Converstions With An Atheistic Science Buff

Jhn 3:12 I have spoken to you of earthly things & you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?

Jhn 8:40 You are determined to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things.

Jhn 14:12 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing...

Mat 13:13 This is why I speak to them in parables: "Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
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Hypothesis - A tentative proposal that aims to solve a problem or explain...The hypothesis must be stated in testable form.

Malachi 3:10 Prove me right now, says the LORD of hosts...

Rev 1:19 Write the things which you have seen,

Psa 34:8 O taste and see that the LORD [is] good

Jhn 8:55 & if I should say, I know Him not, I shall be a liar like you: but I know Him,

Matt 8:4 Then Jesus said to him, "See that you don't tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priests.

I am not arguing, I am interpreting your text. Clarify! You assume a person can have faith in "anything." That isn't scientific, spiritual, or philosophical. It's just Oz!

Actually I am tripping on your "chip," the one that fell from your shoulder. Why are you so skeptical? Also, I didn't compliment you. Your mission is not obvious, but you do make interesting videos with some degree of quality.

Revealed? There is your school of opinion, but then there are scientists. :-(
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rationalmuscle questions "The god of Earth, Satan, orchestrated the crucifixion."

We are both right! God ordained the crucifixion but Satan orchestrated it. The purpose of the Cross is to demonstrate God's utter contempt for sin. Judas became Satan's pawn when he betrayed Jesus, but Satan was the actual pawn. Satan would have avoided tempting Judas had he known the outcome... Christ's Resurrection, the forfeiture of the Keys of Death, Hell & The Grave, & Satan's absolute defeat!

oz: I'm not following your argument here. I am not judging anyone. I'm just pointing out that religious faith and scientific assumption are two very different things.

"NOTHING learned that isn't revealed!" You mean revealed by God? Huh? Scientific theory was not revealed by God. It was "revealed" by people applying the scientific method.


OZ,
You contradict yourself with circular reasoning.

1. "Faith involves assumption" No, hypothesis involves assumption! No, faith involvles assumption!

Who is judging? Assuming you assume I am assuming, you must assume I know you are...judging.

2. Humility: NOTHING learned that isn't revealed!

3. There are scientists & those who want to be. If only logic was his guide we would still be in the Dark Ages.

Are you ready to be considered crazy till you are proven sane?

Stick with the definition & you will see that faith is supported by fact only, not unlike the process of scientific discovery. There is only one set of facts, not a plethora. Truth is not subjective. If you prostitute truth with such reasoning than you're science is flawed as well.

I don't follow quack religion any more than you follow quack science. For one who is so grounded in the evidence, you should know that "rational" is not the issue. Besides, the end of research is truth!

Hebrews 11:1,3 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the EVIDENCE of things not seen.For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

PS Even God used faith to frame the world, just like you would use nails to frame a building! We are created in His image to use faith similarily! Thus, DISCOVERY!

Oz: "faith is the ... EVIDENCE of things not seen."
Since a person can have "faith" in any concept (FSM, Pink Unicorn) it can be taken as evidence of anything (UFOs, Bigfoot, Elvis lives). As such it has no rational value. Faith is a conclusion unsupported by evidence (else it wouldn't be faith). Ask a fundie what evidence would cause them to give up their faith and they'll answer "none."

Closing Comment:
"To be or not to be... " & you are still confused which to choose? The Bible provides all the answers no other book provides; where I came from, why I am here, & where I am going! Watch "Lord of the Rings" again! Also, The Matrix. These movies are parables like Jesus told, but they reveal truth, which is not hearsay, myth, or conjecture.

I may not be as smart as you, but I am not as dumb as you either.
There is no sin in asking questions. That is how children learn. Scientists are merely grown up children! Don't be so proud of yourself. Everyone is curious, but not everyone is right!

The more you know the less you know!
You say, "Hypothesis doesn't involve faith..."
I say you haven't thought it through. You are only mimicking some one else's idea.

If you really understood faith you would know that evidence is the root of faith. The scientific process involves getting to the root of the facts. You have to believe it is worth digging to find the root. I like gardens. Look for my video and you'll know why.

Hypothesis involves faith... you first pose or approach a question. Then, you propose... etc.
If you analyze the grammatical,& poetic structure of the Bible you would easily deduce that morons, & idiots could not have written the Bible.

Did you call your parents "retards" when you discovered there wasn't a Santa Claus? You haven't "discovered" there isn't a Jesus, so don't be so cocky!

