“Information is dangerous when it has no place to go, when there is no theory to which it applies, no pattern in which it fits, when there is no higher purpose that it serves” [Neil Postman, Technopoly (New York: Vintage Books, 1992), p. 63].
Talented Twisters
“Thus often promoters of error may be gifted with ability to reason, make queries, shift arguments and place of Scripture, preach well, pray well with a great deal of eloquence, and liberty of plausible expressions, yea, they may possibly not want, as it were, signs and wonders . . . and yet the Lord’s end …
Federal Vision Assurance
The first half of chapter five in Waters’ book addresses the question of assurance of salvation. After recognizing that I had dedicated a full chapter to this subject, and granting that I emphasized a number of subjective aspects to assurance, Waters goes on to doubt the whole deal. Because I concluded that chapter with a …
A Worldview Wheel IV
Introduction: We come now to a third “spoke” on our worldview wheel, which this week will be considered under the heading of ritual, liturgy and symbol. We have considered the value of propositional truth. We have considered the importance of practical lifestyle. Now we are going to reflect on the importance of the unspoken but …
A Two-Way Street
Postman speaks of “one-eyed prophets who see only what new technologies can do and are incapable of imagining what they will undo” [Neil Postman, Technopoly (New York: Vintage Books, 1992), p. 5].
Like Us, Only Bigger?
“God is not a larger version of us, only bigger and smarter. The Christian faith does not point to God as a Homeric deity like Zeus — an overgrown celebrity” (The Case for Classical Christian Education, p. 98).
Why Christians Are A Handful
“The like was often Paul’s case, who at first had an easy work with people, when they were heathens, in comparison of what he had with the same when they became Christians, and tainted with false doctrine, or listeners to corrupt teachers, as in the Epistles to the Corinthians and Galatians is clear” (Durham, p. …
Some Housekeeping
One of the (many) problems with anonymous posters in debate, particularly in debates having to do with the character and reputations of others, is that such posting sows confusion. It is a surreptitious way of accusing multiple people. Say that Internet Bob accuses Murphy of sundry offenses, and he does it under a pseudonym. Not …
Three Extra Eggs in the Pudding
After nine days on the road, occupied with this and that, I have just now had opportunity on the plane back to Idaho to comment on Guy Waters’ next chapter, the chapter on “covenant and election.” In order to work through this, we should begin by taking note of what it really means to read …
InternetBob@yahoo.com
For those with patience to slog through these things, it is clear that whenever I mention certain subjects, my comments section takes off like a bottle rocket. Those subjects would include, but not be limited to, RC Jr., justice, me not being a thundering hypocrite, or any other related items. As I have sought to …