Truthbomb Apologetics: Video: The Power of Oral Tradition in Oral Cultures
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Open Theism Summarized in a Single Image
I think the main problem is that Open Theism does not seem to take advantage of a key scripture.
11 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. - Ephesians 1:11-12
If that passage is true then those three points given in the above graphic cannot be true. If God works all things after His own will then it's not about what we do that determines what happens.
Is Open Theism Heresy or Biblical? What is Foreknowledge? Can God Change the Future? Jesse Morrell | Biblical Truth Resources
Is Open Theism Heresy or Biblical? What is Foreknowledge? Can God Change the Future? Jesse Morrell | Biblical Truth Resources
Open Theism: Is the Future Settled? Debate
Anyone who listens to this debate has to honestly conclude that James White won this and that the Bible does not support Enyart. However, Enyart has added to the "discussion" on is own radio program, Bob Enyart Live, and has tried to spin the debate his way. Fortunately James White has posted a few rebuttals that I think are worth looking at:
The Tremendous Dishonesty of Bob Enyart
And true to his word, James White posted a few videos providing more information and his point-of-view:
Of course this has been in the works for a while. Both men have been talking Open Theism for years. Here is a clip of Enyart giving a seminar on Open Theism.
Here is a video of James White giving comments before the debate.
If you are interested in hearing Bob Enyart's programs, you can hear them at the following links!
James White vs Bob Enyart on Open Theism on BEL
James White vs. Bob Enyart: The Rebuttals
James White vs. Bob Enyart: Cross Examination
Monday, July 14, 2014
Friday, July 11, 2014
Massive 'ocean' discovered towards Earth's core - environment - 12 June 2014 - New Scientist
Here is a quote from the article
A reservoir of water three times the volume of all the oceans hasThe source linked here is the same link below:
been discovered deep beneath the Earth’s surface. The finding could help
explain where Earth’s seas came from.
The water is hidden inside a blue rock that lies 700 kilometres
underground in the mantle, the layer of hot rock between Earth’s surface
and its core.
Some geologists think water arrived in comets as they struck planets,
but the new discovery supports an alternative idea that the ocean oozed
out of Earth’s interior layer.
SOURCE
Massive 'ocean' discovered towards Earth's core - environment - 12 June 2014 - New Scientist
Made me think about that this might answer the question about where is the rest of the water that covered the earth during Noah's flood.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Biola University Lectures
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Bible and Cosmology
I was on Tumblr and I found a post containing the following image and commentary.
BS…whichever way you slice it: From the bible…you can either learn literal, divinely inspired, misinformation… or allegorical divinely inspired, misinformation…or primitive human’s limited knowledge misinformation…
Needless to say, this is wrong. Let's look at the Bible verses cited.Here is the main problem with this viewpoint: it ignores the purpose of the passages being critiqued. If the goal is to make a scientific declaration that is not true, then indeed there is a problem. If the point is to make a point that is true, then there is no more reason to complain about the passage than it is to complain when someone says its "raininf cats and dogs:". If someone said it was" raining cats and dogs" would you decry him/her a liar? No. You would understand that he/she was merely saying that it was raining really hard. Let's look at that the passages and see if they are actually giving misinformation or just being misunderstood.
The Earth is flat
See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth
and devastate it;
he will ruin its face
and scatter its inhabitants— - Isaiah 24:1
No where does the passage say tyhat the earth is flat. There is no reason to read that into the text. Who would argue that a face isn't spherical or that you can't run all over a sphere? I wouldn't.
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. - Matthew 4:8
Would the earth need to be flat in order for the devil to show Jesus all the kingdoms of the world. Do you think Jesus saw China? Japan? Mexico? All these and other places would have had kingdoms at the same time. It's debatable. I've always thought that this was a supernatural thing but it does not need to be. "World" here could be just what could be seen from the mountain on which Jesus was standing at that moment. In any case this does not mean front loading the thought that the earth is flat.
The Earth does not move
Tremble before him, all the earth!
The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. - 1 Chronicles 16:30
The Earth rests on pillars
He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.
There is no reason to think Isaiah is talking about the physical earth. I've always thought that the context was the rules and laws that creation and men must follow. Things like gravity. Things like entropy. Things like doing evil things bring evil things to you. There is no reason to think the Bible is putting froth the thought of a flat earth resting on pillars. If you think that is what Isaiah was saying then you missed the whole point.
