<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760</id><updated>2012-02-16T22:41:58.471-06:00</updated><category term='The Cross'/><category term='Discernment'/><category term='Warnings'/><category term='Audio'/><category term='The Message'/><category term='Hymns'/><category term='Types and Shadows'/><category term='The Word of God'/><category term='The Gospel'/><category term='Our Christian Heritage'/><category term='Jehovah&apos;s Witnesses'/><category term='Biblical Doctrines'/><category term='Global Warming'/><category term='The Occult'/><category term='Repentance'/><category term='Error in the Church'/><category term='Deception'/><category term='Video'/><category term='Christ the Solid Rock'/><category term='News'/><category term='Another Jesus'/><category term='False Doctrine'/><category term='Psychology'/><title type='text'>Crucified with Christ</title><subtitle type='html'>&lt;em&gt;I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;Galatians 2:20-21</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>49</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-7253289746421272115</id><published>2010-08-25T21:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-25T21:21:11.312-05:00</updated><title type='text'>New Blog</title><summary type='text'>Here is a link to the new blog I've been working on. 

http://rev1919.blogspot.com/</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/7253289746421272115/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=7253289746421272115&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/7253289746421272115'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/7253289746421272115'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-blog.html' title='New Blog'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-8372039565648268071</id><published>2010-08-12T21:55:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-13T16:13:21.924-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biblical Doctrines'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jehovah&apos;s Witnesses'/><title type='text'>Jehovah's Witnesses - part 4</title><summary type='text'>This is probably my favorite proof of the deity of Jesus Christ. This is worth memorizing. Let a Jehovah's Witness read the texts, and then they can decide if they want to go with what the Bible actually says or with what the Watchtower claims the Bible says. You can even use their New World Translation for this one (although I don't recommend it). 
We'll start in Isaiah.Isaiah 44:6  Thus saith </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/8372039565648268071/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=8372039565648268071&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/8372039565648268071'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/8372039565648268071'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2010/08/jehovahs-witnesses-part-4.html' title='Jehovah&apos;s Witnesses - part 4'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-6045603508800298711</id><published>2010-06-16T23:17:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-08T23:10:21.203-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biblical Doctrines'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jehovah&apos;s Witnesses'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Another Jesus'/><title type='text'>Jehovah's Witnesses - part 3</title><summary type='text'>Galatians 1:6-8 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: (7) Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. (8) But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.We saw in the last post that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/6045603508800298711/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=6045603508800298711&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/6045603508800298711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/6045603508800298711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2010/06/jehovahs-witnesses-part-3.html' title='Jehovah&apos;s Witnesses - part 3'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-3365725295308933923</id><published>2010-06-05T21:28:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-14T22:04:58.749-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='False Doctrine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Gospel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biblical Doctrines'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jehovah&apos;s Witnesses'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Another Jesus'/><title type='text'>Jehovah's Witnesses - part 2</title><summary type='text'>2 Corinthians 11:4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.This verse tells us that it is possible to believe in a Jesus who cannot save us. To believe in a Jesus who is different from what the Bible describes is to believe in a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/3365725295308933923/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=3365725295308933923&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/3365725295308933923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/3365725295308933923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2010/06/jehovahs-witnesses-part-2.html' title='Jehovah&apos;s Witnesses - part 2'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-6588833727899899250</id><published>2010-05-29T00:17:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-05T21:30:23.577-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='False Doctrine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Audio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jehovah&apos;s Witnesses'/><title type='text'>Jehovah's Witnesses - part 1</title><summary type='text'>Just about everyone has had at least one experience with the Jehovah's Witnesses knocking on their door. Think about your own experiences with them. Did you dismiss them? Did you ignore them? Or did you point them to the light of the true Jesus Christ of the Bible? Too often I think Christians treat the Jehovah's Witnesses spitefully, perceiving them as enemies they should have nothing to do with</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/6588833727899899250/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=6588833727899899250&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/6588833727899899250'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/6588833727899899250'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2010/05/jehovahs-witnesses-part-1.html' title='Jehovah&apos;s Witnesses - part 1'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-3964632265781126218</id><published>2009-06-09T19:02:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2009-07-06T22:48:54.542-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Error in the Church'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><title type='text'>"...enemy of all righteousness."