themusingsofphil.blogspot.com

...is now closed. all the old posts and more are now at therealphilbrown.com, thanks to the generosity of microsoft and the technology of google

go there or be somewhat rectangular

I'd like to thank God, ...

one. I was born in the 20th century. that means almost 2000 years since Jesus' death - so there's no way of me getting confused and thinking I had anything to do with getting me 'saved'. like the bible says, 'it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast'

2. God saved me when I was 7 or 8 years old (haven't checked the date exactly) - so there was nothing in me then that I could offer God. there's no chance He was looking towards my future, either - as an 8 year-old I didn't swear, I didn't fight, I wasn't a porn addict, I wasn't a bully... it's not like He saved me under the misconception that I'd 'be somebody'. 'God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us'

the protestant reformers said 'soli Deo gloria' - glory to God alone. I don't know much latin, but I agree

SDG

pc and spotify

so there's now legal ad-supported music streaming - everyone can ditch youtube. it's called spotify, check it out. here's the link to sign up, and oh yeah - you can get it on a mac too.

p.s. I'm back to pc

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