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A Rant on Seeker Churches
I listen to a few seeker churches on my iPhone while I drive my truck (I drive an eighteen wheeler for a living). During long hauls I can listen to two or three sermons depending on the drive. My wife says that I'm mad for listening to the seeker churches because they often make me cranky and I start ranting (as I'm doing here) about them. My problems with the seeker churches are too many to post here in a blog post. I could never willingly be a part of a seeker church for many reasons. Doctrine is the first and foremost. The utter lack of doctrine in seeker churches is disturbing to say the least.
I have been listening to one of the seeker churches for the entire year. Each week their sermons come to my iPhone. You got to love technology! I had a friend who started attending this church about 6 years ago. He still goes there. He once had a fire for the Lord, was a man of prayer and holiness, and loved to share the gospel with the lost. Those days are gone. He is a shell of his former self now that he attends this church. I place the blame at the feet of my friend but also at this church as well. They have convinced my friend that evangelism is easy as inviting "the unchurched" to his church. The church does the rest. The entire "weekend" is designed to attract the "unchurched" and they are specific that they want the "unchurched" to come and not feel like they are at church. I have often said that seeker churches remind me of cults in that they get you in before springing the trap and letting you know what they are about. In this case, get the "unchurched" coming to church and then wait for a few weeks before telling them they must "receive Christ into their hearts" if they want to go deeper. It's like an Amway seminar. Only worst.
The rant here today is not about the seeker church I've been listening to this year but a new one I picked up just this week. I use to be friends with a youth pastor (when I was a youth pastor) and he always seemed to lean this seeker way. I remember once taking to him about how I wanted to build a youth ministry that revolved around prayer and the Word and he laughed and said that I would never have a large ministry if that was my formula. I followed him via social media after he moved away and watched him head down this seeker trail. He bought into the seeker pragmatism hook, line, and sinker. He begin to tweet a lot of seeker posts and I noticed his preaching was more and more becoming like seeker pastors I knew of. He ultimately started a church in the Charlotte, NC area and followed the likes of seeker gurus Perry Noble and Steven Furtick. Despite obvious doctrinal disagreements, this seeker pastor ignored that because "they are growing" and that was the bottom line.
He started his church and now he rolls out "series" sermons like Noble and Furtick complete with the works. The stage is focused on the series. The series is pushed though social media and social media is used during the talk. I sent a few of his talks to Fighting For The Faith and hope they will review them.
Here is my rant. Theology. The seeker churches ignore theology. I have listened to all the sermons from the one church this year and a few from this newer podcast and theology is utterly lacking. The twisting of Scripture is bad. For example, one of the seeker pastors preached on "Shake It Off" based on the Taylor Swift song (yes you read that right) and preached from Acts 28 where Paul "shook of the snake" and he in turn turned the snake into problems and other things that we just need to shake off. What a poor use of Scripture!
Numbers is the focus. That is the bottom line. I well remember emailing a seeker pastor back in the early 2000's and he responded back with "I run 700 people on Sunday morning. How many do you run? E-mail me back when you get to that number and I might listen." I was emailing him over his poor doctrinal preaching. His response: pragmatism.
I remember another preacher going to hear modalist T.D. Jakes. When I questioned him about this he responded by saying that Jakes' church was huge and he could just feel the anointing on Jakes when he preached. Never mind that Jakes is a modalist (the Trinity doesn't matter much). Never mind that Jakes is a false prosperity preacher. Never mind that doctrine seems to not matter at all to Jakes. Jakes' church is big and that is enough. Pragmatism.
A crowd does not equal the blessing of God.
I pass the Kingdom Hall's all the time while working and I can tell you that they are packed. It seems they are growing and I have my suspicions as to why. The Jehovah's Witness are no doubt a cult. They are doctrinally wrong. Nothing more than modern day Arians. Yet they are growing because of the seeker churches in my estimation. Week after week the seeker churches are packed but doctrine is not to be found. In fact, doctrine is avoided at all costs. It amazes me that seeker preachers often will have to point out where a book in the Bible is. For example, when the above seeker pastor preached from Acts 28, he felt he had to point out where Acts is. Further, his "background" to Paul and Acts 28 was horrible. He felt he had to use "cool" language and to be funny throughout his talk to get people focused. But at the end of the day, he taught nothing. Nothing. He didn't teach false doctrines. He taught nothing. And this is true of every seeker sermon I have heard. Let me repeat that: I have never heard a seeker sermon yet that has taught me anything. They are masters at saying nothing.
And thus cults grow. People do want doctrine. Contrary to what the seeker churches believe. Doctrine does matter to folks. In Acts 2:42 the first thing Luke records that the new disciples of Jesus did was to devote themselves to the apostles' doctrine. First thing listed was not "worship" or "small groups" but doctrine. Cults come and fill the void. The reason seeker people leave to join the Jehovah's Witnesses or other cults is because doctrine.
After the seeker churches go off, I turn on John MacArthur and a breath of fresh air comes in. MacArthur is the opposite of these seeker churches. He preaches doctrine. He preaches holiness. He preaches the Bible and seeks to exegete the text faithfully. Sometimes, for fun, I will listen to a seeker church and then pull up MacArthur preaching from the same text and its night and day difference.
Over the years I have been out witnessing only to run into a group of people from seeker churches. Sometimes they will ridicule me for preaching on the streets. Sometimes they talk to me and I try to reason with them about their "conversion" as 100% of them believe that "saying the sinner's prayer" is how you get saved. They are often completely ignorant of church history or theology. They will say "I just love Jesus" but when I try to find out which Jesus they love, they don't know. I can often point out that the Jesus they say they love is the Jesus of their own imaginations and not the Bible. Paul the Apostle warned about this in 2 Corinthians 11:4 and Galatians 1:6-9.
Am I thankful for seeker churches? No I am not. I truly believe that persecution is soon coming to the Christians in the United States and this will probably end the seeker church as we know it. Most of the seeker churches will either close up or they will complete their compromising by abandoning true faith altogether in favor of the praises (and most important, the money) of men.
Sadly, many godly churches I know of feel the need to imitate these seeker churches. I remember when Rick Warren's book, The Purpose Driven Church led to the demise of denominational named churches. Now we just have "Calvary Church" or "Christian Life Church" to avoid the obvious doctrinal distinctive that are there. Now we have the cool fad among seeker churches to get the coolest name you can find for your church. Either way, doctrine does not matter. They would say only Jesus matters but they don't even know if the Jesus they preach is the Jesus of the Bible.
I highly recommend you to read John MacArthur's book Ashamed of the Gospel for a truly biblical look at the seeker church. I pray that many saints of God will love the gospel and love the truths of the Bible (Romans 1:16; 1 Timothy 4:16; Titus 2:1).
The Arminian Affirmation of the Atonement
The Bible is clear that Jesus died for sinners. No one denies this. Both Arminians and Calvinists acknowledge that Jesus shed His blood for the souls of lost sinners. Matthew 1:21 is clear that Jesus came to save His people from their sins. The key question in this debate over the atonement is whether the atonement is for all sinners period. Many Calvinists insist that the atonement is indeed for all people on some level. For example, Dr. John MacArthur believes that the atonement provides benefits for all people while only having the power to save the elect. MacArthur goes on to state, "Jesus Christ made a sufficient sacrifice to cover every sin of every one who believes (John 3:16-18; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; 4:10; 1 John 2:2."
I do not disagree. MacArthur states the following on 1 John 2:2 and the "whole world":
This is a generic term, referring not to every single individual, but to mankind in general. Christ actually paid the penalty only for those who would repent and believe. A number of Scriptures indicate that Christ died for the world (John 1:29; 3:16; 6:51; 1 Timothy 2:6; Hebrews 2:9). Most of the world will be eternally condemned to hell to pay for their own sins, so they could not have been paid for by Christ. The passages that speak of Christ's dying for the whole world must be understood to refer to mankind in general (as in Titus 2:11). "World" indicates the sphere, the beings toward whom God seeks reconciliation and has provided propitiation. God has mitigated his wrath on sinners temporarily, by letting them live and enjoy earthly life (1 Timothy 4:10). In that sense, Christ has provided a brief, temporary propitiation for the whole world. But he actually satisfied fully the wrath of God eternally only for the elect who believe. Christ's death in itself had unlimited and infinite value because he is Holy God. Thus his sacrifice was sufficient to pay the penalty for all the sins of all whom God brings to faith. But the actual satisfaction and atonement was made only for those who believe (John 10:11, 15; 17:9, 20; Acts 20:28; Romans 8:32, 37; Ephesians 5:25). The pardon for sin is offered to the whole world, but received only by those who believe (1 John 4:9, 14; John 5:24). There is no other way to be reconciled to God.
