Sunday, November 30, 2008

what do you believe.

Friends and Family,

I would like to introduce you to:

T.U.L.I.P.
The best doctrines you will ever know or embrace - all of grace. They speak of God's infinite Love and Mercy to His people.

There are two views concerning the Gospel of Jesus Christ. First, there is what we call Calvinism. Then, there are varying degrees of unbelief.

The essential doctrines concerning salvation, which the Puritans and all good Christians cling to, are summed up in the acronym T.U.L.I.P.

Total Depravity

Unconditional Election

Limited Atonement

Irresistible Grace

Perseverance Of The Saints

If you have never heard of TULIP or Calvinism or Doctrines of Grace and your interesting in knowing more, here are five hours worth of teach that would be a GREAT introduction. I know it's long and I know not many people would be interested in hearing them...but believe me, it's worth it. Here is the intro to what you are about to listen to:

THEOLOGY TALK - Hosted by Jim McClarty & Jeff Young

In our inaugural Theology Talk, Jim is joined by Jeff Young, GCA president, to discuss a recent
anti-Calvinist message, preached by Pastor Brady Cooper at the New Vision Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, TN. Jim and Jeff carefully and respectfully point out the assumptions, misrepresentations, and "straw man arguments" that are typical of the Arminian approach to Scripture. It is our intention to utilize this informal discussion format to produce other Theology Talk programs in the future covering a wide variety of topics.

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Part Five

If you do listen to all five of these, tell me! I want to know your thoughts. Please leave me a comment or send me an email. z00King@gmail.com

Thanks have a great night!


tim.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

home sweet home

Hello Friends and Family!

Well thanks giving break has started and after fifteen hours worth or driving I'm home sweet home. Meloine and I have travled with Mathew H all the way to AZ. It was my fourth time making the drive and I must say this time felt like the shortest. But I'm really excited to read the book Future Men by Douglas Wilson. Leadership at the HA suggested I read it, so I'm reading it. Man, no joke, this book looks like a biblical Wild at Heart. Douglas Wilson is very reformed and and I have not yet read a book, thats not manily focused on theology by anyone reformed. I started reading it online with Google books; however I would much rather read the book then read it online. So here we go! I'll update you on my thoughts on the book, but just know...it's going to be great!

Have a great thanks giving!
: )

tim.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Do you contend for the faith?

Every Christian should defend and contend for the Christian faith.

When was the last time you did? What did you defend? What lie did you stop? What wolf did you expose? What doctrines of devils did you deny? What heretical book have you told someone to stop reading? When was the last time a false teacher has caused a holy anger to arise, because they pervert the truth of the gospel?

Every Christian should defend and contend for the Christian faith.

Please listen to:

Contend For The Faith

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Keep A Pure Conscience

The Christian can say, "I know from the Word that the repentant, believing sinner will be saved; my conscience shows me that I repent and believe. And although I am unworthy, I can firmly hope that I shall be saved." And as forcefully as the Christan agrees with God's truth and repents, so his hope will be - strong or weak. If his assent to the truth so the promise is weak, or his evidence of faith and repentance is un-certain, his hope that is born of these will inherit its parents' infirmities.

Living godly in this present world and "looking for that blessed hope" are joined together (Titus 2:12-13). Thus a soul void of godliness must be destitute of all true hope, and the godly person who is careless in his holy walk will soon find his hope faltering.

All sin brings trembling fears and shakiness of heart to the person who tampers with it. But sins which are deliberately committed are the Christian's hope as poison is to his body, which eventually drinks it up. Sins produce lifeless Christian and make thoughts of God dreadful to him: "I remembered God, and was troubled" (Psalm 77:3). They make the man afraid to look on the God of judgment. After all, does the servant want his master to come home and find him drunk?

When Calvin's friends tried to persuade him to give up his night studies, he asked if they wanted his Lord to come and find him idle. God forbid that death should find you lying in the puddle of some sin unconfessed and unrepented of! Can your hope then carry you to eternity with joy? Can bird fly with a broken wing? Faith and a good conscience are the two wings of hope. If you have wounded your conscience by sin, renew your repentance so that you may act in faith for the forgiveness of it and redeem your hope.

