Theism, from the term theos (Greek for “god”), belief in one God who
is personal and worthy of worship, who transcends the world but takes an active
interest in it, and who reveals his purpose for human beings through certain
individuals, miraculous events, or sacred writings. A theistic God is personal
if he can be understood by analogies drawn from human experience and if human
beings can enter into a personal relation with him and petition him in prayer.
Such a God is considered worthy of worship because he is believed to be morally
perfect and infinitely powerful.
Agnosticism, doctrine that the existence of God and other spiritual
beings is neither certain nor impossible. The term, derived from agnostikos
(Greek for “not knowing”), was introduced into English in the 19th century by
the British biologist Thomas Henry Huxley. The agnostic position is distinct
from both theism, which affirms the existence of such beings, and atheism,
which denies their existence.
Although usually regarded as a form of skepticism, agnosticism is more limited
in scope, for it denies the reliability only of metaphysical and theological
beliefs rather than of all beliefs. The basis of modern agnosticism lies in the
works of the British philosopher David Hume and the German philosopher Immanuel
Kant, both of whom pointed out logical fallacies in the traditional arguments
for the existence of God and of the soul.
Skepticism (Greek skeptesthai, “to examine”), in philosophy, doctrine
that denies the possibility of attaining knowledge of reality as it is in
itself, apart from human perception. By gradual extension of its meaning, the
word skepticism has also come to signify doubt about what is generally accepted
as true. All philosophical skepticism is ultimately epistemological; that is, it
is based on views about the scope and validity of human knowledge (see
Epistemology).
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MAJOR SCIENTISTS WHO BELIEVED IN GOD, THE BIBLE, CREATION AND CHRIST
NAME
Joseph Lister Antiseptic Surgery
Lois Pasteur Bacteriology
Sir Isaac Newton (greatest) Calculus / Dynamics
Johann Kepler Celestial Mechanics
Robert Boyle Chemistry
(He left a large sum of money to teach about Christ)
Georges Cuvier Comparative Anatomy
Charles Babbage Computer Science
Lord Rayleigh Dimension Analysis / Model Analysis
James Clark Maxwell Electrodynamics / Statistical Thermodynamics
Michael Faraday Electromagnetics / Field Theory (He had 22 honoree doctorates)
Ambrose Fleming Electronics
Lord Kelvin Energetics
Henri Fabre Entomology Of Living Insects
George Strokes Fluid Mechanics
William Herschel Galactic Astronomy
Robert Boyle Gas Dynamics
Gregor Mendel Genetics
Louis Agassiz Glacial Geology / Ichthyology
James Simpson Gynecology
Leonardo Da Vinci Hydraulics
Matthew Maury Hydrography
Blaise Pascal Hydrostatics
William Ramsay Isotopic Chemistry
John Ray Natural History
Bernhard Riemann Non-Euclidean Geometry
Matthew Maury Oceanography
David Brewster Optical Mineralogy
John Woodward Paleontology
Rudolph Virchow Pathology
Johann Kepler Physical Astronomy
James Joule Reversible Thermodynamics
Nicholas Steno Stratigraphy
Carolus Linnaeus Systematic Biology
Lord Kelvin Thermodynamics
Humphrey Davy Thermokinetics
Georges Culvier Vertebrate Paleontology
Francis Backon Science
Dr James Kennedy PHD
Vices Against Religion
Atheism
This is a vice by defect by which man fails to recognise the debt he owes to his creator. An atheist denies the existence of God and lives as if God did not exist. It is a particularly serious vice because it does violence to the mind which can see, from the order of the universe, that there must be a Supreme Being who made them all.
Vices against religion by excess are numerous: superstition, idolatry, divination, vain observation, etc. are only some.
The statement "there is no god" is not wrong, its incomplete. There is no god for those who do not believe in god, Who do they pray to. What does psalms 14 call them
KJV Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the
substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
2 For by it the elders obtained a good report.
3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so
that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which
he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by
it he being
dead yet speaketh.
5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found,
because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this
testimony, that
he pleased God.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he
that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them
that diligently seek him.
7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with
fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the
world, and
became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should
after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither
he went.
9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country,
dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same
promise:
10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is
God.
11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was
delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who
had
promised.
12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the
stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore
innumerable.
Religion
Religion is a virtue is what helps man to render to God what He deserves, that is, due worship. But it is impossible for us to render to God all that He rightly deserves. How can man pay God the exact value of what he has received from Him? From God, we have received everything, our parents, possessions, our country, etc
Man manifests his great dignity precisely by trying to know and deal with his Creator. In this way, he fulfills the first precept of the moral law which obliges him "to love God above all things." Man has the beautiful duty of worshipping God:
- to acknowledge Him as the Supreme Lord of all things;
- to acknowledge His Bounty;
- to adore Him;
- to offer reparation for the offences committed against Him by breaking His Law;
- to thank Him for all the gifts He showers on us;
- and to ask Him supply our needs.
The worship of God covers the first three precepts of the Decalogue
DARWINS HYPOTHESIS
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
Fishes
Invertebrates
PROBLEMS
1 Fossil Record
There is no evidence of different species evolving to others.
2 Micro verses Macro Evolution
Micro evolution refers to the small changes that take place between species, in other words its variation within species.
Macro evolution refers to the change of one species to another new kind of creature.
Macro evolution which Darwin clamed happened has never been proved by anybody. Many say it never happened
3 Explaining Life’s Enormous Complexity
No human can conclusively explain how living structures could have risen randomly. Random chance alone could not have created life.
- How can one like Hitler believe in evolution an hypothesis looking for evidence
- Charles Darwin named his book ‘on the origin of species’ yet he did not write where species originated from if they where not created. Instead he takes you down a road of evolution without the beginning. Where did we all begin evolving from? Nothing?
- Without DNA there is no self replication, without self replication there is not natural selection, so you can’t use natural selection to explain the origin of DNA without assuming the existence of the very thing you are trying to explain. – Stephen C. Meyes Philosopher of Science
- Science is supposed to be a search of truth about the world. We should not pre-judge what might be true, we should not dismiss explanations just because we don’t like them, rather when we came to a puzzling nature we should bring every possible clause that might explain it. Evolutionary theory artificially rules out a kind of clause even before the evidence has a chance to speak, And the clause that is ruled out id Intelligence. – Paul Nelson Philosopher of biology
- DNA is like a computer program only much more complex than any we have been able to device. – Bill Gates Microsoft CEO
- A healthy science is observation of the facts and that is what Michael J. Behe a biochemist from Lehigh University did.
- There are three fundamental entities mater, energy and information(intelligence)
- Survival for the fittest would only mean that only those that find Jesus Christ (Yehoshua in Hebrew) would survive because for example many find wealth and destroy their lives with it, many find poverty and are destroyed by it, some who are unsatisfied search for what they do not have and sometimes die searching (Unsatisfied).
James Russel Lowell said
“ I challenge any skeptic to find a ten square mile spot on this planet where they can live their lives in peace and safety and decency, where woman hood is honored, where infancy and old age are revered, where they can educate their children, where the Gospel of Jesus Christ has not gone first to prepare the way.
If they find such a place, then I would encourage them to emigrate thither and there proclaim their unbelief”
BOOKS THAT ANSWER DARWINS EVOLUTION
Ø Icons Of Evolution, Science Or Myth? – Dr. Jonathan Wells
Ø Godless, (The Church Of Liberism) – Ann Coulter
Ø Reclaming Science From Darwinism (A Clear Understanding Of Creation, Evolution And Intelligent Design) – Dr. Kenneth Poppe
Ø Grand Illusions – Dr. George Grant
Ø In The Minds Of Men – Ian Taylor
Ø Evidence For Creation, Intelligent Answers For Open Minds By Tom DeRosa.
Ø Darwins Deadly Legacy – Coral Ridge Ministries.
Ø Skeptics Answered – D. James Kennedy.
Ø From Darwin To Design – Dr. RCL Cagan And Robert Hymers.
Ø The Bible And The Blackboard By Dr. Gary Case.
Ø Unlocking The Mystery Of Life.
Ø The Design Inference (Eliminating Change Through Small Probabilities) – William Dembski A Mathematician.
Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny.
ontogeny: "the development of an individual from a fertilized ovum to maturity,
as contrasted with the development of a group or species ( phylogeny )"
recapitulate: (verb)
1. to recap (formal)
2. to repeat stages from the evolution of the species during the embryonic
period of an animal's life
phylogeny: (noun) the development over time of a species, genus, or group, as
contrasted with the development of an individual ( ontogeny )
Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny, also known as "Biogenetic Law" is not a "Law"
of Science at all. It is only a theory.
A theory that was proven wrong many years ago.
Despite this, it still remains in many Public school textbooks. And in
many it is still taught as a fact.
