The Trinity - More Than Ice, Water & Vapor

___The Christian doctrine of the Trinity is difficult for the minds of mankind because it is not possible to understand a God who is omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent. God is a spirit, but we talk about him in human terms. We talk about Jesus as the “son” of God, but we cannot understand a virgin pregnancy and virgin birth. Although Mary is the instrument of the Word becoming flesh, she is not God's “wife” nor is she divine (Mother of God). Joseph is Jesus' “stepfather” so that Jesus has the legal right to be king. Both Joseph and Mary are descendents of David – a double fulfillment of Scripture.

___One of the analogies used to demonstrate a trinity is ice, water and water vapor. Although this analogy is obviously limited, it presents a molecule with 3 atoms, matter which can exist in 3 states, – solid, liquid and gas – and discusses a substance necessary for life itself.

___God is holy, and we may exist in his presence only clothed in the righteousness of Christ. Ice is uncomfortable to humans unless they are properly clothed. Jesus became flesh and shed his blood at the cross to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We are clothed in his righteousness when we accept him as Savior. Water can be used to wash away the filth of this world. Water is used to baptize a believer. The Spirit indwells each believer, and “translates” the Word of God so that we may understand him. We cannot see water vapor – although we can “feel” its energy. We cannot see the Spirit - although we can “feel” his presence and power.

The President Apologizes for Barbarism of Christians While Minimizing that of ISIS

___It is hard to believe the President when he says that he is a Christian. He has lied so many times about other things, then why not his faith? He spent his formative years (6-10) attending Muslim schools in Indonesia. His “christian minister” was Jeremiah Wright – who would have God damn America.

___At national prayer breakfasts he has misused a verse from Luke's gospel to shame Christians for not giving more. He meant giving in the Marxist sense, trusting those in power to determine the receipients of the giving. Now he repeats the Islamic extremists defense that Christians have committed the same atrocities as ISIS. They point to a time before the Protestant Reformation when the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) was the main “christian” church and committed the Crusades (1097-1297AD) and the Inquisition.

___The RCC is a cult. It has taught that the clergy is an intermediary between mankind and God. It sought to only educate the clergy. Priests and nuns are not allowed to marry even though the apostle Peter – who is the “rock” upon which the church is built – was married. It has taught about a holding place, Purgatory, after death where prayers can be made to get the dead to Heaven if they weren't “good enough” to get there directly. It has sold indulgences claiming spiritual benefit. It endorces prayer to Mary as “mother of God” and others who have been elevated to the status of sainthood.

___The President also blames slavery and Jim Crow laws of the 20th century on “christians.” Slavery existed before, during and after biblical times. It still exists today. The strong defeat and control the weak. Victorious tribes sold their defeated victims as property. Traders then resold them to others as property. Human beings were “owned.” Scientists considered Negroes inferior and sought to abort or sterilize the weak in a Darwinian breeding program (eugenics). A higher percentage of “blacks” have been aborted than any other race since Margaret Sanger founded what became Planned Parenthood.

God's Wonderful, Marvelous Creation

___About 6,000 years ago, the triune God created all things and called his creation good. In a wonderful symbiosis, plants were created to “breathe in” carbon dioxide and “breate out” oxygen; and animals were created to “breathe in” oxygen and “breate out” carbon dioxide.

___About 4,000 years ago, mankind had become increasingly sinful and God decided to purge the Earth of all but 8 humans using a world-wide flood. Many catastrophic events occurred during the flood and caused plants and animals to be buried under layers of sediment. Many plants became coal and diamond deposits; and many animals became petroleum deposits. Huge animals like dinosaurs either died in the flood or shortly afterward due to lack of available food. All of the animals alive today came from the two of each kind on the arc. All humans came from Noah and his family.

___Those who refuse to believe in God have imagined a creation out of nothing billions of years ago. There is of course evidence of a creation – just not the Big Bang idea! The millions of species of plants and animals in the universe “evolved” from their original kind on the arc, but one kind has never become a different kind (a cat becoming a dog, etc). By fraud scientists have “created” a Nebraska Man from a pig's tooth, but actual evidence of the evolution idea does not exist.

