Archive for August, 2010

Kingdoms of Man: Part Four (Purpose)

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Sometimes, when I look around me, I ask myself, “Why did God ever bother to make a kingdom of man.” This topic may cause some debate, but let me introduce it anyway. It seems that God already has a community of willing participants in reality, up to the point where Genesis 1:1 was invoked. This became sort of obvious later in the book, when the LORD God said, “Let us”. This means that there was something, other than the LORD God, already–sorry, but I do have to use a kingdom of man word, here–existing before Genesis 1:1. Even if we go with the rhetorical mode of the, us, in the, Let us; we are still left with the fact that this indicates that God had a notion of there being something else, besides Himself: this thought, by itself, constitutes the existence of something else; for, what the LORD thinks is automatically in existence. The LORD speaks, in a slightly indirect fashion, of this aspect of His mind.

Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness: I bring near my righteousness: it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.(Isaiah 46:9-13)

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A Place for Judicial Activism?

Friday, August 13th, 2010

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect theirSafety and Happiness.Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

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Oh that the Supreme Court would legislate (since it persists in doing that) from the origin (The United States Declaration of Independence), according to relevant principles from the Bible; such as, this one from the Gospel according to John, chapter eight, verses 33 through 47, which says to all who stand before it:

Oh that the Supreme Court would legislate (since it persists in doing that) from the origin (The United States Declaration of Independence),

according to relevant principles from the Bible; such as, this one from the Gospel according to John, chapter eight, verses 33 through 47, which says to all who stand before it:

ye shall be free indeed . . .

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They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

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Kingdoms of Man: Part Three (Proving)

Friday, August 6th, 2010

In the early part of the outfitting of the kingdom of man, two of God’s finest creations had a difficult time with the truth. . . .

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We have paused in the flow of the discussion because we have not laid the foundation for your understanding of why the truth is significant in the kingdom of man. In fact, we have not yet laid the foundation for what truth is, in the kingdom of man. So, let us go back to the flow of, Let us, which include the driving forces in the crafting of who we are. We have already covered the fact that God is the First Cause of everything. From Him, come the derivatives that we see all around us. I will let the apostle Paul explain it.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them.For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. (Romans 1:18-23)

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