{"id":9133,"date":"2014-04-11T01:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T08:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=9133"},"modified":"2014-11-18T10:17:14","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T18:17:14","slug":"weekly-links-4112014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2014\/04\/11\/weekly-links-4112014\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Links (4\/11\/2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">\u201cIf you are a Christian, by definition you ought to believe what Jesus teaches. He is the Son of God. He is our Savior and Lord. We must follow his example, obey his commands, and embrace whatever understanding of Scripture he taught and assumed. Surely this means we are wise to believe about the Scriptures whatever Jesus believed about the Scriptures.\u201d (Kevin DeYoung)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>by Cesar Vigil-Ruiz<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Feliz Friday! It\u2019s been awhile, but it\u2019s good to be back with this week\u2019s links. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Al Mohler wrote a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertmohler.com\/2014\/04\/08\/moralism-is-not-the-gospel-but-many-christians-think-it-is\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">very clear essay<\/span><\/a> delineating moralism from the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. There is no mistaking that many people in today\u2019s society, as well as in the church, believe that improving your life through your behavior will earn you God\u2019s favor and salvation. Nothing could be further from the truth, as Mohler makes it clear. Our salvation is not based on our righteousness, but solely the righteousness of Christ and Christ alone. Read and share!<\/li>\n<li>Ryan T. Anderson has come out with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/reports\/2014\/04\/marriage-reason-and-religious-liberty-much-ado-about-sex-nothing-to-do-with-race\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">new essay<\/span><\/a> explaining the inconsistencies in the belief that opposing same-sex marriage and opposing interracial marriage are similar. This article includes some very helpful information that is worth your time. Don\u2019t miss this one.<\/li>\n<li>Tim Challies has been doing a series on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/writings\/the-false-teachers\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">false teachers<\/span><\/a> that is very timely and wise for us to ponder as we grow in our discernment. It started 2 months ago when he wrote about Arius, and continued with Pelagius, Muhammad, Joseph Smith, Ellen G. White, Charles Taze Russell, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Norman Vincent Peale, and most recently, Marcus Borg. If you don\u2019t know any of these people or their disciples, it\u2019s likely that you may have heard many of their ideas. Learn and discern.<\/li>\n<li>A new website dedicated to the upcoming Shepherds\u2019 Conference came out within the past week or so, and the website already looks to be something to bookmark and check back (or add to your RSS feed). Titled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inerrantword.com\/site\/default.asp?sec_id=180015375\"><i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Inerrant Word<\/span><\/i><\/a>, the conference will focus on teaching inerrancy and defending it against those from outside the church, as well as those from within. There are media, articles, book recommendations, and even the &#8220;Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy&#8221; posted there. Do not miss this one.<\/li>\n<li>A lot of buzz has been coming from the evangelical blogs concerning Kevin DeYoung\u2019s new book, <i>Taking God at His Word: Why the Bible is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What that Means for You and Me<\/i>. I have only heard good things about it, and invite you to read at least one review: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/book-reviews\/taking-god-at-his-word\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Challies\u2019 review<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0 or even read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtsbooks.com\/common\/pdf_links\/9781433542404.PDF\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">first chapter<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>This may be the philosopher in me coming out, but I was very thankful to read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/the-church-needs-philosophers-and-philosophers-need-the-church\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">this post<\/span><\/a> about the church\u2019s need for philosophers and vice versa. When both sides seem to distrust each other, something is off. I would love to see more interaction between both sides, engaging in the debate of today\u2019s ideas with intellectual rigor, but I would also like to see Christian philosophers as a whole be committed men\/women of the church. May that tribe increase!<\/li>\n<li>If you haven\u2019t heard by now, the newest CEO for Mozilla <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2014\/04\/03\/brendan-eich-steps-down-as-mozilla-ceo\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">resigned<\/span><\/a> after pressure to be removed due to his past support of Prop 8 in the state of CA. I believe Robert George\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/blogs\/firstthoughts\/2014\/04\/what-mozilla-means\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">commentary<\/span><\/a> reveals that the lines have been drawn, and we may be looking at a new litmus test for job qualifications. Don\u2019t miss Al Mohler\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertmohler.com\/2014\/04\/07\/the-briefing-04-07-14\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">The Briefing<\/span><\/a> on this either.<\/li>\n<li>Joe Carter continues his series on apologetics and worldview analysis with the topic, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/what-is-a-religious-belief\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u201cWhat is a Religious Belief?\u201d<\/span><\/a> Food for thought.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That\u2019s all for this week! Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together this coming Sunday!<\/p>\n<p><i>Soli Deo Gloria<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIf you are a Christian, by definition you ought to believe what Jesus teaches. He is the Son of God. He is our Savior and Lord. We must follow his example, obey his commands, and embrace whatever understanding of Scripture he taught and assumed. 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