God’s a real ‘devil’?
We look around us and see all the evil in the world and those incited by the mass injustice (whether personally against them, or against groups of others) brings with it a cursing of God. God’s the real devil of it all, apparently. After all, if He is as good and all benevolent as some believe Him to be, how can he let the things that have ravaged human history and cause pain and suffering to millions to this very day?
I was reading an address on this earlier today, and the following proverb was mentioned:
A man’s own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD. (Prov 19:3)
This goes as much as to say that our own poor choices are the ones… Continue reading ...
Jesus died as first importance
Have we really any idea … I mean really any idea what Jesus suffered and endured for our sakes?
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1 Corinthians 15:3:
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scripture …
You are the reason for God’s ‘first importance’, that Jesus died for you, in the (only) manner that he did.
We ought to remember the sinner’s prayer … and perhaps pray it, or meditate on it, often …… Continue reading ...
new bible version: Lolcat Bible!
Tired of your current Bible translation? Concerned about the negative criticism of the popularized NIV? Annoyed at ‘thee’s and the ‘thou’s and the ‘where art thous’ of your KJV? Want to read the Bible in a hip, modernized translation, suitable for acceptable quoting in online debates and forums? No, it’s not The Message.
It’s the Lolcat bible and it is now online for your quiet-time, daily meditation on God’s Word!
Here’s just a few ‘sterling’ samples:
Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs, but he did not eated dem.
– Gen 1:1
In teh beginz is teh cat macro, and teh cat macro sez “Oh hai Ceiling Cat” and teh cat macro iz teh Ceiling Cat. (2) Teh cat… Continue reading ...
5 signs that (and 1 reason why) you’re self-righteous
Many non-Christians will label Christians as being an overtly self-righteous bunch. Is there truth to this claim? Well … yes. A lot of truth, actually.
The dictionary says this about self-righteousness:
convinced of one’s own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic.
There’s a common theme going on here. See if you can pick it before you reach the concluding remarks at the bottom of the post. Here’s my brief 5 signs that (and 1 reason why) you’re self-righteous:
#1. Denial
When faced with the charge of being self-righteous, you immediately defend yourself. In your defense, you will typically throw back reasons as to why you are righteous and not self-righteous.
#2. Everyone else is substandard
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Extending the ‘shop’ …
Just a short little note to let you know that I’ve added a couple of pages onto my blog:
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Fruit-loops and ding-a-lings
Sometimes the most insightful tidbits you learn about the Christian faith come neither from the church pulpits nor from the myriad of sermons/messages available on the internet. Sometimes they come from estranged conversations with faceless strangers. The one I’m about to extrapolate a little on happened in a Christian channel on an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) server. The simple truths just blew me away at the time. Let me try to relate them.
I have long had a feeling that the segregation of the mainstream churches into its various denominations (and non-denominations) has made genuine Christian worship a stale affair. That is, each church community has enmeshed its specific style of worship into its doctrinal beliefs – which serves only to muddy the waters of true and effectual gospel… Continue reading ...
Religion only indoctrinates and brainwashes
Here’s my bold statement this morning: religion is the antithesis to all that is good. Religion seeks to indoctrinate and effectively brainwash all those who are put through it’s regimented system of controls, boundaries and misguided logic.
Indoctrination seeks to form a particular pattern of thought in the minds of its target audience at the expense of all other opposing thoughts.
Brainwashing seeks to render any alternate thought out of existence before it can take a foothold and challenge the agenda that is being pushed.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: religion sucks. Religion creates narrow-mindedness, bigotry and incites hatred and creates elitism and ‘holier than thou’ mentalities. Who can’t agree with prominent thinkers like Richard Dawkin’s that religion is, through and through, completely… Continue reading ...
Christians: not perfect, just forgiven!
For the skeptic, Christians are nothing but a hypocritical community group, bent with the same greed, self-promoting motives and double-standards as that of many individuals out in the secular world. And you know what, the skeptic is right.
There is a small church I drive past almost everyday on my way back from the office. It is situated on the corner of a reasonably busy intersection and is making good use… Continue reading ...
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