A classic article has been reposted on Parchment and Pen (after having been destroyed by hackers a while back). It’s somewhat controversial, but raises a good point. A person who gets sent to hell for telling a “white lie”, but otherwise lives a sinless life is something you may encounter in a gospel presentation, but really it is a meaningless hypothetical. The “white lie” is only a symptom of the true disease, which is living without recognizing God as Lord of all, and this is what secures your eternal destination.
“Telling a white lie sends you to hell” — And Other Myths
Published August 19, 2009 Faith Leave a CommentTags: apologetics, blogs, sin, theology
There is a poll at:
The On-line King James Bible Summit.
Don’t forget to vote and let them know “why you use the KJV”.
Google Book Search Settlement Agreement.
I noticed on the Google Books site an exciting announcement. A groundbreaking settlement has been reached that will allow Google Books to index and make available more out of print books than ever before. An option will even be added to purchase an out of print book where I assume it will be printed “on demand” and shipped to you.
Google Books has not received nearly the recognition it deserves. It has always been my primary source of research when I dig into things. It has now gotten many times more useful…
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Can true, “saving” faith (that is, faith that is part of a restored relationship with God) better be described as a set of likely emotions rather than just a mental assent to something? For example, we all know people that have professed to believe all of what can be considered the “required” points of the gospel, but later, they inexplicably turned away.
Maybe what we should have focused on was their reaction to their sin; was it disgust? Frustration? Then how did they feel about their chances of making it on their own… Hopeless? Then, when they found out there was a way, that God had come to earth to pay the price for their sins that they couldn’t; profound joy and gratitude? And finally, a sense of commitment?
These are the genuine reactions to our need for a Savior. What if any of them is missing? Can you replace disgust and hopelessness with something else; oh, let’s say “fear”? In other words, you shortcut the gospel message and instead of telling someone how bad their sin is, you present Jesus as nothing more than a “get out of Hell free” card. Without feeling disgust at sin, is true repentance possible?
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How the Stimulus Bill Could Kill You
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One has to keep a keen eye out for the components of the bill that don’t just steal your money, but that may actually do you great physical harm, if not kill you outright.
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Section 9201 of the stimulus package establishes the "Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research." This body, which would be made up of federal bureaucrats will "coordinate the conduct or support of comparative effectiveness and related health services research."
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Once a panel of government experts decides what is and what is not cost-effective by their definition, the government will stop paying for treatments, medicines, therapies or devices that fall into the latter category. -
Thus, if a handful of government employees deem a therapy not cost effective, no health insurance will cover it and it will become virtually unobtainable to patients at any cost.
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If the feds step in and say, no, that new treatment is too expensive, it will never have the chance to become better, the supply will not increase and it won’t become more cost-effective. It will just die on the shelf, and so will the patients who potentially could have benefited.
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Mars Lander Discovered AMD Phenom II
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Washington, DC — NASA released a report this week confirming that the Phoenix, known simply as The Mars Lander by most, discovered the equivalent of a AMD Phenom II processor (a computer chip found in many Dell laptops) during its visit to Mars last year.
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Physicist Dr. Smithy Peters, principal investigator and leader of the entire mission, explained, "I believe the correct combination of elements came together in a cosmic storm about 14.7 billion years ago. After the puddle died down, a perfectly formed processor was left, identical to an AMD Phenom II chip."
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Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
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GameSpy: Zork Browser-Based MMO Announced
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Jolt Online Gaming will be developing a casual multiplayer game based on the legendary Zork franchise. The game will be web-based, playable from any Internet browser (including mobile devices).
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Atmosphere cooler now than eight years ago (OneNewsNow.com)
President Bush fixed the man-made global climate change problem! Yay!
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George W. Bush will leave office on January 20 with the earth’s temperature cooler than when he took office in 2001.
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"We put up satellites in the atmosphere to measure the lower troposphere. We did this 30 years ago because of the global cooling panic. So we’re measuring where we would find the cooling or warming signal, which is in the lower troposphere," he explains. "And we don’t see either; there has been a slight cooling in the last few years. The warming of two decades stopped in 1998."
