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Why Injective Protocol INJ Has the Potential to Be Bigger Than BNB. A Closer Look at the Buy Back and Burn Mechanism.
Tags: Injectiveprotocol, Decentralized Exchange, Derivatives, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency

Unlike the BNB Burn which just involves moving the equivalent amount of BNB from the team’s wallet to the burn address, the INJ used to bid in the auction is bought from the market, creating enormous buying pressure. In addition, it’s not just one entity buying INJ to purchase the trading fees, it will be multiple each buying INJ from the market to bid against each other.

Based off Binance’s figures alone for May, that would involve buying $7.4 Billion worth of INJ for a single month, combined with lots of supply locked up in staking and used as collateral backing for derivatives then there is going to be limited circulating supply to purchase, with such high demand and limited supply this will lead to exponential price appreciation. The entire market cap of INJ is currently worth just $400 million. Each time a burn happens, the supply is reduced even further, leading to even faster price appreciation. It’s basically like someone relentlessly market buying enormous amounts of INJ every 2 weeks and then burning them.

Injective goes far beyond what centralised exchanges can offer, enabling markets not just in the $4.8 Trillion crypto spot and $5.5 Trillion derivatives market but those that completely dwarf that in size worth quadrillions, Commodities ($100 Trillion), Equities ($115 Trillion), Forex (2.409 quadrillion ($2,409,000,000,000,000)) and more. Removing the barriers and fragmentation within the crypto space across blockchains with trustless bridges to all layer 1 platforms as well as in the traditional space allowing Chinese traders access to US equities and vice versa. It enables fully decentralized trading without any restrictions or KYC, where anyone can gain exposure to any market regardless of the locality or limitations of the underlying asset, thereby creating a truly borderless financial system.

Injective Protocol is a completely decentralised platform, owned and governed by the community and from which the entire community benefits rather than a few individuals like with centralised exchanges, creating incredibly strong positive feedback loops. Add in 15% staking rewards and potential to earn 40% of trading fees as referrals, in my opinion this is an incredible investment opportunity.

Disclaimer: These are my opinions based on my research and is not financial advice.
Switcheo Lists Reserve Rights Token (RSR)
By: Jack Yeu
Tags: Decentralized Exchange, Ethereum, Switcheo, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency

Reserve Rights Token (RSR) is now listed on Switcheo Exchange. The listing will allow Switcheo users to trade RSR against ETH.

About Reserve

Reserve aims to build a stable, decentralized, asset-backed cryptocurrency and a digital payment system that scales supply with demand and maintains 100% or more collateral backing. Ultimately, Reserve’s goal is to create a universal store of value — particularly in regions with unreliable banking infrastructure and regions where hyperinflation is an issue. The Reserve system will interact with three kinds of tokens:

(1) The Reserve token (RSV), which is a stable cryptocurrency that can be held and spent the way we use normal fiat money;

(2) The Reserve Rights token (RSR), a protocol token used to facilitate the stability of RSV.

(3) A growing variety of tokenized real-world assets (such as other stablecoins) that are held by the Reserve smart contract to back RSV.

Find out more about Reserve here:

Website | Twitter | Blog| YouTube

This post was originally published on Switcheo blog.
Symmetric Dex— The Newest DeFi Challenger to Traditional Finance
Tags: Decentralized Exchange, Dex, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Defi

The Problem(s) with DeFi

DeFi has grown rapidly over the past couple of years, but DeFi platforms, exchanges and applications (dApps) are designed for advanced users and pose the following challenges:

· Have highly volatile and rising transaction costs (gas prices)

· Introduce new and poorly understood sources of risk (magnified by unclear regulatory guidance)

· Threat of ‘rug pulls’ (type of exit scam) by anonymous teams & malicious attacks by hackers

· Assume users have an in-depth understanding of crypto & knowledge of DeFi

· Are usually self serving platforms, rather than benefit all stakeholders

All of these problems collectively create high barriers to entry, making DeFi simply inaccessible for most people. This means that users that stand to benefit the most are unable to do so, which further perpetuates the problems DeFi and crypto were created to tackle.

The Solution

Symmetric is built to drive mass adoption of DeFi. With a focus on simplicity, it is designed with newcomers in mind, and removes barriers to entry through:

· Predictable, stable & low transaction costs (gas prices), by leveraging blockchain networks like xDai & Celo

· Reducing uncertainty with its unique ‘risk fund’

· Being a transparent & community run project — with a known & experienced team from the blockchain sector

· Focus on education, providing relevant & actionable information to users and seamless connectivity

· Designed to benefit all stakeholders through the risk fund, the DAO & upcoming launch pad

Symmetric makes DeFi accessible to everyone, regardless of the size of their portfolio, technical knowledge or risk appetite.

