What had happen' was.....: Aug 12, 2011

Friday, August 12, 2011

textually.org: [Infographic]: Mobile Gaming Statistics 2011

30 Years of the PC: an Infographic Timeline

30 Years of the PC: an Infographic Timeline

What Really Happened at Nicea?

Here is a great article from Dr. James White that explains what happened at the Council of Nicea. So many people erroneously conclude that the council met to set the canon - what books would be included or excluded from the Bible. This is not what the members talked about. We actually know a lot about what was discussed there and who attended. Read the article.

What Really Happened at Nicea?

Faithful Thinkers: Video: Death Before Age of Accountability

Here is Dr Norman Geisler talking about the salvation of people who die before the "age of accountability". The age of accountability is the point in anyone's life that they can hear and respond to the Gospel with saving faith. It's also tied to when you are able to understand what is "right" and "wrong". Some people think that there is a chronological age that is good for everyone. I disagree, it depends on the individual. It might be 2 yrs-old. 10 or 12 years old. 18 years old. May be never if they are mentally handicapped. That's really God's business as to when we are accountable. He gives mercy to whom he wants and how he wants. The important thing is...if you are reading this then you are accountable and you know it. IF you are old enough to ask "Am I accountable?" You are accountable.

Faithful Thinkers: Video: Death Before Age of Accountability

Answering Muslims: Teenage Apostate Susan Ithungu Tortured and Starved by Her Muslim Father

David Wood posted an article about a young lady, Susan Ithungu, who lives in Uganda that is still recovering from injuries she received from being tortured and starved. If that wasn't bad enough, her own father did this to her. Why? She left Islam and converted to Christianity. She is only 14 years old

In March 2010 an evangelist from Bwera Full Gospel Church spoke at Susan’s school, and she decided to trust Christ for her salvation.

“I heard the message of Christ’s great love of him dying for us to get everlasting peace, and there and then I decided to believe in Christ,” she said from her hospital bed. “After a month, news reached my father that I had converted to Christianity, and that was the beginning of my troubles with him. Our father warned us not to attend church or listen to the gospel message. He even threatened us with a sharp knife that he was ready to kill us in broad daylight in case we converted to Christianity.”

There have been many discussions on this blog about what a true Christian is and Susan is a living example In the face of profound persecution, she holds on to the faith that God gives her. She doesn't run away. She doesn't recant. She does not "put her hand to the plow and look back." She does not console her self of her inability to know Jesus by saying no one does. She does know Jesus. It's the only way to explain how she is able to endure as she has. We need to pray for people like Susan because she isn't the only one suffering because she refuses to back down from Jesus. There are many people all over the world who don't have it as cushy as we have it in the United States.

Answering Muslims: Teenage Apostate Susan Ithungu Tortured and Starved by Her Muslim Father

The Bible and a Just Society | Dr. Claude Mariottini – Professor of Old Testament

Dr Claude Mariottini posted the following sermon by Rabbi Lord Sacks. He talks about the ramifications of Deuteronomy 4: 5-8 and how it relates to what just society really is and how Moses tells us about how Gentiles fit into God's plan.

The Bible and a Just Society | Dr. Claude Mariottini – Professor of Old Testament

Response to William Lane Craig’s Question 225: “The ‘Slaughter’ of the Canaanites Re-visited” Part II | MandM

Matthew Flannagan posted part 2 of his response to William Lane Craig regarding the slaughter of the Canaanites. This time he discusses the ramification of 1st Samuel 15 directly. I'm still not completely sold but he and Paul Copan's point that 1st Samuel says that Saul destroyed all the Amalekites and yet there were Amalekites afterward in the text as very important supporting evidence for his view point. I will be studying this further.

Response to William Lane Craig’s Question 225: “The ‘Slaughter’ of the Canaanites Re-visited” Part II | MandM

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