The passage is discussing the event from the point of view of people on the earth - not from an objective point in space relative to the earth and the sun. If the earth had stopped rotating on it's axis for almost a day, it would have looked like the sun stopped moving in the sky. It's a miracle. And the affect could have been only localized to the battlefield and nowhere else. However God did it, it would have been easy for God given that He made everything!
Here is the question what does "vault of the sky mean". I've always looked at this a figurative language. Poetic description. People who want to argue that this is worng information so they argue that the whole Bible (or just the parts they don't like) should be ignore. They have not a leg on which to stand.
BS…whichever way you slice it: From the bible…you can either learn literal, divinely inspired, misinformation… or allegorical divinely inspired, misinformation…or primitive human’s limited knowledge misinformation…
Needless to say, this is wrong. Let's look at the Bible verses cited.Here is the main problem with this viewpoint: it ignores the purpose of the passages being critiqued. If the goal is to make a scientific declaration that is not true, then indeed there is a problem. If the point is to make a point that is true, then there is no more reason to complain about the passage than it is to complain when someone says its "raininf cats and dogs:". If someone said it was" raining cats and dogs" would you decry him/her a liar? No. You would understand that he/she was merely saying that it was raining really hard. Let's look at that the passages and see if they are actually giving misinformation or just being misunderstood.
The Earth is flat
See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth
and devastate it;
he will ruin its face
and scatter its inhabitants— - Isaiah 24:1
No where does the passage say tyhat the earth is flat. There is no reason to read that into the text. Who would argue that a face isn't spherical or that you can't run all over a sphere? I wouldn't.
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. - Matthew 4:8
Would the earth need to be flat in order for the devil to show Jesus all the kingdoms of the world. Do you think Jesus saw China? Japan? Mexico? All these and other places would have had kingdoms at the same time. It's debatable. I've always thought that this was a supernatural thing but it does not need to be. "World" here could be just what could be seen from the mountain on which Jesus was standing at that moment. In any case this does not mean front loading the thought that the earth is flat.
The Earth does not move
Tremble before him, all the earth!
The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. - 1 Chronicles 16:30
The Earth rests on pillars
He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.
“For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them he has set the world. - 1 Samuel 2:8
on them he has set the world. - 1 Samuel 2:8
There is no reason to think Isaiah is talking about the physical earth. I've always thought that the context was the rules and laws that creation and men must follow. Things like gravity. Things like entropy. Things like doing evil things bring evil things to you. There is no reason to think the Bible is putting froth the thought of a flat earth resting on pillars. If you think that is what Isaiah was saying then you missed the whole point.
The Sun goes around the earth
He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.
He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.
“For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them he has set the world. - Joshua 10:13
on them he has set the world. - Joshua 10:13
The passage is discussing the event from the point of view of people on the earth - not from an objective point in space relative to the earth and the sun. If the earth had stopped rotating on it's axis for almost a day, it would have looked like the sun stopped moving in the sky. It's a miracle. And the affect could have been only localized to the battlefield and nowhere else. However God did it, it would have been easy for God given that He made everything!
Stars are lights set in a dome over the earth.
God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, - Genesis 1:16-17
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
7 Shocking Bible Verses You Probably Won't Hear In Church
7 Shocking Bible Verses You Probably Won't Hear In Church
I think the article shows what happens when reading comprehension fails. To be fair, one cannot simply read the Bible and understand everything that is being communicated without looking at history at the time and an attitude of fairly allowing the text to speak. As a contrast checkout Dr James White's response to this article.
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Friday, April 18, 2014
The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife | Dr. Claude Mariottini – Professor of Old Testament
Saturday, April 5, 2014
▶ Science of Innovation: Bionic Limbs - YouTube
▶ Science of Innovation: Bionic Limbs - YouTube
Friday, April 4, 2014
The Movie Noah was Based on Gnosticism, not Genesis | ALAN KURSCHNER
I haven't seen the movie yet, but this is an insightful article about the movie Noah. It is interesting to see that the observation that the movie has gnostic tendencies.
The Movie Noah was Based on Gnosticism, not Genesis | ALAN KURSCHNER
The Movie Noah was Based on Gnosticism, not Genesis | ALAN KURSCHNER
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