OUR MISSION — In its current state DeFi is both expensive and exclusionary, our mission at Symmetric is to eliminate barriers of entry to DeFi and make it accessible to those who stand to gain the most. We believe financial services are a fundamental right and should be accessible to everyone. OUR VALUES — Integrity, Transparency, Inclusivity, Trust and Teamwork — is what our team values the most in ourselves and others. OUR VISION — We believe DeFi services should reflect our values through transparent, permission-less & decentralised systems. We’re working to realise this vision — A new world of finance, of the people, by the people!

Unique Selling Points (or key differentiators)

Compared to alternate DeFi platforms Symmetric is different, because it:

· Has the ability to hold up to 8 tokens in a pool

· Allows anyone to create a pool, provide liquidity and earn fees

· Provides added protection, with a separate risk fund

· Has self-rebalancing and smart pools which unlock additional utility (e.g., new launches, index funds, ESG or thematic investing)

· Supports multiple networks (live on Celo & xDai — coming to others!)

· Has a separate token allocation to grow & engage community

· Is a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) governed by stakeholders
Kwikswap Protocol Developer Blog — Episode 1
Tags: Polkadot, Decentralized Exchange, Kwikswap, Blockchain, Developer

Every week we will now feature updates from our dev team to showcase our weekly activity and progress. Be sure to follow us through our new roadmap and discover each milestone as we work towards them and deploy!

1/ The dev team are currently finalising integration with Acala Mandela Testnet, wallet integration is completed, finalising smart contract changes for a smoother user experience.

2/ The dev team are finishing off work to our all new BEP-20 token sender and claimer that will be used for our Kwikstarter projects and some future native token airdrops. Users will receive the tokens immediately and can also claim their vested tokens.

3/ An airdrop is being worked out for Kwikswap holders to pay out accumulated staked Kwikswap outside of the Kwikstarter staking pool.

4/ We are 45% complete in development for the second iteration to Kwikstarter IDO Launchpad! Any guesses for which blockchain it is using? Our users are definitely going to love the blockchain & it’s promising feature set.

5/ A new UI will be implemented within the next few days for our Ethereum Kwikswap mainnet DEX, it will be more futuristic and advanced UI for better UX.

6/ We are continuing our work with Reef and awaiting mainnet launch as we are with Astar (formerly Plasm)

7/ We have assigned two of our devs to commence working on Polkasocial. (We hired for these positions so it doesn’t take away from our core Kwikswap dev team). We’re trying to be more and more decentralised with every new build we take on.

8/ We are currently working on a top secret liquidity program and will release details of this program and what it entails very soon.

9/ We have some other exciting features and platforms that we will be adding to the already growing Kwikswap stable of dapps. One of those new features will create farming and some really exciting additional functionality to our Kwikstarter IDO Launchpad, more on this in next weeks update.

Until next week, have a great week! Best regards, James Lee & Kwikswap Protocol Team

Please join in the discussion that featured full team support in our official Telegram group: kwikswapdex

And for the latest updates on the Kwikswap Protocol happenings please follow us on our official Twitter: kwikswapdex
WeiDex Exchange — Connect Wallet. Hello, weiDex Community
Tags: Decentralized Exchange, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency

Hello, weiDex Community

On the weiDex platform, there are several methods to choose how to connect your wallet. In this article, we will show you which are these methods and how you can use them.

Let’s begin!

1. The first way of connecting the wallet is with “Private Key”

If you want to use the “Private Key” method you should know that it is not a recommended way to access your wallet because it is not safe to enter your private key on websites. Another good thing you should know it is that weiDex doesn’t store your private key. And finally, you are going to use your private key on your own risk.

2. Next option is the “Brain Wallet” connection.

In case you go for this option you should know that anyone who can guess your username and password can steal your funds. So if you consider relying on safety we don’t recommend this method.

Let’s continue.

3. The third method is “Metamask”.

We recommend you to use this method because its safety is balanced. By balanced we mean the “Metamask” method is not as safe as Trezor or Ledger Nano S but it is not as vulnerable as Private Key, Brain Wallet or Keystore File either. This is a browser extension which you can add to your browser. If you are going to use “Metamask” method click on “Connect” and you will get a Metamask Notification where you can type your password or import your phrase. In case you forget your password you can enter your phrase which is given to you when you make a new wallet.

4. The fourth method is “Keystore File”.

Another recommendation from the weiDex team. This is one more method which is on your own risk because your file can be stolen easily if somebody has access to your computer.

5. The final two methods are “Trezor” and “Ledger Nano S”. In case you are all about the security, these are the connection methods which are most recommended.

They are not a browser extension neither computer file which you can save on your computer. They are a physical device which you can buy on their websites. Unfortunately the method “Ledger Nano S” is currently supported by Chrome only.

Trezor: https://trezor.io/

Ledger Nano S: https://shop.ledger.com/products/ledger-nano-s

If you need more information you can find us on:

Website: https://weidex.market

Exchange: https://app.weidex.market/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/weiDexExchange

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weiDexExchange/

Telegram: https://t.me/weidex

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weidex_market/

NB! Decentralized exchanges are based on smart contracts where the assets are held. You and only you can withdraw your tokens at any time. That means we cannot refund your tokens if you lose your password or if your phrase or private key have been stolen.