A few thoughts here about this. First, I appreciate Dr. MacArthur much. He preaches salvation to all. He never fails to call all to repent and believe the gospel. In this sense, he follows in the steps of men such as George Whitefield and Charles Spurgeon in calling all sinners to repentance. He is no hyper-Calvinist in this regard. There has probably never been a man who has done more for expository preaching than John MacArthur. Having personally met him, I found him to be gracious and kind. So by no means do I present my case against him as an enemy. I come as a brother.
Now the Arminian can read the above words from MacArthur and agree with most of what he wrote. I agree that Christ died for the elect. I agree that Christ died for His sheep. I agree that Christ died for His Church. I agree that Christ died for Paul the Apostle (Galatians 2:20). I agree that Christ died for us (Galatians 1:4). But I also go one step further and believe that Christ died for all. I agree that no one is saved apart from being reconciled to God through Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:18-21). I agree that one has to believe to be saved (John 5:24; Acts 16:30-31). I agree that repentance is necessary for eternal life (Acts 2:38). But I also believe that all can be saved and there is no limit on this number.
I agree that the world is opposed to God (1 John 2:15-17). Ironically, MacArthur never limits "world" in 1 John but here in 1 John 2:2. The world is indeed sinful, God-hating, rejecting the truth of the gospel. I agree. But what we find in the gospel is God calling out to the whole world to repent and be saved. God, who is the one that the world hates, is calling to His enemies to come and be reconciled through faith (Isaiah 1:18). This is the message of the gospel (Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 24:47).
You'll notice in MacArthur's statement above also that he wants to make sure that we understand that he believes the atonement is powerful enough to cover the sins of the world if God wanted it to. He doesn't use those words but it seems implied by this reader. He wants us to see how powerful and vast the work of Christ is. I would agree. In the cross, we do find God the Son dying for the world and shedding His precious blood for the lost. If God wanted to, He could indeed reconciled the world through the powerful blood of Jesus. I have no doubt. Instead, God calls to lost sinners through His love that He demonstrated on the cross (John 3:16; Romans 5:8-9). This is not a forced love. This is not a forced relationship. This is a loving relationship where the repenting sinner comes to God through His Son to be saved (Romans 2:4). This is a genuine relationship that God initiated and not man (Ephesians 2:4-6; 1 John 4:10). But this message, this good news is for the whole world (Luke 2:10-11; 1 John 4:14).
It is true that the atonement is only effective for those who believe. Christ died for His enemies and He even prayed for His enemies at the cross (Luke 23:34). MacArthur even acknowledges that Christ is praying for His enemies at this passage and adds:
Some of the fruit of this prayer can be in the salvation of thousands of people in Jerusalem at Pentecost (Acts 2:41).
Notice he adds in his note that "some of the fruit" and not all. If it is true that Christ is dying only for the elect, why pray for the world? Why pray for the sinners who are killing Him? Many Calvinists point to John 17:9 as proof that Jesus does not pray for the world but only for the elect. Yet MacArthur acknowledges that Luke 23:34 is for the lost. He also is clear that God heard His prayer and saved some of those who perhaps killed Jesus at Pentecost in Acts 2:41.
Let us be clear here though. None were saved by Jesus praying for them in Luke 23:34. They had to appropriate the work of Christ just as we all do through faith. That Jesus shed His blood saves no one. Even Calvinists agree with this while insisting that the sins of the elect were placed on the Son. All agree that we are saved by faith in Jesus (Ephesians 2:8-9). And even if we allow for Calvinists to believe that faith is a gift given by God to His elect, we must still acknowledge that the wrath of God is against us till we believe.
This would mean two things. First, those who are in cast into hell are cast into hell because they rejected the sacrifice of the Son of God for their sins. Do we have passages of Scripture that speak of Christ dying for their sins while they rejected His sacrifice? Yes e do. Romans 14:15; 1 Corinthians 8:11; 2 Peter 2:1. In context all these Scriptures speak of those whom Christ died who may not share in eternal life. Even MacArthur does acknowledge that 2 Peter 2:1 is referring to false teachers who claimed Christ and so Peter mocks them by saying that they refuse to submit to the Lordship of Christ whom they claimed bought them.
What is clear is that people who go to hell go to hell because of their rejection of God and His truth. The person is to blame and not God who gave His Son for their reconciliation. Calvinism would place the blame on God. God chose to reject sinners even before time began and even if you allow for the sinner's punishability for their sins, they are sinning because God has predetermined that they be sinners in the first place by His own sovereign will (Romans 9:22-23). If I were a Calvinist, at this point I would preach hard annihilation since the sinner is in hell tormented day and night forever because God willed that they never be saved in the first place. Annihilation is at least charitable toward sinners who are being tormented for God's glory in the first place in the Calvinist view.
Secondly, the application of the atonement is through faith. Even MacArthur doesn't preach the doctrine of eternal justification. Consistent Calvinists such as John Gill see the truth that the elect are born sinless. How else can it be? If God placed the sins of the elect on Christ and He ensures that the elect will believe by His own sovereign choice from eternity past, who can one argue that God ever sees the sins of the elect? If Christ died for my sins at the cross and God placed my sins on Him at the cross, when was the wrath of God against my sins appeased? Gill would answer the cross. MacArthur would answer the cross but add that I must receive it by faith. And I would answer: Yes and this is biblical Arminianism!
Romans 3:21-26 in the ESV is beautiful (with my emphasis):
21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— 22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Faith is the design of God to come into a saving relationship with Himself. This is the sovereign will of God. This is the sovereign decree of God. All who repent and believe will be saved. There is no limit to the sacrifice of the Son of God. I have heard many Calvinists preaching like Arminians to the lost by preaching that Christ shed His blood so that they might be saved. They call out to lost sinners to repent and believe the gospel (as if sinners could actually do this by their command). They call to sinners to turn from their sins and be saved through faith in Christ. And I agree! In fact, I believe that every person whom the Calvinist evangelist is preaching to can be saved and there is no limit to the power of the gospel (Romans 1:16-17). If God can have mercy on me, He can have mercy on my lost neighbors and co-workers who despise Him at this time (1 Timothy 1:15; 4:10).
As Paul the Apostle wrote above in Romans 3:24, this salvation is a gift to be received by faith. The sinner does not earn this salvation. There is nothing we could add to the work of Christ to be saved. In fact, what a wicked thing to do to add to the cross of Christ by saying that we must also do our part to be saved. We are justified though faith alone in Christ alone by His grace alone (Romans 5:1; Galatians 2:15-16; 3:13-14). This is true of us as children of God as well as the lost sinners we are preaching to. Salvation is the gracious work of God (John 1:12-13; Titus 2:11-14; 3:5-7). We are saved by the work of Christ alone.
Thankfully both Calvinists and Arminians preach that truth. Some Calvinists try to assert that we Arminians preach that we can save ourselves or we preach a works-righteousness system but this is not the truth. Arminius wrote:
"I believe that sinners are accounted righteous solely by the obedience of Christ; and that the righteousness of Christ is the only meritorious cause on account of which God pardons the sins of believers and reckons them as righteous as if they had perfectly fulfilled the law. But since God imputes the righteousness of Christ to none except believers, I conclude that, in this sense, it may be well and properly said, to a man who believes, faith is imputed for righteousness through grace, because God hath set forth his Son, Jesus Christ, to be a propitiation, a throne of grace, [or mercy seat] through faith in his blood."
