ἐκκλησία θεοῦ ζῶντος

If you are going to formulate a Christian doctrine, but you aren’t going to use the Bible...

Wed, 29 May 2013 14:29:12 -0500

If you are going to formulate a Christian doctrine, but you aren’t going to use the Bible...

at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery

Mon, 27 May 2013 15:23:43 -0500

at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery

Derp derp derp (at East Win Christian Church)

Sat, 25 May 2013 18:09:35 -0500

Derp derp derp (at East Win Christian Church)

"And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him."

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:47:15 -0500

“And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him.” - Acts...

tauntaunrider: ifuwerehere: avalonroselin: abunchofassholes: ...

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:49:01 -0500

tauntaunrider:

ifuwerehere:

avalonroselin:

abunchofassholes:

thisiswhiteculture:

sheishurr:

welp

and if any of you white people respond with “wait but I didn’t do that. that was in the past”

i need you to check your privilege

and then drink bleach if you think your hands aren’t dirty

They’re not.

Guilt doesn’t transfer from generation to generation. I am not magically accountable for something my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather MIGHT have done. Also;

>social justice blogger
>telling people to kill themselves

I love that there’s a blog called “this is white culture” that is solely devoted to bad things white people did, not their cultures at all. So I guess I can make a blog called “this is black culture” and post gang and crime records and that’s 100% okay. Or “this is Muslim culture” and make it all about terrorism.

But wait, you cry. Not all black people are criminals and not all Muslims are terrorists. That’s unfair! And racist!

WELL GOLLY GEE DO YOU THINK SO? Because saying that all white people are responsible for the Atlantic slave trade sounds pretty racist to me, given that, you know, that was between the African slaveholders and the British and Americans and had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with my ancestors, who were incredibly poor farmers and serfs from Ireland and Lithuania who had to flee to America at around the turn of the century (by which time slavery had already been abolished in the US) because they were being treated like slaves. Even if they had been living in America at the time when slavery was legal they wouldn’t have been able to afford a slave; in fact they probably would have been working with them in the fields and treated about the same, since the first slaves in America were actually white serfs. But please, tell me more about how dirty my hands are because of circumstances surrounding my birth that I could not control and continue to treat me differently based on the color of my skin without actually knowing anything about my heritage, I’m sure that isn’t racist at all!

I remember when someone accused my ancestors of having slaves, which made me accountable. And then I brought my family history book to class (yes, my father has a book the size of a collection of encyclopedias about our family, the first edition - no longer existing - dating back to the founding of our surname and our direct relation to William the Conquerer). Not once did any of my ancestors own slaves (serfs, however, is another story), and while my family consisted of mostly wealthy northerners in the Americas, they had nothing to do with the slave trade and actually helped escaped slaves obtain paperwork and jobs in the north.

So, ok, I’ll check my privilege. I come from a pretty awesome bloodline that you should still be thanking for saving your sorry ass and not turning you back into the descendants of your slave owners. Check your privilege, social justice blogger.

just got told.

Goodness. Beautifully done.

(Continued) in fact, the human being cannot exist without a spirit and a soul. But the soul can be occupied by disembodied spirits, perhaps. In the same way that clones could be corpses perhaps? :?

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:38:56 -0500

Hmm. Interesting. Like I said, I’m not convinced of the tri-partite division. That would be an...

I read about the empty shell theory. Woooow. Mindblown. Maybe the queation to ask is, what is the soul's function? Is the human tripartite-sprit,soul and body- and if so, what is the soul's function in regard to the body?

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:35:32 -0500

I would say that the soul is the directive “force” on the body. Where the body is a...

So when did prophets die out? prophetic meaning the uplifting spirit of encouragement stated in the Word. not the new revelation prophet.

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:06:58 -0500

I answered that question twice, once to an anon and another privately. I apologize for not making...

I've been meaning to ask: Calvinists aren't fatalists, right? I'm pretty sure that not even Calvinists, the most "extreme" believers in God's irresistible will, would not say that God wills for evil to occur, or say that sin does not go against God's will. Am I correct in this assumption?

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:35:02 -0500

Yes, you are correct. Calvinists hold to “two wills” in God. It is correct to say that God does not...

Hey! I saw what you responded to Andrew's ask and I wanted to know what you think about impassibility. :)

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:32:16 -0500

It’s a necessary doctrine concerning God’s ontology. Mike (mikestoleyobike) and I are in...

Hi (: Don't you think that what brought some people to ruin in the old testament was that the law could nto produce Christlike righteousness? I think Piper is focusing more on the symptom of the law rather than the law itself...

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:30:57 -0500

I wish I could remember what this was referring to. My apologies. I know it’s from Future...

notunlikelee wordpress com/2012/03/11/bill-johnsons-christology-a-new-age-christ I've been looking into Bill Johnson myself, and maybe this article would be helpful...

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:30:02 -0500

This is a good article, and I pass it on to you guys.

Do you believe that prophets still exist? Do you think that people still hear things from God about the future? (According but aside from the Word of God already given to us)

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:10:30 -0500

Prophets? No. Not the office. Vestiges of the prophetic through the Holy Spirit who gives these...

I liked your recent post. Ignoring the anachronism, what do you think Jesus' thoughts on economics and political theory were and would be in the twenty-first century?

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:06:34 -0500

Jesus is King, one who helped the widows and orphans and the sick, and who ultimately was and is...

You have today to say your farewells to me here. I’ve enjoyed my time here, and it’s...

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:19 -0500

You have today to say your farewells to me here. I’ve enjoyed my time here, and it’s...

I really can be a doo-doo head a lot of the time.

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:04:08 -0500

I really can be a doo-doo head a lot of the time.

Leaders. Wait what

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:31:16 -0500

Leaders. Wait what

Thanks for the response! When you've been dissatisfied with your appearance, what was something that lead you to be un-dissatisfied (if that makes sense)?

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:10:11 -0500

I unhealthily ignore it. I should look to the cross and find my worth in Christ, but I don’t,...

The Proof Of Your Love: Many of confuse thought with knowledge. Filling our heads with...

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:36:08 -0500

The Proof Of Your Love: Many of confuse thought with knowledge. Filling our heads with...:...

Hey Josh, have you ever struggled with jealousy? Particularly in regards to your physical appearance?

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:52:54 -0500

Jealousy? No. I believe I can safely say that I’ve never been jealous (read: not struggled...