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> From: "CARM Newsletter 2" <carmstuff a yahoo.com>
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> Subject: CARM Newsletter 10-07-06
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> > CARM  NEWSLETTER (www.carm.org)
> > Christian  Apologetics and Research  Ministry
> > 
> >           Oct. 7, 2006
> > 
> > This newsletter can be viewed at 
> www.carm.org/newsletter/2006/10-07-06.htm  
> > CARM HOME PAGE
> > 
> > TABLE OF CONTENTS
> > 
> > - San Diego
> > - Radio Show
> > - Podcasts
> > - Book form of Theology
> >    School
> > - Stats
> > - Effectiveness
> > - Suggestions
> > - Quiz Program
> > - Love and Hate mail
> > - Same as Last Newsletter
> > 
> > THE BIBLE
> > 
> > Through the Psalms
> > 
> > "1 I Waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, and heard my 
> > cry. 2 He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry 
> > clay; And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. 3 And He 
> > put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see 
> > and fear, And will trust in the Lord. 
> > 
> > 4 How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, And has not 
> > turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood. 5 Many, O 
> > Lord my God, are the wonders which Thou hast done, And Thy thoughts 
> > toward us; There is none to compare with Thee; If I would declare and 
> > speak of them, They would be too numerous to count. 
> > 
> > 6 Sacrifice and meal offering Thou hast not desired; My ears Thou hast 
> > opened; Burnt offering and sin offering Thou hast not required. 7 Then I 
> > said, “Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me; 8 I 
> > delight to do Thy will, O my God; Thy Law is within my heart.” 
> > (Psalm 40:1-8).
> > 
> > 40:1-4. The psalm begins with David’s joyful report to the congregation 
> > about his deliverance and an encouragement to them to trust the Lord. God 
> > did something wonderful for him after a long period of prayerful, patient 
> > waiting. Using figurative language to describe his distress and release, 
> > he affirmed that the Lord saved him from his dilemma (like being in a 
> > slimy pit with mud and mire) and established him firmly on a rock. This 
> > deliverance gave him a new song for rejoicing (cf. 33:3; 96:1; 98:1; 
> > 144:9; 149:1).
> > 
> > 40:5. David expressed appreciation for the Lord’s innumerable and 
> wonderful 
> > acts of deliverance (wonders). If he tried to speak of all the things God 
> > had planned for His own, they would be too numerous to tell.
> > 
> > 40:6. Recognizing his rich benefits from God prompted the psalmist to 
> > dedicate himself. He recalled that God preferred his body to his 
> > sacrifices. Some have suggested that the words my ears You have pierced 
> > refer to the custom of boring a slave’s ear (Ex. 21:6), meaning, "You 
> > have bound me as a slave to Yourself." However, it is more likely that 
> > this statement is a recognition that God had given him the ability to 
> > hear and obey the Word of the Lord (cf. niv marg., "opened"). The 
> > Septuagint translated it much more generally, "a body You have prepared 
> > for me" (cf. niv marg.), which captured the idea of the context.
> > 
> > 40:7-8. David responded to the truth in verse 6 by yielding his life to 
> do 
> > God’s will. He presented himself willingly to the Lord, received 
> > direction from the book (the scroll), and expressed his desire to do the 
> > will of God. These verses present a marvelous example of what is involved 
> > in dedicating oneself to God’s will in accordance with His Word."1
> > 
> >  
> > Welcome to the Oct. 7, 2006 Newsletter
> > 
> > From the President, Matt Slick
> > 
> > San Diego
> > There has been a slight change of plans.  Due to a death of a friend I 
> will 
> > be in Southern California several days earlier than anticpated.  There is 
> > a funeral being held on Monday morning in Cyprus, CA.  I'll be attending. 
> >  Also, please pray for me for Thursday as I go down to San Diego to cross 
> > the border into Mexico and preach in La Mesa prison.  Finally, please 
> > pray for me as I speak to the youth at a local church in San Diego on 
> > Friday night.
> > 
> > Radio Show
> > There isn't the whole bunch to report except that there was a very 
> > interesting caller I had on Wednesday.  Someone had put me in contact 
> > with him and thought he might be an interesting guest to have on the air 
> > so that he could defend a Roman Catholicism.  It turned out to be a 
> > debacle.  This gentleman was quite rude and (how I put this nicely) was 
> > less than stellar in his approach.  Everybody who's heard the show and 
> > has commented on it, (so far as I know) has stated that this guy was 
> > extremely irritating.  A Roman Catholic even called in to complain about 
> > him.  To give you an example of how it went, at one part of the dialogue 
> > I quoted Scripture thusly:  "The Bible says in 1 Pet. 2:22 that Jesus 
> > never sinned."  He responded by saying that the Bible never said any such 
> > thing.  I corrected him and said that the Scriptures did indeed say that 
> > Jesus was sinless.  He then told me (I'm paraphrasing here) that the 
> > Bible doesn't have a mouth and can't say anything.  If that wasn't bad 
> > enough, after a particularly illogical approach from him on the 
> > invalidity of interpreting Scripture, I tried to get to the discussion 
> > back on topic.  He then asked me if I was conceding his point.  I said 
> > that was not conceding anything to him but just wanted to get back on 
> > topic.  He then said "I win" several times.
