Some of My Interests -- Because I was Tagged

[thebiblicalway]

Well, better late than never, right?

Look at your LJ "interests" list. If you have less than 50 interests, pick every fifth one. If you have between 50 and 75 interests, pick every seventh one. If you have over 75 interests, pick every tenth one. If you have fewer than ten, pick all of 'em. List them on your LJ, and tell everyone exactly what it

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[godmytreasure]

I think it is awesome that you have written to your future children!

And I must say, I LOVE Marty Goetz music, too!

By the way, do you know who I am?

[thebiblicalway]

Yes, I did figure out who you are. I've got a habit of reading people's bios; so, thanks to Charity's bio, I knew. I kind of assumed that you assumed that I knew who you were. It's good to "meet" you, Mrs. Chapin. Thanks for each one of your comments.

Well, I'm glad not everyone thinks I'm odd. =) The idea came from a friend, actually. He was doing that, and I thought it was cool, so I started. ...

You've heard of Marty Goetz? It's unusual that you've heard of him as well, because he's not terribly popular. Have you heard his Isaiah 53 song (Who Has Believed)? That one is really moving with beautiful music set to even more beautiful words. It's hard, though, to choose a favorite, because there are so many good ones!

[melytha]

I am curious what kind of things you would write in a letter to a future child... would you mind sharing, or would that be too personal? :)

[thebiblicalway]

Hmm ... Well, several are too personal, but there is one that sounds like simple exhortation that could be directed toward any Christians. So, perhaps I'll post that for friends only. No guarantees. =)

[redbandanna]

Thanks for doing this... It really was an interesting read. Definitely more so than mine, for sure. =P

If you haven’t read any of C.H. Spurgeon’s works, you’re missing out.

I actually have one of his books sitting on my shelf waiting to be read. Your praise of him is inspiring me to go pick it up instead of waiting around for the "opportune moment" when I have time.) I've heard so much good about him from my Mom (as she's read most everything he's written, I believe).

There is no room for boasting in salvation.

That is one thing I really appreciate about the Doctrines Of Grace... It really humbles man and gives God the glory instead.

The basic idea is that God’s Word is the final authority and not man’s puny little mind-i.e. the truth of the Word is presupposed.Interesting that you should mention this, because the whole idea of

[thebiblicalway]

As far as this being more interesting, that's hard to tell. I'm not overly fond of reading my own posts.

So if you would like to share about what you're learning in this area I would be very interested in hearing about it.

Lemme summarize, what I've gathered so far. ... Well, to begin with, everyone has basic presuppositions or assumptions. It's good to point that out to people. There's this fallacious idea that many unbelievers have that they are unbiased in their beliefs. They are--they think--using the ultimate criterion for determining all truth: human reasoning. It's all humanistic. What they don't realize is that they are just as biased as anyone else. Their basic presupposition is that human intelligence is decisive and generally impartial in discerning the truth. False. The Bible tell us that Man fell. The result is that the natural Man's mind (as well as heart) is totally depraved and at enmity with God ("The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts," Psalm 10:4

[numbugz]

My sister was recently telling me about presuppositionalism (is that a word?) and it's antidote. Very fascinating. I mean, in class this year the teens in our church are going through a book that gives logical answers to different questions about religion in general and Christianity in particular. It seems like on the one hand we do have to accept the Bible through faith, but God did give us our reason, and I think He expects us to use it. We have to have faith that God exists, but does that mean we should not try to use logic to prove it?

[thebiblicalway]

...God did give us our reason, and I think He expects us to use it.'Definitely agree with you there. =) (Oh boy, don’t get me going! I’ll talk your ear off if you talk about these kind of things. I love philosophical discussions.) In answer to your question, God’s existence in particular is a fundamental truth that is built into people’s conscience. Those who deny God’s existence are not easily won over by logic, since they’ve already dismissed His existence based on a strong, sinful bias. If they are won over by logic, they’d not believe in God’s existence due to faith but, in their mind, by virtue of facts. “Without faith it is impossible to please God,” comes to mind, and faith is not birthed by “facts.” If we want to see people saved, we need the gospel-and only the gospel, by the work of the Holy Spirit, can result in salvation

[melytha]

Charles Spurgeon - yes, great stuff

[melytha]

*odd not out! (Odd that parents would give their children the same first name as their last name.)

[thebiblicalway]

Hey, thanks for the lengthy comment! =)

About homeschooling. If you want you can read some basic biblical arguments that I wrote about in a past post by clicking here (hope that works, anyway).

Do you happen to have any recordings of your singing? :) Do you play any instruments? Have I asked you this before?

No, you've not asked me before. Even if you did, that'd be fine. We have some personal videos and other records of me singing with others--but you can't see/hear those. =P I fumble around on the piano, but that's about it. For a while, I started learning how to play the recorder and guitar, but that never came to fruition.

Marty Goetz is really talented. He sings excellently, he composes excellently, and he plays the piano well. He's got a website, if you want to check it out ( www.MartyGoetz.com).

Good thoughts about gold. You're always thinking biblically; I like that. You should take my LJ name.

And I don't think it's odd at all!Thanks! As far as having a large family goes, that's entirely up to God, of course

[thebiblicalway]

Oops, bad link there. www.MartyGoetz.com ('Have to include the "http"--duh, I should know better.)

[numbugz]

Whenever I hear of C. H . Spurgeon it reminds me of how my Pastor always teases a guy in our church who is unusually reserved. He told us at this young man's baptism how Spurgeon was a quiet man before his baptism and afterwords God "loosed his tongue". I always feel sorry for Josh. lol

I have Marty Goetz's album He Is My Defense. Definitely enjoyable. Do you like other Messianic music? I find after much I get tired of it.

Gold? I was doing economics today ... tell me: do you think we should invest in gold? Or just stock up so that when paper money loses all its value we have something to fall back on?

[thebiblicalway]

Sure, I like Zola Levitt's music, which is Messianic, more or less. I'm not really big into that kind of music, but it's part of a well-balanced diet of music. =) I wouldn't call most of Marty Goetz music distinctly Messianic in style. You're right, truly Messainic music--distinctly Jewish sounding--gets tiresome. But, that's true for most any type of music, I suppose.

Well, I'd probably do both in regard to gold. I'd buy some, and hold on to much of it for the long term, while selling the rest when gold is up. 'Haven't done it yet, but it's definitely under consideration. My brother, Andrew, is actually much more educated about gold and silver.

[artisticeagle]

I think you have cool interests!!

I think I'll go update mine...

lol

[artisticeagle]

P.S. I'm numbugz little sis. I added you and you're certainly welcome to add me back.

*questioning, anticipating smiles*

[thebiblicalway]

Ah, I did wonder about your identity, 'cus your bio lacked such details. =)

Thanks for adding me; I would have added you sooner, but it's hard to keep up with all the friends on my list as it is, so I'm reluctant to add many more. However, if anyone adds me, I'm happy to add them back--assuming they aren't wacko or something. =)

[artisticeagle]

Assuming they aren't wacko...

Ahem, why did you add me then?

lol

Oh, an dI think it is really cool that you write letters to your "future children". I write letters to my "future husband" and several other *weird* people... lol