What "Gospel" did Paul, John & James Preach?

"Paul fears that teachers will come teaching a different Jesus than he and others have taught, and as a result, the people would receive a different spirit, all the while believing they were receiving the Holy Spirit. 

Paul says they will preach a different gospel and they will bring to you a spirit that we did not bring to them. 

Q: So what is this different gospel?

The gospel as taught by Jesus will set a person free from the power of sin in their life. He that “… commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not remain in the house forever, but the Son remains forever. If therefore the Son shall make you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:34–36, literal translation. 

The apostles preached this gospel.

We find that Paul preached this gospel in chapters 6 and 8 of Romans. 

John preached it in 1 John 2:3, 4: “Now by this we know that we

know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, ‘I know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” 

John, considered so loveable and so soft-spoken, did not mince words when speaking to those who claim to be a Christian, but choose to live in violation of the law of God. 

James is just as clear, “For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble [offend] in one point, he is guilty of all. For He who said, ‘Do not commit adultery,’ also said, ‘Do not murder.’ Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty.” James 2:10–12

The people of God in the last days are those who keep the commandments of God and have the faith of Jesus 

(Revelation 14:12)." 

StepsToLife

Creation Moment 2/20/2025 - Power of the Creator

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast. Psalm 33:6

"So also it is not only that the Christian is created by the word of God, but by that same word he is sustained, nourished, and caused to grow. God holds up “all things” by His powerful word. 

And the Christian is among this “all things” no less than any or all the worlds. 

There can be no question whatever that all the worlds are held up, and held in their places, by the Lord. But it is not only all the worlds, it is “all things” that are held up and held in place by the Lord. Hebrews 1:3 ...upholding all things by the word of His power.

Q: O struggling, failing Christian, is not that word which holds up great worlds able also to hold up you? 

Trust that word. 

Depend implicitly upon it. 

Rest wholly upon it: 

and then you will find rest in it." 

A.T. Jones

god of "this world"

"For it is written: "

Love not the world, neither the things that are
in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him." 1 John 2:15. 

And, "Know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God." James 4:14.

The reason of this is that "the world" itself has a god. 

And "the god of this world" is "the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience," and is, in fact, Satan himself. 

Friendship of the world, therefore, is of the spirit of the world; 

it is fellowship with the spirit of Satan. 

And this is why it "is enmity with God." 

Note, the Word does not say that the friendship of the world is at enmity with God, but that it is itself "enmity with God." 

And this is because it is of the very spirit of him who is the god of this world." 

E.J. Waggoner

Creation Moment 2/19/2025 - Lincoln vs. Darwin

For this they willingly are ignorant ... 2 Peter 3:5

"One was a self-made American politico who freed the slaves; the other was a silver-spooned British naturalist who observed finches. So what’s the connection?

Newsweek in “Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin?”
Malcolm Jones takes a look at two of the nineteenth century’s most remembered and, in many circles, respected figures: Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.

Why the comparison between these two men? Obscure as the connection may seem at first, Lincoln and Darwin were both born on February 12, 1809.
Jones writes, is that they “each touched off a revolution that changed the world.”

Lincoln’s most significant accomplishment, Jones explains, was defining and reasserting the very foundation of America. Centering on the Gettysburg Address, Jones writes, “People in the North were wondering aloud just what it was they were fighting for. Was it to preserve the Union, or was it to abolish slavery? Lincoln was keenly aware that he needed to clarify the issue. The Northern victory at Gettysburg in early July gave him the occasion he was seeking.”
In that short speech at Gettysburg, Lincoln reminded his audience of the democratic origin of the United States in an unvarnished, color-blind statement—“Our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” This Biblically based creed, that those of all “colors” are equal in God’s sight and should be treated equally by the law, became the basis for the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the US Constitution, which together uphold the rights of all US citizens regardless of skin shade.

