Remembering Walter Cronkite

I remember Walter Cronkite:

Like many, I grew up watching the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite.

“…and that’s the way it is, ________. (date). ”

I ran into Walter Cronkite, personally at times, while being a photographer for NASA, at Cape Canaveral, Fla., during the 1960’s. I would see Walter Cronkite at the CBS News trailer, at the NASA press site, near the LCC (Launch Control Center), which was as close as visitors, or the press, could get to the Apollo Launch Pad 39A during a launch. (One thing I’ll never forget, is my astonishment in seeing most of these famous reporters, from everywhere, rapidly pounding out their stories, on their typewriters, –using only two fingers! )

I also remember seeing Walter Cronkite, standing there and smoking his pipe, at a ‘post-launch party’ in Cocoa Beach. I had the job of taking pictures of selected honourees with various NASA Astronauts, and VIPs. ( Johnny Hart, cartoonist and creator of the comic strip “B.C.” had also been invited to the event by IBM, and he drew me a cartoon of his famous snake character ). ( I also remember how beautiful women would cozy up to and flirt with the NASA astronauts there, –just like portrayed in the movie, ‘The Right Stuff.’ )

At another time, I almost literally ‘bumped into’ Walter Cronkite and his wife. I had been taking photos at the Hilton Hotel/Motel in Cape Canaveral. I was walking along the sidewalk in front of the rooms, and all of the sudden out pops Walter Cronkite and his wife. So, I just followed behind them, as the three of us walked through the hotel lobby. –Don Cole, People Watcher.

The Word ‘commands us to do miracles’ ?

Monday, July 13, 2009

The Word ‘commands us to do miracles’ ?
Posted 7/13/2009 5:58 PM EDT on dailyrecord.com

Whoa!…”The Word commands us to continue to do miracles.”?
Ref: Blog post: ‘Share your story, by MiraclesUSA’

This is a misunderstanding of Mark 16:17-18.
These miraculous gifts in Biblical times were temporary, and came through the laying on of the apostles’ hands. Those who received such gifts of the Spirit from an apostle, could not pass the gift on to a third person. A thorough Bible study will bear this out. Also, one needs to consider what the purpose of these miracles were for. Miracles confirmed the authority of who the apostles were, the gospel, and their mission. It is the same reason that Jesus himself performed miracles. “These are written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God…” (John 20:31).

In 1910 George Went Hensley introduced snake handling to churches throughout the Appalachian region, after reading Mark 16:18. I understand that many preachers have died since, due to the same misunderstanding of this text. –dc

Is God “petty, judgmental, and needy,” ?

Ref: Larry King Live thread; To …….,

I don’t know what your family background is, but I ask you: Would you say the same things about your own parents? Is it not natural and good for loving parents to only want what is best and good for their own children, and to teach and raise them up accordingly? Are you a parent yourself? Is a parent “petty, judgmental, and needy,” for wanting the best for their children? So; why should God, who loves us, be any different? Living the way of God is not about meeting the demands of some petty, judgmental, and needy entity in the sky, but in living a system that brings maximum joy, fulfillment, freedom, and peace. Why not come down off your high-hat and live life fully and completely—with all of the things that the God who created you wants you to have? –dc

Where I was when man first walked on the moon

NASA Spacecraft Photographers at work. Donald Cole, on the left; Ken Lee, on the right. Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1960’s.

 

Ref: usaweekend.com, “Where were you when man first walked on the moon?”

Well, as NASA Spacecraft Photographer, I had been assigned, during the countdown to launch, to take photographs inside the Spacecraft, Command Module, of all the panels and switch positions; shortly before the Astronauts entered in. By the time they actually landed on the moon, I was traveling across country on the start of my vacation. I don’t think even my own family believed where I had just came from.

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Is God an old man in the sky?

doncolecartoons July 11th, 2009 2:37 pm ET

Reply to Armand L. Archambeault, (on Larry King Live thread)

No, I do not see God as an old man in the sky.
God is superior to us. God exists in such a higher dimension than we do, that what is natural and ordinary to him is miraculous to us. The Bible recognized this concept and uses it in every single description of God.