Adam Clarke wrote:
The doctrine of justification by faith is one of the grandest displays of the mercy of God to mankind. It is so very plain that all may comprehend it; and so free that all may attain it. What more simple than this-Thou art a sinner, in consequence condemned to perdition, and utterly unable to save thy own soul. All are in the same state with thyself, and no man can give a ransom for the soul of his neighbor. God, in his mercy, has provided a Saviour for thee. As thy life was forfeited to death because of thy transgressions, Jesus Christ has redeemed thy life by giving up his own; he died in thy stead, and has made atonement to God for thy transgression; and offers thee the pardon he has thus purchased, on the simple condition that thou believe that his death is a sufficient sacrifice, ransom, and oblation for thy sin; and that thou bring it, as such, by confident faith to the throne of God, and plead it in thy own behalf there. When thou dost so, thy faith in that sacrifice shall be imputed to thee for righteousness; that is, it shall be the means of receiving that salvation which Christ has bought by his blood.
And I end with John Wesley:
But there is an undeniable difference between the Calvinists and Arminians, with regard to the three other questions. Here they divide; the former believe absolute, the latter only conditional, predestination. The Calvinists hold, (1.) God has absolutely decreed, from all eternity, to save such and such persons, and no others; and that Christ died for these, and none else. The Arminians hold, God has decreed, from all eternity, touching all that have the written word, "He that believeth shall be saved: He that believeth not, shall be condemned:" And in order to this, "Christ died for all, all that were dead in trespasses and sins;" that is, for every child of Adam, since "in Adam all died."
My Top Five Podcasts For 4/2016
I tend to jump around in my podcast listening so the following are the top five podcasts I would include for now. A few, like Dr. John MacArthur and Grace To You, are always on my iPod. These are listed in a random order. I'm not saying I agree with all they teach by placing them here. Be biblical in your thinking (1 Thessalonians 5:19-21).
- Soteriology 101 with Professor Leighton Flowers
- The Dividing Line with Dr. James White
- Fighting For the Faith with Chris Rosenbrough
- Five Minutes in Church History with Dr. Stephen Nichols
- Pardon the Interruption (PTI)
Glory to the King!
We Will Not Bow
Here is a link to a sermon by Dr. John MacArthur called "We Will Not Bow." I highly recommend it.
You can find the sermon here.
The Conditional Texts
There are over 85 New Testament passages that speak of conditional security of the believer. The Church has struggled with what to do with them. There are basically three approaches. First, we make them all be only speculative. They are not real. They are just there to hypothetically warn us. The second approach is to say that they speak to those who are not true disciples of Jesus. These are false converts and the Lord is giving these warning texts to warn false disciples. The final approach is to hold that the apostasy texts speak of very real warnings to disciples. Disciples are to remain faithful to Christ Jesus from the beginning to end.
I hold to the final view. Most Arminians do. If you heard a sound Arminian preach the warning texts, they would sound very much like Calvinists do who hold to perseverance of the saints but we would differ with the Calvinists over whether apostasy is true or not. Calvinists such as John MacArthur hold that true saints will persevere to the end but he believes that false converts will be shown by leaving the faith (1 John 2:19). This is a popular view and I admit that I have more in line with this view then with the view of radical "once saved, always saved" teachers such as Charles Stanley or Tony Evans. Ray Comfort, whom I greatly love, holds to MacArthur's view.
The problem I have with this view (of perseverance of the saints) is twofold for me. First, most Calvinists (and some Arminians who hold to eternal security) preach hard on the assurance of our salvation (Romans 8:16; Galatians 4:4-6) but they don't preach as hard on the necessity of perseverance. I fear that some do this wanting to promote assurance while failing to preach the full council of God. The Scriptures are balanced in showing us that we are saved by faith and kept by faith (1 Peter 1:5), that we are secure in Christ Jesus (John 10:27-29; Romans 8:38-39) but we must remain in Christ (1 John 2:24-25; Jude 21). The balance view of Scripture is that God saves us and He keeps us (Jude 24) but He also warns us to continue in the faith (Romans 11:20-22; 1 Corinthians 15:1-2; Colossians 1:21-23; 2 Peter 1:10-11).
The second problem I have with the view above of MacArthur or Comfort is that it doesn't truly promote assurance. A person would wonder each time they sin whether they are not elect or not. After all, as MacArthur preaches, the true elect will persevere and those who fail to persevere were never saved to begin with. How can one have assurance then apart from preaching necessary perseverance? Surely we should preach as Paul the Apostle did in Acts 14:22? The promise of Jesus in John 8:51 is that if we keep His Word, we will never see death. We will die naturally in this world (Romans 5:12) but we will never die for eternity if we keep His Word (John 3:16-17).
The truth is that the conditional texts do not scare me. They do not make me feel less saved. They do not make me believe that i am working to keep myself saved. In fact, just the opposite happens to me. I thank God for the conditional texts. I am thankful that God cares enough about my soul to warn me to continue in the faith. I am thankful that God's Word warns against sin (Galatians 6:7-9) and His Word calls me to forsake my sins while trusting in Christ and His grace to help me overcome sin (Titus 2:11-12; 1 John 2:1-2; 3:4-10). I am thankful for the work of the Lord Jesus in saving me from sins by His grace and through faith in His blood (Romans 3:23-24). Yet I equally fear Him just as He said (Luke 12:4-5). I humble myself before the Lord Jesus and confess that I not only need Him for my salvation but I need Him for holiness as well (Luke 14:11). Jesus alone is my salvation and I will never cease to need Him (1 Corinthians 1:30-31).
My advice is this: preach both the security and assurance we have in Jesus and preach the warning texts as well. Preach the balanced view of Scripture. Charles Spurgeon had written over his Pastor's College: "Holding fast I am held." That should be our motto as well. Jesus is our salvation. We are not saved by faith in an ism but through faith in the living Person of the Lord Jesus (Romans 10:9-10). Our salvation is not based on what I do but upon His works (Titus 3:5-7). I am not striving to enter the kingdom by my works but His work (John 6:29). I hold fast to Him. I cling to Him. I love Him above all others (Luke 14:25-27) and I pray to remain steadfast in faith in Him (Colossians 2:6-10). I pray that nothing captivates me like Jesus (1 John 2:15-17).
Determinism and Evangelism
In Greg Dutcher's book, Killing Calvinism, Dutcher writes that Calvinists often hear that Calvinism destroys evangelism. Yet Dutcher writes that while he disagrees with such a view, the best way to show that Calvinism does not destroy evangelism is to actually do evangelism. I appreciated that. Dutcher writes that Calvinists like to point to men such as George Whitefield as proof that true Calvinists can be great soul winners but fail to show through their own lives that they actually do share the gospel with the lost. Agreed with all that he wrote. Great words for us all whether we are Arminians or Calvinists.
In another book, John MacArthur writes,
The wonder of the gospel is that it is God's doing. W sow the seed by sharing the gospel, then we go to sleep, and the Spirit works through the gospel to give life. We do not control who is saved, because the Spirit goes wherever He wills (John 3:8). We do not even know how it happens, any more than a farmer knows how a seed in the ground becomes food. Our job is not to impart life, only to implant the seed. Once we have done that, we can rest in the sovereign power of God. (Evangelism, pp.12-13).
I agree here with MacArthur as well. Our job is not to "save" anyone since we cannot. Only God can save a sinner who believes (1 Corinthians 1:21). When a sinner believes the gospel, they are brought from death to life (John 5:24) and from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of the Son (Colossians 1:13-14). The sinner who believes the gospel does so by the grace of God, through the conviction of the Spirit (John 16:8-11) and after believing, they are sealed with the Spirit of God (Ephesians 1:13-14) which testifies to their adoption (Romans 8:15).
Yet I would point out that to be a consistent Calvinist, one must hold that all of salvation is unconditional. God alone is the first and ultimate cause. God foreordained all things even before time began (1 Peter 1:1-2). God predestined His elect by His own sovereign choice (Romans 8:29-30). God elects based on His own choice and not on anything in the person (Romans 9:11-13). Consistent Calvinism then would hold that God not only elects the person before time began but He also sent His Son to redeem the elect (John 10:14-15). God then calls and saves the elect not because of anything in man nor by the means of man but by His own sovereign, irresistible power (John 1:13; Acts 13:48). While some Calvinists argue that God saves the elect by the means of the Word of God, this would not be consistent with the sovereignty of God nor with the unconditional nature of election. To truly be unconditional, the choice, call, and saving is all done by God for God's glory. If we add that a person must hear the gospel, we are adding a condition. If we add that a disciple must preach the gospel to the elect for them to hear and be saved, we are adding a condition. This is not consistent.
