Church of the Blogger

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55120947048633939712024-09-29T02:07:25.034-04:00Church of the BloggerPreacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-3235572225609856332007-11-11T22:51:00.000-05:002013-07-27T15:43:54.570-04:00Sex, Death, and Creator's Displeasure

This week I want to share a few thoughts about some contemporary social issues in light of Biblical principles. Next week, I hope to finish the series on the "New Testament Conception of Law." Human sexuality is probably the strongest natural and instinctive drive of human nature. History, biblical and secular, offers a long of examples moral and social havoc of fallen men and women. The lives of

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-10429026387170536562007-11-04T22:26:00.000-05:002007-11-04T22:49:42.982-05:00New Testament Conception of Law: Contemporary problems and ancient solutions Part III

The focus of the last post was on the law in the gospels. Jesus never claimed to have abolished or negated the Law of Moses. Jesus said he came to both fulfill the law and to enable others to do the same. By doing so, he established the moral law of God and His governmental model for all time. Because his suffering and death satisfied God’s law and justice, faith in Jesus is the means by which we

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-69727146782404751882007-10-21T20:56:00.000-04:002007-10-28T16:08:25.764-04:00New Testament Conception of Law : Contemporary problems and ancient solutions Part II

The focus of the last post was on the law of love. In the liberal or secular equation, the law of love equals tolerance of moral relativity, even immorality. In both the gospels and Paul’s letters, the law of love means fulfilling the moral law of God because of the abiding love for God and for others. This kind of love is result of experiencing the redeeming and restorative love of God.

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-8978603876671864002007-10-07T23:24:00.000-04:002007-10-07T23:45:05.569-04:00New Testament Conception of Law : Contemporary problems and ancient solutions, Part I

The underlying problem in American culture is the law. The underlying issue of the cultural war is not liberal party politics versus conservative party politics; the most fundamental issue is the rule of law. The legal and cultural battles concerning separation of church and state, abortion, and gay rights are battles over the rule of law. Liberals violate Constitutional law while conservatives

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-5019172254773923102007-09-30T21:10:00.000-04:002007-09-30T23:29:50.522-04:00The Virgin Birth of Jesus: Is it a Reasonable Belief? ( Part I )

Christians believe Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit. The two gospels explicitly proclaiming the virgin birth of Jesus is Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 1:26-45. The most succinct statement of the Christian confession is the Apostle’s Creed, which is the oldest version of Christian confession. The Apostle's Creed is as follows: I believe in God the Father Almighty

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-72633844311896078672007-09-23T18:09:00.000-04:002007-09-23T22:15:27.999-04:00The Unconstitutionality of No-Fault Marriage—Why Family Day is Needed

President Bush declared the 24th of September as Family Day. In his September 20, 2007 proclamation, President Bush said the following:“Families are the cornerstone of our Nation. On Family Day, we underscore our dedication to strengthening America's families and recognize the importance that the bonds between parents and children hold for the future of our country.“Parents and family members are

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-61435985848144982382007-09-17T22:15:00.000-04:002007-09-18T00:22:12.302-04:00Life Issues and Creator Rights

Modern debate about abortion, stem cell research, and euthanasia (remember, Terri Schiavo?) are issues concerning life. They encompass the life of a mother, the life of a child, the beginning of life at its most rudimentary biological stages, and the life of the disabled . Many believe medical practitioners are doing a good service to people troubled, threatened, or suffering. They view the

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-70486624454014009092007-09-12T19:33:00.000-04:002007-09-12T19:53:43.358-04:00It’s Been Two Days Since the Messiah—Are You Ready?

Two days ago, Jesus of Nazareth was born. Only a few moments ago his holy and short-lived life was snuffed out. He was crucified based on false charges at 30 years old. This was truly an astonishing tragedy! God pronounced one and only penalty for ‘sin’, which is death. For individuals to be acquitted of past and present moral crimes, each person must meet God requirements. Like Jesus, we all

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-61298769133852929912007-09-02T18:20:00.000-04:002007-09-02T18:34:09.700-04:00Genesis 1:1—From God’s Perspective

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” (1:1)Looking down from heaven as it were, what did God see?This is a trick question!The ‘Big Bang’ theory postulates that all of the evidence available still supports the view that out of a void the universe was born. Scientists extrapolating back in time are led to the omega point. The omega point is the point of infinity. Infinity is

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-6281811132061638642007-08-28T21:18:00.000-04:002007-08-28T21:28:57.865-04:00Why is it when light shines in a dark world it is still dark? Part VIII

Any answers from realism cannot be trusted because they are based on the deception of natural realism. Therefore, moderns are forced to turn to the ancients, or to those who have continued to consult and learn from them. (from Part VII)Nearly all ancient civilizations believed there was one supreme God over all others. Most believed this God was the chief architect and builder of the heavens and

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-38744596593365579642007-08-27T11:40:00.000-04:002007-08-27T11:51:35.003-04:00Why is it when light shines in a dark world it is still dark? Part VII

If what we think we see and experts of realism claim to know is not completely real, then how can we know what is? (from Part VI) When the unified theory of realism is questioned, are answers given? If black holes actually exist, what is on the other side? If negative energy actually exists, what is it? What is on the other side from which it ‘pops’ into the void? If there are multi-universes or

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-84283480921576837042007-08-23T09:37:00.000-04:002007-08-27T11:54:53.767-04:00Why is it when light shines in a dark world it is still dark? Part VI