Also, be careful not to insult people with special needs, ...and special hearts. If you had their heart you wouldn't insult them.

middlekk: Morons and idiots didn't write the bible.
Morons and idiots continue believe in the literal telling of stories that were OBVIOUSLY never meant to be taken as such.
The ToB story is OBVIOUSLY a "just so" myth. Who doesn't know this? Only someone without the intellectual capacity to tell the difference between history and fairy story.
Just because it doesn't start with "once upon a time" that doesn't make it real.

fallencrescent: Hypothesis doesn't involve faith... you first pose or approach a question. Then, you propose a possible explanation or hypothesis that might satisfy the question. Next, you look for evidence to support or refute this hypothesis. Then, either adjust the hypothesis or throw it out if evidence does not support the original testable potential explanation. The scientific process never requires you to have faith in anything just curiosity, ideas, and a method of testing these ideas.
OK! genius. Let's quote your book. Oh, you haven't written one! But if you did, what would be the first chapter? Perhaps, "How Babel Made ME a Moron, Retard & An Idiot.."

As for me, I know the Bible has only helped me in life. Why is Babel not plausible to you? I think your brain is getting in the way of your heart.

I'll guess your age: Judging from the 1ST insult, "moron," you're @ 40 yrs old; the 2ND, "idiot;" 30; 3RD, "retards," 20, & the 4TH insult, "talking snakes," 10.

middlekk: I can quote the Book of the Dead, the Koran, the Labors of Hercules and a wide range of other mythological accounts of mankind.
Doesn't make them any more real than your book of myths.
Emotional maturity doesn't appear to be your strong suit. I guess that's to be expected given your demonstrated lack of intellectual rigor.

rationalmuscle: (Jhndeweb, I must admit you've done a nice job of (nothing personal) fancy footwork to make the stories mesh. Just a few flaws...

// The god of Earth, Satan, orchestrated the crucifixion //

This is contrary to the teachings of both Jesus and Paul. Paul clearly says that this was planned from the beginning by God.

// Ebola virus is "dark art" of a satanic nature. //

Show me one passage where Satan "creates". // No sickness there! // Yet rebellion (see Lucifer)?

3. Was a joke. ; )

Genesis 11:7 Come, LET US go down & confuse their language so they will not understand each other."
VERSE 8: So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, & they stopped building the city.
VERSE 9: That is why it was called Babel -because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.

Note:
VERSE 7: "LET US," reveals the Trinity. God is "One" in unity, as a husband & wife are one.
Gen 11:1; 4,6 Now the whole world had one language & a common speech.
Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves & not be scattered over the face of the whole earth." But the Lord came down to see the city & the tower that the men were building. The Lord said, "If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

middlekk: You're a moron.
Really. If you believe the whole Babel thing, you're a bigger idiot than those retards who believe in talking snakes.

God is an Artist, not a scientist. Science reveals His artistry. Hypothesis begins with faith, or a supposition called theory. Ironically, faith is required to explain the tangible & intangible.

Vibrations from the Big Bang exist on a space-time continuum, pointing to the Creator, as a fingerprint or signature. He is the One Who instigated the first "bang," saying, "Let there be light." Words were the substance He used to create that light, & faith gave those words substance.
Any ?'s (-:

rationalmuscle: just a few:
1. Which god? There are more than a few floating about the books of days gone by you know...
2. Do you claim that the ebola virus is 'art'? If so, please explain.
3. If God spoke, which language did he speak? Just curious as I prefer French.
Trent!

1. There are two Gods, The God of Heaven, & the god of Earth. The god of Earth, Satan, orchestrated the crucifixion, but the God of Heaven, the Resurrection. Rising from the dead resolves "which god!"
2. Ebola virus is "dark art" of a satanic nature. "Thy will be done ON EARTH as it is IN HEAVEN," was Jesus' prayer. No sickness there! Capisce?
3. God speaks the language of the spirit. Jhn 4:24 "God is spirit, & His worshipers must worship in spirit & in truth."

Christian Courage

Phil 1: 20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

James 1: 2,4 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have [her] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

Phl 3:12, 13 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but [this] one thing [I do], forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

Jer 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

1Th 5:23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Rom 8:35, 39 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, [fn] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.


1Pe 2:20, 23 For what glory [is it], if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer [for it], ye take it patiently, this [is] acceptable with God. For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously:

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You are right to listen to your parents. They have your best interests in mind. You are an inspiration. I mused that there should be a summer reading list for aspiring atheists. I had these titles in mind...

Atheism For Dummies, Around the World In Atheist Days, Rich Atheist,Poor Atheist., etc

THE BIBLE STATES JESUS IS GOD & ONE WITH GOD

John 10:30 I & MY FATHER ARE ONE.

John 17:11 Now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, & I come to You. Holy Father, KEEP THRU YOUR OWN NAME those whom You have given Me, that they may be ONE, AS WE [ARE].

1Cor 8:6 To us there is but ONE GOD, the Father, of Whom are all things, & we in Him; & ONE LORD JESUS CHRIST, by Whom are all things, & we by Him.

