Proverbs 10:13 “Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.” Proverbs 18:6 “A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.” “Appeal to fear” is a propaganda technique. “Appeal to fear” is used when someone makes you… Read more »
Posts By: Carol Dietz
Hand Outs
In our Lord’s parable of the “Bags of Gold” (Matthew 25) I saw the difference between God’s Handouts and the Government’s handouts. In this parable we learn how God entrusts us with His wealth for the Kingdom. To some He gives more than to others, but to all He gives – so they can… Read more »
Assumptions
Proverbs 15:28 “The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.” The definition for ‘assumption’ is something taken for granted, or accepted as true without proof. How often we make assumptions without even being aware of them. When we have an argument over something it might actually… Read more »
Tu Quoque
Proverbs 4:24 “Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.” Proverbs 6:2 “if you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth.” Proverbs 14:3 “A fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.” Proverbs 15:2 “The tongue of the… Read more »
Strawman Fallacy
Proverbs19:20 “Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.” The fallacy of the “Strawman” is changing or exaggerating the opponent’s position or argument to make it easier to refute. What this does is to distort the opponent’s argument just enough to make it weak, because the original argument… Read more »
Appeal to the People
Exodus 23:2 “Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.” This is another fallacy that we often see being used. “Appeal to the people” is when we claim that our viewpoint is correct because many other people agree… Read more »
Genetic Fallacy
Proverbs 2:6 “For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Proverbs 15:2 “The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.” Proverbs 15:28 “The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.” Proverbs 16:10 “The lips of… Read more »
I have heard that faith can be many things, but what I have been shown in the Word of God is very simple. Faith comes by hearing from the Lord. When the Lord speaks to us from within the Holy Bible He tells us the end, but does not tell us what the journey will be…. Read more »
Ready and Prepared?
I found this man’s recount of the last 50 years of the Church’s decline in America very thought provoking. The “Jesus Movement” was an epic revival, called by some historians “The Fourth Great Awakening.” It swept millions into the Christian Faith from its inception around 1965 to its demise around 1985. Biblical prophecy became… Read more »
Faulty Appeal to Authority
Proverbs 2:6 “For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Proverbs 15:14 “The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.” Proverbs 16:23 “A wise man’s heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.” A faulty appeal to authority is an… Read more »