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"Who Are These Kooks?" By Chuck Baldwin

Who Are These Kooks? By Chuck Baldwin December 18, 2007 This column is archived at http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2007/cbarchive_20071218.html According to the Associated Press, "Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul's supporters raised over $6 million Sunday to boost the 10-term congressman's campaign for the White House." The AP report also said, "The [Paul] campaign's previous fundraiser brought in $4.2 million." According to the Paul campaign website, "In a 24-hour period on December 16, the campaign raised $6.026 million dollars, surpassing the one-day record of $5.7 million held by John Kerry. "During the day, over 58,000 people contributed to Dr. Paul's campaign, including 24,940 first-time donors. Over 118,000 Americans have donated to the campaign in the fourth quarter. "The $6 million one-day total means the campaign has raised over $18 million this quarter, far exceeding its goal of $12 million." Now, if one listen
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Excellent Article About Gun Ownership By Chuck Baldwin

Buy A Gun By Chuck Baldwin December 14, 2007 This column is archived at http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2007/cbarchive_20071214.html "He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one." (Luke 22:36 KJV) Most of us are aware that the heroic actions of a brave woman at the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado a few days ago saved the lives of perhaps scores, or even hundreds, of people. However, her bravery would not have counted for much had she not been armed. On that fateful December Sunday, a man by the name of Matthew Murray entered the church armed to the teeth. According to press reports, he was armed with a semi-automatic rifle, two handguns, some smoke grenades, and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition. By the time Murray arrived in the Colorado Springs church, he had already killed four people: two at a missionary training center miles away, and two in the church parking lot. He had wounded several others. No one realized it at the time, but the
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Al Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Writes About the Upcoming "Golden Compass" Movie

From Al Mohler's Blog: www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=1065 The Golden Compass -- A Briefing for Concerned Christians Posted: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 at 5:26 am ET The release of The Golden Compass as a major motion picture represents a new challenge for Christians -- especially parents. The release of a popular film with major actors that presents a message directly subversive of Christianity is something new. It is not likely to be the last. Having seen the movie at an advance viewing and having read all three books of His Dark Materials, I can assure Christians that we face a real challenge -- one that will require careful thinking and intellectual engagement. Why is this movie such a challenge? First of all, The Golden Compass is an extremely attractive movie. Like the book on which it is based, the movie is a very sophisticated story that is very well told. The casting was excellent. Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig (the latest James Bond actor) are joined by others inc
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Contentment and Thanksgiving By John MacArthur

HAPPY THANKSGIVING..TODAY AND EVERYDAY! Contentment and Thanksgiving (By John MacArthur) As we celebrate Thanksgiving this year, it is good to be reminded of our need to be content. If you belong to Christ, like the apostle Paul you can and should learn the secret of a contented life. When Paul wrote "godliness with contentment is great gain" he wasn’t just speaking philosophically (1 Tim. 6:6). He had learned the secret to contentment in every circumstance of life (Phil 4:11-2). While that secret eludes most people, it need not elude any true believer. For those who are willing to learn, here are six steps to a contented life from the life and teaching of Paul. First, learn to give thanks in all things. Paul had learned to give thanks in every circumstance and he exhorted all believers to do the same. Thankfulness is first of all a matter of obedience (1 Thess. 5:18; Eph. 5:18), but it is also a characteristic of a Spirit-filled believer (Eph. 5:18-20). Second, learn to rest
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Excllent Article Called "Half-Truth Hyper-Calvinism"

Excellent article by Greg Gibson of Jesussaidfollowme.org. There might be a statement or two I don't agree with, but the article is needful today in my opinion. Below is a response I sent to the person who sent me this article. Don't read it until after you have read the article please :-). www.jesussaidfollowme.org/hypercalvinism.htm Excellent article in my opinion, and something that is indeed needful for many of us to read and hear. In reading it though, this one statement did jump out at me as a concern: "But, repentance and faith are synergistic, not monergistic." I understand what he is getting at. I would be more comfortable in saying "justification" rather than "repentance and faith" being synergistic. I think we also have to be careful in putting everyone in the same boat. For example: Greg is focusing on man's responsibility because it is often neglected by Calvinists’ (I don't like the article insinuating that those who do are hy
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Spureon on Limited Atonement

