Monday, November 2, 2009

Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Luther's Paradox of the Hidden and Revealed God


James Swan wrote the following on his blog. You can find full post at the link below
Here's a follow-up Luther quote I've been meaning to get to related to my recent entries on Luther and Calvinism. As was pointed out in the recent ISI broadcast, Luther's paradox of the hidden / revealed God sheds much light on his views regarding predestination. Here, in the Bondage of the Will, Luther responds to the charge of Erasmus "Does the good Lord deplore the death of his people, which he himself works in them?”—for this really does seem absurd..."


Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Luther's Paradox of the Hidden and Revealed God
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Christian Apologetics - Life and Doctrine: Trinity : Is the Holy Spirit Identified as God?


Here is the next installment of Mariano's series evaluating whether or not the Bible teaches the Trinity. In this post, Mariano presents scripture showing that the Bible calls the Holy Spirit God! Check this out. It's a great post!

Christian Apologetics - Life and Doctrine: Trinity : Is the Holy Spirit Identified as God?

Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament: The Hyksos, the Babylonians, and Egypt


Here is another great post from Dr Mariottini. He provides a great resource regarding the Hyksos. Apparently there is now apparent archaeological proof of contact between Mesopotamia and Hyksos controlled Egypt. This is big news. Take a look at the link.

Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament: The Hyksos, the Babylonians, and Egypt

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Atheism: Fulfilling Romans 1

Richard Dawkins at the 34th American Atheists ...Image via Wikipedia

Here is a video that James White had posted on his blog. His post is about how atheists like Dawkins are so blind they can't even see that they are blinded. This is direct fulfillment of Romans 1. Read Romans 1 and then try to deny that the Bible really is just as relevant today as it ever was.






Atheism: Fulfilling Romans 1

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Truthbomb Apologetics: Featured Article: Why Isn't the Evidence Clearer? by Dr. John Bloom


I found this article on Truthbomb Apologetics in which Dr. John Bloom addresses the question "Why is the Evidence Clearer for the God of the Bible's existence?" It's an important question given the mantra by many unbelievers today is that there is not enough good evidence to convince them of God's existence. My two cents that I would like to add is that God has an answer to this question: Romans 1: 18-32

The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen. Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.
Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

Check out the link to the article below

Truthbomb Apologetics: Featured Article: Why Isn't the Evidence Clearer? by Dr. John Bloom
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Atheism is Dead: Richard Dawkins’ Positive Atheism

Richard Dawkins at the 34th American Atheists ...Image via Wikipedia
 Here is a great resource from Mariano.  In this post he points out Richard Dawkins inconsistencies regrading to whether or not he believes there is no god period or just that there is no evidence. Sure wish he would make up his mind.

Atheism is Dead: Richard Dawkins’ Positive Atheism
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