> > 
> > The discussion degenerated and it became quite obvious that he was not 
> > capable of having a truly in-depth and rational dialogue.  Unfortunately, 
> > it became necessary to cut them off and continue the show without him.  
> > Several people I spoke to who heard the show said they couldn't believe 
> > that I waited as long as I did to get rid of them.  Unfortunately, things 
> > like this happen in radio.
> > 
> > Podcasts
> > If you would like to hear past shows from Faith and Reason, you can check 
> > out the podcast at  http://feeds.feedburner.com/carmorgpodcasting.  Last 
> > month we had over 8000 downloads via the podcast system.
> > 
> > Book form of Theology School
> > As many of you know, CARM offers three online schools.  One is in 
> Christian 
> > theology.  Another is on apologetics.  The third is on critical thinking. 
> >  We have converted the School of Theology into book form for use in Bible 
> > studies and Sunday school classes.  The school is offered in two forms: a 
> > teacher's edition and a student edition.  The students addition has the 
> > lessons and questions.  The teacher's edition has the lessons and the 
> > answers to the questions.  Both books are identical in layout and content 
> > except that the teacher's edition has the answers.  Each book contains 
> > suggested reading plans for different length of time, four weeks, six 
> > weeks, eight weeks, 10 weeks, and 12 weeks.  There is also a basic 
> > theology test of 20 questions that people can take, and Xerox off to have 
> > others take in the church, so that people will be motivated to study.
> > 
> > If you are interested in checking out the course, please go to  
> > http://shop.carm.org/shop/?shop=1&cat=14&cart=22830.   
> > 
> > Stats
> > The CARM homepage was accessed about 37,022 times last week.  The entire 
> > site was accessed 318,876 times.  Praise God.
> > 
> > Effectiveness
> > The effectiveness of the Internet is amazing.  There simply is no more 
> > efficient way to get out mass amounts of information than the Internet.  
> > Since I have started keeping track of the total amount of page views and 
> > visitors to the CARM website on the site as a whole, (not just the home 
> > page), the statistics are amazing.  Since June 1st, 2006 through today 
> > Oct 7, CARM has been accessed 5,037,833 times.   There have been 
> > 1,370,095 unique visitors with 295,507 returning visitors.  Can you think 
> > of any easier, inexpensive, and more efficient way to reach people been 
> > the Internet?  I can't.  I praise God that the Internet exists so that we 
> > can spread the gospel.
> > 
> > Suggestions?
> > Do you have any suggestions for the newsletter or the CARM website?  If 
> so, 
> > let me know at carmstuff a yahoo.com.  Thanks.
> > 
> > Quiz Program
> > I found a quiz program that I'm trying out.  IThere is a red link to it 
> on 
> > the CARM homepage.  Give it a try and let me know what you think of it.
> > 
> > Love and Hate Mail
> > 
> > CARM is constantly getting e-mails of thanks and praise and condemnation. 
>  
> > Here are a few...in the raw.  (At the suggestion of a reader, the hate 
> > mail is first so that the last taste in your mouth, is the love mail).
> > 
> > \tab - Hate mail: 
> > 
> > \tab\tab - SAD   SAD  SAD SAD SAD SAD SAD SAD SAD     HOW SAD SAD SAD SAD 
> > SAD SAD
> > \tab\tab - WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, YOUR WHOLE WEBSITE IS AN ERROR
> > \tab\tab - I have read your numerous robotic quotes of scripture as you 
> > denounce the true Church of Christ: The Roman Catholic Church, as history 
> > proves, as well as the countless confirmed miracles and apparitions of 
> > the Blessed Virgin Mary attest. You claim to hold a MDiv- so do I- but 
> > you have no sense of exegesis. Your interpretation of Holy Scripture is 
> > purely biased and has no authority. The authority lies with the Holy See 
> > in Rome. Your abuse of Holy Scripture is a sin against the Holy Spirit. I 
> > pray that one day you will overcome your blindness and arrogance, the 
> > same faults suffered by the "reformers?" and self-styled ministers who 
> > have no connection  with the true apostolic tradition.
> > \tab\tab - HOW IN THE NAME OF GOD CAN YOU "SPEAK" FOR OTHERS?  SHAME ON 
> > YOU?  I AM NOT JUDGING YOU, JUST MAKING YOU "AWARE" OF WHAT YOU'RE 
> > MISSING.  HOPE YOU LEARN TO DO "IT" GOD'S WAY!  IT"S THE GOSPEL, SLICK!
