False Christian teachings, trends….
In the 18-minute video of this post, Pastor Patrick Hines explains two fallacies that undermine the worldviews of people who go around saying, “the science says;” and those who subscribe to the theory of evolution. By knowing the contents of this video, Christians can also gain some understanding into how it is that one’s presuppositions form the basis for his worldview and one’s worldview determines how one explains the world around him.
R C Sproul’s Christian Worldview DVD is very briefly covered in this post. From my notes, I provided ‘nutshell’ definitions for the following philosophical views that are inherent in our culture: secularism; existentialism; humanism; pragmatism; positivism; pluralism; relativism and hedonism. In the last post, I explained a point by referring to pragmatism and thought that a better definition of that term and these other basic definitions could be useful to other Christians in knowing the culture in which they are witnessing Christ. Hopefully, this post will whet the appetite of Christians to hear Sproul on this topic.
This post contains some words of Matthew Henry about Solomon’s quest for fulfillment and his conclusions. Henry concluded that Ecclesiastes was written by a backslidden sinner restored by God’s grace. His comments build a strong case for that and provide hope and direction for other backsliders. At the end of the post some useful definitions were provided and one verse from another book of the Bible to aid in a conclusion for contemporary Christians.
This post contains eight 2-minute video definitions of terms used by the social justice / social Marxist movement. These definitions are of the following terms / concepts: Critical Race theory; Diversity; Decolonization; Accountability; Inclusion; Equity; Anti-racism; and Whiteness. He defines these terms as they are used by this movement. Lindsay is an American-born author, mathematician, and professional troublemaker, Dr. James Lindsay has written six books spanning a range of subjects including religion, the philosophy of science and postmodern theory.
Liberty is not so much a producing force as a product of other forces. It is not so much a power as it is open space within which other powers work…. There is liberty from the world. Sometimes men are in bondage to the world in this sense, that the mainspring of their life is to stand well with it, to do what their set, their society, the world round about them, wishes them to do…. There is liberty from bad ways — love of the world, drunkenness, gambling, etc. We learn to walk circumspectly; we learn to keep the heart with all diligence…. There is liberty from bad memories…. There is liberty from fear and terror….
This post uses a Bible Key Word Study of Dr. Spencer’s to explain the word heart.
THE WISE MAN ACCORDING TO PROVERBS: AN OUTLINE (modified, from NIV Study Bible, 2002) His Character He is teachable: he receives and loves instruction (18:15;
There are two 5 minute videos below that discuss different kinds of impacts of Marxist ideas society. In the following 5 minute video, Professor Paul
Dr. Baucham’s 53 minute lecture aimed at explaining how cultural Marxism is playing out in the cultural / political arena today, particularly within democratic-socialist party
There are two videos below, the first explains the basics of Capitalism and Socialism; and the second explains the fundamentals of Progressive government, beginning at