Hi -
The subject report from NBC Nightly News shares about the benefits of meditation in schools.
http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/meditation-curbs-violence-san-francisco-schools-n277131
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Friday, December 26, 2014
Great Earthquake
Hi -
The following was brought to my attention tonight, via a YouTube video.
How likely is it that scribes or whoever recorded -- would FAIL to mention -- in the Bible -- A GREAT EARTHQUAKE relative to what happened.
Matthew is the ONLY gospel that mentions the GREAT EARTHQUAKE.
All of the gospels, though, mention the "first day of the week."
You mean to tell me that they record the "first day of the week" but THREE gospels don't MENTION a GREAT EARTHQUAKE? That's NO MINOR DETAIL.
CAPS MINE
"Matthew 28:1-2 - KJV
In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a GREAT EARTHQUAKE: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it."
"Mark 16:1-2 - KJV
And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun."
"Luke 24:1 - KJV
Now upon the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them."
"John 20:1 - KJV
The FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre."
The following was brought to my attention tonight, via a YouTube video.
How likely is it that scribes or whoever recorded -- would FAIL to mention -- in the Bible -- A GREAT EARTHQUAKE relative to what happened.
Matthew is the ONLY gospel that mentions the GREAT EARTHQUAKE.
All of the gospels, though, mention the "first day of the week."
You mean to tell me that they record the "first day of the week" but THREE gospels don't MENTION a GREAT EARTHQUAKE? That's NO MINOR DETAIL.
CAPS MINE
"Matthew 28:1-2 - KJV
In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a GREAT EARTHQUAKE: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it."
"Mark 16:1-2 - KJV
And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun."
"Luke 24:1 - KJV
Now upon the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them."
"John 20:1 - KJV
The FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre."
Really, They Lived That Long?
Hi -
The Bible mentions folks living until ages such as:
eight hundred years -- Genesis 5:4 - KJV
nine hundred and thirty years -- Genesis 5:5
eight hundred and seven years -- Genesis 5:7
etc.
REALLY? They lived THAT long? I HIGHLY doubt it.
The Bible mentions folks living until ages such as:
eight hundred years -- Genesis 5:4 - KJV
nine hundred and thirty years -- Genesis 5:5
eight hundred and seven years -- Genesis 5:7
etc.
REALLY? They lived THAT long? I HIGHLY doubt it.
What?! Atheists and Agnostics Preaching the Gospel
Hi -
It really came as a surprise to me to read the content in the subject article.
Here's the link:
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/atheist-ministers-leading-faithful/story?id=12004359
It really came as a surprise to me to read the content in the subject article.
Here's the link:
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/atheist-ministers-leading-faithful/story?id=12004359
Thursday, December 25, 2014
EXCELLENT YouTube Video Series
Hi -
I do NOT embrace ANY labels . . . or attach ANY labels, brands, sects, religions to myself. What I do is purpose, in earnest, to steadfastly flow in LOVE AND TRUTH.
So for the record, I'm NOT a Muslim, Hebrew Israelite, Mormon, Christian, atheist, agnostic, etc. Rather I am LOVE AND TRUTH -- to the extent that I presently know how -- while continuing to live, learn and IDEALLY -- to amend, as deemed necessary.
Yesterday, I began watching a YouTube series that is done in brief segments (all less than 20 minutes).
For those inclined to learn . . . I HIGHLY recommend listening to the
series IN ITS ENTIRETY. Yes, ALL of it. I LEARNED a lot from the
subject series that is INDEED beneficial.
Here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA0C3C1D163BE880A
I do NOT embrace ANY labels . . . or attach ANY labels, brands, sects, religions to myself. What I do is purpose, in earnest, to steadfastly flow in LOVE AND TRUTH.
So for the record, I'm NOT a Muslim, Hebrew Israelite, Mormon, Christian, atheist, agnostic, etc. Rather I am LOVE AND TRUTH -- to the extent that I presently know how -- while continuing to live, learn and IDEALLY -- to amend, as deemed necessary.
Yesterday, I began watching a YouTube series that is done in brief segments (all less than 20 minutes).
For those inclined to learn . . . I HIGHLY recommend listening to the
series IN ITS ENTIRETY. Yes, ALL of it. I LEARNED a lot from the
subject series that is INDEED beneficial.
Here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA0C3C1D163BE880A
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Red Text in Bibles
Hi -
I wonder who wrote the words shown in red text in some Bibles attributed to Jesus, as if verbatim -- word for word -- though those subject words in red were written MANY years AFTER Jesus walked the earth in the flesh.
The red words in text are LENGTHY, -- in FOUR gospels, and a bit in Acts. It's NOT possible to quote someone VERBATIM -- word for word -- at such LENGTHS -- ESPECIALLY MANY YEARS later . . . which is when those red words were written.
Inspiration doesn't MEAN necessarily VERBATIM -- WORD FOR WORD,
When Jesus was on the mount of transfiguration -- the Bible DOES NOT mention any scribes being there. Who took NOTES when Jesus was described as being alone -- YET His very verbatim words were recorded in the Bible as to WHAT HE UTTERED when He was ALONE, according to scripture?
I wonder who wrote the words shown in red text in some Bibles attributed to Jesus, as if verbatim -- word for word -- though those subject words in red were written MANY years AFTER Jesus walked the earth in the flesh.
The red words in text are LENGTHY, -- in FOUR gospels, and a bit in Acts. It's NOT possible to quote someone VERBATIM -- word for word -- at such LENGTHS -- ESPECIALLY MANY YEARS later . . . which is when those red words were written.
Inspiration doesn't MEAN necessarily VERBATIM -- WORD FOR WORD,
When Jesus was on the mount of transfiguration -- the Bible DOES NOT mention any scribes being there. Who took NOTES when Jesus was described as being alone -- YET His very verbatim words were recorded in the Bible as to WHAT HE UTTERED when He was ALONE, according to scripture?
