60http://blog.ben-ito.comWed, 10 Mar 2010 07:49:17 GMTWed, 10 Mar 2010 07:49:17 GMTen benjamin.ito@gmail.comnohttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/09/10/where-has-football-been.aspx?ref=rssBen/images/88960-77679/49ers_helmet.gif" border="0" width="60">Did you see the Niners Game!? Hecka Good!!For the past two years, I have been required to attend class Monday Night, every night. Tonight was my first time in two years being able to watch Monday Night Football, and the Niners game did not disappoint. The Defense was fun to watch, and the winning score came in the final 30 seconds of the game! Awesome. ...Sportshttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/09/10/where-has-football-been.aspx#Commentsda06f739-0fde-4b37-92ee-689c0ee68adaTue, 11 Sep 2007 05:36:00 GMThttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/09/03/doctrine-or-application.aspx?ref=rssBenIn a conversation with a friend recently, the topic of practical application came up. We talked about the relationship and balance between preaching the interpretation (What does it mean?) of the passage and preaching the application (What do I do?) of the passage. I like this article by John MacArthur published on Pulpit Magazine's blog. I think the main point is that the interpretation IS the application. The original article is located here. What Does This Verse Mean “to Me”? September 5th, 2006 (By John MacArthur) That’s a fashionable concern, judging from ...http://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/09/03/doctrine-or-application.aspx#Commentsf4a47042-dcb0-47ae-a588-7bc70ce2c90bTue, 04 Sep 2007 06:03:00 GMThttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/08/03/minneapolis-bridge-collapse.aspx?ref=rssBenThis is John Piper's response to the bridge that collapsed a couple days ago. It's worthy of reading to the end. I have found this response to be the grounding factor in all of life's "unexplainable" events- the Sovereignty of God. Please take a moment to pray like Piper's daughter for those around this world who blame God for events like this. /images/88960-77679/Minneapolis_Bridge.jpg" border="0" height="164" width="233"> ...A Biblical Responsehttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/08/03/minneapolis-bridge-collapse.aspx#Commentsae11b2e3-6a81-4b71-9563-3c14247d5436Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:37:00 GMThttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/08/03/welcome-home-china-number-1.aspx?ref=rssBenWelcome home team, I am eagerly anticipating the debriefing of your mission, in the freedom of speech we enjoy. ...http://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/08/03/welcome-home-china-number-1.aspx#Commentsb9eb6f0a-f2ce-49ea-a1ef-fc1eee9b55ffFri, 03 Aug 2007 08:17:00 GMThttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/08/02/china-number-2.aspx?ref=rssBenIf you didn't notice, the link to the Blog for the second China Team is in the left hand column under "Places to Go, People to Read." ...http://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/08/02/china-number-2.aspx#Comments4501693c-43a5-41e6-bb13-ec836226a9cdThu, 02 Aug 2007 20:16:00 GMThttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/07/29/the-future-of-the-exfocusers.aspx?ref=rssBenIt seems like the talk of the town is the future of those "career" age people who attend the college fellowship called FOCUS at our church. Most of you who are reading are aware of the situation. In about a month, we will have no bible study to attend anymore (aimed at our age group). So what do we do now? What is our future in organized fellowship and bible study? I've heard PLENTY of ideas out there, and I'd like to open things up to see if you have anything else to share. What should we do after we ...Discussionhttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/07/29/the-future-of-the-exfocusers.aspx#Comments9ae957c5-8661-4029-a0b6-dc9e5a62fcdfSun, 29 Jul 2007 21:44:00 GMThttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/07/28/answer-to-bible-trivia-posted-july-8.aspx?ref=rssBenThe Question: Name an action/good work rejoiced over in Scripture, even when it is performed with IMPURE motives.The Answer:Preaching the Gospel (Phil 1.12-20) 12 Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, 13 so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else, 14 ...Bible Studyhttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/07/28/answer-to-bible-trivia-posted-july-8.aspx#Comments1c8ffb46-8c1d-4a92-b283-ee27ed24b6a6Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:07:00 GMThttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/07/24/re-yahwehcom-part-2.aspx?ref=rssBenThis is a continuation of the thoughts mentioned in "RE: Yahweh..." regarding the firm claim by Yahweh.com that people are going to hell for breaking the Law. The following statement comes from a man who walked in obedience to the Law. In his own words, compared against the Law, he would be found blameless: 7 But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 More than that, I count ...TruthPhilippianshttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/07/24/re-yahwehcom-part-2.aspx#Comments63977fae-1537-4957-896c-2c1a938d2bf1Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:22:00 GMThttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/07/23/re-an-organizations-bad-interpretation-of-matthew-7-and-the-christian-life.aspx?ref=rssBenThis was my response to an article excerpt posted on Isaiah's blog. Please recognize that my response is at the article and not Isaiah. The excerpt is posted on his blog here. The article can be found in it's entirety at http://www.yahweh.com/GWBuffalo/GWB.htm. You need only to read the excerpt to understand my reply. To understand the weird spelling and vocabulary used in the article read www.yahweh.com.Reply starts here:Who are they arguing against? They never state it. Who are "those" preachers that preach "breaking the laws of Yahweh"? Read their quote: "The Savior's own words show that He will deny anyone ...MatthewBible Studyhttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/07/23/re-an-organizations-bad-interpretation-of-matthew-7-and-the-christian-life.aspx#Comments629e4fd1-8e5f-48a4-92ec-d2797681eee5Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:54:00 GMThttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/07/23/ronald-macdonald.aspx?ref=rssBenThis is a true story:Today, I ate at MacDonalds on my lunch break. As I sat there, chomping on nuggets and fries, and sipping a diet coke, reading my word, I was interrupted by a young lady talking loudly on her cel phone directly behind me:"Yeah! He's gonna be here! I was thinking maybe [billy] and [jacob] might want to come. It's going to be so exciting! Maybe we can call our girlfriends _____ and ______. Yeah! I'm looking at the posted right now- Ronald MacDonald is going to be here Friday at 1:30pm."That may not sound shocking to you, ...Observationshttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/07/23/ronald-macdonald.aspx#Commentsadad7523-729c-478c-bdd5-d11a888bc7f9Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:44:00 GMThttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/07/18/demons-believe-in-christ.aspx?ref=rssBenThe text: You believe that God is one. You do well, the demons also believe, and shudder. (James 2.19)Key words:"believe"- Gk. pisteuo. verb form of pistis. the conviction of the truth of anything; belief; trust; faith"shudder" -Gk. phrisso. to shudder, to be struck with extreme fear, to be horrifiedThe Observation:Here, in the context of James explanation of the relationship between faith and works (in which a non-working faith is not faith at all), comes this shocking truth about true, justifying faith. Demons, if they were wrapped up in human flesh, by their knowledge of God, would look like Christians! They ...SalvationJameshttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/07/18/demons-believe-in-christ.aspx#Commentse69bdba8-8630-4763-b130-5baf21574c0dWed, 18 Jul 2007 23:14:00 GMThttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/07/08/bible-trivia.aspx?ref=rssBenName an action/good work rejoiced over in Scripture, even when it is performed with IMPURE motives.Follow up idea: What does that say about the necessity of that work? ...Bible Studyhttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/07/08/bible-trivia.aspx#Commentsea1abd45-62af-4539-9db1-d7d525daacaaSun, 08 Jul 2007 20:18:00 GMThttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/07/02/how-to-do-a-word-study.aspx?ref=rssBenHere's how to do a word study using only the internet. This is for those who do not have all the solid resources such as concordances and lexicons handy. 1. Pick the passage 2. Click here 3. Type in the passage; Be sure to choose "NAS Strong's Version" 4. The words you can look up are underlined and colored blue 5. Click on a word 6. The next screen (Lexicon) gives you lots of information including the "NAS Verse Count" in ...Bible Studyhttp://blog.ben-ito.com/2007/07/02/how-to-do-a-word-study.aspx#Comments39a1d8e8-9d28-4ff2-8a79-3007c5b8fb55Tue, 03 Jul 2007 05:51:00 GMT