God is light, (1 John 1:5)

God is love, (1 John 4:8, 16)

God is Spirit, ((John 4:24)

God is not flesh and blood, (Matt. 16:17)

God is not a man, (Numbers 23:19)

God is the word, (John 1:1)

God is unseen, (1 John 4:12)

FREEDOM in Christ! –My July 5 Sermon

Posted 7/4/2009 6:17 PM EDT on dailyrecord.com

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FREEDOM

I’ve titled my Sermon: FREEDOM in CHRIST.

…The truth will set you FREE! (John 8:32).

As we know, –We are in the midst of the 4th of July Holiday Weekend.

This is a time of FREEDOM Festivals & Parades, Displays of Patriotism, & Dancing in the Streets, Shopping-Sales, Traveling, Barbecues, Picnics, and a whole lot of Fireworks, –all in celebration of our country’s –hard fought– FREEDOM!

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Our nation’s Declaration of Independence was signed, on July 4, 1776.

And now, –after 233 years — we are still celebrating our nation’s FREEDOM.

But, what is freedom really? Consider the freedom that is of God; that is, —

the precious gospel of Jesus Christ, — God’s Truth; –wherewith lies the divine power to set all men FREE!

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“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
And ye shall know the TRUTH, and the TRUTH shall make you FREE.” (John 8:31-32).

God has given all persons, all nations, the means of true and everlasting FREEDOM, through Him, our Lord Jesus Christ.

That is, –freedom from this world, –freedom from the law of sin and death, freedom —EVEN FROM THE STING OF DEATH !

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“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Cor. 15:55-57).

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God has sealed the Bible New Testament by the blood of Jesus Christ
on the cross at Calvary.

This is God’s new and better covenant for all mankind,
–fulfilling for us,
all of the law and the prophecies of the Old Testament,

–which the Bible says was but a schoolmaster,
a mystery,
or a shadow, of what was to come.

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I tell you, –No human being could make these things up!

Only God himself could withstand such tests of time,
throughout the ages,
–with 100% accuracy in both science and in prophecy.

To those who have eyes to see, and ears that hear,

–yes; the truth of God has made us FREE!

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–That is; FREEDOM through God’s own sacrifice, God’s only son, Jesus Christ, the perfect lamb,

By this, we know that God is compassionate, loving, and ‘just.’
Because God is ‘just’, –the truth is, that sin must be paid for.
–yet our sins He paid for us in full, on our behalf,
that we might be saved.

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“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name; Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (John 1:12-13).

Jesus Christ has successfully given us the means of FREEDOM from the curse of the law of sin and death. Jesus Christ is given all power (authority) in heaven and in earth. (Mat. 28:18).

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Now, “… The ‘JUST’ shall live by FAITH.” (Gal. 3:10-11).

” That in the ages to come (like now) he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” (Eph. 2:7-10).

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Therefore; –Christians have been set FREE,

because WE ARE SAVED BY THE GRACE OF GOD,

AND SAVED THROUGH OUR FAITH THAT JESUS CHRIST IS THE SON OF GOD.

Yes! Jesus Christ is, and he demonstrated, –WHO HE SAID HE WAS!

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Christians are set FREE BY God’s grace, THROUGH our faith

— that Jesus Christ has been given all authority in heaven and on earth. (Matt. 28:18).

Christians are set FREE BY grace, THROUGH faith, believing that:

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was …

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made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. …..The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:1-5, 14).

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We are Saved –Set FREE– BY God’s loving GRACE :

“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

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Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

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For he that is dead –Set FREE is FREED from sin. ” (Rom 6:1-7)

We are Saved –Set FREE BY God’s Grace THROUGH FAITH.

FAITH IN CHRIST IS OUR MEANS OF TRUE FREEDOM.

