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• Hell-Questioning Pastor Rob Bell Says New Book Has Led Him to ‘Profound Brokenness’

  April 6, 2011 at 10:52am

  In reply to NickDeringer.

  So… Jesus was lying when he used the phrase: “eternal punishment”…? (Matthew 25:46)

• 70 Ancient Metal Books Could be ‘Major Discovery of Christian History’

  March 31, 2011 at 5:56pm

  I do not think these 70 or so books would have anything to do with the one in Revelation chapter 5. That single book is actually a scroll with 7 seals. Christ, being the only one qualified, opens them one by one and thereby unleashes judgements on the earth consummating with his final victory. You don’t have to be an expert to know this: just go to a good Bible-teaching church on a Sunday when they happen to be going through that section!

  People in ancient times would seal anything that was important, especially that which was meant for only certain individuals to open.

  That said, these books strike me as early Gospel tracts! They are pocket sized and it sounds like they depict the basic teachings of Christianity. I could see an early Christian using one of these to instruct a new believer or a potential convert. We do the same thing today.

  It would be awesome if it could be confirmed that these are from the first century. As it stands, Paul’s 1st letter to the Corinthians contains the earliest rendition of the Gospel (Chapter 15), in around 51 A.D., only 20 years after Jesus’ ministry. But wouldn’t it be something if we found out that they were preaching the same thing even before him? Even if they are later, they would be awesome to see.

• Southern Baptist Warns Against Christians Practicing Yoga

  October 8, 2010 at 6:17pm

  In reply to hempstead1944.

  Awakened One, you have proven my point. Besides that, you started out by simply calling names, but now that you’ve been called out on that you backtrack from calling him an “ignoramus” to just saying that he is merely “unaware” and hasn’t read the correct information. If you had not meant to be insulting, then you would not have used that wording.

  Back to how you proved my point: you assume he has read the wrong information. Have you read the correct information? Would you define the correct information? Have you even read the article he wrote or listened to the interview he did? I’m betting you did not because the elapsed time between our posts is only about 40 minutes, and that is not enough time to listen to the podcast. I believe you are assuming far too much.

  About the “crutches of scripture and doctrine.” You do not need them? Are you so spiritual that you are automatically superior to anyone who holds faithfully to the scriptures? If you read the scriptures they would tell you they we all need training wheels in this area—that they are indeed a crutch which we desperately need. But you say you find God within yourself while rejecting his words which would tell you to do otherwise (Joshua 1:8).

  When Jesus rebuked the Sadducees did he say that their doctrine was hindering their knowledge of God? No, he said, “you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God” (Matt 22:29, ESV), so in turn their doctrine was wrong, and he was all about correct doctrine concerning the resurrection which they denied. To the woman at the well he said, “the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth” (John 4:23, ESV), and what is truth? “[Y]our [God’s] word is truth” (John 17:17).

  Did Jesus exhort anyone to look inside themselves to find God? Or did he always point to both himself and the scriptures as the source for truth?

• Southern Baptist Warns Against Christians Practicing Yoga

  October 7, 2010 at 10:26am

  In reply to hempstead1944.

  “Stupid is as stupid does”…? …”ignoramus”…? Do either of you even know what you are talking about? Or even who you are talking about? I am a student at SBTS and I can tell you that everyone posting here on this site are still in intellectual diapers compared to Dr. Mohler. Really, you are childish and downright foolish: who in their right mind would describe the president of any graduate level institution as “stupid” or as an “ignoramus,” without revealing themselves to be such?

  He studied the issue in-depth and formed an opinion. Not only that, he’s interviewed proponents of the other side (listen to his podcast “Thinking in Public”). What can you say?

  Now for the record: I am not actually a baptist, and please note that I have not given my opinion on the issue.