tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225572438273290682009-09-09T19:53:17.992-07:00Biblical Thoughts on Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian SpiritualityBrycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12302720375190666011noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622557243827329068.post-29387131278926856092008-07-02T16:35:00.001-07:002008-07-02T17:20:24.864-07:00

today i got a text message and voicemail that told me about cheap gas.apparently a gas station on the east side made a serious error on their machine and was selling premium gas at $1.24 a gallon.the first thing that popped into my mind was, "BRYCE! GET TO THAT GAS STATION!!"the next thing that popped into my mind was how easy it is to take advantage of people's mistakes and misfortune by our

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1. Glorify God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit...everything happens for God's glory so make sure you give it to Him. Romans 11:36 says, For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen."2. Jesus said earthquakes would happen, so don't be surprised when they do. Mark 13:8 says, "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will

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How to soundly interpret the Bible part 4. this is a 5 part series on how to soundly interpret the Bible. i learned these points in my hermeneutics class but this particular list comes from Bible teacher John MacArthur. The Synthesis Principle. The Reformers [the guys who started and worked through the protestant reformation] used the expression “scriptura scripturam interpretatur,

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how to soundly interpret the Bible part 3 this is a 5 part serious on how to soundly interpret the Bible. i learned these points in my hermeneutics class but this particular list comes from Bible teacher John MacArthur.part 3: The Grammatical PrincipleOften the syntactical construction of a passage is the

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how to soundly interpret the Bible part 2 this is a 5 part series on how to interpret the Bible. i learned these principles in my hermeneutics class. this particular list comes from the Bible teacher John MacArthur.part 2: The Historical PrincipleAs we have noted, one of the crucial steps in understanding

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how to soundly interpret the Bible part one this is part one of a five part series. if you read it, take your time and think about what is being said and how you can apply it to your bible reading. i learned these things in my hermeneutics class but this particular list comes from Bible teacher John

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lately some dear friends have asked me why i say the things i do about the american church. specifically, about how i believe american church goers spend most of their money on themselves for comfort and ease and luxury while the rest of the world dies from poverty, hunger and disease only then to be cast into eternal fire.yesterday i was asked why i hate the rich.let me be clear: i do not hate

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preaching for prizes, peddling the Gospel pt. 3 more of what we should preach.from a friend in the ministry:2. All the obedience in the world cannot replace Jesus as our righteousness. Remember the Obedient Servant. Luke 17:7-10 v. 10: So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say,

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preaching for prizes, peddling the Gospel pt. 2 What then should we preach?thoughts from a friend in the ministry:1. All the money in the world cannot replace Jesus as our treasure. Remember Lot's Wife. Luke 17:26-33 vs. 31-32: On that day, let the one who is on the housetop, with his goods in the

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preaching for prizes, peddling the Gospel thoughts on peddling the Gospel, from a friend.What Are the Signs of a Gospel-Peddler? Craves earthly pleasure (understood as earthly gain, money or toys)Dreads earthly pain What Does a Gospel-Peddler Preach? Human prosperity is the gift of salvation.

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the 5 solas of the Reformation part 3 Sola Gratia: The Erosion of the GospelUnwarrented confidence in human ability is a product of fallen human nature. This false confidence now fills the evangelical world; from the self-esteem gospel, to the health and wealth gospel, from those who have transformed the

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the 5 Solas of the Reformation part 2 Solus Christus:The Erosion of Christ-Centered FaithAs evangelical faith becomes secularized, its interests have been blurred with those of the culture. The result is a loss of absolute values, permissive individualism, and a substitution of wholeness for holiness,

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the 5 solas of the reformation pt. 1 from the Cambridge Declaration:Part one of five.i would like your thoughts on this.bryceIn the Course of history words change. In our day this has happened to the word "evangelical." In the past it served as a bond of unity between Christians from a wide diversity of

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i haven't posted my daily readings in over a month and i'm sorry.i'm also working on another post tonight that i'll have up Lord willing soon.bp

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thursday september 20 was job 4-20 friday was job 21-37 saturday will be job 38-42 and numbers 1-12 by the way, i messed up. for some reason i thought genesis was written in 1511bc. instead it was written in 1513 making it older than exodus and deuteronomy.sunday i will be reading the book of numbers, chapters 13-29.monday i read numbers 30-36 and deuteronomy 1-10 tuesday i read deuteronomy 11-

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i'm posting this here from my myspace blog. my Bible reading plan some of you have been asking about my bible reading plan because you're interested in reading more of the bible yourselves. awesome! i'm glad the LORD is calling you to a more contrite life. i'll

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ok so i haven't posted my reading plan on here because more people read my myspace blog than this one so i'm posting it there.

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some of you have been asking about my bible reading plan because you're interested in reading more of the bible yourselves. awesome! i'm glad the LORD is calling you to a more contrite life.i'll post my daily reading from now on.some of you asked how i decide to read the portions of scripture each day so here's the answer: i looked up online how many chapters there were in the whole bible and

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(thanks to team pyro for the little story)So this iconic guy's talking with an iconic girl, and asks whether she'd be willing to engage in carnal acts for $1 million.She considers, shrugs, says, "For a million dollars? I guess.""Would you do it for $5?" he follows up.She is shocked, and deeply offended. "What do you think I am?" she rages.His classic retort: "Oh, we've already established what

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http://thinkingonthemargin.blogspot.com/2007/08/little-more-jesus-little-less-amway.htmlinteresting

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well this week i will be transitioning to a new chapter in life in louisville, ky. i'll be attending the southern baptist theological seminary in the MDiv. area. i'm excited to see what the LORD does during this new time of study and reflection upon the Word. this week will i'm sure be difficult emotionally as i say goodbye to my friends and family here in evansville. true, i'll only be 2

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for some reason, the last few months news headlines have been full of stories like, "mom kills infant" etc.just today i read 3 stories. 3 stories.one was about a woman who killed not one but 4 of her kids. one story, 4 dead kids.one was about two toddlers found in a trash bag under the sink of the mother.taken individually, we look at it and say, "thats so unfortunate."even when taken in the

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from Gorham D. Abbott, 1833 A.D.By these points let every action be examined— By whose rule have I acted? In whose strength have I acted? In whose name have I acted? For whose glory have I acted?1. Make the word of God the rule of all you do.2. Whatever you do, do it in the strength of Christ. Without Christ, you can do nothing. Of yourself, you cannot even think a good thought; but

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times change, people rarely do.when i think about how culture shapes us, one of the things that continues to shock me is the propensity of christian folk to be thieves. i'm always interested to hear people's explanations about why its ok to steal. our logic really is fascinating. the biggest issue isn't really that we think we're not doing anything wrong, but that we have no regard to truth.

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Last week, friends as desiring GOD let everyone know about a book sale they'll be having this week.today they asked people to recommend books that have been especially helpful to people.so here's my go at that.1. Seeing and Savoring JESUS CHRIST. this book was an eye opener for me on how much i don't think deeply on or treasure enough the person of JESUS CHRIST. it helped me begin to ask the

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