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I Nearly Died
I came down with the flu in mid Feb 2019. To me, it was no big deal, I've had the flu many times. Bed rest always took care of it.
But my fever kept rising. I developed severe chills and eventually had trouble breathing. So my wife took me to the ER. They took chest X-rays and told me that (cont'd)
But my fever kept rising. I developed severe chills and eventually had trouble breathing. So my wife took me to the ER. They took chest X-rays and told me that (cont'd)
* posted by Robert on Wed, Apr 03, 2019
Four Noxious Doctrines of Man
Calvinism - denies the love of God
Zionism - denies the equal worth of all human beings
Reincarnation - denies the eternal worth of the individual
Karma - denies the grace of God
The Apostle John wrote, 'God is love'. Anything that contradicts the love of God is not (cont'd)
Zionism - denies the equal worth of all human beings
Reincarnation - denies the eternal worth of the individual
Karma - denies the grace of God
The Apostle John wrote, 'God is love'. Anything that contradicts the love of God is not (cont'd)
* posted by Robert on Tue, Jan 08, 2019
Prayer at My Father's Funeral
I offered the following prayer at my father's funeral on December
22, 2018:
Lord,
Thank you for a life well lived. Our father loved You and he loved his wife and children. He worked hard to care for his family. He was a man of generosity and kindness, of Christian spirit who (cont'd)
Lord,
Thank you for a life well lived. Our father loved You and he loved his wife and children. He worked hard to care for his family. He was a man of generosity and kindness, of Christian spirit who (cont'd)
* posted by Robert on Sun, Dec 23, 2018
The Heresy of Calvinism
Quotes from John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion:
John Calvin's theology exhibited the man's psychopathy. By his own words, John Calvin expressed the belief that his god is the author of sin:
John Calvin's theology exhibited the man's psychopathy. By his own words, John Calvin expressed the belief that his god is the author of sin:
Nor ought it to seem absurd when I say, that God not only foresaw the(cont'd)
* posted by Robert on Sat, Nov 03, 2018
Jesus vs Paul vs James
Jesus issued direct calls to action.
A rich young man came to Jesus and asked, 'Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?' (Mat 19:16)
Jesus responded, 'If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou (cont'd)
A rich young man came to Jesus and asked, 'Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?' (Mat 19:16)
Jesus responded, 'If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou (cont'd)
* posted by Robert on Sat, Oct 27, 2018
The Destiny of the Soul
God is love. As such, God's default is to send the soul to heaven. Fundamentalists are so wrong, so very, very wrong. To them, God is harsh and angry, He is so holy that He is basically an obsessive/compulsive personality. There is an especially noxious brand of fundamentalists called calvinists. (cont'd)
* posted by Robert on Fri, Oct 19, 2018
Jesus Rejected Much of the Old Testament
Deuteronomy 7:6: For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
John the Baptist - Matthew 3:9: And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our (cont'd)
John the Baptist - Matthew 3:9: And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our (cont'd)
* posted by Robert on Sat, May 26, 2018
Pain: God's Megaphone to Rouse a Deaf World
Anthony Hopkins as the great C.S. Lewis in the movie Shadowlands:
We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it(cont'd)
* posted by Robert on Sun, Feb 04, 2018
Words from a Wise Martian
Once upon a time, TV was worth watching.
There is no secret,says the Martian.
Live life for itself. Derive pleasure from the gift of pure being. Life is its own answer. Accept it and enjoy it day by day. Live as(cont'd)
* posted by Robert on Wed, Aug 16, 2017
What is Hell?
The Lord described hell (Gehenna, the Jerusalem city trash dump) as a place or state of darkness (Matthew 8:12). He also described hell as a place or state of fire (Mark 9:48). But fire gives off light. So it's obvious that fire and darkness are symbols.
God is not a psychopath. He does not (cont'd)
God is not a psychopath. He does not (cont'd)
* posted by Robert on Wed, Aug 02, 2017
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