Interesting chart about cessationism

Will marriage change gay love?

A look at what idologues of the gay movement think.

Will marriage change gay love?

How the Mighty Have Fallen - Bibledex Verses

A good visual version of what happened in this bible passage, and the background of the saying.

Miley Cyrus responded properly

A good response by Dr. Jim West:

The pop music star and actress [Miley Cyrus] Tweeted “ALL LOVE is equal” on Friday, along with a picture of her new tattoo permanently supporting gay marriage. “Where does it say in the bible to judge others?” Cyrus Tweeted. “Oh right. It doesn’t. GOD is the only judge honey. GOD is love.”

First- all love isn’t equal. There are various sorts of love and ‘erotic’ love is the least sort.

Second, the Bible does indeed urge us to determine the rightness or wrongness of behaviour in both ourselves and others. Line after line and page after page God calls men and women to denounce the evils of society. Pick up a Bible, Miss Cyrus, and read any of the Prophets (assuming you can read). Furthermore, Jesus himself declared ‘by their fruits you will know them’. Naturally this means that we are obliged to observe the behaviours of others and call them to account when they deviate from God’s purpose.

Third, take a few minutes to look at Romans 1:24ff.

Fourth, no one among us is your ‘honey’ and we don’t appreciate being demeaned by your so calling us.

And fifth, God is love, but love is not God! And it’s reprehensible of you to make an idol out of authentic love.

It is a tiresome thing to hear again and again the wicked and defenders of wickedness cry out ‘don’t judge me’. That phrase is constantly repeated only by the guilty and those with a guilty conscience. We aren’t judging you, we are declaring your deeds evil just as the Prophets, Jesus, and Paul would.

Finally, stop attempting to use the bible to defend your perversity. If you aren’t willing to listen to it concerning your need for righteousness of life leave your hands off it altogether. It doesn’t belong to you, it belongs to those who believe.

For all these reasons, Miss Cyrus, here’s your Dilly. Wear it proudly. You definitely deserve it. And never speak of the Bible again.

Kosher Pork? Where is the love for the Law of the Lord?

Well, I had known that many Jews are secular, or humanistic, but this is a bit too far!!!!

Thank you Zwinglius Redivivus for making me aware of this.

New Ministry, New Life

I have been moving from Sunshine in Victoria, Australia, to Barham, NSW, Australia. NSW, or New South Wales (NSW for short) in the last two weeks, and officially moved Wednesday last week. That means that we've been here for 8 days now. Times does fly.

I am here, for two years, hopefully more, learning rural ministry. I am learning from Ray Taylor, who is originally a farmer, and Geoff Lesley, who is the regional minister (something like a bishop for those who don't understand Baptist hierarchy), and was at the church for 17 years.

This is my first official day of work, and already visited a farm where the cows were being milked!! I am enjoying my time here, and I now have two offices, one at the house, and one at the church!!! In the coming weeks, I would like to set up a blog for the church, so I may be blogging a bit more.

Well, this Sunday will be my first sermon as the assistant pastor, Luke 10:25-32. Loving God and neighbor.

Luis A. Jovel

You Might Be an Evangelical Reject If… (Rejects – Readers’ Edition)

By Kurt Willems
…if you hear the word “Patriotism” and you think “idolatry.” (Dan Martin)

…you listen to the Fighting for the Faith podcast, watch Dr. James Oakley videos and read apprising.org, but consider them in the same category as The Onion. (Adam Whitley)

…you believe more in the risen and living Jesus than you do in your own or your church’s dogmas about him. (Tucker Russell)

…you accept the historic creeds of the early Church as more authoritative than anything the Calvinists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries ever wrote. (Jim Papandrea)

…you think the Catholics occasionally have something intelligent to say. (Simon Cozens)

…you love Scripture but believe that there is at least as much danger in Bibliolotry as transubstantiation, and possibly more. (Bob Chapman)

…you say “what does that mean in context” but your friends hear “I don’t believe in the Bible.” *doubt isn’t a four-letter word *your belief in the resurrection of Christ isn’t dependent on your views of Gen 1-11 (J. Byas)

…You don’t quote a bunch of dead theologians. (Watchman [@ Jesus Creed])

I am a reject because I reached out to the gay community in order to build bridges of reconciliation through acts of kindness and was criticized for becoming liberal. (Mark Lee Schnitzer)

…have puked when your pastor says, “The Bible says it, I believe it, and that settles it.” …have read “Sex God” or “Velvet Elvis” in a pew during a sermon. …take extended restroom breaks during services. (Jonathan Aigner)

…you might be an Evangelical Reject if you have ever said outloud that sometimes you question whether God really exists. (Pat)

…your definition of being “pro-life” doesn’t end in the womb (Stevemvcf [@ Red Letter Christians])

