Faith commences with the conviction of the mind based on adequate evidence; it continues in the confidence of the heart

or emotions based on conviction, & it is crowned in the consent of the will, by means of which the conviction & confidence are expressed in conduct . -W. H. Griffith-Thomas After hundreds of years of the bloodshed of
Martyrdom involving unspeakable tortures and deaths, the plots of popes in mocking tyranny over things of God, no longer needs to struggle to keep the Bible from the masses.

Religion has not been thrown out of the schools, Christianity has been thrown out & replaced with the religion of Naturalism whose dogma teaches Atheism; teaching that only material, detectable by the 5 senses, and randomness is real & worthy of discussion. With every turn of a secular page, each lesson schools the student the Bible cannot be trusted, darkening the Hebrew element of light, leaving the learner, & the masses, spiritually blind.

To understand what Christianity is, one must go back in history; not to the beginning of humans, or life, or of the planet earth, but all the way back to the beginning of the universe.

were .01 of 1% more massive, then there wouldnt be enough neutrons around to make oxygen or carbon.
The balance of force for electromagnetism, if greater, would prohibit the varieties of chemical molecules to form life. If electromagnetism were stronger, the electrons would not share leaving us with no molecules and no life. If electromagnetism were weaker, the molecules would not hold together, again, leaving us with no life.

Note a hand grenade; Einstein reasoned one can

measure the velocities and positions of shrapnel backward to calculate the precise time in which the pin was pulled. So also, in measuring the galaxies, the occurrence of the Big Bang can be measured, says Physicist, Dr. Hugh Ross. The philosophical conclusion is the universe has a moment of pin pulling. In Einsteins words The Universe must have a Beginner; Therefore, there must be a superior reasoning power that willed and generated causal sequence. Dr. Ross give us the history that Einstein did not believe in a personal God. The theologians Einstein talked to; Priests from the Roman Catholic faith, and Rabbis from the Jewish faith, needlessly did not give him proper answers, philosophical or scientific, even though the Holy Bible, which they claimed to subscribe too, squarely addresses those issues in a very satisfying fashion. With his theological questions brushed off, Einstein died believing in the God of Spinoza and denying the God of the Bible. Had he lived 40 more years, he would have seen direct scientific proof that time has a beginning.

There cant be planets without stars, no stars without

The unseen is the bigger picture as

observable in the night sky. If we had perpetual sunlight, one might balk at the idea there was much beyond the constant light blue sky of earths atmosphere. One can see a vast universe of Today, culture has lost the foundation of the authority innumerable stars, the bigger picture, only in the of the Word of God and has replaced it with personal dark of night. truth. For the invisible things of him from the creation For the time will come when they will not endure sound of the world are clearly seen, being understood by doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to the things that are made, even his eternal power themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. -2Tim 4:3-4 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but Why would anyone lie to me? The choice to believe is became vain in their imaginations, and their not an intellectual decision; it is a moral one, not foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves necessarily from ones self, but, from those who to be wise, they became fools, -Rom 1:21-22 school you directly & indirectly, especially the arts and the media. There is no lack of evidence, only a Pascal, in his Pensees tells us it is by mere suppression of evidence. When the end justifies the habit of thinking we find the reanimation of life means and rule is based on ego, bad things happen. I am afraid that the schools will prove the very gates of hell, unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures and engraving them in the heart of the youth. -Martin Luther

Agnosticism is based on limitless criteria;

time, building blocks, etc. Science has found lifepermitting characteristics exist in narrow windows and are not automatic. There are problems at every level of construction.

hang onto the electrons with such tenacity, it will refuse to share electrons with other nuclei, which will give you atoms but no molecules. If electromagnetism is slightly weaker, as little as 2%, then none of the nuclei would hang onto any of the electrons. Again, molecules would not be possible. Inside the nucleus of the atom, protons and neutrons attach through agency of the strong nuclear force. If the force was any weaker, only one element, hydrogen, would exist. If the force was slightly stronger, no hydrogen would exist, an essential element for life to exist.

