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Author Archives: christopher fisher
liberal Jesus meme
My wife tipped me off that the leftist were publishing a meme that falsely characterizes Jesus. People like to recreate Jesus in their own ideology. For example, if people support homosexuality and they like Jesus, then they will look for … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Jesus
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Jesus did not preach circumcision
Circumcision in the Bible is the process of removing the foreskin in order to follow God’s symbolic ordinances. God at one time almost killed the Hebrew patriarch, Moses, because Moses did not circumcise his son. Interestingly enough, the New Testament … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Church History, Dispensationalism, Jesus, Morality, Theology
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God kills king ahab
In 1 Kings 22 (mirrored in 2 Chronicles 18), the text starts off with the Israelite King Ahab preparing to go to war. Ahab calls all his prophets together to prophesy about the outcome. They all prophesy success. Wanting more … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Calvinism, God, Jewish History, Omnipotence, Omniscience, Open Theism, Theology
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the real Christmas story
Everyone knows the story of the birth of Jesus: Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem, they checked all the hotels but all rooms were sold out, they then came across kindly strangers who offered to allow them to stay in … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Church History, History, Jesus
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precursors to the gospel of Jesus
Mat 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Before Jesus preached his “gospel of the Kingdom”, two gospel accounts (Matthew and Luke) give … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Church History, Dispensationalism, Goverment, History, Jesus, Jewish History, Morality, Prophecy, Theology
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stanford prison experiment
My favorite psychologist, Peter Gray, explains why some psychological studies are flawed. He uses the famous Zimbardo prison experiment as a prime example. For those who are unfamiliar, this experiment assigned random students to roles as guards and prisoners and … Continue reading
Posted in Human Nature, Statistics
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learning from a titan of industry
The other day I had the good fortune to sit next to a very interesting man on a flight to Chicago. It turned out that he was an independent consultant and premium priced contractor for various factories around the world. … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Human Nature, Labor
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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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reality is not optional 