in the eyes of God.
I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is...
“Hawking triumphantly notes that because he has dispensed with a time dimension...”
– Dinesh D’Souza (via apologeticsnstuff)
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Carol: Can no one park straight on this street?
Me: They were probably just drunk when they got back last night.
Carol: All of them?
Me: We're driving past Southwest on a Sunday morning. Yes, all of them.
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A brief look at the Law →
Hey, I finally updated my intro page, like I promised to do months ago! It’s much more concise now.
“Be calm! I entreat you to hear me before you give vent to your hatred on my...”
– Frankenstein’s Monster
“Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.”
(via chvnx)
Frankenstein, with proper examination, might be the most terrifying monster in all of literature.
Yes, I meant to say Frankenstein. I’m talking about the...
Dylan just informed me that he wants me to teach him how to make robots so when he grows up he can build a mech version of Batman and operate it from inside.
I feel vindicated as a parent.
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johnnyis:
The Lion’s Song: WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE APOLLO 11 FOOTAGE?
this-is-lucas:
5/13/2011
Associated Press
Orlando, Fl, USA — NASA Archivist Harold Morrow is a rational man, and he will probably remind you of that at least 5 times during a normal conversation. Some people would say that that sounds like he is overcompensating, and he says he probably…
This is very...
wisdomofscripture:
From the Desk of the Editor…: wisdomofscripture: In reply to the first paragraph, I view accepting…
n1ghtcrwler:
wisdomofscripture:
Maybe not how I’d write it but yeah thats near enough
And you see absolutely no logical fallacy in there?
The point is, Jesus’ substitution is the effector and perfecter of our redemption, not our acceptance of it.
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From the Desk of the Editor...: wisdomofscripture:... →
wisdomofscripture:
wisdomofscripture:
In reply to the first paragraph, I view accepting salvation as a work, and this equates arminianism to salvation by works. “why are you saved?” “Because I accepted salvation.” “why am I not saved?” “Because you didn’t accept salvation.”
You see how this is just like…
Maybe not how I’d write it but yeah thats near enough
And you see absolutely no...
“For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax...”
– Mat 5:46-48, NASB
Something that caught my attention in my reading this morning.
wisdomofscripture:
In reply to the first paragraph, I view accepting salvation as a work, and this equates arminianism to salvation by works. “why are you saved?” “Because I accepted salvation.” “why am I not saved?” “Because you didn’t accept salvation.”
You see how this is just like saying, “because I adhered to a moral code”...
wisdomofscripture:
From the Desk of the Editor…: wisdomofscripture: From the Desk of the Editor…: wisdomofscripture:…
wisdomofscripture:
From the Desk of the Editor…: wisdomofscripture: From the Desk of the Editor…: A Brief…
wisdomofscripture:
From the Desk of the Editor…: A Brief Parable
n1ghtcrwler:
Two men are arrested. They are guilty of the same crime, have the same...
wisdomofscripture:
From the Desk of the Editor…: wisdomofscripture: From the Desk of the Editor…: A Brief…
wisdomofscripture:
From the Desk of the Editor…: A Brief Parable
n1ghtcrwler:
Two men are arrested. They are guilty of the same crime, have the same weight of evidence against them, and are entirely equal in the eyes of the law. They are brought to court, where they stand...
wisdomofscripture:
From the Desk of the Editor…: A Brief Parable
n1ghtcrwler:
Two men are arrested. They are guilty of the same crime, have the same weight of evidence against them, and are entirely equal in the eyes of the law. They are brought to court, where they stand before a judge, within a legal system that requires no jury.
The first man, angry and unapologetic…
Yes,...
Explanation
For this parable posted the other day.
It’s about Calvinist election and any belief system that uses it, and highlights my major issue with it. Namely, it teaches an unjust God.
Consider the argument for a moment. According to Calvinist election (and I say it that way because multiple systems use a form of election, though Calvinism is the most extreme and the one commonly associated...
kyleromain asked: "Not every act of taking a life is murder." What do you mean?
Abortion and War
kyleromain:
There are a lot of people who stand firmly in the belief that abortion is murder. But, often times, those same people support the U.S. Military. That’s just sadly humorous to me. Murder is murder, guys. No matter the age.
I don’t support abortion. I don’t support war, either.
I’m not going to come down on you for being against war. It is a terrible affair and, even when...
Just realised in Genesis 3:21 that "The Lord God...
Might also be worth noting that this is the first instance in the Bible in which the sin of a person is commuted to the death of an animal. That quote there doesn’t say ‘skin’ on accident. A sacrifice was made, a life was lost to cover the sin of Adam and Eve, right there in the Garden.
“’I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept His...”
– ~ C.S. Lewis (via mordaciouslyyours)
Today I go in to get a massive amount of Vitamin D put into my body. One of the blood tests came back saying that, not only was I low on it, but that my count was actually apparently below the threshold of detection that test uses. I can’t say I was surprised - I don’t drink much milk, and between my Irish skin and my photosensitive eyes I don’t spend much time out in the Sun,...
wisdomofscripture asked: My presuppostions are the law of non-contradiction. If what we call the 'Bible' is not correct, then the God it describes (which must be called the biblical God, as it is the one which what we call the Bible describes) does not exist. Whether it was written correctly in the first place and changed later is neither here nor there, in my view.
wisdomofscripture:
n1ghtcrwler replied to your post:You guys are driving me cray cray. It would mean that the Bible’s claim about its own inerrancy is false. Yet, just because one claim of a text would be false doesn’t mean they all would be. It just means scripture would be less trustworthy. That wouldn’t necessarily make God a liar, God could still exist. Though, the trustworthiness of...
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chriswerms:
-dejalenae-:
I need more of you to follow!
Not necessarily an instant follow back, but what can it hurt
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Over the course of little bits and pieces of down time today, I wrote a rather long post about a topic that I feel is very important to discuss. And then realized that I’ve been on medicine for my headaches and have been light-headed and unable to think straight or concentrate very well for a while as a result of the headaches, and that I should probably set it aside until I’m in a...
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A Brief Parable
Two men are arrested. They are guilty of the same crime, have the same weight of evidence against them, and are entirely equal in the eyes of the law. They are brought to court, where they stand before a judge, within a legal system that requires no jury.
The first man, angry and unapologetic over his crime, denies the authority of the judge and spits in his face. The judge looks over the...