galaxies, none of which can exist unless gravity is the dominant force in the universe at 1040 times weaker than electromagnetism. Gravity can only dominate if the universe is electrically neutral with equal protons with electrons at the level of 1 part in 1037. At the planet, moon, solar system & galaxy levels, the problems & fine-tuning increase. For example, many super nova explosions within a galaxy are required to create life. Post life nova explosions will wipe out any existing life. In order for life to appear, carbon, among many other chemicals are required. Carbon only comes from certain types of stars that require the sharing of electrons to form molecules at specific temperatures for specific amounts of time followed by explosion into the universe. In considering the possibility of life to happen by chance, if we minced a frog in a blender, which would provide us with every chemical necessary for life, is it tenable a very smart person could bring forth a living, reproducing organism, or even a functioning eyeball, from that mixture? Darwin thought cells were packets of gel. He was unaware cells were highly complex machines. One type of cell has a motor capability of rotating enough times per second with to enable it to travel 60mph through peanut butter. A motor of this capacity simply could not develop by blind chance.

The Anthropic Principle: In his lectures, Dr.

Walter Bradley explains that if any one characteristic is changed, ever so slightly, then the possibility of life ever existing is destroyed at any time in the existence of the universe.

Starting with molecules: If electromagnetism is too

strong, as little as .03 of 1%, the nucleus of the atom will

If neutrons were .01 of 1% less massive, then very quickly, all the mass of the universe would collapse inside of neutron stars and black holes. If neutrons

'God is the all sufficient explanation, the eternal rapture glimpsed in every Archimedean cry of eureka' - Bernard Lonergan 27 NOTABLE DISCOVERIES; TIME FRAME; PASSAGE & YEAR THE BIBLE TOLD US BEFORE SCIENCE
Hygiene/hand washing Germs in porous containers Germs in clothes Bleeding is deadly Spherical earth Ocean hot springs BC What Light is BC 2nd Law of Thermodynamics/Entropy BC Cholera Matter made up of microscopic parts Quantity of Stars Dinosaurs BC Big Bang Time has a beginning Fission Ocean mountains Pure water/water cycle/distillation Jet stream Cause of wind BC 19th century 19 century 19th century 19th century 8th century 1977 Still unknown 1850 1830 20th century post Hubble 1841 20th century 1993 1932 1950s 100 BC mid 1700's Not dated
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in Jesus resurrection a bigger miracle than the everyday event of the birth of a brand new creature. Are we merely material bodies? Dallas

Leviticus 15:13 Leviticus 6:28, 11:33 Leviticus 11:25 Genesis 9:4 Isaiah 40:22 Job 30:8 Job 38:19 Psalms 102:26 Deuteronomy 23:13 Romans 1:20 Hebrews 11:12 Job 40:17 Genesis 1:5, Isa 40:22 II Timothy 1:9 II Peter 3:10 Jonah 2:5-6 Eccles 1:7, Job 36:27 Eccles 1:6 Job 38:24

1405 BC 1405 BC 1405 BC PRE 1445 BC 740-680 BC pre-exilic-pre 580 pre-exilic-pre 580 pre-exilic-pre 580 1405 BC 55 AD 60s AD pre-exilic-pre 580 PRE 1445 BC 62-63 AD 63-64 AD 760 BC 935 BC 935 BC pre-exilic-pre 580

Time having a beginning is a doctrine unique to Christianity. God creates

independent of time is mentioned in 9 different places in the Holy Bible: Joh_17:24; Act_15:18; Rom_16:25; Eph_1:4, Eph_3:11; Tit_1:2; 1Pe_1:20; Rev_13:8, Rev_17:8 Text books have not caught up with the fact that
only our generation has witnessed the measuring of the universe. We have found its characteristics are exquisitely fine-tuned for the existence of life, such that now we have a profound problem for Atheistic and Agnostic theology. Dr. John Polkinghorne, former Mathematical Chair Cambridge, Chair now held by Stephen Hawking, has explained that the fine tuning of the universe, in the first pico-seconds after the big bang were so precise, it was like shooting an arrow at a one inch postage stamp, 20 billion light years away, and hitting it bulls-eye.