You are responsible for every move you make!
HyperJump + NFTees — Twitter Banner Design Contest
Tags: Nft, Decentralized Exchange, Nft Collectibles, Fantom, Defi

In early June, OfficialNFTees asked the #FantomFamily to vote on the next $TEES series, and HyperJump was the clear winner with over 60% of the vote!

As a result, we are creating a new series of HyperJump NFTees! To celebrate the drop, $TEES and $HYPR are hosting a short, three-day Twitter Banner Contest and #HyperTees giveaway!

Banners must meet the following criteria to be eligible:

Must feature OfficialNFTees and HyperJump-inspired art

1500(w) x 500(h) pixels

Submit your banner to our #hyper-tees channel on our discord by 10pm UTC -5 on June 20th. LINK: https://discord.gg/rcYaM7zg

Winner will receive $250 USD in $AURORA and will have their banner featured on the @OfficialNFTees Twitter page!

In addition, all community members (even if you do not submit a banner) will be eligible to receive $250 USD in $FTM or $ORI by simply following the instructions in the twitter post here: bit.ly/35vhVqt. One entry is given for a like and retweet with hashtag #HyperTees, and you must be following @OfficialNFTees to be eligible. An additional entry is given for EACH NEW PERSON you tag who follows @OfficialNFTees and likes and retweets the contest/giveaway tweet with hashtag #HyperTees.

We are really excited for our new HyperSwap TEES and can’t wait to see the banners you all come up with!
ZeroSwap Meme Contest
Tags: Binance Smart Chain, Meme Contest, Decentralized Exchange, Ethereum, Zeroswap

Meme Contest Alert!

Are you passionate about memes? Is your library full of memes for every occasion? Then this contest is for you!

In anticipation of our mainnet release, we have decided to throw in a meme contest for the community and witness some of your meme skills. So use your creativity to combine Zeroswap Dex and Gasless transactions in a meme because this can get you a nice $ZEE bonus.

What are the prizes that we have in store for you?

We appreciate a good chuckle over some creative and funny memes. Hence, ZeroSwap has decided to reward your efforts with the following prizes:

1st Prize: 500 $ZEE

2nd Prize: 400 $ZEE

3rd Prize: 300 $ZEE, which the Twitter community will pick

Bonus Prize for a Tweet with the most Traction: 400 $ZEE

What are the rules that you need to adhere to for this meme contest at ZeroSwap?

Follow us on Twitter — @zeroswaplabs | @zeroswapecosys, Join us on Telegram https://t.me/zeroswap Find an image to use as a meme or make one yourself. Think of a creative way to convey “Zeroswap Dex offers gasless transactions.” Tweet your meme on your Twitter account, tag @zeroswaplabs, @zeroswapecosys and use these hashtags: #zeroswap #zee #defi Please don’t forget to send your submission via this form. Submit your Twitter handle and your meme for registration and verification. Submit your memes before 18:00 UTC — 27th June 2021

Some important meme requirements:

1) The meme should not contain any links

2) Every participant can submit only 1 meme, so make it count! Multiple submissions will not be reviewed.

3) No NSFW memes. Let’s keep it civil.

4) ZeroSwap will not be responsible for any copyright infringement

Picking out the creative winners:

The Zeroswap team will choose 2 winners based on the originality, sense of humour, and quality of the meme.

We will also allocate one prize to the meme that gets the most traction on Twitter (likes, retweets, and comments). So make sure you promote your submission to all your family and friends to increase your chance of winning!

We wish you all the luck, but more importantly, we wish for you to have great fun in making the meme for this competition!
Generally, Centralized Exchanges are used more than Decentralized Exchanges. List of Top DEX’s…
Tags: Cryptocurrency News, Decentralized Exchange, Cryptocurrency Investment, Cryptocurrency, Crypto

Top 6 Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) in 2021

Generally, Crypto Investors use Centralised Exchanges (CEX) more than Decentralized Exchanges. That’s because CEX like Binance and Coinbase are popular amongst people and they generally refer others to the same.

Now what is the difference between CEX & DEX?

What are Centralized Exchanges?

Even if you’re relatively new to the Crypto World, you may have heard of the names like Binance or Coinbase.

Centralized Exchanges are platforms owned by a Centralized authority, a company or a group of individuals, which helps people to invest/trade in Cryptocurrencies.

For Example, Binance, WazirX, CoinDCX, etc

They generally follow the AML laws and in most CEX one needs to verify their identity through the KYC process.

The CEX allows users to Convert Fiat to Crypto and vice-versa. So, CEX is popular as it acts as a gateway to enter into the Crypto World.