CHRISTIAN BOOKS
Ø Battle cry for a generation (the fight to save america’s youth) – Ron Luce www.battlecry.com
Ø Sex lies and the media (What your kids know and aren’t telling you) – Eva Marie Everson and Jessica Everson.
Ø Power sleep – Dr. James B. Moss
Ø Sparkling Gems, from the Greek – Rick Renner.
Ø Indefensible 10 ways the ACLU is destroying America – Sam Kastensmidt
Ø Special strengths for special parents 31 days. – Nina Fuller
Ø America’s courts progress and peril, two frontline leaders. Alan sears and alan keyes.
Ø What would Jesus Eat? – By MD. Don Colbert.
Ø Destined to overcome – Paul E. Billheimer.
Ø 90 minutes in heaven – Don Piper with Cicil Murphy.
Ø The key to everything – Jack Hayford.
Ø Cross purposes – D. James Kennedy.
Ø The truth of the cross – Dr. R.C. Sproul
Ø Do I know God? – Tullian Tchividjian
Ø Yearning to breathe free? - Dykstra.
Ø Overheated, a reasoned look at the global warming debate – Dr. D. James Kennedy and Dr. E. Calvin Beisner.
Ø Wall of misconception – Peter A. Lillback
Ø The Davinci Hoax By Sandra Miesel
Ø The Davinci Delution By Dr.James Kennedy Ph.D
Ø Davinci Code Fact Or Fiction By Dr. Paul Maier.
Ø The Davinci Deception By Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer.
Ø Decoding Davinci By Amy Wellborn.
Ø Cracking Davinci Code By James L Garlow and Peter Jones .
Ø Breaking The Da Vinci Code By Darrell L. Bock Ph.D
Ø The NAG Hammodi Library By James M Robinson
Ø Exploring The Davinci Code By Strobel Podle
Ø Debanking Davinci By Michael Yossuf etc
Ø Icons of evolution, science or myth? – Dr. Jonathan Wells
Ø Godless, (The church of liberism) – Ann Coulter
Ø Reclaming science from Darwinism (A clear understanding of creation, evolution and intelligent design) – Dr. Kenneth Poppe
Ø Grand illusions – Dr. George Grant
Ø In the minds of men – Ian Taylor
Ø Evidence for creation, intelligent answers for open minds by Tom DeRosa
Ø Darwins deadly legacy – Coral ridge ministries
Ø Skeptics answered – D. James Kennedy
Ø From Darwin to design – Dr. RCL Cagan and Robert Hymers.
Ø The bible and the blackboard by Dr. Gary Case.
RELIGIOUS
PRINCIPLES FOR WITNESSING
v Do not criticize, complain or condemn
v Make friends before converts (converting).
v Be interested with what the other person wants.
v Become genuinely interested in other people.
v Give your best first impression.
v Remember people’s names.
v Listen, listen, and listen (To the other person).
CHRISTIANS BASIC BELIEFS
v The bible is the word of God.
v Jesus Christ is the son of God.
v Christ is the only way to salvation.
v Christ died on the cross as full payment for our sins.
v The Holy Spirit indwells every single believer.
v Jesus Christ is coming again our bodies will be resurrected.
CAN GOD USE YOU
Noah was a drunk
Abraham was too old
Isaac was a day dreamer
Jacob was a liar
Joseph was abused
Moses was stuttered
Gideon was afraid
Samson had long hair and was a womanizer
Rahab was a prostitute
Jeremiah and timothy were too young.
David had an affair and was a murderer
Elijah was suicidal
Isaiah preached naked
Jonah ran from God.
Naomi was a widow.
Job went bankrupt.
Peter denied Christ three times.
Disciples fell asleep while praying.
Martha worried about everything.
Samaritan was woman divorced a number of times.
Zachies was too small/short.
Paul was too religious.
Timothy had an ulcer.
Lazarus died
But God used everyone of them positively.
Humour
Does God exist?
A college student was in Philosophy class, where a class discussion about
whether or not God exists was in progress.
The professor had the following logic: "Has anyone in this class seen God?"
Nobody spoke.
"Has anyone in this class touched God?" Again, nobody spoke.
"Has anyone in this class ever heard God?"
When nobody spoke for the third time, he simply stated, "Then there is no God!"
One of the students did not like the sound of this, and asked for permission to
speak. The professor granted it, and the student stood up.
"Has anyone in this class seen our professor's brain?" he asked.
