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R All Religions = & Valid?

Religion is a collective recognition of a supreme being and a proper way to worship (communicate with) that supreme being and how to behave before that supreme being. (My definition) Operating under that defintion, let’s examine the question of equal validity. Firstly, who is the supreme being, and how does the supreme being become acknowledged […]

Are Standards Necessary?

What is a standard? Definition HERE (see definitions 3,4 &5). What would it be like, if one person made a foot 10″ and another person made it 12″. You certainly wouldn’t have a standard, but you would also be assured of absolute confusion and much anger would come of it. Should 16 oz. always be […]

Law = Warfare!

When that gavel comes down, it is the sound of warfare! The law is warfare against those who violate the law. The implementation of the law to enforce that which is good, and punish that which is bad, is the appropriate application of the law. So where’s the rub? The rub is in how good […]

The Law!

Throughout history, there is no example of a completely lawless anarchistic society ever surviving. Law does two things; it restrains/punishes evil and promotes/encourages good. Within that context, there have been some perversions of what is good and/or evil. The Garden of Eden in the book of Genesis is the beginning of that battle to control […]

From A Former Neighbor Who Escaped Castro’s Cuba!

The below comments come from Marla Fernandez, and I have offered my comments below hers. Conscience or Control: What My Family’s Flight from Cuba Taught Me About Freedom by Marla Fatima Fernandez In 1961 my family fled Cuba for Miami. We left behind a nation that had traded faith and reason for slogans and control. […]

What Do Elected Officials, Judges & Police All Have In Common?

From the President of the United States, to a U.S. Senator, to a U.S. Representative, to a Supreme Court Justice, to any U.S. State held offices such as Governor, Supreme Court Justice, Legislator, to any County office or municipal office and also including all military and police at all levels of service, they all swear […]

Structural Inequality & Social Conformity

More or less, a person whose life is lived in faithfulness to the 10 Commandments can expect to flourish in this world (not always of course). But this is the proverbial pattern. And radical progressives hate that. I’m convinced that so much of what passes for an academic theory known as Critical Theory is largely […]

Is America Being Judged?

Atheists, agnostics, and other non-Christian religious views do not believe that America is being judged. In the Biblical history, GOD judges a nation by another nation in war, or by various curses such as droughts, famines, plagues, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, economic collapse and pestilence. To the unbeliever, ther is no GOD controlling these issues, and […]

Can You Say….

…I am without sin? Sin is falling short of GOD’s glory and the laws, precepts and standards He’s laid down in His word and by His Son’s example. This writer has been made to realize that one’s own opinions carry little weight when they are not founded upon truth first and foremost. Pontius Pilate said […]

Is The Church Teaching All That It Should? If So, Why Is It In Such An Abysmal Decline?

What do Christians and Americans say about themselves HERE? Fifty years ago in America, a Google search shows 90% of Americans said they were Christian. In 1900, it was 97.1%! The percentages have dropped since then dramatically to 68% by some estimates, while perversion, degeneracy, dishonesty and the size of government have all grown substantially […]

Can You Make People Do Anything?

How do you make anyone do anything? The ideal is to persuade by incentive or example. You can also pesuade by argument. Any one of those three aproaches is noteworthy, and non-coercive. Unfortunately, there are people who want you to do or believe something that is repugnant or contrary to your beliefs or life style. […]

Homosexual Civil Rights!

Time to clear the air on homosexual “civil rights“. Everyone should be treated equally in the eyes of the law, and the Constitution and Bill of Rights are the supreme laws of the land by which all are protected, and by which all are accountable – NOBODY (and no group) is above the law. The […]

Light Vs. Dark

Sunlight at high noon on a cloudless day is very bright – natural light! In that light, the shadows melt away, vision is as unlimited as humanly possible by the naked eye. In that light, a person can walk confidently not having to worry about tripping or running into obstacles. Whatever tasks one has can […]

How Do You Feel About…

My first wife said something to me, and I said; “Why do you say that?” Her response was baffling! She said; “Because that’s the way I feel!” My retort was; “Yeah, but I don’t ‘feel’ that way, so how do we reconcile our differences?” At the time, I was a self indulgent non-Christian liberal idiot! […]

How To Win An Argument!