1 John 5:7 There are THREE that bear record in Heaven, the Father, the Word, & the Holy Ghost: THESE THREE ARE ONE.

Conversations With A Scientist

God is an Artist, not a scientist. Science reveals His artistry. Hypothesis begins with faith, or a supposition called theory. Ironically, faith is required to explain the tangible & intangible.

Vibrations from the Big Bang exist on a space-time continuum, pointing to the Creator, like a fingerprint or signature. He is the One Who instigated the first "bang," saying, "Let there be light." Words were the substance He used to create that light, & faith gave those words substance.
Any ?'s (-:

Techno Escape from Hell Remix - Armor of God - ( Christine B. )

CONVERSATIONS WITH A REVILER

Why don't these "scholars" quote their book? Perhaps they should wash their mouths with soap five times a day. At least it would be clean for a few minutes.

All haters go to Me-Tube now!

John 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

John 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight."

There is more power in my Jesus than in all the armies of the world. There is more love in my Jesus than in all the religions of the world. There is more wisdom in my Jesus than in all the books of the world. There is more peace in my Jesus than in all the prayers of the world.

JESUS LIVES IN ME, not afar!

John 14:17 [Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the WORLD CANNOT receive, because it seeth HIM not, neither knoweth HIM: but ye know HIM; for HE DWELLETH WITH YOU, & shall be IN YOU.

"YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN!" Your speech proves it, your hatred proves it, your religion proves it, your life proves it.

THE TOWER OF BABEL is being constructed in the East. Its foundation is from Hell.

Thus says Ullah, " I am so angry. My true followers will resort to cursing if I am to make my point. They must keep bowing before me. They won't cease to bow until I'm no longer angry. When is that time? It is not for you to know,. Keep bowing or else I will turn on you too! Who are you to question Ullah? You are a roach, not a man. I will crush, & if seven more come to your funeral, well you guessed it. I tried to reason with Jesus, but He insists on loving His enemies. What is Ullah to do?

Conversations With An Agnostic

Xavier,

I know I could never beat your wit & knowledge. In the end you would crush me with your intelligence, however, my experience in this matters is my guide, and that satisfies me. I was an agnostic Catholic. I didn't really believe in Jesus. If He didn't visit me in my pew on Palm Sunday March 19, 1978, I would not be having this conversation with you. Even Christians get it wrong...often. We are supposed to be "the light," and in the end, very often, we repel others.

Whatever wisdom I have is born of the grace of God. Perhaps you see a difference in my words than in the others? This is a result, not so much of study, but of humility. I tell God I know so little, & what I do know is a limited reality. It is from this position of utter dependence that He begins to pour out His wisdom on me. You can not measure, analyze, or compare this to anything related to religion. It is based on a relationship with the Living God. Religion is man's attempt to define God. God does not fit in a box called religion.

Having said this I want to "turn the coin over" and mention that God has no problem revealing Himself to mankind. He is more like us than we admit. He has emotions. He is also holy. We are not. I have much to say about this, but to sum it up, Jesus restores the relationship that was never meant to be broken between God & man.

You may say I have heard this all before, but don't assume you know the truth, rather, admit you are a seeker, & only then will you find what you are looking for. My first "true" prayer to Jesus went like this, "Jesus, I don't believe in You, but I will go to Mass & listen to the words of the priest." Today, I am not officially Catholic, but on March 19, '78 I was born again.

Stephen, in the Book of Acts, was so convincing that they stoned him. Jesus was so convincing that they crucified Him. Things are not what they appear to be. What looks strong is actually weak to God, & what looks weak is literally strong to God. He even ordained preaching, a very foolish communicative tool, as the main delivery system for the Good News of salvation. I suppose what I am trying to say to you is , "the way up is down, the first shall be last, the greatest among you shall be a servant of all." Yes, it is an "Upside Down Kingdom" we serve. You have to change your perspective to see it clearly.

Sincerely,

John

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More than a verb,
More than a noun,
Look for the Lord
Where love can be found!

Heavenly Visitation; Link: IT"S SUPERNATURAL!

Empirical: A central concept in science and the scientific method is that all evidence must be empirical, or empirically based, that is, dependent on evidence or consequences that are observable by the senses. Empirical data are data that are produced by experiment or observation. ...
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1Thessalonians 5:21 Test everything. Hold on to the good.

Deuteronomy 29:29 The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever,

Deuteronomy 10:14 To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it.

Isaiah 25:1 you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.

Isa 42:16 I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.

RE: "Religion is for the weak minded, uneducated, fools who cannot reason and think for themselves."

Since you can "reason & think for yourself" stop talking like a "brown belt" atheist. By the way, "THE WORLD" you claim to live in is God's after thought., a mere ripple on His brain, & you think you're smart. Why don't you ask Him for the secret things, there's an empherical test for you. Also, thanks for the honor of being associated with Matthew, Mark, Luke & John, those "uneducated fools " who changed the world, which you're still upset about!