> > 
> > 
> > \tab - Love mail
> > 
> > \tab\tab - I would just like to let you know that I really appreciate 
> your 
> > site. I've always been somewhat of a dedicated Christian but never to the 
> > degree that I wanted to. I am 18 years old and about 2 months ago I 
> > accepted Christ as my personal Savior which I feel is the best decision 
> > that I have made by far....Today I did a search and I came upon your site 
> > which has truly been a personal response from God for me. I give thanks 
> > to God first for using you and your website to help rid my mind of all 
> > these questions and I say thank you to you for allowing God to use you in 
> > this manner despite all of the bad feedback (which I did read also) that 
> > you have received. Keep doing what your doing; you are truly in the 
> > business of saving souls.
> > \tab\tab - Hi, I was raised as a Jehovah Witness and when I left the 
> > organization I felt lost.  Carm.org helped me the find the true Jesus and 
> > the truth. I also think you can add to the section of Jehovah witnesses – 
> > did Jesus die on a stake or a cross this. If Jesus died on a torture 
> > stake then why was the sign King of the Jews placed over his head not 
> > over his hands (Mt 27:37)? Just thought it might help.
> > \tab\tab - Your ministry is awesome!  Many Blessing!  Jesus loves you & 
> so 
> > do we!
> > 
> > 
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > Same as Last Newsletter
> > 
> > CARM Ministries
> > \tab - Please consider supporting CARM financially:  here 
> > 
> > \tab - 
> > Prayer Ministry - CARM does have a prayer Ministry.  If you are 
> interested 
> > in joining us as we pray for others' needs, or if you have needs that you 
> > need prayer for, please go to  http://www.carm.org/prayer.htm and sign 
> > up.  
> > 
> > \tab - 
> > Online Schools.   Theology, Apologetics, and Critical Thinking.  You can 
> > support CARM and also learn.
> > 
> > \tab - 
> > Discussion Boards - http://www.christiandiscussionforums.org/v/index.php. 
>  
> > We have a very active discussion boards.
> > 
> > \tab - 
> > Chat Room -  http://www.carm.org/boards/chat.htm.  Want a live discussion?
> > 
> > \tab - 
> > Live Radio Show! - The show is called "Faith and Reason with Matt Slick." 
>  
> > I am on for one hour, five days a week, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (Mountain Time). 
> > It's a live call-in show where people can ask all kinds of questions 
> > dealing with Christianity, the Bible, cults, counseling, the occult, etc. 
> >  You can call in to the number is 208-377-3790 and/or listen live via the 
> > Internet at  www.myfamilyradio.com on the AM station.
> > \tab - 
> > Podcasting  CARM now has podcasting ability for past radio shows:   
> > http://feeds.feedburner.com/carmorgpodcasting. 
> > \tab - Weekly Teaching Time on Paltalk -  Every Tuesday evening I host a 
> > live discussion room on paltalk.com. Paltalk is a free voice chat system 
> > that is quite good. It is full of Christians as well as non-Christians 
> > and the battles over truth are frequent. It is however, a good place to 
> > learn how to defend your faith. If interested, please join us for our 
> > weekly discussion by going to paltalk, download the program, and join us 
> > on Tuesday evenings at 8pm, Mountain time.
> > 
> > Suggestions?
> > Do you have any suggestions for the CARM newsletter or the CARM website?  
> > If so, please contact us at  carmstuff a yahoo.com.  We want to know what 
> > you think, areas of need that you would like to see addressed, as well as 
> > any comments you might have.
> >  
> > 
> > From the CARM Theological Dictionary
> > Eutychianism
> >       This is similar to Monophycitism. It states that Christ's natures 
> > were so thoroughly combined -- in a sense scrambled together -- that the 
> > result was that Christ was not really truly able to relate to us as 
> > humans. The problem is this implies that Jesus was not truly God nor man. 
> > Therefore, He would be unable to act as mediator and unable to truly 
> > atone for our sins. (See Hypostatic Union, which is the correct view of 
> > Christ's two natures, and also Nestorianism and Monophycitism which are 
> > the incorrect views of Christ's two natures.) 
> > 
> > Be fishers of men, not keepers of the aquarium 
> > 
> > In Jesus,
> > 
> > Rev. Matt Slick, your missionary to the  Internet. Equipping the church 
> to 
> > defend the faith in a secular society.
> > 
> > _________________
> > Notes
> > 
> > \tab 1. Walvoord, John F., and Zuck, Roy B., The Bible Knowledge 
> > Commentary, (Wheaton, Illinois: Scripture Press Publications, Inc.) 1983, 
> > 1985.  
> > 
> > 
> > 
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