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I don’t think I have ever heard the following view expressed by anyone else.
So, I might be a loophole. Or just ignorant.
I am happy to be put in either box.
Let me set the scene to start with. The challenge we have with the first few chapters of Genesis compared to the Big Bang theory and theory of evolution might be summed up as follows:
Most Scientists will tell us that there is substantial evidence to support the views that are now common in most schools and universities, namely: everything started with an infinitely dense tiny point (a ‘singularity’) which suddenly expanded – a process usually referred to as a ‘Big Bang’. Protons, neutrons, atoms, elements, stars and planets all gradually formed.
Next came Abiogenesis, the idea that, when conditions were right, a living cell can be formed from non-living materials, again over extended periods of time. Those cells must have replicated themselves to form complex molecules and...
ISAIAH'S PROPHESY ABOUT JESUS
No Excuses
Luke 12:48 'But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.'
LUKE 12:45-48
This verse is one of the clearest references in scripture about varying degrees of God's judgment according to the knowledge of the person who committed the sin. The whole chapter of Leviticus 4 is written to deal with sins committed in ignorance. Jesus said in John 9:41, 'If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.'
Also, Romans 5:13 says, 'sin is not imputed when there is no law.'
Paul said, in 1...
Stewards Of God's Grace
Luke 12:42 'And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his Lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?'
A steward is a person who has been entrusted with administering someone else's wealth or affairs. The possessions a steward controls are not his own and he does not have the freedom to do with them as he wishes. He is supposed to carry out the desires of the one who made him steward.
A banker is a steward. He has been entrusted with other people's money. He is free to invest that money wisely in a way that will benefit his depositors and stockholders, but would be sent to jail if he took all that money and simply consumed it upon himself. A steward is...
The Goodness Of God
Luke 12:5 'But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.'
LUKE 12:4-5
Second Timothy 1:7 says, 'God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.' First John 4:18 says, 'There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.' These scriptures may look like they are contradictions to Jesus' statement here; however, they are not.
There are two kinds of fear. The American Heritage Dictionary defines fear as 'a feeling of alarm or disquiet caused by the expectation of danger, pain, disaster, or the...
Hypocrisy Is.....
Luke 12:1 'In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.'
LUKE 12:1-3
This is the biblical definition of a hypocrite, 'someone whose words and heart (actions) don't agree.' A hypocrite may act the part of a Christian or talk like Christ, but he or she won't do both. Hypocrisy is defined by the dictionary as, 'The feigning of beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; insincerity' (American Heritage Dictionary). In the Greek, the word is 'hupokrisis' and means 'the playing of a part on the...
HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED THE POWER THAT WE HAVE? IF WE ALL COULD JUST REALIZE THIS AND REALLY GET IT INTO OUR MINDS, THERE IS NOTHING WE COULD NOT DO. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT JUST A FEW THINGS THAT JESUS DID AND HE SAID IN 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." DID YOU SEE THAT.....GREATER WORKS SHALL WE DO.