</title><summary type='text'>It's amazing to me that many Christians have fallen into the trap of thinking that they cannot say anything "negative" about anyone. There are many preachers today who would say we just need to encourage people and speak kind words to them. Others would say we should never make a "negative confession." I do believe that we should be patient and longsuffering with people (after all every, believer</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/3964632265781126218/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=3964632265781126218&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/3964632265781126218'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/3964632265781126218'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2009/06/enemy-of-all-righteousness.html' title='&quot;...enemy of all righteousness.&quot;'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-4613360361245847717</id><published>2009-05-26T19:24:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2009-07-11T08:10:42.386-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Discernment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Warnings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Another Jesus'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deception'/><title type='text'>Scripture Twisting</title><summary type='text'>It is not difficult to find examples of how the Bible has been abused by unbelievers. Here is one example I came across recently. The source is a letter from a new age organization in Albuquerque, NM know as "Mission of Maitreya." In part it states: "The word Maitreya has always been associated with messiah, who will come to unify the world and synthesize all religions under one banner. This </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/4613360361245847717/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=4613360361245847717&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/4613360361245847717'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/4613360361245847717'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2009/05/scripture-twisting.html' title='Scripture Twisting'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-3189237352853359913</id><published>2009-05-05T20:03:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-06T19:54:32.443-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Discernment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Psychology'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Another Jesus'/><title type='text'>What's Wrong with Psychology</title><summary type='text'>I haven't wrote much about psychology, or more specifically psychotherapy. Fundamentally I view it as a religion that masquerades as science. I could go in many different directions with this, but for now I want to give another reason I came across recently that it is a very dangerous thing.According to an article by Dr. Dennis Cuddy, John Rawlings Rees (future co-founder of the World Federation </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/3189237352853359913/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=3189237352853359913&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/3189237352853359913'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/3189237352853359913'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2009/05/psychology.html' title='What&apos;s Wrong with Psychology'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-256417638050106299</id><published>2009-05-02T23:09:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-02T23:26:37.519-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Video'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Warnings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Error in the Church'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deception'/><title type='text'>Roger Oakland Video on Last Days Peace Plans</title><summary type='text'>Here are some videos featuring Roger Oakland I found on YouTube through Lighthouse Trails Publishing. They deal with the emerging global pagan spirituality and the converging "three-legged stool" plans that involve the political, economic, and spiritual spheres. Here's part 1: And part 2: You can find more videos by Roger Oakland and others here.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/256417638050106299/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=256417638050106299&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/256417638050106299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/256417638050106299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2009/05/roger-oakland-video-on-last-days-peace.html' title='Roger Oakland Video on Last Days Peace Plans'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-1118676828370418834</id><published>2009-04-27T14:19:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-27T14:27:06.536-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hymns'/><title type='text'>All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name</title><summary type='text'>This song was just going through my mind. You may know some of the lines, but chances are you don't know most. I didn't. It first appeared in 1779 with the last stanza being added in 1787. Enjoy. All Hail the Power of Jesus' NameAll hail the power of Jesus’ Name! Let angels prostrate fall;Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown Him Lord of all.Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown Him Lord of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/1118676828370418834/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=1118676828370418834&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/1118676828370418834'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/1118676828370418834'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2009/04/all-hail-power-of-jesus-name.html' title='All Hail the Power of Jesus&apos; Name'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-1735213196401635307</id><published>2009-04-01T21:57:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-12T22:48:37.110-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='News'/><title type='text'>Bailout Numbers Hard to Imagine</title><summary type='text'>I just saw this story on Bill Koenig's World Watch Daily. It's from Bloomberg.com. They say the federal government has "spent, lent or committed $12.8 trillion, an amount that approaches the value of everything produced in the country last year..." I think most people (including myself) have a difficult time relating to the magnitude of that number. This is the kind of number scientists and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/1735213196401635307/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=1735213196401635307&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/1735213196401635307'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/1735213196401635307'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2009/04/bailout-numbers-hard-to-imagine.html' title='Bailout Numbers Hard to Imagine'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-114827965381190905</id><published>2009-02-14T15:33:00.012-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-19T14:52:43.485-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Discernment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Warnings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Error