I was recently reading Charles Spurgeon who was by no means consistent on this issue. Spurgeon is hailed for his great preaching but also for his evangelism as well. I appreciate Spurgeon much. Yet Spurgeon was preaching on John 6:44 and he was being very Calvinistic in this text as I would expect. Spurgeon even stated,
Now, if the preaching of Christ himself did not avail to the enabling these men to come to Christ, it cannot be possible that all that was intended by the drawing of the Father was simply preaching. No, brethren, you must note again, he does not say no man can come except the minister draw him, but except the Father draw him. Now there is such a thing as being drawn by the gospel, and drawn by the minister, without being drawn by God. Clearly, it is a divine drawing that is meant, a drawing by the Most High God—the First Person of the most glorious Trinity sending out the Third Person, the Holy Spirit, to induce men to come to Christ.
Spurgeon even took a shot at Arminians in this sermon for holding that sinners are converted by hearing the gospel and believing the truth. Spurgeon here was consistent with his Calvinism. Truly, if God has elected the elect before the world began and has saved them in His Son, the elect will be saved and further, are saved even from eternity past (eternal justification in the words of John Gill). The means is not a condition to salvation. Evangelism, preaching, discipleship, etc. are not means to salvation. They cannot be. That would add a condition and would not be consistent with the sovereignty of God as taught within Calvinism. The fact is that Spurgeon was correct if Calvinism is true: the sinner is drawn not by the preaching of the gospel or any external means but the internal call of God by which the Spirit of God regenerates the sinner so that they can hear God's voice and live. The classic example given by Calvinists is Lazarus in John 11.
Calvinists will insist that external call goes out to all (Revelation 22:17) but the internal call goes out only to the elect. The internal call is the call of God and is irresistible. The internal call of God is based on His sovereign choice. The internal call of God is unconditional. The external call is the preaching of the gospel but the internal call of God is only to His elect (1 Corinthians 1:23-25). The Calvinist evangelist then will preach the gospel to all and call all to repent and believe the gospel but he knows that only the elect will do so (1 Peter 1:3). J.I. Packer writes that this is great comfort for the Reformed evangelist since they know that the work of God is done not by them but by God's power and grace. The evangelist merely preaches the gospel and the Lord does the work of saving sinners for His glory. The duty of the evangelist is not to save anyone (he can't) but to preach the gospel and God takes the gospel and brings forth fruitfulness in His timing (Matthew 13:3-9).
Yet is all this consistent with divine determinism? If in fact God has chosen His elect before the foundation of the world and if in fact this election is based on God's sovereign choice and if in fact this election and salvation are purely monergistic, what role does the evangelist play? In reality, none. If one argues that the preaching of the gospel is necessary to the saving of the elect, is this a condition? How can one argue that election is unconditional while placing certain conditions upon election such as faith, repentance, or hearing the gospel preached by an evangelist?
I agree with much of what I wrote above about the external call. I reject the internal call because this violates the power of choice in a given relationship and God, in Scripture, treats us as people. God deals with people as people who can choose because they have been created in His image (Genesis 1:26-27). The preaching of the cross is to be preached to all and all can be saved (John 16:8). The prevenient grace of God is the preaching of the gospel and the work of the Spirit as He works through the preaching of the gospel to bring forth salvation among lost sinners (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8). I agree entirely that God alone saves because He alone can save (Isaiah 45:22). The "work" of mankind is to humble themselves and believe the gospel (John 6:29; Romans 4:5). When a sinner humbles themselves before the cross, they will find that the Lord is merciful toward humble sinners and He will save them by His grace (Luke 18:14). This is the hope of the Bible (1 Timothy 2:4).
Consistent Calvinists (known as hyper-Calvinists) hold that God saves only the elect and He does so in His own timing and power. He does not need man nor does He even use man. God alone saves His elect. Everything that happens happens because God wills it so including the damnation of the non-elect or reprobate. Calvin acknowledged this calling it the "horrible decree." I'm not sure why Calvin would label it as such since everything happens to the glory of God including the damnation of the reprobate. In the consistent Calvinist church, how does one become a Christian? By God's sovereign decree and timing. In fact, some consistent Calvinists believe that assurance of salvation is impossible in this life. One cannot know they are elected until the final judgment. Some have even taught that many will think they were elect but will find at the final judgment that they were not. This reminds me of the Islamic view of eternal life in which Allah sometimes even casts faithful Muslims into hell simply because Allah wills it so. While the consistent Calvinist would view Yahweh as loving and good, they would agree that Yahweh may or man not allow some into heaven even if they thought they were elect simply because He did not will it so.
Yet the Calvinist must admit that the consistent Calvinist is correct. If God is sovereign as Calvinism teaches then everything that happens happens because of the will of God. As R.C. Sproul is famous for saying, "If there is one rebellious molecule in the universe, God is not sovereign!" In Calvinism, sovereignty means "complete control, divine determinism of all things." How can one say the uphold such a view of God yet say that He allows sinners to willfully reject (with free choice) the salvation offered to them? Remember, compatibilism holds that free choice is not allowed. Let me repeat the definition of compatibilism:
Compatibilism (also known as soft determinism), is the belief that God's predetermination and meticulous providence is "compatible" with voluntary choice. In light of Scripture, human choices are believed to be exercised voluntarily but the desires and circumstances that bring about these choices about occur through divine determinism (see Acts 2:23 & 4:27-28). It should be noted that this position is no less deterministic than hard determinism – be clear that neither soft nor hard determinism believes man has a free will. Our choices are only our choices because they are voluntary, not coerced. We do not make choices contrary to our desires or natures. Compatibilism is directly contrary to libertarian free will. Therefore voluntary choice is not the freedom to choose otherwise, that is, without any influence, prior prejudice, inclination, or disposition. Voluntary does mean, however, the ability to choose what we want or desire most. The former view is known as contrary choice, the latter free agency. (Note: compatibilism denies that the will is free to choose otherwise, that is, free from the bondage of the corruption nature,for the unregenerate, and denies that the will is free from God's eternal decree.)
So a sinner hears the gospel and notice that according to compatibilism, that person cannot choose freely to receive or reject the gospel. Notice carefully that a person is not free to choose otherwise. In other words, the Reformed evangelist comes along preaching the gospel to a crowd. The Reformed evangelist preaches, "Repent and believe the gospel" but he knows that only those who have the internal call of God will respond while the others are dead in their sins and cannot even hear him spiritually speaking (1 Corinthians 2:14). Yet even before the evangelist ever came and even before time began, God had already chosen His elect. The evangelist comes and the people have no choice in this matter. They will believe because God wills it so. It has nothing to do with the evangelist or the sinner. Go back and read Spurgeon at the top. God draws the sinner not by external means but by His grace alone (John 6:44). God needs no minister in the words of Spurgeon. This, my friends, is consistent Calvinism. It is not practiced much but it is consistent.
Some Calvinists will read this post and say that I got it all wrong. I may have. I am not a Calvinist and have never been so. However, I read Spurgeon and most of the above came from a book I have on John Calvin written by a Calvinist. I rejoice that consistent Calvinism is not rampant. I believe that as more and more Calvinists read into Calvin and think deeply on the implications of Calvinism, they will reject the system. Calvinism is not practical. Calvinism is not congruent. Especially for those who love sinners and want to see them saved. Most Reformed evangelists I know preach like Arminians. They call sinners to repent and they reason with sinners to come to faith. Yet they are not consistent with their evangelism and their theology that they believe backs up their preaching. From Jeremiah's Cry to many other Reformed evangelism groups, they are not consistent in their application of Calvinism toward preaching to the lost.