Compared to that legacy, it seems almost foolish at first to even try to compare Darwin’s influence. Academia and the educational system are obviously the prime domains of Darwin’s work, and in these areas, Darwin’s influence is strong.
Darwinian thought has been far more insidious, as it reshapes basic values and beliefs. Darwinism has stretched its tentacles outside the academic realm on more than one nasty occasion, but the nastiest is almost undoubtedly the Darwinism–Nazi connection. In a similar macabre connection, examine what serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer’s words say about the influence of Darwin:

"If a person doesn’t think there is a God to be accountable to, then—then what’s the point of trying to modify your behavior to keep it within acceptable ranges? That’s how I thought anyway. I always believed the theory of evolution as truth, that we all just came from the slime."

In the church, Darwinian theory has contributed greatly to demeaning the Word of God, justifying willful ignorance of Scripture, and fueling a steady exodus of Christians into the clutches of humanism and atheism." AIG

Come out of her "MY PEOPLE" -- from that Cloudy & Dark Day

The Calling God's Sheep Out Of Babylon

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, 

--Come out of her,--

--My people,--

that ye be not partakers of her sins, 

and that ye receive not of her plagues.

Revelation 18:4

For thus saith the Lord GOD; 

Behold, I, even I, 

will both search My sheep, 

and seek them out.

As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; 

so will I seek out My sheep, 

and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

--And I will bring them out from the people, 

--and gather them from the countries, 

--and will bring them to their own land......
Ezekiel 34;11-13

Your Wealth

"Now, 

Q: if God uses the faculty of some to accumulate means for distribution to others, would it not be foolish for him to dry up the channels, and let the talents of his servants lie idle at the expense of others? 

It is not sin to make money, but it is sin to put our trust in it, and to accumulate for our own personal comfort and aggrandizement, instead of casting our bread upon the waters, that we may find it after many days. "But," says one, "I must lay up something for my children." 

It is far better, brethren, to teach them to make a living for themselves, and not to rely upon the money you may leave to them. It is better that your child should have less money from you, and be taught to make a man of himself, than inherit a competence, which, perhaps, would make a fool of him. 

"Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool

walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all. Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity. . . . Yes, I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun, because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me, and who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun." Eccl. 2:13-19. 

To leave a child a competence really causes him to slight the faculties with which God endowed him, and which God intends shall be used to His honor and glory. 

Q: Is it not, then, better for a man to distribute personally the surplus means which God permits him to acquire, in a manner that will be pleasing and acceptable to the Lord, than to leave it to another who may in time become a fool and dissipate it? 

And even if the recipient does keep the amount intact, the almost universal rule is that wealth never goes beyond the fourth generation. Q: Is it not the wisest course, then, to teach the children to become independent of all such chances? 

Such a course would leave one free to use the surplus means as God calls for it, and all danger of misapplication after death, by chicanery of lawyers or heirs, would be avoided. 

The Bible teaches the necessity of distribution while living, not the leaving to others to do this after our death." 

A.T. Jones

Creation Moment 2/18/2025 - 1.2 million mph

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God... Hebrews 11:3

"The candidate planetary system, detected with the microlensing

method, is thought to move at least 1.2 million mph.
In MOA-2011-BLG-262, microlensing signals revealed a pair of celestial bodies.
The astronomers determined their relative masses (one is about 2,300 times heavier than the other), but their exact masses depend on how far away they are from Earth. Its true speed may even be high enough to exceed the Galaxy’s escape velocity of 600 km per second 1.3 million mph." 

SciNews

Observance of the Forms commanded by God

"We believe that baptism is necessary, for the Lord has commanded it. 

*We would not dare tell any individual that he could be saved without it; 

*indeed, we should tell him that he could not, if, knowing the

commands and having the opportunity, he should refuse. 

But while it becomes us to be baptized, thus to fulfill all righteousness, we remember that: 

• With the heart man believes unto righteousness (Romans 10:10); 

• There can be no righteousness without belief; and 

• Only “he that believes and is baptized, shall be saved.” Mark 16:16. 

We do not decry the observance of forms, if those forms have been commanded. 

There is no element of superstition in humble obedience to a divine command, no matter how trivial the required act may seem." 

E.J. Waggoner

IN the NEWS - Earth's Lava Lamp? Reserved?

"Two enormous continent-sized "islands" found buried deep inside the Earth's mantle are challenging our ideas about our planet's inner workings.
These unexpected regions of the Earth's innards appear to be hotter and older than other structures nearby that are known to be sunken tectonic plates.

