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Creation Matters
Strange Plane
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If you're a Christian, you obviously accept the free gift of eternal salvation through our Lord, Jesus Christ. You obviously believe He is God, come in the flesh, who was crucified, was buried, and rose on the third day. You also obviously believe He will return again, and that there will be a resurrection of believers at the appointed time.
Some of you will believe in the power of water baptism, others will explain that true baptism is the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Others will worry about what day the Sabbath is supposed to be; Saturday or Sunday.
Still more will concern themselves as to whether the Earth was created in six days, six thousand years, or if it's approximately 4.5 billion years old, as is claimed by modern science. Some will take the Bible literally, while others will take it as metaphor, allegory; a series of parables and moral advice.
I have to wonder if in their arrogance, they also assume the glory of God, also is other than literal, or that Hell doesn't exist and yet, somehow, Heaven is a real place and it's eternal?
Which is it? Is Hell a fable and yet Heaven is for real? Is Hell, literally below our feet, here in North America, and consequently, below the feet of the Australians? Yet Heaven is... where? In some occultic dimension?
Did the locality of Heaven shift, meanwhile Hell is still somehow within the spinning molten core of the spherical Earth? Then again, perhaps Hell or at least the Lake of Fire is within the giant Sun, which we're told our spheroid orbits?
I will not soon forget when I was told that "the new Earth is a huge planet" and somehow, that planet was going to collide with Earth, destroying and replacing it in an instant. How ridiculous does this sound? For me, it sounds absurd and I understand why Athiesm continues to grow.
Why can't people just stick to Scripture, rather than force their own interpretations? Why is a doctrine of convenience acceptable in some areas, yet in others it's an abomination? No sane Christian, questions the divinity of Jesus Christ, yet the locality of His Kingdom is perfectly acceptable to question?
The Bible makes it clear, Earth is stationary, fixed, and stands on a solid foundation; it even has pillars. The Bible makes it clear that the Sun and Moon are local to the Earth and go around it, rather than the Earth, orbiting a giant ball of gasses.
The Bible presents a Geocentric model, with Earth as the fixed center of creation, over which everything above circuits. The Bible also makes it clear that Earth is a plane, not a spheroid. While many wish to argue this, there is no argument, unless people wish to call the Holy Spirit, Who inspired the Bible's content, to be a liar?
People will argue that the creation account and much of the content in the Bible is written from the perspective of people, ignorant to the facts of the ever expanding universe. They will argue that this scripture:
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Joshua 10:13 KJV
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
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is incorrect, and it was the Earth which ceased to spin, causing the appearance that the Sun had stopped moving. There are issues with this, obviously. What happens when an object, spinning approximately 1,000 miles per hour, is made to stop? Think about it?
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2 Kings 20:11 KJV
And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord : and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
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The Sun's shadow on a Sundial was made to move backwards 10 degrees? Did God stop Earth's rotation and then spin it backwards, and stop it and return it to its natural motion? Wait, why are people even arguing the Earth's motion? Its stationary and can not be moved.
Keeping everything in perspective, I return to my original intention for writing this article. Why does understanding of the creation matter? What does the age, workings, and shape of the creation matter? Furthermore, would it matter if someone believed NASA's propaganda their whole life, yet remained a dedicated, Bible believing, washed in the Blood, Christian?
Obviously the only salvation possible is through our Lord, Jesus Christ. Obviously, there are specific requirements of faith, regarding the above. However, denying Scripture, doesn't make for a convincing "Bible believer", does it?
Denying that our Lord, could and did create this world, exactly as is written in Scripture, simply because... "NASA" or because... "scientists" doesn't seem an action of someone who claims to live by faith, does it?
Consider Christianity in view of the Atheist:
Over two-thousand years ago, a Jewish man offended a group of people. He was crucified in accordance to the law of the time, and was buried, and somehow, defying all worldy logic, rose from the grave, three days later? Adding to the fantasy, this man, supposedly died for all the sins of mankind, which an omni-max God in the sky, knew before man was even created? This man, Jesus, turned water into wine, healed the sick, made the blind to see, the deaf hear, and the lame to walk. Surely this is ridiculous to the Atheist? Compounding this, millions upon millions of people today, believe this narrative, yet you as the Atheist, see no evidence for any of it.
How much more ridiculous is it to believe in literal creation? In a literal understanding of Scripture, except where it is clearly not literal and made obvious that's it's not?
