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I enjoy making wallpapers and I have a specific passion while doing them; that is, Soli Deo Gloria. Glory to God alone for everything. I make wallpapers to glorify my Creator and Sustainer and to remind me of important truths that have recently been burnt into my mind. If you would like a wallpaper, comment on the first post with the phrase you suggest as well as the visual elements you think should be utilised.
Most importantly however, do you know Christ? If you have ever lied, stolen anything or even looked with lust, you will be guilty before God Almighty on judgement day. As a righteous and holy God, He must punish you. You will be rightfully damned for eternity. However, God is also loving and merciful and so He has made a way of escape. Jesus Christ came to earth and lived a sinless life. He suffered and died on the cross where God lavished the wrath and anger that had been stored up for the sin that we have committed, on His son Jesus Christ (who is God incarnate - God in the form of a man). So now, we can recieve mercy for our sins if we repent (confess our sins and turn from them) and believe that Jesus Christ is Lord. If you have any questions about this, please email me...
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Monday, February 2, 2009
Mixed News
This post contains both sad and good news.
For those of you (perhaps that may be only one person but nevertheless...) who are not aware; I am no longer staying at home; I have gone to Bible College and am staying is Res there.
Unfortunately this means that I cannot make regular posts anymore.
So the bad news is; no more wallpapers.
The good news is; I'm learning Greek!!! and I'm at Bible College (Seminary) so I'm going to be having a marvellous time.
If you would like to follow my progress at all, bondslaveofchrist.blogspot.com is where I will be doing a newsletter of sorts.
Thanks for your support and I hope that these images are edifying and, more importantly, God glorifying.
For those of you (perhaps that may be only one person but nevertheless...) who are not aware; I am no longer staying at home; I have gone to Bible College and am staying is Res there.
Unfortunately this means that I cannot make regular posts anymore.
So the bad news is; no more wallpapers.
The good news is; I'm learning Greek!!! and I'm at Bible College (Seminary) so I'm going to be having a marvellous time.
If you would like to follow my progress at all, bondslaveofchrist.blogspot.com is where I will be doing a newsletter of sorts.
Thanks for your support and I hope that these images are edifying and, more importantly, God glorifying.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Isaiah 51:7-8 and Van Til
A while ago I found a quote that I really liked, "But now, having seen Him which is invisible, I fear not what man can do unto me." by Anne Hutchinson. Recently (while listening to lectures by Curt Daniel) I discovered that Anne Hutchinson was actually a mystic weirdo which was sort of disappointing to me. However, over the past few months I have really become excited about presuppositional apologetics which was sort of pioneered by Cornelius Van Til. He was pretty solid theology wise (although was a surpralapsarian - which wont mean anything to those of you non-Calvinists). Anyway, I won't turn this into an apologetics lesson - even though I'd like to (although if you're interested, look up "Greg Bahnsen Defending the Christian Faith" on youtube) - I found this quote by Van Til "I am not a hero, but in Christ I am not afraid of what man may do to me"; which is equally cool.
Of course a quote that is unscriptural is pretty meaningless but I think Isaiah 51:7-8 teaches this sort of an idea, it says "Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of man, nor be dismayed at their revilings. For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool; but my righteousness will be forever, and my salvation to all generations."
If you do not consider the thought that "blessed are [we] when men insult [us] and persecute [us] and falsely say all kinds of evil against [us] because of [Christ]... for [our] reward is in heaven..." (Matthew 5:11-12) to be glorious, then you have a big problem. It is said that John Wesley was riding on horseback and reading his Bible when he suddenly realised he had not been persecuted for several weeks. He stopped the horse got on his knees and asked God if his message and life has become so irrelevant that he now receives no persecution. While he was praying a farmer saw him and picked up a brick and threw it at him just missing his nose. John Wesley praised God for the confirmation that he had not grown irrelevant and he got back on his horse and continued his journey. Mark 13:13 says "You will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved." and 2 Timothy 3:12 tells us "Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted". Moreover, consider verse 8, we need not be concerned by the strength that our enemy appears to posses, the righteousness God imputes to us "will be forever".
The text on this image truly inspires me to face persecution without fear or unease but with boldness to "be strong in the Lord and the strength of His might" knowing that "If God is for us, who is against us?"
