To define nationality in terms of race and religion will immediately lead to confusion.For instance, if we define the term "Indian" (a nationality identifier) as "a person who belongs to the ancient races of the mainland of Hindustan and follows one of the ancient religions of the land, e.g. Hinduism, Buddhism, etc", then we immediately land into the following problems:1. A Japanese Buddhist will not be considered an "Indian" because though he follows an ancient religion of the land, Buddhism, he doesn't belong to one of the ancient races of India.2....
Is the Idea of a Christian Nation Rational and Biblical?
JESUS made a distinction between what belonged to Caesar and what belonged to God (Matt.22:21). He also spoke of His Kingdom as "not of this world" (Jn. 18:36). The New Testament clearly marks off the Kingdom of God and the kingdom of man as two separate realms. Of course, even in the kingdom of man, political authority ultimately comes from God (Rom.13:1,2). But, that doesn't certainly make politics "Christian". For instance, Nebuchadnezzar's authority came from God (Dan.2:37), but that didn't make his kingdom a Christian kingdom or his way of...
Blogger MS Docx Footnotes Link Issues Solution
If you have tried to copy-paste a Microsoft document into your blogger post, you may have noticed that the footnotes of the document link to the local file on the computer drive: e.g. to file:///D:/Test.docx#_ftnref1. As a result, when someone clicks on the link, it returns an error.Solution:1. After copy-pasting the text in Compose mode on blogger, turn to HTML mode.2. Select all text, cut, paste it to Notepad. 3. Find the link text (e.g. file:///D:/Test.docx#_ftnref1)...
Great Commandment in Apposition to the Great Commission
The Good Samaritan (Wikimedia)Citations:The Great Commandment is the essential law of the church; the Great Commission is the missional task of the church. The both cannot be confused. To love is a rule and principle that would never cease to be; to preach is an obligation that will soon cease to be. That is one reason why caring for the poor, the orphans, and the widows is considered to be pure religion (James 1:27). The liberational causes...
The Leader and Lies
Pinocchio's nose grew with every lie he spokeIf a ruler pays attention to lies, all his servants become wicked. (Pro 29:12 NKJ)Nothing is more damaging than building a leadership system upon the foundation of lies.Gossip LiesA leader who believes lies and rumors and changes the way he relates to or treats people only encourages wickedness; for, the liars get closer to him while the righteous move away. Therefore, the Bible strongly commands...
Ambition and Strong-Will
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There is one indispensable trait that one must look for when counting on a person for a work: the fear of the Lord. Ask yourself the question, "Does this person have the fear of the Lord?" If you see the person joking fearlessly, showing insensitivity towards God in his/her talk, interested more in things of the world than in things of God, then one must remember that such a person will have no absolute reason to stay away from evil. It is only by...
ABCs of Email Etiquette
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IN an age of lightning-fast communication, sms texting, chatting, and emailing, there is the danger of losing etiquette in communication. This becomes a serious issue with regard to email communications. Following are few of the many things that must come handy when using email for communication.A - Address & AttachmentsCheck the email id before replying or else you may either have sent the message to someone else or will be embarrassed by a...
Fear of God and the Holy Spirit
The Bible teaches us that the Holy Spirit is a Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord (Isa.11:2-3). The mark of a Spirit-filled person is that he/she will be only find delight in the fear of the Lord (Isa.11:3). When the fear of God is not a terror but a joy, then that fear is from the Spirit of God. The fear of God is not a sign of weakness but of power in the Spirit; for, a man who fears God and not man, relies in God and not in self or situation....
Is Polygamy Allowed in the New Testament Era? Practical Issues
Elkanah and His Two Wives. WikimediaIt is indisputable that polygamy was allowed by the Mosaic Law in the Old Testament (Deut.21:15). However, the New Testament extols monogamy as a virtue (1Tim.3:2,12; 5:9). In the New Testament, remarriage is only allowed in the case of the death of the spouse (1Tim.5:14). However, polygamy certainly was not the original marital institution. In the Old Testament, it was allowed because of the hardness of human...
