There goes my summer vacation plans with quiet days traversing the canals of Mars. I just hate Saturn. The noxious gases always leave my kids with a rash. Oh, well.
I suppose someone must be responding to them, but for the life of me, I can't imagine who. They're just an annoying part of working online that I've come to accept unfortunately. I'm still waiting for a law similar to the National Do Not Call List [https://www.donotcall.gov/] that will provide some relief to my inbox. Of course, you've got to deal with the international aspect of spam, but considering that ISP's can control what comes in, that shouldn't be an insurmountable problem.
A friend of mine and I had this battle about 10 years ago. He had a very high-end turntable from Linn and I had a CD player from Nakamichi. His argument was that vinyl retained a certain "warmth" and "depth" of sound that was lost in digital recordings. We played jazz, classical and soft rock tracks from various artists and the CD simply blew the turntable out of the water. The vinyl recording, even on his ultra high-end turntable and component stereo system, still audibly popped and crackled. The CD sounded absolutely clear and had an impressive depth of sound. The argument died for me that day. Technology is king.
I can't judge your heart. I can't even judge my own heart and its motives. So I'll give you God's answer in the hope that it may be a seed in your heart that the Holy Spirit can grow. You can get this answer in any one of the Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke or John or by reading the letters to the early churches -- the Epistles (letters written by Paul and other apostles that are contained in the New Testament). But I'm going to show it to you throughout the Bible.
In Genesis, Adam and Eve sinned when they disobeyed God and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge. God gave them free choice, just as He still gives us free choice to choose Him or sin. That was when sin crept into the world. God cannot be in concert with sin because He is holy -- that's a spiritual concept. So Adam and Eve were cast out of Eden, a place where God communed with His creation.
In the Bible, Isaiah 59:2 tells us that, "your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear."
Now on to the blood and sacrifice:
In Leviticus 17:11, the Bible tells us: "For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one's life."
Throughout the Old Testament, you'll see a common theme: people sin, a sacrifice and repentance is required, and then God is quick to forgive. Over and over again, you'll see that theme. The Jews sinned by turning from God and worshiping idols or commiting other acts against God. They then sacrificed, repented and God forgave them. God was teaching his chosen people (chosen because of Abraham's faith and to reveal God to the world) a lesson.
Now in Romans 3:22-23 the Bible tells us, "There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
So we have all sinned. In fact, the Bible tells us that if we've broken one of God's laws, we've broken them all (James 2:10).
Sacrificing animals was never intended to be a permanent way of atoning for sin, but it was instrumental in the understanding the purpose of the coming of the Messiah.
Isaiah 53:5 reads: "But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed."
So the death of Christ (God in a very human form on Earth) became the ultimate sacrifice, and his blood covered our sins once and for all just as God had been showing us through animal sacrifice. God had reconciled us back to Him because He loves us that much.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
So there you have it. It's really not complicated at all. I find many people miss the point of the Bible for two reasons: Pride: they don't fear God (which is the beginning of wisdom -- Proverbs 1:7); and they're mislead: they don't understand scripture in its context. They or someone else pulls a seemingly bombastic scripture out of context to show how absurd the Bible is. Or, another way of saying it is, they don't see the forest for the trees.
In the end, God's really looking for your heart, not pretend good works or sacrifices. When humble yourself and sacrifice worldliness and sin in order to receive the free gift of Christ's sacrifice (the gospel or "good news"), you're really giving your heart to God, which is all he wants from his creation.
Unfortunately, some Christians in their attempts to fight the world feel compelled to try to convince everyone that science is wrong. As Christians our job is to share our own testimonies and the gospel -- Christ died on the cross to reconcile us to God. The Holy Spirit is in charge of convincing us of God's existence. I don't spend my time trying to convince people that scientific theory is bunk. I think science is wonderful. The Bible tells us that all good things come from heaven above. Let's see scientists create life without matter. And, in fact, Jesus knows who will listen by faith and who won't.
John 10:14, 15: "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me -- just as the Father knows me and I know the Father -- and I lay down my life for the sheep."
But the Bible also warns us about placing our faith in the wisdom of any particular age:
"Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a "fool" so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight. As it is written: "He catches the wise in their craftiness"; and again, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile."
