Hello,

   Well School is finaly over and the joyful periode of un-interrupted fun that we call "summer" has finaly come. I am sad to see the school year end for I delight in school (I guess I am just wierd or something). I have been debating on what to blog on next and will hope to have some form of structured study very soon.

    In the mean time I have a little side point to bring up. I was bored one day and was watching a program on the Evolution of Comic Book Super-Heros. One individual made a quote along this line, "The Greek gods are not gone... they just wear brightly colored spandex costumes". Anyone that knows me would be able to tell that this statment would peak my intrest. I personaly agree with F. Schaffer when he says that the Greco-Roman gods were no more that ordinary men with extrodinary powers. There was really nothing diefied about them. The Greeks attempted to build a moral absolute system (aka religion) off of them and failed because the Greek gods were mearly corrupted men with unusual abilities. But they "live on" in our society in the form of super-man and batman. They are by no means a "god", but they closly mimic the Greek gods and heros. Just an interesting thing to think on.... 

                        "By Faith alone, Through Grace"

                                              TheReformer

Hello,

Wow, this sure has been a long time. I have been kinda busy lately and forgot to blog. But I shall return and go on bloging. this I do promise toy. The next blog will be, of coarse, of some theological value.

                                                               By His Grace,

                                                                               TheReformer

Well,

   Sorry about the long time of not replying, but you know how the Holidays are......... I have not yet sourted out all the verses that I want too, I should have all of that ready by tomorow

    Seeing as how it was just Christmas, I think that I will let the faithful readers (If there are any) know that Christmas is not Christian. The only thing that is remotly Christian in Christmas is the name. It means "Mass of Christ". Jesus was most likely in May or June. The question is then why do we celebrate Jesus's birth on the 25?

     For the answer of this, one must dig in a history book. Dec. 25 was oridginaly the date of the pagan festaval to the sun god. During winter the days get shorter. This is a date that some how works in connection with the winter solstice. Therefore the Romans thought it to be the day when the sun god was "born". If you look into any pagan religion, the 25 of Dec. is almost always assosiated with the birth of the sun god.

   In the 5 century, Christianity became the officila religion of the Roman Empire. And the Church needed to make the Church more apealing to the newly "Converted" members. So the church "Baptised" this pagan holiday into the church calender. So it changed from the bithday of the "Sun" god to the SON OF GOD. On a personal note, this is why I do not like Christmas.

If you have ever light a Christmas tree, you are participating in a pagan ritual. In the ancient times, trees had candels placed in them. http://www.religioustolerance.org/xmas_tree.htm that is an excelent website to go on and explore more of the pagan tradition we call Christmas. Jeramiah 10:2-5  outlaws making a Christmas tree. funny hu!

     well, as for me and my house, I do not know if I can celebrate another Christmas. I guess I will have to give out gift.......... one more thing before I sign off. Untill the 18 century, Christmas was outlawed in this country. Even when martin Luther and John Calvin were in Geneva, they outlawed it. Mabey we should outlaw it as well...........

                                       In the Hand of the LORD God Almighty

                                                   TheReformer

Hello,

This is the Reformer again, soory for the lond time of being WAOL. But I had exams and needed to study realy hard, still failed my english.......mabey /i should have just bloged instead.Now where were we, oh yes, we are know on I in our Acrynom TULIP.

    I stands for irresitable Grace throu effectual calling.That sure is a mouth full, but even more useful for theological thought. Now, Grace in one scence is general, and then specific at another. The Gospel calls out to all that hear it to repent. this is what we will term as general calling. This of itself is not what it takes to repent and be saved. That takes a special regenerating call from the Holy Spirit. That is what is called effectual Grace. The latter fourm of grace cannot be refused, for once a person is exposed to it, it regenerates him and thus he come to want to reconcile himself to God. He only comes to this point because of the Call of God throu the Holy Spirit.

Of course this all means absolutly nothing If you cannot back it up with scripture, for any theology should be judged by correctness based on its scriptural support.

And that will be concluded in tomorows blog. Haah, thought that I would leave you in suspense.

                                THE REFORMER                   

Well,

   I did post another post, but somehow it did not quite work, oh well...... Any way if I am not mistaken, we will be starting the letter L on the acryonym TULIP. Better known as the five points of reformd theology. L stands for limited atonement. Now, at first this sounds quite bad, but it is really not. A better word for this would be "Particular" atonement. This means that when Christ died, He Died for the sins of those whom He came to save. This ties in closly with the doctrine of predestination. A verse to support this would be John 6:37- "All that the Father gives to Me will come to Me, and the ones who come I will by no means cast away." that is not the best example I could give, but I am pressed for time. the next installment will be on I, Irresistable Grace.

                                   TheReformer