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 In the 1600's, Francis Turretin, a Christian Reformer in Italy, published " The Institutes of Elenctic  (serving to refute; used of indirect modes of proof as opposed to deictic ) Theology ." The book as originally published is more than 3,000 pages in length, containing proofs and refutations on all major (and some intermediate and minor) topics on Theology. Turretin, being himself a great student of the Bible, was an avid and thorough student and scholar of all things Theological, and a formidable debunker of all things untrue. So, what does this Italian Reformer who lived more than 300 years ago have to do with the current efforts of the State of Texas and Governor Greg Abbott in to stop the invasion of illegal aliens into Texas? In a section of Turretin's book dealing with the "call to public ministry," Turretin points out that there are several different categories of "callings." Turretin makes two substantial points, and gives examples, of a

Hamas delights in beheading born babies or burning them alive in an oven. Ohioans delight in slicing up unborn babies or destroying them with chemicals while they are still in the sacred refuge of their mothers' wombs. The EVIL citizens of Ohio, most of who presumably decry the recent, brutal slaughter of infants in Israel, just voted to constitutionally protect the rights of Ohio women to allow the murder of their own babies in the womb. Note that I said EVIL citizens of Ohio, and not EVIL Democrats , because Ohio is politically controlled by Republicans, thus it stands to reason that there are enough Republicans in Ohio who could have prevented this great EVIL if they so desired. This is a bipartisan slaughter of the innocent. Ohioans, I don't care about which political party you belong to, I no longer want to hear ANY of you complain about the evils of transgenderism, unprosecuted crimes, pornography in the schools, or any other social evil. You—all of you—just codified Inf

 A former boss of mine (he knows who he is) gave me the great gift of a timeless phrase that I have used over the years far more times than most of my friends, family and co-workers wished: "It ain't that hard."  So allow me to vent a bit here and answer the question "Why won't Joe Biden freeze the $6 billion ransom payment to the Iranians?" Well, friends, IT AIN'T THAT HARD if you have paid any attention whatsoever to the nature of the person (Joseph Biden) we are talking about here. Here's the deal: An un-indicted criminal who is guilty of treason, bribery, money-laundering and God only knows (literally) what else—someone who has enriched himself and his family by selling influence, appointing foreign agents to government posts, abusing and using his own son, lying to the public virtually every time he opens his mouth, and by all accounts is a scantily-closeted sexual pervert—simply does not just make bad and baffling policy decisions regarding eve

Not much good ever comes from being proud of your sin, or your sexual perversion. Instead of celebrating our sinful pride...whatever it might be that we are proud of...we should examine our pride to determine if it is justified or sinful. Proverbs 16:18 Pride  goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. Leviticus 26:19 and I will break the  pride  of your power, and I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze. In Context  |  Full Chapter  |  Other Translations 2 Chronicles 26:16 Uzziah's  Pride  and Punishment But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the  Lord  his God and entered the temple of the  Lord  to burn incense on the altar of incense. 2 Chronicles 32:26 But Hezekiah humbled himself for the  pride  of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the  Lord  did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah. In Context  |  Full Chapter  |  Other Translations Job 22:29 For

Declaring one's self to be Non-Binary in the gender arena is a binary decision, and as such, a decision that presents the claimant with a real dilemma. Most people who present themselves as non-binary are of the ilk that believe there is no such thing as absolute truth, thus there is no such thing as absolute "right and wrong." They believe that truth, and just about everything in the realms of ethics and morals, is on some kind of fluid continuum that changes whimsically according to their mood. The dilemma, then, is that by declaring yourself to be non-binary, you are making a binary "yes or no" decision, with the necessary implication that you are also making a binary "right or wrong" decision. Of course, once the argument enters the realm of Right and Wrong, it becomes a matter of who is right and who is wrong. There is no continuum for Right and Wrong. Not being a philosopher or deep thinker in general, I tend to make Right or Wrong decisions scie