I think the House of the Lord accuratly describes the Church.
2Sa 7:4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
2Sa 7:5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
2Sa 7:6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
We know that is not true today.
Mat 18:2 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
2Sa 7:12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
Jesus the son of David
2Sa 7:13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
The Church
2Sa 7:14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
The LORD will be the father of the Church
2Sa 7:15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
Infinite Grace
2Sa 7:16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
Eternal security
2Sa 7:17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
2Sa 7:18 Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
David did not understand what this house would be.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Tradition and propaganda.
1Th 5:20 Despise not prophesyings.
1Th 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
I don’t like the KJV translation of the Greek word “dok-im-ad-zo”(Prove). I think perhaps test or approve is more fitting here. This is Strongs definition of the Greek word for prove.
δοκιμάζω
dokimazo
dok-im-ad'-zo
From G1384; to test (literally or figuratively); by implication to approve: - allow, discern, examine, X like, (ap-) prove, try.
With that in mind I want to go into belief, and why people practice and believe something. I’m going to get into propaganda a little bit, again here’s the definition I use, just so we are on the same understanding when I use that word.
Ok with that in mind, you can see that pretty much everything is propaganda. However the definition I use doesn’t have a negative connotation like the typical use of propaganda. So when I use the word propaganda to define something good even a blessing don’t think that I am using the word in a negative way.
Propaganda is everywhere it influences the masses, from our beliefs to the way we dress is all propaganda and often the result of propaganda. What some may call worldly is propaganda often influencing the very manner of life of people in the world. Most of this propaganda is bad. Why? Because it is often untrue, and at large portraying a left wing (irreligious) view point, people take this propaganda in large amounts and add it all up as one big fact built on a lot of tiny lies and partisan bias. The same is true for right wing religious propaganda it can be as equally bad. I’m not saying all propaganda is bad but when you generally only get one viewpoint it tends to influence your belief and sense of security and makes you turn your head and focus on one perspective not even knowing what is going on behind you.
Sources of propaganda, television, radio, movies, signs, behavior, pictures, family, religion, books, dress everything you hear and see. Again not all propaganda is bad some may be a blessing.
The way someone dresses is a good example. For instance people associate certain dress styles with certain people, this is simply based on propaganda or stereotypes. If all your friends and family who are good people all wore a bow tie, and you always wore one too. One day one of your friends came to work or school with just a normal tie.
Hey what’s with tie guy, who does he think he is some sort of rebel wearing one of those long floppy ties, look its blowing in the wind, often on his shoulder. What a dumb looking thing its all-long and silly looking. By this time the tie guy would probably feel quite out of place. Really though what is the reason? Their really isn’t anything wrong with wearing a tie, its just that after time through tradition and family influence these people have become comfortable with a bow tie. You could say at this point the bow-tie people have turned the bow tie, something very trivial into a religious emblem or tradition. They have basically come to the point where the bow tie holds some sort of moral significance.
You have to be aware of these influencing messages. You have to test the propaganda to see if it’s true. If you are not willing to test it then don’t hold on to it like it’s some sort of reality or that it holds some moral or spiritual weight. The Bible doesn’t tell someone to believe what his or her parents believe, or what the world believes, or to believe what your friends or mentors believe. Influence from your friends your associates your religion the world can all lead to a false sense of security.
Some people like to use melodramatics irrelevant statistics or just plain repeating of “fact” to try and influence their point of view. The sad thing is people fall for it thinking some how that any other viewpoint is immoral or just plain wrong with out testing the facts.
Why do I think this is important? The Bible says to test all things hold fast to that which is good.
1Th 5:20 Despise not prophesyings.
1Th 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
Propaganda is often half true or bias. Testing all things and holding fast that which is good, is a very good way to defend ones self from influence of bad propaganda. By not doing this, you’re only leading your self to cults, traditions, false religions, myths, false sense of reality, persecution and just plain ignorance.
Ask questions and if you can’t get a good answer then you should start testing further.
Truth does not fear questions.
1Th 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
I don’t like the KJV translation of the Greek word “dok-im-ad-zo”(Prove). I think perhaps test or approve is more fitting here. This is Strongs definition of the Greek word for prove.
δοκιμάζω
dokimazo
dok-im-ad'-zo
From G1384; to test (literally or figuratively); by implication to approve: - allow, discern, examine, X like, (ap-) prove, try.