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Biden shushes wife after slip-up on ‘Oprah’
The spin begins already…
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"Joe had the choice to be secretary of state or vice president," she said. Her husband turned to his wife with his finger to his lips and a "Shhhh!" that sent the audience into laughter. "OK, he did," Jill Biden said in her defense.
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After the exchange aired on television three hours later, Biden spokeswoman Elizabeth Alexander denied Jill Biden’s account in a statement e-mailed to reporters.
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"Barack Obama the Antichrist?"
I’m not a conspiracy theorist by any means, but I had to pull my sweatshirt on a little tighter when I read this website.
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Mission Statement
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I never bookmark a mere comment, but the hypocrisy pointed out in this comment on a blog post deserves to be recognized.
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Headlines On This Date 4 Years Ago:
"Republicans spending $42 million on inauguration
while troops die in unarmored Humvees""Bush extravagance exceeds any reason during tough economic times"
"Fat cats get their $42 million inauguration party,
Ordinary Americans get the shaft"Headlines Today:
"Historic Obama Inauguration will cost only $120 million"
"Obama Spends $120 million on inauguration; America Needs A Big Party"
"Everyman Obama shows America how to celebrate"
"Citibank executives contribute $8 million to Obama Inauguration"
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As disturbing as the video is, the comments on YouTube leave me with at least SOME hope. Well, not much.
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"A young woman is locked in the bathroom of an abortion clinic after her aborted baby was born alive." — The trailer looks like a horror movie… But it’s based on true events.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Sorry, I guess there’s not a whole lot going on this past week, or just nothing much that caught my attention. Finally, though, there is an online video search place that ties together all of the various places around the internet to watch TV and other video. Monica and I are currently using it to get caught up on 24.
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The one-stop place for finding all video on the internet, including TV shows.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
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Christ is deeper still: On our watch
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Fewer than half of all adults can name the four gospels.
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According to 82 percent of Americans, ‘God helps those who help themselves,’ is a Bible verse.
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Those identified as born-again Christians did better–by one percent.
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Another survey of graduating high school seniors revealed that over 50 percent thought that Sodom and Gomorrah were husband and wife.
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This is on our watch. What can we pastors do about it? Here are a few obvious ideas.
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Adult Women Play House With Fake Babies
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We don’t really want to give it up. We think we do, which is why we pray about it, but in reality the only thing we want to give up are its consequences.
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we derive some benefit from the behavior that we don’t want to give up.
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Our initial recoiling from the badness of the thing over time can easily spin into the nebulous “I’m not convinced it’s really sinful” category. This is a dangerous place to get.
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We keep it secret. Some sinful habits don’t seem that bad because there are no outward indicators that we are caught in something. No one can call us on it. This is also a dangerous place to get.
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The primary reason we stay stuck is that we fail to look to Christ. We know that he died to the pay the penalty for our sin, which, unfortunately, all too often we use as an excuse to indulge just one more day.
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If this works, it could be a great service…
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We Watch Your Amazon Wish Lists and will alert you when the price of any item meets your target price. Never miss a bargain again!
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Apple does it again… ;) (Thanks Tommy)
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Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
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Climate change threat to alpine ski resorts – Telegraph
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6:28PM BST 21 May 2008
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A study of snowfall spanning 60 years has indicated that the Alps’s entire winter sports industry could grind to a halt through lack of snow.
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Climate change has been identified as one of the factors; warmer conditions cause snow to melt, making it more unstable and prone to sliding down the mountain.
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The Alps have best snow conditions ‘in a generation’ – Telegraph
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4:02PM GMT 19 Dec 2008
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Some 400,000 British skiers heading for the Alps over the coming fortnight will find the best Christmas and New Year snow conditions in a generation.
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Val and neighbouring Tignes have already enjoyed more snow in December than in any year since 1981 and seem set to beat all records by New Year’s Day.
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This means you have scored in the "Captain And Commander / Autocrat" quadrant.
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Your answers indicate that you have a healthy balance of perspective and control. You are "on your game"!
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The challenge that you face is more about fine-tuning the practices that you already (at least to some degree) have in place. Your improvement opportunity is to pay attention to the more subtle aspects of your work and life.
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