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Author Archives: christopher fisher
misquoted verses – the widows mite
Mar 12:41 Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. Mar 12:42 Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Misquoted Verses, Theology, Tithing
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the gospel of the birth of caesar
Gospel means literally “good news”. Even in the Bible it is used to communicate various meanings. For example, Paul uses it in Galatians as the message to Abraham about having his children bless the world: Gal 3:8 And the Scripture, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Church History, History, Textual Criticism, Theology
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all I really need to know I learned from video games – part 2
Another game I played during my summer months while home from college was RuneScape. In RuneScape, individuals can fish, mine, chop trees, cook, or pick from a dozen other skills to level. Each skill produces items which can be sold … Continue reading
all I really need to know I learned from video games – part 1
From Thomas Sowell’s Basic Economics: If the entire contents of a store get sold out in about two weeks, then that penny on a dollar becomes more like a quarter on the dollar (26 cents, to be exact) over the … Continue reading
Posted in Econ 101, Economics, Trade, Video Games
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defining dispensationalism
Dispensationalism is the belief that “God sometimes changes the way He asks man to show Faith.” From a debate on theologyonline: In other words, a more simplistic question might be, “Has the ‘gospel’ (good news) ever changed?” I would say … Continue reading
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is God done with national israel
There is an interesting anti-dispensationalist text that can be found at monergism.com. It starts: THE INTERPRETIVE grid which sees a literal fulfillment of certain Old Testament prophecies mandating a futuristic, national restoration of ethnic Israel as an earthly people of … Continue reading
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the secrets of the mystery cults
The mystery cults were the pagan secretive cults that flourished during the rise of Christianity. Many Christian fathers used mystery language or adhered to mystery teachings. Christian similarities to mystery cults might even explain Christianity’s rapid expansion. But several teachings … Continue reading
Posted in Augustine, History, Mystery Cults, People, Plato
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why I oppose handicap parking spaces
About 4 years ago, I was attending a mandatory “leadership” course. With all such courses, they like to throw in games about value systems. One such game seemed to try to make the point that although people are extremely contentious … Continue reading
Posted in Goverment, Human Nature
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plato on immutability
Compare this dialogue in Plato’s Republic to modern Calvinists: And what do you think of a second principle? Shall I ask you whether God is a magician, and of a nature to appear insidiously now in one shape, and now … Continue reading
warning inflation
Inflation is the term generally used when there are increases in the money supply and prices go up. Inflation, then, is the devaluation of goods when units of value become too plentiful. This principle applies to other areas of life: … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Goverment, Human Nature, Inflation
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reality is not optional 