It's NOT possible for HUMAN, FLAWED SPECIMENS to quote -- at that length -- verbatim -- word for word -- MANY years later -- AFTER Jesus walked the earth in the flesh.
Who "recorded" when Jesus was ALONE with -- the Bible says "the devil"? It was expressed that it was JESUS and the devil -- period. Yet, the words THOSE TWO UTTERED -- verbatim -- word for word -- were "recorded" in the Bible.
I don't, however, agree relative to Jesus and the LENGTHY red text in some Bibles attributed -- as verbatim -- word for word -- expressions UTTERED by Jesus - EVEN WHEN HE WAS ALONE . . . with NO ONE present to SCRIBE.
That doesn't effectively explain when no scribes were present -- and when Jesus was ALONE -- with the Bible says -- "the devil -- and how those words were "recorded" in the Bible as being expressed by Jesus and the devil -- if only THOSE TWO were present for that subject encounter.
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More reasons why I AND OTHERS -- REASONABLY -- don’t believe that the Bible content is ENTIRELY accurate and WHOLLY true.
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Those STANDING There Did Taste Death . . .
Hi -
"Matthew 16:28 - KJV
Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom."
My response:
Those STANDING there (as the Bible records that Jesus expressed) DID TASTE OF DEATH . . . AND they DIDN'T see the Son of man coming in his kingdom (as the Bible records that Jesus said.)
Yet ANOTHER reason that I and others don't believe that content in the Bible is ENTIRELY true. Our beliefs are sure justified in that regard.
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Again the subject scripture:
"Matthew 16:28 - KJV
Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom."
"Matthew 16:28 - KJV
Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom."
My response:
Those STANDING there (as the Bible records that Jesus expressed) DID TASTE OF DEATH . . . AND they DIDN'T see the Son of man coming in his kingdom (as the Bible records that Jesus said.)
Yet ANOTHER reason that I and others don't believe that content in the Bible is ENTIRELY true. Our beliefs are sure justified in that regard.
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Again the subject scripture:
"Matthew 16:28 - KJV
Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom."
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Health Benefits of Cherries and 50 of the Healthiest Foods
Hi -
Benefits of Cherries
This link also shows 50 of the healthiest foods:
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/natasha-turner-nd/cherries-benefits_b_3757989.html
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/11-health-benefits-of-the-beautiful-cherry.html
For more healthy living/eating information, here's the link:
http://www.loveasasignaturestyle.blogspot.com/2014/11/healthy-living-information.html
Benefits of Cherries
This link also shows 50 of the healthiest foods:
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/natasha-turner-nd/cherries-benefits_b_3757989.html
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/11-health-benefits-of-the-beautiful-cherry.html
For more healthy living/eating information, here's the link:
http://www.loveasasignaturestyle.blogspot.com/2014/11/healthy-living-information.html
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Greater Works Than Jesus?
Hi -
The Bible records these words attributed to Jesus:
"John 14:12
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father."
The Bible records these words attributed to Jesus:
"John 14:12
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father."
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It says about Jesus:
- he raised Lazarus from the dead. - John 11:43, 44 - KJV
- he TOUCHED a man's ear, and it was reattached after being cut off - Luke 22:50, 51 - KJV
- he miraculously turned water in to wine. - John chapter 2.
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Again -- "John 14:12 -- (CAPS mine)
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, HE THAT BELIEVETH ON ME, the works that I do shall he do also; and GREATER WORKS THAN THESE shall he do; because I go unto my Father."
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The question on the floor is -- what GREATER works have those who believe on Jesus done? What greater works THAN JESUS? as scripture says in John 14:12 - KJV?
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I don't believe ANY. Folks who believe that Bible content is ENTIRELY true would do themselves a benefit to seriously RECONSIDER.
It says about Jesus:
- he raised Lazarus from the dead. - John 11:43, 44 - KJV
- he TOUCHED a man's ear, and it was reattached after being cut off - Luke 22:50, 51 - KJV
- he miraculously turned water in to wine. - John chapter 2.
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Again -- "John 14:12 -- (CAPS mine)
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, HE THAT BELIEVETH ON ME, the works that I do shall he do also; and GREATER WORKS THAN THESE shall he do; because I go unto my Father."
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The question on the floor is -- what GREATER works have those who believe on Jesus done? What greater works THAN JESUS? as scripture says in John 14:12 - KJV?
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I don't believe ANY. Folks who believe that Bible content is ENTIRELY true would do themselves a benefit to seriously RECONSIDER.
Book of Revelation
Hi -
Review if you're inclined.
I googled the Book of Revelation and read some interesting things expressed about it.
1. But people have clashed over the meaning of Revelation ever since it was virtually forced into the New Testament canon over the protests of some early church leaders, Pagels says.
Resource link:
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/31/four-big-myths-about-the-book-of-revelation/
2. Revelation was the last book to be accepted into the Christian biblical canon, and even at the present day some Nestorian churches reject it.[19] It was tainted because the heretical sect of the Montanists relied on it[20] and doubts were raised over its Jewishness and authorship,[21] and it was not until 419 that it was included in the canon.
Religious Interpretations
One entry under the Religious Interpretations section from the Wikipedia site (link below) says this about the book of Revelation:
Idealist, or Symbolic, which holds that Revelation does not refer to actual people or events, but is an allegory of the spiritual path and the ongoing struggle between good and evil.
Resource link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Revelation
2. Revelation was the last book to be accepted into the Christian biblical canon, and even at the present day some Nestorian churches reject it.[19] It was tainted because the heretical sect of the Montanists relied on it[20] and doubts were raised over its Jewishness and authorship,[21] and it was not until 419 that it was included in the canon.
Religious Interpretations
One entry under the Religious Interpretations section from the Wikipedia site (link below) says this about the book of Revelation:
Idealist, or Symbolic, which holds that Revelation does not refer to actual people or events, but is an allegory of the spiritual path and the ongoing struggle between good and evil.