Willard-USC explains what might happen if you undergo radical part replacement; legs, arms, torso, We live amongst three types of Cultures: The everything but your brain. Would you still be you? If light of the Hebrews, the knowledge of the Greeks, and you replace half your brain are you still you? Even if the Power of the Romans. we went on to replace the second half of your brain, But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a you will find it tenable to believe you would still be stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; you with every material part replaced.

The best machine man has ever achieved with all our
education, technology, and money, can make measurements as precise as 1/1023. This machine is one hundred trillion times more inferior in its design to the one single characteristic of electromagnetism/gravity balance in the universe of which there are 25 more constants with some at a higher level of fine-tuning. With each new discovery of a required characteristic to permit life, the already enormous number grows that points to design. To argue the universe is not designed makes less sense mathematically with each discovery. This is the reason for increasing conversions of Scientists, such as Anthony Flew, to theism.

1Cor 1:23
The church, reserving for itself, only the moral aspects of teaching, has turned the roll of training up a child over to Roman and Greek influenced centers for educating in areas of astronomy, biology, geology, anthropology, archeology, physics, chemistry, etc..

What we actually are is not material. Material cant do anything without our thoughts, beliefs, volitions, etc.; therefore, we are not our body, nor our brain. You cannot observe thoughts under a microscope. With this example, we can perceive it is tenable to exist outside a body.

"Nothing good can come if the will is wrong"

The Chief aim or purpose of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever John Piper
Historicity of the resurrection
For Christians, the historicity of the resurrection is seen as crucial, as most tend to assume that if Jesus has power over life and death, then he is the Son of God. The resurrection, then, becomes the point of falsifiability for Christianity, and is often the focus of religious debates. As with all study of ancient history, it is important to use proper historical methodology. In this process, the records of the accounts of the witnesses are analyzed for their reliability and plausibility. Arguments for the resurrection's historicity Defending the resurrection's historicity is a field of study known as Christian apologetics. Apologists will claim some or all of the following: Central tenets: Multiple eyewitness accounts claiming to see and interact with the resurrected Christ, from differing times and situations. The conversion to Christianity of Skeptics, including James the eldest half-brother of Jesus and Saul of Tarsus, a Pharisee who persecuted Christians. The early recording of events (by Christians) suggests that myth-making is unlikely [1]. Occam's Razor: If a resurrection is indeed possible, claiming that Jesus really did rise and appear to his disciples is clearly the most logical explanation for the complex events that came later. That hundreds of millions of Christians worldwide claim to have met Jesus personally and/or experienced the coming of the Holy Spirit. Historical support: All resurrection witnesses repeatedly risked their lives to preach Christianity, & many were martyred, which limits the range of potentially false motives for their testimonies. The martyrdom of many of the early church leaders for their faith; some claimed to have met or been disciples of the Apostles. Including: Polycarp, Ignatius, Papias, Irenaeus, and Justin Martyr. The first witnesses to the empty tomb and the resurrected Jesus were women, whose testimony was not regarded as credible in the patriarchal Judaism of that period. This is usually seen as a precedent for the gospels being explanations of fact over socially convenient fabrications. Most resurrection stories of antiquity emphasize the immortality of their hero's soul; the New Testament descriptions of the resurrection are (arguably) unique in being thoroughly bodily and physical.