in the Church'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Occult'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deception'/><title type='text'>Red Letter Christians (part 3)</title><summary type='text'>Go to Part 1.....Go to part 2The Root of RLC TheologyIn parts 1 and 2, we caught a glimpse of the skewed theology that is promoted by Red Letter Christians. By the way, I want to point out that they don't seem to live up to their name. There are many "red letters" in the Bible that they seem to ignore. Maybe I will give examples in later posts. But for now I want to expose what I believe is the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/114827965381190905/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=114827965381190905&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/114827965381190905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/114827965381190905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2009/02/red-letter-christians-part-3.html' title='Red Letter Christians (part 3)'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-2026475066262154014</id><published>2008-11-16T00:56:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-16T00:58:35.957-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biblical Doctrines'/><title type='text'>Update to Baptismal Regeneration</title><summary type='text'>This is an update to a previous post. I want to present another interpretation that I have since heard concerning John 3:5; I would also like to try to expound on my view a little more. First, the alternate view. I was listening to a sermon by Pastor Bob DeWaay. He presented an interpretation of the phrase, "born of water and of the Spirit," that I don't remember ever hearing before. His view is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/2026475066262154014/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=2026475066262154014&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/2026475066262154014'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/2026475066262154014'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/11/update-to-baptismal-regeneration.html' title='Update to Baptismal Regeneration'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-6367781237894374610</id><published>2008-10-30T23:51:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-01T00:42:05.386-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Discernment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Warnings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Occult'/><title type='text'>Halloween</title><summary type='text'>Ephesians 5:11-13 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. (12) For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. (13) But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. I had always celebrated Halloween as a kid. But in recent years, I have grown more and more </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/6367781237894374610/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=6367781237894374610&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/6367781237894374610'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/6367781237894374610'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/10/halloween.html' title='Halloween'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-7987628169799857376</id><published>2008-10-04T15:51:00.037-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-12T15:04:17.673-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Gospel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Discernment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biblical Doctrines'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Another Jesus'/><title type='text'>Another Jesus?</title><summary type='text'>Many people are talking about Jesus today. On the surface, this might seem exciting to some. But in light of the Bible, Christians should be very cautious when someone starts talking about Jesus. For a long time, I thought it was great anytime a person would name the name of Jesus. Today I am wary, and I listen carefully to the Jesus they are describing. This is because I now understand that the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/7987628169799857376/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=7987628169799857376&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/7987628169799857376'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/7987628169799857376'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/10/another-jesus.html' title='Another Jesus?'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-8468677271382252952</id><published>2008-09-17T20:23:00.017-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-04T15:25:09.977-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Discernment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Warnings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Word of God'/><title type='text'>What About the NLT?</title><summary type='text'>I'm a purist. I think we should be as thorough and accurate as possible regarding certain important matters. So it is no surprise that I think that a translation of the Bible should be as accurate as possible. Here is another example that warns us to be careful when choosing a translation. This one involves The New Living Translation. From my understanding, it is a translation and not a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/8468677271382252952/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=8468677271382252952&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/8468677271382252952'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/8468677271382252952'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-about-nlt.html' title='What About the NLT?'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-2236119703758919073</id><published>2008-09-15T20:52:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-15T21:08:20.345-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='News'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Warnings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Error in the Church'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Word of God'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deception'/><title type='text'>Doing Damage to the Word of God</title><summary type='text'>I think it's a sign of the times that we are seeing "Bibles" that are customized to a certain group of people. This trend has no regard for the fact that people of all backgrounds have the same problem: sin. God's pure Word is sufficient to save anyone. We should never compromise or "help God out" by changing His Word to something that a certain individual supposedly has an easier time relating </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/2236119703758919073/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=2236119703758919073&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/2236119703758919073'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/2236119703758919073'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/09/doing-damage-to-word-of-god.html' title='Doing