But, when we talk about the Basics of Cryptocurrencies, we talk about Decentralisation. So why do we trust a Centralized authority with our funds when Crypto is about removing intermediaries?

That’s where Decentralized Exchanges come into the picture…

What are Decentralized Exchanges?

They are the building blocks of the concept of Decentralized Finance (DeFi). They help to remove the intermediaries and be fully independent of any Central Authority.

Decentralized Exchanges are platforms which don’t have any Central Authority. It also helps people to trade/invest in Cryptocurrencies without any intermediaries in between.

Now what’s the difference between the two?

As already mentioned, CEX requires KYC details of customers and they are pretty much centralized as they have to comply with the laws of the country in which it is operating, whereas DEX doesn’t require any KYC details. All you need is your Wallet Address to get started. CEX has your private keys with them. So, if some CEX is hacked or the owners are corrupted, they can easily get access to your funds as you don’t own the private keys, whereas, in DEX, you have full control over your funds as you have your own private keys. So chances of fraud or theft are less. CEX acts as a custodian on your behalf and the trading/investments done by you are placed in the CEX’s database, whereas, in DEX, transactions are made on the Blockchain itself.

So, now as we are clear with the difference between CEX & DEX, we can now move on to the TOP 6 DEXs of 2021. Are you ready for it?

Let’s go…..
NFT auctions are a rapidly growing segment of the crypto market
Tags: Nft, Decentralized Finance, Decentralized Exchange, Nft Marketplace, Defi

NFT auctions are a rapidly growing segment of the crypto market AliumFinance Jun 8·2 min read

NFT auctions are a rapidly growing segment of the crypto market. Being a niche market at first, now NFT is getting recognition even in such a conservative area as operations of famous auction houses. For example, at the beginning of June, Sotheby’s organized a sale of NFT tokens. This event called “Natively Digital: Curated NFT Sale” will continue from 3rd till 10th June.

Among these offerings, there is the oldest NFT in the world: “Quantum.” It is a short animation by digital artist Kevin McCoy. The token was created back in 2014. Other lots at this auction include 26 more works, among which, for example, an NFT from the CryptoPunk collection. The starting price for these lots is 100$, and buyers will be able to purchase them with Bitcoin and Ethereum, as well as fiat currencies. On 5th June, as we are writing this, the current bid for “Quantum” surpassed 100 000$, and there are five more days ahead. Other lots attracted much interest as well.

Sotheby’s is an auction house with a long history dating back to its foundation in 1744. For most of its existence, it was selling works of fine and decorative art, jewelry, and collectibles. But in May of 2021, it has allowed paying in cryptocurrency for the first time, and then came an NFT sale. So, this market is changing rapidly, and we may see more connections between the world of digital tokens and traditional art auctions.

Seeing this trend, Alium recently became a part of the NFT universe too. We pioneered the concept of Initial NFT Offering at Private, Strategic, and Public Rounds, offering a collection of specially designed futuristic NFT cards. The sale was held on 19th May, and there is more news to come — stay tuned!

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Blockchain and Decentralization
Tags: Decentralized Exchange, Hacking, Blockchain, Decentralization, Blockchain Technology

What is Blockchain?

Blockchain is a cryptocurrency blockchain explorer service, as well as a cryptocurrency wallet and a cryptocurrency exchange supporting Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ethereum. They also provide Bitcoin data charts, stats, and market information.

What is Decentralization?

Decentralisation is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those regarding planning and decision making, are distributed or delegated away from a central, authoritative location or group.

Decentralization in Blockchain

In blockchain, decentralization refers to the transfer of control and decision-making from a centralized entity (individual, organization, or group thereof) to a distributed network.

The whole idea is about decentralization issue which first give the benefit by making sure no entity will be able to make any changes to the transaction once its done and approved and added to the chain ,this leaves no need for them .

Bitcoin

Bitcoin was the first example blockchain implemented on , so Bitcoin is just an example to start with and it’s not the whole idea of blockchain , blockchain will be used for all sectors at the end for example in the medical field now there are some researches to use blockchain to be benefit from for patients , researchers and the government or insurance companies at the same time .

Importance

In a decentralized blockchain network, no one has to know or trust anyone else. Each member in the network has a copy of the exact same data in the form of a distributed ledger.

CAN IT BE HACKED???

On the surface, blockchain seems to be a solid and transparent system immune to fraud or deception. In reality, MIT reports that hackers have stolen nearly $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency since 2017. The methods for the thievery varies, but a technique that points to a theoretically weakness in blockchain is know as a “51% Attack.”

Smart Contracts

A multi-university report says Smart Contracts can be vulnerable. Smart Contracts are used to assure transparent and secure interactions in the blockchain. They run a program that executes items related to contract agreements.

For example, there might be an if then statement that releases to another person money if a form is signed. The exchange is controlled by a set automated process. The contracts are integrated into the blockchain to ensure transparency. However, even Smart Contracts are vulnerable. Bugs can exist in the code, either intentionally or inadvertently.