A general acceptance by a majority of biblical scholars and historians that Jesus' disciples at least thought they met Jesus after he died. A historical check is served by the presence of hostile witnesses during the time of early Christianity. Biblical support: An early Christian Creed proclaims Jesus's resurrection - repeated in 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 [2] Jesus is reported to have flesh and bones - Luke 24:39 Jesus showed himself to the Apostles with many "infallible proofs" - Acts 1:3 Christ's "flesh did not see corruption" - Acts 2:31 The Jewish Scriptures contain statements which some apologists have interpreted as saying that God would take a body, die for sins and rise again. The resurrection stories speak poorly of the faith of Jesus' Apostles when he met with them after rising, which some say portrays the gospel writers as honest. Secular claims Roman guards could be punished by death if ever they allow a crucified man to live. The Roman guards even pierced Jesus on the side with a spear; his body bled and released water, a sign of death Roman guards could be punished by death if they allowed a condemned man's remains be stolen. The Toledoth Yeshu, (a compilation of early Jewish writings), alludes to stolen body hypothesis. [3], as does the record of a second century debate between a Christian and a Jew. Apologists see this an acknowledgement that the tomb was empty, with an attempt to explain it away. [4] Appeals to silence: The are no records of protests against the empty tomb. There is no record of the Jewish and Roman authorities disproving the belief by publicly presenting the real corpse of Jesus. The Biblical claim that over 500 people were witnesses of the resurrected Jesus, many still alive at the time. (It is notable, though, that this open declaration was to Athenian non-Christians who could respond.) Other points: Western legal standards argue for the historicity of the resurrection of Christ [5], attested to by former Chief Justices of England.[6] A former Watergate conspirator argues that because conspiracies are hard to maintain in the face of persecution, the Apostles were telling the truth regarding the resurrection of Jesus. Jesus and his apostles are regarded as highly moral people, as opposed to some religions and cults where the leader or the leader's disciples are untrustworthy. Jesus fulfilled many Jewish prophecies; nearly impossible to fulfill by chance. [7] The poor educational level of the disciples would have made devising an elaborate cover-up difficult.

The early church spread rapidly, though highly persecuted. Jewish culture was unfamiliar with mythical stories of Gods and rebirths. [8] The gospel of John portrays medical knowledge not available at the time; eg. the flow of "blood and water" after a soldier is recorded to have pieced Jesus' side. [9] Other methodology: Anglican scholar N.T. Wright in his 2003 volume The Resurrection of the Son of God, examines extensively eschatological views and vocabulary of ancient pagans and post-biblical Judaism and analyses the Biblical accounts of the resurrection against this background. Arguments against the resurrection's historicity Major points: The Gospel accounts of the resurrection differ, and there appears to be evidence of a progressive supernaturalization involving the appearance of angels at the Empty tomb. Most people outside Christianity were not aware of the claims of its early proponents (such as those of an empty tomb), so unable to refute them. As Christianity became better known, no evidence remained to refute. Occam's Razor: An actual resurrection is not necessary to explain all subsequent history (for alternative hypotheses, see above) Other points: Stories of the bodily disappearance of divine heroes are common: Gesar, the Savior of Tibet, The Gurus of Sikhism, the ascension of Muhammad (even though he has a tomb), the vanishing of Elijah into the sky, God buries Moses in secret. A few modern scholars (e.g., Robert Graves and Evan Powell) speculate that Jesus may have undergone a neardeath experience. This is functionally similar to the swoon hypothesis. No Roman Historian quotes any darkness of three hours at the time of Jesus' death - Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Had a resurrection occurred, the corpse would be missing, and the executioner-soldiers would have been themselves killed for permitting it to be stolen. We have no record of their executions, nor do we have a record from Roman authorities exonerating the soldiers of corpse-theft on the grounds that the deceased had resumed living. Jesus' apostles and closest friends doubted that they were in the presence of a resurrected Jesus. A few skeptics claim that some of the 500 who witnessed the resurrected Jesus lost their faith. However, the bible passage in question uses the term "fell asleep", which is much more likely a euphemism for death. The Pauline Epistles mention resurrection appearances to Iakobos, presumably James, Jesus' eldest half-brother and later to 500 brethren. Neither is mentioned in the canonical Gospel accounts, and the women at the empty tomb are not mentioned by Paul. Some skeptics claim that Western legal standards would not argue for historicity of the resurrection.

The supposed martyrdom of witnesses to the resurrection is not historically verified.

2 types of Revelation: General, is revealed through

nature, human history, and human nature--internally--for example, via conscience. Special is communicated in both words (e.g., Scripture) and acts or actions. It must be revealed/initiated by GOD alone thru miraculous events, divine speech or writing, and visible manifestations. All revelation occurs through observation of the created order. Revelation is an uncovering or disclosure via communication from the divine of something that has been partially or wholly hidden or unknown, "which could not be known apart from the unveiling". Such observations can logically lead to important conclusions, such as Gods existence. Though one may deduce the existence of God and some of God's attributes through general revelation, certain specifics may be known only through special revelation. The major theological components of Christianity, such as the Trinity and the Incarnation, are revealed in the Scriptures and cannot otherwise be deduced.