(1 Corinthians 3:18)
By saying "he should become a fool," the Apostle Paul is referring to faith in God.
1 Corinthians 1:25: "For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom..."
Webster's defines a pandemic as something "occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population" So defining an area for a pandemic isn't by definition wrong.
In many ways, we need to go back to square one. We need to teach ethics to the younger generation. Hackers and phishers will always remain one step ahead of the security community in developing new methods to bypass security measures. The problem is, we should have to erect so many virtual walls. The real question we should be asking ourselves is: why is this behavior acceptable -- even lauded at times?
Believe me, I don't consider myself superior to you. I've done nothing to deserve the salvation I have. Christ did it all on that cross. He became the offering that can cover cveryone's sins. Any Christian who believes themselves superior to you, simply hasn't studied the Bible enough -- it's clear on that point. My salvation came because I simply listened to the voice of my Shepard. All good things come from heaven above. I accept what God offers me, and I pray for other things, but I try not to test Him. But, I'm only human. I don't know a single Christian who is perfect, nor is any person mentioned in the Bible -- other than Christ. If it's His will that I'm healed by a miracle, which I've seen plenty of, that's a wonderful testimony. If it's by modern medicine, that's great too. In the end, God provided the means for all of it, including science. I fellowship with other Christians because I'm human and need the companionship and support of my family and friends. That's another benefit to being a Christian. I don't really care what church you choose. It's not about a church, but about a relationship with God through Christ. Of course it's not logical, it's about faith. God is supernatural, which means He is not bound by the laws of science that He created. But I've felt His presence in my life since I was boy (we weren't real church-goers back then), and it was only about 8 years ago that I made a decision to form a real relationship with God. Since then, believe me, my life has been changed, filled with hope and love. It's about faith, not facts, though there's plenty of evidence.
But your current view isn't surprising. It's how I'd often felt. All Christians have. You should read a book on the subject, "The Case for Christ," written by an investigative journalist. Very interesting read.
In the meantime, here's a scirpture that's apropos:
1 Corinthians 1:19
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate." Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
You've not offended me at all. I completely understand where you're coming from. I wasn't born saved. He just lead me to a place where I could accept a free gift. I'm just a sinner saved by grace. I'm no different from you. I'm college educated, have a good job, a nice house and I love my Toyota Highlander. And, I certainly didn't mean to preach to you. I was just offering you something that has blessed me beyond measure. It's not my job to get you to accept Christ, that's God's job. I just offer the message. Be blessed:)
Actually, Luke was quoting Jesus and His sermon on the mount (Matthew 7:12). Luke was a physician who never actually met Jesus. He became an disciple of the apostle Paul and was more of a scribe in his writings, taking down what the disciples told him and what he witnessed of the early church. Luke also wrote the book of Acts, which chronicles the early church. Some wisdom is universal. God created it all. But, the beginning of wisdom is fear of the Lord.
Before mocking the Bible, you really should spend a little time trying to understand it. It will open your eyes to greater truth and wisdom than anything else in this world possibly can, and you'll find your true purpose in it.
But once the study is out there, it's taken as gospel unless some other study comes along to discredit it. The vetting should come before the printing.
Other than your obvious prejudice and disdain for professional journalists, who by the way bring you all the news that you use to form most of your opinions about the world, this kid didn't deserve to get tasered. The police tasered him because they reacted emotionally and not professionally to the situation. The student was already on the floor, and all he was doing at that point was yelling. The tasing was the easy answer to a problem that proved difficult for police ill-equipped to deal with the situation and intimidated by a powerful senator and his staff. The police are there to protect and to serve the public in general, not just powerful politicians.
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So it'll be no surprise to hear of people using this stuff.
There goes my summer vacation plans with quiet days traversing the canals of Mars. I just hate Saturn. The noxious gases always leave my kids with a rash. Oh, well.
I mean, background checks like this probably would have exluded most of the scientists who came over from Germany for the Manhattan Project.