The errors cause incorrect actions to occur in the contract. These errors have led to over $70 million in loses in recent years. There is no accurate tools available for testing and detecting these vulnerabilities. No system is perfect. Knowing the fallible nature of technology frameworks can give users the insight to look out for errors and be vigilant.
Introducing DOEX — Decentralized Options Exchange
By: Doex Official
Tags: Decentralized Exchange, Options Trading, Blockchain Startup, Defi

Introducing DOEX — Decentralized Options Exchange

DOEX is a community governed decentralized Ethereum powered platform, enabling options trading for cryptocurrencies i.e. Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc. Options exchange has been implemented as a collection of smart contracts written in the solidity programming language. They enable trading of long and short positions for cash settable call and put options.

The exchange accepts stable coin deposits as collateral for writing tokenized (ERC20) options, and a dynamic approach has been implemented for ensuring collateral in a more capital efficient way, making use of favorable writer’s open option positions for decreasing total required balance provided as collateral

What will we Offer?

Currently investors are investing in cryptocurrency using multiple portals however there is no portal which is decentralized in nature and allows user to trade in cryptocurrency options. We are fully committed to our strong community and every decision is taken by keeping the interest of the community in mind.
Introducing Acsi.Finance — Balancer V2 on Binance Smart Chain
By: X
Tags: Balancer Protocol, Binance Smart Chain, Decentralized Exchange, Automated Market Making, Yield Farming

Introducing Acsi.Finance — Balancer V2 on Binance Smart Chain

Another AMM?

We are all familiar with the ubiquitous SushiSwap/Uniswap clones popping up every week on every EVM-compatible blockchain out there.

The Balancer protocol is a bit different — most distinctly, it allows for liquidity pools with up to 8 tokens, with varying weights (Uniswap only allows 2 tokens with 50–50 weight).

It also has a more abstracted architecture which allows for “smart” and “custom” pools which can even be designed and developed by others and plugged into the protocol.

The most flexible and efficient AMM

Balancer V2 brings many key improvements including more efficient gas fees, flash loans & swaps, and what I find most exciting — increased capital efficiency through Asset Managers which can generate additional yield for liquidity providers by investing the unutilized tokens (in Venus Protocol, for example).

Getting Started

We’ve created 2 pools to start:

ACryptoS Mega Cap (ACS3)

33% BNB / 33% ETH / 33% BTC

ACryptoS Core (A2B2)

30% ACS / 30% ACSI / 30% BNB / 10% BUSD

ACS3 is a low risk way for holders of the 3 mega cap coins to put their capital to work. A2B2 is incentivised to encourage liquidity for our native tokens ACS and ACSI.

Yield Farming with ACSI

We share a stake in the protocol with Acsi.Finance liquidity providers, distributing ACSI tokens via our farms. 50% of exchange fees are used to buy back and distribute ACSI to ACSI stakers via the ACSI Vault, while the remainder are earned by liquidity providers. Staking ACSI in our Governance Vault also allows you to boost your yield by 2.5X. Learn more about our tokenomics here.

Let’s go

Give Acsi.Finance a try, or read the docs to learn more.
HONEYPAD — THE LAUNCH. Equipped with brand new tokenomics, a…
Tags: Decentralized Finance, Decentralized Exchange, Bsc, High Yield Investment, Satoshi Nakamoto

Equipped with brand new tokenomics, a custom contract and a solid community, Honeypad has been successfully listed on Pancake Swap.

The launch itself went smoothly, private sale holders received their tokens directly to their wallets while presale participants could claim their tokens on DxSale.

But it would have been amazing if we had only seen green from then on.

Due to the high slippage caused by our Honeyshield system we got into trouble with PancakeSwap, which unfortunately only supports slippages up to a certain percentage. This resulted in buy and sell problems that no one could have anticipated.

At this point it is worth paying tribute to our Honeylock system: Thanks to the innovative feature, we had the chance and a sufficient time horizon to turn things around.

During the first week we have been listed on Coinmarketcap and Coingecko and our brand has started to build up with the logo branding on important platforms like Poocoin, PancakeSwap and Trustwallet.

At the same time, we launched the first product of our mini-series: The own reflection dashboard (Honeyboard) on which our holders can track their BNB reflections in real-time. Since launch, we have distributed 385 BNB to our Hive-Members, which is absolutely fantastic!

Furthermore, we started to build up the Quick-Swap Platform, which we believe is necessary to implement the new tokenomics as smoothly as possible into the existing defi market. To be able to push our marketing to the fullest, we need to ensure that new members have a clear way to follow to be able to adapt to the new tokenomics. Our MINI SWAP is our way to go:

HONEYPAD MINI SWAP — COMING SOON!

The turnaround was finally confirmed today, when our honeyshield was removed as planned and the dump expected by the masses was directly bought– even turned to a green closed candle. Thus, we have finally entered regular trading and are looking ahead to a successful build-up period.