Damage to the Word of God'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-6130366410145848028</id><published>2008-08-08T22:21:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-15T21:18:40.035-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Discernment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Warnings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Error in the Church'/><title type='text'>Red Letter Christians (part 2)</title><summary type='text'>Go to part 1.....Go to part 3This is a follow-up to a previous post from April 12, 2008. In it I noted some of the views of so-called "Red Letter Christians." I'd like to give some more examples in their own words, and I hope to show where I believe they are in error according to the Bible.In an interview on Beliefnet, in response to the question, "What do you wish evangelicals might accept in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/6130366410145848028/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=6130366410145848028&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/6130366410145848028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/6130366410145848028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/08/red-letter-christians-part-2.html' title='Red Letter Christians (part 2)'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-4650428711089093731</id><published>2008-08-04T19:59:00.009-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-13T09:16:27.703-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Message'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Warnings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Error in the Church'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Word of God'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deception'/><title type='text'>The Word of God (part 5)</title><summary type='text'>Go to Part 1The MessageI'll be blunt. I think The Message is irreverent, erroneous, and even blasphemous. Let me explain why I take such a strong opinion. The first time I read a verse from The Message, I wondered how anyone could take it seriously. I don't remember what the verse was; what I do remember is my thinking that it was totally useless for understanding the Bible. And therein lies the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/4650428711089093731/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=4650428711089093731&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/4650428711089093731'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/4650428711089093731'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/08/word-of-god-part-5.html' title='The Word of God (part 5)'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-5752554995333010780</id><published>2008-07-29T14:06:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-29T14:53:54.275-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Discernment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Error in the Church'/><title type='text'>Where Are Our Priorities?</title><summary type='text'>On March 17, 1883 Friedrich Engels spoke these words at the funeral of Karl Marx: ... "Just as Darwin discovered the law of evolution in organic nature, so Marx discovered the law of evolution in human history; he discovered the simple fact, hitherto concealed by an overgrowth of ideology, that mankind must first of all eat and drink, have shelter and clothing, before it can pursue politics, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/5752554995333010780/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=5752554995333010780&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/5752554995333010780'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/5752554995333010780'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/07/where-are-our-priorities.html' title='Where Are Our Priorities?'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-9040151571648329830</id><published>2008-07-27T00:05:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-06T16:27:36.855-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Word of God'/><title type='text'>The Word of God (part 4)</title><summary type='text'>Go to Part 1.....Go to Part 2.....Go to Part 3The Problem with ParaphrasesThere are several paraphrase versions of the Bible on the market. The two most popular seem to be The Living Bible and The Message. I'll get right to the point. I personally don't use paraphrases; I think we should be careful to know what God says as accurately as possible. I realize there are no perfect translations since </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/9040151571648329830/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=9040151571648329830&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/9040151571648329830'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/9040151571648329830'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/07/word-of-god-part-4.html' title='The Word of God (part 4)'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-3649372801617756247</id><published>2008-07-19T00:46:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-19T00:50:19.217-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hymns'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><title type='text'>Are You Washed in the Blood?</title><summary type='text'>Here is another great hymn that points us to the Cross and Christ's atoning death thereon. This one was written by Elisha Albright Hoffman. Are You Washed in the Blood?Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?RefrainAre you washed in the blood,In the soul cleansing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/3649372801617756247/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=3649372801617756247&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/3649372801617756247'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/3649372801617756247'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/07/are-you-washed-in-blood.html' title='Are You Washed in the Blood?'