This indicates that the Earth's mantle might not work the way we think ....
These ancient buried "super-continents"—known to scientists as large low-seismic-velocity provinces (LLSVPs)—were found lurking below Africa and the Pacific Ocean, entombed some 1,200 miles below the surface of the Earth.
They were discovered after geophysicists analyzed the waves of earthquakes traveling through these regions of the Earth. As ultrasound can reveal structures deep within our bodies, so can measuring subtle changes to the speed and direction of seismic waves reveals what lies deep beneath our feet.
However, the hot temperature of the LLSVPs cannot fully explain the properties of the seismic waves they were hearing emanating from these regions deep within the Earth.
The researchers suggest that the buried supercontinent regions must also be made of much larger mineral grains than the buried subducted crust, which would explain the difference in the waves they observed.
Subducting tectonic plates that end up in the slab graveyard consist of small grains because they recrystallize on their journey deep into the Earth. A small grain size means a larger number of grains and therefore also a larger number of boundaries between the grains.
he Earth's mantle is the engine that drives all these phenomena. 

Take, for example, mantle plumes, which are large bubbles of hot material that rise from the Earth's deep interior as in a lava lamp. When these plumes reach the surface, they result in volcanoes forming, spewing forth lava.

Q: Is this reserved for the Time of Trouble on earth? And saying, Where is the promise of His coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, 

by the same word are kept in store, 

reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

2 Peters 3:4-7

Creation Moment 2/17/2025 - Genetic Science and Acts 17:26

"In the year 2000, the Human Genome Project announced to the world,

after mapping the entire sequence of the human genome, “There is only one race, the human race.” Observational science confirms the Bible’s account of one race!" 

AIG
And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place.” 

Acts 17:26

IN the NEWS - AI used as Excuse for Sunday Sacredness

And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. Daniel 7:20

"With 3.3 million followers, Aleteia is “one of the world’s leading Catholic online news sites” and is published in five different languages. In an article titled “Keeping the Sabbath in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” published on February 8, 2025, Aleteia asserted that Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ exhortation about the “Sabbath” will help in reclaiming our humanity and combating the threats posed by AI.

Aleteia published the following about AI and the Sabbath:
• “While AI can free up more of our time, it also tempts us to fill that time with more work. Sabbath rest offers a lens through which to examine this tension.”

• “The Sabbath is not just a break from labor; it’s a sacred pause that acknowledges our limitations and reorients us toward what truly matters: relationships, contemplation, and gratitude.”
• “AI, by contrast, operates without limits. It doesn’t tire, doesn’t need breaks, and can process data endlessly … But unlike AI, we are not limitless. We are bodies—fragile, finite, and gloriously dependent on rhythms of rest and renewal.”
• “In this context, the Sabbath becomes not just a religious observance but, we could say, even an act of resistance—a bold declaration that our value is not defined by productivity. Pope Francis, in Laudato Si’, speaks of the need to recover time to contemplate, to recognize, and to give thanks.”
• “Perhaps it’s for prayer. For play. For rest that nourishes both body and soul.”
• “In the end, keeping the Sabbath in the age of AI isn’t just about setting boundaries with technology. It’s about reclaiming our humanity—one heartbeat, one breath, one sacred pause at a time.”

There you have it—the way to avoid the threat that AI poses to humanity is to embrace the Sabbath rest found in Laudato Si’. In recent years, religious leaders of various denominations, including Roman Catholics, have increasingly expressed the importance of setting aside a “Sabbath” as a day for both physical rest and spiritual renewal.

In Laudato Si’, when Pope Francis speaks of a day of rest, he clearly refers to Sunday:

“On Sunday, our participation in the Eucharist has special importance. Sunday, like the Jewish Sabbath, is meant to be a day which heals our relationships with God, with ourselves, with others and with the world. Sunday is the day of the Resurrection, the “first day” of the new creation, whose first fruits are the Lord’s risen humanity, the pledge of the final transfiguration of all created reality.” (Laudato Si’ #237).

Rome has clearly emphasized the importance of Sunday in developing a closer relationship with God and community, and Protestant and Orthodox leaders have echoed similar sentiments. Together they urge governments and companies to respect the so-called sanctity of Sunday. 