Now it is important to conclude important cooperations and to open Honeypad also into further markets — above all the southeastern and Asian area.

At this point we would like to thank our loyal supporters from the bottom of our hearts, their belief in Honeypad allows us to move forward united and together we shall revolutionize the market. 🐝🐝

Important additional information:

🐝 Certik audit is in progress and should be completed within the next week. (Link here: https://www.certik.org/projects/honeypad)

🐝 Since recently all important updates can be followed on our news channel.

(https://t.me/HoneyPadNews)
How Studying Theology Shook my Faith
By: Michael Dominic
Tags: Religion, Theology, Existence Of God, Loss Of Faith, Exegesis

The Documentary Hypothesis

Contemporary theological scholarship explains the contradictions with the ‘Documentary Hypothesis’. This hypothesis claims that it wasn’t Moses who singlehandedly wrote Genesis. Rather, it suggests that the Hebrew people, influenced by socio-political and geographical factors, developed different textual traditions over time, all of which have different narratives and writing styles.

While sometimes contradicting each other, these traditions were combined in scripture after the Babylonian Exile (537 BCE), a point in history when Judaeans were allowed to return to Jerusalem and Jewish ethno-religious identity emerged.

With reference to the accounts of Creation, the Hypothesis ascribes the first account (Genesis 1:1–2:4a) to the so-called ‘Priestly Tradition’. This tradition is attributed to a priestly caste and dated to the sixth-fifth centuries BCE, towards the end of the Babylonian Exile and resettlement period.

The second account of Creation (Genesis 2:4b-3:24) is ascribed to the ‘Yahwist Tradition’. Named for its frequent references to God as ‘Yahweh’, this tradition is dated to the tenth-nineth centuries BCE when the Hebrew people flourished under the United Monarchy of Israel.

When I first learnt of the Documentary Hypothesis, I remember thinking, But the Bible’s the word of God. How can it be reduced to ‘traditions’? My faith in God was shaken by scholarship that dissected God’s unanimity with historical and textual criticism.

And it got even worse… As I came to learn, one cannot read very far into the Bible without encountering more issues. There are not just duplicate stories with inconsistencies, but the idea of God mirrors other ancient belief systems — I warn you not to read further if you are sensitive to the suggestion that concepts of God in the Bible are not unique to Judeo-Christian religion —

According to the Documentary Hypothesis, the varying accounts of Creation are in part due to the influence external cultures had on Genesis’s writers.
Matilda Fairholm, this is the first story I read from you.
By: Dr. Kevin Osborne Psy.D., D.Sc., D.D.
Tags: Bible, Faith, Theology, Scripture, Abuse

Matilda Fairholm, this is the first story I read from you. Thank you for how you dare to be vulnerable. I too come from having had an abusive father who was schizophrenic. We lived in a time in the 1960s and 1970s where keeping up appearances in abusive marriages was important. My mother divorced my father on the grounds of physical and mental cruelty. It was only when my grandmother saw the bruises on my mother’s back that she said, “You need to leave Jim for the sake of your children and you.” That’s what my mother told me she had said, My mom took five more years of abuse before she finally got up the courage to show the scars of her abuse. Before that my grandmother had said, “If you leave Jim I’ll leave and never speak to you again.” Our free life began the moment we left our living hell.

I tell people having studied theology that all believers are theologians. We all formulate our ideas about God. That’s the essence of theology. I believe when we ask our Father to help understand Scripture He does that. You don’t need a degree in theology to do that. Studying is helpful, but God does guide us into the truths He wants us to learn.

Blessings,

Kevin
I’m Not a Blogger
By: Joey Lopez
Tags: Theology, Writer, Writing, Blog, Thoughts

Let’s get one thing straight:

I’m not a blogger. Roll credits. End of story. Go home and tell your half asleep uncle. Joey Lopez is not a blogger.

Okay, but… here I am… how does this not make me a blogger?

You raise a great point, one worth addressing. I’m writing on a platform and am writing in a “conversational” style… so what makes me different from a blogger?

Well, let’s clarify…

I’m not a basic California blogger

Meaning that I am not writing to point to myself. The grand scheme of the coming papers is to write about one greater than me — namely — the One who created me.

You will find that 99.9999% of the boys and girls that get inspired and write a blog, write about one person — the man in the mirror (thanks, MJ). I mean, sure, some of the stuff I write I am sure will include my personal experiences and worldview. The grand scheme, however, is not to show you how cool Joey Lopez is (tempting as that may be) but to give you a glimpse into the 20 year-old Christian’s life, that will hopefully point to the One for whom I am living, Christ Jesus.

There’s another important thing we should talk about:

I’m not writing for you or for your attention.

This really is just practice for my developing writing skills and a way for me to get some words out of my mind and let the voices in my head run wild (just kidding… maybe). Also, I feel it is a great opportunity for me to practice writing some theologically inclined papers to hopefully bring the light of the gospel to a dark world.