Resource link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Revelation
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Scriptures Inspired by God
Hi -
Scriptures are from the King James Bible
"2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"
"Leviticus 25:44-46
Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land:and they shall be your possession. And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever:but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour."
"Exodus 21:1-2
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve:and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing."
"Exodus 21:4
If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself."
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Okay, 2 Timothy 3:16 says that ALL scripture is given by inspiration of God . . . for instruction in righteousness.
We read in Leviticus 25:44-46 about people BEING BOUGHT and people being the POSSESSIONS of others and people being BONDMEN forever.
We read in Exodus 21:4 about a family being BROKEN UP. It says, "the WIFE AND HER CHILDREN SHALL BE HER MASTER'S and the man "SHALL GO OUT BY HIMSELF."
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The questions on the floor are:
So -- such conduct was INSPIRED by GOD? 2 Timothy 3:16 says it is . . .because it's SCRIPTURE, we know. And 2 Timothy says that scripture is "given for instruction in righteousness."
Slavery was INSPIRED BY GOD?
Breaking up a family is INSPIRED BY GOD?
According to 2 Timothy 3:16, ALL OF THE ABOVE from SCRIPTURES is INSPIRED BY GOD. And according to those who believe that the Bible is the Word of GOD, such was INSPIRED by GOD.
What's RIGHTEOUS about buying people and breaking up a family as SCRIPTURE expresses?
I don't believe that a loving GOD would INSPIRE or APPROVE of such conduct. Yes, I believe that the Bible contains SOME truths and wisdom . . . But I sure don't believe that GOD inspired ALL that's in it.
Men wrote the Bible content. Some of those men had selfish and vain agendas, such as support of having people as POSSESSIONS -- buying people and breaking up families. That's some mess of men - NOT GOD. Ain't no way, I'm going to believe that GOD was EVER on board with those types of actions. Others shared my beliefs in that regard.
Inspired by GOD and righteous? Yeah, right. Puh-leeze.
Scriptures are from the King James Bible
"2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"
"Leviticus 25:44-46
Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land:and they shall be your possession. And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever:but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour."
"Exodus 21:1-2
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve:and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing."
"Exodus 21:4
If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself."
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Okay, 2 Timothy 3:16 says that ALL scripture is given by inspiration of God . . . for instruction in righteousness.
We read in Leviticus 25:44-46 about people BEING BOUGHT and people being the POSSESSIONS of others and people being BONDMEN forever.
We read in Exodus 21:4 about a family being BROKEN UP. It says, "the WIFE AND HER CHILDREN SHALL BE HER MASTER'S and the man "SHALL GO OUT BY HIMSELF."
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The questions on the floor are:
So -- such conduct was INSPIRED by GOD? 2 Timothy 3:16 says it is . . .because it's SCRIPTURE, we know. And 2 Timothy says that scripture is "given for instruction in righteousness."
Slavery was INSPIRED BY GOD?
Breaking up a family is INSPIRED BY GOD?
According to 2 Timothy 3:16, ALL OF THE ABOVE from SCRIPTURES is INSPIRED BY GOD. And according to those who believe that the Bible is the Word of GOD, such was INSPIRED by GOD.
What's RIGHTEOUS about buying people and breaking up a family as SCRIPTURE expresses?
I don't believe that a loving GOD would INSPIRE or APPROVE of such conduct. Yes, I believe that the Bible contains SOME truths and wisdom . . . But I sure don't believe that GOD inspired ALL that's in it.
Men wrote the Bible content. Some of those men had selfish and vain agendas, such as support of having people as POSSESSIONS -- buying people and breaking up families. That's some mess of men - NOT GOD. Ain't no way, I'm going to believe that GOD was EVER on board with those types of actions. Others shared my beliefs in that regard.
Inspired by GOD and righteous? Yeah, right. Puh-leeze.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
God's Word Endures and Stands Forever
Hi -
How interesting is the content of the scriptures cited below? They say that the word of God and His truths ENDURE AND STAND FOREVER.
The questions on the floor are -- if the word of God endures AND stands FOREVER . . . why do folks CURRENTLY DISREGARD God's FOREVER words and truths from the OLD TESTAMENT? Old Testament FOREVER words, such as Exodus 31:15 - KJV, which says, "Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death."
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So since, ACCORDING TO SCRIPTURES, the words and truths of God endure and stand FOREVER -- are folks being disobedient to the word of God by not putting to death (Exodus 31:15 - KJV) those who work on the Sabbath?
And what about all of those other OLD TESTAMENT WORDS OF GOD THAT ENDURE and STAND FOREVER? Folks, for the most part, currently disregard those FOREVER words and truths, too.
Some folks say that we're now under grace, and not under law. But the subject scriptures say that the Word of God endures and stands FOREVER. And in the NEW TESTAMENT, 1 Peter 1:25 says, "But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you." Isaiah 40:8 - KJV says that God's word shall STAND FOREVER.
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So we get it from the OLD AND NEW Testaments -- that the Word of God endures and stands -- FOREVER. Those scriptures ain't saying nothing about law and grace. Those scriptures say -- that the word of God endures and stands -- FOREVER.
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Really, did GOD REALLY write those WORDS OF GOD THAT ENDURE AND STAND FOREVER . . . -- or did flawed men write them?
Here are some scriptures that express that THE WORD OF GOD AND HIS TRUTHS ENDURE and STAND . . . -- FOREVER:
"Isaiah 40:8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."
"Psalms 119:89 For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven."
"Psalms 119:160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever."
"1 Peter 1:25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you."
"Psalms 100:5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations."
"Psalms 117:2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord."
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So why are so many folks disregarding God's FOREVER words in the Old Testament . . . such as putting to death folks who work on the Sabbath, etc.?
