As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“…in addition to the traditional areas of scientific inquiry and expertise, such as chemistry, physics, and medicine, many now even look to science for guidance on moral questions—and many scientists and science boosters are eager to claim they can provide it.” - TGC
Podcast: “In this episode I am joined by New York Times columnist Ross Douthat to discuss his latest book, The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success.” - Russell Moore
There are some Bible passages that pose peculiar challenges to interpreters. These passages confront us with revelations of weirdness. We are faced with accepting and exploring this weird side of Scripture, or else with smoothing it over, perhaps by not actually dealing with it, but instead just pretending it is obscure, and on that basis, moving on. Episodes that qualify to be on the list of weird passages would include Genesis 6:1-4 and Joshua 10:11-14, but many could be added.
We all know that humans produce music. Including humans, how many classes of living beings exist that produce music?
If you are willing to do so, please specify in the comments what those classes are and why you believe that number is the correct number.
Poll Results
How many classes of *living* beings exist that produce music?
One Votes: 0
Two Votes: 0
Three Votes: 0
Four Votes: 1
More than four Votes: 0
Cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. (Genesis 3:17b-18, ESV)
Whether we think about a fatal car accident, a struggle with sexual identity, a major handicap, or a host of natural disasters, this world is filled with hardships, injustices, and burdens.
John MacArthur surprises me, and, frankly, I was disappointed about his stance about submitting to governing authority. What is your view?
Plenty of room for discussion, I am sure!
You can read an evaluation by Tyler R here on SI: https://sharperiron.org/article/bad-argument-from-good-man
Julie Roy has an article here: https://julieroys.com/macarthur-defies-restrictions-on-worship/
“In this follow-up article I want to turn to the Bible to suggest how it might help us understand issues of race and racism, for it also contains a narrative structure…. What I would like to do is compare and contrast the content of [DiAngelo’s White Fragility] story with the Bible’s.” - Challies
“Although Paul does not directly allude to the image of God in this text, the fact that God made man in His own image, enduing him with rationality, morality, and volition, would seem to be implied by this capacity for seeing God in his environment. By any account, having such a capacity is good.” - Dave Saxon
“One could immediately argue that God is the center of everything and deserves our God-centeredness, and I would fully concur. Nevertheless, I’m convinced we can more fully establish the inherent loving, unselfish nature of God by clarifying three important truths.” - Rooted Thinking
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