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Knowing, believing that we are saved from death, –BY God’s Grace, THROUGH FAITH, — and not of works– than we can recognize how our Faith brings : FREEDOM from Fear.

Those who TRUST in Christ, NEVER HAVE TO WALK ALONE.

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Heb 13:6 says: “So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.”

Faith brings: FREEDOM from Self Performance.

While Christ continually works to change us to be more like Him, there is great peace in knowing that He accepts us just like we are.

“For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.” (Rom. 7:14)

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Faith brings: FREEDOM from sin.

In the face of sin’s guilt, we can experience “no condemnation.” Through Christ, we now have the power to say “no” to the things that would destroy us.

“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” (Rom. 8:1)

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“And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:4-10).

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…Continuing into Chapter 2, (1 John 2: verses 1-6) :

“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.”

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The potential for evil, or sin, resides within each of us. Within ourselves alone, no matter how hard we try, every one of us still falls short.

The Bible is clear; we cannot free ourselves from our own bondage.

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We are totally dependent on God and His grace.

“As it is written, There us none righteous, no, not one:……..For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God; Being justified FREELY by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:…” (Rom.3:10, 23-24).

Faith is our trust. Faith is our FREEDOM!

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Brothers and sisters in Christ,

we need to let our FREEDOM in Jesus Christ ring out
to all of our friends, family and relatives,
to ALL NATIONS,

‘baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost;
teaching them to observe whatsoever He has commanded us: and,
lo, He is with us, even unto the end of the world. Amen.’ (Mat. 28:19-20).

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(INVITATION:)

Finally, I would like to reach out an invitation,

in the name of Christian FREEDOM

to any persons here who have not yet been scripturally baptized

into Christ, for the remission of their sins.

“All have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God.” (Rom 3:23).

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Perhaps now in spirit, you might have come to sense God’s calling you

from bondage, from out of this fleeting world,

to the everlasting FREEDOM that is in CHRIST.

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Perhaps you were baptized earlier in your life, but for the wrong reason, –and not for the remission of sins.

Perhaps you were ‘sprinkled’ with water, instead of being submersed.
Did you ‘come up out of the water,’ or were you sprinkled?

Perhaps you have been baptized, but as an infant who had no clue as to what was going on.

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Maybe you have been taught, that babies need to be baptized in order to be saved.

But, can babies believe? Can babies repent? Can babies confess? Do babies really sin?

Will God really send a baby who has not been baptized into everlasting hell and damnation?

And, where in the Bible does it declare a need for any such thing, as a so- called ‘Sacrament of ‘Confirmation’ in a baby’s later, or adult, years?

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I tell you, –God’s Word certainly does make the babies FREE!

“The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.” (Ezek. 18:20).

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“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him,
If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you FREE.

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

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Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Whosoever committeth sin is the servent of sin.

And the servent 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.” (John 8:31-36).

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The Lord’s ‘church’ was established in Jerusalem, on the day of Pentecost, 33 A.D.

This is when the apostle Peter preached, through the Holy Spirit,

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and answered to the people there,

who were highly remorseful,

and asking Peter and the rest of the apostles,
” What shall we do?’

“Peter replied,
‘Repent and be baptized, every one of you,
in the name of Jesus Christ FOR the FORGIVENESS of your sins.

And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit……’

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With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them,
‘SAVE yourselves from this corrupt generation.’

Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.” (Acts 2:38-41).

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Now; there may be someone here

who has not yet experienced this eternal joy, or known about,

–the true and everlasting FREEDOM,
which the Bible talks about,

which is available to those who receive Jesus Christ,
–to those who believe and obey the gospel, by repenting of their sins, and by putting the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on in water baptism.

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Baptism into Jesus Christ is dieing to self,

in the likeness of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection;

–that is, to rise up out of the water in holy baptism, a new creature, a new life, in Christ,

FREE from the bondage of this world, and to the Law of the Old Testament,

FREEDOM to become one with Christ, to follow and trust Jesus God, your maker, — throughout life; God, who will clothe you in eternal FREEDOM and PEACE in all circumstances.

