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K . A . R e e d

k_reed29

About Me

As a new creation in Christ, initiated by our Sovereign Lord, I can no less stomach the humanistic, pluralistic, or secularist thinking of today any more than a non-believer can stomach the Word of God. Therefore, instead of uselessly trying to force feed His Word to you, I pray that the eternal God will create a hunger within you. "In the future, every knee will bow before God, either willingly or unwillingly. Those who refuse to do so will have their knees broken by a rod of iron." -R.C. Sproul. In my opinion, R.C. Sproul is the most prolific Reformed theologian alive. I acknowledge the truth that I am bound to step on more than just a few toes during my tour of duty here. Anyone who can not support their doctrines Biblically will have problems with me. Period. Salvation is by GRACE ALONE through FAITH ALONE in CHRIST ALONE to the glory of GOD ALONE as taught in SCRIPTURE ALONE.

My Interests

Reformed Theology (I listen to R.C. Sproul on the radio often. Check out www.ligonier.org for more info), History (Any time period, specifically North America 1600-1800), Guitar, Trumpet, Writing, Star Trek, The German Language and Culture, Beer (I don't dig Pilsners. So that leaves Lagers, Ales, Stouts. Pretty much, as a rule of thumb, the darker the better. Foreign: Paulaner Hefeweizen, American: Samuel Adams, California: Arrogant Bastard, Colorado: Fat Tire).

I'd like to meet:

I wont add you as a friend unless I've met you in person or you're willing to have intelligent conversations in relation with theology or politics. That's the deal.Check out this interview of Republican Candidate: Congressman Dr. Ron Paul.

Music:

Baroque, Classical, Celtic, Type O Negative, Rammstein, Tool, Nightwish, Sabaton, Therion, Perfect Circle, Sound Garden, Sabaton, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Midnight Syndicate, Danny Elfman.

Movies:

Historical movies. Some good examples are Gods and Generals, Kingdom of Heaven, Braveheart, Luther, Last of the Mohicans, The Patriot (with Mel Gibson), Master and Commander, Gettysberg, The Last Samurai, 300, Stallingrad, Das Boot, Patton, Saving Private Ryan, Gladiator, Conan the Barbarian, and The Terminator. Most anything by Tim Burton. I like funny movies too though like Army of Darkness, Office Space, TEAM AMERICA, Princess Bride. Some recent movies I've seen and recommend are: Equilibrium, Pathfinder, The Corpse Bride.

Television:

I actually don't even have cable, but when at a friends house I enjoy watching the History Channel, Sci Fi, Spike TV, Fox News. Some series I enjoy watching are ST:TNG, Fire Fly, ST: Voyager, Deadwood, ST:Enterprise, It takes a Thief, Ghost Hunters.

Books:

Reformed Theology (i.e. Luther, Calvin, J.I. Packer, R.C. Sproul, John Bunyan), History (Roman, Christian, Medieval, Renaissance, American), Science Fiction (Star Trek), Fantasy (J.R.R. Tolkien), E.A. Poe.I am currently reading the following books:The Reformation Study Bible (ESV), and Desolation Island by Patrick O'Brian.Some recent books I've read: Out of the Silent Planet by C.S Lewis, Under The Tree by Greg Stone, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis.

Heroes:

Any Christian Martyr.

My Blog

The Freedom Experiment

1)Imagine that a spaceship full of colonists in the name of "freedom" head for a nearby solar system.  Upon arrival, they establish a colony on the system's only inhabitable planet.&nbs...
Posted by K . A . R e e d on Sat, 12 May 2007 01:13:00 PST

Is Capital Punishment AntiChristian?

Is Captial Punishment Anti Christian?by Kevin Reed    In light of the recent execution of Saddam Hussein, the topic of capital punishment has been a recurring theme throughout the media...
Posted by K . A . R e e d on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:38:00 PST

Infant Salvation

I listen to John Piper on his radio program called Desiring God.  He is Reformed and everything I have heard him speak about so far has been great.  He actually preached recently about the w...
Posted by K . A . R e e d on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 11:21:00 PST

My Sandals of Knowledge

    And Kevin commanded the dog, saying, "You may surely eat of every dog treat and chew toy in the living room, but of the sandals of knowledge that took me over a year to break in pro...
Posted by K . A . R e e d on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:48:00 PST

Our car was broken into.

Our car was broken into last night.  What was stolen?  The diaper bag placed in plain view between the driver and passenger seats.What was in the diaper bag?  Diapers, of course, and Al...
Posted by K . A . R e e d on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:20:00 PST

Catholics vs. Protestants: Where's the beef?

    Today, some Catholic friends of ours invited us to attend church with them this Sunday.  Despite being a Protestant, I had in the past attended Mass with my Catholic family whe...
Posted by K . A . R e e d on Sat, 26 Nov 2005 03:06:00 PST

Socialism

DR: "We can kind of draw a graph with places like Norway on one end, France in the middle, and Cuba on the opposite end ...all according to how much socialism they have... and it would synch with how...
Posted by K . A . R e e d on Tue, 25 Oct 2005 01:11:00 PST

Allegory of the Doomed Flight

Allegory of the Doomed Flight Senario 1:You're on an airplane and the flight attendant offers you a parachute, in which she duteously affirms will improve your flight and make it far more enjoyable...
Posted by K . A . R e e d on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Arminian/Calvinist Debate

This is a exerpt from a group on myspace called Hardcore Theology. The Arminian finds the Calvinist message offensive. Others (Calvinist and Non-Christian for different reasons) finds the Arminia...
Posted by K . A . R e e d on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Faith/Works and Interpreting Scripture

In James 2:24, if taken out of context, it would appear to support justification by works and not faith alone. If you,Spence er, had simply gone back a few verses to James 2:18 you would have found "...
Posted by K . A . R e e d on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST