July 2018 - davidherin.org

LIE: Passive use of the internet is harmless, part 1

Lie: Passive use of the internet is harmless.
Truth: Passive use of the internet is participation in hidden, mass, personal data collection, analysis, and control and insidiously leads to idolatry.

At the time of this writing in 2018, the majority of people I see walking about carry their smartphone in hand. They’re either texting, surfing, watching, talking or just having it at the ready. And if it’s not in hand it’s not far from them. This obsession is well documented, both the good and the bad.

LIE: Passive use of the internet is harmless, part 2

In Part 1 I laid out the highlights of our big data system structure and the four major components of this system of systems: the smart device the internet and wireless service providers the data collector/processor the control system This system of systems is unprecedented in history, and all of

LIE: Christians are sinners saved by grace

Lie: Christians are sinners saved by grace.
Truth: Christians are saints who have sin.

This is a stark divide. Who are we – saints or sinners? We can’t possibly be both, can we? To get right to the heart of the matter, the real question is: do we have an un-eradicable, sinful nature carried over essentially unchanged from our state of unbelief? In other words, are we as Christians still essentially, in our hearts, sinful by nature? Can we get our theology straight on this?

LIE: The powerless are insignificant

Lie: The powerless are insignificant.
Truth: The powerless, teamed with God, overcome the powerful.

I’m sure that the giant Goliath mistakenly believed this same lie too as he sized up David. Goliath never considered that the reverse might be true. He couldn’t imagine that, in five minutes he would be dead. But such are the exploits of God who . . .