The Arminians say, 'Christ died for all men.' Ask them what they mean by it. Did Christ die so as to secure the salvation of all men? They say, 'No, certainly not.' We ask them the next question: Did Christ die so as to secure the salvation of any man in particular? They answer 'No.' They are obliged to admit this, if they are consistent. They say, 'No; Christ has died that any man may be saved if ?' and then follow certain conditions of salvation. Now, who is it that limits the death of Christ? Why, you. You say that Christ did not die so as infallibly to secure the salvation of anybody. We beg your pardon, when you say we limit Christ's death; we say, 'No, my dear sir, it is you that do it.' We say Christ so died that he infallibly secured the salvation of a multitude that no man can number, who through Christ's death not only may be saved, but are saved, must be saved and cannot by any possibility run the hazard of being anything but s
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Ron Paul or Mike Huckabee? I Dunno Yet, But...

The following is a fairly thought-out short response to a friend and brother in Christ that I thought may be helpful to any [other] blog readers out there about where I stand right now regarding our next President. Some names were changed to protect the...ahem ;-) Thanks Xxxxx: Good news about Xxxxxx, praise the Lord. I have read the information in the first two links of what you sent me so far. I’ll look at the rest of them soon. While I have not made up mind yet by a long shot, it is probably down to Paul and Huckabee for me. But one thing I will say in defense of Ron Paul that looks like may be possible in the first two posts I read, is that he is sometimes mistaken for supporting a particular issue itself when it is because of the government’s involvement that causes him to vote again such issues. No doubt that Ron Paul is both Libertarian as well as Constitutional. Sometimes his libertarian views make him look worse than he is and perhaps sometimes those same views aren’t good per
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"Since the start of the Iraq War 5,997, 395 American Children have died from abortion."

Found this on a website which is by http://www.operationsaveamerica.org/ . "Since the start of the Iraq War 5,997, 395 American Children have died from abortion." It is on this web page: http://healtheland.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/john-hagee-claims-that-jesus-christ-was-not-the-messiah/ WOW....that gets ya to think!!! Bret
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More on Ron Paul (2 Sources)

An Appeal To My Fellow Pastors By Chuck Baldwin November 6, 2007 This column is archived at http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2007/cbarchive_20071106.html Recently, Iowa pastors gathered to hear my presentation in Des Moines on behalf of Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul. After listening to me, they then heard ten-term Republican Texas Congressman Ron Paul himself. Consider how Congressman Paul's message impacted Pastor Jim Hartman of the Assembly of God church in Conrad, Iowa. "I've been supporting Mike Huckabee, but I would say I'm leaning real strong toward Ron Paul." Hartman supported President Bush four years ago and explained, "Up until the last six months I had not allowed myself to imagine that we'd been let down by Bush." As for Iraq, he said, "I don't think we were prepared to understand that culture and to work with that culture." He said he now feels "humble and I feel kind of bad that I haven't done a bette
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Happy Reformation Day: Several Small Articles, Posts and a Reformation Polka From the Reformed Baptist Fellowship Blog

http://reformedbaptistfellowship.wordpress.com/ The Reformation was a Divine Movement We must never lose sight of the fact that the Reformation was of God. In the unfolding of His decree, in which He works all things after the counsel of His will, human instrumentality is used to bring about the divine design. History never escapes the hand of God; it simply reflects His sovereign activity within it. As God used the prophets and apostles of old, so He used the Reformers in the sixteenth century. Luther himself said, “…that I became a monk which brought shame upon me as it bitterly annoyed my father, that I and the Pope came to blows, that I married an apostate nun; who would have read this in the stars? Who would have prophesied it?”[1] The ways of God are past finding out. At least three factors witness to the activity of God during the Reformation era. Similar doctrinal discoveries It is no mean fact that two men in relative isolation from each other came to the same conclusion with
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"Our View of Suffering vs God's View" By Ken Williams