With that in mind I want to go into belief, and why people practice and believe something. I’m going to get into propaganda a little bit, again here’s the definition I use, just so we are on the same understanding when I use that word.
The method of propaganda is essential to the word's meaning as well. A message
does not have to be untrue to qualify as propaganda. In fact, the message in
modern propaganda is often not blatantly untrue. But even if the message conveys
only "true" information, it will generally contain partisan bias and fail to
present a complete and balanced consideration of the issue. Another common
characteristic of propaganda is volume (in the sense of a large amount). For
example, a propagandist may seek to influence opinion by attempting to get a
message heard in as many places as possible, and as often as possible. The
intention of this approach is to a) reinforce an idea through repetition, and b)
exclude or "drown out" any alternative ideas. – Wikipedia
Ok with that in mind, you can see that pretty much everything is propaganda. However the definition I use doesn’t have a negative connotation like the typical use of propaganda. So when I use the word propaganda to define something good even a blessing don’t think that I am using the word in a negative way.
Propaganda is everywhere it influences the masses, from our beliefs to the way we dress is all propaganda and often the result of propaganda. What some may call worldly is propaganda often influencing the very manner of life of people in the world. Most of this propaganda is bad. Why? Because it is often untrue, and at large portraying a left wing (irreligious) view point, people take this propaganda in large amounts and add it all up as one big fact built on a lot of tiny lies and partisan bias. The same is true for right wing religious propaganda it can be as equally bad. I’m not saying all propaganda is bad but when you generally only get one viewpoint it tends to influence your belief and sense of security and makes you turn your head and focus on one perspective not even knowing what is going on behind you.
Sources of propaganda, television, radio, movies, signs, behavior, pictures, family, religion, books, dress everything you hear and see. Again not all propaganda is bad some may be a blessing.
The way someone dresses is a good example. For instance people associate certain dress styles with certain people, this is simply based on propaganda or stereotypes. If all your friends and family who are good people all wore a bow tie, and you always wore one too. One day one of your friends came to work or school with just a normal tie.
Hey what’s with tie guy, who does he think he is some sort of rebel wearing one of those long floppy ties, look its blowing in the wind, often on his shoulder. What a dumb looking thing its all-long and silly looking. By this time the tie guy would probably feel quite out of place. Really though what is the reason? Their really isn’t anything wrong with wearing a tie, its just that after time through tradition and family influence these people have become comfortable with a bow tie. You could say at this point the bow-tie people have turned the bow tie, something very trivial into a religious emblem or tradition. They have basically come to the point where the bow tie holds some sort of moral significance.
You have to be aware of these influencing messages. You have to test the propaganda to see if it’s true. If you are not willing to test it then don’t hold on to it like it’s some sort of reality or that it holds some moral or spiritual weight. The Bible doesn’t tell someone to believe what his or her parents believe, or what the world believes, or to believe what your friends or mentors believe. Influence from your friends your associates your religion the world can all lead to a false sense of security.
Some people like to use melodramatics irrelevant statistics or just plain repeating of “fact” to try and influence their point of view. The sad thing is people fall for it thinking some how that any other viewpoint is immoral or just plain wrong with out testing the facts.
Why do I think this is important? The Bible says to test all things hold fast to that which is good.
1Th 5:20 Despise not prophesyings.
1Th 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
Propaganda is often half true or bias. Testing all things and holding fast that which is good, is a very good way to defend ones self from influence of bad propaganda. By not doing this, you’re only leading your self to cults, traditions, false religions, myths, false sense of reality, persecution and just plain ignorance.
Ask questions and if you can’t get a good answer then you should start testing further.
Truth does not fear questions.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
The Three Dimensions of light
A believer’s light
1Jo 1:7 but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Mat 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid.
Mat 5:15 Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house.
1Pe 2:9 But ye are a elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Luk 11:34 The lamp of thy body is thine eye: when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Rom 2:19 and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,
Act 26:23 how that the Christ must suffer, and how that he first by the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles.
So what is light and what does it do?
Light divides the darkness.
Light reveals things that normally cannot be seen.
The three basic dimensions of light are:
Intensity, Frequency, Polarization
Dimensions of light relative to the Believer.