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-3598255067027287801</id><published>2008-06-15T14:30:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-15T15:32:40.687-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Types and Shadows'/><title type='text'>Purifying Unclean Lips</title><summary type='text'>Isaiah 6:5-7 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. (6) Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: (7) And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/3598255067027287801/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=3598255067027287801&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/3598255067027287801'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/3598255067027287801'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/06/purifying-unclean-lips.html' title='Purifying Unclean Lips'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-8235333228887187948</id><published>2008-06-11T22:52:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-12T23:05:46.112-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='False Doctrine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Types and Shadows'/><title type='text'>Offering a Proper Sacrifice</title><summary type='text'>Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. Many Christians might read this verse and think, "This doesn't apply to me. We don't worry about offering sacrifices anymore." Before I talk about how this can apply to us, let me give an example of this from Scripture. Cain and Abel both presented sacrifices to the Lord. "Cain </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/8235333228887187948/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=8235333228887187948&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/8235333228887187948'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/8235333228887187948'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/06/offering-proper-sacrifice.html' title='Offering a Proper Sacrifice'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-5016791876938435869</id><published>2008-05-31T22:44:00.013-05:00</published><updated>2009-07-18T00:09:04.410-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Warnings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Occult'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deception'/><title type='text'>The Occult, part 2: Divination</title><summary type='text'>part 1Deuteronomy 18:10 There shall not be found among you any one...that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch... I purposely skipped the first forbidden practice in this passage (child sacrifice); I wanted to save it for last, partly to do more research and partly because of the disturbing nature of the subject. Many of the practices seem to be nearly the same </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/5016791876938435869/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=5016791876938435869&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/5016791876938435869'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/5016791876938435869'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/05/occult-part-2-divination.html' title='The Occult, part 2: Divination'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-9149491144860016339</id><published>2008-05-26T11:23:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-26T11:31:09.381-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Repentance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Discernment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><title type='text'>Letting the Enemy In</title><summary type='text'>Nehemiah 13:4-5 And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah: (5) And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/9149491144860016339/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=9149491144860016339&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/9149491144860016339'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/9149491144860016339'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/05/letting-enemy-in_26.html' title='Letting the Enemy In'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-7566724877774931728</id><published>2008-05-23T22:51:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-29T23:02:05.469-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Our Christian Heritage'/><title type='text'>Memorial Day</title><summary type='text'>"It is, in a way, an odd thing to honor those who died in defense of our country, in defense of us, in wars afar away. The imagination plays a trick. We see these soldiers in our mind as old and wise. We see them as something like the Founding Fathers, grave and gray-haired. But most of them were boys when they died, and they gave up two lives, the one they were living and the one they would have</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/7566724877774931728/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=7566724877774931728&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/7566724877774931728'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/7566724877774931728'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/05/memorial-day.html' title='Memorial Day'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-5135304398230611606</id><published>2008-05-15T22:02:00.023-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-08T12:49:29.698-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='False Doctrine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Warnings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Error in the Church'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><title type='text'>Baptismal Regeneration?</title><summary type='text'>Updated on May 23, 2008John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. I have heard some try to prove baptismal regeneration with this verse. That is the idea that you cannot be saved unless you are baptized in water. There are different versions of this false doctrine, some of which are listed </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/5135304398230611606/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=5135304398230611606&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/5135304398230611606'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/5135304398230611606'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/05/baptismal-regeneration.html' title='Baptismal Regeneration?'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-2454100485917556249</id><published>2008-05-06T21:12:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-10T15:28:59.010-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Repentance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biblical Doctrines'/><title type='text'>Rebuke...Then Forgive</title><summary type='text'>Many Christians today are very eager to forgive (or at least have the outward appearance of forgiveness), but to point out error or correct someone is very taboo. But Christ taught us something even more shocking than mere correction: rebuke. Luke 17:3 sums it up very nicely: Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.Notice the order </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/2454100485917556249/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=2454100485917556249&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/2454100485917556249'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/2454100485917556249'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/05/rebukethen-forgive.html' title='Rebuke...Then Forgive'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-4580294344516618574</id><published>2008-05-01T21:55:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-30T17:23:30.495-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='News'/><title type='text'>Syria's Nuclear Ambitions</title><summary type='text'>Back in September 2007, we heard reports about an air strike by the Israeli Air Force on a target in the Syrian desert. Many quickly became suspicious of Syria's pursuit of some type of WMD project because they really didn't seem to make much of a protest. Now we learn that