Good morning friends,
Quote of the week:
And here’s something fascinating: there’s a rabbinic tradition preserved in the Talmud that says on the Day of Atonement there were three different signs that the animal sacrifices the high priest offered had been accepted by God and atonement given to the nation. 41 In the years when the signs would come up negative, the people would be ashamed and mourn, because God had not accepted their sacrifice. Then it says that during the last forty years before the second temple was destroyed, all three signs were negative each and every time. 42 Think about that: Jesus probably was crucified in AD 30, and the temple was destroyed in AD 70. So from the time of his death to the time of the destruction of the temple – a period of forty years – God signaled that he no longer accepted the sacrifices and offerings of the Jewish people. Why?His answer was emphatic: Because final atonement had been made through Yeshua, just as he had prophesied. – The Case for the Real Jesus
Now, here are your weekly links:
- The World Needs More Faithful Men – Faithfulness is also hard work. Many days come when faithful men would prefer a different course than the one in front of them when they would rather take a break from killing their sin, pursuing their wives, disciplining their children, laboring at their job…faithfulness is often thankless. By its very nature, it goes largely unnoticed: rarely showy, ever steady, a faithful man is as valuable and yet as inconspicuous as a beating heart. That he can be taken for granted is, in a sense, his glory. Yet despite the difficulties that attend true faithfulness, the world desperately needs such faithful men. Men whose word means something more than maybe. | Desiring God: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-world-needs-more-faithful-men
- Authentic Christianity: Counting the Cost (Part 1 of 2). Bible teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan shares inspirational lessons that can be learned from the Apostle Paul about living an authentic Christian life, changing the culture and serving the broken world around us. – Focus on the Family: https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/authentic-christianity-counting-the-cost-part-1-of-2/
- 400+ Protestant Venues Destroyed or Closed in Shangrao City: https://bitterwinter.org/400-protestant-venues-destroyed-in-shangrao-city/
- Don’t believe the Bible is true? Wait till you see this – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BlWuA2bpkk
- Was the Bible updated? – creation.com: https://creation.com/text-updates
- Is the Bible Really from God? 4 lines of evidence are presented to make the case that the Bible really is from God: https://roblundbergapologetics.com/2020/07/18/is-the-bible-really-from-god/
- William Lane Craig lectures on the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2020/07/19/william-lane-craig-lectures-on-the-evidence-for-the-resurrection-of-jesus-11/
- We are told: The recipe for the origin of life has been revised Uncommon Descent: https://uncommondescent.com/intelligent-design/we-are-told-the-recipe-for-the-origin-of-life-has-been-revised/
- The Historical Jesus vs. the Historical Buddha | Sean McDowell: https://seanmcdowell.org/blog/the-historical-jesus-vs-the-historical-buddha
- Message from the Molecules They Say Intelligent Design | Evolution News: https://evolutionnews.org/2020/05/message-from-the-molecules-they-say-intelligent-design/
- 7 Essential Questions to Ask When You Study the Bible | Josh Daffern: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/newwineskins/7-essential-questions-to-ask-when-you-study-the-bible/
- No, God And The Flying Spaghetti Monster Are Not The Same | HillFaith: https://hillfaith.blog/2020/07/19/no-god-and-the-flying-spaghetti-monster-are-not-the-same/
- 3 Times Jesus Responded to Doubt – With Evidence: https://tentmakingchristianity.com/3-times-jesus-responded-to-doubt/
- Staying calm on social media with disagreements The Domain for Truth: https://veritasdomain.wordpress.com/2020/06/05/staying-calm-on-social-media-with-disagreements/amp/
- John Grigg: Astronomer and Christian – creation.com: https://creation.com/john-grigg
- Why Every Christian Needs to Be A Sheepdog | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/why-every-christian-needs-to-be-a-sheepdog/
- The Supreme Court’s Ruling In Bostock Signals Difficult Days Ahead: https://www.drjamesdobson.org/about/latest-news/news-media/2020/07/16/the-supreme-courts-ruling-in-bostock-signals-difficult-days-ahead
- Do Atheists Believe in Just One Less God Than Christians? | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/do-atheists-believe-in-just-one-less-god-than-christians/
Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field till no space is left and you live alone in the land. The LORD Almighty has declared in my hearing: “Surely the great houses will become desolate, the fine mansions left without occupants. Isaiah 5:8-9
Blessings to you all