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  • An Extremely Busy Week


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    by Phil Johnson     dont do radio interviews very often, but for a mix of different reasons this week I was asked to do five. Two of them were about the Manhattan Declaration; the others dealt with the sovereignty of God, gambling, and the issue of biblical justice. Its really not a good week to be logging so ...
    8 hours ago
  • One Bad Apple


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    y confidence in Apple has taken a nose dive this month. They dropped the ball again today, delaying the delivery of my replacement computer two more weeks, without bothering to tell me. Itll be at least two months after I originally placed my order before I get a working computer. Apple has my money. All I have from ...
    3 days ago
  • Gambling: The Moral Antithesis of Charity


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    by Phil Johnson o review one more time, these are the characteristics that define "gambling": Something valuable is placed at risk Something belonging to someone else is staked as a prize An element of chance supposedly determines the outcome And finally— 4. In all gambling, wealth is either lost ...
    1 week ago
  • The Sin of Putting God to the Test


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    by Phil Johnson eres a third characteristic of gambling. Remember, Gambling involves 1) Something valuable that is placed at risk; 2) Something belonging to someone else that is staked as a prize; and: 3. Gambling involves an element of chance that supposedly determines the outcome. This is a practical denial ...
    1 week ago
  • A good question


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    by Phil Johnson A reader sent me this excellent question: Do you think your principle ["if you merely participate in a gambling contest with a desire to win, you are guilty of coveting that which belongs to your neighbor"] applies exclusively to gambling, or does it apply to any and all forms of ...
    1 week ago
  • Does Mutual Consent Eliminate the Evil in Gambling?


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    by Phil Johnson e are looking at four essential characteristics in a standard definition of gambling. I have argued that each of the four characteristics involves a violation of one or more vital biblical principles. In other words, gambling is sinful for more than one reason. Its wrong on several counts. ...
    1 week ago
  • Gambling vs. Faithful Stewardship


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    by Phil Johnson      closed Wednesdays post with a list of four distinguishing marks drawn from a standard definition of "gambling." All four of these are true of every variety of gambling: One, something valuable is put at risk. Two, something belonging to someone else is at stake as a prize. ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Oh, and one more thing . . ..


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    by Phil Johnson he following is adapted from comments I originally posted in other forums, but since what I have to say below is germane to the large subject under discussion, Ive distilled it here and am posting it so that it will be permanently attached to this thread. Like my remarks in the immediately ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Answering a couple of objections


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    by Phil Johnson et me respond to some feedback that appeared in a different forum. I dont participate in the other forum, but the person who wrote this e-mailed it to me and invited me to respond. Im posting my response here, because it might clear up some confusion other people have, too. He writes, I ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Gambling: Some Definitions and Distinctions


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    by Phil Johnson This is part 2 of a series that started here. Bear in mind that all of this series was written more than 4 years before any of these comments. (You guys are so predictable!) To gamble is to wager on a contest or to play at a game of chance for stakes. When you ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Comedy Tragedy of Errors


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    by Phil Johnson Warning: This is a long story, and it doesnt even have an ending yet. Settle in. ongtime readers may recall that I managed to destroy my main desktop PC in May of 2007 when I used a vacuum cleaner hose to get dust out of its case without turning it off first. Based on much ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Is Gambling OK? Dont Bet on It


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    by Phil Johnson I posted this series of articles on the original Pulpit blog several years ago and it generated a lot of discussion. Somehow in the many URL-changes and format redesigns over there, these articles went missing from the Pulpit archives, so I am recreating the series here at Pyro ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Free John MacArthur Book


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    center_tabs(); (HT: @mastersseminary) You can read the book online for free or purchase the hardcopy (only $14.99) athttp://grace.ly/foolsgold. In case you are unfamiliar with this book, here is the table of contents, complete with links:About the Contributors 9 Editors Introduction John MacArthur 13 Part ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Gay Games representatives from Cologne visit Dallas


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    Stephan Collet and Annete Wachter at Buli’s Representatives from the Gay Games spoke to potential participants on Monday night at Woody’s sports and video Bar and on Tuesday morning at Buli’s. The games will be help in Cologne, Germany on July 31­–August 7, 2010. Annette Wachter and Stephan Collet are ...
    3 weeks ago
  • A Most Ingenious Paradox


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    by Phil Johnson ears ago I discovered (the hard way) that the Internet is not the friendliest place for anyone who wants to stand up for logic or defend the coherence of truth. Ive long been concerned about the erosion of rationality in postmodern culture. Ive always known there are naive Christians who ...
    4 weeks ago
  • The Life and Ministry of C. H. Spurgeon


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    Phil Johnson gave a series of excellent addresses on the life and ministry of Charles Spurgeon. Johnson has become something of a Spurgeon expert while running the fabulous Spurgeon archive, and he has given us a tremendous gift in this series of messages. Johnson looks at various aspects of Spurgeon’s life, such ...
    4 weeks ago
  • GOIP-Lander!


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      We here at the Online Discernmentalist Mafia and GOIP Productions are proud to present to you GOIP-Lander: the story of one man and his band of friends as they fight to purify everything that they see in a War of Absolute Truth .  Starring Don Jobson, James Dobson, The OD Mafia crew and co-starring   John ...
    4 weeks ago
  • We Want To Hear From You Or Else


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    Write us at our ranch: 1 The Way Dobson Ranch, AZ, Jesusland, USA Ranch tours available upon request. Posted in american gospel, Arminians go to hell, BiblicalThought.com, Brandon Howse, Brannon Howse, Charles Ryrie, Charles Swindoll, Chris Pajak, Chris Rosebrough, Christian Research Network, Christo-Fascism, ...
    4 weeks ago
  • The most hated ODM site and the most hated ODM revealed is postponed do to “Chad” tampering.


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      (FIX Network The network where we fix the news we broadcast) We are still in heavy debate as to what to do. We were jut about to reveal the most hated ODM and their site when a phone call came in with terrible news. Apparently there was an issue with someone tampering with Chad the official ballot counter. Though ...
    5 weeks ago
  • Happy Burn A Heretic Day!


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      October 27  , 1553 – Condemned as a heretic for preaching nontrinitarianism and anti- infant baptism , Michael Servetus   was burned at the stake outside Geneva . “A new heresy has been discovered,” he said. “We must stamp out this burst of hell-fire before it spreads over the surface ...
    5 weeks ago

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