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I sure am glad that folks don't follow that FOREVER and other nonsense . . . that I don't believe GOD wrote or expressed. Flawed men wrote the Bible content . . .
How interesting is the content of the scriptures cited below? They say that the word of God and His truths ENDURE AND STAND FOREVER.
The questions on the floor are -- if the word of God endures AND stands FOREVER . . . why do folks CURRENTLY DISREGARD God's FOREVER words and truths from the OLD TESTAMENT? Old Testament FOREVER words, such as Exodus 31:15 - KJV, which says, "Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death."
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So since, ACCORDING TO SCRIPTURES, the words and truths of God endure and stand FOREVER -- are folks being disobedient to the word of God by not putting to death (Exodus 31:15 - KJV) those who work on the Sabbath?
And what about all of those other OLD TESTAMENT WORDS OF GOD THAT ENDURE and STAND FOREVER? Folks, for the most part, currently disregard those FOREVER words and truths, too.
Some folks say that we're now under grace, and not under law. But the subject scriptures say that the Word of God endures and stands FOREVER. And in the NEW TESTAMENT, 1 Peter 1:25 says, "But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you." Isaiah 40:8 - KJV says that God's word shall STAND FOREVER.
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So we get it from the OLD AND NEW Testaments -- that the Word of God endures and stands -- FOREVER. Those scriptures ain't saying nothing about law and grace. Those scriptures say -- that the word of God endures and stands -- FOREVER.
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Really, did GOD REALLY write those WORDS OF GOD THAT ENDURE AND STAND FOREVER . . . -- or did flawed men write them?
Here are some scriptures that express that THE WORD OF GOD AND HIS TRUTHS ENDURE and STAND . . . -- FOREVER:
"Isaiah 40:8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."
"Psalms 119:89 For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven."
"Psalms 119:160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever."
"1 Peter 1:25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you."
"Psalms 100:5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations."
"Psalms 117:2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord."
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So why are so many folks disregarding God's FOREVER words in the Old Testament . . . such as putting to death folks who work on the Sabbath, etc.?
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I sure am glad that folks don't follow that FOREVER and other nonsense . . . that I don't believe GOD wrote or expressed. Flawed men wrote the Bible content . . .
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Wake up to More Awareness
Hi -
- Many people are existing on recycled, repetitive, insufficient and often deceptive information.
- Many people are dumbed down and have become "comfortable" in states of ignorance. We all have areas of ignorance -- key is to be receptive to becoming better informed . . .
- Many people are existing on recycled, repetitive, insufficient and often deceptive information.
- Many people are dumbed down and have become "comfortable" in states of ignorance. We all have areas of ignorance -- key is to be receptive to becoming better informed . . .
- Many folks have poor diets and don't consume enough brain foods.
- Many folks are afraid of change.
- Many folks have become prisoners of their perceptions.
- Many folks aren't TRULY AWAKENED to who they are.
- Many folks FALSELY believe that they are adequately awakened to who they are -- and awakened to the vitals relative to life -- and living it to the fullest . . . But they are woefully wrong in lots of aspects . . .
- Plainly "speaking" -- some folks are just addicted to stupid.
There are, however, MORE folks who are AWAKENING and thereby seeking more about love, truth, peace -- and what "ingredients" add up to TRUE POWER AND FREEDOM.
Yep, more folks are coming out of "dead," stale, recycled, repetitive and insufficient/false teachings . . . And awakening to FREEDOM -- indeed!
Cheers to that positive, liberating truth.
www.journeyawakenings.blogspot.com
- Many folks are afraid of change.
- Many folks have become prisoners of their perceptions.
- Many folks aren't TRULY AWAKENED to who they are.
- Many folks FALSELY believe that they are adequately awakened to who they are -- and awakened to the vitals relative to life -- and living it to the fullest . . . But they are woefully wrong in lots of aspects . . .
- Plainly "speaking" -- some folks are just addicted to stupid.
There are, however, MORE folks who are AWAKENING and thereby seeking more about love, truth, peace -- and what "ingredients" add up to TRUE POWER AND FREEDOM.
Yep, more folks are coming out of "dead," stale, recycled, repetitive and insufficient/false teachings . . . And awakening to FREEDOM -- indeed!
Cheers to that positive, liberating truth.
www.journeyawakenings.blogspot.com
Say Yes to Freedom
Hi -
Some folks are mentally and spiritually:
- on life support.
Some folks are mentally and spiritually:
- on life support.
- on "junk food" diets.
- semi-conscious.
- largely unconscious
- comatose.
- dead on arrival -- DOA . . .
There is hope, though -- more folks are coming up out of "graves, . . ." and learning how to TRULY live FREE.
www.journeyawakenings.blogspot.com
- semi-conscious.
- largely unconscious
- comatose.
- dead on arrival -- DOA . . .
There is hope, though -- more folks are coming up out of "graves, . . ." and learning how to TRULY live FREE.
www.journeyawakenings.blogspot.com
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Tribute to Marion Barry, former mayor of Washington, D.C.
Hi -
I live in D.C. and am a native of this city. Yes, Marion Barry faltered, as do we all.
I live in D.C. and am a native of this city. Yes, Marion Barry faltered, as do we all.
This I know -- Barry was a lionhearted man of courage in areas that mattered hugely.
He was a people person and that's why many folks continued to love him. They supported and voted for Barry because -- TRULY -- he made a considerable positive difference in the lives of D.C.'s citizens. He's the founder of the youth jobs program here. That beneficial program is still in action helping youth who need employment to aid in providing their needs and desires. Barry consistently helped the senior citizens here in essential ways. He spoke up and pressed for assistance for the downtrodden, the ex-offenders, the homeless and the disenfranchised. He was instrumental in making things happen that benefited folks -- indeed.
Yes, in his many years as a politician, Marion Barry made a significant positive impact on this city and likely even beyond this jurisdiction.