It basically comes down to this…

My writer friends will agree with me. As a writer, this itch attaches itself to you. Call it, “the Writer’s Itch”. It will not be satisfied until you get whatever you have on your mind onto paper or for some, on camera. That is all I am doing here. Sorry if you were hoping for something cooler.

In Conclusion

All of this is to basically say, “welcome”. You’re not the center of my world, but hey, you are welcome to read my little posts oozing with the thoughts of Joey Lopez. Welcome to the ride. Please keep all hands and feet inside the vehicle at all times, and supervise your children. Let’s do this thing.
To the Chapel: Donor Day 2019
By: St John S College, Cambridge, Alumni Blog
Tags: Theology, Cambridge University, Chapel, Charity, Education

Over coffee, the Master thanked guests for their support and looked back at the creation of, as William Selwyn famously preached, a ‘chapel more worthy of our College’, whether for the devout, agnostic or atheist.

We learned that the life of the new Chapel stood witness to societal progress as fines for non-attendance finally ended and the doctrines of the past made way for scientific evolution, with the introduction of secular sermons from Fellow Edwin Abbott on The Descent of Man or On the Origins of Species.

In the nineteenth-century, the presence of the Chapel permitted boys from modest backgrounds to work hard and climb into professional positions ‘of respect’ via the established church during an era when this was the only means to do so, with no apparent ladder for those not born to privilege.

The pairing of the College and Chapel always acted as a microcosm for the social mobility St John’s still prioritises so highly today in its myriad of bursaries and the generous Studentship Scheme, which currently supports 92 undergraduates.

The Master then introduced a former denizen of the Chapel to speak, erstwhile Choral Scholar Richard Wilberforce (2003), whose love of music led him to the Royal College of Music and into a career as Musical Director of the Cambridge University Symphony Chorus, Chorus Master of the Leeds Philharmonic Chorus and conductor for both the Jeune Choeur de Paris and Maîtrise de Paris.

We heard tales of the spectacular comfort of cassocks as a makeshift bed in the Song School and the inspiration he drew into each performance from the statue of his illustrious abolitionist ancestor, William Wilberforce, standing pride of place in the ante-Chapel.
Peace in Jesus Christ
Tags: Soap Journal, Daily Devotion, Theology, Bible Reading, Daily Meditation

Read: 1 Chronicles 1, 2; Proverbs 17; John 16: 16–33

Scripture: John 16: 33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Observation: Before his crucifixion, Jesus prepared his disciples to face the impending challenges and trials. At that time, although Jesus’ disciples did not know about their future, they believed Jesus knew everything. Fully knowing about his sufferings and crucifixion, Jesus was not speaking in fear. Instead, he assured them of peace. As Jesus said, we all will have trouble; only its level varies from person to person. The word “trouble” may refer to persecution, difficulties, pain, worries, temptations, and loss. Although we all will have trouble in this life, we can experience peace in Jesus, as he said. Here, Jesus was not promising that you will receive my peace in the future. Jesus offered his peace. Let us remember: Jesus’ peace is our inheritance; we can experience this peace in our life in any situation. Instead of giving any false promises to his disciples, Jesus encouraged them to be strong in him. When Jesus was talking about his disciples’ future trouble, he proclaimed his victory. Not only Christ’s peace, but his victory also belongs to us. The world will give nothing but trouble throughout our life. But Jesus gives his peace and enables us to face anything in our life. All we need to do is to live in Jesus.

Application: Jesus offers peace; the world gives trouble. Jesus prepares my heart to experience his peace in times of trouble. When I live in Jesus Christ, I will not fear though I face any trouble or evil (Ps.3:6). Worldly trouble cannot separate me from Jesus. As Paul says, “trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword…in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us” (Romans 8:35–37). As I remain in Jesus and his love, he strengthens me to experience his victory on the cross. Jesus gives me his peace and victory as his gift of love.

Prayer: Jesus, thank you for the peace you offer to me. I can experience your peace only when I remain in you. Lord, help me to keep my eyes on you, not on any worldly trouble of my life. Thank you that you have overcome the world on the cross. My loving Lord, help me to abide in you, taste your love, and show your love to the world. Amen.

- Arputharaj Samuel

+91 9538328573

Day — 168

(Tamil version of this devotion is posted here)
Our innate fear of falling
Tags: Soap Journal, Daily Devotion, Theology, Bible Reading, Daily Meditation

READ: 2 Kings 7, 8 ; Proverbs 8 ; John 12: 1–26

SCRIPTURE: John 12: 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.

OBSERVATION: John 12:24 says of an important principle for Christian living — life through death. Sometimes, in despair people say, “I will not have peace of mind unless I die”, or “when will I see an end to all my problems?” Was Jesus saying something similar to this? Certainly, NO. In the original language of the Gospel, this starts with the word “amēn”, which is translated as “very truly” in English. The double emphasis on “amēn” expresses the importance of the message Jesus was about to say. Jesus said a profound truth of spiritual life.