My prayer is that we would soon see a turning of the tide away from Calvinism. I love my Calvinist brothers and sisters. I love to listen to many of them preach and teach the Word of God. I have been blessed to have even evangelized with many Calvinists brothers and sisters in the open air. I do not view Calvinists as enemies of the gospel. Let me repeat that: I do not believe Calvinists are enemies of the gospel. I disagree with Calvinism but love Calvinists. I listen to many Calvinist podcasts and enjoy their labors for the Lord. I rejoice that nearly every Calvinist I know is not consistent.
In the end, I will freely admit that I am not a brilliant man and could be wrong. I pray that God would show me where I am wrong. I would humble myself before His throne and admit my failures in my own theology as He reveals it to me. I also confess that theology always has some mystery to it. I cannot understand fully how God is able to take free choices of men and women and still has His own outcome. I don't understand the nature of petitionary prayer to the sovereignty of God. Yet I am okay with mystery. The gospel is not a mystery (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). The gospel is clear (Acts 13:38-39). Yet other aspects of theology are a mystery and I suppose we may never fully grasp them even in eternity in God's holy presence.
In my next post I won't to jump into John 6:37. Does John 6:37 affirm divine determinism or is there another way to read John 6:37 in the context of both John and Scripture that affirms the universal call of the gospel? We shall see.
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My level of experience in the field of night sky photography is no more than novice. Even so, after purchasing this wonderful little vintage Nikon 18mm. f/3.5 AI-s, I wanted to give it a try for this purpose.
The focal length of 18mm. with 100º viewing angle makes it very suitable for photographing the sky. The only drawback might be considered a priori, could be the somewhat recuced f/3.5 aperture, as an f/2.8 is always better to capture as much light as possible in the less time possible in order not to the stars leave no trace of motion and avoiding to increase ISO ratings that would cause unacceptable grain. Anyway with current cameras and software, the resulting grain in long exposures or high ISO ranges can be greatly reduced.
Obviously the pictures displayed here are nothing extraordinary. They are not made from the desirable total darkness spot. There are really true artists dedicated to the subject and can be found gorgeous results in the net. Nevertheless, some of these photographs which may seem so gorgeous on low screen resolution are disappointing once enlarged to actual size due to excessive motion of the stars, coma effects and optical aberrations of the lenses used.
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Minnesota Supreme Court Rejects Twombly and Iqbal Pleading Standards
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently rejected the federal pleading standards of Twombly and Iqbal, holding that claims need not be factually plausible to survive a motion to dismiss.
In Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, the U.S. Supreme Court held that, in order to survive a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, a complaint must contain "enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face." 550 U.S. 544 (2007). Unless the complaint contains sufficient facts to "nudge" the claims "across the line from conceivable to plausible," the complaint must be dismissed.
In Ashcroft v. Iqbal, the U.S. Supreme Court further expanded on the plausibility requirement of Twombly. 556 U.S. 662 (2009). In Iqbal, the Court explained that a complaint must contain "more than an unadorned, the-defendant-unlawfully-harmed-me accusation." When a complaint pleads facts that are "merely consistent" with a defendant's liability, but does not allow the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged, the complaint does not meet the plausibility standard of Twombly and must be dismissed.
In Walsh v. U.S. Bank, the issue before the Minnesota Supreme Court was whether the federal pleading standards of Twombly and Iqbal applied to lawsuits filed in Minnesota state courts. A13-0742 (Minn., Aug. 6, 2014). Although the pleading standard under Rule 8 of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure is identical to the pleading standard of Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected the plausibility standard of Twombly and Iqbal. Instead, the Minnesota Supreme Court held that "[a] claim is sufficient against a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim if it is possible on any evidence which might be produced, consistent with the pleader's theory, to grant the relief demanded." In other words, a claim need not be factually plausible to survive a motion to dismiss and subject a defendant to costly discovery – it is sufficient if a court determines that it is "possible" for evidence to be introduced that might support the plaintiff's theory of liability.
Takeaway: The Minnesota Supreme Court's decision in Walsh permits claims to survive motions to dismiss even if they are factually implausible. The primary effect of this decision for employers is that it will be easier for plaintiffs to proceed with lawsuits in state courts, likely resulting in increased litigation costs – at least prior to a motion for summary judgment.
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Listen..i cant go into my whole story about how I became addicted..because im just not in the mood to be judged. I WILL however tell how it completely changed my entire life and mood and brain. I went from being scared to finish my 1 bag I would go cop with the person who got me into the life...to dragging him with me so I can go cop 8 bags a day.
I would drive about 45 mins or close to a 2 hours everyday to get my dope. In the most dangerous part of NJ..Camden. Within the matter of weeks I knew all the spots, who to look for..and where to spy the cops. I was a full blown heroin addict but held a full-time Certified Nurse Aide job...only reason was because I'd be high as a effing bird when I'd be taking care of my residents. I'd go in the bathroom first after I clocked in and did a bag..left the bathroom feeling like 100000 bucks and would happily do everything anybody asked me. Only because I had 8 bags of dope underneath my cellphone case..so I always had it on me cuz I always kept my phone on me.
I left a bag in the bathroom one day at work..and a nurse asked me if it was mine cuz she found it right after I left the bathroom. Of course..us drug addicts can lie our way out of any situation. I came out good nobody asked anything else.
But there was no hiding it..i got skinnier and more pale every week. When I couldn't cop...omg...talk about the most bottomless heartbreaking feeling ever ...like you can't find your missing child. I stole from my grandma...stole from my residents I was caring for...i completely changed in only about a 2 months. The crazy thing ...I never shot up one time. I only snorted.
When I was alone and dopeless...I'd call out of work...or if I was at work..I'd act crazy. Sometimes leaving work without telling anybody so I could drive 45 mins away to Camden and get the stuff...come back a whole new person.
90$ a day. sometimes 100$ a day..so..80 dollars a week..7 times 80...what's that like 560?? all I know is I would get paid Wednesday...and be broke 5 days later. I got paid 11.55 a hours too.
My best days to me back in my addiction was to be alone with 8 bags of dope and watch tv. My rock bottom...I couldn't find the dude that would cop with me cuz im a white girl runnin around the hood..the cops would for sure run down on me. I had to get the dude that got me into this life to get it for me...he had a sick obsessive with me...so the addiction I had he had to help me with supplying me which he LOVED.
I had to put up with his sexual comments and stuff like that...I let it slide cuz he was getting me my dope. BUT one day...i couldn't find him...so I went myself. I ran outta my house stole my bf last 40$ and my grandpas 20$...drove to the set WITH NO SHOES ON and walked up and down the block. Got my dope..went home.
3 hours later..i was in a 60 day rehab in Indiana. I got out...went and used 3 days later...got arrested in North Camden for failure to hand out a cds to police AND prostitution cuz I was a white girl with a big butt coming outta a dope house in the hood.
Cops treat white people like crap in the hood. I mean I'm sure they do it to the black people too..but damn...they talked to me like I was a piece of crap on the bottom of a rock.
EVERYDAY was a struggle to get money and get dope. The best feeling though was when you get your dope..and your GOOD for the day. THEN you tell yourself..That's it..no more..I'm sick of this. lol that's a lie..you go right back out after your self lecture...which is bull.
SO then I had to go to another rehab in California for 35 days to help with my charges. They took my CNA license away..they put me on the vivatrol shot down there..and I couldn't WAIT for it to wear off..i lied to my mom when she took me to get it again. I told the doctor I was dirty I can't get the shot. So..i had to wait another 2 weeks and the 1st shot I got in ca finally wore off...and I was BACK to the races.
Man..its so much more to this story. Basically what I'm trying to say...is that heroin will make you into a person you wouldn't even believe could exist. 6 months of using after coming home...people thought I was one the shot..which was a lie cuz us addicts lie lie lie..i was so full of crap.
Using everyday and when your whole goal is to get dope everyday...that's your routine. You do you hair..take a shower.. look good...dress in your cute jeans or a nice shirt to go cop and chill and snort dope..of course that's the 2nd relapse...i knew if I was gonna keep going on and on like I did before I went to my first rehab to Florida...
I was looking like a 110 pound dope head. my hair greasy and I worse a robe and slippers to drive to the sets. God...you think your the crap too..you think your going to be just fine once you get your bundle.
