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Re: Confederate Flags Greet Obama in Oklahoma

paulcquillman — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 01:44:22 -0000

And yet, it was an African American who seems to have put the protest together. Given the opportunity, how would you respond to him?

Re: What Do I Do With My Confederate Flag?

paulcquillman — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 18:45:11 -0000

South Carolina officially left the United States in December of 1860. Ft Sumter was on Confederate soil, and in a purely political move, Lincoln, having 4 months to vacate the fort, decide to let the south fire the first shot. Lincoln had no Constitutional authority to keep troops n SC, and SC didn't want union troops inside its borders, as it was now part of a separate nation.
The truth is that Lincoln exceeding authority he did not have, over territory he no longer had any authority over, and ignored the Confederacy's demands that Union troops to leave Confederate territory.

Re: What Do I Do With My Confederate Flag?

paulcquillman — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 10:57:19 -0000

Calling southerners traitors and bigots will definitely convince them they are wrong. And it will also cause them to see reason and throw out every vestige of the Confederacy, not only from government buildings, but also parks, museums, homes and even the bumper stickers on their vehicles. The will even burn all of the flags too.

Re: We need feminism…

paulcquillman — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 08:57:45 -0000

In what way is the Gospel so deficient that there must be something additional added to it?

Re: We need feminism…

paulcquillman — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:27:40 -0000

How about "I just need the Gospel.". The Gospel reminds me that all people are sinners, and all equally are in need of Jesus. We all have inherent worth and value because we are created by God. Keep your feminism. I'll stick with the Gospel.

Re: World Vision Update

paulcquillman — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 18:13:56 -0000

Kevin DeYoung offers a wise and thoughtful response:

http://thegospelcoalition.o...

Re: Hearts of Flesh

paulcquillman — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:51:04 -0000

Interesting. I have seen the bondage described in various evangelical circles, both liberal and conservative. I found the freedom described in conservative reformed/calvinistic circles.

Re: Forgive Me

paulcquillman — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:24:52 -0000

My hope is that one day, if I amever subjected to the devistation like Moore OK was, that a pastor would be wise enough and kind enough to call me to worship in my grief. The sooner the better.

Re: Forgive Me

paulcquillman — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:22:06 -0000

I don't know how to respond to this. To put Robertson and Piper together like you have is utter nonsense. Piper has been subjected to libel and should be appologized to.

Re: Forgive Me

paulcquillman — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:16:57 -0000

The book of Job has nothing to do with justice, even in its proper defination. Justice is what we rightly deserve. As a sinful human, I deserve only 2 things, death and hell. Everything else, everything else, is mercy. That is how Job could worship.

Re: Forgive Me

paulcquillman — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:45:59 -0000

But Job is a better comfort in this situation. Apart from Jesus, Job knows what great suffering and loss are better than anyone else. Verse 19 is exactly what some people went through, and verse 20 is the response of a man who lost everything, and finds that he has no hope anywhere else but in God. You take not just Piper, but Scripture out of context.

Re: Forgive Me

paulcquillman — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:43:31 -0000

Then you do not understand the context of Job. Apart from Jesus. I can't think of anyone else who knows and understands deep suffering and loss like Job. Both verses together, 1:19 and 1:20, were tweeted as a comfort. Job knows better than most, what deep suffering is like, and his response to such loss is how we should be responding. Worship in and through our grief.

Re: Forgive Me

paulcquillman — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:41:02 -0000

It seems you missed the part in the next verse, which Piper also tweeted, where Job ripped his clothes (a very old custom done to signify great mourning) and worshipped God. There is no indication that Job was wicked, So it is illogical to conclude from the text that what happened to Job was the judgement of God. You are not only taking Piper out of context, you also impose something on Scripture that does not exist. Piper quoted 2 verses. If you miss the second verse, and if you miss the context of the whole book of Job, then your arguement is with God, not Piper.

Re: Forgive Me

paulcquillman — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:30:19 -0000

All the context that is necessary is to read Job chapter 1. From there it is pretty easy to see that Piper was calling grieving people to take that grief to Jesus.

Re: Forgive Me

paulcquillman — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:58:40 -0000

No additional comment was necessary. Read Job 1 and that is all the context you need. What did Job do when he suffered great loss? He worshipped God. I fail to see what more context is necessary.

Re: Forgive Me

paulcquillman — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:20:18 -0000

Not empathetic? Wow. Given the context of that part of Job, there is a ton of empathy wrapped up in the text. Perhaps he is taking the time to post a full article, and the FULL CONTEXT of the twitter posts were just a start at processing and begining the article. If Rachel is not going to do some due dilligence and make sure that she has the context before she recklessly fires off at an elder in the faith, perhaps she should reconsider blogging.

Re: Forgive Me

paulcquillman — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:51:02 -0000

Rachel was wrong to not further investigate the claim, and she is not the only one who did so. In the midst of unspeakable suffering Job worshipped God. And in the midst of unspeakable suffering, so should we. Piper was simply calling the church to bring their mourning to a God who listens. Piper is calling us to bring our pain and worship. He did respond emotionally, with the Gospel in view.