Did I always agree with Marion Barry? No. In fact, a few years ago, I publicly disagreed with him at a city council hearing. A reporter there overheard . . . She approached me to learn more about my disagreement with Barry. I refused to give her a story. I told her that Barry has enough problems. On a different occasion/day, in the Wilson Building, Barry and I encountered one another again. I told him, "I love you." He responded, "Thank you."
Of course, we all have our detractors. Barry had more than a few. Folks can express what they're inclined to mention about his crimes and shortcomings but those who supported him voted with their feet -- straight to the polls -- NUMEROUS times to re-elect him. Barry's legacy will be recorded in the annals of history as one of the greatest political success stories in the WORLD.
Whatever his flaws, NO ONE in the history of THE WORLD was voted into public office as many times as Marion Barry. He was indeed a MASTER politician with "lion blood" running in his heart and veins.
Yes, Barry was a true lover of the people, and for that and other meaningful reasons -- many folks loved, supported and voted for him, regardless.
I'm pleased to go on public record to express that I'm of that number who loved me some Marion Barry.
He was a people person and that's why many folks continued to love him. They supported and voted for Barry because -- TRULY -- he made a considerable positive difference in the lives of D.C.'s citizens. He's the founder of the youth jobs program here. That beneficial program is still in action helping youth who need employment to aid in providing their needs and desires. Barry consistently helped the senior citizens here in essential ways. He spoke up and pressed for assistance for the downtrodden, the ex-offenders, the homeless and the disenfranchised. He was instrumental in making things happen that benefited folks -- indeed.
Yes, in his many years as a politician, Marion Barry made a significant positive impact on this city and likely even beyond this jurisdiction.
Did I always agree with Marion Barry? No. In fact, a few years ago, I publicly disagreed with him at a city council hearing. A reporter there overheard . . . She approached me to learn more about my disagreement with Barry. I refused to give her a story. I told her that Barry has enough problems. On a different occasion/day, in the Wilson Building, Barry and I encountered one another again. I told him, "I love you." He responded, "Thank you."
Of course, we all have our detractors. Barry had more than a few. Folks can express what they're inclined to mention about his crimes and shortcomings but those who supported him voted with their feet -- straight to the polls -- NUMEROUS times to re-elect him. Barry's legacy will be recorded in the annals of history as one of the greatest political success stories in the WORLD.
Whatever his flaws, NO ONE in the history of THE WORLD was voted into public office as many times as Marion Barry. He was indeed a MASTER politician with "lion blood" running in his heart and veins.
Yes, Barry was a true lover of the people, and for that and other meaningful reasons -- many folks loved, supported and voted for him, regardless.
I'm pleased to go on public record to express that I'm of that number who loved me some Marion Barry.
Hugely Profound Content Relative to Bible Content
Hi -
As far as I'm concerned, the content in this piece is HUGELY profound! The piece is lengthy but CERTAINLY well worth the read!
http://thehiddenlighthouse.blogspot.com/2009/10/spare_2845.html?m=1
My most current blog:
www.journeyawakenings.blogspot.com
As far as I'm concerned, the content in this piece is HUGELY profound! The piece is lengthy but CERTAINLY well worth the read!
http://thehiddenlighthouse.blogspot.com/2009/10/spare_2845.html?m=1
My most current blog:
www.journeyawakenings.blogspot.com
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Matthew from the Gospel of Matthew
Hi -
There are some who doubt that the Bible gospels were written by the men who they're named after -- Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Matthew 9:9 - KJV says, "And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him."
There are some who doubt that the Bible gospels were written by the men who they're named after -- Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Matthew 9:9 - KJV says, "And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him."
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IF Matthew had written the book of Matthew would he say as is mentioned in Matthew 9:9 - KJV, " . . . he saw a man, named Matthew . . ." ?
IF Matthew wrote the book of Matthew, wouldn't he have said, "And as Jesus passed forth from thence, HE SAW ME . . . and he saith UNTO ME, Follow me . . .?"
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I doubt that Matthew wrote the book of Matthew. I also doubt that men named Mark, Luke and John wrote the books named after them. In that region, European names weren't the names . . . Aren't Matthew, Mark, Luke and John European and NOT Middle Eastern names?
In the book of Acts we read names like Ananias and Sapphira, etc. Throughout the Bible we read names like Isaiah, Jeremiah, Zephaniah, Malachi, Ezekiel, Habakkuk, etc. Then Luke, Mark, Matthew, and John -- European names? Huh?
IF Matthew had written the book of Matthew would he say as is mentioned in Matthew 9:9 - KJV, " . . . he saw a man, named Matthew . . ." ?
IF Matthew wrote the book of Matthew, wouldn't he have said, "And as Jesus passed forth from thence, HE SAW ME . . . and he saith UNTO ME, Follow me . . .?"
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I doubt that Matthew wrote the book of Matthew. I also doubt that men named Mark, Luke and John wrote the books named after them. In that region, European names weren't the names . . . Aren't Matthew, Mark, Luke and John European and NOT Middle Eastern names?
In the book of Acts we read names like Ananias and Sapphira, etc. Throughout the Bible we read names like Isaiah, Jeremiah, Zephaniah, Malachi, Ezekiel, Habakkuk, etc. Then Luke, Mark, Matthew, and John -- European names? Huh?
Friday, November 7, 2014
Announcement
Hi -
Is it possible that Christians are wrong about long held and long taught beliefs? Recently, I had a dream in which I asked a Christian teacher/counselor these words, "What if you're wrong?" And in the subject dream, she conceded that she could be wrong . . .
There's much to learn, but unfortunately -- for numerous people -- so many folks refuse to dig deeper to test, examine, research, consider, discern, etc. For a long time, I was of such posture, but now I seek PROOFS . . .
