This one is from my new favorite album to work out to, 7th Symphony by Apocalyptica. I like the metal, and I really did Brent Smith from Shinedown on this song.
Apocalyptica, "Not Strong Enough"
Sunday, September 05, 2010
Friday, September 03, 2010
Catechism #8
Q. But are we so corrupt that we are totally unable to do any good and inclined toward all evil?
A. Yes, unless we are born again, by the Spirit of God. (Gen. 6:5; 8:21; Job 14:4; Isa. 53:6; John 3:3-5)
Two Kingdoms
Kim Riddlebarger has a great post on living in the two kingdoms. It's clear, and it's relatively short. This is a critical distinction, as Dr. Riddlebarger points out. If we don't get it and confuse the two kingdoms, it quickly leads to 1) social gospel liberalism, or 2) some type of theonomy. Here's a preview:
Christ's Kingdom
Christ’s kingdom is manifest on earth through the ordinary means of grace and through those biblically mandated activities of the church (i.e., evangelism, discipleship, and diaconal ministries)
The Civil Kingdom
The civil kingdom is manifest in all human cultural endeavors and governing institutions. In the civil kingdom, Christian citizens seek to be salt and light as they fulfill their callings and vocations along with their non-Christian neighbors
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Christ's Kingdom
As citizens of Christ’s kingdom, we live under the authority of Christ as revealed in Scripture (special revelation)
The Civil Kingdom
In the civil kingdom, we live under the authority of the laws of the land (i.e., general revelation and natural law)
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Catechism Question #7
Question #7: Then where does this corrupt human nature
come from?
Answer: From the fall and disobedience of our first parents,
Adam and Eve, in Paradise.
This fall has so poisoned our nature
that we are born sinners—
corrupt from conception on.(Gen. 3, Rom. 5:12, 18-19, Ps. 51:5)
come from?
Answer: From the fall and disobedience of our first parents,
Adam and Eve, in Paradise.
This fall has so poisoned our nature
that we are born sinners—
corrupt from conception on.(Gen. 3, Rom. 5:12, 18-19, Ps. 51:5)
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Catechism Question #6
Question #6: Did God create people
so wicked and perverse?
Answer: No.
God created them good and in his own image,
that is, in true righteousness and holiness,
so that they might
truly know God their creator,
love him with all their heart,
and live with him in eternal happiness
for his praise and glory. (Gen. 1:31, Gen. 1:26-27, Eph. 4:24, Col. 3:10, Ps. 8)
so wicked and perverse?
Answer: No.
God created them good and in his own image,
that is, in true righteousness and holiness,
so that they might
truly know God their creator,
love him with all their heart,
and live with him in eternal happiness
for his praise and glory. (Gen. 1:31, Gen. 1:26-27, Eph. 4:24, Col. 3:10, Ps. 8)
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