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Monthly Archives: December 2013
justification and salvation in james
Those who claim that Paul and James taught the exact same gospel have an understandably hard time understanding the book of James. James outright contradicts Paul on several occasions. The most pronounced example is that of Justification: Jas 2:24 You … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Dispensationalism, Figures of Speech, God, Morality, Theology
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an overview of james
The purpose of James was to serve as a general letter to “the twelve tribes” (aka Israel). The letter tries to encourage the oppressed, chastise internal strife, criticize Christian sin, correct misconceptions concerning works, and remind people that the end … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Church History, Theology
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possible harms of the minimum wage
In a previous post, I quoted economist Don Bordeaux concerning possible ways employers deal with an increasing minimum wage. One commenter stated that minimum wage employers offer few fringe benefits so it is unlikely that they could decrease fringe benefits … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Goverment, Labor
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render to caesar reconsidered
Whenever someone wants to show the Bible supporting taxes they will be quick to turn to Mark 12 to point to the time that Jesus stated “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s”. But, contrary to what they think, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Ehrman, Goverment, History, Jewish History, Morality, Taxes, Theology
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reason.com unreasonable on vaccines
Reason.com really hates people who choose not to vaccinate. In a recent blog post they quote a US Today article on a Measles outbreak. They say it is three times more than usual. From the post: The USA is experiencing … Continue reading
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the unseen harms of the minimum wage
Don Boudreaux lists out some various possible effects of an increase in the minimum wage, all of which hurt low skilled workers: First, neither I nor any other economist insists “that the minimum wage must raise unemployment.” Raising unemployment is … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Price Controls, prices
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interpretation of languages
I’ve linked to this in the past but it is worthy of its own post. In this video Joel Hoffman explains a few points about interpreting foreign languages. Although I dont totally agree with him on everything, he makes very … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Figures of Speech, Textual Criticism, Theology, videos
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false brethren as used by paul
Commenter Carrierwave writes: The term “false brethren” is found TWICE in the KJV and identical Greek terms are used in each case. Once in Galatians 2:4 and in once in 2Cor.11:26. “ψευδάδελφος” In the Greek it is ONE WORD comprised … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Dispensationalism, Theology
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why was Jesus baptized
On rightnerve there is an incredibly interesting article on tearing shirts. Here is a snippet: So Pop Quiz Time! Why was Jesus baptized? 1. Baptism was better than tearing John’s shirt 2. For the remission of His sins 3. To … Continue reading
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voting for oppression
I remember early in November driving past intersections filled with children waiving colorful signs. They were advocating voting for a new school. After seeing this, my own children asked me what I thought. I explained that it was morally wrong … Continue reading
Posted in Goverment, Morality, Taxes
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reality is not optional 