This push aligns with what God’s prophetic word predicts will happen when churches come together to make Sunday the universal day of rest during the mark of the beast crisis." 

AdventMessenger

Papal Notes - Mohammedans to Bend The Knee Soon?

"Muslim Network TV reported on February 12, 2025, that leaders of the religion of Islam were inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Fratelli Tutti and approached the Pope, urging him to meet with them to strengthen their relationship.
Muslim Network TV reported the following:
• “Chems-Eddine Hafiz, the rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, has extended a proposal to Pope Francis for an interfaith meeting

between Christians and Muslims in Paris later this year, aimed at promoting dialogue and unity.” 
• “The suggestion was made during an audience at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican, where Hafiz met with the Pope alongside a delegation from the European Coordination Council AMMALE—Alliance of Mosques, Associations, and Muslim Leaders.” 
• “Drawing inspiration from Pope Francis’ encyclical Fratelli Tutti, which advocates for fraternity and justice, Hafiz’s proposal seeks to strengthen the relationship between the two religious communities through meaningful conversation.” 
• “During their discussion, Hafiz presented a message emphasizing the need for Christians and Muslims in Europe to unite in fraternity, sharing a vision for an international interreligious gathering in Paris in 2025.” 
• “In his letter to Pope Francis, Hafiz reflected on the centuries of shared history between Christianity and Islam, emphasizing that despite differences, both communities are united by a divine origin.”
• “Hafiz praised Pope Francis’s efforts in combating prejudice, noting his commitment to promoting interfaith unity through ongoing dialogue with Muslim leaders.”
• “The proposed gathering in Paris shall be a significant step towards furthering interreligious understanding and collaboration between the two faiths in Europe.”

During the Catholic Crusades (1095-1492), Rome was unable to conquer the Mohammedans. Yet according to Bible prophecy, even this power must be brought into subjugation. For we read:
“And all the world wondered after the beast.” Revelation 13:3.

Here we see Muslim religious leaders coming together to pay respect to Pope Francis as a viable, legitimate, unifying authority. 

Under the reign of the Antichrist, 

all powers must be brought to the knee of Rome." 

AdventMessenger

IN the NEWS - Rick Warren Tries to be Popular with the World

Rick Warren tries to popular with the world.
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: 

for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Romans 8:7

"Rick Warren “I want to bully the Southern Baptist Convention into

ordaining women because I like women pastors” Warren posted this nonsense on X: He later deleted the post, which might be the wisest thing he could ever do.
How asinine could he get? 

--Jesus’ position on the middle cross was not God’s political statement. 

--The men on either side of Him were not on the left or right because they were thieves. 

--Let’s also not forget that one of the two thieves asked Jesus for forgiveness." 

PJMedia

Spurious Books found in 1873

That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before ---by the holy prophets, 

--and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Savior: 

2 Peter 3:2

"In 1873 Philotheos Bryennios, at that time head master of the higher Greek school at Constantinople, but now metropolitan at Nicomedia, discovered a collection of manuscripts in the library of the

“Jerusalem Monastery of the Most Holy Sepulcher” at Constantinople. 

The collection was bound in one volume, and was all written by the same hand. 

It bore the significant signature, “Leon, notary and sinner,” and the Greek date 6564, which equals 1056 AD. 

The manuscripts that formed the remainder of the collection, are the following: “Synopsis of the Old and New Testaments,” by St. Chrysostom; “The Epistle of Barnabas;” “The Two Epistles of Clement to the Corinthians;” “The Epistle of Mary of Cassoboli to Ignatius;” “Twelve Epistles of Ignatius.”

Q: The question which would naturally arise is, “Why should we take this document as an exponent of the belief and teaching of the apostles, rather than the genuine writings of the apostles?” 

A: The only possible answer is, “We should not.”