RE: "I live in the world of nano techology, physics, and mathematics."

You are an island of knowledge in a Universe of Wisdom. Look around and see what you don't know.

Healing Verses

Be Healed According To The Word Of God
The following are some of the classic Scripture verses on healing that one should study, learn and meditate upon.

Exodus 15:26, "If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put upon the Egyptians; for I, the LORD, AM YOUR HEALER."

Psalm 103:1-5, "Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy Name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities; Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from the pit; Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; Who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle."

Isaiah 53:5, "But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed."

I Peter 2:24, "And He Himself bore our sins in His body on the Cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed."

Matthew 8:16-17, "When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill. This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: 'He Himself took our infirmities, and carried away our diseases.'"

Mark 16:16-17, "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."

I Corinthians 12:9, "...and to another the gifts of healing by the one Spirit."
James 5:14-15, "Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him."

Conversations With A Misguided Christian

5thWatcher
Corinthians is a letter written by Paul, not the words of Jesus. It therefore has no effect on my argument about what Jesus said concerning scripture. strong>

johndeweb
It must have an effect because you responded

You are young, & you can overcome almost any mistake, but it starts with humility, & being teachable! You need a mentor!

If we dismiss SCRIPTURE there are many false teachers to fill that void! Any error IN THE BIBLE is merely proof that God can do anything in spite of us. Keep it intact! If He can speak through a DONKEY, He can speak through anybody, even a rock!

Act 15:35 Paul also & Barnabas continued in Antioch, TEACHING & PREACHING THE WORD OF THE LORD, with many others also.

johndeweb
If I were you I would not take any pride in being dubbed a false teacher. Orally speaking, I would rather take my chances on SCRIPTURE than your mutterings!

2Cr 10:12 For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

Rom 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Titus 2:5 (b) that the Word of God be not blasphemed.

5thWatcher
RE: "I'd like to agree with you... Jesus would have had no control over at least where he was born...'

johndeweb
Thanks for "throwing me a bone."

This "bone" could SAVE the world, & YOU got it from Scripture...

Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, A VIRGIN SHALL CONCEIVE, & BEAR A SON, & shall call His name Immanuel.

Jn 15:7 If ye abide in Me, & MY WORDS abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, & it shall be done to you.

Martin Luther you are not

* I have many more "silly" connections.
* Inspired? Who inspired you?
* Incidently, Bon Jovi's more inspiring!
* Don't take my word for it...

1Corinthians 15:1, 3 Moreover, brethren, I DECLARE to you the GOSPEL which I PREACHED to you, which ALSO ye have RECEIVED, & wherein ye stand; By which ALSO ye are SAVED, IF ye KEEP in MEMORY what I preached to you, unless ye have BELIEVED in VAIN. For I DELIVERED to you 1st of all that which I ALSO RECEIVED

PS TRY MEMORIZATION

Conversations with a former Islamist

A man was screaming for help, and a boy came to his aide. The man was offended by the youth so the boy ran away. The man kept screaming until a woman appeared. The man cursed & spit until the woman left too. As the day wore on the man lost hope. If he would have accepted his deliverers the man would have been spared, but in the end he died.

Jesus came to tell us about His Father. The world rejected His message & crucified Him; nevertheless, there are those who have listened & received the Gospel.

Brother, you are an Egyptian who has heard & received the grace of God. 1Sa 6:6 Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?

MORE CONVERSATIONS WITH AN ISLAMIST

RE: The Jinn

I credit you with coming forth with this information, but the info is damning in my opinion. Since when is truth a matter of perspective? Honestly you seemed apologetic in your last letter. It sounded like you were saying, "I don't expect you to believe this because this is Muslim perspective."

Now you understand our difference. It is not so much the deity & salvation of Christ, which I believe in, but you are selective about truth, especially apparent on this Jinn topic. How can you aspire to Casper the Friendly Ghost? Leave that to Hollywood? There are no "friendly" ghosts! How foolish. If I said those things to you, you would never concede, "OK, Christian perspective."

In fact, you mock Jesus when you deny His deity, while claiming to honor Him. Don't you get it? Either you are blind, stubborn, or so resentful of Abraham's other offspring, Jacob, that you do not fathom this reality. What do YOU have to loss believing Jesus is Savior & Lord of all? Oh, I see now, the answer is... EVERYTHING!

So then, in order to gain God's approval you must forfeit your own. Rejection is painful, but Jesus endured the rejection of the Cross by looking forward to the reward. Eternal life is based on sacrifice, dying to "self " & living to Christ. But Jesus set the example as a servant's servant; therefore, no sacrifice is too great for the true Messiah.