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Posted for review purposes, excerpt from book, Gospel Fictions :
How do we know that the Gospel story is true? Because it confirms the prophecies of the Old Testament. But how do we know that the Old Testament prophecies are true? Because they are confirmed by the Gospel story. Evidence, so called, is bounced back and forth between the testaments like a tennis ball; and no other evidence is given us.The two testaments form a double mirror, each reflecting the other but neither the world outside."
Link to Gospel Fictions availability:
http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Fictions-Randel-Helms-ebook/dp/B002I61F3A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415387504&sr=8-1&keywords=Gospel+Fictions
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This blog won't be deactivated but likely, I'll no longer post on it. My new blog is Journey Awakenings. For those who are inclined to visit it, the link is www.journeyawakenings.blogspot.com
Is it possible that Christians are wrong about long held and long taught beliefs? Recently, I had a dream in which I asked a Christian teacher/counselor these words, "What if you're wrong?" And in the subject dream, she conceded that she could be wrong . . .
There's much to learn, but unfortunately -- for numerous people -- so many folks refuse to dig deeper to test, examine, research, consider, discern, etc. For a long time, I was of such posture, but now I seek PROOFS . . .
###
Posted for review purposes, excerpt from book, Gospel Fictions :
How do we know that the Gospel story is true? Because it confirms the prophecies of the Old Testament. But how do we know that the Old Testament prophecies are true? Because they are confirmed by the Gospel story. Evidence, so called, is bounced back and forth between the testaments like a tennis ball; and no other evidence is given us.The two testaments form a double mirror, each reflecting the other but neither the world outside."
Link to Gospel Fictions availability:
http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Fictions-Randel-Helms-ebook/dp/B002I61F3A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415387504&sr=8-1&keywords=Gospel+Fictions
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This blog won't be deactivated but likely, I'll no longer post on it. My new blog is Journey Awakenings. For those who are inclined to visit it, the link is www.journeyawakenings.blogspot.com
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Is the Bible Fully Accurate? Is There Some Fiction in It?
Hi -
I was one who believed that the Bible is WHOLLY accurate. I no longer believe that based on seeking the ONLY SOURCE, GOD who provides ALL resources, including the Bible. Also, I did some examining, deeper studying, researching, etc. and noticed some things in the Bible that I'd not paid much attention to before . . .
Some die-hard folks believe that the Bible is totally truth. One question that I've asked in response, "Which Bible?"
There are so many Bibles, translations, etc.
In addition, research has revealed that the Bible epistles -- Paul's . . . -- were written BEFORE the gospels even though in Bibles, the gospels are shown first. For those inclined, you can google to learn more about that.
I'm now convinced that some accounts in the Bible are fictional accounts . . . Did Matthew, Mark, Luke and John REALLY write the gospels named after them?
Note: At the end of this post is a link to another post that I placed that you may be inclined to read.
Below are just some things that I recently found in the King James Bible that gave me cause to pause.
Matthew 27:39-44 - KJV
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him:for he said, I am the Son of God.The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth."
Mark 15:32 - KJV
Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him."
Luke 23:39-43 - KJV
And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds:but this man hath done nothing amiss.
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise."
Caps mine --
From above -- Matthew 27:41 - KJV, "LIKEWISE ALSO THE CHIEF PRIESTS MOCKING HIM, WITH THE SCRIBES AND ELDERS, SAID,
From Matthew 27:44 above, "THE THIEVES ALSO, WHICH WERE CRUCIFIED WITH HIM, CAST THE SAME IN HIS TEETH."
So how is it in Luke, it says this:
Luke 23:39-43 - KJV
And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds:but this man hath done nothing amiss.
How is it in Matthew that the THIEVES which were crucified with Jesus mocked Him -- but in Luke 23 -- it says that ONE of them rebuked the other for opposing Jesus?
Also, it says in Mark 15:32 - KJV, "Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him."
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Mark 15:21 says about Simon relative to the cross of Jesus, " . . . And they compel one Simon . . . to bear his cross."
John 19:17 says ABOUT JESUS, "And he bearing his cross . . ."
So what is up with that? Who REALLY bore the cross of Jesus in Golgotha -- Simon or Jesus?
Mark 15:21-22 - KJV
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull."
John 19:17 - KJVAnd he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
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When Jesus was approaching His crucifixion date, Mark 14:50 - KJV, says about ALL the disciples:
"And they all forsook him, and fled."
My question is since they ALL forsook Jesus, who told the COMPLETED account that was written in the gospel of Mark? Also, since Mark wasn't a disciple, who told him the ENTIRE account in the book that he wrote, the gospel of Mark?
Also, Matthew 26:31 - KJV mentions that Jesus expressed that the sheep would be scattered.
So since Matthew ALSO forsook Jesus, how could he have possibly written in the gospel of MATTHEW what happened AFTER he forsook Jesus? The gospel of Matthew continues to tell what happened AFTER Matthew had left Jesus.
WHO FINISHED THE MATTHEW GOSPEL ACCOUNT AFTER MATTHEW LEFT? How could Matthew have completed the book of Matthew relative to the rest of what happened to Jesus if He, Matthew, WAS GONE and could NOT have witnessed it?
Or did Matthew finish the book of Matthew based on what someone told him?
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Jesus said to those who came to capture Him BEFORE His crucifixion:
Mark 14:48-49
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not:but the scriptures must be fulfilled."
Jesus said: "I was DAILY with you in the temple . . . and ye took me not: . . ."
So WHY did Judas need to identify Jesus to them that came for Jesus since Jesus said, "I WAS DAILY WITH YOU . . . AND YE TOOK ME NOT:"?
Mark 14:44
And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.
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In Matthew 21:2, Jesus requested an ass AND a colt.
In Mark 11:2, Jesus requested a colt.
Same ACCOUNT.
What's up with that?
Matthew 21:2 - KJV
Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her:loose them, and bring them unto me."