In other words, while salvation isn't found through Biblical Cosmology, denying what the Lord made, specifically for mankind, and our importance to God, through the order of this creation, certainly doesn't sound right, does it?
Furthermore, to brush off something which has caused numerous unbelievers to seek Christ, calling it "distraction", seems horribly short sighted, doesn't it? God's creation is distracting? The signs of His Glory are distracting? The precision time piece, which He made above us, also distracting? The time piece we are to watch for signs and seasons? This is distraction? The firmament also? Yet it's a clear and tangible display of God's literal handiwork; the work of His hands? This is distraction? This is unimportant?
Certainly, I'm not diminishing the importance of Christ; I'm not even certain why I'd be accused of this. I'm not placing cosmology above the Gospel. Christ is Lord, period; there is no debate.
Still, I feel it's terrible that so many would rather believe the claims of man, of government organizations, of imperfect science, rather than the word of God; The Holy Bible.
Does this topic cause division among believers? Yes? Does it provoke anger? Yes,. Does this mean it should be ignored, merely to maintain numbers in physical churches? In groups of believers? Should any part of the Bible be ignored, simply to keep peace between believers? Should we also embrace evolution theory and the "Big Bang", even though its entirely anti-Biblical, just to keep peace?
Perhaps "aliens" are our space brothers and sisters, created also by God, as the Pope recently proclaimed? Should we believe this too? Where is the line to be drawn?
Should we now declare that homosexuality isn't a sin, and let homosexuals be given over to sacred marriage; marriage which is between a man and a woman?
Should we now deny the existence of Hell, yet celebrate the reality of Heaven? Should our minds be given away to false doctrine,that we also would believe so many lies? Should we teach these lies to God's little ones? How certain are you of what man says, that you would teach your children or allow them to be taught these things? What if the space fantasies lead your child to Atheism? What if because of these lies, your child died without Christ in his or her heart? Does keeping the peace matter then? Does your reputation among men matter then? Do you not want your little children to know the truth or should they too be given over to lies?
I have debated this, I have prayed on this, I have waged battles within myself regarding this but at the end of the day, either we are given over to believe lies or we stand in the Truth; either we believe God's word or we believe what man says. Make your choice. I have made mine and I stand with Scripture; I stand with Christ.
Where do you stand?
Creation Matters
Strange Plane
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If you're a Christian, you obviously accept the free gift of eternal salvation through our Lord, Jesus Christ. You obviously believe He is God, come in the flesh, who was crucified, was buried, and rose on the third day. You also obviously believe He will return again, and that there will be a resurrection of believers at the appointed time.
Some of you will believe in the power of water baptism, others will explain that true baptism is the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Others will worry about what day the Sabbath is supposed to be; Saturday or Sunday.
Still more will concern themselves as to whether the Earth was created in six days, six thousand years, or if it's approximately 4.5 billion years old, as is claimed by modern science. Some will take the Bible literally, while others will take it as metaphor, allegory; a series of parables and moral advice.
I have to wonder if in their arrogance, they also assume the glory of God, also is other than literal, or that Hell doesn't exist and yet, somehow, Heaven is a real place and it's eternal?
Which is it? Is Hell a fable and yet Heaven is for real? Is Hell, literally below our feet, here in North America, and consequently, below the feet of the Australians? Yet Heaven is... where? In some occultic dimension?
Did the locality of Heaven shift, meanwhile Hell is still somehow within the spinning molten core of the spherical Earth? Then again, perhaps Hell or at least the Lake of Fire is within the giant Sun, which we're told our spheroid orbits?
I will not soon forget when I was told that "the new Earth is a huge planet" and somehow, that planet was going to collide with Earth, destroying and replacing it in an instant. How ridiculous does this sound? For me, it sounds absurd and I understand why Athiesm continues to grow.
Why can't people just stick to Scripture, rather than force their own interpretations? Why is a doctrine of convenience acceptable in some areas, yet in others it's an abomination? No sane Christian, questions the divinity of Jesus Christ, yet the locality of His Kingdom is perfectly acceptable to question?
The Bible makes it clear, Earth is stationary, fixed, and stands on a solid foundation; it even has pillars. The Bible makes it clear that the Sun and Moon are local to the Earth and go around it, rather than the Earth, orbiting a giant ball of gasses.
The Bible presents a Geocentric model, with Earth as the fixed center of creation, over which everything above circuits. The Bible also makes it clear that Earth is a plane, not a spheroid. While many wish to argue this, there is no argument, unless people wish to call the Holy Spirit, Who inspired the Bible's content, to be a liar?
