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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.

neglected verses – Pro 25:24

Posted on October 26, 2013 by christopher fisher

Pro 25:24 It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

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God threatened to kill adam

Posted on October 24, 2013 by christopher fisher

In the book of Genesis, the reader encounters a scene in which God talks to Adam and gives him a single command: Gen 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may … Continue reading →

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walter brueggemann on the righteous actions of God

Posted on October 24, 2013 by christopher fisher

From Walter Brueggemann’s Theology of the Old Testament: Israel’s characteristic grammar in speaking of Yahweh, governed by active verbs, regularly insisted that Yahweh is a major player in Israel’s life and in the life of the world. Yahweh’s characteristic presentation … Continue reading →

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augustine viewed creation through plato’s theory of forms

Posted on October 24, 2013 by christopher fisher

Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Gen 1:2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face … Continue reading →

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psalms 8 describes God as relational

Posted on October 20, 2013 by christopher fisher

Psa 8:1 To the Chief Musician. On the Instrument of Gath. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens! Psa 8:2 Out of … Continue reading →

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an example of absurd calvinist thinking

Posted on October 19, 2013 by christopher fisher

On Facebook, I encountered a Calvinist who very well illustrates their mentality about the Bible. Which is to say, he holds philosophical premises that he forces into the text of the Bible. It doesn’t matter how absurd his interpretation is, … Continue reading →

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Biblical illustration of sloth

Posted on October 19, 2013 by christopher fisher

In Proverbs there is a fairy humorous illustration of a lazy person: Pro 19:24 A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. The picture is a man … Continue reading →

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how you know you are doing something right

Posted on October 19, 2013 by christopher fisher

Joh 15:18 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me [Jesus] before it hated you. A picture from my college days. It was events like these that confirmed I was doing the right things. This was in … Continue reading →

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eating twice a day is gluttony

Posted on October 19, 2013 by christopher fisher

In Athenaeus’ Banquet of the Learned, he quotes Plato talking about his visit to Italy. Now Athenaeus lived around 200AD and Plato lived around 400BC, but both authors seem to think of multiple daily meals as exuberance. Here is Plato … Continue reading →

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the hedonist king sardanapalus

Posted on October 19, 2013 by christopher fisher

In Athenaeus’ Banquet of the Learned, we read about a hedonist King named Sardanapalus, a somewhat legendary figure. While other historians write of him, Athenaeus seems to provide a complied account including variants of Sardanapalus’ death. Sardanapalus, by all accounts, … Continue reading →

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