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God's on the outside looking in. He doesn't have any legal entrée into the earth. The thing don't belong to Him...Well, if God's running things He's doing a lousy job of it.' He hadn't been running 'em...
-- Kenneth Copeland, Image of God in You III audiotape #01-1403, side 1
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Filed by Timothy P. Martin on Tuesday, December 02 @ 11:58:34 PST (545 reads)
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Exclusive: Response to Sam Frost’s Critique of Beyond Creation Science
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by Timothy P. Martin
and Jeff Vaughn
We would like to thank Sam Frost for his recent critique of Beyond Creation Science. Frost’s article, “A Brief Analysis of Beyond Creation Science: Some Preliminary Concerns,”[1] covers a lot of ground. We thank Frost for his generous spirit in (1) acknowledging that we have been true to Milton Terry’s approach, (2) agreeing that Genesis 2:4b-ff is covenantal, not global, (3) offering a new argument for a local flood that matches this covenant context in Genesis 2:4b-ff, and (4) illuminating key differences between the Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 creation accounts.
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Submitted by Mike Roe on Tuesday, December 02 @ 08:10:07 PST (76 reads)
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News: Charles Darwin and Asa Gray Discuss Teleology and Design
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by Sara Joan Miles, Eastern College
If Thomas Huxley earned the title of "Darwin's bulldog," then Asa Gray should be remembered as "Darwin's dove." Whereas Huxley enjoyed a good fight in his defense of Darwin's theory, Gray sought to mediate and bring sides together around a common understanding of "good science." As Darwin's strongest and most vocal scientific ally in the United States, Gray recognized the scientific importance of Darwin's efforts for the growing professionalism of biological researchers. But as an orthodox Christian, a Presbyterian firmly devoted to the faith expressed in the Nicene Creed, he saw in Darwin's theory both evidence for his philosophical commitment to natural theology and support for his opposition to the idealism advocated by Louis Agassiz and the naturphilosophers in both Europe and America. Indeed, Agassiz's advocacy of Platonic forms as a basis of biological understanding (e.g., "A species is a thought of the creator"1 would be a major source of American opposition to Darwin's theory.
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Submitted by Virgil on Tuesday, December 02 @ 08:00:05 PST (95 reads)
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Preterism: 1800s Preterism: Common Sense Interpretation
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In The Universalist and Ladies' Repository, a book published in the 1800s, presents an early opinion on Preterist eschatology: "We give one specimen, from a late publication, of the adoption of our method of interpreting several prophetical passages : — ' Christ's second coming was at, or about the time of the destruction of Jerusalem, A. D., 70. This we can easily prove, for Christ said positively, "verily I say unto you, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the son of man coming in his kingdom" (see Mat. xvi. 28,) the same declaration is recorded by Mark, ix. 1, and by Luke, ix. 27 ; thus there can be no mistake in this testimony, but we will proceed with more : — in Matthew, chap, xxiv, he describes the signs that were to precede his coming, and he told hem, taken they saw these things, that they might know that his coming was near — even at their doors."
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Filed by John Evans on Monday, November 24 @ 05:37:14 PST (271 reads)
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Exclusive: Some Thoughts on the Post-Bubble World
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by John Evans
Being well aware that I lack the divine inspiration of biblical prophets, I am fond of a quotation attributed to the late business economist Edgar R. Fiedler, namely “He who lives by the crystal ball soon learns to eat ground glass.” Nevertheless, because I have been blessed by having a stronger constitution than I deserve, because I have been a student of economic history and world politics for almost sixty years and a serious student of the Bible for about twenty, and because I have been allowed to post articles at planetpreterist.com, I herein offer an analysis of where America stands politically today and make some predictions about where it in particular and the world in general are headed during the coming decade. It promises to be a very memorable time.
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Submitted by Jared Coleman on Friday, November 14 @ 11:04:36 PST (347 reads)
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Preterism: Narrative-realism, Preterism, and the relevance of scripture
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by Andrew Perriman
I recently came across - I guess my ears were burning - a brief discussion initiated by Stephen Murray about the difference between a ’narrative-historical’ or ’narrative-realist’ approach to biblical interpretation and classic Preterism. The question is pertinent, so I will attempt here to outline what I understand by a narrative-realist hermeneutic and how it compares with Preterism, with some final thoughts on how a historical reading can still provide the basis for a dynamic and transformative dependence on the living Word of God.
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Submitted by Virgil on Thursday, November 13 @ 12:13:19 PST (260 reads)
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News: Israel Policy Forum: Hebron Horros
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A second [Israeli] soldier wrote: “The thing that…affected me emotional...was when we had just arrived in Hebron. I was on guard duty, when suddenly, from one of the small streets, a settler girl shows up and shouts at me very urgently: ‘Soldier, soldier, come quickly, there's an Arab here who's attacking a girl.’ I got very alarmed and advanced with my weapon cocked. The scene that unfolded was of an Arab with his two children. He’s trying to protect them from another settler girl who's throwing stones at them. I blow my fuse and start screaming at her...She’s screaming back that they are Arabs and should be killed…and the father, poor guy, says, with helpless eyes, ‘We're used to it, we've been here a long time now, it's alright.’ "
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Submitted by Virgil on Wednesday, November 12 @ 19:40:31 PST (238 reads)
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News: Project Liberty Tree is pleased to announce the 2008 Election Sermon!
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The 2008 Election Sermon will be delivered at the state capitol in Helena, Montana at 2 P.M. on Friday, November 21, 2008. The 2008 Election Sermon will be presented by Peter Marshall, author of The Light and the Glory and From Sea to Shining Sea. The title of the 2008 Election Sermon will be:
America: A Divine Experiment in Self-Government. This event is free and open to the public.
