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“The Lost Tomb Of Jesus?”

admin — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:46:52 +0000

What Next, you know that guy, James Camron that did the documentary on the Tatanic a few years back (or was it last year); well now he’s calling his latest venture a factual documentary of the “The Lost Tomb of Jesus” and get this; His family (son) and all of this is supposed to be justified by the ultimate DNA evidence.

I found a very interesting article on this topic, check it out and come back and give your thoughts about it.

Could it be! Why and or Why Not?

Gnostic: What is it and should today’s Christian accept its teaching…

admin — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:41:06 +0000

There are some within Christiandom that believe there is more to the Revelation of God that the 66 books of the Bible that we have today. For example, the Catholics include in the middle of their Bible the Aprocrophal books. There are even some evangelicals that believe that there is more to the Bible (The Word of God) then what we have. Of lately there has been a surge in the interest of the Gnostic Gospels, and I would imagine what prompted that was the so called lost book of Jude.

But have you ever wondered, are these books (like the Scriptures) authored by the Holy Spirit, are these new found so called lost Gospels like all of the 66 books of the Bible (The INSPIRED WORD OF GOD) and is profitable for reproof, correction and instruction in righteousness…

Lets Talk About It…

Gnosticism, esoteric religious movement that flourished during the 2nd and 3rd centuries ad and presented a major challenge to orthodox Christianity. Most Gnostic sects professed Christianity, but their beliefs sharply diverged from those of the majority of Christians in the early church. The term gnosticism is derived from the Greek word gnosis (“revealed knowledge”). To its adherents, Gnosticism promised a secret knowledge of the divine realm. Sparks or seeds of the Divine Being fell from this transcendent realm into the material universe, which is wholly evil, and were imprisoned in human bodies. Reawakened by knowledge, the divine element in humanity can return to its proper home in the transcendent spiritual realm.

To explain the origin of the material universe, the Gnostics developed a complicated mythology. From the original unknowable God, a series of lesser divinities was generated by emanation. The last of these, Sophia (“wisdom”), conceived a desire to know the unknowable Supreme Being. Out of this illegitimate desire was produced a deformed, evil god, or demiurge, who created the universe. The divine sparks that dwell in humanity fell into this universe or else were sent there by the supreme God in order to redeem humanity. The Gnostics identified the evil god with the God of the Old Testament, which they interpreted as an account of this god’s efforts to keep humanity immersed in ignorance and the material world and to punish their attempts to acquire knowledge. It was in this light that they understood the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise, the flood, and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Although most Gnostics considered themselves Christians, some sects assimilated only minor Christian elements into a body of non-Christian Gnostic texts. The Christian Gnostics refused to identify the God of the New Testament, the father of Jesus, with the God of the Old Testament, and they developed an unorthodox interpretation of Jesus’ ministry. The Gnostics wrote apocryphal Gospels (such as the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary) to substantiate their claim that the risen Jesus told his disciples the true, Gnostic interpretation of his teachings: Christ, the divine spirit, inhabited the body of the man Jesus and did not die on the cross but ascended to the divine realm from which he had come. The Gnostics thus rejected the atoning suffering and death of Christ and the resurrection of the body. They also rejected other literal and traditional interpretations of the Gospels.

The Nativity Story: The 2006 Version

admin — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 09:09:05 +0000

Well, I went to see this movie today, bright and early and I must say it was very well done. It was done so well that I’m already waiting for its release on Video. This is a Must See by all!

Are we Little gods?

admin — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:07:47 +0000

“Word-faith” or “positive confession” teachers often make the claim that we are “little gods.” Are we?

If pressed about their “little gods” doctrine, positive confession teachers would probably respond by saying that they are only repeating what the Bible says. We should therefore turn our attention in that direction, and look at some passages that are frequently cited by these men.

There’s no doubt that the Bible declares that there’s only one God, who is unique and distinct from the world He created. Yet, there are passages like Psalm 82:6 which refer to men as gods. What are we to make of this? One common interpretation is that the term “gods” in this passage is used in a figurative sense to refer to Israelite judges, who were called “gods” by virtue of their position as judges, representing God. Therefore, this passage cannot be taken to mean that men are gods in the literal sense. Furthermore, it would only be relevant for judges of Israel, and no other persons.

Positive confession teachers also argue that since believers are called the sons of god and because like begets like, we must somehow have the same nature as God. Two points need to be made here. First, as Rom. 8:23 clearly reveals, we do not share God’s nature, since Christians are simply “adopted” — and not “natural” — sons of God. Second, when speaking about the sonship of believers the New Testament is referring to the fact that Christians have entered into a relationship with God as their Father: Christian conversion, then, involves being renewed into the moral likeness of God, rather than being transformed into a god. This is precisely the meaning behind 2 Peter 1:4, which speaks of believers partaking of the divine nature (cf. 2 Peter 1:5-11).

While a lot more can and will be said on this subject, I believe it’s clear that the usage of the term “little gods” is unbiblical and should therefore be avoided.

Study links teen s*x, lyrics - “You Don’t Say?”

admin — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 22:07:08 +0000

It is Amazing how after all these years of monitoring my children Television viewing as well as Music, which was basically becasue of the way I was raised; now it appears that the World had to do a study to come to some realization of this basic truth of “Sowing and Reaping”.

A particular scripture that spoke volumes to me and guides me even today with my own children can be found in Proverbs:

Prov 22:6 Teach a youth about the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. (HCB)

Yes, it is a small verse but listen just how loud it is. What follows below is a recent study done with about 1500 kids, from about 12 - 17 years of age. After reading it along with the related topics (1) & (2), just voice your opinons here.

Teens whose iPods are full of music with raunchy, s*xual lyrics start having s*x sooner than those who prefer other songs, a study found.

Whether it’s hip-hop, rap, pop or rock, much of popular music aimed at teens contains sexual overtones. Its influence on their behavior appears to depend on how the s*x is portrayed, researchers found.

Songs depicting men as ‘’s*x-driven studs,'’ women as s*x objects and with explicit references to s*x acts are more likely to trigger early s*xual behavior than those where s*xual references are more veiled and relationships appear more committed, the study found. read>>