Author Archives: Elliot Cameron

On Exceptions

Programmers are generally aware of two primary methods of exception handling. You have the old C-style error code method: int hMissileControl; int iReturnCode = launchMissiles(&hMissileControl); if (iReturnCode == ACCIDENTALLY_HIT_INNOCENTS) printf(“My bad.”); else controlMissile(hMissileControl); You also have the more common throw/raise paradigm: MissileController missileController; try { missileController = launchMissiles(); controlMissile(missileController); } catch (AccidentallyHitInnocentsException) printf(“My bad.”); This …

February 2, 2013 – 3:40 pm | By Elliot Cameron | Posted in Programming | Comments (2)

How do you personally walk in the Spirit?

“Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16) said the Apostle Paul. The Scriptural command is echoed repeatedly: “walk by the Spirit” (Galatians 5:16), “live according to the Spirit” (Romans 8:5), and “set the mind on the Spirit” (Romans 8:6). Since those words were penned, it has …

April 7, 2012 – 4:31 pm | By Elliot Cameron | Posted in Journal | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

How does the Biblical teaching of Hell impact you?

In the New Testament, “hell” is the translator’s word of choice for three different Greek terms: gehenna (Strong’s G1067), tartaroo (Strong’s G5020), and hades (Strong’s G86). It is by means of these words that the Lord God communicates the most sobering and terrifying truth in the Bible. All three terms refer to a place where …

March 24, 2012 – 10:06 pm | By Elliot Cameron | Posted in Journal | Tagged , , , , | Comments (7)

Worthy of Praise – from Philippians 4:8

“Finally brethren, if there is anything worthy of praise…dwell on these things.” — Philippians 4:8 (ESV) The culmination of all these attributes of Jesus is also the culmination of the believer’s meditation: worship. Jesus wants our meditation to always end in worship. And why shouldn’t it? We have seen more than enough to solicit our …

March 16, 2012 – 10:25 pm | By Elliot Cameron | Posted in Studies | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Any Excellence – from Philippians 4:8

“Finally brethren, if there is any excellence…dwell on these things.” — Philippians 4:8 (ESV) Unlike the words Paul has used so far, excellence is not an attribute in itself. Rather, it is a degree of quality. Here Jesus is reminding us not just of his own qualities, but of the high and excellent degree of …

March 12, 2012 – 9:11 pm | By Elliot Cameron | Posted in Studies | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Commendable – from Philippians 4:8

“Finally brethren, whatever is commendable…dwell on these things.” — Philippians 4:8 (ESV) The Greek word here for commendable (or good report, or good repute, or admirable in the other translations) only occurs in the New Testament once, here in this verse. It refers to things spoken in a kind spirit and with good-will toward others. …

March 4, 2012 – 2:33 pm | By Elliot Cameron | Posted in Studies | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Lovely – from Philippians 4:8

“Finally brethren, whatever is lovely…dwell on these things.” — Philippians 4:8 (ESV) Loveliness describes yet another facet of God’s person. But loveliness cannot be separated from truth, honor, rightness, or purity. It is an attribute that can only be possessed by someone who has all the others too. God wants us to dwell on things …

February 29, 2012 – 8:34 pm | By Elliot Cameron | Posted in Studies | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Pure – from Philippians 4:8

“Finally brethren, whatever is pure…dwell on these things.” — Philippians 4:8 (ESV) Pure things are immaculate, chaste, clean, and free from defect or corruption. God is pure, and he cannot be corrupted (1 John 3:3). But man stands in stark contrast to God’s purity. Though made pure and innocent, we have fallen far from our original …

February 25, 2012 – 10:01 am | By Elliot Cameron | Posted in Studies | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Right – from Philippians 4:8

“Finally brethren, whatever is right…dwell on these things.” — Philippians 4:8 (ESV) Right things (or just things in the KJV) are those that have the approval of God. They comply with his desires and they are in accordance with his commands. Throughout the Bible, we learn that “the precepts of the Lord are right” (Psalm 19:8), …

February 15, 2012 – 8:56 pm | By Elliot Cameron | Posted in Studies | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Honorable – from Philippians 4:8

“Finally brethren, whatever is honorable…dwell on these things.” — Philippians 4:8 (ESV) Again, the Lord Jesus wants his people to meditate on things that are honorable, or honest (KJV). These are the things, actions, or people who are deserving of respect. Honorable things don’t appear out of nowhere. They earn their title. They are untarnished and …

February 12, 2012 – 2:03 pm | By Elliot Cameron | Posted in Studies | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)