** dW 05.20.10 **

dW

 

scripture

 

Isaiah 40:25-26

"To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?" says The Holy One. Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.  (italics added)

 

En Espanol, Isaías 40:25-26

 

name

 

Hakkadosh

“The Holy One. The One set apart as utterly perfect and unique, utterly transcending the realm of the finite, the fallen, and the imperfect. Only God is worthy of worship, for He alone is holy”. (hebrew4christians)

 

quote

 

Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man.
Oswald Chambers

 

prayer

 

The aim of the Taliban attack is to set fear and hopelessness in the hearts of the Afghanis and those there working for the improvement of the country.  Please pray for those caught in the aftermath of the attack.  Many wounds both physically and psychologically have been made.  There is progress being made.  When I visited my folks in December 2009, we heard over and over again stories of how things are so much better.  One man always, in every conversation with us, said “Things are better.  At least now we have hope.”

dW 05.20.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Isaiah 9:6-7

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.

 

En Espanol, Isaías 9:6-7 

 

quote

 

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
Mother Teresa

 

name

 

Isaiah 9:6-7 tell us more names of God.  Verse 6 tells us the name Sar Sahlom, Prince of Peace.  Isaiah is prophesying of Jesus’ entrance into the world, what He will accomplish, and how it will be done.  God will bring peace and His reign will bring justice and righteousness unending.  Halleluiah!

 

clarification

 

In the dW 05.17.10 email, I used a quote by Robert Schuller.  I have been made aware that his teachings are contrary to Biblical truth.  If you’d care to read about this, then please visit the dW website and see what has been posted.

RE: dW 05.17.10

In dW 05.17.10 I used a quote by Robert Schuller. The quote in isolation is not an issue. However, Schuller’s theology has major issues.

Therefore, having been made aware, I would like to make clear that I do not support his theology.

If you are interested in knowing more about Schuller’s theology, then look through the information below.

Blessings,

Kyle

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I do have a comment on using a quote from Robert Schuller. Although the quote itself is innocuous, the use of it could tend to lend legitimacy to his teaching, which contains significant un-Biblical elements.

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Here are several examples –

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In a 10/5/84 letter to Christianity Today, Schuller wrote, "I don't think anything has been done in the name of Christ and under the banner of Christianity that has proven more destructive to human personality and hence counterproductive to the evangelism enterprise than the often crude, uncouth, and unchristian strategy of attempting to make people aware of their lost and sinful condition" (cf. Romans 1:18-3:20).

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In response to a question from Paul Crouch on Crouch's TBN 12/8/87 television show, concerning critic's claims that Schuller doesn't preach repentance, Schuller responded, "I preach repentance so positively, most people don't recognize it" (cf. Ezekiel 18:30-32).

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In Self-Esteem: The New Reformation (Word Books, 1982), Schuller teaches that: (1) the church's problem is that it has had a God-centered theology for centuries, when it needs a man-centered one; (2) we're not bad, merely badly informed about how good we are; (3) it would be an insult to the integrity of any human being to call him a sinner; and (4) "Jesus knew His worth; His success fed His self-esteem. He suffered the cross to sanctify His self-esteem and He bore the cross to sanctify your self-esteem. The cross will sanctify the ego trip" (p. 115) (cf. Matt. 16:24). [Schuller further amplified this latter thought on the 8/12/80 Phil Donahue Show; Schuller said, "Jesus had an ego. He said, 'I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men unto me.' Wow, what an ego trip He was on!"]

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Excerpt from an 11/92 radio interview with Robert Schuller –

QUESTIONER: How could the cross, as you write, "sanctify the ego trip," and make us proud, in the light of passages that say, "I hate pride and arrogance (Prov. 8:13), "Pride goes before destruction" (Prov. 16:18),"The Lord detests all the proud" (Prov. 16:5), "Do not be proud" (Rom. 12:16), "Love does not boast, it is not proud" (1 Cor. 13:4). In fact Paul warns Timothy that in the last days men "will be lovers of themselves" (2 Tim. 3:2). ... Why should we do anything to encourage people to become "lovers of themselves" if Paul in fact warned others that that would be the state of godlessness in the last days?

SCHULLER: I hope you don't [preach this] because you could do a lot of damage to a lot of beautiful people. ... if you preach that text, oh man, I sure hope you give it the kind of interpretation that I do or, I'll tell you, you'll drive them farther away and they'll be madder than hell at you and they'll turn the Bible off, and they'll switch you off, and they'll turn on the rock music and Madonna. Just because it's in the Bible doesn't mean you should preach it. ... it is so difficult to preach some of those texts and not come across as lacking humility ...

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If you Google “Robert Schuller” you’ll come up with a lot of stuff, including transcripts of some of his appearances with Larry King.

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Here’s one fairly lengthy resource (you’ll be able to find many others) --

http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/exposes/schuller/general.htm

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Schuller is a protégé of Norman Vincent Peale, who is considered the modern father of “possibility thinking”. You can find many resources on Peale’s aberrant teachings.

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Once someone starts to selectively use Scripture, and deny that all of Scripture is true and applicable today, they are on a very dangerous path.

** dW 05.18.10 **

dW

 

scripture

 

Luke 1:76-79

Zechariah, “And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace”.

 

En Espanol, Lucas 1:76-79

 

prayer

 

In an email from my mom, who lives in Kabul, Afghanistan I learned this morning of a terrorist attack that shook their city last night at 8:45 pm PST time.  There was a suicide bombing in that shook the city at 8:15 am Kabul time.  The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack that targeted a NATO convoy using a vehicle that was loaded with explosives and detonated in morning rush hour traffic.  BBC reports that there are five confirmed US military that were killed and that nearly 50 people were also injured.  The explosion was not too far away from where my stepdad works and it actually blew out a few of their windows. So far the news has not reported any of the civilian deaths, innocent lives that were taken by this act of terror.  However, there were men, women, and children that were involuntarily wrapped in this fray that have suffered serious injuries and even death.  Please pray for the people of Afghanistan and the many organizations that are on the ground in the midst of chaos trying to give aid and hope to its people.  Please pray specifically for the Taliban fighters and supporters, that God will change their hearts and give them eyes to see the damage that they are inflicting and the courage to flee from their evil.

dW 05.17.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Psalm 91: 1-2

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

 

En Espanol, Salmos 91:1-2

 

quote

 

Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.
Robert H. Schuller

 

name

 

Another name of God is Machesh, , which means “fortress; refuge; shelter”. It is interesting that if Westerners are asked who/what God is, they will generally speak of Him in terms like omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent, ect. Asking a Hebrew the same question would result in images such as rock, fortress, judge, king, light, ect. What can we learn from this difference in speaking of and thinking of God?