for the textual benefit of those reading the blog, piper's view of divorce is that of Jesus'.. that once you are married it is for as long as you both shall live, and theres no getting out of it.. he bases the strength of his position on the fact that "God makes all things new" (thats my paraphrasing) in other words, the grace of God. God can fix a bad marriage.
Heavy metal rocker Kirk Martin made a pact with the devil. But then one day a mysterious stranger pinpointed Kirk's deepest secret and Kirk began a journey to God. See how Jesus Christ changed his life.
explanation for lack of posts: mah mommah was visitin' for the last 3 weeks! lots and looooots of traveling and (*agh*) shopping.. had some good quality time with my mom, the likes of which i havent had in perhaps 10 or more years.. so i thank God for this great time He gave me with her.. (i wouldve enjoyed it more if we hadnt constantly been moving around doing stuff.. and just stayed at home in relax.. but oh well.. we made every effort to see to it that she really enjoyed herself to the max here.. which meant putting our desires and preferences on hold for the time she was here.. i hope my mom really enjoyed her time here, and that it was a great blessing to her)
in case you didnt yet hear, this is a girl who secretly left islam to become a christian, and was practicing her new faith without her parents knowing, reading her bible and praying in secret, and then escaped as her father threatened to kill her because of it..
heres a long quote from the video description, for your reading pleasure:
Long Dialogue: (Different than the ad)
In English:
A university professor challenged his students with this question.
"Did God create everything that exists? A student bravely
replied, "Yes, He did!" "God created everything?" the professor asked. "Yes, sir," the student replied.
The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists. And according to the principal that our works Define who we are, then God is evil." The student became quiet before such an answer.
The professor was quite pleased with himself, and boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the faith in God is a myth.
Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question, professor?" "Of course," replied the professor. The student stood up and asked,"Professor, does cold exist?"
"What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?" The students snickered at the young man's question.
The young man replied, "In fact, sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is, in reality, the absence of heat. Everybody or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy. Absolute zero (-460 degrees F) is the total absence of heat. All matter becomes inert and incapable of reaction at that temperature. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat."
The student continued. "Professor, does darkness exist?" The
professor responded, "Of course it does." The student replied, "Once again you are wrong, sir. Darkness does not exist either. Darkness is, in reality, the absence of light. We can study light, but not darkness. In fact, we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colors and study the various wave lengths of each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how
dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present. Isn't this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present."
Finally, the young man asked the professor, "Sir, does evil exist?"
Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course, as I have already said. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil."
To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist, sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold -- a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not like faith, or love, that exist just as does light and heat. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat,
or the darkness that comes when there is no light."
The professor sat down. The young student's name -- Albert Einstein.
based on a true story.. part 3 almost made me cry.. but im strong and i held it back
(Part1) A radical Islamic terrorist from Egypt changed from a murderous "Saul" to a forgiving "Paul" after Jesus Christ visited him in a soul-penetrating dream. This hater of both Christians and Jews set out to discredit the Bible, but instead, he was transformed when Jesus appeared to him and changed his heart.
