tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161054642011-12-31T15:49:59.949-08:00Read my thoughts.John R. Carter, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04469300770233555539noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16105464.post-61116812531332142382011-12-30T11:08:00.000-08:002011-12-31T15:49:59.957-08:00

References: 1. http://www.asis.com/users/stag/numerics.html 2. http://www.asis.com/users/stag/godcount.html I’m curious. I’ve seen a number (no pun intended) of articles on the importance of numbers in the Bible. My curiosity is this: the Bible was originally written in two different languages - Hebrew (Old Testament) and Aramaic (New Testament), with the Greek version of the New Testament

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It's really interesting to think that we call our country and our government a Social Democracy, yet many of us think we should resist Socialism in every form. From Wikipedia: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_democracy) However, modern social democracy has deviated from socialism, and supports positions that include support for a democratic welfare state which incorporates elements of both 

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I'm not a missionary. Nor do I want to be known as one. Nevertheless, unsolicited comments such as what follows may brand me as such. So consider this as just sharing - like what may be done after seeing a great movie. I've been enamored with the teachings of Jesus since I was old enough to walk across the street on my own to attend church. Over the years, I have listened to many stories about

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Have you heard anything about the bone box of "Jesus son of Joseph" that was found along with the bone box of Maria (Mary) and several other bone boxes with names that all seemingly connect directly to Jesus of Nazareth? There was a documentary created by a journalist that tells the story. See http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/tomb/tomb.html. The story, as can best be understood, is that

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What is forgiveness, and when is it necessary? As I study A Course In Miracles, the one thing that stands out is that God created all life, and that life is in Him, not "elsewhere" - meaning that He did not create something apart from Himself. If this is so, then nothing that God created is any less perfect than Himself (how could what is perfect create anything that is not perfect?) If this is

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In reference to a post in the "Ask the Real Jesus" website that discusses the accuracy of A Course In Miracles: Answer from Jesus:A Course in Miracles does indeed contain true ideas, as do many other religious and spiritual teachings. Many people, especially in the New Age movement, have used the course to develop a deeper understanding of the spiritual path and of my true, inner teachings. On

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I've been thinking about this one item from the ten commandments - "Thou shalt not kill".What is really meant by that?Does this imply that to squash a bug is no different than to squash a human being?If it is only referencing human beings, then we have two versions of "killing", one for bugs and for human beings.And after all, don't we "kill" fish and fowl and animals for food?Then "killing"

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What's on TV?Jesus Camp.What's going on there?Well-meaning people attempting to immortalize their religious convictions.Like how?They say there are two kinds of people: those who love Jesus and those who don't.And what does this lead to?Separation among humans - the kind of division that is directly in opposition to the teachings of Jesus!This is an "us versus them" attitude. This is the

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