Asteroid to Make Closest Recorded Pass to Earth

unassimilatible writes "A 100-ft diameter asteroid will make the closest (26,500 miles, or about 3.4 Earth diameters) pass of earth ever detected in advance today, NASA reports. Asteroid 2004 FH's point of closest approach with the Earth will be over the South Atlantic Ocean. Using a good pair of binoculars, the object will be bright enough to be seen during this close approach from areas of Europe, Asia and most of the Southern Hemisphere. While we are in no danger this time, it is good to know NASA's LINEAR guys are on the job, for when that Death Star-sized object pays us a visit."

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[Khomar]

The Bible does not claim to be an instruction manual. It claims to be the very Word of God. On the same token, Jesus is not just a good teacher. He claimed repeatedly to be the Son of God. This was the real reason why the Pharisees crucified him, because he was being blasphemous. If he is not correct -- if he is not the Son of God -- then he is a lunatic or a devil. Would you listen to a man who claimed to be a poached egg?

The reason why Christians "hide" behind the Bible is because they believe it to be the inerrant Word of God. It is not so we can tell others how to live their lives, but so we can understand why God made us and how we were intended to work. It is also not a vehicle for vengence and wrath, but rather a warning from a holy, loving God who would rather of us change our ways and follow Him than have us suffer our just and proper punishment. Just as a parent warns their child of the impending spanking in the hopes of avoiding it altogether, so God tries to warn us.

As for thinking for yourself, is it better to just blindly follow the world's pattern of greed, selfishness, anger, and lust or to seek obedience to God's command in that we love the Lord our God with all of heart, soul, mind, and strength and love our neighbors as ourselves?