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And at your Baptism, –God will give you the gift of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, to help you in every way, your own body even becoming a temple of God.

“… when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:” (1 Peter 3:20-21).

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Like the Ethiopian nobelman eunuch, said to Philip,

who had been explaining to him the Scriptures about Jesus,

–“See, here is much water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.

And he answered and said,
I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

And he commanded the chariot to stand still:

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and they went down both into the water,
both Philip and the eunuch;
and he baptized him.

And when they were come up out of the water,

the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip,

that the eunuch saw him no more:

and he went on his way rejoicing.” (Acts 8:36-39).

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Now, in like manner, –you can also experience this FREEDOM in Christ!

–See here we also have much water [show the baptistry],

— what doth hinder YOU NOW, to being baptized into Christ Jesus?

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I encourage any person, or persons, who is here this morning, who have never yet been baptized into Christ, for the remission of their sins, and who are indeed old enough to comprehend what they are doing, and who do
believe,

and are ready to confess that Jesus is the Son of God; who have repented of their sins, and are desiring
to put Christ on in scriptural baptism,

— while receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit —

to please come forward, when the congregation sings our invitational song.

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Like the Ethiopian Nobelman; as soon as he came upon much water; why not make use of this opportunity that the Lord has given you?

“And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the nameof the Lord.” (Acts 22:15-16).

If you feel that GOD is calling you now, to FREEDOM IN CHRIST,
–please come forward, up to the front pews, as we sing:…..

( “Just As I Am,” Page 924.)

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Sunday Morning Sermon, July 5, 2009,
by Donald Cole,
Randolph Chruch of Christ, NJ

My post on Larry King Live, Defending the Bible as the word of God

Posted 7/9/2009 7:43 PM EDT on dailyrecord.com

Donald Cole, Dover NJ July 9th, 2009 7:05 pm ET

To Amand L. Archambeault,

You are free to disagree, but I do not see how the evidences hold up to what you have said here, about the Bible not being of the word of God. I suspect. that you have been ill taught, parroting your own religion’s teachings, without having done any real research yourself, to see if these things are true. Of course, what any one believes doesn’t amount to a hill of beans, unless they have substance or evidences to back it up. So following is, –what say I:

First of all; realize that there is good and bad science, as well as good and bad theology. For example, this business of some preachers saying that through the Bible, we can tell how old the earth is, –is totally false. Every good scientist knows that the earth is a lot older than 6-8000 years old. The problem is not with the Bible; the problem is with the preachers. The Biblical means used to arrive at their conclusions do not hold up. The Bible does not say how old the earth is, and one can not use the geneologies shown in the Bible, and such, for that purpose, for which they were never intended. It’s scientists vs. preachers, not science vs. the Bible.

Here are some of the Historical and scientific reasons to believe that the Bible is God’s Word:

Fulfilled Prophecy: While the account of Jesus’ ministry may have been brief, it was, nevertheless, complete enough to establish the Bible as the indisputable Word of God. Writing history in advance or prophesying with absolute accuracy is something only God can do. In harmony with this, we find that Jesus’ ministry was preceded by several hundred prophecies, which served to establish, beyond a reasonable doubt, that he was the true son of God.

Checkability: By checkability, we refer to statements in the Bible that can be checked to see whether or not they are accurate.

Brevity: When historians or storytellers write and politicians or preachers speak, they are seldom brief. Conversely, the Bible is simple and to the point, especially in the Old Testament Genesis account of creation and in the New Testament style of writing in general.

The Author: Perhaps the most important reason to choose the Bible as the Word 0f God has to do with its author. When we examine the other religions in the world, we find that all of the responsibility for establishing a relationship with God falls upon the seeker—humanity must reach up to God. God does not help at all in these religious systems. It is up to each individual to reach the goal—whether the goal is Nirvana or Brahma or whatever it might be. If a person is not capable of reaching the goal using his own strength and merit, than he may have to make repeated attempts by being reincarnated over and over again.