Hey, Christians really love the Jews, & you know it, but we also know they don't always love us, save our tourism dollars & Defense Equipment. Why do we keep loving them? They were God's oracles until the time of Jesus. We can not deny them their just honor, even though they deny their Savior. The Jews, like you, see their mission through a jingoistic filter, much like Judas the betrayer. So they have historically built walls, and God keeps tearing them down. God can tear down your walls too, but He can also rebuild them...look at Israel today!

the world still needs Jesus, not mere religion, or scholarly teaching. Jesus didn't have one known scholar among the twelve disciples. He is seeking a people, from among every nation, who embody Abraham's faith! Hey, we were all slaves like Hagar. We were all cast aways. Ishmael was Abraham's attempt to "HELP" God. Cain's sacrifice was the same; self serving, self promoting. In a jealous rage he killed his brother Abel, but Abel's blood cries out to this day, and God has avenged him.

Humanism is a killer. It says'"Your religion is as good as mine!" Only Jesus is good, not you, not me, not Mohammed! The Jinn motivate these radical suicide bombers, and they leave a curse behind for their wives & children. The Jinn want you to respect them, but I will do no such thing. They want you in the dark, because they are afraid of the light, & truth is light. The Jinn can not be appeased. They will use you & Islam as a tool for world domination. When they achieve their goal, they will abandon you a make you worship demons in the end, like Mohammed did in the beginnAing.

Think on these things!

Sincerely,

Your friend & mentor, if you are willing,

John

Islam Isnone

Thanks to vitaminatoz1to9 on Youtube for these references

Want to know Islam, here are the websites:


www.muslimhope.com
www.answering-islam.org
www.investigateislam.com
www.gotquestions.org/Muslim-questions.html
www.apostatesofislam.com
answers.yahoo.com/question/index
www.faithfreedom.org/testimonials.htm
www.youtube.com/user/Muslims4Jesus
www.rim.org/muslim/JesusisGod.htm

Parables for Soulwinning

A man invited his neighbor to a feast. His neighbor hated him, so he ignored the invitation, supposing the man would forget. He did not forget. In fact, he sent his servants with a direct invitation. The neighbor beat the servants. When the man got word he sent his own son with a personal invitation to the neighbor. The neighbor was so full of rage he killed the son. What do you think? Will this neighbor go unpunished, or will he, and his decendents, pay for this crime?

Jesus is the Son! To this day the Jewish descendants of Abraham have suffered for rejecting Jesus, their Messiah. If God, the Father, is willing to do this to His closest neighbors, for the sin against His Son, what do you think will come of the foreigners who also reject His Son? They will burn in The Eternal Lake of Fire! God, the Father, will pour out His full Cup of Wrath on those who reject His Son's invitation to the Feast of Heaven!
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Two men took a journey. One was talking so much that his companion became very irritated. The quiet man suggested that the other person walk behind him. The talker agreed but now he was shouting. The quiet man was so upset that he turned and threatened the man who was shouting. "I'm shouting because you are not listening,'" replied the talker. This infuriated the quiet man so he grabbed the man and crucified him.

The talker is Jesus, but you are not listening... yet!

CONVERSATIONS WITH AN ISLAMIST

Oh yes, He is the Beginning & the End! He is YOUR beginning & YOUR end! I told you God has many titles. Each one is a revelation. Time is a concept conceived by God. Before He created you He created time. Thus He is Alpha & Omega. A simple explanation will suffice. Eternity is the realm of God. Think of it as an ever expanding circle, like the universe. Time, however, is a continuum, with a BEGINNING, MIDDLE & END! God is the Author of time. He has the right to claim authorship. I drive a Ford. Henry Ford, and his descendants, have the right to use their name on their cars. Period. The interesting thing is found in the Book of Revelation. Revelation 1:10: "I was in the Spirit on THE LORD'S DAY, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet..."
Interestingly, "The Lord's Day" has not come yet, however John was there in the spirit. That means we Christians, Born Again, will see John on "the Lord's Day," just as he appeared in Revelation. It is a mystery, but God is eternal, and time is only a curtain.


What SEEMS complicated to you a child can understand. Not that you are stupid, the opposite. You are too smart for your own good! You think God is a brain? Adam understood these things, but they were lost in the Fall. Jesus is referred to as the second Adam, we don't need a third. To be the second means he is the substitute for the first. This means the first did not do his job, so he was fired. The second took his place by default. It was not the original intention, but the only solution for redemption. God holds Himself, and Jinn knows it, to the highest standard of integrity. To ransom man He had to do so as a man. The ransom price? A life for a life. Jinn Master thought it was check mate. Wrong. A sinless man, like the first Adam before the Fall, had the legal right to redeem mankind. God, Emmanuel, became a man. You should love the Jews, if only for this reason!

WHY?