The reality of naturalism is that moderns do not know much about reality, especially since they have rejected what is known outside of the unified theory of realism. (from Part V)If what we think we see and experts of realism claim to know is not completely real, then how can we know what is? Asking the question reveals part of the answer, it has already been intuited. Modern realism is not able

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-78677569140783018062007-08-19T17:21:00.000-04:002007-08-19T17:42:55.047-04:00Why is it when light shines in a dark world it is still dark? Part V

The ancient writer ... knew something else moderns ignore. (from Part IV. )The ancients had a glimpse of what was between the pixels. They saw into the other ninety percent of the universe—the dark matter. God not only formed light and created darkness, but He dwelt in the darkness (Is. 45: 17; Ps. 18:11). When the universe was a ball of liquid photons, an external observer would have only seen

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-13149259789135287722007-08-17T07:28:00.001-04:002007-08-27T11:57:36.708-04:00Why is it when light shines in a dark world it is still dark? Part IV

What the movers and shakers of this unified theory of realism ignored was what the ancients already knew.... The essence of matter is information whose author is God. (From Part III; see also Part II and Part I.)The ancient writer of Genesis knew something else moderns ignore. The ancient Jew knew photons were foundational to the development of everything in the universe. Photons are light. Light

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-59505349473492001392007-08-11T13:19:00.001-04:002007-08-11T14:09:31.459-04:00Why is it when light shines in a dark world it is still dark? Part III

What you can observe and measure is the only reality. In one sense a unified theory did develop. It even encompassed morality and theology. A relativity of morality was worked out in the twentieth century as well as the many forms of what some call scientific theology, or theology based of the unified theory of realism. One of its well-known theologians was Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. (from Part

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-84028112088623032322007-08-07T21:11:00.000-04:002007-08-07T22:26:24.599-04:00Are We Living the End Time?

In the synoptic gospels, one of the signs of the Messiah's coming is the degenerate state of the world. That state is likened to the days of Noah.1 The gospels emphasize a complete disregard of warnings of God's coming judgment.2 Just like in days of Noah, judgment was promised to end the unending evil of human society. At the beginning of Matthew chapter 24, Jesus gives a list of things that

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-2063415252970221292007-08-03T08:40:00.001-04:002007-08-11T13:50:31.281-04:00Why is it when light shines in a dark world it is still dark? Part II

A panoramic picture seemingly of all aspects of society and its degradation is but fractured scenes of pixels and many empty spaces. Those empty spaces of reality do not seem to be there. The panoramic scene seems a consistent whole. That is the deception of reality, especially of the reality called realism.(from Part I)Einstein’s theory of relativity is often used as subsurface content of modern

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-37850816524788795522007-08-01T13:14:00.000-04:002007-08-01T13:42:26.078-04:00What can a child-like faith do?

James, the brother of Jesus, said that faith without works is dead.1 Who would leave their house without faith? Every one believes they will be relatively safe beyond their home. Who would sit on a chair or drive their car? It takes faith to believe all chairs will hold them and all cars will get them to their desired destination. Even when a father is encouraging his child to trust in his

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-76800135671456528952007-07-31T08:20:00.000-04:002007-07-31T08:28:30.275-04:00Israel in a New World

When colonists settled the east coast, they sought to create a new world. In the new world, Puritan ideals were put forth. Puritans believed in the God of Genesis. Because God created the earth, they believed the new land across the Atlantic was given to them to build a new world. They patterned their new society partly on inherent forms of church polity and partly on the Mosaic model of society.

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-82740424828167290502007-07-29T14:38:00.000-04:002007-07-29T15:49:17.022-04:00Citizenship in God's Kingdom Means Freedom from Poverty

What Americans need now is not love, sweet love. In spite of the millions who live in poverty, Americans don't need to know how to get rich. Americans need to understand the meaning of kingdom.I have been listening to Myles Munroe teach about the biblical meaning of kingdom. He pastors a church in the Bahamas. Bahama is a state of the United Kingdom. Munroe grew up under British rule, and he was

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-60568014390311708272007-07-28T19:06:00.000-04:002007-08-11T13:56:04.174-04:00Why is it when light shines in a dark world it is still dark? Part I

Darkness is a good analogy to describe life in a world where evil seems to predominate. The modifier ‘seems’ must be used for two reasons: One, we must use it to describe the awareness of its slow historical development through a multitude of events, decisions, policies, actions, attitudes and persons. Two, the limitations of human perception and knowledge render an accurate assessment of the

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-19299560772794080122007-06-19T14:36:00.000-04:002007-07-28T19:51:37.955-04:00It All Begins With Sonship

According to the first chapter of Hebrews, a biblical epistle written to followers of Jesus, God revealed his presence and purpose through the humanity of Jesus, His only begotten son. The author of Hebrews wrote: “After God spoke long ago to the fathers through the prophets, in these last days He has spoken to us through His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things…. He is the radiance of

Preacher Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548280586742702194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512094704863393971.post-1950422387215797342007-06-06T22:57:00.000-04:002007-06-19T15:06:30.466-04:00At the Church of the blogger

Thank you for visiting my little church on the blogosphere.You may have never been to church before, but don't worry. I promise you it will not be like going to those buildings with stained glass windows and medieval dirges piped through organs by people in long dark robes. I hope you will sense the presence of peace and love when you visit. For the purpose of Church of the Blogger is to spread

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