If a kernel of wheat is not ready to fall to the ground, it would remain useless and “only a single seed.” This is a simple agricultural truth that we all know well. One grain of wheat can produce approximately 400 seeds in one season. But, it needs to be sown on the ground in order to be fruitful to its master. Science says that we are born with two innate fears: the fear of falling and the fear of loud noise. No one wants to fall. In other words, nobody wants to die. People think that death is the end of all. But, Jesus spoke of the death that produces life. In the context of this verse, Jesus was not saying the physical death of his followers. Rather, the verse refers to the willingness to sacrifice everything to follow Jesus Christ. Jesus wants us to follow him in every way, by denying self and by bringing many souls to eternity. He wants us to follow him and to be with him. By crucifying our selfish desires, sinful nature, and worldly love, in Christ, we gain eternal life. Remember, it is a voluntary act of love. Jesus set us an example to follow him. Are we still trying to live for ourselves? Jesus said: “Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.”

APPLICATION: I will not allow my innate fear to stand between me and God. As apostle Paul says, “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Gal.2:20). He chose me to bear fruit. As long as I remain in Jesus, I will bear much fruit for the glory of God.

PRAYER: Jesus, thank you for the abundant life you give me. Lord, help me to be fruitful and faithful to you, now and forever. Amen.

- Arputharaj Samuel

+91 9538328573

Day — 159

(Tamil version of this devotion is posted here)
God’s not dead
Tags: Soap Journal, Daily Devotion, Theology, Bible Reading

READ: Judges 19–21; Psalm 115; Luke 14:1–24

SCRIPTURE: Psalm 115: 17 It is not the dead who praise the Lord, those who go down to the place of silence;

18 it is we who extol the Lord, both now and forevermore.

OBSERVATION: The last two verses of Psalm 115, although it appears to be disconnected from the other verses of the chapter, they convey an important message to us. In our present scenario, these verses are very relevant to us, We all know that a dead person cannot do anything. Nobody can escape from the death. However, when we lose a person who is dear to us, many of us find it difficult to accept it. Some people started to question God and his existence. During such times, we may hear taunting questions from within and without. One good thing we can do about a dead person is to praise God for his/her life. A dead person cannot do it. Only we who are alive could praise God. Does it make sense? When the King Hezekiah recovered from his deadly sickness, he also said something similar to these verses ( Isaiah 38:18,19). Our God is not dead, so we are alive. How about a person who is spiritually dead and lost his relationship with God? They also cannot praise God until they set their things straight before God. A person who is spiritually alive will praise God, “both now and forevermore,” irrespective of environments.

APPLICATION: When I face taunting questions that could shake my faith in God, I should remember that my God’s not dead. I need to realize that I worship the living God who concerns for me. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Heb. 13:8). He says, “ I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades” (Rev.1:18). Because he lives, I also will live (John 14:19).If I go through a spiritual dullness or when I find it difficult to praising God, I need to remember God. From my breathing to all that I have in this world, are from him. “What shall I return to the Lord for all his goodness to me?” As a living person, I will praise the Lord now and forever.

PRAYER: Father, thank you for every blessing that you have given me. Above all, you are my God. You are the everlasting father. God, help me to be thankful and to praise you as long as I live. Amen.

- Arputharaj Samuel

+91 9538328573

( Tamil version of this devotion is posted here)
Bridge Mutual IDO Whitelist (Round 2)
By: Bridge Mutual
Tags: Bridge Mutual, Dex, Polkastarter, Defi, Insurtech

What an incredible ride it has been.

Our first round of whitelisting saw 18,800 entries by the cut-off time. The team spent more than 20 making sure that every randomly chosen winner qualified (following us on Twitter, a member in our chat, retweeted our IDO post, etc.). We also made sure that each winner did not have any of the characteristics of a bot account (Telegram bots have recognizable naming patterns and are easy to distinguish).

All winners that did not qualify were removed from the list and replaced with another random entry. We take the integrity of this process very seriously, and we congratulate all those that have won.

Timing

This round of whitelisting will close on January 27th at 7:00 PM (EST).

Here are the rules for Round 2.

All entrants must do the following to qualify:

Follow Bridge Mutual on Twitter.

Follow our announcement channel on Telegram.

Join our chat channel on Telegram.

Follow Polkastarter on Twitter.

Quote Retweet this post on Twitter and tag 2 people.

Fill out this form.

Additionally:

Duplicate entries will not be disqualified, but all duplicate entries will be merged and batched into 1 entry.

We will still be manually checking all winners to make sure they qualify.

200 new entrants will be whitelisted; round 1 winners cannot win again.

IDO Metrics

Total IDO raise: $150,000

Token price: $0.125

Token unlock: 100%

Total participants: 700

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