Posted on August 25, 2007 by Peter
i read an interesting post from Spanish Inquisitor here. read it for yourself, because i dont want to be unfair to his position. but here is how i would summarize the two main points that he proposes:
1. people don’t kill because of a lack of belief in something. If they kill at all, [...]
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Posted on August 22, 2007 by Peter
i recently read a book called the truth war by john macarthur. he is a famous evangelical pastor who is the president of master’s seminary.
i was simultaneously very disappointed and frustrated with the book. here is one of the most influential men in america, and i dont think he really did [...]
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Posted on August 13, 2007 by Peter
more on the Law and Grace…
hypothetically, for sake of argument, let us suppose that we are to obey Torah today as followers of Jesus. if this is the case, then how do we obey commands like:
Slavery is permissible, and fathers may sell their daughters (Ex 21:7; Lev. 25:44).
You may not contact a woman [...]
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Posted on August 11, 2007 by Peter
continuing in this theme, i want to ask a few questions related to what exactly in Torah would be applicable to us today if we were indeed intended to obey Torah…
what is Torah? the generic response by all is the first five books in the Old Testament. often Tanakh (the entire Old Testament) [...]
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Posted on August 11, 2007 by Peter
to expound on the question from yesterday, let me give some more thoughts…
most people believe that christians are to live a holy life, right? if this is so, why? some people might say because we were commanded to by Christ. and there are other reasons people give as well. but the [...]
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