Archive for June, 2009

Church’s ‘Gay Exorcism Sparks Outrage

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,528960,00.html

Wow in the US a 16 year (I assumed now x-gay) gets demon casted. I am glad he is here in the US. because if he was in Iran He would be shaking because he is being stoned to death or hanged. So forgive me if I do not show any outrage. I do find it scary how fast the story spread with all its misconceptions and bias.

 While I am a Christian (more on the reformed sided) therefore, I have a lot of doctoral problems with Pentecostalism, I understand their mindset. I have hard time believing this is abuse, I seen my share of Pentecostal services more that I care . We had a good size group onboard an aircraft carrier I served on. I am not surprised with  the idea of attributing sin to demons, something I do not ascribe to. Our sin nature is apart of us and will manifest in sin including that of homosexuality. The good news of the Gospel is Christ died for sin.   

Assuming the 16 year came willingly,  the probable the outrage is that a person can willing chose to leave homosexuality,  blowing  apart the myth once gay always gay,  there nether one straight always straight. 

In a secular philosophical sense, I get the feel humankind refuse to believe we are machine ruled by fate, especially art and music. It odd to me to say no we have the freedom to change but to say in regard to homosexuality we are slaves to instinct or genes.

The Gospel and the Gosselins

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

There are many issues that bother me about this article; particularly about criticism on having the children in the first place, yet the large issue is what does the Gospel has to do with John and Kate or even with Julie Vermeer Elliott article.

The Gospel not about role models or even anti materialism, or John and Kate’s life or ordeal, but what has God done on our behalf, in sending Christ who is incardinated as a man, who lived the perfect life fulfilling the law. Who died for penalty my sins and resurrected for my Justification.

I might know what Ms Elliot is talking about How Christian hold up celebrities as example of Christian family values and Christian testimony, and missing the pitfalls of using personal testimony in place of God‘s testimony of Christ according to the scriptures.

A good discussion of what I am writing about is linked below:

http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/The_White_Horse_Inn/archives.asp?bcd=6/14/2009

note: I placing my response  to The Gospel and the Gosselins here because I am unable to comment  back..

The New GM

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

The New GM

Government Managed