Worshipping at the Alter of Science

I love science. The University of Missouri declared me a Master of Science. I have a real problem with junk science. I understand the pressure to publish for academics and to pay bills for everyone.

The scientific method is 1) Experiment and gather data, 2) Form a hypothesis, 3) Test the hypothesis, 4) Peer test the hypothesis, 5) Theory, 6) Law.

The “Big Bang” idea and the “evolution” idea are outside of science. There were no observations; testing of a hypothesis is not possible; and calling these theories is a scam. Theory has a scientific ring to it, but imagination and faith are involved here – not science.

I worked as the DBA of the Weather Center in the now Savannah River National Lab at the Savannah River Site. Created to warn locals of how radioactive releases would spread, the Weather Center has collected about 60 years of quality, calibrated climate data. Two certified technicians calibrate the equipment twice yearly in rotation to ensure accuracy. The data comes from instruments on a dozen towers located throughout the 310 square mile Site and the 1000-ft TV tower in Beech Island.

Junk science differs because data is never questioned for validity, or it is specifically selected to prove an hypothesis. Both practices degrade the integrity of true science. Consider a instrument measuring temperature which was once isolated in a field. The field is now asphalt and concrete and stores. The quality of the data has changed because the environment in which the data is taken has changed.

Scientists so-called also make assumptions which make their task easier but may lead to false conclusions. In carbon dating, the ratio of C14 to C12 is carefully measured in the lab. The scientist does not know the ratio in the atmosphere or the decay rate 50,000 years ago, but it is convenient to assume that it was the same as in the air in the lab. This is the uniformitarian “theory.” It has been largely rejected, but it is used when convenient by junk scientists. How much C14 was originally present? Junk scientists assume that all carbon was originally C14 and that all C12 currently present is the result of radioactive decay of the original C14 according to the current decay rate.

To those who revere science in the extreme, remember the Flat Earth Theory, the Geocentric Solar System Theory, medical science removing “bad blood” with leaches, “The Coming Ice Age” cover of Newsweek 1975, global warming causing 2005 hurricanes like Katrina and Rita and then causing few storms for the next years and then causing Sandy, etc. Some “scientists” have become modern day snake oil salesmen and confidence men!

If you read this blog, then you know that I believe that the universe was created less than 6,000 years ago instead of 6 billion. Six days of creation and a day of rest; a day is as 1,000 years; Jesus geneology back to Adam, about 6,000 years.

What Exactly was the Rock?

Peter:(Matthew 16:16)“You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in Heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church,..."

Mary:(John 11:27)“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”

The rock is the confession, not Peter!

The "Two" Messiahs of the Old Testament

Two descriptions of the Messiah are given in the Old Testament of the Holy Bible. One is a conquering king; one is a suffering Savior. Israel rejected the suffering Savior in favor of the conquering king. We can understand that since the Roman yoke was heavy as was the burden of everyday life under Roman rule. God, a spirit, became flesh as Jesus of Nazareth, lived a normal life until age 30, had a 3 year ministry in Israel, was crucified and died and arose on the third day. He lived a sinless life, and, by taking the sins of the entire world on his account, made it possible for sinful men and women to spend eternity with the Holy God. This is a free gift which cannot be earned. It must be accepted by faith.

Jesus will return as the conquering king, but he will “rapture” his own to Heaven first. Israel will remain to undergo incredible tribulation at the hands of the antiChrist. I believe that the rapture and the tribulation which follows are imminent. That means that the antiChrist has been born and is ready to assume his role in prophecy and in God's plan. Jesus will return with the Church and will conquer all foes and establish his kingdom on Earth for a thousand years. Then Satan, the antiChrist and the false prophet will be thrown into the lake of fire.

Most people on the Earth do not believe and have not placed their trust in Jesus as Savior. They will face the great white throne judgement and will spend eternity in the lake of fire for rejecting Jesus. The “bride of Christ”, believers in Jesus, and those who accept Jesus as Savior during the tribulation will spend eternity with God cloaked in the righteousness of Jesus.

Federal Hate Crime to Condemn Sin

Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

When the Civil Rights Act was passed in the 1960s, few had an idea that it would make condemning sin a Federal hate crime.

This puts Christians at high risk considering the President and his Attorney General.

Note always that God hates SIN - not the SINNER!