Why would you choose a sinner's death
One thousand times a day,
When you could live eternally
With Jesus everyday?

Hell's no place to wish
Your earthly enemies to stay;
The evil you pursue on earth
In Hell you'll rue the day

Sinners

SINNERS DO WHAT SINNERS DO BEST...

They sew religion like a tailor sews a suit, but their religion ONLY fits them, and they want to SQUEEZE everyone else into their suit.

Proverbs 21:2 All a man's ways seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart.

Isaiah 64:6 All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away.

Matthew 11:30 For My yoke [is] easy, & My burden is light.

James 5:20 Let him know, that he which converts the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

Act 2:21 And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Romans 10:2-13 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down [from above]:)
Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, [even] in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

BEYOND THE GATES OF GRACE: by John DeRienzo

BEYOND THE GATES OF GRACE

THERE ARE NO PEWS IN HEAVEN,
NO USHERS AT THE DOOR;
THERE ARE NO STAINED GLASS WINDOWS
OR CARPET ON THE FLOOR.

THERE ARE NO FASHION STATEMENTS
TO DISTINGUISH RICH FROM POOR;
NEITHER MALE NOR FEMALE,
THE BRIDE OF CHRIST FOR SURE.

JOY IS EVER FLOWING,
PEACE IS ALWAYS THERE;
TIME IS NEVER MEASURED
FOREVER IS IN THE AIR.

WHAT YOU HEAR IN HEAVEN
IS RARELY HEARD ON EARTH;
EVERY BREATH AROUND YOU
CONVEYS WHAT LOVE IS WORTH.

THE FAITHFUL AREN'T LONGING
FOR SERMONS TO BE THROUGH;
THEY'RE WAITING ON GOD'S PRESENCE
LINGERING LIKE THE DEW.

THE GREATEST NOW ARE LEAST,
THE LEAST OF ALL ARE FIRST;
GOD HAS CHOSEN FOOLISH THINGS
REDEEMED AMONG THE WORST.

AN OPEN INVITATION
AWAITS THE GREAT AND SMALL;
BEYOND THE GATES OF GRACE,
HIS SAINTS MUST HEED THE CALL?

OLD AND YOUNG ARE WELCOME
BLACK AND WHITE ARE TOO;
HEAVEN IS A FAMILY
THOUGH THE CHOSEN ARE THE FEW

MY TESTIMONY: by John DeRienzo

Hello Friend,


Christianity is more than a to-do list it is a thrilling adventure. Anyone can challenge your faith but not your testimony. The spirit-filled life abounds with experiences that testify to the power of the Living God. In fact, it was God's plan to reveal Jesus to us so He could reveal Jesus through us. My testimony is filled with supernatural encounters that have deeply strengthened my relationship with the Lord. Here are a few memorable encounters.

As a young college student I dedicated my life to Jesus Christ, and I have been fortunate to witness many healings & creative miracles. A few years ago, a dead man miraculously came back to life through fervent prayer, and without CPR or life support. Word of this unusual event spread to the Fire Commissioner & the Mayor of our city. I was presented with a commendation letter in front of the Mayor himself, although Jesus deserves all the honor.

I have seen Jesus in a 3D vision. It was @3AM, 1982, and Jesus was pruning a " Burning Bush." He was wearing an ordinary dark green jumpsuit, and I could hear the sound of busy hand sheers as I approached Him. I was a security guard, and with a guitar in my arms, and a melody on my lips, I stepped closer to Him from behind, but He did not acknowledge me. Instead, He was preoccupied as He pruned feverishly, like time was running out. Inside the fiery bush was another “ball of fire,” a fire that ricocheted within the bush. (Wow!) Read John chapter 15, in the New Testament, for insight into this "3-D" vision.


Again, incredible though it may sound, once the Lord seized my vocal chords as I attempted to rebuke an offending brother. Immediately, my lips became numb by the manifest glory of God, with the sensation of an electrical current. The timbre of my voice changed, it was not my own, and I delivered a message of reconciliation against my own will. All I could say was "I love you" until God made His point. (Double Wow!)


"Tongues" is a supernatural prayer language, a spiritual weapon to thwart temptation and demonic influence. It is a form of scriptural worship and thanksgiving. It is also a pathway to "greater" manifestations of the Holy Spirit because it helps to increase inner strength and sensitivity. Singing in tongues is a wonderful devotional tool, and then there is "divers," meaning many, tongues as well. Tongues, and Interpretation of Tongues, serves a dual function for public and private edification. In the public context these gifts harmonize, and interpretation is desirable. In a private setting interpretation is not always necessary, because the devotional quality of praying in tongues has its own merit. I have been enriched by the gift of tongues, and suggest that every believer seek this precious gift.