Definition of argument HERE! It should be duly noted that “winning” an argument doesn’t always “settle” an argument! From the beginning of recorded history, man has been fighting, arguing, about something. Ways of winning arguments include, having better rhetoric, more money, bigger guns, stronger arms, louder voices, greater numbers etc. All of those methods have […]

Lost In The Shuffle!

The death of the Pope reveals a lot. If the Pope had followed Biblical teaching, he would have opposed homosexuality, transgenderism etc., and he would have trusted in GOD’s sovereignty over the universe, and he would not have worried about “global climate change”. He also would have chided illegal immigrants for violating the laws of […]

The “Great Commission”!

Matthew chapter 28 verses 19 Go [a]therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” [b]Amen. The above quote refers to the […]

Is Trump The Guy?

When things get really ugly and unbearable, people look for a white knight to ride in and save the day. But, what if the white knight is a black knight in disguise? The Gordian Knot is a legendary intricately tied knot, said to have been tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, and according to legend, […]

Grace & Law

That’s the way I “feel”! Really? I don’t “feel” that way – how do we reconcile? Feelings are highly, if not totally subjective. They are internal for the person who is “feeling” that way. On the other hand, a standard or law is objective – it is there for all to view in the same […]

Fear!

Fear, like the picture above; it is when someone does not want to see what’s coming. Fear is a conscious mindset. Now, sudden fear, being confronted by a robber or a wild animal, is a natural fear and should not be repressed. It is a healthy fear. One of the most feared people on the […]

Heaven

Heaven – everyone has heard of it; everyone wants to go there. Is Heaven a man conceived idea or a God breathed reality? Let’s just say for fun that Heaven is a man conceived idea. What is it then? Muslims can’t go to Heaven unless they do certain deeds including prayers regularly. Muslim men are […]

My Fellow Christians

We are taught God “so loved the world” John 3:16. We are taught that love does no harm, and that is fulfillment of the law Romans 13:10. We are taught to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind as well as love our neighbor as ourselves Mark 12:30 -31. For the most part, […]

Time

Time is best understood in terms of a 360° revolution of the earth which is 24 hours, 1440 minutes, 86,400 seconds or millions of milliseconds – all those add up to weeks, months, years, decades, centuries, millennia and ages. Time is real, and yet you cannot hold it, touch it or manipulate it. Time has […]

The Most Important Events In The Life Of Man!

Birth is without a doubt the single most important event in the life of mankind, for without it there would be nothing else to discuss. Following birth, there are yet other exceedingly important events. They are learning to walk, talk, read, make friends, ride a bike, drive a car, graduate from high school and maybe […]

What Happens When You Die?

Unless you can otherwise prove it, everyone dies! What is death? Death is when a human being’s heart stops beating, lungs stop breathing, brain stops functioning and the body becomes inanimate (no signs of life)! Next. the body starts to decompose and turn, ultimately, to dust. For the moment, we are talking only of the […]

What Is Religion?

Religion is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as follows: 1: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices 2 a(1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance b : the state of a religious a nun in her 20th year of religion 3:  a cause, […]

How To “…Love Your Neighbor As Yourself.”

Jesus Christ said; “If you love me, you’ll obey my commandments John 14:15 – 23. Jesus Christ is God in the flesh Colossians 1:15, 16. St. Paul writes under the influence of the Holy Spirit (God The Father , and Jesus Christ complete the Trinity which includes the Holy Spirit) As such, we must obey […]

Biblical References To Our U.S. Government!

Below is an excerpted and slightly edited copy of a piece written by a friend named Doug Newman of Denver, Colorado – For his site and full text, the link below: https://foodforthethinkers.com/?s=life+liberty+and+the+pursuit The concept that we are created equal is found in Acts 10:34. The Law of Nature is found in Romans 2:14-16. The right […]

Where’s The Best Place To Start?

Would you start reading a book in the middle somewhere, or would you start at the beginning? What about a movie – the middle or the beginning? If you build a house, do you start with the walls, or with the foundation? The question might seem ridiculous, but it is critical, VERY, VERY CRITICAL!!! The […]

Why Are Christians Persecuted?

Many Scripture verses deal with the sufferings of Christians HERE! The suffering may be brought on by natural disasters such as flooding, famine, fighting along with drought, death and destruction. All these are outside the purview of the Christian’s actions. Persecution, on the other hand, is brought on by the fact that Christians are different. […]