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Comment on The Will to Power or How Darwin Influences Christianity by C.Ann

C.Ann — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:26:30 +0000

It’s a little sad how much social constructs have (in many cases) become more accepted as truth than basic Bible and how often we read the Bible to fit into our social construct. Isiah 55:8

Comment on The Will to Power or How Darwin Influences Christianity by zoelavie

zoelavie — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:49:14 +0000

I think I remember that song
Dan, you hit the remedy right on the head.

Comment on The Will to Power or How Darwin Influences Christianity by Dan

Dan — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:20:44 +0000

Reminds me of an 80s song:

Zechariah 4:6

http://www.c3.hu/~bocs/chp/pam99nov-e.htm

Comment on What to do with Creation? Part 2 by Cami

Cami — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:13:15 +0000

I remember I always used to get hung up on the word “replenish” the earth. RE-plenish… as in RE-fill? That is was once full… and now is not, so they must fill it again? Were there people on earth BEFORE Adam and Eve? Were one of those remnants of the old world population Cain’s wife? Gooood stuff.

Comment on What to do with Creation? by Cami

Cami — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:12:45 +0000

I read an analogy recently that said basically (to paraphrase), God is like an ocean. Our brains are like soda cans. We wade out into the waters, dip our soda cans into the sea, filling our containers. The we proudly hold out our can, “Look! HERE is God!!! I understand what He meant when He said what He said in the scriptures. See?? I have God right here… I understand Him.”

But we can’t understand Him. No one can. He is the ocean. We are only soda cans.

I will not be surprised by any twists I learn once I get to heaven. I find God’s mystery exciting.

Comment on What to do with Creation? Part 2 by Nancy Miller

Nancy Miller — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:50:16 +0000

Good followup Dale. I thought that’s what you meant, but I wasn’t sure. None of us will ever know everything, but I do believe the Holt Spirit nudges us when we are being led astray. So I trust in that and the fact that we agree an Salvation. We’ll work the rest of it out when we get to heaven. (Perhaps?)

Comment on What to do with Creation? Part 2 by Tom Lewis

Tom Lewis — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:43:54 +0000

I remember those kinds of questions forming in my head when reading the creation story in the Bible.

I do agree about the drastic consequences we might face if we take everything “literal” in the scriptures. I still remember my mother coming up to me in my teens to announce that if my hand offends me, I better cut it off because that’s what the Bible says. I looked at her not knowing where this line of talk was going (she was an alcoholic in more ways than one and had stopped drinking for a few years by that time). I looked at her, she looked at me. “Did your hand offend you?” she asked. I just froze until she walked away. Thank goodness she’s out of my life and I still have both of my hands to be able to work to feed my little daughter.

About the age of the earth, etc., that involves with “carbon dating”, I remember this group I hung around with some years ago “The Institute Of Creation Research” and they had lots of information about the validity of how conclusions are reached concerning creation as one such example of the validity of carbon dating and the myths http://www.icr.org/article/myths-regarding-radiocarbon-dating/ .

I liked the way you ended the article in so many words we don’t have all the answers and that we don’t profess to know everything.

I think about “life happens” and take it in stride.

Comment on What to do with Creation? by Tom Lewis

Tom Lewis — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:18:33 +0000

I agree with this article. The fact that Science keeps changing it’s facts based on each new evidence that comes along, when the Biblical scriptures stay the same speaks volumes.

And about the “Big Bang” talk, I did find myself saying, “okay scientists, you have the big bang theory that everything came from nowhere to its exact parameters so that everything can function perfectly. Keep digging, scientist, keep digging, and find the source!” And maybe they’ll realize there is a higher power greater than us.

I grew up reading the story of having two parts, one was like an outline of what had happened, and the second was what happened in detail.

I do know the bottom line about what’s important, the plan of salvation for each one of us.

Someday, in Heaven, speaking with Jesus and God, we’ll have our answers.

Comment on The Bible and the Tao Te Ching: 2 by Tom Lewis

Tom Lewis — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:03:22 +0000

I agree, Dale.

Many times when folks say they feel better after “being still” or they find something special about “being still” and helps them to focus, etc. I say to myself the Bible said it first about “being still” and know we have God in Heaven.

Comment on What to do with Creation? by Anon

Anon — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:18:10 +0000

As you say “Science is just the best speculation based upon the best evidence available”. Truly examine all possible evidence given. Even if what you decide in the end may be unpleasant to you, it would be better than lying to yourself.