What if William Lane Craig of Reasonable Faith wrote the lyrics to Panama by Van Halen? If he is right about Molinism and middle knowledge then there must have been a possible world where this happened. So I offer you what those lyrics might have looked like in some other world that we have not had the blessing to see actualized. Apologies to William Lane Craig, Van Halen and Luis de Molina.
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Continue readingWhat if Puddle of Mudd wrote their popular song She Hates Me about Esau?
Isaac and Rebekah had twin boys, Jacob and Esau. From the start there was sibling rivalry and parental favoritism. Two individuals with different interests and skills. But for them there was also promises that God had made to their grandfather Abraham. There would be a favored nation that would be great and would ultimately be a blessing to the world.
Paul mentions these two in Romans 9, quoting Malachi 1:2-5, sparking debate about how God elects people to salvation
Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated
This one goes out to all the TheoBros out there…
Chosen ones, numbered like sand
He made us, clay in His hand
Potter made a jar or two
I’m the one cracked and glued
Lentil stew, drips from my lip
Never thought I’d be the one He’d skip
Then I started to realize
I was nothing in His eyes
Black Sabbath wrote a song, After Forever, asking if one ever stops to consider death without Christ. Metallica explored themes from Exodus in Creeping Death.
Inspired by an exchange on the X platform, we consider what a song based on the events in Numbers might look like in the hands of Guns N’ Roses. This is meant to be sung to the tune of Welcome to the Jungle.
Walkin’ in the desert, is not fun and games
We left everything behind
Moses, counted the names
We are the people God did find
enslaved by Pharoah’s greed
We took all his money, honey,
and crossed thru the seas
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