“It is important to note that this committee does not have authority over individual pastors or elders.” — Randy Booth Continue reading
@MoscowIdahoUSA for Wilson, it’s all about sex. Even when it’s not about sex, it’s all about sex.
— Rachel (@mediaeval97) November 30, 2015
“The Sunday Funnies: Tom receives the call to youth ministry.” Continue reading
The dog at Mablog bit too much. Read it all here. Continue reading
Yesterday, on November 27, 2015, Pastor Douglas Wilson of Christ Church, Moscow, posted a rationalization for his abusive ad hominem attacks against former kirkers and their family members. He called it Justice and the Ad Hominem and in it he . . . Continue reading
The Sin of Threatening
Topic: Hamartiology
The word apeileo means to threaten, and is used twice in the New Testament. In both instances it is cited as a sinful kind of behavior. When the Jewish leaders were trying to shut down the apostles early in the book of Acts, one of the means they tried was that of threats. ‘But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name’ (Acts 4:17). And Jesus, when He was being abused by the religious authorities, refused to respond to them in kind. ‘For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously’ (1 Pet. 2:21–23).
Douglas Wilson
@mrsndw Train signal only says “thing B is going to happen.” DW said “IF you do thing A, THEN B is going to happen.” The latter is a threat.
— Xian Atty (@XianAtty) November 27, 2015
The argument need not be consistent. All that needs to be consistent is the commitment to emotional blackmail.
Douglas Wilson
@douglaswils Because you’re a pervy old man with pervy innuendo and an army of people who are brainwashed to believe everything you say.
— kerri blackman (@kerriblackman) November 25, 2015
@douglaswils anyone outside your sphere can see what you are trying to do and it looks desperate. And mean, And backward.
— kerri blackman (@kerriblackman) November 25, 2015
“Here’s a thought (not quite in jest): larger churches ought to bring an elder on staff whose sole job would be to monitor the blogs of the young people in the church.” Continue reading
Bad Men With Shovels
‘Does Moses prevail too much in the hearts of the people? Something must be found against him. If we can find nothing against him, yet we will find something against his wife . . . But now we are resolved to pick out whatever we can get information of, though it is about things done many years ago, when they were in the university, when they lived in such or such places in times of old. If it will serve our turn, we may fasten it upon them. Proverbs 16:27: “An ungodly man diggeth up evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.” If he has nothing above ground, he will dig something up, though it is what, both by God and man, has been buried long since’ (Burroughs, Irenicum, p. 243).
Douglas Wilson
“My prayer for Natalie really is that she might find peace and true healing, and find it soon.” — Douglas Wilson Continue reading
Mr. Wilson is widely recognized as one of today’s leading defenders of the Christian faith.
Douglas Wilson