the target was Syria's attempt at nuclear weapons. "A suspected Syrian reactor bombed by Israel had the capacity to produce </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/4580294344516618574/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=4580294344516618574&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/4580294344516618574'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/4580294344516618574'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/05/syrias-nuclear-ambitions.html' title='Syria&apos;s Nuclear Ambitions'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-4000436567111479927</id><published>2008-04-28T23:05:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-15T23:05:16.701-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Audio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Discernment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Warnings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Error in the Church'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deception'/><title type='text'>Dominionism on Crosstalk</title><summary type='text'>Here is an excellent radio program which serves as an example of some of the troubling error that has crept into the church. It is an episode of Crosstalk featuring Sarah Leslie with Discernment Ministries (also see her blog, Herescope). She communicates this much better than I can.You can listen or download here.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/4000436567111479927/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=4000436567111479927&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/4000436567111479927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/4000436567111479927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/04/dominionism-on-crosstalk.html' title='Dominionism on Crosstalk'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-7823586534246101203</id><published>2008-04-26T15:26:00.009-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-01T15:42:00.055-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Discernment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Warnings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Occult'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deception'/><title type='text'>The Occult, part 1: What is the Occult?</title><summary type='text'>part 2Deuteronomy 18:9-12 When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. (10) There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, (11) Or a charmer, or a consulter with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/7823586534246101203/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=7823586534246101203&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/7823586534246101203'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/7823586534246101203'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-is-occult.html' title='The Occult, part 1: What is the Occult?'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-6507463498841664670</id><published>2008-04-19T14:23:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-19T14:33:23.702-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hymns'/><title type='text'>Jesus Paid it All</title><summary type='text'>Here's another great hymn that points us to the cross and Jesus' finished work of atonement. More info here. Jesus Paid it AllI hear the Savior say,"Thy strength indeed is small;Child of weakness, watch and pray,Find in Me thine all in all." Refrain Jesus paid it all,All to Him I owe;Sin had left a crimson stain,He washed it white as snow. For nothing good have IWhereby Thy grace to claim,I'll </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/6507463498841664670/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=6507463498841664670&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/6507463498841664670'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/6507463498841664670'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/04/heres-another-great-hymn-that-points-us.html' title='Jesus Paid it All'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-2636676032640534913</id><published>2008-04-14T22:42:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-15T22:33:59.781-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Discernment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Types and Shadows'/><title type='text'>Opposition Follows Faith</title><summary type='text'>Ezra 4:1-2 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel; (2) Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither. In Ezra </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/2636676032640534913/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=2636676032640534913&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/2636676032640534913'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/2636676032640534913'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/04/opposition-follows-faith.html' title='Opposition Follows Faith'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-8311873351703350318</id><published>2008-04-12T14:03:00.014-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-14T19:26:28.150-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Warnings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Error in the Church'/><title type='text'>Red Letter Christians (part 1)</title><summary type='text'>Go to part 2 What is a Red Letter Christian?"Red Letter Christians" is a modern movement within Evangelicalism (the definition of which has become very vague) which believes we have become too focused on issues such as abortion and homosexuality at the neglect of issues such as eliminating poverty, caring for the environment, building strong families, and creating world peace. The movement's most</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/8311873351703350318/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=8311873351703350318&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/8311873351703350318'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/8311873351703350318'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/04/red-letter-christians.html' title='Red Letter Christians (part 1)'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-2383347034196541967</id><published>2008-03-30T21:32:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-27T14:25:46.913-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hymns'/><title type='text'>Hymns of the Faith - Holy, Holy, Holy</title><summary type='text'>What is happening to the great hymns of the Faith? It seems they are becoming less common in favor of contemporary songs. Don't misunderstand. There are many modern praise and worship songs that are of great value; there should always be new songs written for the Church, as long as they are scriptural. But we shouldn't neglect those old familiar hymns that are so rich in theology. Noticeably </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/2383347034196541967/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=2383347034196541967&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/2383347034196541967'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/2383347034196541967'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/03/hymns-of-faith.html' title='Hymns