This is a link to a movie about John Wycliffe who is called "the Morning Star of the Reformation" because he was a forerunner of the Reformation. He championed many of the things the Reformers did during the Protestant Reformation.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
More Than A Theory by Hugh Ross
From the Reasons To Believe website
http://www.reasons.org/podcasts/more-than-a-theory-podcast
a version posted on YouTube by somebody (in 27 parts instead of 17 podcasts)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbtgIWoR9eU&feature=share&list=PLfgmxU7Clb6Sq5AsKFbN448yVvStUsrP6
Who Was Adam? lecture by Hugh Ross
This lecture was given right before the publication of the book with the same title. Ross states that fact in the lecture HERE. Therefore, this lecture was probably given 2005 before September. Since at least 2013 (probably much earlier) Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross have been in the process of revising and updating their book because of recent discoveries. So, this lecture is certainly out-of-date. I post the lecture for reference's sake.
Here's a link to Recent Resources at RTB Relating to Human Origins
http://misclane.blogspot.com/2013/10/resources-on-rtb-relating-to-human.html
Hugh Ross' ministry is Reasons to Believe. The website is www.reasons.org
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The Elegant Universe
The Elegant Universe video with Brian Green. Based on his bestselling book by the same title. Green is not a Christian.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Samson and Delilah
There's a lot of discussion going on about how there are a lot of Bible based movies currently in production. For example HERE and HERE and HERE.
In light of that, I'm reminded of the many Bible based movies I watched in my youth. So, as I find them online, I'll post them here.
Here's the classic movie Samson and Delilah with Victor Mature as Samson. I loved the movie as a youth and I still do. If you can rent this from a library or video rental store on DVD, do it. Seeing it in TECHNICOLOR is a whole other experience.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Calvin and Servetus
Many anti-Calvinists argue against Calvinism because of what happened to Michael Servetus. Here are some resources as to how my fellow Calvinists deal with this objection.
A summary of what James White claims really happened between John Calvin and Michael Servetus.
According to James White, Calvin risked his life to privately meet with and discuss theology with Michael Servetus. But Servetus didn't show up. Later on, when it was known that Calvin knew Servetus' pseudonym (Michael de Villanueva), the city Servetus lived in, and that he was employed by an archbishop in a major city, Calvin reluctantly gave up the information. The man who squeezed the information out of Calvin confessed that he had real difficulty getting the information out of Calvin because Calvin would have rather refuted Servetus in writing than have him executed. But because there was a governmental investigation going on, Calvin gave in.
Servetus' arrest by the Catholic authorities was aided by Calvin having provided evidence of the real identity of Michael de Villanueva. However, Servetus eventually escaped.
Servetus then made a beeline flight to Geneva. During that time Calvin wasn't, as many think, the autocrat of Geneva. He wasn't even a citizen of Geneva. He became a citizen six years later in 1559. Servetus entered Geneva knowing that if he was discovered that he would almost certainly be arrested for heresy. Sometime in Geneva Servetus himself accused Calvin of heresy and attempted to convince the Genevan authorities to arrest him on charges of heresy. Knowing that at that time Calvin had many opponents in Geneva and that the elections didn't go in Calvin's favor. And so Servetus tried to get Calvin's political enemies to side with him against Calvin. Servetus even filed a motion accusing Calvin of simony. He did so in such a way that if it succeeded Calvin's home and property might fall to Servetus.
When the Genevan authorities eventually convicted Servetus of heresy and determined he was worthy of the death penalty the ministers (including Calvin) asked that Servetus be executed in a way that was quicker and less painful. But the secular council refused. Even up until the night before Servetus was executed Calvin tried to convince him of the error of his ways in hopes that he would repent. Finally, it was William Farel, not Calvin, who accompanied Servetus to his execution.
According to James White, Calvin risked his life to privately meet with and discuss theology with Michael Servetus. But Servetus didn't show up. Later on, when it was known that Calvin knew Servetus' pseudonym (Michael de Villanueva), the city Servetus lived in, and that he was employed by an archbishop in a major city, Calvin reluctantly gave up the information. The man who squeezed the information out of Calvin confessed that he had real difficulty getting the information out of Calvin because Calvin would have rather refuted Servetus in writing than have him executed. But because there was a governmental investigation going on, Calvin gave in.
Servetus' arrest by the Catholic authorities was aided by Calvin having provided evidence of the real identity of Michael de Villanueva. However, Servetus eventually escaped.
Servetus then made a beeline flight to Geneva. During that time Calvin wasn't, as many think, the autocrat of Geneva. He wasn't even a citizen of Geneva. He became a citizen six years later in 1559. Servetus entered Geneva knowing that if he was discovered that he would almost certainly be arrested for heresy. Sometime in Geneva Servetus himself accused Calvin of heresy and attempted to convince the Genevan authorities to arrest him on charges of heresy. Knowing that at that time Calvin had many opponents in Geneva and that the elections didn't go in Calvin's favor. And so Servetus tried to get Calvin's political enemies to side with him against Calvin. Servetus even filed a motion accusing Calvin of simony. He did so in such a way that if it succeeded Calvin's home and property might fall to Servetus.
When the Genevan authorities eventually convicted Servetus of heresy and determined he was worthy of the death penalty the ministers (including Calvin) asked that Servetus be executed in a way that was quicker and less painful. But the secular council refused. Even up until the night before Servetus was executed Calvin tried to convince him of the error of his ways in hopes that he would repent. Finally, it was William Farel, not Calvin, who accompanied Servetus to his execution.
Did John Calvin Burn Michael Servetus? By Gavin Ortlund
This blog was actually posted 3/7/2014
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