Checkable Biblical Accuracy:

In each of the following cases the Biblical writer had an opportunity to either state the widely held erroneous belief of the day, or to state a factually true description. In each case what was stated was true, demonstrating knowledge beyond the writer’s ability and thus necessarily from God.

First will be: Fact As Stated In Bible, followed by Biblical Reference, and then the Common Belief Of Day In Which Author Lived:

Blood is essential to life. (Lev.17:11-14). Disease and spirits reside in blood. To cure disease, bleed patient.

Both male and female possess “seed of life.” (Gen. 3:15; 22:18). Male has baby in him. Woman = incubator.

Eating blood of animals forbidden. (Lev.17:12, 14). Raw blood used as beverage.

Don’t eat animal that died naturally. (Lev.17:15). No restrictions on manner of death.

Quarantine of certain diseases. (Lev.13-15). No isolation of diseased.

Don’t eat pork, scavengers (In Moses’ day). (Lev.11). No food restrictions.

Principles of avoiding bacterial contamination – one person to another. (Lev.15:19-33). No rules of hygiene or isolation.

Human waste products to be buried. (Deut.23:12-14). Human waste left on ground.

Human body can be opened for surgery. (Gen.2:21). First operations done secretly because populace threatened doctors.

Burning clothes, washing self after contact with deceased man or animal. (Num.19:5-22). No recognition of contagion problems.

Earth is round, day and night taking place simultaneously. (Isa.40:22, Prov.8:27, Luke 17:34). Earth is flat.

Earth is not physically supported. (None mentioned and Job 26:7). Earth held up by four elephants or Atlas (a man), etc.

The North is Empty (Our North Pole points out of our galaxy). (Job 26:7). Seeing a few stars to the North refuted this idea until 1932.

Space and stars are too large to be measured or counted. (Gen.15:5; Jer.33:22). Attempts to number the astronomical bodies went on until 1932.

The creation sequence – plants, water creatures, birds, mammals, man, in that order. (Gen.1:11-28). Most had man first. All varied from correct concept.

The age of everything in the creation is the same. (Gen.1:1). Different times for different objects.

The continents have floated away from a singular original land mass. (Gen.1:9; Gen.10:25). Each continent was autonimous
(until 1970).

Hubert Spencer’s scientific principles. (Gen.1). No scientific system of statements.

Lightning is produced naturally. (Jere.10:13; 51:16). Gods throw lightning bolts.

All men are blood relatives. (Acts 17:26). Men have different origins.

The water cycle. (Eccl.1:7, Job 36:27-28). Gods pour new water on land continuously.

Use of genetics in livestock. (Gen.30:30-43). No recognition of inherited physical properties.

Snow and ice seen as valuable. (Job 38:22). Snow and ice seen as a scourge and waste.

Seaworthy ratio for ship construction 30-5-3. (Gen.6:15). Ship ratio not considered; only the beauty.

Concepts of id and ego. (Rom.7). God induced behavior explanations.

Animals can be changed (mutated). (Gen.3:14). No change possible.

Directional correctness. (Luke 10:30). Directional error.

Distance accuracy. (Luke 24:13). Errors in distances.

Hittite nation’s existence. Denied until 1906.

Now, I myself am no scientist, but I do listen to scientists.
For starters, I suggest you check out renowned scientist, and ex-atheist, John Clayton’s web-site: www.doesgodexist.org You will discover much of what I have said here, therein, –and much more on this subject. –dc

http://larrykinglive.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/27/larry-king-live-discussion-thread/

Qur’an or the Bible?

Sunday, June 28, 2009
Is Jesus Christ a fraud?

In Answer to the next Issue, from Openyourmind786:

“Blessed is He Who sent down the Criterion to His Servant, that it may be an admonition to all creatures; He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: no son has He begotten, nor has He a partner in His dominion: it is He Who created all things, and ordered them in due proportions. Yet have they taken, Besides Him, gods that can create nothing but are themselves created;that have no control of hurt or good to themselves; nor can they control Death nor Life nor Resurrection”. (Qur’an 25:1).