OUR VIEW OF SUFFERING VS. GOD’S VIEW Taken From "Toward a Biblical Theology of Suffering" by Ken Williams, Ph.D. http://www.itpartners.org/articles/Toward%20a%20Theology%20of%20Suffering.pdf A. Cultural Myths about Suffering 1. As Christians, we should not suffer in this life. 2. When we are living in His will, living godly lives, we should experience few hardships. 3. Suffering means something is wrong. It is an abnormal state. 4. Suffering has no redeeming or positive results. 5. Suffering means we can have no joy. It robs us of the choice to rejoice. 6. Spiritual people don’t hurt emotionally when they suffer. 7. If God really loves us He won’t let us suffer very much. His love means that He will put a hedge around us to keep terrible trials from entering our lives. 8. When we do suffer, God is punishing us out of anger. He is vindictive and wants us to suffer when He is angry with us. B. How God Views Suffering 1. In fact, we are called to suffer for Jesus. Phil. 1.29, 1
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You Tubes on Mormonism

Magic Mormon Underwear? This one includes Mormon Apologist Bob Larson... Caution: I think I just heard one cuss word. Good info but with some facetiousness. Discussion on Mormon Temple Ritual... Actual footage of Mormon Temple Rituals...
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Schwarzenegger Signs 4 Bills Backed By Homosexual Community

Governor Blasted for Signing 'Sexual Indoctrination' Bills By Susan Jones CNSNews.com Senior Editor October 15, 2007 (CNSNews.com) - A conservative group says private schools and home schooling will be the only sanctuary for California parents when two "school sexual indoctrination" laws take effect on Jan. 1. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger -- without comment -- signed four bills backed by the homosexual community over the weekend, two of them dealing with public schools. (Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoed similar bills last year when he was running for re-election, conservative groups noted.) "Arnold Schwarzenegger has delivered young children into the hands of those who will introduce them to alternative sexual lifestyles," said Randy Thomasson, president of Campaign for Children and Families (CCF), which helped lead the statewide charge against these bills. "This means children as young as five years old will be mentally molested in school classrooms
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No Contradictions of the Bible in the Qur'an?

Say: He is Allah the One and Only; Allah the Eternal Absolute; He begetteth not nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him. Al-Ikhlaas, Surah 112, Qur’an They do blaspheme who say: Allah is one of three in a Trinity: for there is no god except One Allah. If they desist not from their word (of blasphemy) verily a grievous penalty will befall the blasphemers among them. Christ the son of Mary was no more than an Apostle; many were the Apostles that passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily) food. See how Allah doth makes His Signs clear to them; yet see in what ways they are deluded away from the truth! Al-Maida, Surah 5:73, 75, Qur’an That they said (in boast) “We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary the Apostle of Allah”; but they killed him not nor crucified him but so it was made to appear to them and those who differ therein are full of doubts with no (certain) knowledge but only conjecture to follow for of a surety they kille
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Scarey Comment By Theology Professor Roger Olson

"The God of Calvinism scares me; I'm not sure how to distinguish him from the devil. If you've come under the influence of Calvinism, think about its ramifications for the character of God. God is great but also good. In light of all the evil and innocent suffering in the world, he must have limited himself." Full article is here... www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=46486
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More of Casting Crowns

Their American Dream Music Video. The song will be "hard" for some people's tatstes, but the message is relevant and important. 1 Timothy 6:6-8 But godliness actually is a means of great gain, when accompanied by contentment. For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. And if we have food and covering, with these we shall be content...1 Timothy 6:17-19 Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. 18 Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, 19 storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed. The Voice of Truth: a song of encouragement for God'speople...
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