-
The Everlasting Gospel
Originally Posted by
Lista
I was thinking...what if we did a forum wide Bible study. No arguing...no fighting, just reading a chapter in the Bible, and seeing what different viewpoints people have over the course of a week, a couple weeks, or a month. Everyone studies in different ways...it would be interesting to see what people come up with and share. Anyone interested?
I'll kick it off by starting at the very beginning.
†. Gen 1:1 . . In the beginning God created the Heaven and the earth.
That statement is the core of a gospel labled the everlasting gospel; which says:
" Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters." (Rev 14:6-7)
The everlasting gospel is very elementary. Pretty much all it says is:
1• There's a supreme being.
2• He deserves respect.
3• There's a frightful reckoning looming on the horizon, and
4• The cosmos— all of its forms of life, matter, and energy —is the product of intelligent design.
Of particular interest to me is the inclusion of water in the everlasting gospel. Scientists theorize the origin of the earth's amazing quantity of water without really knowing exactly where it came from, nor how it got here. Well; that is one of the things that I like about Genesis. It takes an essentially unsophisticated, uneducated ex blue-collar welder like myself and gives him answers to questions that people much brighter, and better educated than I cannot answer.
Giving "glory" to God simply indicates giving someone credit where credit is due; and "worship" basically just simply means admiration.
It's quite natural to admire celebrities, pro athletes, and super achievers— to give them credit where credit is due —but not quite so natural to do the same for their creator.
Anyway, point being: people either believe in intelligent design, or they don't. If they do believe, then they will admire both the originator's genius and His handiwork. If they don't believe; then they won't admire anything about Him: simple as that.
=============================
Last edited by WebersHome; 08-28-2015 at 10:01 AM.
-
The Following User Says Thank You to WebersHome For This Useful Post:
-
-
Content deleted by author
Last edited by WebersHome; 08-29-2015 at 10:12 PM.
-
The Following User Says Thank You to WebersHome For This Useful Post:
-
-
Content deleted by author
Last edited by WebersHome; 08-29-2015 at 10:13 PM.
-
The Following User Says Thank You to WebersHome For This Useful Post:
-
-
Content deleted by author
-
The Following User Says Thank You to WebersHome For This Useful Post:
-
Resident Chocolate Monster
Originally Posted by
WebersHome
-
To my knowledge; this thread isn't supposed to be a filibuster; it's supposed to be a community discussion. According to post #1 anybody and everybody is welcome to comment on whatever they like. Since that's the case; then why am I doing all the talking? Somebody say something.
===============================
What I had in mind was designating ONE specific section of the Bible...like say...Chapter 1 of Romans, and we all dig in to it. You've kind of taken it all over the place. In fact...I'll start a new thread, and see where we go.
-
The Following User Says Thank You to Lista For This Useful Post:
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
You can avoid expensive repair costs with an extended service plan for your
Ford. We have a plan for evry model of Ford, including the
Ford Fusion.