I’m on vacation this week, and haven’t written much. I’m linking to an excellent post entitled Jesus is God Incarnate. The name of the blog is Fundamental Christianity. Maybe you are, maybe you’re not fundamentalist, but the centrality of Jesus Christ in scripture and his deity are not up for disscusion if you’re a Christian believer. Check out the post and see if you agree, I’ll be back in one week.
Creeds of the Christian Faith
I wrote a post a couple of months back about answering questions that kids/youth might ask about the Apostles Creed. I mentioned both the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed in the article, but did not include the text nor link to the full text of either one. Someone hit my blog searching for the Nicene Creed, so I thought “Hey, you should link those things.”
The Apostles Creed, and the longer Nicene Creed, are statements of belief. They come from the early centuries of the Christian church, and represent the common ground that all believers in Christ share. You can link here for the Apostles Creed,and read a couple of different incarnations of the creed, as well as view it in Latin and Greek. Click here for the Nicene Creed.
I hope these links provide a valuable resource. If anyone finds the information inaccurate, please let me know. The post I wrote on May 1st entitled Tough Questions is about what it means in the Apostles Creed that Jesus “descended into hell.” Go to Tough Questions to weigh in on that issue.
Road Trip
On a personal note, my wife and I will be out of town for almost 2 weeks. I’m taking my laptop, but don’t know where and when I’ll be online. I may not be coming to the Table as often. There’s nearly 100 posts in the archives, check out my friends on the blogroll. I will be trying to finish my book and riding my motorcycle. I’m living the American dream; God is good. If I make it back alive, we’ll see you in August.
For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. Romans 14:8
Links to good resources
I have a blogroll on the right sidebar with links to some very good blogs. If you like this blog, you might enjoy reading some of those as well. They are the blogs I read. I do not have a list of links to other sites and resources, however, and think it’s time to start one. I would like to begin by sharing some of the places I go to do research or ask my own questions.
ESV.org is where I link all my scripture references to in this blog. Biblegateway.com allows you to look up passages or search keywords in any Bible version you wish. Many versions have audio passages available for you to listen to. Bible Gateway is part of Gospel Communications which puts a vast supply of resources at your disposal. Gospel.com is another example.
I just discovered a new resource, a website called Faith Facts. I submitted a question of my own as a matter of fact, and am waiting for a reply. Discovering Faith Facts is the reason I decided to write this post and start a list of links in my sidebar that contains resources others might find helpful. Faith Facts is set up to answer questions and explain issues dealing with theology and apologetics. I blog about these issues, but they’re site is set up more like an FAQ, and is divided into topics that you search or browse.
These are sites/ resources that have helped me in the past. I’m open to your suggestions of others.
Aladdin’s Lamp Christianity
There are children starving in Africa. 3-year-olds are raped and then murdered. Millions of people in the world have cancer, HIV, and other diseases for which we have no cure. Gasoline is over $4 a gallon. I can’t believe in a God that would allow all these things to happen in the world.
Have you ever heard an argument like this, or some variation thereof? We live in a screwed up world, there is no argument about that. I believe in working to find a cure for AIDS, feeding the hungry of the world, and any other humanitarian cause you can think of. But none of these problems can be put together in a equation that equals God does not exist. Continue reading
Give us a sign.
The Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign on two separate occasions, in Matthew 12 and again in Matthew 16. Both times Jesus replied that a wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign. In the second case, Jesus had just miraculously feed a crowd of 4,000; but if he showed them one more sign, then they would believe. Continue reading
Son of God or cult leader?
We shouldn’t be surprised. Jesus himself told his followers that many would come in his name, claiming to be Christ. In my lifetime, I’ve witnessed the likes of Jim Jones and David Koresh lead hundreds of followers astray. This video is about a man in South Florida who calls himself “Jesus Christ Man,” and claims to embody the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Get a load of this guy.
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How to WordPress
Everyday new people begin to use WordPress for the first time. Since I joined in March the number of WordPress blogs has gone from 2.5 to 3.6 million. I imagine there are also those users who have used WordPress for a while now, but do not take advantage of all the features. I would like to share a few tips and tricks that have made my use of WordPress more useful and enjoyable. Continue reading
Pearl of Great Value
It is important to remember what we have. There is an old saying that you don’t know what you have ’till it’s gone. I hope that’s not always true. I’ve known people that were getting ready to sell a car, and wanted it to look it’s best to fetch the best price they could get. After vacuuming and cleaning the interior, washing and waxing the finish, ArmorAlling the tires, etc. they decided to keep the car. Sometimes it’s tough to recognize what we are in possession of, but it’s more important for Christians to be able to than anyone else. Continue reading
Oops (a correction)
From time to time I add a link to the blogroll (on the right sidebar). Last week I added a blog called Possessing the Treasure, written by a guy named Mike Ratliff. When I created the link I typed in Ratcliff, which is not his name and ergo not the correct address. The link is good, the site is good, pay him a visit. Continue reading