Redneck Church
You Know You're in a Redneck Church if ...
the finance committee refuses to provide funds for the purchase of a chandelier
because none of the members knows how to play one.
You Know You're in a Redneck Church if ... people ask, when they learn that
Jesus fed the 5000, whether the two fish were bass or catfish, and what bait was
used to catch 'em.
You Know You're in a Redneck Church if ... when the pastor says, "I'd like to
ask Bubba to help take up the offering," four guys stand up.
You Know You're in a Redneck Church if ... on the opening day of deer season the
church is closed.
You Know You're in a Redneck Church if ... a member of the church requests to be
buried in his 4-wheel-drive truck because "It ain't never been in a hole it
couldn't get out of"
You Know You're in a Redneck Church if ... the choir is known as the "OK
Chorale".
You Know You're in a Redneck Church if ... in a congregation of 500 members,
there are only seven last names in the church directory.
You Know You're in a Redneck Church if ... people think "rapture" is what you
get when you lift something too heavy.
You Know You're in a Redneck Church if ... the baptismal pool is a #2 galvanized
"Wheeling" washtub.
You Know You're in a Redneck Church if ... the choir robes were donated by (and
embroidered with the logo from) Billy Bob's Barbecue.
You Know You're in a Redneck Church if ... the collection plates are really
hubcaps from a 1956 Chevy pick up truck.
You Know You're in a Redneck Church if ... instead of a bell you are called to
service by a duck call.
You Know You're in a Redneck Church if ... the minister and his wife drive
matching pickup trucks.
You Know You're in a Redneck Church if ... "Thou shall not covet" applies to
huntin' dogs, too.
You know You're in a Redneck Church if ... the final words of the benediction
are, "Y'all come back now, Ya hear."
Abrahams computer
Abraham bought himself a fancy new computer. He was showing it to Isaac one day.
"Look at all the wonderful programs it has on it. And look at all the neat
things it can do..."
Isaac was impressed, but a little concerned..."But dad, I don't think your
computer has enough memory."
Abraham said "Don't worry son; the Lord will provide the RAM."
Pastors in Germany
Q. What do they call pastors in Germany? A. German Shepherds?
Courtesy of http://www.makeitclearnow.org
Three Scientists were talking to God, "Hey God we don't need you anymore we can make Man ourselves". God said "O really", and the scientists said, "yea, as a matter of fact why don't we have a contest who can make a man faster you or us", So God said "O.K". So the scientists went back to his friends and said "we are going to have a contest with God to see who can make a man faster Him or us". So the first scientist went out and scooped up a big pile of dirt, just then a bolt of lightning struck the ground near the man making him drop the pile of dirt, looking up at God he said "what"! God said, "get your own dirt".
(To create is to make something from nothing. GODS WISDOM unrivaled. We can't school God nothing, ooooo)
Preacher was standing at the Pulpit giving his Sunday
sermon,when a note
was passed to him. The only word written on the
sheet was "FOOL".
Looking up at the Congregation,the
preacher smiled and said "I have heard
of men who write
letters and forget to sign their names,but this is the first
time
I have seen a man sign his name and forget to write the letter"
(The fool has said in his heart there is no God, so unlike Mathew, Mark, Luke and John, they have nothing to write on the subject. Do they every build schools, hospitals, charity organisations, or assist anybody else)
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt.
(Maybe if the
Bible was written like the text above it would arise curiosity among
skeptics to read it more)
The Bible was written by the same people who said the world was flat
(Doest this joke attest to the validity of the word. How could people who were not so intelligent poses wisdom to a level of prophesying such truths as in Daniel all the governments of the world to date, the gospels, miracles, knowledge, etc without some Divine Power backing them up.)
(Think outside the box if you are looking at the sun and planets from a distance they can fit in the square/box/rectangle/oblong/oval but when your inside, how can you see the big picture. And in conclusion they referred to four corners and not flat. The flat thought only appeared to the one interpreting.)
See also:
- Jesus Christ
- Believer
- Satan
- 666
- Death
- Salvation
- GOOD SAMARITAN
- FALSE TEACHERS
- RICH DECEIVED
- QURAN ERRORs
- Christ Passion
- Scripture
- MARTIN LUTHER INTRODUCTION
- JOSEPH AND JESUS
- DAVINCi CODE
- RFID
- Excluded Verses
- Religion
- St Basil Hymnal
- Christian Wallpaper
- Believes
- Joseph Prince
- JC