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What Is the Gospel?

Posted in Jesus Christ on July 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I’ve written on what a Christian is trying to emphasize that a true Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. Here is a helpful three minute video that describes what one must believe to be a follower of Jesus Christ. HT: Vitamin Z

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The Tragedy of Shame

Posted in Honor/Shame, Jesus Christ on July 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »

A little 8 year girl was raped. Her attackers were four boys aged 14, 13, 10 and 9. My mind cannot begin to get around the horror of this violence. Perhaps as shocking for Westerners is that the family apparently didn’t see her primarily as a victim, but as one who marred the family honor. [...]

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The End Times in Christian Thought

Posted in Christianity, Theology on July 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Earlier I posted on the Islamic view of the end times. Here I am linking to a lecture given by Dr. Wayne Grudem on the Christian view of the end times. You can listen to it and/or read the outline of his lecture. As Svend pointed out in the comments section of the Islamic view, [...]

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Honor and Shame in the Psalter (Zabur), Part 8 – Honor through the Shame of the Messiah

Posted in Honor/Shame on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We know that Jesus Christ endured great shame as he was crucified on the cross. And yet because of his willingness to endure the cross he was exalted to the position of greatest honor in the universe—the right hand of God the Father (Philippians 2:6-11). On the cross Jesus not only bore our guilt, but [...]

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What Is a Christian?

Posted in Christianity, Understanding on July 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »

It is good to learn about people of other religions, but we must be careful that we don’t only learn about other religions from teachers in our own religion. Yes, I can learn things about Islam from other Christians, but if I am really going to learn about Islam it is essential that I also [...]

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Islamic View of the End Times

Posted in Islam, Theology on July 24, 2009 | 16 Comments »

The following is a short video explaining the Islamic view of the end times by Haroon Moghul. In the video he mentions that Jesus Christ will come back to Damascus. Syrians (and perhaps others) believe he will come back to the minaret of Jesus at the Omayad Mosque. It is the minaret in the back [...]

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Theology

Posted in Theology, Understanding on July 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »

I love theology. I enjoy thinking hard about who God is. I find it fun to sit around and talk about things like God’s relationship to time (What does it mean to exist before time began?). I’ve said that the basic premise of this blog is that we cannot love those we don’t know. Certainly [...]

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The Destruction of Peace

Posted in Life, Peace on July 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »

When Adam and Eve ate the fruit in the garden they destroyed the peace they enjoyed with God. Peace between them was eroded when Adam so quickly blamed Eve and Eve simply blamed the serpent (genuine peace does not exist when we are too proud to admit our own sins). But it was their son [...]

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Charles Spurgeon in Arabic

Posted in Arabic on July 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »

In one of the comments Paul pointed me to a site that has Charles Spurgeon’s catechism in Arabic (or you can read it in English). Spurgeon was one of the greatest 19th century preachers. I am always encouraged when I read his sermons. As a student of Arabic I am happy to see this translated.

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Honor and Shame in the Psalms (Zabur), Part 7 – Honor, Shame and Salvation

Posted in Honor/Shame on July 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »

In western society we most often associate salvation with the forgiveness of our sins—the removal of our guilt and restoration of our innocence. This is certainly a true and important aspect of salvation, but it fails to recognize all that the Gospel accomplishes in our lives. We say yes and amen to 2 Corinthians 5:21, [...]

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