- William Gurnall (The Christian in Complete Armour)

Monday, November 17, 2008

Am I growing in holiness?


The person who loves you most will tell you the most truth. One of the greatest distinguishing marks of a false prophet is that he will always tell you what you want to hear, he will never rain on your parade, he will get you clapping, he will get you jumping, he will make you dizzy, he will keep you entertained, and he will present a Christianity to you that will make your church look like a Six Flags over Jesus. And keep you so entertained you are never addressed with great issues such as these:

Is God working in my life?

Am I growing in holiness?

Have I truly been born again?




- Paul Washer

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Shai Linne

What's your Proof?

verse 1: Can you imagine the reaction/ of seein' lightning without hearin' thunder clappin'/ ayo it's kinda like a tree that casts no shadow/ or light comin' out through a black hole// it's impossible right/ like God's truth without proof, the words that the prophets write/ no contradictions, all predictions/ came to pass in the pass provin' the future ones non-fiction// God makes faith solid/ it's not a blind leap, it's an anchor attached to a rock, it's/ God promise on top of an oath/ the evidence of the things unseen the substance of hope// provable and immutable/ absolute truth as usual it's still irrefutable/ God's perspective the true objective/ no other document should be as highly respected// in a world of opinions/ skepticism, false doctrine and lots of religions/ God's givin the Christian/ the sword to make division between fact and fiction// spiritual wisdom, placed in a judge's position/ held accountable for decisions/ it's kinda like the great commission/ authority passes by faith when the Spirit is given// call it inherited discernment/ the reason the heathens read it but they still can't learn it/ the word of God is hard to/ learn but a lot harder when you don't know the author// If you do then it's cool listen to/ what I spit you, there's two points to the issue/ judge wisely when cats come at you and be ready when cats ask you...//
Hook: Why should I believe you? how do I know what you preach is true?/ can you prove that you speak the truth?/ is your leader misleading you?/ or do you follow your heart like the rest of the heathens do?// what's you proof? Christians hold your whistle (hold your whistle)/ blow it when you know it's not official (not official)/ God's word and authority are the issue (the issue)/ if God said it, than he'll prove it's true, yo//
verse 2: By His Spirit we have liberty/ to behold as in a glass openly God's glory/ and we grow in maturity/ takin' responsibility, preachin' in His authority// 'cause if we teach God's law but God isn't mentioned/ the listener will think it's opinion/ then one of two things happen/ do you remember the first half of the hook that I was rappin'?// Well that's one of 'em 'cause your argument means nothin'/ until you can prove it with somethin'/ number two is, self righteousness/ through obedience, the dead works of the religious// heads gotta know God said so then serve Him/ not just be a good person/ the heathens can't please Him by goin' through the motions when they don't believe Him// Next subject, some heads like to do the opposite:/ sayin' "God said..." when He didn't/ it's what we call a false prophet/ the type Deuteronomy Thirteen says to throw rocks at// But now-a-days there's grace and/ they can repent, or wait for God's condemnation/ And like I said before, there's a way to make sure/ it's a prophet or, impersonator// the word had to come to pass/ plus line up with the Word of God preached in the past/ miracles might confirm it/ but false prophets did miracles too, you really can't discern with it// So we're left with the text:/ the scriptures with which we put prophets to the test/ So if you like to come at dudes/ and you speak truth, then respect when they ask you...//
Hook
verse 3: Yo, I ain't done yet, but I will be/ when I give proof so I don't speak hypocritically/ A lot of y'all should be askin':/ "where's your proof? Where did you say that you get your facts from?"// You want proof read Hebrews five, six, and eleven/ and do a lot of cross reference/ that proves about half of the first verse/ that was simple, the next half gets worse// second Timothy three: sixteen plus/ second Peter one: nineteen still not enough/ first Corinthians two, verse ten through/ sixteen, Psalm eighty two, then Matthew// last chapter/ verse eighteen through twenty, next seventeen: eleven in Acts bruh/ Peter three: fifteen, it's the first one/ with that we can consider the first verse done// So let's go to the next one/ second Corinthians three: sixteen through four: seven/ then here's a little bit of trivia/ Psalm one eighteen (118): eight: the middle verse of the scripture(s)// then go back to, Hebrews eleven: six/ and Deuteronomy, I already mentioned it/ chapter Thirteen in case you forgot/ first Thessalonians five: twenty one, done Ak// If you think that I'm wrong/ or I left anything out hit me at redeemedthought.com/ I've been wrong before, and I'm sure/ it's not the last time, there's going to be many more// So I'm pleased when I'm seein'/ cats who reason, from the text, gettin' checked by Bereans/ So I should be happy/ when I step off stage and cats ask me...//

