Monthly Archives: July 2008

Eating the Embryo

July 30, 2008
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Eating the Embryo

“All men by nature desire to know.” The curiosity of a child comes immediately to mind thus proving Aristotle’s statement. I would be quick to add, “Most men do not desire to know how they know.” We just “know”. We know a variety of things, both to our benefit and to our detriment. Some...

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Should Women be allowed to Preach?

July 22, 2008
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1 Timothy 2:11-12 11 A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness. 12 But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. 13 For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve. Should a woman be allowed to be a deacon(ess)...

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Orthodoxy Before There Was a New Testament

July 15, 2008
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A lot of people argue against Dogma and Orthodoxy on the grounds that the early church had neither. To answer that position, Darrell Bock points to four areas of activity in the earliest churches and their worship services. Those four areas are Scripture (i.e., the Hebrew Bible, what we call the Old Testament), Schooling...

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Exemplifying the Egg

July 10, 2008
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Exemplifying the Egg

This is a follow-up to the post Of Eggs and Embryos which you may want to read first. Let’s say there is a world much like our world. This world has golden sunsets, this world has blue-green seas and luminous nights. This world has animals abundant with might and people pursuing prosperity. Due to...

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The Inerrancy of Scripture

July 5, 2008
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Introduction If there is one subject that has caused division amongst Evangelicals today, it is the authority of Scripture. Although the word “Evangelical” usually meant that this particular person believed in the inerrancy of Scripture, this can no longer be assumed. But the “Bible debate” is not just a product of this century. In...

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