I suppose someone must be responding to them, but for the life of me, I can't imagine who. They're just an annoying part of working online that I've come to accept unfortunately. I'm still waiting for a law similar to the National Do Not Call List [https://www.donotcall.gov/] that will provide some relief to my inbox. Of course, you've got to deal with the international aspect of spam, but considering that ISP's can control what comes in, that shouldn't be an insurmountable problem.
welcome our new sliding rock overlords, even though it will likely be a very slow conquest.
There's far more monetary incentive to treat a disease than to cure it.
Yeah, perhaps. I was just trying to be funny. I'm going to have to work on that.
Has anyone considered the possibility that they just died together, huddled en masse in fear as humans came along to reft their land from them?
A friend of mine and I had this battle about 10 years ago. He had a very high-end turntable from Linn and I had a CD player from Nakamichi. His argument was that vinyl retained a certain "warmth" and "depth" of sound that was lost in digital recordings. We played jazz, classical and soft rock tracks from various artists and the CD simply blew the turntable out of the water. The vinyl recording, even on his ultra high-end turntable and component stereo system, still audibly popped and crackled. The CD sounded absolutely clear and had an impressive depth of sound. The argument died for me that day. Technology is king.
I can't judge your heart. I can't even judge my own heart and its motives. So I'll give you God's answer in the hope that it may be a seed in your heart that the Holy Spirit can grow. You can get this answer in any one of the Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke or John or by reading the letters to the early churches -- the Epistles (letters written by Paul and other apostles that are contained in the New Testament). But I'm going to show it to you throughout the Bible. In Genesis, Adam and Eve sinned when they disobeyed God and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge. God gave them free choice, just as He still gives us free choice to choose Him or sin. That was when sin crept into the world. God cannot be in concert with sin because He is holy -- that's a spiritual concept. So Adam and Eve were cast out of Eden, a place where God communed with His creation. In the Bible, Isaiah 59:2 tells us that, "your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear." Now on to the blood and sacrifice: In Leviticus 17:11, the Bible tells us: "For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one's life." Throughout the Old Testament, you'll see a common theme: people sin, a sacrifice and repentance is required, and then God is quick to forgive. Over and over again, you'll see that theme. The Jews sinned by turning from God and worshiping idols or commiting other acts against God. They then sacrificed, repented and God forgave them. God was teaching his chosen people (chosen because of Abraham's faith and to reveal God to the world) a lesson. Now in Romans 3:22-23 the Bible tells us, "There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." So we have all sinned. In fact, the Bible tells us that if we've broken one of God's laws, we've broken them all (James 2:10). Sacrificing animals was never intended to be a permanent way of atoning for sin, but it was instrumental in the understanding the purpose of the coming of the Messiah. Isaiah 53:5 reads: "But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed." So the death of Christ (God in a very human form on Earth) became the ultimate sacrifice, and his blood covered our sins once and for all just as God had been showing us through animal sacrifice. God had reconciled us back to Him because He loves us that much. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16). So there you have it. It's really not complicated at all. I find many people miss the point of the Bible for two reasons: Pride: they don't fear God (which is the beginning of wisdom -- Proverbs 1:7); and they're mislead: they don't understand scripture in its context. They or someone else pulls a seemingly bombastic scripture out of context to show how absurd the Bible is. Or, another way of saying it is, they don't see the forest for the trees. In the end, God's really looking for your heart, not pretend good works or sacrifices. When humble yourself and sacrifice worldliness and sin in order to receive the free gift of Christ's sacrifice (the gospel or "good news"), you're really giving your heart to God, which is all he wants from his creation.
Indeed you are right on path. Read Matthew 7:13-14
Unfortunately, some Christians in their attempts to fight the world feel compelled to try to convince everyone that science is wrong. As Christians our job is to share our own testimonies and the gospel -- Christ died on the cross to reconcile us to God. The Holy Spirit is in charge of convincing us of God's existence. I don't spend my time trying to convince people that scientific theory is bunk. I think science is wonderful. The Bible tells us that all good things come from heaven above. Let's see scientists create life without matter. And, in fact, Jesus knows who will listen by faith and who won't. John 10:14, 15: "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me -- just as the Father knows me and I know the Father -- and I lay down my life for the sheep." But the Bible also warns us about placing our faith in the wisdom of any particular age: "Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a "fool" so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight. As it is written: "He catches the wise in their craftiness"; and again, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile." (1 Corinthians 3:18) By saying "he should become a fool," the Apostle Paul is referring to faith in God. 1 Corinthians 1:25: "For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom..."
