Freedom Journey


This blog was created on Saturday March 22, 2014, and is geared to folks whose steadfast aim is freedom through learning, teaching and DOING truth. Incorrect beliefs can prevent constructive forward motions. We cannot afford to allow ignorance, pride and stubbornness to keep us deceived.

Refuse to be prisoners of your perceptions. Cast away nonsense traditions. Freedom resides in authentic and proven truths.

REAL truth is freedom!

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Only GOD is perfect. It's vital to seek the Lord to expose errors. Please ask Him to expose any areas of darkness and for what is necessary to DO to dispossess what's NOT of truth.

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Friday, January 9, 2015

Why Won't God Heal Amputees?

Hi -

The Bible says in Luke 22:50, 51 - KJV, "And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.  and Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far.  And he touched his ear, and healed him."

As far what the Bible says about Jesus healing lepers . . . Paul Johnson (elsewhere on FB) mentioned about Jesus healing lepers.  (I removed that post because some fact checking was needed . . . ) I discovered that the limbs of lepers DON'T fall off. 

The following excerpt is from Wikipedia: "Contrary to folklore, leprosy does not cause body parts to fall off, although they can become numb or diseased as a result of secondary infections; these occur as a result of the body's defenses being compromised by the primary disease.[11][12] Secondary infections, in turn, can result in tissue loss causing fingers and toes to become shortened and deformed, as cartilage is absorbed into the body"

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So besides in Bible content, there have been NO reports that we know of -- of limbs growing back AFTER amputations.  And surely, if such REALLY happened/happens, there would indeed be historical evidence and -- these days -- videos . . . But such is JUST in the Bible? Hmmm

Why won't God heal amputees?

The Bible does say relative to prayer/asking/believing:


"Matthew 21:22
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."

"John 14:14
If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it."

"Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:"

"Matthew 17:20
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief:for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you."

"Mark 11:24
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."


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This is a lengthy article, but WELL WORTH THE READ.  If not all at once, certainly to be bookmarked and returned to later. Here's the link:

http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/god5.htm

Lazarus

Hi -

Ref: Lazarus being raised from the dead after four days.

What happened to rigor mortis, which sets in hours after death? And what happened to the progression of death evidence that follows rigor mortis? Why wouldn't Lazarus be stiff as a board?

Rigor mortis occurs hours after death and then other progressive decaying actions happen -- and things progress to -- dead folks becoming solidly 
stiff . . . reaches maximum stiffness after 12 hours.

Interesting, there is nothing in history recorded that we've ever heard/read where folks can be dead four days and be raised up alive. Why would such stop at Lazarus?

I no longer believe the Lazarus account.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigor_mortis

Update:


Oh yeah, I forgot -- there is an account in Matthew 27:53 that claims that dead folks rose from their graves . . . and walked around. It's only expressed in the gospel of Matthew. Something THAT AMAZING wasn't mentioned in the other gospels? Hmmm

Other than those two accounts, Lazarus and the dead raised folks in Matthew -- why no more such accounts that we've ever heard or read? Hmmm


Saturday, January 3, 2015

Signature Styles

Hi -

It's possible for others to write our spiritual and life biographies, but no one can write our spiritual and life AUTOBIOGRAPHIES.  No one can journey our signature styles nor can we journey the signature styles of others. 

Our signature styles are uniquely our own.  Embrace that awareness.

Learn from and teach others, but remain mindful not to "forge" or attempt to copy signatures.

Book Recommendation -- I HIGHLY Recommend It.

Hi -

Too many folks make judgments based on hearsay and limited information. I was inclined to do the same until I came to understand that more digging, examining, investigating and considering often needs to be done.

I believe that Carlton Pearson has gotten a bad rap from many, me included.  Recently, I decided to dig deeper as to what his spiritual posture is.  I was surprised at how loving, wise, humble and profound he is in his beliefs.

I obtained two of his books; I got the e-book versions.  Presently, I'm reading his book titled, God Is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu: . . .  The link is below.  On Amazon, the e-book version is only $11.99.

I don't agree with ALL that he's written there nor do I understand all that he's written, BUT I am deeply pleased to share that I connect with the MAJORITY of what is contained in that book.  Yes, the MAJORITY. 

I HIGHLY recommend that EXCELLENT book.  It is ENLIGHTENING indeed!

http://www.amazon.com/God-Not-Christian-Muslim-Hindu/dp/1416584447/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1420302438&sr=8-7&keywords=Carlton+Pearson

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."