Moral Science Club

 A little research helped us find this gem of a church just 5 minutes from where we are staying in Ithaca. Pastor Scott Hathorn gives a powerful lesson showing the interconnectedness between the Old and New Testaments. We even attended a Bible study he led a few days later on Numbers. Christ is doing a great work in this church which is mostly made up of young people from Cornell and Ithaca Colleges.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwFWDTu0Ydk&feature=youtu.be

 I figured it out! After listening to several sermons and one guest speaker on Youtube from the church close by where we're staying, I hadn't heard anything overtly unbiblical but then it hit me; it's what is omitted that we have to look for. In this case, it was the word SIN, and, additionally, the word GOSPEL. I heard discipleship, mentoring others, live as God would have us live, God is triune, etc. But not that all-encompassing good news of Jesus Christ paying the debt for our sin through living His sinless life, suffering as our sacrifice, and rising again, leading all who trust in Him to salvation.  Sin is the fulcrum of our relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Sin is the problem we all face; the problem no human being can ignore. How can a church never mention it? Or it mentions it, like, once a year or once every so often. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God for salvation (Romans 1:16). Every sermon should end with this point for the pastor to say ...

 As a Christian thinking daily about how we can postpone the End Times foretold in Revelation and other books of the Bible, I began to wonder to what extent our position is to Peter's the night of our Lord's betrayal. My reasoning for fighting One World Government is fair; if Satan's plan is postponed, more people will be able to come to faith in Christ. Of course, it will eventually happen just as the Holy Spirit dictated through Isaiah, Daniel, John the Apostle, etc. But we shouldn't go down without a fight, right? Peter's dilemma is quickly revealed and resolved. He replies to Jesus' reaffirmation of the prophecy of his sacrifice for our sins with a flat out denial - Peter won't let it happen. He had just gotten a blessing from Jesus after correctly answering the ultimate question for everyone; "Who do you say I am?" But Peter was thrown into the dog house moments later denying that Jesus would have to die for his sin. "Get behind me, Satan...

 In last night's BSF class, we became focused on what it means that God transcends time and space. I pointed out that the Bible is the only text where God is portrayed in such a way that we could never have imagined it; He existed before time, during time, and outside of time. This God, Jehovah, had to have revealed Himself in a way that a 3-dimensional being like man could make sense of Him.  Waking up this morning, I was drawn to Romans 8:28, the popular verse that reads, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." (NIV). I thought, if God is outside of time then He knows who is going to love Him, and it made me think of the work He did long before I loved Him. I encourage every believer to frequently reflect on the work God has done for them, not only since conversion, but before.  To clarify, my Born Again Date was November 20, 2001. I was a 37 year old skeptic, a Doubting Thomas, for al...

 Psalm 27:1 - The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? America finds itself $36T in debt for this reason; most of our leaders have chosen selling their souls to a Fear of Man over a healthy Fear of God. Recently, a more fearless (of man) brigade has won the trust of the people; President Trump's second, and quite different, administration. What DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) has found is quite disgusting. Our federal government is a disgrace and has been for decades. President Eisenhower warned of a Military-Industrial Complex. A few short years later, that powerful shadow government murdered our President. It's taken 6 decades for our country to work up the courage to finally respond to that bloody coup, and all the bloody disgraces since. Trump's first term was destroyed by evil people around him who feared man more than God, His VP Mike Pence feared men more than God, as did his ...

  UPDATE: It is worthy noting that no atheist has accepted this challenge to look at the Bible using the Scientific Method. While it has generated some snarky comments here and on Twitter (@JamesDJordan), no atheist has stepped out of their comfort zone of cute memes and dismissive replies. I get a procession of unbiblical statements derived from discredited interpretations that supposedly "proof the Bible false". Or I get biblical claims taken out of context. How far would you get in planning a trip to Saturn if you ignored the existence of Mars and Jupiter? Hopefully, you'd find the error before liftoff! And I pray the atheists find their error before they leave earth, too, Enjoy the article. First published 9-4-14 When I hear atheists dismiss the Bible as "Bronze Age nonsense" or "book of mythology", I know they haven't looked at the the Bible using the Scientific Method, preferring instead to lazily dismiss it. Could that be an anti-intellectua...