The image dimensions are 1280x1024 and the font used for the verse reference and the quote text is "Tolkien" and the font for the verse text and "- Cornelius Van Til" is "Papyrus". And yes, the face is that of Van Til.
Of course a quote that is unscriptural is pretty meaningless but I think Isaiah 51:7-8 teaches this sort of an idea, it says "Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of man, nor be dismayed at their revilings. For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool; but my righteousness will be forever, and my salvation to all generations."
If you do not consider the thought that "blessed are [we] when men insult [us] and persecute [us] and falsely say all kinds of evil against [us] because of [Christ]... for [our] reward is in heaven..." (Matthew 5:11-12) to be glorious, then you have a big problem. It is said that John Wesley was riding on horseback and reading his Bible when he suddenly realised he had not been persecuted for several weeks. He stopped the horse got on his knees and asked God if his message and life has become so irrelevant that he now receives no persecution. While he was praying a farmer saw him and picked up a brick and threw it at him just missing his nose. John Wesley praised God for the confirmation that he had not grown irrelevant and he got back on his horse and continued his journey. Mark 13:13 says "You will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved." and 2 Timothy 3:12 tells us "Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted". Moreover, consider verse 8, we need not be concerned by the strength that our enemy appears to posses, the righteousness God imputes to us "will be forever".
The text on this image truly inspires me to face persecution without fear or unease but with boldness to "be strong in the Lord and the strength of His might" knowing that "If God is for us, who is against us?"
The image dimensions are 1280x1024 and the font used for the verse reference and the quote text is "Tolkien" and the font for the verse text and "- Cornelius Van Til" is "Papyrus". And yes, the face is that of Van Til.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
John 1:5 and Matthew 5:16
Once again I've been overloaded and I have just returned from holiday so I will probably need to revert to my original plan of doing one image per fortnight especially with my studies picking up soon.
I found this quote a while ago, I don't know anything about John Falconer and so this is by no means an endorsement (nor, though, is this statement a denouncement). Kent Hovind, talking about the brevity and inconsequence of life, shows a slide depicting a tombstone with a name, the year of birth, a dash and the year of death. He qualifies the image saying that all we get when we die is two numbers and a line and then asks, "What on earth are you doing for heaven?". The non-Christian also thinks over his meaning in life; men dream of being remembered like Ghandi or Einstein, Lincoln or Caesar. I think Paul Washer identifies this desire of men to glorify themselves and receive praise and exhorts his listeners who pray "God use me" to instead pray "Lord, use my roommate and let me carry his bags all the days of my life". George Whitefield said in his latter years, "Let the name of Whitefield perish and that of Christ be glorified" and most are familiar with the quote "Only one life, 'twill soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last". In light of all this, how then should we then live? I think that Falconer gives his answer in this quote, "I have but one candle of life to burn, and I would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than in a land flooded with light." What further discussion is necessary?
Verse text is in "Papyrus" and their references are in "Lucida Blackletter". The quote itself is in "3 theHard way RMX" and the background words "Light" and "Darkness" as well as "- John Falconer" are in "ParkAvenue BT". The wallpaper was designed for a 1280x1024 resolution.
I found this quote a while ago, I don't know anything about John Falconer and so this is by no means an endorsement (nor, though, is this statement a denouncement). Kent Hovind, talking about the brevity and inconsequence of life, shows a slide depicting a tombstone with a name, the year of birth, a dash and the year of death. He qualifies the image saying that all we get when we die is two numbers and a line and then asks, "What on earth are you doing for heaven?". The non-Christian also thinks over his meaning in life; men dream of being remembered like Ghandi or Einstein, Lincoln or Caesar. I think Paul Washer identifies this desire of men to glorify themselves and receive praise and exhorts his listeners who pray "God use me" to instead pray "Lord, use my roommate and let me carry his bags all the days of my life". George Whitefield said in his latter years, "Let the name of Whitefield perish and that of Christ be glorified" and most are familiar with the quote "Only one life, 'twill soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last". In light of all this, how then should we then live? I think that Falconer gives his answer in this quote, "I have but one candle of life to burn, and I would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than in a land flooded with light." What further discussion is necessary?
Verse text is in "Papyrus" and their references are in "Lucida Blackletter". The quote itself is in "3 theHard way RMX" and the background words "Light" and "Darkness" as well as "- John Falconer" are in "ParkAvenue BT". The wallpaper was designed for a 1280x1024 resolution.
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