So if you were trying to define an area affected by a flu pandemic in order to address corporate disaster recovery, how would you do it genius?
Webster's defines a pandemic as something "occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population" So defining an area for a pandemic isn't by definition wrong.
In many ways, we need to go back to square one. We need to teach ethics to the younger generation. Hackers and phishers will always remain one step ahead of the security community in developing new methods to bypass security measures. The problem is, we should have to erect so many virtual walls. The real question we should be asking ourselves is: why is this behavior acceptable -- even lauded at times?
But I'll let you know when I am.
But then again, perhaps they'll finally figure out why I'm so frustrated with Windows. Nah, that'll never happen.
I told them to wash it in cold water, not hot!
Believe me, I don't consider myself superior to you. I've done nothing to deserve the salvation I have. Christ did it all on that cross. He became the offering that can cover cveryone's sins. Any Christian who believes themselves superior to you, simply hasn't studied the Bible enough -- it's clear on that point. My salvation came because I simply listened to the voice of my Shepard. All good things come from heaven above. I accept what God offers me, and I pray for other things, but I try not to test Him. But, I'm only human. I don't know a single Christian who is perfect, nor is any person mentioned in the Bible -- other than Christ. If it's His will that I'm healed by a miracle, which I've seen plenty of, that's a wonderful testimony. If it's by modern medicine, that's great too. In the end, God provided the means for all of it, including science. I fellowship with other Christians because I'm human and need the companionship and support of my family and friends. That's another benefit to being a Christian. I don't really care what church you choose. It's not about a church, but about a relationship with God through Christ. Of course it's not logical, it's about faith. God is supernatural, which means He is not bound by the laws of science that He created. But I've felt His presence in my life since I was boy (we weren't real church-goers back then), and it was only about 8 years ago that I made a decision to form a real relationship with God. Since then, believe me, my life has been changed, filled with hope and love. It's about faith, not facts, though there's plenty of evidence. But your current view isn't surprising. It's how I'd often felt. All Christians have. You should read a book on the subject, "The Case for Christ," written by an investigative journalist. Very interesting read. In the meantime, here's a scirpture that's apropos: 1 Corinthians 1:19 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate." Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
You've not offended me at all. I completely understand where you're coming from. I wasn't born saved. He just lead me to a place where I could accept a free gift. I'm just a sinner saved by grace. I'm no different from you. I'm college educated, have a good job, a nice house and I love my Toyota Highlander. And, I certainly didn't mean to preach to you. I was just offering you something that has blessed me beyond measure. It's not my job to get you to accept Christ, that's God's job. I just offer the message. Be blessed :)
Actually, Luke was quoting Jesus and His sermon on the mount (Matthew 7:12). Luke was a physician who never actually met Jesus. He became an disciple of the apostle Paul and was more of a scribe in his writings, taking down what the disciples told him and what he witnessed of the early church. Luke also wrote the book of Acts, which chronicles the early church. Some wisdom is universal. God created it all. But, the beginning of wisdom is fear of the Lord. Before mocking the Bible, you really should spend a little time trying to understand it. It will open your eyes to greater truth and wisdom than anything else in this world possibly can, and you'll find your true purpose in it.
as you would have them do to you". Luke 6:31
I for one welcome our new Peruvian meteor overloards
But once the study is out there, it's taken as gospel unless some other study comes along to discredit it. The vetting should come before the printing.
Other than your obvious prejudice and disdain for professional journalists, who by the way bring you all the news that you use to form most of your opinions about the world, this kid didn't deserve to get tasered. The police tasered him because they reacted emotionally and not professionally to the situation. The student was already on the floor, and all he was doing at that point was yelling. The tasing was the easy answer to a problem that proved difficult for police ill-equipped to deal with the situation and intimidated by a powerful senator and his staff. The police are there to protect and to serve the public in general, not just powerful politicians.