PLEASE guys..its a never ending cycle. NEVER ending. If you don't want help...you're going to die or your going to get eattin alive by the streets and be just another dope fiend even though YOU'RE SO MUCH MORE THEN A DOPE FIEND. IT'S NOT YOU...ITS THE DRUG. I'm not on vivatrol for real this time.. and taking it seriously. guess what...the person who you think is your friend...helpin you cop...they don't CARE ABOUT YOU. They care about what you care about cuz it's the only thing they care about too..DOPE.
STAY AWAY, WHEN IT GRABS YOU..IT GRABS YOUR SOUL. I have a record now and I finally am getting my life a little bit back together but its only because the Vivatrol shot...if I never got it..I'd be on the street. No doubt. You would saw me in down town Camden. Or..robbing my dad or moms house. Its NO JOKE. I'm 24 and a very nice girl.
YOU think your a functional addict..and you can be in the starting of it all..and maybe in the middle..but wen you don't have that drug to keep you functional..Your a MESS. oh..and withdraw from heroin cold turkey...LOL YOU DON'T WANT IT BABY. YOU DON'T WANT THAT WORK. THAT WILL MAKE A GROWN MAN DROP TO THEIR KNEES AND PRAY TO THE LORD TO TAKE HIS LIFE. IT IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER SICKNESS ON EARTH.
Anybody who needs any help or information on Vivatrol..PLEASE PLEASE I'd love to help. I been thru A LOT with this drug..i can't type it all. Thanks for reading.
Have a blessed CLEAN and sober day..it does suck in the starting of being sober..but please think about Vivatrol if your serious about recovery.
Thank you!!!
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City of Austin Votes To Sue Texas Over Anti-Sanctuary Law
(Daily Caller News Foundation) The Austin City Council voted Thursday to countersue the state of Texas over a recently enacted ban of sanctuary cities, setting up a legal fight that could expand to include other cities.
By a 10 to 1 vote, the council approved legal action against Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), reports Austin's NBC affiliate KXAN. The controversial law imposes criminal penalties on law enforcement officials who don't cooperate with federal immigration authorities and allows local police to ask about suspects' immigration status.
Council member Greg Casar had previously indicated the city's intent to move forward with a lawsuit, warning Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Wednesday: "We'll see you in court."
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a preemptive lawsuit against the Austin City Council, Austin Mayor Steve Adler and Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez May 8, just one day after Abbott signed SB 4 into law. State lawyers are asking a federal district court to find that SB 4 does not violate the Fourth Amendment right to protection against unreasonable searches and seizures or the 14th Amendment right to equal protection.
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"[The law] is constitutional, lawful and a vital step in securing our borders," Paxton added. "Unfortunately, some municipalities and law enforcement agencies are unwilling to cooperate with the federal government and claim that SB 4 is unconstitutional."
Casar, who was arrested this month for refusing to leave Abbott's office during a protest, rejected Paxton's assertion. In a New York Times op-ed published Wednesday, Casar said that SB 4 is, "The most dangerous type of legislative threat facing immigrants in our country."
The council member questioned the legality of a provision of SB 4, which opponents call a "show me your papers" bill. It permits police officers to question the immigration status of anyone they arrest or detain, including the subjects of traffic stops.
"This provision resembles those in laws passed in Arizona and Alabama in recent years, both of which invited national scorn and were partially struck down when challenged in court," Casar wrote.
The Texas Attorney General's office declined to comment on pending litigation, but a spokesman for the governor told The Daily Caller News Foundation that SB 4's opponents are misrepresenting what the bill requires police officers to do.
"The law does not require mandatory immigration checks, it simply prohibits local sheriffs from banning law enforcement officials from inquiry into the immigration status of persons already lawfully detained," John Wittman, Abbott's press secretary, wrote in an email. "Before a person can be detained, law enforcement must have probable cause that a crime has been committed. Even then, law enforcement officers are not required to ask about legal status."
Democratic officials in other Texas cities — including Dallas, Houston and El Paso — are also weighing options to contest SB 4, possibly by assisting Austin in a defense against the state lawsuit or filing their own lawsuits against the state.
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"Next week out in the Dallas City Council, we will be discussing intervening in the case, coming to the aid of Austin," said Dallas City Council Member Philip Kingston at an anti-SB 4 rally on Tuesday. "Because we have a large city attorney's office, we have a lot of resources and the fight is now in the court and it's time to all stand together."
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Broken hearts come in so many forms. Relationships, friendships, family etc. I cant say I'm familiar with any of them until now. I didn't realize how much a friendship can break your heart and take a piece of you You know what the worst part is? That the person doesn't even know that they're slowly killing you inside bit by bit.
I'm not even 100% sure when this all started thats the worst part. I know I am part of the blame of how it started but now now this isnt me anymore.
I think im ready to let go of this friendship after all these years. I cant even believe I'm considering this decision. this is the person who I used to call my person for so many years and now I want to let go. I'm blaming it partly on another person. i feel like they have stolen my person from me and changed her, changed her into less of the person I know and love and more of a judgey and mean person.
I want the girl who knew me, who knew what I meant with just a gesture, the girl who I have so many great memories with and so much growth with. I dont want us to stay the same because that wont get us anywhere but I want us to stay together and grow seperately. I dont even know if thats possible anymore but I still have this tiny bit of hope that it is.
That being said im done trying. I was trying so hard after I drifted and it wasnt met. Once I stopped reaching out I noticed that she wasnt reaching out period and this lead me to realize that i didnt want to feel like the only one in the realtionship trying. I want to feel like she wants to talk to me or wants to check up or tell me funny things not like I'm nagging her to talk to me. I started to find myself finding an excuse to message her or have a problem just to talk to her. It was met with half ass responses most of the time.
Ive also started to notice that I'm hiding things from her, big things that I'm feeling because I'm afraid of her response now. Before I wouldnt have even considered this but now I'm afraid of her judgement because im not sure I can take it anymore.
I became petty after this and decided to do what she had been doing to me for so long. Where did that get me? Absolutely fucking nowhere because I dont think she even noticed my lack of responses. I had convinced myself she would suddenly have an epiphany and understand what I was doing but nope, that didnt happen.
I then decided to bite the bullet. I told her we needed to talk finally in person. I did take a shot at her by saying that it hasnt to be a scheduled thing, not a fit me between other plans kinda thing. I don't feel bad saying it because thats mainly what our plans have been lately. This will likely be one of the hardest things I will do because after I have to decode what is best for me. Is holding onto someone who knows me so well worth losing pieces of me because it hurts me so badly? I'll have to wait and see I guess.


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It is the seventh installment of the game for the PlayStation Portable and the third of the numbered series, regarded as the actual sequel to DJMAX Portable 2 as Clazziquai Edition and Black Square branched out thematically for the METRO Project in 2008, while DJMAX Fever (USA) and DJMAX Portable Hot Tunes (Japan) were compilations of Portable/Portable 2 songs.
Portable 3 was officially announced May 25th 2010, shortly after DJMAX Technika 2 was unveiled. A teaser site hinting at the (then unknown) Remix system went up on June 1st 2010, and official trailers by Pentavision and PM Studios were released June 18th 2010, followed by a Gameplay trailer unveiling the new Remix system on Aug 6th 2010, a Song Preview trailer on Sept 7th 2010, and finally a release trailer.
The game launched both in South Korea and North America on October 14th 2010, with limited UMD copies (1000 of the Limited Edition Pack, and 5000 non-LE) going for sale in North America. The USA version's main distribution method would be the PlayStation Network, following the digital distribution legacy of DJMAX Fever. The PSN version officially launched on Oct 19th 2010.
Game Tracklist
Main article: DJMAX Portable 3:Tracklist
There are 30 songs available in Portable 3 for starters, out of 40 total playable songs. The other 10 songs are obtained via the random Level-Up Rewards, and start appearing at a certain player level.
Cameoed Music
Songs that appear in Remix mode.
