Category Archives: Bible

non-sequitur calvinists

Posted on September 30, 2013 by christopher fisher

In this video, a slightly bearded man attempts to mock “Arminians” as to what their prayer should be. Follow his logic. 1. There has been a bunch of meetings about this; we even wrote out prerecorded statements. Why aren’t Christians … Continue reading →

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communism in acts

Posted on September 29, 2013 by christopher fisher

Karl Marx summed up Communism with the phrase: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need. Communism is the principle that people pool resources and the resources are then distributed according to people’s needs. People have … Continue reading →

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God changes the future

Posted on September 28, 2013 by christopher fisher

If the future is set, either by God’s foreknowledge or by God’s decree, then there should be no such thing as the future being changed. Either God would have always known the new events would happen (making second set of … Continue reading →

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neglected verses – John 2 15

Posted on September 26, 2013 by christopher fisher

Joh 2:15 When He [Jesus] had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’ money and overturned the tables. The picture of Jesus that … Continue reading →

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who would Jesus bomb

Posted on September 26, 2013 by christopher fisher

LewRockwell has an interesting article basically asking “Who would Jesus bomb?” I never understood those who used that phrase as a rhetorical device. Of course they believe the answer should be “no one”, but this is ignoring basic Christian doctrine. … Continue reading →

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hitler rants against open theism

Posted on September 24, 2013 by christopher fisher

The latest offering from realityisnotoptionalTV:

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why are calvinists so scared of the Bible

Posted on September 20, 2013 by christopher fisher

The Bible is the word of God. Although some of it represents personal letters or open letters, a vast majority of it contains historical narrative. Literally, these are stories of actual events. When people speak to one another, such as … Continue reading →

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advice from an experienced street preacher

Posted on September 20, 2013 by christopher fisher

In this video, street preacher Jesse Morrell shares some life lessons from his 10 years of street preaching. Jesse is an expert in dealing with human beings (especially belligerent ones). Although the video is geared towards relations with the police, … Continue reading →

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comparing to God

Posted on September 20, 2013 by christopher fisher

To what extend do we understand Isaiah’s writings about God being incomparable? From Act and Being: But we find also, earlier in the chapters attributed to this prophet, apparent support for the negative theology. The question is repeated: ‘To whom … Continue reading →

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misquoted verses – the eyes of the Lord

Posted on September 18, 2013 by christopher fisher

When Calvinists turn to verses to support their understanding of God, one of the first to which they turn is Proverbs 15:3: Pro 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the … Continue reading →

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