Throughout my Christian walk I have been privileged to exercise the gift of the Word of Knowledge, Word of Wisdom, and Prophecy. I have also cast out demons from the afflicted in the name of Jesus! Understand, this is the authority of every believer. In Romans 8 it declares "Greater is He, GOD, that is in us, than he, Satan, that is in the world!" Above all, I have been honored to lead many souls to Christ, and I pray that many more will submit to Him through my ministry!

We have been mandated by the Great Commission outlined in Mark 16 to win souls for Christ; I have seen children, teenagers, young adults, middle aged, and the elderly come to Christ. Jews and gentiles; rich and poor; educated and uneducated; prisoners and addicts; homosexuals and the suicidal; adulterers; the bedridden; the homeless; atheists, agnostics, and occultists, all persuaded of their need for a Savior.

I have preached in many unusual places. I began in 1978 at LSU in Baton Rouge, LA, preaching to a handful, and then to hundreds of students by the Quadrangle. In 1982 I attended Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and then I headed for NYC, where I ministered for 12 consecutive years. I remember preaching in 1985 from the middle of an empty fountain at Washington Square Park surrounded by drug dealers; for four years I conducted Sidewalk Sunday School,'90 to '94, from a mobile stage truck throughout the Burroughs of New York. There were hundreds of kids from Battery Park to the Grand Concourse; Harlem, Chinatown, the Lower East Side; Astoria Projects, and Bushwick Brooklyn, and Coney Island who heard the Gospel! The city parks were my church building, equipped with a guitar, a generator, and a portable sound system. I sang and preached at Liberty Park in the shadow of Twin Towers, Wall Street, Madison Square Garden, Union Square, Columbus Circle, Lincoln Center, Penn Station, Grand Central Station and Times Square. I have performed under the Jones Beach Band Shell, Forest Hills Band Shell, and the center of Getty Square in Yonkers.


I preached on subway trains, in subway stations, and on street corners all over NYC. I ministered in affluent neighborhoods and impoverished communities; visited Jewish, Hispanic, African American, and Chinese enclaves; supervised remedial reading at the Prince George Welfare Hotel on 23rd Street; preached to the homeless at The Bowery Mission on 3rd Ave, and from a mobile soup kitchen near Little Italy. I instructed male residence at a halfway house in Bushwick, Brooklyn; led mercy teams with blankets and provisions to underpasses, box tents, and subway tunnels, wherever the homeless could be found. I even rode atop an Easter float several consecutive years, robed as Jesus, the Risen Savior, along a one hundred mile, eight hour route. Travelling from Babylon, on Long Island, my companions & I traversed Manhattan via Broadway with no small stir. Winding our way through the Bronx, we eventually arrived in the city of Yonkers, escorted by a police motorcade like dignitaries arriving at our final destination in Getty Square.

Again, I marched in the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, with a small group and a mega sound system blaring the Christian rock anthem, "To Hell With The Devil," while thousands gawked. I testified in the midst of a throng of revelers on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, on Fat Tuesday, the busiest day of Mardi Gras. I even carried a Cross through Time Square in the midst of a pack of "Black Supremacists." One time the sound of gunshot rang out over our heads while we were carolling with a group of bible school students. Another time bullets were fired just below our bedroom window because of my neighbor's dispute over a basketball game. One of my children was born in that apartment!

Presently, I am performing in a role as Jesus for Narroway Theater, in Fort Mill, SC, an Easter production of Fishes & Loaves. For ticket information visit Narroway.net.

Ideally, my purpose is not to share my own experiences, but through my poetry, videos and photos, I hope to impart the love of Jesus and make His truth plain! My aim is to take you on a cinematic and poetic journey that edifies and entertains you while we share this experience together! Also, I hope we can share a laugh and realize that God is bigger than our problems! Welcome aboard and remember to be true to yourself!

A Quick Trip Through the Universe

THE BIGGER YOUR GOD THE SMALLER YOUR PROBLEMS

GATES OF GRACE

I met Maury, a prophet and a violinist, 1986 at Living Word Fellowship, in NYC.



MAURICE SKLAR MINISTRIES


The Closing of the Gates of Grace
Maurice Sklar
Mar 30, 2009


Tonight I watched as the Holy Spirit gave me a vision.

I saw two massive gate doors – both on the right and the left of the earth. They were made out of gold with precious gems embedded in them. They were positioned over the earth in the spirit realm. On the other side of the gates was heaven. On our side of the gates was the earth suspended in space. Then I saw a mighty angel on each side of the two gates. They were standing as sentries guarding the doorway or portal from the two realms. They each had a large sword in their hands that was on fire and it seemed to spin around perpetually in every direction and it shot these flames out all around them. I was amazed and awed at their glory and size. They seemed as large as the earth below them. The gates were even larger in size than they were! Both the angels and the gates were glowing as bright as the sun, it seemed. On the heavenly side – light was streaming like a river flowing toward the earth. As I looked into the glorious light, I saw the Lord sitting on His throne in great majesty with many crowns on His head. He had an iron/bronze-looking scepter in his right hand and an old-fashioned-looking harvesting sickle in the other.

