Carson on Inerrancy and its importance for Christian Theism.
November 5, 2009 at 1:20 pm | In Apologetics, Hermeneutics, Historical Theology, Theistic Philosophy, Theology | Leave a CommentGood Jazz & Good Food With Vitamin Z
November 5, 2009 at 12:26 pm | In Uncategorized | 1 Comment
If you are in the Q you will not want to miss this. Great Jazz and great food, and it’s about time you took your wife out on a date.
Zach Nielsen – Piano
Colin Deuble – Bass
Doug Cardwell – Drums
8-11pm at Scalo on Central
Why Did the Mosaic Law Not Deal With Abortion – Meredith Kline.
November 5, 2009 at 12:22 pm | In abortion | Leave a CommentTags: abortion, Meredith Kline, Mosiac Law
As we observed at the outset, induced abortion was so abhorrent to the Israelite mind that it was not necessary to have a specific prohibition dealing with it in Mosaic law. The Middle Assyrian laws attest to an abhorrence that was felt for this crime even in the midst of the heathendom around Israel, lacking though it did the illumination of special revelation. For in those laws a woman guilty of abortion was condemned to be impaled on stakes. Even if she managed to lose her own life in producing the abortion, she was still to be impaled and hung up in shame as an expression of the community’s repudiation of such an abomination. It is hard to imagine a more cursing commentary on what is taking place in enlightened America today than that provided by this legal witness out of the conscience of benighted ancient paganism!
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Meredith G. Kline, “Lex and Talionis and the Human Fetus,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 20 (1977): 193-201.
Tim Keller – What Should I do With My Doubt Mp3
November 5, 2009 at 11:43 am | In Apologetics | Leave a CommentTags: Faith, Reason, Tim Keller
Tim Keller of Redeemer Presbyterian Churchpresents this talk: What Should I Do With My Doubt? Keller shares some helpful insights into the nature of doubt and how to deal with it. Check out his Reason for God book also.
Full MP3 Audio here.
HT: Apologetics315
Desiring God Audio Book for FREE.
November 4, 2009 at 10:07 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: Desiring God, John Piper
This month you can download the Desiring God audio book for free from Christian Audio.
Magic Mouse really is Magical.
November 4, 2009 at 10:02 am | In Technology | Leave a Comment
If you have a Mac you need to get one of these. It rocks my world. You can read more about it HERE.
Happy Clicking.
Adoption Video – Ethiopia
November 4, 2009 at 9:00 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Lord willing we will be adopting from Ethiopia soon. My wife found this video last night, it’s of a family adopting from there. It brought tears to my eyes.
“What is it like to hear you are chosen?”
Luther at the Diet of Worms
November 3, 2009 at 10:14 am | In Martin Luther, YouTube | Leave a Comment
In light of Reformation Day on Saturday 
Enjoy.
John Frame Presuppositional Apologetics Audio
November 3, 2009 at 10:12 am | In Apologetics, Theistic Philosophy | Leave a CommentTags: John Frame
Here is an interview with John Frame on the subject of presuppositional apologetics. This is originally found at Converse with Scholars. Audio quality is not the best (especially at the start) but the content is excellent for learning about presuppositional apologetics. For more, you can check out John Frame’sApologetics to the Glory of God.
Pull Up A Chair Winners.
November 3, 2009 at 10:05 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Drum roll please…..
Tim Collins (a cd)
Sarah O’Neil (a cd)
Mario Vasquez (dvd)
Email me your address and I’ll send out the prizes (bryan@bryanlopez.com)
A Basic Primer on Logic.
October 28, 2009 at 9:29 am | In Apologetics, Theistic Philosophy | Leave a CommentTags: Laws of Logic, Logic, Math, Philosophy
Brian from Apologetics315 posted a series of basic concepts of logic, if you are interested in apologetics or philosophy this is a great starting place. Gordon Clark also has a great introduction entitled “logic” that I just finished reading, you can get it though the trinity foundation. Enjoy.
This series of posts will consist of the following:
1. What is Logic?
2. The Building Blocks of Logic
3. Logical Thinking
4. A Look at Language
5. Logical Fallacies
6. Logical Fallacies 2
For those unfamiliar with logic, this may whet your appetite for more. Resources will be provided after each post that point out other helpful materials, audio, and books. Friday we will feature our podcast covering over 50 logical fallacies. For those already familiar with logic, you will notice how much has been left out of this primer. Again, the goal would be to offer the beginner a basic introduction to some of the concepts.
Input that can refer the reader to other helpful logic resources is welcome and appreciated. If you have suggestions for great logic resources, please send an email with your recommendations here.
Drive a car with your iPhone.
October 28, 2009 at 9:03 am | In Technology | Leave a CommentTags: Apple, iPhone, Mac
The iDriver app converts the iPhone into a the real-life equivalent of a video game controller, capable of directing a two ton minivan, reports the Daily Telegraph.
The app has separate buttons for accelerate and brake, along with a steering wheel that exploits the iPhone’s motion-sensitive capabilities.
Its instructions are sent to the specially-rigged car over Wi-Fi, with the “driver” able to navigate from a distance with the help of live video stream from a camera on the roof.
The app, which is not commercially available, is the brainchild of researchers from the artificial intelligence team at the Free University of Berlin.
In test drives on a runway at the city’s Tempelhof Airport, the Spirit of Berlin car was filmed doing tight turns controlled by an iPhone-wielding researcher standing several feet away.
The iDriver app was created by the Appirion firm, which specialises in software for mobile phones.
HT: Kevin
What is the Trinity Part V
October 28, 2009 at 5:24 am | In Historical Theology, Theological Terms, Trinity | Leave a CommentTags: monotheism
Monotheism
Essential to the Trinity is that there is one and only one God. It is essential because it was the conviction of monotheism – that there is one God – that drove the early Christians to formulate the doctrine of the Trinity from Scripture. More importantly, monotheism is the teaching found in the Bible.
Scripture is clear that there is only one God: ‘There is no other God besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me. Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other (Isaiah 45:21-22; see also 44:6-8; Exodus 15:11; Deuteronomy 4:35; 6:4-5; 32:39; 1 Samuel 2:2; 1 Kings 8:60).
Fundamental to the Judaism of the OT (and of today) is the shema. It is found in Deuteronomy 6 and part of it says, “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one,” (Deut 6:4). The understanding of monotheism is at the heart of this passage, and it was at the core of the early Christians understanding of the nature of God.
Each person of the Trinity is God
The doctrine of the Trinity must remain grounded in God’s Word. Roger Olson sums it up when he says,
- “While it is true that no passage of Scripture spells out the doctrine of the Trinity, it is also true that the whole of Scripture’s witness to who God is and who Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit are makes no sense at all without the model of the Trinity and that all alternative concepts end up doing violence to some essential aspect of revelation, Christian experience and possibly even reason itself,” (The Mosaic of Christian Belief, p. 139).
Theology Terms Tuesday – Arguments for God’s Existence Part II
October 28, 2009 at 5:20 am | In Apologetics, Theistic Philosophy, Theological Terms | Leave a Comment
Sorry readers I can’t believe I forgot about this yesterday. As you know we are going through some classic arguments for God’s existence. So here is this weeks:
Kalam cosmological argument
The aim of this argument is to show that the universe had a beginning in the finite past. The argument battles against the existence of an infinite, temporal regress of past events which implies a universe that has infinitely existed. This argument implies the existence of a First Cause.
The form of the argument is:
- Whatever begins to exist has a cause.
- The universe began to exist.
- Therefore, the universe has a cause.
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