of the Faith - Holy, Holy, Holy'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-4559150073962748102</id><published>2008-03-29T11:58:00.013-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-15T23:42:38.737-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Word of God'/><title type='text'>The Word of God (part 3)</title><summary type='text'>Go to Part 1.....Go to Part 2The Sufficiency of the WordMany Christians hold that the Bible is authoritative and infallible, but we often fail to realize that the Bible is also completely sufficient. Now I realize that you can't use the Bible to understand how to build an internal combustion engine or how to design a web page. What I mean about sufficiency is that we can rely on the Bible for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/4559150073962748102/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=4559150073962748102&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/4559150073962748102'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/4559150073962748102'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/03/word-of-god-part-3.html' title='The Word of God (part 3)'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-212408980295159626</id><published>2008-03-22T15:37:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-22T16:54:56.552-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Gospel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><title type='text'>The Resurrection and the Atonement</title><summary type='text'>Tomorrow is Easter. Many will be celebrating the resurrection of Christ. But did you ever stop to think that the resurrection would not have been possible without the atonement. Don't misunderstand me; without the resurrection, "we are of all men most miserable." (1 Cor. 15:12-23) But without Christ's atoning death on the cross, there never would have been a resurrection. Jesus Christ went to the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/212408980295159626/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=212408980295159626&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/212408980295159626'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/212408980295159626'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/03/resurrection-and-atonement.html' title='The Resurrection and the Atonement'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-2380502359843071381</id><published>2008-03-18T19:44:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-20T19:23:02.373-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christ the Solid Rock'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Types and Shadows'/><title type='text'>Resting on the Rock</title><summary type='text'>Exodus 17:10-13 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. (11) And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. (12) But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/2380502359843071381/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=2380502359843071381&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/2380502359843071381'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/2380502359843071381'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/03/resting-on-rock.html' title='Resting on the Rock'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-3337139881125396138</id><published>2008-03-11T21:17:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-11T22:50:07.341-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Discernment'/><title type='text'>When Can a Christian Judge?</title><summary type='text'>The topic of judgment seems to be a widely misunderstood one in the contemporary Body of Christ. I myself have experienced some confusion concerning when and what it is appropriate to judge. Most Christians probably know Matthew 7:1 -- "Judge not, that ye be not judged." -- and Matthew 18:15 -- "Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/3337139881125396138/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=3337139881125396138&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/3337139881125396138'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/3337139881125396138'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/03/when-can-christian-judge.html' title='When Can a Christian Judge?'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-7462252712892907765</id><published>2008-03-03T22:34:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2008-05-24T15:39:50.373-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Word of God'/><title type='text'>The Word of God (part 2)</title><summary type='text'>Go to Part 1 ..... Go to Part 3In the last post, we saw that the apostles took special care to use the Word of God in evangelizing. The reasons for this are very important:1. We are born again by the Word of God. (1 Peter 1:23)2. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God. (Romans 10:17)3. The preaching of the cross is the power of God for those who are saved. (1 Cor. 1:18) We often want to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/7462252712892907765/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=7462252712892907765&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/7462252712892907765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/7462252712892907765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/03/word-of-god-part-2.html' title='The Word of God (part 2)'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-247409832133347483</id><published>2008-03-02T16:13:00.007-06:00</published><updated>2008-05-24T13:48:19.943-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Word of God'/><title type='text'>The Word of God (part 1)</title><summary type='text'>Go to Part 2 I believe it is time for us to return to a sincere reverence of the Word of God. I want to show some examples of how the Scriptures are being trampled and perverted, but first I want to explore the importance of taking the Bible seriously. To begin, I want to make a point of saying that having faith in the Bible as the Word of Almighty God is not a blind leap in the dark. On the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/247409832133347483/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=247409832133347483&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/247409832133347483'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/247409832133347483'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/03/word-of-god-part-1.html' title='The Word of God (part 1)'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-5980302310031408199</id><published>2008-02-20T23:16:00.018-06:00</published><updated>2008-03-20T19:22:43.794-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christ the Solid Rock'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Types and Shadows'/><title type='text'>Water from the Rock</title><summary type='text'>Exodus 17:6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.Numbers 