"Each had six wings: with two HE covered HIS face, and with two HE covered HIS feet, and with two HE flew"- Isaiah 6:2
"Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in HIS had a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And HE touched my mouth..."- Isaiah 6:6
" 'Gabriel (which means Man of God), make this man understand the vision.' So HE came near where I stood. And when HE came, I was frightened and fell on my face. But HE said to me..."- Daniel 8:16~17
"And when HE had spoken to me, I fell on the ground. But HE touched me and made me stand up. HE said..."-Dan. 8:18~19
“The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me, but Michael, one of the chief PRINCES came to help me...” Dan. 10:13
“But I will tell you what is in the book of truth: there is none who contends by my side against these expect Michael you PRINCE.” -Dan. 10:21
“At that time shall arise Micheal, the great Price...”-Dan. 12:1
"And the first angel blew HIS trumpet..."- Rev. 8:7
"And the second angel blew HIS trumpet..."- Rev. 8:8
"And the third angel blew HIS trumpet..."- Rev. 8:10
"And the fourth angel blew HIS trumpet.."- Rev. 8:12
"And the fifth angel blew HIS trumpet..." Rev. 9:1
"And the sixth angel blew HIS trumpet..."- Rev. 9:13
"Then I saw another mighty angels coming down from heaven wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over HIS head, and HIS face was like fire. HE had a little scroll open in HIS hand. And HE set HIS right foot on the sea, and HIS left foot on the land" Rev. 10: 1~3
"And the angel I saw standing on the sea and and on the land raised HIS right hand to heaven..."-Rev. 10:5
"Then then seventh angel blew HIS trumpet..."- Rev. 11:15
"Now was arose in heaven, Michael and His angels..." Rev. 12:7
"So the first angel went and poured out HIS bowl..."-Rev. 16:2
“The second angel poured out HIS bowl...”- Rev. 16:3
“The fourth angel poured out HIS bowl...”- Rev. 16:8
“The Fifth angel poured out His bowl...”- Rev. 16:10
“The sixth angel poured out HIS bowl...”- Rev. 16:12
“The seventh angel poured out HIS bowl...”- Rev 16:17
Monday, May 16, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
The media and Charlie Sheen
I believe the media has been one big enabler for the, less then amusing, antics of Charlie Sheen. He is all over the Internet, facebook (though I haven't been on since the start of Lent), news and of course Twitter. I also believe that not only has he brought all misfortune on himself...but I believe he wants it. Take for example that thing about the tiger blood and two live in girlfriends...who does that sort of stuff unless they're dying for attention. Of course Charlie Sheen has always been a whore who, as VH1 put it, "loves hookers like Americans love McDonald". He also doesn't seem to be fighting very hard to get his kids back...but at this stage in their father's life, it might be best that they aren't around him.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
My first individual confession
This Monday I went to my very first individual confession which is something I've wanted do you since becoming a Lutheran, but I was always afraid that my priest would have something better to do (a very poor excuse for putting off confession for over a year). I decided that it was time for me to go, despite being terrified of what my priest would think of me. The hours leading up to my first confession was an odd mixture of excitement and terror. I spend all day praying that: God would give me the courage to confess what was really troubling me, God would give me the straight to not chicken out (which I though about a lot), and my priest opinion of me would change when I was done confessing.
I was so nervous about going that I came very close to having a car accident on my way to the church (which was a first for me). I got there 15 minutes early so I took that time to examine my heart, and to pray the rosary. When it was time to go into the church that nervous feeling started building up again. I walked into the sanctuary, where Fr. Peters was sitting at the piano. Fr. Peters first explain how confession worked, then we said a Psalm responsively (which was made difficult by the fact that I was nervous and that I get nervous when reading aloud infront of others). After the Psalm, Fr. Peters went through the Ten Commandments and then after the general confession, I confessed what was really troubling me.
After absolution I felt so much better, and so much less depressed. My family and friends have noticed a huge change (for the better) in my overall demeanor. Individual confession is something I'd most certaintly suggest to EVERY Christian who's church body offers it.
I was so nervous about going that I came very close to having a car accident on my way to the church (which was a first for me). I got there 15 minutes early so I took that time to examine my heart, and to pray the rosary. When it was time to go into the church that nervous feeling started building up again. I walked into the sanctuary, where Fr. Peters was sitting at the piano. Fr. Peters first explain how confession worked, then we said a Psalm responsively (which was made difficult by the fact that I was nervous and that I get nervous when reading aloud infront of others). After the Psalm, Fr. Peters went through the Ten Commandments and then after the general confession, I confessed what was really troubling me.
After absolution I felt so much better, and so much less depressed. My family and friends have noticed a huge change (for the better) in my overall demeanor. Individual confession is something I'd most certaintly suggest to EVERY Christian who's church body offers it.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Accountability
Unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard bout the plans for a Mosques two blocks away from ground zero. Now I personally believe in freedom of religion...however it seems to me that since there is a mosques four blocks away from ground zero...that is only another two blocks. Whenever my dad and I discuss this matter he acts as if ALL Muslims are accountable for 9/11, but that just isn't true. My family are mostly German and Irish so I asked him "Are we accountable for Hitler" and he said "yes"...my mouth dropped to the floor. He would never have said that any other time. He refused to amit that we aren't accountability Hitler...even though we aren't.
That got me to thinking about how group AREN'T accountable for their worste members...are all Catholic priest accountable for the few bad ones? Are all Germans are accountable for Hilter (as stated above)? Are all the Japanese accountable for Pearl Habor...and for that matter are all people of ever nation accountable for their nation's wars? Are all Lutheran accountable for Ed Gein? I don't believe so!!!
That got me to thinking about how group AREN'T accountable for their worste members...are all Catholic priest accountable for the few bad ones? Are all Germans are accountable for Hilter (as stated above)? Are all the Japanese accountable for Pearl Habor...and for that matter are all people of ever nation accountable for their nation's wars? Are all Lutheran accountable for Ed Gein? I don't believe so!!!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Theological problems with Baptist
(Disclaimer:My Grammar might suck a bit)
I would like to discuss in this post about the differences between baptist Lutheranism. I have some personal Theological probalems with Baptist, but in this post I would like to dicuss the Theological differences.
Lack of universal Teachings: Most of the Christian denominations have universal confessions, creeds, and or statements of faith. Lutherans (even Lutheran who are not of the same denominations) have the Concordia. The Anglican/Episcopalian Church has The Book of Common Prayer. The Catholic Church has the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Orthodox Church ( Even those not of the same denomination) has the Teachings of the church fathers and the Ecumenical Council or Synod of bishops. Calvinist and Presbyterians and have the Three Forms of Unity (see wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Forms_of_Unity ). Baptist, on the other hand, have almost NO universal teachings... they have some teachings that most churches teach, but nothing universal. Here is an example: I was reading a Baptist web page when I read "There are two sacraments, these sacraments are the baptist and foot washing. Some churches hold the Lord's Supper is a sacrament but this just simply isn't true." Now at the Baptist church I went to when I was younger the pastor said "You should partake of the Lord's Supper whenever you can for it is the most important sacrament"...does anyone other then me see the contradiction.
Sacramental Theology
Baptist: This is one teaching that most all Baptist hold in common; they teach that Baptism is an outward sign and that is about it, but the Bible says otherwise. Lutherans, Catholics, Orthodoxs, and Anglican/Episcopalians teach that Baptism is much more then just a sign. Here is a great quote about baptism. "It (Baptism) works forgiveness of sins, rescues from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this, as the words and promises of God declares."- Luther's Small Catechism. Baptism does in fact work to forgive sins and here is some passages from the Bible to prove it: "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the FORGIVENESS OF YOUR SINS"- Acts 2:38
"Get up, be baptized and WASH YOUR SINS AWAY."- Acts 22:16.
''But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God."- 1Cor. 6:11
"he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life."- Titus 3:5~7
I believe these to passages are enough to back up the claims of the denominations that believe it is more then just a sign.
The Baptist of Children: Children should be Baptized. First of all Christ said to baptize "all nations" (Matthew 28:19) and children even in those day were counted as member of nations, and "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the FORGIVENESS OF YOUR SINS. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. THE PROMISE IS FOR YOU AND CHILDREN."- Acts 2:38~39. Lets not forget the Jesus invites little children to come to him: "People were also bringing babies to Jesus to have him touch them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." Babies, just like us, are sinful and need what baptism offers : "All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath."
"Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit"- John 3:5~6
And don't forget that in Judaism (the Christianity before Christ) babies enter the covenant with God at eight days old.
Communion: Most all Baptist teach that during communion the bread remains just bread and the wine remains just wine, however the Bible teaches otherwise. During the last Supper Jesus said "This IS my body'' and "This IS my blood" That seems plane and simple, and it is. See in all of Jesus' parables he uses the word LIKE, but when he at the Last Supper he doesn't use the word like. Here are some Bible passages that support that Christ body and Blood are present:
"The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the body of Christ?"- 1Cor. 10:16
"Whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the BODY AND BLOOD OF THE LORD"- 1Cor. 11:27
In fact the Bible says it is important to recognize that Christ is present in Communion:
"For anyone who who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself."- 1Cor. 11:29
"accepting Jesus as my personal savior": Baptist claim that one can "accept" Jesus, and that if one doesn't accept him that person will go to hell, but this concept is unbiblical. They quote "Behold I stand at the door and knock, if any man hears my voice, I will come in"-Rev. 3:20. but this passage doesn't says anything about accepting Jesus Christ...in fact this passage sounds more symbolic then any passage about Communion... I mean really what door is this passage talking about. We are dead to sin (Eph. 2:1-3) Just as a dead person can't do or even "decide" to do anything, so a spiritually dead person cannot "decide" to become a Christian by the power of his or her own will. Jesus says "You did not choose me; but I chose you"-John 15:16. and the Holy Spirit latter says through St. Paul: "No one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit"-Cor. 12:3. For further reading on how the LCMS stand on this matter (http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=569).
I would like to discuss in this post about the differences between baptist Lutheranism. I have some personal Theological probalems with Baptist, but in this post I would like to dicuss the Theological differences.
Lack of universal Teachings: Most of the Christian denominations have universal confessions, creeds, and or statements of faith. Lutherans (even Lutheran who are not of the same denominations) have the Concordia. The Anglican/Episcopalian Church has The Book of Common Prayer. The Catholic Church has the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Orthodox Church ( Even those not of the same denomination) has the Teachings of the church fathers and the Ecumenical Council or Synod of bishops. Calvinist and Presbyterians and have the Three Forms of Unity (see wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Forms_of_Unity ). Baptist, on the other hand, have almost NO universal teachings... they have some teachings that most churches teach, but nothing universal. Here is an example: I was reading a Baptist web page when I read "There are two sacraments, these sacraments are the baptist and foot washing. Some churches hold the Lord's Supper is a sacrament but this just simply isn't true." Now at the Baptist church I went to when I was younger the pastor said "You should partake of the Lord's Supper whenever you can for it is the most important sacrament"...does anyone other then me see the contradiction.
Sacramental Theology
Baptist: This is one teaching that most all Baptist hold in common; they teach that Baptism is an outward sign and that is about it, but the Bible says otherwise. Lutherans, Catholics, Orthodoxs, and Anglican/Episcopalians teach that Baptism is much more then just a sign. Here is a great quote about baptism. "It (Baptism) works forgiveness of sins, rescues from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this, as the words and promises of God declares."- Luther's Small Catechism. Baptism does in fact work to forgive sins and here is some passages from the Bible to prove it: "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the FORGIVENESS OF YOUR SINS"- Acts 2:38
"Get up, be baptized and WASH YOUR SINS AWAY."- Acts 22:16.
''But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God."- 1Cor. 6:11
"he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life."- Titus 3:5~7
I believe these to passages are enough to back up the claims of the denominations that believe it is more then just a sign.
The Baptist of Children: Children should be Baptized. First of all Christ said to baptize "all nations" (Matthew 28:19) and children even in those day were counted as member of nations, and "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the FORGIVENESS OF YOUR SINS. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. THE PROMISE IS FOR YOU AND CHILDREN."- Acts 2:38~39. Lets not forget the Jesus invites little children to come to him: "People were also bringing babies to Jesus to have him touch them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." Babies, just like us, are sinful and need what baptism offers : "All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath."
"Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit"- John 3:5~6
And don't forget that in Judaism (the Christianity before Christ) babies enter the covenant with God at eight days old.
Communion: Most all Baptist teach that during communion the bread remains just bread and the wine remains just wine, however the Bible teaches otherwise. During the last Supper Jesus said "This IS my body'' and "This IS my blood" That seems plane and simple, and it is. See in all of Jesus' parables he uses the word LIKE, but when he at the Last Supper he doesn't use the word like. Here are some Bible passages that support that Christ body and Blood are present:
"The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the body of Christ?"- 1Cor. 10:16
"Whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the BODY AND BLOOD OF THE LORD"- 1Cor. 11:27
In fact the Bible says it is important to recognize that Christ is present in Communion:
"For anyone who who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself."- 1Cor. 11:29
"accepting Jesus as my personal savior": Baptist claim that one can "accept" Jesus, and that if one doesn't accept him that person will go to hell, but this concept is unbiblical. They quote "Behold I stand at the door and knock, if any man hears my voice, I will come in"-Rev. 3:20. but this passage doesn't says anything about accepting Jesus Christ...in fact this passage sounds more symbolic then any passage about Communion... I mean really what door is this passage talking about. We are dead to sin (Eph. 2:1-3) Just as a dead person can't do or even "decide" to do anything, so a spiritually dead person cannot "decide" to become a Christian by the power of his or her own will. Jesus says "You did not choose me; but I chose you"-John 15:16. and the Holy Spirit latter says through St. Paul: "No one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit"-Cor. 12:3. For further reading on how the LCMS stand on this matter (http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=569).
Friday, July 16, 2010
Apostolic succession
I wonder why American Lutherans (not counting the ELCA and LOC) aren't in valid apostolic succession and don't make use of episcopacy, however many Lutheran church bodies in Europe make use of both. I've read on the LCMS website that: "Missouri Synod does not now nor has it ever recognized this practice as divinely mandated, or required for the well-being of the church's ministry." (http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=2693) I believe that there is biblical evidence for apostolic succession...however this website can explain it better then I can. (http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2005/0504sbs.asp).
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Three movie that were HORRIBLE in my opinion
(WARNING THIS POST WILL CONTAIN STRONG LANGUAGE!!!)
I have seen three SHITTY movies over three days: Orphan, Satan's Little Helper, and Psycho Ward.
Orphan sucked because it was such a LONG movie and never really explain why she is so messed up, and never tell how/if the shattered family ever recoveries from their horrible ordeal.
Satan's Little Helper suck because, 1. It was very low budget. 2. the sound was weird. 3. REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, bad acting, which is made ironic by the fact that two out of four of the main characters were going to college to be actors . 4. One of the characters is SO STUPID...he bring it all on himself and other suffer do to this. 5. They never tell who the killer is or even showed his face! 6. It ends in a freaking cliff hanger!
Lastly there is Psycho Ward first of all it started out with a sex sense...made even more worse by the fact mom and Nick were in the room. Secondly it is SO slow to get to any good part, and it was almost completely void of any plot. Lastly when I tried to look up the ending so I wouldn't have to watch the whole movie I couldn't find it on Wikipedia, WHAT THE HELL, Wikipedia has every movie.
I have seen three SHITTY movies over three days: Orphan, Satan's Little Helper, and Psycho Ward.
Orphan sucked because it was such a LONG movie and never really explain why she is so messed up, and never tell how/if the shattered family ever recoveries from their horrible ordeal.
Satan's Little Helper suck because, 1. It was very low budget. 2. the sound was weird. 3. REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, bad acting, which is made ironic by the fact that two out of four of the main characters were going to college to be actors . 4. One of the characters is SO STUPID...he bring it all on himself and other suffer do to this. 5. They never tell who the killer is or even showed his face! 6. It ends in a freaking cliff hanger!
Lastly there is Psycho Ward first of all it started out with a sex sense...made even more worse by the fact mom and Nick were in the room. Secondly it is SO slow to get to any good part, and it was almost completely void of any plot. Lastly when I tried to look up the ending so I wouldn't have to watch the whole movie I couldn't find it on Wikipedia, WHAT THE HELL, Wikipedia has every movie.
The best of these Shitty movies was Orphan!
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