January 2012
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I’ve Moved
So… in case you missed it, I moved from Tumblr to my Wordpress-based site: http://cookieofdoom.com
I may still occasionally post on here, and I’ll still use Tumblr to follow some people. Most of my writing, though, will be done on the new site. It’s worth noting, too, that I’m blogging on there a lot more often than I ever did on here.
Seeya around, Tumblr!
December 2011
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“Preach Christ, always and everywhere. He is the whole of the gospel. His person...”
– Charles Spurgeon
“”I preach as though Christ was crucified yesterday, rose from the dead today...”
– (via eliza5)
November 2011
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“(#4) Resolved, never to do any manner of thing, whether in soul or body, less or...”
– Jonathan Edwards (Resolutions)
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“Salvation may be described as the blind receiving sight, the deaf receiving...”
– C.H. Spurgeon
October 2011
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“I will tell you one thing that proves—proves to a demonstration, that Christ is...”
– C. H. Spurgeon
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Concerning Semantics
Recently, the issue of semantics seems to have been popping up all over the place. This seems to be due to the fact that we rarely define the terms we use. Often, we don’t have to: word meaning is generally understood rather universally. The issue comes up when a word is not understood in the same way; people will often—with little to no reason for it—insist that their definition is the correct...
September 2011
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OT Survey Application – Joshua 5:13–14
I’ve decided to post a bunch of my papers related to theology and the Bible after submitting them for anyone who might find them helpful (I’m thinking mostly Sr. Highers). The format is a bit odd since it was enforced.
Text: Joshua 5:13–14
Title: “Now I Have Come”
Interpretive summary: Joshua has been confirmed by Yahweh as the leader of the Canaanite conquest; he’s led Israel across the Jordan...
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OT Survey Application – Genesis 3:11
I’ve decided to post a bunch of my papers related to theology and the Bible after submitting them for anyone who might find them helpful (I’m thinking mostly Sr. Highers). The format is a bit odd since it was enforced. This is the passage that first got me started thinking about expiation; I’m probably going to be writing more about that doctrine in the future.
Text: Genesis 3:11
Title:...
oh to behold: Charles Spurgeon →
ohtobehold:
Needed this reminder.
“Men, and women, and children, when in trouble, cry without a book; and so when a man really wants the Savior, he does not require book-prayers. Never say, “Oh, I cannot pray!” My dear friend, can you cry? You want to be saved; tell the Lord that. If you cannot say it in…
…or are we too grown up to cry and pray?…
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MBI: Theology Proper Paper
I’ve decided to post a bunch of my papers related to theology and the Bible after submitting them for anyone who might find them helpful (I’m thinking mostly Sr. Highers). The format is a bit odd since it was enforced, but it might still be helpful.
Summary: God is an eternal (Isa. 40:28), benevolent (Psa. 73:1, Matt 5:45, 7:11), Creator (Gen 1:1, Joh. 1:3) God who has revealed Himself to...
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Moody Guys – Followup
So some issues were (anonymously) raised with my last post and I thought I would address them briefly.
“…you cannot assume that just because you see numerous guys around females, that they are just trying to flirt, or get a date, or find a wife. I’ve seen you around girls occasionally, and I never make such assumptions…”
True. I wasn’t talking to the people who happen to be around...
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Moody Guys: Please Read
Maybe I’m cynical… okay, I am cynical. But in order to try not to be cynical I have to point out that cynicism isn’t all bad… (trust me, that was actually profound and hilarious).
In my wanderings around Spokane, especially on the Fall retreat, I’ve noticed something; well, I’ve noticed a few things. The first is that a 45/55 guy-to-girl ratio is really quite clear. There are a lot of girls that...
“Idolatry does not consist merely of erecting an image and praying to it. It is...”
– Martin Luther, The Large Catechism (via zak-is-lost)
August 2011
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Testimonies Rant
I just listened to about fifteen testimonies. Most of them were from teenagers who grew up in church. Most of them said that they accepted the Gospel at a young age. Most of them said that they took until they were almost out of high-school to really start living for Jesus (I’ve taken longer).
I realize this isn’t the fault of the parents or the church. An individual is responsible for his own...
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The Freshman Fifteen →
eliza5:
The Freshman 15
Dining hall food gets a bad rap, but incoming college freshmen don’t seem to have a problem packing on the infamous “freshman 15.” Honoring that tradition, here are 15 ways incoming freshmen (or upperclassmen for that matter) can seek to glorify God as they head off to college…
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“I believe that it still thrills the angels with astonishment that man, when he...”
– C. H. Spurgeon
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“In Jesus the promise is confirmed, the covenant is renewed, the prophecies are...”
– F.F. Bruce (The New Testament Development of Old Testament Themes)
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“To call [Revelation] an apocalyptic work, as is commonly done, is not very...”
– F.F. Bruce
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July 2011
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“The Psalmist, either David or another, speaks to the Lord of the covenant as His...”
– Edmund Clowney (The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament)
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“Certainly Satan does not find it necessary to offer all the kingdoms of the...”
– Edmund Clowney (The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament)
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WatchWell, this is cool…
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“Next to the study of the Scriptures which I earnestly inculcate, I exhort my...”
– Jacob Arminius (hah)
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June 2011
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“He that talks of heaven, but doth not the will of God, is like him that gazed...”
– Charles Bradbury
…The Hobbit… →
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“You may as soon fill a bag with wisdom, a chest with virtue, or a circle with a...”
– Thomas Brooks
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“Snow covers many a dunghill; so doth prosperity many a rotten heart.”
– Thomas Brooks (Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices)
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“Snow covers many a dunghill; so doth prosperity many a rotten heart.”
– Thomas Brooks (Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices)
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“If it be not impressed upon thy heart to practise what thou readest, to what end...”
– Thomas Brooks – “Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices”
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“Men are not gentle, friendly creatures wishing for love, who simply defend...”
– Sigmund Freud
“There is within the human heart a tough fibrous root of fallen life whose nature...”
– A. W. Tozer
May 2011
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“I want to drive, so I’ll get a hummer with a stick shift and I’ll...”
– Mark Driscoll
Anonymous asked: Why is the sky?
“We may make our prophetic charts if we like, but God will follow his own chart....”
– (via eliza5)
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April 2011
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“He Opened the Scriptures”
In my last post I took a guess at what the eschatology of those at the time of Jesus was and what they might have been thinking after Jesus died. Eschatology is the study of end things and, from a Jewish perspective, the coming of the Messiah was all they were waiting for; they had no concept of a Second Coming. Jesus’ death, then, meant that either He could not have been the Messiah-King, or God...
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“A Prophet Mighty in Deed and Word”
A prophet, that’s what people figured Jesus was after He died. After everything He had done: casting out demons, healing sick people, giving sight to the blind, baffling religious authorities, walking on water, bringing enough food to feed five thousand men out of nowhere, even raising the dead… His followers figured He was a prophet. Check it out for yourself. Jesus is walking with some...
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Good Friday
A few weeks ago, I was in the Garden of Gethsemane (well, where it probably was). The location was beautiful, and it was one of the nicest places we went in Jerusalem. It was much quieter than most of the other places; the gardener there let us into an area that most tourists aren’t allowed.
That whole day, I’d had Before the Throne of God Above running through my head. I really...