Sunday Bullets: Rights

More Facebook wisdom from Pastor
David Pitman, Senior Pastor. Pastor Pitman of
 Addyston Baptist Church

•  One example: 2 Corinthians 11: 12-15 from the New American Standard Bible (NASB): 12 But what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may cut off opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be [e]regarded just as we are in the matter about which they are boasting. 13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds. e 2 Corinthians 11:12 Lit found

• The Orthodox Study Bible using the New King James Version (NKJV) explains that in verse 14 'Satan imitates the Kingdom of God, telltale signs reveal his sham, such as nonapostolic doctrine'... (419). A different Jesus is preached (verse 4). Another telltale sign is a 'lucrative ministry' (verses 7-12) (419). Paul preached the gospel, free of charge (verse 7). (419).

• I am not opposed to types of reasonably paid ministry, as even Paul states in verse 9 that his needs were met from believers in Macedonia. (419).

• David J. A. Clines states (verse 15): 'They are servants of Satan in that the work of destruction and vilification they are doing is Satan's work.' (1409). 

• An aspect of these kinds of false apostles is attacking those true apostles in the New Testament era. In our present era, false teachers attacking true (but imperfect) teachers would be a similar comparison.

• With such religious teachers, often, black is white, and white is black. The truth is falsehood, and the falsehood is truth.

• I heed Clines' comments that a servant of Christ could do Satan's work. (1409).  A warning for us all in Christ.

• Indeed, as well, from a Reformed perspective,  in particular, God can also use the evil intents of persons for the greater good. (see The Bondage and Liberation of the Will and The Institutes of the Christian Religion)

CALVIN, JOHN (1539)(1998) The Institutes of the Christian Religion, Translated by Henry Beveridge, Grand Rapids, The Christian Classic Ethereal Library, Wheaton College. 

CALVIN, JOHN (1543)(1996) The Bondage and Liberation of the Will, Translated by G.I. Davies, Grand Rapids, Baker Book House.

CLINES, DAVID J. A. (1986) 2 Corinthians, The International Bible Commentary, Grand Rapids, Zondervan.

The Orthodox Study Bible, New Testament and Psalms, (1993) Saint Athanasius Orthodox Academy,Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee.

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The airplane video: Apparently the pilot was told not to let Arne fly the plane. But I suppose he let Arne, with his fancy Stetson hat, pretend to play cowboy and the plane was a 'horsie'.

 

Being in that type of water would be nice today.

Bullet Monday: Norway

• My good friend from Norway, with the fashionable Stetson hat, is now embracing the title Deputy Dawg. That video has me imagining that bear breaking into Deputy Dawg's rural Norwegian mansion as the Deputy is stunned during his afternoon nap. During this nap, the Deputy has trained his mind to be hard at work maintaining law and order, according to Romans 13. The Deputy assumes it is a relative or neighbour looking for a beer and nachos and goes back to sleep...

• In general: Is the basis for rejection from an employer, for one job, the basis for acceptance from an employer, for another job? 

• In general: Is the basic for rejection from one type of romantic partner, the basis for acceptance from another type of romantic partner? 

• In the both cases, the answer is more so in the negative. In general: It is the strengths of the person involved that serve as reasons for acceptance. Hmm...something to ponder on.

• Overall in life: Should a person promote his/her negatives, accepting the results, or should a person promote his/her strengths? I think it better to promote strengths and work on weaknesses.

• Back to the Deputy. He states on Zoom (paraphrased) 'I do half the work required in twice the time needed'. Please do not judge him negatively. With the Norwegian sunset and sunrise being only a few hours apart this summer, this comedy genius is actually hard at work, asleep, awake or sort of awake, creating new comedy material as the Norwegian Benny Hill.

• Our Zoom meetings featured a discussion on strange tattoos, and our personal disinterest. 

• By grace through faith, seeking to suffer obediently in God's perfect will, can actually lead to a greater understanding of problems of evil, as one grows in character through Jesus Christ and the triune God.

Romans 5: 1-5 

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

5 Therefore, having been justified by faith, [a]we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and [b]we exult in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only this, but [c]we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

1. Romans 5:1 Two early mss read let us have

2. Romans 5:2 Or let us exult 

3. Romans 5:3 Or let us also exult

Arne has started the hat trend on Zoom.

Quote: Perfect people are crucified-Bullets and introducing Deputy Dawg

Zoom: July 17, 2020: We had six on...

 • The Norwegian Benny Hill, also known as the quite fashionable Deputy Dawg, stated (paraphrased): Perfect people are crucified. The context of his comments was our imperfection as Christians and human beings living within the present fallen and corrupt world system (Genesis 1-3, Romans 1-3).This in comparison to Jesus Christ as God-incarnate that lived within our world system  in sinless perfection.

• King James Bible (KJV): For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

 • Now of course every crucified person other than Jesus Christ was non-perfect, but I think a point from the Deputy was that even if we as Christians were perfect, the world system would still reject us.

•  Theologically, we should therefore obey the laws of the land, relevant laws from governments, where we can stay true to the gospel and New Testament theology; but we should not, without significant reason, submit to political correctness within the world system. In our case, within the western world.

•  J.C. Zombie, ZOM BIE, was so impressed with the classic look from Deputy Dawg, that he requested that the same quite fashionable hat be sent to him from Norway.

• According to the philosophy of some, it seems to me, especially in the western world, the sumo wrestler should not go to bed at night in good conscience that he has ontological (existence), intellectual, value. 

• Often from secular sources when 'education' is mentioned in worldview contexts, it means the re-education of persons that do not follow the present secular 'orthodoxy'.

 

Terrytoons

Another example of bad reasoning: may the Lord help us

 

 

Gavin Carroll: March 14: He Put Petrol In The Hole To Kill A Mouse 

Quote: Russ wants to date someone 1/2 his age and 3 x his fitness level

Quote: Russ wants to date someone 1/2 his age and 3 x his fitness level

So today, through The Rage, someone in the Christian community from afar, reopened an old discussion which I thought we had agreed to disagree on agreeably, several months ago. This person stated (paraphrased): 

Russ wants to date someone 1/2 his age and 3 x above his fitness level. 

How does this person know my fitness level? I had stomach sculpting last year and the nurses and the person in charge told me that which was stomach fat was frozen away.

By the way, many thin looking women were in the office for stomach sculpting. My size, in-part, means I am not a fast runner, but I can walk for hours and am proficient with martial arts and martial arts weapons. If I could date a woman, where mutual attraction exists, of any age that could keep up with my hours of walking and my martial arts fitness, I would be very impressed. I will be impressed with someone that can proficiently use and defend against weapons at any age.

I will be impressed by someone, like me, that has not declined in martial arts ability, well into his/her adulthood and is still improving.

I am functionally fit, but not thin, not just according to me, but medical sources. Note the nickname The Kingpin given to me by ironically, Mr. Bobby Buff.

New American Standard Bible

Romans 16:17 

Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them.

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New birthday tradition?

My birthday is today, but the three stooges took me out for an excellent Greek dinner last night.
Much appreciated.

This is my new birthday Pop figure, I expect to see different characters appear as more friends have
birthdays. Thankfully, I do not have a dome, or the visual similarities could be
'terrifying'.

Many thanks, Miss CIA.

Last evening. The long walk after dinner.

John Cleese on extremism, thanks to Charles Nelson Chuckles for the link

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