Mark 11:2 - KJV And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you:and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
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In Matthew 26:36:45 - KJV, Jesus was in the garden before his crucifixion. The disciples who came with Him went to sleep. So they didn't witness what Jesus did or what Jesus said to GOD -- prayer, etc.
So who could have written the gospel account of that if the disciples were asleep -- thus NO witnesses?
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Luke 4:17 says about JESUS, "And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the PLACE where it was written,"
Luke 4:18 - KJV
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Isaiah 61:1 - KJV
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;
because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
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My response (Caps mine):
Luke 4:18 says, " . . ."AND RECOVERING OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND," -- . . . is "READ" by Jesus with a cross reference to Isaiah 61:1.
That STATEMENT ISN'T in Isaiah 61:1 though there's a cross reference to it from Luke 4:17.
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Mark 6:41-44 - KJV
And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
And they did all eat, and were filled.
And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
Mark 8:18-21 - KJV
Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
In Mark 8: 18, Jesus says to the disciples, " . . . do ye not REMEMBER?"
Does it REALLY make sense that TWICE before Jesus multiplied food and now in Mark 8 when Jesus is to do it again --- that the disciples would not REMEMBER?
If I saw someone do something TWICE already -- I wouldn't doubt that they could do it again.
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Mark 10:46
And they came to Jericho:and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
Luke 18:35
And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
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Ref: Jesus healing the blind man
Mark says HE WENT OUT OF JERICHO
Luke says "come nigh UNTO JERICHO"
How could it be both -- Jesus "went out" and "come nigh" -- SAME blind man?
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Jeremiah 23:6 - KJV
In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely:and this is his name whereby he shall be called, the Lord our Righteousness.
Jeremiah 33:16 - KJV
In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely:and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The Lord our righteousness.
One scripture above says HE "shall be called, the Lord our Righteousness."
The other scripture above says SHE "shall be called, The Lord our righteousness."
So is "the Lord our righteousness" a HE, a SHE -- or both?
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(Capitalizations mine except, "Holy One," from Psalms 16 -- which is in the KJV as that.)
Psalms 16:9-10
Therefore MY heart is glad, and MY glory rejoiceth: MY flesh also shall rest in hope.
For thou wilt not leave MY soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Note: The Geneva Bible doesn't have it as "Holy One" but rather "holy one.")
Acts 2:29-31
Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
He seeing this before SPAKE OF THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST, that HIS SOUL WAS NOT LEFT IN HELL, NEITHER HIS FLESH DID SEE CORRUPTION."
Okay, in Psalm 16 (see above for verse 9 with 10), David was speaking of HIMSELF. Verse 10, "For thou wilt not leave MY soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption."
How did Acts 2:31 - KJV come up with that David was talking about JESUS -- that He, DAVID "SPAKE OF THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST"?
- Also Acts 2:25 KJV says about David -- supposedly -- expressing about CHRIST:
For David speaketh concerning HIM, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.
In my KJV Bible, Acts 2:25 is cross referencing Psalm 16:8, which says:
- I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Where is Acts 2:25 getting that David was talking about JESUS (Acts 2:22; Acts 2:25) -- rather than the LORD GOD?
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The scriptures below are relative to AFTER the resurrection of Jesus.
Paul in 1 Corinthians 15 mentions that Jesus was seen of the TWELVE.
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I've been reading a book titled, Gospel Fictions, which gave me scriptures shown above. Here's a link to the subject book http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Fictions-Randel-Helms-ebook/dp/B002I61F3A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413625018&sr=8-1&keywords=Gospel+Fictions
Post topic, "What are Satan and Jesus REALLY About, etc.?":
Link http://www.missioneagles.blogspot.com/2014/10/what-are-satan-and-jesus-really-about.html
I was one who believed that the Bible is WHOLLY accurate. I no longer believe that based on seeking the ONLY SOURCE, GOD who provides ALL resources, including the Bible. Also, I did some examining, deeper studying, researching, etc. and noticed some things in the Bible that I'd not paid much attention to before . . .
Some die-hard folks believe that the Bible is totally truth. One question that I've asked in response, "Which Bible?"
There are so many Bibles, translations, etc.
In addition, research has revealed that the Bible epistles -- Paul's . . . -- were written BEFORE the gospels even though in Bibles, the gospels are shown first. For those inclined, you can google to learn more about that.
I'm now convinced that some accounts in the Bible are fictional accounts . . . Did Matthew, Mark, Luke and John REALLY write the gospels named after them?
Note: At the end of this post is a link to another post that I placed that you may be inclined to read.
Below are just some things that I recently found in the King James Bible that gave me cause to pause.
Matthew 27:39-44 - KJV
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him:for he said, I am the Son of God.The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth."
Mark 15:32 - KJV
Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him."
Luke 23:39-43 - KJV
And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds:but this man hath done nothing amiss.
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise."
Caps mine --
From above -- Matthew 27:41 - KJV, "LIKEWISE ALSO THE CHIEF PRIESTS MOCKING HIM, WITH THE SCRIBES AND ELDERS, SAID,
From Matthew 27:44 above, "THE THIEVES ALSO, WHICH WERE CRUCIFIED WITH HIM, CAST THE SAME IN HIS TEETH."
So how is it in Luke, it says this:
Luke 23:39-43 - KJV
And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds:but this man hath done nothing amiss.
How is it in Matthew that the THIEVES which were crucified with Jesus mocked Him -- but in Luke 23 -- it says that ONE of them rebuked the other for opposing Jesus?
Also, it says in Mark 15:32 - KJV, "Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him."
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Mark 15:21 says about Simon relative to the cross of Jesus, " . . . And they compel one Simon . . . to bear his cross."
John 19:17 says ABOUT JESUS, "And he bearing his cross . . ."
So what is up with that? Who REALLY bore the cross of Jesus in Golgotha -- Simon or Jesus?
Mark 15:21-22 - KJV
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull."
