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The blog is meant for educational/entertainment purposes. All material can be used and reproduced in any length for any purpose as long as I am cited as the source.

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 | 4 Comments

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 | 3 Comments

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

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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

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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

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obfuscation and illustrations

When in debates, especially concerning theology, there is a tendency for each side to accuse the other of trying to switch topics. In a field as wide as theology, where different people have a wide number of interconnected beliefs which … Continue reading

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when God sought to kill moses

Exo 4:24 And it came to pass on the way, at the encampment, that the LORD met him and sought to kill him. In Exodus 4 we read about the time that God was going to kill Moses. The passage … Continue reading

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the acts 15 narrative

In my previous post, I asked some very straightforward questions about the text of Acts 15. Those who believe that Paul was teaching the exact same thing as the 12 disciples will, predictably, struggle with these questions. This is because … Continue reading

Posted in Bible, Church History, Dispensationalism, History, Morality, Theology | 6 Comments