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Recent content by Marcus Constantine

  1. Marcus Constantine

    scriptural view

    The Bible doesn't command anything about translations, but it does give us an interesting example. Jesus used the Septuagint, which is the Greek translation of the Old Testament. He obviously saw the need to use a translation that the people understood. By the way . . . it's not a perfect...
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    landmarkism

    No no no no no. No no no. It's a nice fantasy story though. Most mentioned in the The Trail of Blood, for example, are heretics of one type or the other. The ones that aren't heretics wouldn't be welcome in the Landmarkian churches today if they were alive (for various doctrinal or...
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    Does God care where we go to college?

    God cares about you. It might be that He wants you to go to this college or that college to prepare you best for you ministering to others and for your own maturing, but the college thing is a means to an end and not the end itself. The Bible says to not be worried about anything, but in all...
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    Is it ok to use the NIV2011?

    I agree with Bel. I use a combination of versions depending on the setting and for my personal study I vary it too. I usually use some type of word for word translation (ESV, NASB, NKJV) if I'm doing a more academic study. If it's for more of a personal study I'll use the New Living...
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    Any southern Baptists here?

    Southern Baptists get together to do things like missions and educational endeavors, but there is a lot of difference between churches on various doctrinal positions. The Baptist Faith and Message 2000 is the doctrinal statement for those participating in the convention and it is intentionally...
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    need advice on a hard issue

    I'd agree with the others that the point about it "not being the full gospel" is really strange. We don't have anything else to say to the lost. The gospel is it!
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    Online-Distance Learning: Apologetics and-or Christian theology courses?

    For credit, Liberty University has some good courses you could take in that. If your interest is purely for personal enrichment, then that would be a considerable investment. Covenant Seminary in St. Louis offers some great online courses for free. These are not for credit audio lectures, but...
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    Looking for a good free online christian college

    There is no such thing as a good, free online college. There are however, some good free courses from some great schools that are available to you for free. They are usually in audio format and can be streamed online. A really great example is Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. They...
  9. Marcus Constantine

    What Should I Major In?

    You should do a Bachelor of Science in Math Education. Don't do one in just Mathematics or Applied Mathematics. Those aren't for teachers. A good B.S. in Math Education degree should provide both experience in local schools (through field experience and student teaching) and will give you the...
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    Need Help with stories

    If there are young adults that are being "lazy with their faith" it's probably because they've seen the older generations being lazy. That's for a different post though! If you're going for historical stories Hudson Taylor and William Carey went above and beyond anything most Christians would...
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    What other loans/grants can I apply for in Michigan?

    You should definitely talk to the financial aid department of the school you will be going to. The federal side of financial aid (Pell, Stafford loans, GI Bill, etc) is not only complicated, but can change from year to year. The only experts in it are the ones that have to deal with it every...
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    Northwestern Theological Seminary

    If you plan to teach on the graduate level you'll need at least a doctorate. To get that, obviously you'll need a masters degree. An M.A. from Northwest wouldn't get you into any doctoral program that was accredited. Similarly, a doctorate from Northwest wouldn't allow you to teach in an...
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    Looking at Moody Bible institute online self paced courses

    Moody is a great school, though I've not had experience with their self-paced online courses. I will say that most people shy away from self-paced courses because it doesn't provide the extra incentive to actually get anything done. By contrast, most online courses at universities and...
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    MBA on campus vs online

    Concerning the 3rd point CitizenThom made about online degrees not being taken seriously, that isn't the case anymore. Higher education has changed drastically in the last 15 years and online degrees hold the same weight as on-campus degrees. In fact one of the requirements for accreditation...
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    Conceptualization Paper-STUCK!!

    I'm currently working on a 300 page dissertation and I'll take my project over that topic any day! I'm not in the field of social work, but the wording for that essay assignment seems unusually confusing. I don't know about your professor, but I always appreciate when a student ask questions...