Comment on The Heroic Crusade Redux by Charles.
From my layman’s perspective: “Science” has discovered much about the way things in nature work and also the systems that support life. What we have learned is a testimony to the intelligence that was given to mankind by his Creator. We are able to tinker and discover how some things work. We boldly call it “science”. What we have learned about the natural laws that God put into place to support our reality, has been put to good use and to bad use.
We will never be able to discover the essence of what we know as “life”. Life is the attribute of our world that separates it from the raw materials that otherwise constitute the world. We know when it (life) is there and we know when it is gone. God has reserved this power to Himself.
Satan is a wily imitator and indeed can appear to perform “miracles”. But he does not have the power to give life. This is seen in the miracles manifested in the story of Moses’ return to Egypt from his years in the wilderness. At God’s command, Moses threw his wooden staff to the ground and it became a live snake. Satan likewise cause his servants to try to imitate the miracle. They were successful – except that their snakes were lifeless.
Our hope for eternal life rests totally with a dependant relationship with God as our provider. It rests on obedience to the only way of life, through Him.
To those who argue in favor of “science” and the notion that religious reality must be subject to it: You are using the flow of life that comes constantly to you from your Creator to do so. God allows you to do this but it cannot continue forever. Turn to Him, acknowledge Him, and submit to Him and He has promised you eternal life.
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No matter how the FBs are worded, there will be contention about it.
Anyone who has fully embraced this message realizes that the days to Jesus’ coming are few. Thus it behooves us to be about the work of proclaiming the unique ADVENTIST message to a world that is facing impending doom.
May I suggest the sermons of Jeremiah Davis. (can be found on Youtube)
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@gene fortner: I don’t think anyone really knows what powers were being exercised on 9/11. Clearly the airliners were involved.
It was an event that changed the world in ways that top-down powers would yearn for.
No point in speculation… I think Veith probably was mistaken to do that deep dive and it seems that he has quietly backed away from it.
The thing we must focus on is to “Turn your eyes upon Jesus….” Clearly, we are in “the last days”.
LSU Removes Dr. Lee Grismer as Chairman of the Biology Department
@David Read: I find Veith’s “theorizing” regarding “conspiracies” to be spot on and on topic.
There is a great “conspiracy” – otherwise known as “The Great Controversy”. It is the ultimate reality of our rebellious little world today. AND it is the foundation of all of these other problems we deal with.
AND, IT WILL BE ENDING SOON!
LSU Removes Dr. Lee Grismer as Chairman of the Biology Department
Evidence that God is in control. LSU could become a beacon of light shining on the truth of our world an how we came to be here. That is as it should be.
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I believe we are involved in a Mount Carmel experience. As this world is hurling toward the great climactic “END”, we will see more and greater attacks against the truth by the great deceiver. The prophets of Baal will become bolder and more feverish. (Remember that the prophets of Baal on Mt Carmel were much from within the nation of Israel.)
What a day of reckoning it will be when “at such a time as we think not” that great cloud approaches this world. The signs today are loud and bold. Jesus is coming. Spread the word.