John 19:17 - KJVAnd he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
###
When Jesus was approaching His crucifixion date, Mark 14:50 - KJV, says about ALL the disciples:
"And they all forsook him, and fled."
My question is since they ALL forsook Jesus, who told the COMPLETED account that was written in the gospel of Mark? Also, since Mark wasn't a disciple, who told him the ENTIRE account in the book that he wrote, the gospel of Mark?
Also, Matthew 26:31 - KJV mentions that Jesus expressed that the sheep would be scattered.
So since Matthew ALSO forsook Jesus, how could he have possibly written in the gospel of MATTHEW what happened AFTER he forsook Jesus? The gospel of Matthew continues to tell what happened AFTER Matthew had left Jesus.
WHO FINISHED THE MATTHEW GOSPEL ACCOUNT AFTER MATTHEW LEFT? How could Matthew have completed the book of Matthew relative to the rest of what happened to Jesus if He, Matthew, WAS GONE and could NOT have witnessed it?
Or did Matthew finish the book of Matthew based on what someone told him?
###
Jesus said to those who came to capture Him BEFORE His crucifixion:
Mark 14:48-49
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not:but the scriptures must be fulfilled."
Jesus said: "I was DAILY with you in the temple . . . and ye took me not: . . ."
So WHY did Judas need to identify Jesus to them that came for Jesus since Jesus said, "I WAS DAILY WITH YOU . . . AND YE TOOK ME NOT:"?
Mark 14:44
And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.
###
In Matthew 21:2, Jesus requested an ass AND a colt.
In Mark 11:2, Jesus requested a colt.
Same ACCOUNT.
What's up with that?
Matthew 21:2 - KJV
Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her:loose them, and bring them unto me."
Mark 11:2 - KJV And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you:and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
###
In Matthew 26:36:45 - KJV, Jesus was in the garden before his crucifixion. The disciples who came with Him went to sleep. So they didn't witness what Jesus did or what Jesus said to GOD -- prayer, etc.
So who could have written the gospel account of that if the disciples were asleep -- thus NO witnesses?
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Luke 4:17 says about JESUS, "And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the PLACE where it was written,"
Luke 4:18 - KJV
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Isaiah 61:1 - KJV
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;
because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
---
My response (Caps mine):
Luke 4:18 says, " . . ."AND RECOVERING OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND," -- . . . is "READ" by Jesus with a cross reference to Isaiah 61:1.
That STATEMENT ISN'T in Isaiah 61:1 though there's a cross reference to it from Luke 4:17.
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Mark 6:41-44 - KJV
And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
And they did all eat, and were filled.
And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
Mark 8:18-21 - KJV
Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
In Mark 8: 18, Jesus says to the disciples, " . . . do ye not REMEMBER?"
Does it REALLY make sense that TWICE before Jesus multiplied food and now in Mark 8 when Jesus is to do it again --- that the disciples would not REMEMBER?
If I saw someone do something TWICE already -- I wouldn't doubt that they could do it again.
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Mark 10:46
And they came to Jericho:and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
Luke 18:35
And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
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Ref: Jesus healing the blind man
Mark says HE WENT OUT OF JERICHO
Luke says "come nigh UNTO JERICHO"
How could it be both -- Jesus "went out" and "come nigh" -- SAME blind man?
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Jeremiah 23:6 - KJV
In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely:and this is his name whereby he shall be called, the Lord our Righteousness.
Jeremiah 33:16 - KJV
In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely:and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The Lord our righteousness.
One scripture above says HE "shall be called, the Lord our Righteousness."
The other scripture above says SHE "shall be called, The Lord our righteousness."
So is "the Lord our righteousness" a HE, a SHE -- or both?
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(Capitalizations mine except, "Holy One," from Psalms 16 -- which is in the KJV as that.)
Psalms 16:9-10
Therefore MY heart is glad, and MY glory rejoiceth: MY flesh also shall rest in hope.
For thou wilt not leave MY soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Note: The Geneva Bible doesn't have it as "Holy One" but rather "holy one.")
Acts 2:29-31
Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
He seeing this before SPAKE OF THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST, that HIS SOUL WAS NOT LEFT IN HELL, NEITHER HIS FLESH DID SEE CORRUPTION."
Okay, in Psalm 16 (see above for verse 9 with 10), David was speaking of HIMSELF. Verse 10, "For thou wilt not leave MY soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption."
How did Acts 2:31 - KJV come up with that David was talking about JESUS -- that He, DAVID "SPAKE OF THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST"?
- Also Acts 2:25 KJV says about David -- supposedly -- expressing about CHRIST:
For David speaketh concerning HIM, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.
In my KJV Bible, Acts 2:25 is cross referencing Psalm 16:8, which says:
- I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Where is Acts 2:25 getting that David was talking about JESUS (Acts 2:22; Acts 2:25) -- rather than the LORD GOD?
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The scriptures below are relative to AFTER the resurrection of Jesus.
Paul in 1 Corinthians 15 mentions that Jesus was seen of the TWELVE.
Luke and Mark mention ELEVEN.
1 Corinthians 15:4 - KJV
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
1 Corinthians 15:5 - KJV
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
Mark 16:14 - KJV
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
Luke 24:9 - KJV
And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
Luke 24:33
And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
1 Corinthians 15:4 - KJV
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
1 Corinthians 15:5 - KJV
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
Mark 16:14 - KJV
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
Luke 24:9 - KJV
And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
Luke 24:33
And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
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I've been reading a book titled, Gospel Fictions, which gave me scriptures shown above. Here's a link to the subject book http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Fictions-Randel-Helms-ebook/dp/B002I61F3A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413625018&sr=8-1&keywords=Gospel+Fictions
Post topic, "What are Satan and Jesus REALLY About, etc.?":
Link http://www.missioneagles.blogspot.com/2014/10/what-are-satan-and-jesus-really-about.html
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