Suddenly, I heard His voice. It sounded like a roaring ocean of water and wind as He spoke. I have never heard such a sound before. He said,

“The time has come to close the gates of grace upon the earth. The nations have rejected Me and My Father long enough. Lift the coverings of protection off of those nations that have chosen Babylon over my Kingdom. I will no longer protect them from reaping what they have sown.”

Then the two angels on each side of the golden gate leaves began to move slowly to shut the giant doorway/portal. I noticed that this was a slow process, because I saw the seasons change on earth and some years pass before it was fully closed. As it was closing, I was able to look closer at the river of light that was pouring upon the earth. In it was every blessing and healing grace, forgiveness, unconditional agape love, and the constant flow of angels carrying all these wonderful blessings to the earth.
Right before the gates shut, I heard the Voice of the Lord say,

“Come up here, my Bride, and escape the wrath that is about to be poured out upon the earth.”

I heard a nearly deafeningly loud blast of heavenly trumpets from both those angels at the same time, and suddenly, I saw multitudes of souls – millions and millions of them – ascending out of the earth very fast in a flash of light. The river of light coming through the gates met them in the upper atmosphere of the earth and then reversed itself and all the souls and the river of light went back up out of the earth and into the closing gates back into heaven.

Then I saw the gates finish shutting completely – at a much faster rate now after the souls from earth had finished going into heaven. Then, it became so dark that I could no longer see the stars even. There was no more river of light flowing down upon the earth. The earth was covered in what looked like white neon hexagon shapes in a web above the earth (please see my teaching “Visions from the Dallas Revival 1985” on my websight) It rapidly became opaque where I could no longer see the earth underneath. I just saw a brownish looking color –like a stagnant pond - where the oceans and land could be seen only a few moments before. Then, nearly just as fast, the whole earth seemed to be swallowed up in the thickest black darkness I had ever seen. It was like a black hole in the universe. It made the rest of the universe look light in comparison, if I could describe it that way.

I felt so sick and hopeless as I saw this. Then, just like I had heard back in the vision in 1985, I began hearing the screams of millions upon millions of souls that I knew were trapped in that darkness below in the earth. The Holy Spirit then spoke to me and said,

“This is now coming upon the whole earth as a snare and a trap. This is what the nations have chosen. As they have done, so shall it be done to them. As they have cursed, so shall they be cursed. As they have condemned, so shall they be condemned. The time of My wrath shall surely come. The nations shall drink of the wine of the wrath of My cup that I have mixed for them. Woe! Woe! Woe to the earth for the hour of her judgment has surely come! Babylon shall now fall and be consumed by the fire of my wrath.”

Then I realized that these were still events to come in the future. But I also somehow knew that it was imminent. Once again, I saw the doors of the gates of grace still remained partially open. I knew that this was our present time now. I was so relieved to see the river of light flowing into the earth again. But, the doors were closing fast! They weren’t fully opened as they were even a few years ago. I knew that we didn’t have much more time. The Lord spoke again so loudly and powerfully:

“Warn them! Time is very short! You must preach the gospel and work while it is still daylight. The night comes very soon, and no man can then harvest in the time of grace ever again. The doors of grace are beginning to close. REPENT! REPENT! REPENT O Earth before the river of light stops flowing! Then you will face Me, not as Merciful Savior, but as the Judge of all the earth. Who will hear and heed the final call of the silver trumpet’s clarion of Grace, Grace! My Spirit will not strive with sinful man forever. Come to Me now while there is still a little time left. I am coming soon for My overcoming Bride. Keep your lamps burning…Watch and Pray…I AM AT THE DOORS OF GRACE! They are closing quickly….Come into My ark of safety…come into the Bridal chamber and the doors will SHUT…I AM COMING FOR YOU, MY BELOVED!!!”

I pray that we all take heed to God’s prophetic warning and be ready when he appears for His glorious, waiting Bride.

Love in our Messiah,
Maurice Sklar

LIFE IS A POEM: by John DeRienzo

LIFE IS A POEM

Life is a poem as it unfolds
Not written with ink or ever foretold
Each verse is a story of grace from above
Proof of the fact that Jesus is love

TOUGH CASE: by John DeRienzo

TOUGH CASE

God is not afraid of your tough case,
The Blood of Christ your sins it can erase;
The world will see that God is in control,
He mends the broken hearts and makes them whole!

Our God, our friend, His Face, our peace!

SIFE MPAA Anti-Piracy PSA

The following is a video created by CPCC's Videography Dept. for CPCC's SIFE chapter. John is symbolizing the " Pirated DVD " in his role.