Yes. What you quote here is indeed from the Qur’an, the beginning of Sura 25, ‘AL FURKAN.’

Continuing from where you left off, the Qur’an goes on to say: “And the infidels say, ‘This Koran is a mere fraud of his own devising, and others have helped him with it, who had come hither by outrage and lie.’ ”

Well, your prophet Muhammad got that right!

So, this discussion comes back around as to who is the deceiver, –Muhammad, or Jesus Christ? You believe that the liar and deceiver was Jesus Christ, and that Christians and Jews are infidels, “pagans that shall burn forever in the fire of Hell; the vilest of all creatures.” (Qur’an, The Proof 98:6-7). This is difficult to believe, considering the universal good and love, for all people, that Jesus taught and exemplified. Also, take a good look at the fruit of each faith. Look at the country that was founded on Christian principles, and then look at the nations that are not. Who has true God (or Allah) really favored? Has God actually blessed so, ‘the vilest of all creatures, that shall burn forever in the fire of Hell’ ?

Why do Muslims come to this country to live, while all the time kneeling down and worshipping the god of Muhammad, –praying in allegiance to what their holy prophet Muhammad wrote down in the Qur’an, taken to be the exact, word for word, statements of Allah? What are people in this country to think, when we read such things in the Qur’an as: “Make war on them (Christians and Jews) until idolatry is no more and Allah’s religion reigns supreme.” (Qur’an, The Spoils 8:37-41). Or “We changed them (men who were wrongdoers) into detested apes. …transforming them into apes and swine.” (The Heights 7:164-166.) Or “When the sacred months are over slay the idolaters (Christians and Jews) wherever you find them. Arrest them, besiege them, and lie in ambush everywhere for them.” (Repentance 9:4-7).

These are just some examples, of how one can go on and on, quoting the Qur’an, in comparison to Christianity; that is, the Bible New Testament; and in showing the evidences of the true nature of God as described in the Bible, throughout history; and in offering up scientific and prophetic examples, to show that the Bible is of the one true God, and not the Qur’an. However, I look forward to a reply, or replies, and continuing this discussion, with Openyourmind786, or any person who might have something constructive to contribute, from whatever faith. At any rate I’ll be back for the next ‘Issue’, as there are still more issues to answer from Openyourmind786.. God bless… I do enjoy this. 8< )

“Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.” (Romans 10:17).
–dc

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Is Bill Clinton Correct? –World Peace only by Accommodation?

Monday, June 15, 2009
World peace only by accommodation? (Ref; Bill Clinton’s speech).

People need to understand what the Qur’an actually teaches, (not the white-washed version), and to question the true validity of the Muslim holy prophet Muhammad.

.i.e.: “It is not for any prophet to have captives until he hath made slaughter in the land” (Qur’an 8:67).

“Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse….Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody….Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Bible NT, Romans 12:14, 17, 21).

A basic test of a true prophet of God, is that the prophet of God is never wrong.

Statement: Honey comes out of a bee’s abdomen and heals men. (Al-Anam 6:38, Sura of the Bee). Fact: Honey is not produced in a bee’s abdomen.

 Statement: Semen comes from the back or kidney area, not from the testicles. (The Women 4:23, Al-Nisa; The Heights 7:172, Al-Araf).

The point I am trying to make here, is that the people of the world need to sit down together and make an honest quest for truth. There is a war going on in heavenly places, between good and evil. The light overcomes the darkness; –it does not accommodate it.  –dc

“The unbelievers among the People of the Book (Jews and Christians) and the pagans shall burn in the fire of Hell.  They are the vilest of all creatures.” (The Proof 98:6-7).

“Freedom from obligation (is proclaimed) from Allah and His messenger toward those of the idolaters with whom ye made a treaty” (Qur’an 9:1).

“Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord” (Matthew 5:33).