- I want you (in Sweet Dream)
- Ladymade Star (in Cosmic Fantastic Lovesong)
- Beat U Down (in Xlasher)
- Colours of Sorrow (in La Campanella: Nu Rave)
- Y (in Say it from your heart)
- Starfish (in Keys to the world)
- Lovely Hands (in Raise me up)
- GET OUT (in Sunny Side Remix)
- Secret World (in Sunny Side Remix)
- SON OF SUN (in Rage of Demon)
- Landscape (in Dream of Winds)
- Cypher Gate (in Syriana and Whiteblue)
- Original OUTLAW (in Desperado and Outlaw Reborn)
- Get on top (in Supersonic and Syriana)
- Original MASAI (in MASAI Remix)
- Taekwonburi (in NB Ranger Nonstop Remix)
- Honeymoon (in Love is Beautiful)
- NB Girls (in Break!)
- Cherokee (in ZET Mr Funky Remix)
- Supersonic (in Luv is True)
- Armageddon (in Gone Astray)
- Rain Maker (in Gone Astray)
- Beautiful Girl (in Drum Town)
- Sunny Side (in Trip)
- Supersonic (in Enemy Storm)
- Syriana (in Funky People)
- Brain Storm (In Enemy Storm)
- Button modes are 4T/6T/3.2T/4.2T/6.2T. The .2T modes denote a new "Remix" system revolving around the use of the Analog stick that radically redefines gameplay. The charts in Remix mode ubiqtorously change the sound of the songs themselves and can be considered a more standardized, all-encompassing spiritual successor to ReDesign patterns of Black Square and Technika, emulating the various DJ tricks and live remixing of music.
- NM/HD nomenclature still used for Classic 4T/6T. TS/SS/WS used for Remix 3.2T/4.2T/6.2T modes.
- MX was scrapped from Classic nomenclature although this seems to be largely a semantic difference as several HD charts are as hard as MX charts in previous games.
- TS appears to be "Turntable Style" where only Turntable notes appear. SS appears to be "Sampler Style", with the addition of Sampler notes on the right Remix Zone, appearing only on Turntable notes. WS, which appears to be "Workstation Style", goes all out with Sampler notes on both Remix Zones, often independent of Turntable notes. (This independence makes it a lot more complicated than it sounds!)
- Key Assist (auto-correct) feature from DJMAX Fever, Black Square and Trilogy has been removed.
- Network mode has been removed. Cannot battle with other players like DJMAX Portable 2
- The game now has a judge window below 1% that outright breaks you (and drops your HP). No more spamming your way past Nightmare.
- Song lengths are gravitating back towards 2min rather than the 1:30-1:45 of Metro Project/Technika 2, similar to Portable 1 and 2. e.g. Keys to the World uses the 2:00 cut from Black Square OST
Main article: DJMAX Portable 3:Arcade Mode
Arcade Mode in Portable 3 has several selectable options, basically all the button modes that have been unlocked (Classic 4T and 6T modes start unlocked). Selecting a mode then prompts a selection of 3 songs in sequence, where each "Stage" has a different, non-overlapping songlist for that button mode. In addition to the various button modes, a seperate Free Style mode exists that allows play of songs in any order, in any button mode, as long as they have been unlocked for Free Style.
Main article: DJMAX Portable 3:Mission Mode
Missions in Portable 3 are be divided into 2 categories: Missions, and DJ Challenges. The latter function more like PSN Trophies/Achievements, and are not related to a song, e.g. watch the entire tutorial, get a 1% MAX Rate on a song, playcounts, combo counts, etc.
There are 70 Missions and 30 DJ Challenges.
- Play Data
- Video (8 (remixes/revivals) unlocked at start, unknown total number)
- Internet Ranking
- Images ( x/80, some unlocked at start) see Category:Portable 3 PSP Wallpapers
- Data Install - 810MB, improves loading times, although not as fast as PSN version
- Display
- Gear LEFT/CENTER/RIGHT - Changes position of Gear
- Sound EARPHONE/SPEAKER
- Control
- Default
- Custom - Appears to be bugged, when using Custom settings on 4.2T and 6.2T, 'Square' on right Remix Zone does not register correctly. Additionally the Option display of the 4.2T and 6.2T settings are wonky.
- Data
- Autosave ON/OFF
- Save
- Reset
- Difficulty EASY/NORM/HARD
- EASY - HP Loss x0.8, HP Recovery x0.8, XP x1 (Maximum level 50), Score 70%
- NORMAL - HP Loss x1.8, HP Recovery x1, XP x1, Score 100%
- HARD - HP Loss x4, HP Recovery x0.2, XP x1.3, Score 130%
Main Article: DJMAX Portable 3:Unlocks
There are three main ways that content is unlocked in Portable 3. The first is simply playing songs in Arcade Mode's Stage Mode. The second is by completing Missions and DJ Challenges. The third is simply by levelling up. On each level-up, three reward boxes are presented, and upon selecting one, the reward is revealed, along with the other two possibilities. Unlocks include button modes, songs, WS charts, character/gear/note/effectors, images, and music videos.
Limited Edition Pack
Main article: DJMAX Portable 3:Limited Edition
DJMAX Portable 3 had a limited edition package simply called "DJMAX Portable 3 Limited Edition", which contained the game, an alternate coversheet, a 2-Disc OST, and a Creator Book (in Korean) containing artwork and interviews pertaining to the development of the game. The package is contained inside a cardboard box with a holographic design and etching reminiscent of a turntable.
In the USA, only 1000 copies of the Limited Edition were made, and sold under the name "Special Bundle Edition" (SBE), with the added bonus of a raffle for various prizes sponsored by PM Studios and Pentavision. The distribution of these SBEs was done via Bemanistyle where international shipping was an option (albeit a confusing one).
Aside from typos and textual errata, a few bugs exist with the game:
- 4.2T and 6.2T appear to have registering problems in the right remix zone. The Options screen has Triangle and Square flipped for these lanes, which may be related.
- The alternative playcount method of unlocking reportedly sometimes fails to trigger, forever locking out the reward, even if the primary method is subsequently triggered.
- After scoring 999,999 combo in Freestyle, playing a song for the first time, the score is halved and combo isn't accumulated. (eg. Assume that song can possibly score 100,000 pts and 500 combo, the results will show 50,000 ~ 60,000 pts and 0 combo at Song Select.)
- Sometimes in the remix modes,the game sometimes go to the left remix zone automatically even if your analog stick is not broken.
As of today it appears Pentavision are aware of the bugs. This most likely means a patch, delivered via PSN like Hot Tunes.
On 28 Dec 2010, a patch was released for the Korean version of DJMAX Portable 3. To update the new version, press the "triangle" button on the UMD button and select update. After updating the game, it will be listed as being version 1.01 by pressing the "triangle" button on the UMD button and selecting information. Currently, there has been no news on a possible patch for the American version of DJMAX Portable 3.
These glitches and bugs are confirmed that they have been fixed.
- A bug that can enter the 6.2T Free style before the 6.2T unlocked.
- Some Characters' Stats are changed (Most of them are the EXP stats.)
These glitches and bugs are not confirmed if they have been fixed.
- Reward "locking" glitch
- Mission Glitch (where you skip the current mission and enter the next mission instead, while playing the same amount of song(s) in the first mission)
Remarks: It seems that an unknow crash with language setting except Korean while entering the game if you have your memory stick inserted as it remains black screen.
Two methods can prevent the crash if you have.(Or more?)
- Method 1: Switch your language setting into Korean
- Method 2: Eject your memory stick while you are entering the game. Feel free to insert the memory stick again when you see the game interface. (Press 'YES' if the PSP does not find your memory stick.)
Both methods can work with your save data. But method 2 may not access the patch.
Delete patch:(Two methods)
- Access into the memory stick, delete the directory ULKS46236[Game code for Portable 3] in PSP->GAME
- Delete the patch in the PSP (Game->Memory Stick)
External Links
- http://portable3.djmax.co.kr/ - Official DJMAX Portable 3 homepage.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Max_Portable_3 - Wikipedia article.


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- There is, of course, a major strain of thought that connects the Occupy Wall Street crowd and the Tea Party. Though largely representing opposing sides of the political spectrum, they each have at their core an aversion to corporatism–not necessarily corporations themselves (any OWS protestor who says otherwise is likely a hypocrite), but the political culture of favors, bailouts, pork deals, corporate welfare, etc. I'd like to see more of a conversation building on this common ground.
