February 2012
15 posts
“If you’ve come to see that all your righteous deeds are as filthy rags, then...”
– R.W. Glenn
Anonymous asked: So, Paul didn't use scripture to talk to the people on Mars Hill. So with out scripture tell me why is there a god?
Anonymous asked: Word to the wise: No one will take you seriously if you say shit like 'in the word of God'. And calling someone else ignorant? Not everyone believes in God. You're pushing your beliefs on other people - that's an automatic dismissal of whatever potentially somewhat valid claim you had/have to make.
Eugenics
abideinhislove:
pull-out:
It should be a law for people to apply for licenses before they are allowed to have children.
There should be a law requiring ignorant people to apply for licenses before they’re allowed to have opinions. And another law requiring them to apply for another license before being able to voice said stupid opinions.
I couldn’t help myself. I had to take a look...
“My God and Father, while I stray // Far from my home in life’s rough way // Oh...”
– Charlotte Elliott (via levithepoet)
I love it when Dustin Kensrue sings this one at Mars Hill OC. Great song.
“People tend to be religious by nature, which means they think they can justify...”
– Read more: Tough Text Thursday: Matthew 7:22–23, Pastor Mark Driscoll
““It goes back to the fourth century to the Arian controversy (see...”
– Do You Sing The Christian Fight Song?
Carson and Keller on Jakes and the Elephant Room →
If you read one thing about this whole Elephant Room 2 controversy, read this.
coenleetate asked: I actually got a HCSB the other day, I quite like it. I agree that the MSG is jacked up, not as much as I initially thought it was (it puts some verses and concepts across nicely), but for the most part it's kinda stupid and really misconstrues so many language features and the meaning of the text. Definitely not a Bible to read for deep thought and study (I had someone try use it to argue a...
What cost grace? Bennett figured it out.
textsfrombennett:
“I watched the Passion of the Christ and wuz wonderin… if this n***a can heal sick people. why he on the ground bleedin?”
—
Bennett
Missed the Gospel by “that much”. He did it for all who believe in Him. So you wouldn’t get the punishment you deserve.
“A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.”
– Charles Spurgeon
January 2012
39 posts
The Real Elephant in the Room - Voddie Baucham on... →
BF3 Is Addictive.
Biblical Answers for Queer Questions →
A gay friend of mine died recently. A couple of people asked me, if he and his partner are Christians, will he go to Heaven??? Because their thinking is they have accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior and Jesus forgives all sin, we all sin… One of the things that many Christians seem to forget is repentance. But at the same time, if I died suddenly, would I have time to repent of my sin,...
"God hates the sin, but loves the sinner."
blakebaggott:
tannercoleman:
A few days ago, a friend of mine came under a lot of heat from other Christians on his Tumblr page. The basis for the heat was his opposition of the phrase that Christians use: “God hates the sin, but loves the sinner.”
A problem that I have with the phrase is the lack of Biblical backing of the latter part of the phrase. Sure, we all know that God hates sin, as...
Voddie Baucham answers, “Why Ron Paul?” →
Summary Graphs of Millennial Views (Eschatology) →
Very handy for understanding the differences without a lot of dispy prejudice thrown in. :-)
The Great Debate: Does God Exist? - Free Audio... →
This debate between Gordon Stein and Greg Bahnsen is a really fine example of presuppositional apologetics at work by one of the true masters of the method. CMF (who own the rights to all things Bahnsen) are not known for being the type to give anything away, so jump on this one while you can. Download links are at the bottom of the article.
Can we please get Johnny Mac to send a taskforce... →
Joel Osteen: Mitt Romney Is a ‘Believer in Christ Like Me’
The "I Hate Religion but Love Jesus" Guy Answers 5... →
ChurchLeaders.com: Can you clarify your definition of religion?
Jeff Bethke: I would love to. Essentially I come from a Mars Hill context, because that’s my home church. I didn’t realize this, but outside Mars Hill religion means different things to other people, but inside Mars Hill the word “religion” is pretty much synonymous with hypocrisy, legalism, self righteousness, and self...
The Vows made by the married men @ Mars Hill OC... →
Read more and see a video clip of Pastor Mark leading us in our vows to our wives, family and our church.
It was a moving time and really wonderful to pray over my honey with all the other men present.
MLK's Theology →
Wow. Worse than I had thought.
Dr. David Powlinson of CCEF on Idolatry
Dr. Powlinson is a leading authority on Gospel-centered counseling. The Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation and Dr. Powlinson have been instrumental in helping churches like Mars Hill to develop their Redemption Groups program.
