THE BASE THEOREM
constructed many years ago...when I first got "saved"
SOME NOTES
about what I've learned since then
NOTES FROM ROMANS (PT. 1)
NOTES FROM ROMANS (PT. 2)
scientific problems that arise from the Bible...and some solutions
addendum (March 2010): these pages are here for archival/education purposes, not argumentative (despite their tone)
"But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain (Titus 3:9 King James Version)".
creation
evolution
the "global flood"
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Daily excerpt from 'A Year with C. S. Lewis' and 'Wisdom from the Proverbs' for the 8th of July
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8 July
Coming in Out of the Wind
The real problem of the Christian life comes where people do not usually look for it. It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists simply in shoving them all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other larger, stronger, quieter life come flowing in. And so on, all day. Standing back from all your natural fussings and frettings; coming in out of the wind.
We can only do it for moments at first. But from those moments the new sort of life will be spreading through our system: because now we are letting Him work at the right part of us. It is the difference between paint, which is merely laid on the surface, and a dye or stain which soaks right through. He never talked vague, idealistic gas. When He said, 'Be perfect,' He meant it. He meant that we must go in for the full treatment. It is hard; but the sort of compromise we are all hankering after is harder—in fact, it is impossible. It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.
—from Mere Christianity
Compiled in A Year with C.S. Lewis
Mere Christianity. Copyright © 1952, C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. Copyright renewed © 1980, C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. Used with permission of HarperCollins Publishers. A Year With C.S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works. Copyright © 2003 by C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. Used with permission of HarperCollins Publishers.
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A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger (15:1).
The man had always lived by the adage, "Fight fire with fire." He was truly a fighter. No one ever got the best of him. He'd seen his share of scuffles, but he did alright. His brother had always been a namby-pamby kind heart, who thought peace should be kept at any cost. He hated how his brother would swallow his pride in order to keep the peace. He knew that he would never do that. That was the coward's way out. It was much better to let everybody know you weren't going to be pushed around. Let people know who's boss, and they won't give you any trouble.
One of the big problems in the world today is that everyone wants to show the rest of the world who the boss is. No one wants to back off or work for peace. Each party wants to prove to the other that they are the most right. As long as we refuse to negotiate or compromise, we will have fighting. The desire of God is that we will learn to use kindness and love in order to solve our problems. A wisely spoken word could save much unpleasantness if only we will take the time to think before we act. Nothing good comes from stirring up the anger of our opponents, but there is much to be gained through kindness and common sense.
prayer: Soften my heart and the words of my mouth, dear God. Let me be a peacemaker, rather than an agitator. Let my words spread comfort and calm, and make my actions a testimony to your great love. Amen.
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