- The biggest superficial difference between the two movements seems to be the penchant for violent rhetoric among OWS. I'm not aware of any actual instances of violence, verbal or otherwise, at tea party rallies, but umpteen such cases have been recorded and broadcasted at OWS protests. Despite the reputation that the tea party has been stereotyped with in much of the mainstream media as being full of racists and militia-types, one must remember how many would-be infiltrators have been caught and exposed as purposely trying to create that impression (remember the Oregon middle school teacher who foolishly admitted online that he was planning one such act). I don't know if OWS has any similar problem, but certainly I haven't heard of any, and no rowdy hooligans at these rallies seem to be getting alienated by the rest of the crowd, as they were at Tea Party rallies. Pictures like these, including one of an OWS protester defecating on a police car (warning: graphic), appear pretty authentic, unfortunately. Those who are complaining about all the arrests accompanying OWS protests might do well to admit that some of these protesters simply aren't living up to the non-violent heritage of civil disobedience.
- Notice the difference in rhetorical tones, also. The Tea Party, obviously, styles itself after the American Revolution (just look at the name). Occupy Wall Street, however, doesn't seem to have the same roots. More and more reports I've seen of it show leaders and speakers making direct reference to the French Revolution, which was far more directly about violent class warfare than the American Revolution (again, just look at the name–"occupy" certainly has an aggressive insinuation to it). Here's an example of an Occupy Los Angeles speaker calling for violent revolution, overtly akin to the French. (TheGatewayPundit.com is doing a great job of chronicling the excesses of Occupy Wall Street.)
- Once again, I'm struck by how prescient the predictions of some conservative pessimists are being proven to be. Mark Steyn, for example, has been saying for the last two years that the violent economic riots in places like Greece, France, and England would start in America within a year or two. Is this the beginning of that? It certainly seems likely. (Steyn made these predictions in articles like this one and especially this one, both from around a year and a half ago.)
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In case you don't get it, that's the American version of the "Arab Spring." Steve Jobs might have advised Van Jones he has a branding problem. Spring is the season of new life, young buds and so forth. Autumn is leaves turning brown and fluttering to the ground in a big dead heap. Even in my great state of New Hampshire, where autumn is pretty darn impressive, we understand what that blaze of red and orange leaves means: They burn brightest before they fall and die, and the world turns chill and bare and hard.
So Van Jones may be on to something!
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- I worry about an emerging double standard in media coverage, though. I actually get more of my news from networks and NPR than from conservative sources, and from the start, Occupy Wall Street has been almost universally lauded by the press, even when it has been termagant. The Tea Party rarely enjoyed that benefit of the doubt. For example, when OWS was discussed on All Things Considered a couple of weeks ago, a guest expert said that it was only forming now because it takes at least several months for such movements to become public after they gestate, so OWS is largely a reaction to things like the debt ceiling debate earlier this year. That's all fine and good, but does this mean that the media will now exonerate the Tea Party as legitimately a reaction to President Bush's bailouts and not, as they consistently characterized, a backlash against the election of a black man as president?
- Though there's no single list of official demands for OWS, this list is pretty representative of what I've heard, and the author's astute takedown of its problems should be universally considered. Still, I think this Internet meme does a better job of deflating the logical difficulty of Occupy Wall Street better than any other I've seen so far: "Corporations control the government. Therefore, we need the government to save us from the corporations."


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Monday, May 30, 2011
The people have spoken!
I also made some investments in my production equipment over the past few months, so I'm happy to announce there is now an HD-quality download available. I upped the production quality a bit, and worked in a new opening (my apologies to any of you surf music fans out there). As always, your comments, feedback, criticisms, stock picks, and general musings are welcome and appreciated. And thanks to all those folks that have encouraged me in this little endeavor over the past few years. I do this purely out of personal enjoyment (and a perhaps a mild case of OCD) and as long as you guys keep watching, I'll keep doing it!
Right click to download the HD version of this video (hey why not?)
Other tool chests that may or not be as cool as mine:
Chris Schwarz: The anarchist's tool chest
Roy Underhill: The till in the tool chest
The Studley Tool Chest
11 comments:
- Vic Hubbard said...
Cool to see the thought process behind the design. I REALLY need to start learning SketchUp! Is it fairly easy to do curves?
- May 31, 2011 at 12:45 AM
- Mark Rhodes said...
Looks like a nice design Rob, I'm looking forward to seeing it progress. As a side note, I notice that on your carcase/case your top and bottom are your tail boards. Do you have any concerns that in time your bottom drawer might work the bottom of the case out. This of course assumes that you are making it as you have drawn it? Or is the case going to be sitting on something?
- May 31, 2011 at 1:23 AM
- Rob Bois said...
Vic, curves are terribly hard in Sketchup, although I never actually transfer them directly to my components, I fair all my curves using templates and full scale drawings.
As for Mark's question, the reason I designed the tail boards on top was frankly because of ease of assembly. I anticipated sliding in the double drawer blades and web frames into the sides and then dropping in the top and bottom. However, now that you've given me pause for thought, there really isn't any reason I don't think theres is any reason I couldn't slide in the blades after assembling the case. You are correct that from a structural standpoint, having the tail boards on the sides is the better choice (although I seriously doubt the top or bottom would ever actually work their way out). I'll need to go through the assembly in more detail in my mind, but assuming I can't find a reason not to switch, I think I will. Thanks for pointing that out (more collaborative design on the web!)
- May 31, 2011 at 9:25 AM
- Rob Bois said...
Sorry Vic, that comment should read "curves AREN'T terribly hard in Sketchup". Sorry for any confusion.
- May 31, 2011 at 9:26 AM
- Mark Rhodes said...
You are probably correct, with modern glues, its not going anywhere. But that was how I was taught, also the dovetails are more visible on the sides, which throws up other design possibility's in the way the dovetails look. Hounds-tooth..hmmm
Just an idea, fill free to ignore:-) Looking forward to the videos.
- May 31, 2011 at 1:35 PM
- Rob Bois said...
Mark, the more I've dug into this, the more I think this topic actually deserves a bit more attention. Bottom line is that in virtually every dovetail case design I've found the tails are on top (and I have a pretty good idea why). I think this is something I'll call out in a follow-up post, or in the next video so I'm glad you brought it up.
- May 31, 2011 at 2:43 PM
Another great job Rob..Although I have to admit, I preferred your previous background music. I think your divided top drawers look better than the original concept. I look forward to viewing your progress.
Vic, with respect to having the Tails on top and bottom for free standing casework, I suspect that is to prevent spreading of the case sides. And on that note, if the case were to be wall hung, I would consider putting the tails on the side pieces as the most significant load would be from gravity. I can't wait to hear what Rob has to say on this.
- May 31, 2011 at 5:25 PM
- Jeff said...
Rob the HD video is a great boost to your blog! I always struggled to see the details of your pieces before. Looking forward to watching this project progress.
- May 31, 2011 at 8:38 PM
- Morton said...
Rob & Vic - I actually DO transfer my curves directly from Sketchup. I can print them out full scale, even across multiple sheets of paper, spray-adhesive to the wood, bandsaw and sand to the line. I've done that a couple of times with great success.
- May 31, 2011 at 10:54 PM
- mdhills said...
I like the new intro/closing music better (I found the earlier music a bit jarring).
In the design, I'm wondering why two boards for the dividers, rather than just the lower divider?
- June 1, 2011 at 7:59 PM
- Rob Bois said...
The reason for the double drawer blades is that if I only used one, the drawer above it would ride on top of that blade. Of course this also happens with a traditional chest of drawers, but the difference is the top of the blade is concealed and sometimes not even finished (save for some wax). Over time, the drawer running over that blade does create scratches and scuffs - which is no problem if you never see it. But in this case, the top of that blade needs to be exposed and finish-grade, and would get scuffed and marked up over time as the drawer runs over it. So the double blades solve this problem - the drawer never rides over a finished surface in this design.
- June 2, 2011 at 8:29 AM