If you are interested in biblical counseling, these three videos by Dr. Powlinson on the subject of idolatry should be of help to you.
Why is the subject...
Voddie Baucham: Is Christianity a Religion? →
Fascinating implications of Chirality of molecules... →
Excerpt:
Although two chemical molecules may appear to have the same elements and similar properties, they can still have different structures. When two molecules appear identical and their structures differ only by being mirror images of each other, those molecules are said to have chirality.
It is a universally accepted fact of chemistry that chirality cannot be created in chemical molecules...
Nothing Wrong With Religion →
I was thinking it and a guy whose thoughts I respect beat me to it:
I’ve been asked plenty about the video above. Here are my observations: There is nothing wrong with religion, per se, but there IS something wrong with the use of the word, as used in this video. Religion as defined by our contemporary “Christian” culture is, “man working his way up to God”. The...
The Lord's Supper: Baptist, Memorial view
sixsteps:
I hold to the Baptist, Memorial position on the Lord’s Supper.
The memorial view focuses on thanksgiving for the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and expectation of the marriage supper of the lamb in the coming kingdom of God. Believers celebrate the Lord’s Supper in obedience to Christ’s command, “Do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19; 1 Cor 11:24).
The Lord’s Supper is...
Human Trafficking: Not Just Foreigners - It Could... →
(link takes you to a 7min MSNBC interview with Theresa)
As a 15 year old in a middle class Detroit suburb, Theresa Flores was made into a sex slave by local teenage boys and forcibly taken from her home several nights a week under her parents’ nose. This is a really painful story and she shares it in her book, “The Slave Across the Street”.
Reflecting on some of the things...
Libertarians for Life
To explain and defend its stance on abortion, Libertarians For Life argues that:[4]
Human offspring are human beings, persons from fertilization.
Abortion is homicide – the killing of one person by another.
There is never a right to kill an innocent person. Prenatally, we are all innocent persons.
A prenatal child has the right to be in the mother’s body. Parents have no right to evict...
“The gospel is not a hovercraft, skimming over the ponds of our respectable...”
– Doug Wilson ”Sexual Dirt and a Gospel Backhoe”
Real Marriage
jasminecrystal:
I know there’s a lot of controversy going around Driscoll’s new book.
* I’ve been getting a lot of heat for this. I’m apologize if I sinned against anyone in any way or form through this post. If I am not Christlike at all in this post, then I ask for your forgiveness. Please notify me asap if I have. I have stated multiple times for everyone to decide and discern for yourself...
Saved by Jesus, therefore doctrine doesn’t matter? →
“We are saved by Jesus, not by doctrine.” I’ve heard this statement on numerous occasions. Or “we are not saved by doctrinal precision, but rather by the death of Jesus.” It is a powerful argument really. You pit doctrine against Jesus and Jesus wins every time. And the way the argument normally goes is that since we are saved by Jesus and not by doctrine, then doctrine doesn’t matter.
...
Freedom
tisthecirclekey:
“What is freedom? Freedom is being so in love with Christ that you do exactly what you want to do, and it accords with His will.”
— John Piper
Free eBook from Amazon, Commentary on Ephesians by... →
“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you...”
– (1 Corinthians 15:1-11 ESV)
abideinhislove:
solideogloriaa:
John Piper for President.
President? Psh.
How about Pope of the Evangelical Church?
He’d probably never go for something like that, but I can dream.
Funny, Todd Friel on Wretched Radio refers to John MacArthur as “The Evangelical Pope”
What Do We Do With Our Slavery-Affirming... →
You have to respect Piper for taking on explosive issues like this head on with Gospel-centered wisdom.
Christian Hedonist Calvinism →
blakebaggott:
What would the doctrines of grace sound like if every limb in that tree were coursing with the sap of Augustinian delight. (that is, Christian Hedonism)?
Total depravity is not just badness, but blindness to God’s beauty and deadness to the deepest joy.
Unconditional election means that…
What the Bible Really Says About Sex by Mark... →
For Luther, Jesus Was Enough →
Joe Thorn is one of my favorite Reformed writers. Here, I believe his post has some thought-provoking implications for charismatics.
Jesus is enough. Luther didn’t need fresh revelation, nor want visions or visits from angels, for he already Jesus. And not only does the Christian have Jesus, he also has the word of God and the sacraments in the local church. The Christian truly has been given...