Golden Bible Chapters:

Ascension Acts 1 Backsliders Hosea 14 Beatitudes Matthew 5-7 Bread of Life John 6 Brotherhood Romans 14 Builders Nehemiah 4 Burden-Bearers Galatians 6 Call, Universal Isaiah 55 Chastening 2 Corinthians 4 Comfort Psalms 23 Confession Psalms 51 Consecration Philippians 3 Constancy Ruth 1 Contrast Deuteronomy 28 Converts Psalms 32 Deliverance Acts 12 Divinity John 1 Duty Romans 12 Faith Hebrews 11 Friendship 1 Samuel 20 Fruit John 15 Gifts 1 Corinthians 12 Giving 2 Corinthians 9 Good Shepherd John 10 Heaven John 15, Revelation 7, 22 Holy Spirit John 14-15 Humility John 13 Instruction Proverbs 1 Intercession John 17 Joy Isaiah 12 Judgment Matthew 25 Law Exodus 20 Life, Frailty of Psalms 90 Love 1 Corinthians 13 Messiah Isaiah 53 Ministers 1 Corinthians 4 Missions Psalms 72, Romans 10 New Covenant Hebrews 8 Old Age Ecclesiastes 12 Omniscience Psalms 139 Overcomers Revelation 2-3 Passover Exodus 12 Praise Psalms 103 & 145 Prayer Daniel 6, Luke 11, 18 Prosperity of the Wicked Psalm 73 Prosperity of the Righteous Deuteronomy 8, 28 Providence Psalms 121 Refuge Numbers 35 Regeneration John 3 Rest Hebrews 4 Resurrection 1 Corinthians 15 Revival 2 Chronicles 30, Luke 3 Safety Psalms 91 Service Luke 10 Shepherd John 10 Soldiers Ephesians 6 Teachers 1 Corinthians 2 Temperance Proverbs 23 Tithing Malachi 3 Tongue James 3 Trensfiguration Matthew 17 Unity Ephesians 4 Vanity Ecclesiastes 4 Watchman Ezekiel 33 Water of Life John 4 Wisdom Proverbs 3 Woman Proverbs 31 Word of God Worship Deuteronomy 6 Worship Psalms 84

Preferential Treatment of Believers: One must understand the 4th dimension. It all still involves the individuals will to receive and believe God's revelations of Himself, which He has granted to His CREATION, who has been created in His image (4th dimension, spirit) These revelations only come from Him through the Holy Spirit and you will never understand this dimension without coming to know Him!

God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in him John Piper

"Mystery" in the Bible means "outside the range of natural apprehension." "Apart from the Holy Spirit, one cannot fully understand scripture; The Holy Spirit illuminates the word necessary for saving understanding. The spectacle of faith vastly improves one's spiritual eyesight." Erickson In literature, the author determines meaning. "Since the holy spirit, not the human authors, is the ultimate authors of scripture, meanings of the text unknown and unintended by the human authors, are possible to discover through the continuing direct relvelatory work of the Holy Spirit to believers, both in reading of the Holy Bible and apart from scripture." - "Beyond the Obvious" by James Deyoung & Sara Hurty

What Scripture has to say: Acts 17:23

For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 24God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25 Neither is worshiped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; 26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; 27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. -Psalms10:4he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. Jesus, Mark 16:16

APOLOGETICS &RESEARCH:
Web Sites for the skeptic & the
thinker: Leestrobel.com * RZIM.org * Socratesinthecity.com * Afterall.net Veritas.org/media/ * Malcolmmuggeridge.org Monorgism.com * Euroleadershipresources.org Reasons.org * Polkinghorne.org * Bethinking.org Peterballard.org * Bible-reseacher.com * Freechristianaudiobooks.com *

For the word of God is living & powerful & sharper than any 2-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing apart of soul & spirit, & of the joints & marrow, & is a discerner of the thoughts & intents of the heart.- Heb 4:12