Intensity of light is directly related to the brightness. The brighter the light the harder it is to ignore the harder it is to cover up and the farther it reaches. The more intense the Christian the farther the gospel will reach. Just thinking of Paul and how intense he was and you can see how many people he affected, and how hard it would have been for people to ignore him.
Frequency of light is perceived as the color. The frequency doesn’t change the brightness just the way we perceive the light. A Christian can be different but still equally bright.
Polarization is normally not perceivable by the human eye. Yet is an equal part of light. Not all things Christians do are visible, many things in a believers life are not seen yet are equally important.
Mat 6:4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
You can think of all these dimensions equal in one ray of light.
God is light.
Jo 1:5 And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Rev 22:5 And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
Light can be interchangeable with truth in description of character.
Looking at the trinity.
Intensity (brightness/amplitude) of light is like the Father. The Father reveals truth indirectly. The Father sent his Son to reveal the truth to the world. By the father the Son showed his light to the world. Light is normally only visible when it reflects off something. I believe the Father is the same way his brilliance is only visible when it reflects off something else.
Joh 5:37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
This verse could describe the Amplitude of light quite well, you cant actually see the shape of the Light. You can only see the shape of what the amplitude reveals.
Frequency (color) of light is like the Son. The Son is like this directly visible part of light. Normally light is only visible after it reflects off something but if the frequency is just right after the light is split then the light can be directly seen. Even when the light is split up it’s still equally light all three dimensions are still present. God can normally not be seen, but under special circumstances God reveals himself as a direct ray of light. The Lord Jesus Christ is that directly visible ray of light.
Intensity and Frequency are directly related you can’t have one with out the other. You can’t look at the frequency of light without looking at the amplitude because they are in the same wave. As you can see in the diagram below.
Note: Wavelength is just the reciprocal(inverse) of frequency.
Joh 14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
1Jo 2:23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father:
Joh 5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
Polarization (or angle of vibration) is not perceptible by humans under ordinary circumstances. Electromagnetic waves are three-dimensional, and it is their vector nature that gives rise to the phenomenon of polarization. This is like the Holy Ghost only revealing itself under certain circumstances. The Holy Ghost is different then the Son and Father because its role is more of a servant then an all-mighty figure. Yet the Holy Ghost is equally part of God just like polarization is equally part of light.
Luk 4:1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
As you can see The Lord Jesus Christ was God, he was the Trinity as a man. He was a complete ray of light. As said before he is equal with the Father and now you see he is full of the Holy Ghost.
Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
As you can see the Holy Ghost by nature is not revealed to us. Yet under certain circumstances as the repentance of sins, what naturally can’t be seen is now revealed through the Holy Ghost.
It's Important to note, all the dimesions of light still equal one ray of light.
All three dimensions of God are all equally part of God.
1Jo 1:7 but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Mat 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid.
Mat 5:15 Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house.
1Pe 2:9 But ye are a elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Luk 11:34 The lamp of thy body is thine eye: when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Rom 2:19 and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,
Act 26:23 how that the Christ must suffer, and how that he first by the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles.
So what is light and what does it do?
Light divides the darkness.
Light reveals things that normally cannot be seen.
The three basic dimensions of light are:
Intensity, Frequency, Polarization
Dimensions of light relative to the Believer.
Intensity of light is directly related to the brightness. The brighter the light the harder it is to ignore the harder it is to cover up and the farther it reaches. The more intense the Christian the farther the gospel will reach. Just thinking of Paul and how intense he was and you can see how many people he affected, and how hard it would have been for people to ignore him.
Frequency of light is perceived as the color. The frequency doesn’t change the brightness just the way we perceive the light. A Christian can be different but still equally bright.
Polarization is normally not perceivable by the human eye. Yet is an equal part of light. Not all things Christians do are visible, many things in a believers life are not seen yet are equally important.
Mat 6:4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
You can think of all these dimensions equal in one ray of light.
God is light.
Jo 1:5 And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Rev 22:5 And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
Light can be interchangeable with truth in description of character.
Looking at the trinity.
Intensity (brightness/amplitude) of light is like the Father. The Father reveals truth indirectly. The Father sent his Son to reveal the truth to the world. By the father the Son showed his light to the world. Light is normally only visible when it reflects off something. I believe the Father is the same way his brilliance is only visible when it reflects off something else.
Joh 5:37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
This verse could describe the Amplitude of light quite well, you cant actually see the shape of the Light. You can only see the shape of what the amplitude reveals.