People will argue that the creation account and much of the content in the Bible is written from the perspective of people, ignorant to the facts of the ever expanding universe. They will argue that this scripture:
---
Joshua 10:13 KJV
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
---
is incorrect, and it was the Earth which ceased to spin, causing the appearance that the Sun had stopped moving. There are issues with this, obviously. What happens when an object, spinning approximately 1,000 miles per hour, is made to stop? Think about it?
---
2 Kings 20:11 KJV
And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord : and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
---
The Sun's shadow on a Sundial was made to move backwards 10 degrees? Did God stop Earth's rotation and then spin it backwards, and stop it and return it to its natural motion? Wait, why are people even arguing the Earth's motion? Its stationary and can not be moved.
Keeping everything in perspective, I return to my original intention for writing this article. Why does understanding of the creation matter? What does the age, workings, and shape of the creation matter? Furthermore, would it matter if someone believed NASA's propaganda their whole life, yet remained a dedicated, Bible believing, washed in the Blood, Christian?
Obviously the only salvation possible is through our Lord, Jesus Christ. Obviously, there are specific requirements of faith, regarding the above. However, denying Scripture, doesn't make for a convincing "Bible believer", does it?
Denying that our Lord, could and did create this world, exactly as is written in Scripture, simply because... "NASA" or because... "scientists" doesn't seem an action of someone who claims to live by faith, does it?
Consider Christianity in view of the Atheist:
Over two-thousand years ago, a Jewish man offended a group of people. He was crucified in accordance to the law of the time, and was buried, and somehow, defying all worldy logic, rose from the grave, three days later? Adding to the fantasy, this man, supposedly died for all the sins of mankind, which an omni-max God in the sky, knew before man was even created? This man, Jesus, turned water into wine, healed the sick, made the blind to see, the deaf hear, and the lame to walk. Surely this is ridiculous to the Atheist? Compounding this, millions upon millions of people today, believe this narrative, yet you as the Atheist, see no evidence for any of it.
How much more ridiculous is it to believe in literal creation? In a literal understanding of Scripture, except where it is clearly not literal and made obvious that's it's not?
In other words, while salvation isn't found through Biblical Cosmology, denying what the Lord made, specifically for mankind, and our importance to God, through the order of this creation, certainly doesn't sound right, does it?
Furthermore, to brush off something which has caused numerous unbelievers to seek Christ, calling it "distraction", seems horribly short sighted, doesn't it? God's creation is distracting? The signs of His Glory are distracting? The precision time piece, which He made above us, also distracting? The time piece we are to watch for signs and seasons? This is distraction? The firmament also? Yet it's a clear and tangible display of God's literal handiwork; the work of His hands? This is distraction? This is unimportant?
Certainly, I'm not diminishing the importance of Christ; I'm not even certain why I'd be accused of this. I'm not placing cosmology above the Gospel. Christ is Lord, period; there is no debate.
Still, I feel it's terrible that so many would rather believe the claims of man, of government organizations, of imperfect science, rather than the word of God; The Holy Bible.
Does this topic cause division among believers? Yes? Does it provoke anger? Yes,. Does this mean it should be ignored, merely to maintain numbers in physical churches? In groups of believers? Should any part of the Bible be ignored, simply to keep peace between believers? Should we also embrace evolution theory and the "Big Bang", even though its entirely anti-Biblical, just to keep peace?
Perhaps "aliens" are our space brothers and sisters, created also by God, as the Pope recently proclaimed? Should we believe this too? Where is the line to be drawn?
Should we now declare that homosexuality isn't a sin, and let homosexuals be given over to sacred marriage; marriage which is between a man and a woman?
Should we now deny the existence of Hell, yet celebrate the reality of Heaven? Should our minds be given away to false doctrine,that we also would believe so many lies? Should we teach these lies to God's little ones? How certain are you of what man says, that you would teach your children or allow them to be taught these things? What if the space fantasies lead your child to Atheism? What if because of these lies, your child died without Christ in his or her heart? Does keeping the peace matter then? Does your reputation among men matter then? Do you not want your little children to know the truth or should they too be given over to lies?
I have debated this, I have prayed on this, I have waged battles within myself regarding this but at the end of the day, either we are given over to believe lies or we stand in the Truth; either we believe God's word or we believe what man says. Make your choice. I have made mine and I stand with Scripture; I stand with Christ.
Where do you stand?
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