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Thought-Sherds (It's a play on words, you know, "potsherds'' the little Earthenware fragments that Archaeologists find, with scriptures, notes, and things written on them,.... well if you have to explain it...... it's not so funny anymore)
Thoughtsherds: [thot '- surdz ] too small to be an article, but maybe big enough to make a difference.
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11.
There
are NOT 66 books of the Bible
Just
a pet peeve here: But, there are NOT
66 books of
the Bible !
First
off, doesn't that just sound wrong ? 66? sounds too much like
666.
And, in fact, there are not 66 books of the Bible, There are
70. Very easy to prove....
Look
at
the Superscriptions at:
The Beginning of The Psalms, It says;
Book
One;
Psalms 1-41
At Psalms 42 the Superscription says;
Book
Two;
Psalms 42-72
At Psalms 73 the Superscription says;
Book
Three;
Psalms 73-89
At Psalms 90 the Superscription says; Book
Four;
Psalms 90-106
At Psalms
107 the Superscription says; Book
Five;
Psalms 107-150
So, there are FIVE Books of
Psalms, not
One,
By
the Bible's own counting .
By
counting The Five books of Psalms, instead of just One, you get 70
Books of the Bible. A much more correct and Biblically complete
sounding number, don't you think ?
The Point ?
Well none
really, but we should pay attention to details...... as they say,
"God is in the details".....
Also, you might consider this:
The number 6 is an uncomplete spiritual number, it's usually the opening phase of a spiritual process. (see) As in the creation on Earth etc. And Seven (7) is the full accomplishment of that event.
If there were actually 66 books of the Bible, that might cause some persons to think that it is an incomplete Spiritual Compendium. That is not the Case. By being 70 Little Books (7 x 10) it would seem to signify that it is in fact a complete Library (2 Tim 3:16,17). (Seven (7) being Spiritual completeness and Ten (10) being Earthly Completeness.)
And if
nothing else, you can win some
bets.....
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Absolute
proof
At
some point in many people's progress towards Faith, an ugly little
"Bugaboo" rears it's ugly little head:
"How can
you know for an Absolute
certainty",
or "You can't Prove
that!",
or "You can't prove
creation!"
or other challenges of the nature: 'You can't provide Absolute
proof'.
And
that's true, you can't.
And for many persons, at this point,
they "Go off the Rails", and growth towards Faith ends.
But
perhaps we can help 'Re-Rail' the 'De-Railed' ?
In
real life,
"Absolute Proof" is
simply never used:
When you eat, do you require "Absolute Proof" that
there is really nutrition in that bite ? No.
When you drive your
car do you require "Absolute Proof" that when you turn your
steering-wheel to the left that your car will go left ? No.
But
What is
Required
?
That it's "ESTABLISHED BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT",
NOT
"Absolute
Proof"
Why
should we hold the Bible, a book about real life, to a standard that
does not exist in real life ?
Many
truths in the Bible, as well as the Bible itself, can be well
Established
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
.....
Which
is all anybody ever
really requires
of
anything......
OKay,
"Up yah Go"..... back on those Rails...... Ahhhh...... much
better.....
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Why
did Jesus have to put up with Judas ?
Very
simply:
Jesus Pictured God while he was on Earth.
God has to
deal with Satan on a regular basis.
So, Jesus had to have a
Satan-like person to deal with on a regular basis to illustrate how
God, in heaven, deals with an intimate associate who's a
pill.
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A
Relationship with God
If
you find yourself having trouble with your view of God, or
developing a Relationship with God, consider this:
Compare your
view of God with your View of your Real Father (or lack thereof) and
it's usually surprisingly similar.
How to Fix ?
Most
things in this world can't be completely repaired, BUT they can be
IMPROVED.
Generally, a simple awareness that you're
projecting a flawed view of your human Dad onto God helps. Also, talk
to people that you know that have a very good relationship with their
human Dad, and see how they view God, You'll find it very
interesting.
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15
God
vs. Satan
God
promotes Pleasure.... Satan promotes Pleasure...
God
promotes Wealth.... Satan promotes
Wealth...
God
approves of sex.... Satan
approves of
sex...
God promotes good food.... Satan promotes good
food....
Just about everything God Approves of.... Satan
Approves of.
So, what's the difference ?
God Promotes
"Big picture Thinking". i.e. considering
not just what you're doing,
but the long-term
broad effects of what you're doing,
and it's beneficial or deleterious effects
on others and yourself.
(see: "everything
you need to know about life" on this website)
Satan
Promotes immediate
short-term self-centered benefits with no true consideration of
others.
That's
the Difference.
Satan would have you think that God just wants
to ruin your day, and that he, Satan, is the source of all Fun.
But
it Just ain't so.
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spirit (small s) is always true. But it is not always the Truth.
Meaning; if you're really really angry, that is a real Emotion. But that doesn't mean you're right.
You still have to check your Facts.
The Point: Don't be fooled by Strong Emotions/Feelings
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