Frequency (color) of light is like the Son. The Son is like this directly visible part of light. Normally light is only visible after it reflects off something but if the frequency is just right after the light is split then the light can be directly seen. Even when the light is split up it’s still equally light all three dimensions are still present. God can normally not be seen, but under special circumstances God reveals himself as a direct ray of light. The Lord Jesus Christ is that directly visible ray of light.
Intensity and Frequency are directly related you can’t have one with out the other. You can’t look at the frequency of light without looking at the amplitude because they are in the same wave. As you can see in the diagram below.
Note: Wavelength is just the reciprocal(inverse) of frequency.
Joh 14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
1Jo 2:23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father:
Joh 5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
Polarization (or angle of vibration) is not perceptible by humans under ordinary circumstances. Electromagnetic waves are three-dimensional, and it is their vector nature that gives rise to the phenomenon of polarization. This is like the Holy Ghost only revealing itself under certain circumstances. The Holy Ghost is different then the Son and Father because its role is more of a servant then an all-mighty figure. Yet the Holy Ghost is equally part of God just like polarization is equally part of light.
Luk 4:1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
As you can see The Lord Jesus Christ was God, he was the Trinity as a man. He was a complete ray of light. As said before he is equal with the Father and now you see he is full of the Holy Ghost.
Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
As you can see the Holy Ghost by nature is not revealed to us. Yet under certain circumstances as the repentance of sins, what naturally can’t be seen is now revealed through the Holy Ghost.
It's Important to note, all the dimesions of light still equal one ray of light.
All three dimensions of God are all equally part of God.
Friday, March 17, 2006
A good article.
Glen sent me this link last night.
Its about the ten plagues in egypt. Anyway I really enjoyed it so I thought someone else might too.
http://www.raidersnewsupdate.com/exodus.htm
Its about the ten plagues in egypt. Anyway I really enjoyed it so I thought someone else might too.
http://www.raidersnewsupdate.com/exodus.htm
Friday, March 10, 2006
Rich men.
"793 billionaires worldwide."
"That's up 102 billionaires over the past year, and their combined wealth
grew 18% to $2.6 trillion US, Forbes said. " - The Calgary Sun
Top 10.
1. Bill Gates of Microsoft, $50 billion
2. Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway, $42 billion
3. Carlos Slim Helu, telecom, $30 billion
4. Ingvar Kamprad of Ikea, $28 billion
5. Lakshmi Mittal,steel, $23.5 billion
6. Paul Allen, Microsoft and investments, $22 billion
7. Bernard Arnault, LVMH, $21.5 billion
8. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, investments, $20 billion
9. Ken Thomson and family, publishing, $19.6 billion
10. Li Ka-shing, diversified investments, $18.8 billion
Certainly a lot of money.
Warren Buffett is the most successful investor in the world. All of his wealth has been accumulated simply from investing. Some people say hes a long term investor but how long is long? 20-30 maybe 50-60 years.
Mat 19:24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the
eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Mat 19:25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who
then can be saved?
Mat 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
A wise investment is rewarding longterm and incorruptible.
Mat 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Mat 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Mat 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
How do you make such a wise investment? Well its a trust managed by God. You believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as Your Saviour then your name is written in a book(book of life) then your are given a reciept (Holy Spirit). When you die God has promised you a place in heaven.
Rev 21:27 and there shall in no wise enter into it anything unclean, or he
that maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they that are written in the
Lamb's book of life.
1Pe 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1Pe 1:4 unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
1Pe 1:5 who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Act 2:38 And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
News article: The Calgry Sun - Worlds rich list goes upscale - by AP
Link: http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/World/2006/03/10/1481151-sun.html
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
A brief overview of Evolution by a skeptic.
I made a link to the evolution article because it was quite big it was taking up to much space on the front page. Here it is...
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
9/11 Conspiracy
I found a documentry on 9/11 consipracy. The video was made by 3 college students it's a good video. I don't know how true It is but Ill leave that up to your own judgment. There is a lot of unbiased video, from outside sources.
2Pe 3:3 knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts,
Jud 1:16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling words), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5137581991288263801&q=loose+change
2Pe 3:3 knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts,
Jud 1:16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling words), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5137581991288263801&q=loose+change
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