…have parents of their adult children that think their kids are part of a cult because they’re part of our house church and don’t attend a “real” church. (Scott Emery)

…You understand that your life should not be about you. (Rick, aka Dad)

…you aren’t comfortable being called a missionary and often use other descriptions like volunteer at _____ or worker with _______. (Juliane [@ Red Letter Christians])

…You think the Emergent Church has something to offer to the church. (Greg Dill)

…you’ve been told that you were slandering the bride of Christ because I wrote on a blog that Jesus is for social justice by our pastor. The pastor then called my husband and said “You need to control your wife and maker her submissive to you!” My husband laughed. (Kirsten Vogel)

I *know* I’m an Evangelical Reject. I had to start a secret FB group just to talk to people. (Jason Dye)

…you understand the word ‘repent’ to mean ‘to change your mind, change your course’, not ‘to scrape your face on the ground repeatedly at the feet of a faceless God who forgives you if you beg hard enough. (LightByGrace [@ Red Letter Christians])

…if you are more comfortable with questions than you are with certainty. (Ben Emerson)

…if you reject the idea that the work of the Cross was to satisfy God’s wrath against us. (Boe Hadden)

…you are going to the Wild Goose Festival this week. (Pam W [@ Jesus Creed])

…You’re angry that the right has commandeered the term “pro-life” while fighting unnecessary wars, promoting the death penalty, ignoring poverty, torturing terror suspects and touting gun rights. (Perry)

…if you want to throw back a shot of rum every time someone says the word “just” during prayer. (Charismanglican)

…you’ve been in a conversation where the other was appealing more to atheist Ayn Rand than actually biblical theology. (Drew [@ Red Letter Christians])

…if you listen to Christian radio stations to hear opposing viewpoints. (Grace [@ Red Letter Christians])

16 Best Apologetics Podcasts

(most recent update June 23, 2011).

1. Reasonable Faith - William Lane Craig - iTunes | Feed
2. Defenders - William Lane Craig - iTunes | Feed
3. Unbelievable? - Justin Brierley - iTunes | Feed
4. Straight Thinking - Kenneth Samples - iTunes | Feed
5. Stand to Reason - Greg Koukl - iTunes | Feed
6. Please Convince Me - J. Warner Wallace - iTunes | Feed
7. I Didn't Know That - Reasons to Believe - iTunes | Feed
8. Issues, Etc. - iTunes | Feed
9. Cross Examined - Frank Turek - iTunes | Feed
10. Hope's Reason - iTunes | Feed
11. Peter S Williams - iTunes | Feed
12. Come Let Us Reason - Lenny Esposito - iTunes | Feed
13. Just Thinking - Ravi Zacharias - iTunes | Feed
14. Let My People Think - Ravi Zacharias - iTunes | Feed
15. Christian Persuaders - iTunes | Feed
16. Apologetics.com Radio Show - iTunes | Feed

You Might Be an Evangelical Reject If… (Rejects - Readers' Edition) | the Pangea Blog

You Might Be an Evangelical Reject If… (Rejects - Readers' Edition) | the Pangea Blog

You Might be an Evangelical Reject if you…

Kurt Willems

You’re uncomfortable calling other branches of Christianity “apostate.”
You worry that those who cling to terms like “orthodox” often do so because they believe it to be synonymous with “Neo-Calvinism.”
You have significant questions about controversial theological “hot button” issues of the days and are some-what comfortable with the subsequent cognitive dissonance.
You’ve been asked to leave a church leadership position for philosophical / theological reasons.
You had a “love wins” sticker on the back of your car before the book controversy was even thought of.
You read theologians from all across the spectrum.
You think that science and scripture both reveal God’s truth in complementary ways.
You think that what we believe about the so called “end times” actually matters for how we do mission today.
You know that living the truth is more important than defending it logically.
You recognize culture wars as pathetic attempts for Christians to grab for power.
You don’t use the word inerrancy to describe biblical authority because its too rigid a definition and a modernist categorical imposition on the Holy Spirit inspired Scriptures.
You think women should do anything BUT be silent in the church. (Can I get an AMEN from my sistas?)
You think that postmodern philosophy helps theology more than it hurts it.
You drink alcohol sometimes (in public).
You endorse someone that has been deemed a heretic by apprising.org
You believe that there are significant parallels between the Roman Empire of the 1stCentury and the United States of modern day.
You believe social justice is central to the gospel of the Kingdom.
You throw up a little in your mouth every time someone says that “the rapture is coming soon, so what’s the fuss with taking care of the planet? Lets save souls!”
You’ve said “I’m not that kind of Christian…”
You considered or actually voted democratic in the last two elections.
You think that African American Activists have valid points when it comes to justice issues.
You have gay friends.
You’ve been in a conversation where the other was appealing more to theconstitution of the USA than actually biblical theology.
You’re also an Anabaptist…