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Filed by Virgil Vaduva on Tuesday, November 11 @ 19:19:19 PST (511 reads)
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Exclusive: The Great Samaritan Story
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by Virgil Vaduva
Stop me if you heard this one: there is this Samaritan, and he walks into a bar and says, “Is anyone here indebted to the Temple in Jerusalem? If you are, I’ll write you a blank check, just come and see me...the next one is on me.”
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Submitted by Virgil on Wednesday, November 05 @ 10:00:33 PST (597 reads)
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News: Obama: Conservator in Chief
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By Dick Morris And Eileen McGann
While the Democrats and Barack Obama won big yesterday, even coming close to a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, Obama will find their options substantially constrained by reality. Their handicap is the financial condition of the nation they'll inherit. Think of a trustee or conservator of a bankrupt company. Those who fear a radical Obama miss the point of the lack of maneuverability of the next president. Behind the mortgage crisis looms the credit-card crisis, the student-loan crisis and the car-loan crisis. Sweating this mess out of the system will take two years of zero growth or contraction.
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Filed by John Evans on Sunday, November 02 @ 15:28:29 PST (428 reads)
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Exclusive: Bringing the Bubble to the Bursting Point
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by John Evans
In my last article, I offered an analysis of the causes of the current world financial crisis. I suggested that it needs to be understood in the context of a deeper spiritual crisis, but I focused my analysis upon the political and economic factors that have brought it to a head at this particular moment in time. I singled out two of these factors in particular: the determination of politicians affiliated with the Democratic Party to coerce and induce mortgage lenders into lowering their lending standards and the huge growth in the holding of dollar assets by foreign governments, businesses, and individuals. In this article, I expand these themes, with particular emphasis upon the role played by “liberal” politicians and pressure groups who have mastered the art of pursuing their objectives with other peoples’ money.
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Submitted by Virgil on Sunday, November 02 @ 15:23:36 PST (614 reads)
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The Christian Right and the Palin Trap
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COPret submitted: "As the election draws to a close and the rhetoric intensifies, I believe it necessary to sound a warning call to my Christian brothers who are voting for McCain precisely because of Sarah Palin. I believe this is a huge mistake. And while I must confess, I am entertained at the thought of the Christian Right getting the wool pulled over their eyes again, I believe the conscience of the Church is of much more importance. "
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Filed by Virgil Vaduva on Monday, October 27 @ 13:29:10 PDT (838 reads)
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Exclusive: The Power of Biblical Social-ism
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by Virgil Vaduva
The recent article by Jim Wallis on “Faith Priorities” really prompted me to think about some of the important issues raised by Wallis, which are really issues that come up often in every election cycle. They are especially highlighted this year because of the economic downturn the world is experiencing as a result of the melting financial markets. It is also a good time for me to yet again try to promote what I believe to be a Biblical way of living, the kind of active social living which Jesus would have liked his followers to pursue and promote.
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Filed by Samuel Frost on Sunday, October 26 @ 20:29:48 PDT (854 reads)
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Exclusive: A Brief Critical Analysis of Beyond Creation Science: Some Preliminary Concerns
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by Samuel Frost
The following article will be a bit technical, but I will try to explain definitions as best I
can as I go along. This response to an issue that has been clouding up the horizon, in my
opinion, for some time and has not yet been adequately answered from a Biblical Preterist
perspective.
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Submitted by Virgil on Saturday, October 25 @ 12:45:01 PDT (285 reads)
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News: My Personal 'Faith Priorities' for this Election
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by Jim Wallis
In 2004, several conservative Catholic Bishops and a few megachurch pastors like Rick Warren issued their list of "non-negotiables," which were intended to be a voter guide for their followers. All of them were relatively the same list of issues: abortion, gay marriage, stem cell research, etc. None of them even included the word "poverty," only one example of the missing issues which are found quite clearly in the Bible. All of them were also relatively the same as official Republican Party Web sites of "non-negotiables." The political connections and commitments of the religious non-negotiable writers were quite clear.
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Submitted by Virgil on Saturday, October 25 @ 11:40:16 PDT (451 reads)
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News: Apostasy Watch: Planet Preterist
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Every so often, my interview with Brian McLaren makes it on some blog or website that has some bone to pick either with me or with McLaren himself. This time, it's a hit on our "dislike" of Israel: What is emerging in the modern Church? In America - historically Israel's greatest friend - there is a growing dislike of the Jewish state among certain Christian groups. This follows a downturn in interest in Bible prophecy teaching in U.S. churches.
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| Sunday, October 19 | | · | Why did John the Baptist send disciples to question Jesus? (29) |
| Monday, October 13 | | · | The Hermeneutic of Covenant Creation As Taught By A. Berkeley Mickelsen (108) |
| Sunday, October 12 | | · | Book refuting Jewish taboo on Israel’s bestseller list (3) |
| Wednesday, October 08 | | · | The Birth of the Great Housing Bubble (3) |
| Tuesday, September 30 | | · | The Economy of the Kingdom (6) |
| Sunday, September 21 | | · | Fannie And Freddie Went To The Hill To Fetch A Pail Of Bailout (30) |
| Friday, September 19 | | · | Gospel Today magazine pulled from Christian bookstores’ shelves (8) |
| Tuesday, September 16 | | · | Getting Daniel Past the Second Century BC: Daniel 2 (21) |
| Sunday, September 07 | | · | A Revival in Eschatology? (4) |
| Friday, September 05 | | · | What is the Narrative of Revelation (19) |
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