What had happen' was.....: Jun 9, 2010

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Does Allah Allow Muslim Men to Beat their Wives in Islam's Qur'an? | True Freethinker

Mariano, has posted a great article on his blog regarding the charge that the Qur'an tells Muslim men that it is permissible to use physical force to make their wives submit to their authority. I think He did well in respecting the Qur'an and presenting his case. I think it's worth checking out.

Does Allah Allow Muslim Men to Beat their Wives in Islam's Qur'an? | True Freethinker

THE APOLOGETIC FRONT: "What should we preach about Creation?" by John Piper

Mike Felker made a great post on his blog analyzing John Piper's remarks about Genesis. I thoroughly enjoyed the post. It is extremely well-written. Wonderful. Mike and I disagree on eschatology and using the genealogies to find the age of the earth, but even given that he makes so many great incontravertible points.

Here is where the wheels start to fall off the truck. "The evidence says X, but I'm going to just believe Y." I am very unsympathetic to such a view. As those who claim to believe the truth, as Christians, we should never advocate or support any position that holds to "faith" in opposition to the evidence. That is not what biblical faith is:

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
(Hebrews 11:1)

Is biblical faith blind? Of course not. Biblical faith can only work in compliance with "assurance." And what is our assurance based on? The past. For instance, everyone wakes up in the morning and gets out of the bed with the assurance that we will not float to the ceiling. Instead, we expect that our feet will hit the floor based on the norm of past experience. Thus, we have a sense of assurance based on our past experience.

Mike made such an awesome post and well worth reading.

THE APOLOGETIC FRONT: "What should we preach about Creation?" by John Piper

Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament: Disturbing Divine Behavior

Today, Dr. Mariottini announce a series of blog posts in which he will examine the arguments of Eric A. Seibert who in his latest book tries to argue that the God depicted in the New Testament is different than the God of the New Testament. I'll be glad to read his series because people like Seibert need to be answered. I think you are right he is ignoring that judgment and wrath are just as much a part of God's character as grace and mercy. To assume less is to make God even less than we are but we know He is more, much more. Further declaring God's actions as evil or immoral is stupid. It's fallicious charge many people are making these days. Such an attitude has such a wrong worldview that it boggles my mind. Who are we to try to make God accountable to us? Not me. That plane will not fly.

Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament: Disturbing Divine Behavior

Hermeneutics Resources | True Freethinker

Mariano has posted a great article in which he defines "hermeneutics". Pure genius! This is worth reading especially if you don't know what hermeneutics means.

Hermeneutics Resources | True Freethinker

Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament: Abraham’s Children and the Genome Project

Dr. Marriottini has posted an interesting article on some new research showing that Jews have a common ancestry and it can be traced using current genetic technology. I'm of course not surprised because of what the Bible says. Dr. Mariottini asked a very good question in his post: Why don't people just believe the Bible. I think it is because it's fear. If The Buible is right about that, then it could be right about the fact that we are all sinners deserving hell and the only way to get out of that is through Jesus Christ. It is most easier to believe a lie.

Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament: Abraham’s Children and the Genome Project