20:8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/5980302310031408199/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=5980302310031408199&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/5980302310031408199'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/5980302310031408199'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/02/water-from-rock.html' title='Water from the Rock'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-3613305541244660627</id><published>2008-02-03T16:22:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2008-03-29T21:46:08.575-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Gospel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deception'/><title type='text'>Why the Cross is So Important</title><summary type='text'>If you haven't noticed yet, I like writing/talking about the cross. And I will continue writing on this message for at least three reasons:1. It's the only message that can save sinners (as it has done for me and countless others). Romans 5:9 -- Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.Ephesians 2:13 -- But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/3613305541244660627/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=3613305541244660627&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/3613305541244660627'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/3613305541244660627'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/02/why-cross-is-so-important.html' title='Why the Cross is So Important'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-6852373572591469565</id><published>2008-01-29T22:24:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-01-29T22:29:41.732-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Gospel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Types and Shadows'/><title type='text'>Christ in the Burning Bush</title><summary type='text'>Exodus 3:2-4 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. (3) And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. (4) And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/6852373572591469565/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=6852373572591469565&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/6852373572591469565'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/6852373572591469565'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/01/christ-in-burning-bush_29.html' title='Christ in the Burning Bush'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-7584798735352526631</id><published>2008-01-26T01:02:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-02-03T14:55:08.624-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Repentance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Types and Shadows'/><title type='text'>Coats of Skins</title><summary type='text'>Genesis 3:7 "And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons."Genesis 3:21 "Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them."Immediately after Adam and Eve sinned and realized their broken relationship with God, they tried to fix the situation themselves by making their </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/7584798735352526631/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=7584798735352526631&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/7584798735352526631'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/7584798735352526631'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/01/coats-of-skins.html' title='Coats of Skins'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-8312380968943452447</id><published>2008-01-22T21:49:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-02-03T21:18:40.407-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><title type='text'>The Cross of Christ</title><summary type='text'>I intend to point out various false doctrines and heresies as I have been made aware of them by others. But I think it is very important to understand that which is genuine before we look at the counterfeit. The message of the Bible is the message of Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I will end up repeating that phrase many times, but that's because you can't exhaust it. Understanding this concept </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/8312380968943452447/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=8312380968943452447&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/8312380968943452447'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/8312380968943452447'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/01/cross-of-christ.html' title='The Cross of Christ'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-1504777026916077548</id><published>2008-01-20T19:49:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-01-22T16:22:56.438-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Global Warming'/><title type='text'>More Global Warming</title><summary type='text'>I just saw another in a seemingly endless procession of news stories concerning "climate change." It's interesting that these stories are always one-sided and obviously politically motivated. While most experts seem to agree that we are in a warming period, it is not politically expedient for them to admit that the earth has natural cycles of warming and cooling and that our burning fossil fuels </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/1504777026916077548/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=1504777026916077548&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/1504777026916077548'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/1504777026916077548'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/01/more-global-warming.html' title='More Global Warming'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981431352771279760.post-8470838810857852904</id><published>2008-01-20T15:08:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-01-29T08:02:03.197-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Gospel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Cross'/><title type='text'>The Disappearing Gospel</title><summary type='text'>Is the gospel vanishing? Many are pointing out the shallowness of modern preaching. They say that true gospel preaching is taking a back seat to ear-tickling, feel-good, motivational messages which are designed to attract those who are now deemed "the unchurched." I have to say I agree with this assessment. The more I learn about movements within Christendom (purpose driven, seeker sensitive, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/feeds/8470838810857852904/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1981431352771279760&amp;postID=8470838810857852904&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/8470838810857852904'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1981431352771279760/posts/default/8470838810857852904'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://acts17-11.blogspot.com/2008/01/disappearing-gospel.html' title='The Disappearing Gospel'/><author><name>Jason Burrows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16728644181865345625</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