Theologies of History
Theologies of history have, at least, two functions:1. They provide a thematic layout of general history.2. They provide an interpretive framework for specific events in history.We term them “theologies” because there are a number of various theological approaches to history. Examples are Augustine’s Two City Theology and Dispensationalism.Some Terminological ClarificationsVs. Historical TheologyTheology of history is, of course, certainly not historical theology; that may not need to be mentioned, except for clarification of terminologies. Historical...
Some Keys to Hegel's Phenomenology of the Mind
Based on Hegel's Preface to his Phenomenology of the MindKey Definers1. Nothing is False or True. Reality is Negativity. The dialectical view anticipates this principle. Reality is grasped in the (dialectical) process. The more the ordinary mind takes the opposition between true and false to be fixed, the more is it accustomed to expect either agreement or contradiction with a given philosophical system, and only to see reason for the one or the...
Faith Versus Religious Conversion
The only time Jesus used the word "proselyte", it had a negative connotation. He boldly pointed out that the scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites as they were, traveled land and sea to win one convert, and when they had done that, they made him twice as much a son of hell as themselves (Matt.23:15). It was a pointer towards the fact that religious conversion doesn't change a person; perhaps, it may worsen his condition.The New Testament speaks of discipleship,...
Fear and Love: Filial Vs Servile Fear
"Your fear rules over my thoughts night and day,And my love is incomplete till fear leads the way..."Love involves the element of fear. But, it is not the fear of being hurt; it is the fear of offending the one we love.When the Bible commands us to fear God, it does have the two aspects of fear in mind:1. Fear that is attached to the love of God (Deut.10:12; cf. 2Cor.7:11,15). This is what is usually referred to as filial fear. It is also reverential.2. Fear that is attached to the justice of God, especially with regard to punishment (Deut 4:23,24;...
Encounter With Chance
Excerpt from Stranger (2014), pp.63-64“You seem to be in grave consternation!”I turned to my right and saw a lean middle-aged man sitting on a chair closeby, smiling at me. He wore a simple and neat white shirt tucked into his brown trousers and had a certain curly waves of hair on his head that evidently couldn’t be groomed. His face looked casual and carefree. He wore a gold ring on his left finger, and a brown thread on his right.“I saw you arrive...
Ravi Zacharias
From "20th Century Christian Contribution to Philosophy" (ACTS, 2004; Basileia, 2008)As one of the foremost Christian apologists of this century, Ravi Zacharias’ specialization in Western, Eastern, and Middle-Eastern philosophy takes him to numerous academic circles all over the world. Through his rich literature, broadcast, and record ministry, he has addressed millions of people all over the world. Most of his books and lectures address the present...
परमेश्वर शास्त्र
I. परमेश्वर का अस्तित्वसृष्टि-मूलक तर्क: यदि जगत है, तो जगत एक सृष्टि है। यदि वह सृष्टि नही तो अनंतता के लक्षण होते, जो नही है। अर्थात जगत की सृष्टि एक अनंत परमेश्वर ने ही किया।II. परमेश्वर का स्वभावपरमेश्वर अपने अस्तित्व, बुद्धि, सामर्थ, पवित्रता, न्याय, भलाई, एवं सत्य में आत्मा है, अपरिमित है, अनंत है, अपरिवर्तनीय हैIII. परमेश्वर के गुणa. परमेश्वर के आंतरिक गुण (Unrelated Attributes)(i) आत्मा (John 4:24) (ii) अपरिमित – विराट (1 Kgs....
बाइबिलशास्त्र
1. प्रकाशनप्रकाशन का अर्थ है पर्दा हटाना, सत्य को प्रगट करना, एवं रहस्योद्धाटन।सामान्य प्रकाशनः Psa. 19:1-3; Act. 14:15-17; Rom. 1:18-20.विशेष प्रकाशनः परमेश्वर की उद्धार योजना से संबंधित। यह व्यक्तिगत एवं वाचिक दोनों ही हैं।बाइबिलः लिखित वचन। सम्पूर्ण ऐतिहासिक जानकारी ;वंशावली, वाचाएं, व्यवस्था, घटनाएं), साहित्य (गद्य एवं काव्य), भविष्यद्वाणी, व्याख्या (उदाहरणः पत्रियाएं), जो परमेश्वर का उद्धार संबंधित योजना की समझ हेतु हमारे लिए आवश्यक है।स्वप्न,...