Thursday, November 13, 2008

My Sins, My Sins

My Sins, My Sins -

My Savior By Steve CampMy sins, my sins, my Saviour! They daily battle me,
Deaf and dumb Thy servant is, save only Christ to Thee;
In Thee is all forgiveness, fully free abundant grace,
I find my hope and refuge, in Thine unchanging face

My sins, my sins, my Saviour! How great on Thee they fall;
Seen through Thy patient mercy, I ought forsake them all;T
heir penalty's forgiven; yet their power suffers me
Their shame and guilt and anguish, they laid, my Lord, on Thee

My sins, my sins, my Saviour! What cost to Thee ensued
Thy heel bruised in temptation, no Devil could subdue
Thou wrestled in the garden; and prayed the Cup would pass
Thy sanguine sweat, Thou trembled yet, embraced His will at last

My sins, my sins, my Saviour! Thou perfect Sacrifice
Drained wrath's chalice to the dregs; Thy Father satisfied.
O Holy Lamb of Glory, High Priest, Lord God and King
We worship Thee with reverence, Thy matchless Name we sing

My songs, my songs, my Saviour! No grandeur theme shall know
They'll trumpet of Thy glory, to wretched man below;
Thy righteousness, Thy favor, stream from Thy throne above
Sustain the hearts my Saviour that Thou hast lavished with Thy love

tim.
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Monday, November 10, 2008

Praise Be to God for His Grace and Mercy

To Friends, Family and Followers.

Life at the Honor Academy has been very interesting.

This weekend we had the Fasting LTE, (for those of you who don't know LTE stands for Life Transforming Event.) and wow I have never had a fast like that before. This is my third year here at the Honor Academy and my fifth Fasting LTE, two fasts a year, for you math majors out there. Now here is the trippy part of our LTE, a man came in and lead us in something called "guided imagery". I had never done guided imagery before and to this have not participated in guided imagery. We were instructed to lay on the floor, breath cleansing breathes (in the noes out the mouth) and relax. He then hopped on the mic and lead us through mental gymnastics which included, a flying magic carpet, colored body parts, the true and false self, a hall with Jesus in it and doors with our past hurts behind them. I don't know if any of you have ever heard of such a thing...but as of right now, I'm not down with it. I was told it was a processing technique and some people process better this way. Yet, I still don't know what I think. I don't know why any Christian should lay on the ground and breath cleansing breathes. There is no real Biblical basis for why we should do it. I'm glad I did not do it, and I don't plan on ever doing it. ah! I feel like it's some mystic, new age activity done under the name of the Holy Spirit. My conscience wont let me do it, and I'll walk in that.

Not only did that happen, but there was more. In one of the "worship" services we had, the crowed broke out in laughter. And a voice came from the pulpit "Let's read Bible verses and laugh."...what a miss use of God's Word. Are you joking me!! "Let's read Bible verses and laugh." That's the biggest twisting and degrading use of Scripture I have ever seen live. Where is the Fear of the Lord? Where is a love for God's truth? It's gone, evaporated with their hermeneutics, discernment and understanding of Scripture. I pray that we can always see the truth, follow it and be lead by the Lord and His voice.

Some good did come of the weekend. I was able to do a lot of personal study and Bible reading. The Lord is good.

That's my update for now...

Check out this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7UyZYpeReY

tim.
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