Tuesday, January 4, 2011

FacePalm of the Day #43 - Islam and Christianity A Common Word: The Demise of the Trinity

I think it's important to listen to views that oppose your own and consider their validity as much as you can. It's important to check to see if what you think is true is true or not.  It is important to not let traditions get in the way of finding the truth.  When I saw this video posted on thegrandverbalizer's blog, I resisted the facepalm that I knew was coming because maybe the man in the video might have convincing evidence that might show me my understanding of God is all wrong. Maybe he'd be able to demonstrate that there is no way Jesus could be God. Then I watched the video, It does nothing to challenge the Trinitarian understanding of God.  However the man in the video is right that if the Trinity is not true we should not teach it or believe it. The problem is he didn't show that it was false. Muslims and Atheists not believing it is no big deal  because they reject the cores of Christianity anyway. No surprise there.  I find it interesting that someone can claim to be a Christian and not explain why they think it is wrong. To be fair, maybe the point of the video was not to show that the Trinity is not real but instead to explain what it means because it's not true. However, the man seems to just assume that the Trinity is not true and build his video on that claim.  Thegrandverbalizer seems to think that this is enough to just throw away the doctrine and not believe it.  I would tell people to not be so fast in that conclusion. What evidence does the man in the video have that the Trinity is not true? Does he accept the Bible as the infallible word of God? I'd bet he doesn't.. I was expecting much more than that. Follow the link below to see the video and the link below that to see the post from thegrandverbalizer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zgDRGNtbTs&feature=related

Islam and Christianity A Common Word: The Demise of the Trinity
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Apologist Interview: Stephen Notman - Apologetics 315

Yesterday, Brian Auten posed a real gem of an interview with Stephen Notman. Stephen was a formal atheist and he explains how God revealed himself to him and why and how he does Apologetics. I also have to agree with Wintery Knight comment about how sanctification is an on-going process. I know people who were delivered from drugs and alcohol and promiscuity and smoking. When they got saved God took the very desire from them . They didn't do rehab or see a psychologist. However, I know people who are saved but went they through recovery programs. It's all God. The ones who didn't go through rehab are not more saved than the ones who did. It's a different process for everyone. No matter what you are miraculously delivered from, there are still many more thing that you will struggle with and will grow to overcome. Other things you will struggle with until you leave this earth. Just like Stephen says in the interview being a christian isn't easy. Jesus never promised anyone that it would be. Not one of us is perfect but we should be all tying to.be obedient to the one who saved us  Please follow the link below and here this wonderful testimony about just how God is.

Apologist Interview: Stephen Notman - Apologetics 315
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Regis Philbin Smacks Nicki Minaj's Butt (VIDEO)

Recently Nicki Minaj appeared on Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa's daytime talk show. After she sang one of her tunes, Regis Philbin smacked her on her butt. I don't think she liked it and it bothered her. The Huffington Post (from where I got this story) asks its readers to weigh in about if it was "inappropriate". Last I checked, if a man smacks a woman on the butt and makes off color jokes about how she is dressed and it's unwelcomed, it was called "sexual harassment". If it was Taylor Swift or Jessica Simpson, I think Philbin would be profusely apologizing for his behavior. Why? Just because Nicki does hip hop music does not mean she should be degraded in anyway. Is it just the music? Or is it latent racism? The racism is not only on the part of Philbin, but also on the part of the Huffington Post who value Minaj so little that such behavior may be only "inappropriate".




Regis Philbin Smacks Nicki Minaj's Butt (VIDEO)
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