Re: Forgive Me

paulcquillman — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:39:08 -0000

Rachel, given the whole context of what Piper tweeted (via a screen shot fromTony Reinke 's phone link posted on Denny Burk's blog about this)
http://richardsibbes.com/_t...

will you also appologize to Piper for not investigating the context of his tweet, that aparently was a series of tweets?

Re: Forgive Me

paulcquillman — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:33:00 -0000

Thank you for adding this bit of necessary context. In all things we are to rejoice, even as we mourn. And Job worshipping even in such circumstances is a wonderful testament to his utter dependance upon God.

Re: Help! Your thoughts on the future of evangelicalism…

paulcquillman — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:34:11 -0000

1) I no longer consider myself evangelical. There are a few reasons:

A)The term is far less a theological category, and much more of a political one, and I think that hinders the advancement of the Kingdom. The evangelical church has tied itself to the GOP and has absolutely nothing to show for it, and is unwilling to see that.

B) What passes for theology in the general evangelical marketplace of ideas is rather broad, to the point that it means nothing. You can believe anything, and still be evangelical.

C) I am Reformed. There isn't a whole lot that evangelicalism has in common with Reformed theology. The methodology is different. The presuppositions are different. The starting place is different. Sure there are some similarities, but not enough for me to feel like I am being honest if I take on the evangelical label.

D) I find that labels do have a useful place. It makes for a common set of terms with which to discuss a particular topic. Great care should be taken with the use of labels, but we all label ourselves and what we beleive. It is foolish to think otherwise. Use the labels with care.

2) I would define evangelicalism as a theologically broad (and becoming politically broad) Christian viewpoint that is the majority position of Western (especially USA) Christianity. It uses political means to achieve moral ends (left and right).

David Wells says something astonishingly well about evangelicalism in the begining of his book "No Place for Truth, or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology":

"The disappearance of theology from the life of the Church, and the orchestration of that disappearance by some of its leaders, is hard to miss today, but oddly enough, not easy to prove. It is hard to miss in the evangelical world--in the vacuous worship that is so prevalent, for example, in the shift form God to the self as the central focus of faith, in the psychologized preaching that follows this shift, in the erosion of its conviction, in its strident pragmatism, in its inability to think incisively about the culture, in its reveling in the irrational."
3) My greatest concern is it's lack theological instruction. There is such a large concern for "10 steps for this or that" and no interest, at least not on a large scale, for Truth. My one hope is that someone will come through the evangelical anti-intellectualism, and teach evangelicals to think theologically. The evangelical church emotes well, just listen to much of what is played on CCM radio (I gave CCM radio up years ago because of this). Evangelicals don't think for themselves. Right and left do group think well, but no one is really pressing in deeper to understand why.
4) I have no idea what his favorite candy is.

Re: Guys and Dolls: Exhibit B for the absurd legalism of gender roles

paulcquillman — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 20:13:24 -0000

My wife and I are
complimentarian. We both grew up Baptist, I was Southern, and she is a Free
Will Baptist PK. We are now Reformed.

For us, complimentarianism starts with God being sovereign. By design, He
created man and woman to work together, for His glory, and their mutual benefit
and enjoyment. There are many decisions my wife makes without consulting me,
and vice versa. There are some decisions I will not make without her input, and
there are a few decisions she absolutely refuses to make, believing that it is
for the head of the household (me) to make.

Neither one of use see complimentarianism as an expression of gender inequality.
Honestly, we both find the accusing rather repulsive. We are equal sinners
before God, equally in need of the Gospel. Both of us see that there are clear,
Biblically defined roles for each of us. Each role compliments the other.

Neither one of us would last 5 minutes in a church that allowed for women
pastors or elders. We just do not see a place in Scripture that demonstrates
that is the Biblical model. We do, however, see that there is a role for a
deaconess. What that looks like practically, I'm not sure. There is a great
deal of conversation on the matter, and much of it good. I suspect that within
the next decade or 2, our denomination will be working through this, and
finding an approach that is first Biblical, and then meaningful and profitable
for the church.

Church leadership is foolish to ignore the needs of the women of the
congregation. It should seek out the women in the church and listen to their
concerns every bit as much as it does the men.

As far as who we listen to on the matter, honestly, this isn't really a hot
button issue for my wife and me. We would agree with Piper, Sproul, Begg,
Mohler, Calvin, Luther, and probably more that I have forgotten at the moment.
Not knowing much about the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, I can't
really comment on what their stand is.

Re: Dear Rush Limbaugh: “Why I Canceled My Sleep Number Bed”

paulcquillman — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:21:22 -0000

At the moment, I am looking at Mozy online backup. Mozy.com

Re: Dear Rush Limbaugh: “Why I Canceled My Sleep Number Bed”

paulcquillman — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:54:18 -0000

Just uninstalled Carbonite from my laptop and took their exit survey.

Re: #OccupyWallStreet: Zucotti Park Cleaning Cancelled Early Friday

paulcquillman — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:00:20 -0000

Any chance that Sojo would help out these people in Boston?

http://tinyurl.com/66faj9m

Re: #OccupyWallStreet: Playing with Fire and Corraling the Golden Calf

paulcquillman — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:59:46 -0000

I wonder how this occupy Wall Street thing squares with the 10th commandment?