There is no more thorough student, and none better acquainted with Patristic literature, than Professor Harnack, of Berlin.
Says Harnack: "One investigator puts the newly discovered writing before the Pauline letters, or even before the Council of the Apostles (Sabatier); the second, in the name of Paul; the third, soon after the destruction of Jerusalem (Bestinann); the fourth, in the last decades of the first century (an idea that finds very much favor); the fifth, in

the days of Trajan (also a favorite idea); the sixth, in the days of Bar-cochba; the seventh, in the time of Antonines; the eighth, about the time of Commodus; the ninth, in the third tury; the tenth, in the fourth century; and there are some who favor the fifth or a later century. So much in reference to the time of composition. In other points matters stand no better. 

On the history of its transmission, one says that it is the book known to the Fathers from the days of Clement; others deny this; a third party seeks a middle path.
In regard to the character of the book, some claim that it is well arranged, others that it is poorly arranged; some that in parts it is well arranged, and in parts poorly arranged; some that the skill of the author must be admired; others that the author has no idea of the literary arts.
In regard to the standpoint of the author, some claim that it is primitive apostolic from the view of the Jewish-Christians; others that it is a post-apostolic and Jewish-Christian; others, anti-Pauline; others, that it is strongly influenced by Paul; others, that it is Saddusaic; others, vulgar, heathenish; others, dangerously Ebionitic; others, Marcionitic; others, Montanistic; others, Theodotian; others, quite moralizing; others, encratistic; others, thoroughly Byzantine. Then some regard it as setting forth the Apostolic, the Presbyterian, the Episcopal, or no system of church government."

We see no reason for regarding it any more highly than the matter ascribed to Barnabas, Hermas, and Clement, or the “trash” attributed to Ignatius." 

E.J. Waggoner

Creation Moment 2/16/2025 - 3 Linguistic Signs of Creation

"And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. Genesis 1:3,4. 

God spoke the light into existence, 

He saw the light, 

and obtained information from the light, that it was good. 

God speaking the light into existence is a “motoric ”sign.

God seeing the light is a “sensory” sign. 

Seeing the light looking good is a “linguistic” sign. 

These three types of signs together form the material world of

ordinary existence, and they must remain consistent, just as they do in mathematics. 

Oller states that “the miracle of communication is so common that we almost always take it for granted.” 

In Genesis 1, God is communicating to us the nature of our origin and giving us an insight into the process. 

This orderly process is explained in mathematical terms, either directly or indirectly by association of what was created."

Derek Marshall

Peculiar?

"Another quite common objection that people urge against keeping the Sabbath is that it is peculiar, and that very few people observe it. 

There are two classes of people who make use of this argument. 

The first class attempts to make capital out of it against the Sabbath, and argue that since the Sabbath is observed by so very few people, it cannot be right, assuming that the majority must be right. 

The second class believe that the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord, but have not the courage to live out their convictions of duty. They say, "If everybody else would keep the Sabbath, I would be glad to do so too."

We shall find, if we study carefully, that the Bible says much in favor of peculiar people. The Jews were brought out from Egyptian bondage that they might serve the Lord, and be a peculiar people. Paul says in Titus 2:14 that Christ "gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." 

The apostle here speaks especially to those who are "looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ." It seems, then, that the people of God need not hope to become popular in these days any more than in the past. Christ was very unpopular: "He came unto His own, and His 12 own received Him not." John 1:11.
Q: Who is not willing to suffer with Christ?
Q: When He endured so much for us, can we not endure a little for Him?" 

E.J. Waggoner

On the Streets of Babylon: "Resident Witch" seen on the Streets

Babylon is fallen, is fallen,..

Come out of her, My people,
Revelation 14:8/18:4

There seems to be a "Resident Witch" spotted on the Streets of Babylon....

"The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), which might be the most left-leaning denomination. Add that this story comes from San Francisco, and you’ve got the craziest church story you’ll read all week.

ELCA congregation in the Sierra Pacific Synod has witches on staff and practices pagan rituals:
"Founded initially as Ebenezer Lutheran Church by Swedish immigrants in 1884, the church served the community for many years until Rev. Stacy Boorn took over. Ordained in 1987, Boorn describes herself as a “Pastor & Priestess of Ritual” and claims that her “malestream theological education opened the door for her to build a Goddess-inclusive congregation and ministry.”
Inhabited by several legions of demons, she’s remade the church into her image, painting it purple in 2010 and giving it its new moniker to “honor the Goddess and Divine Feminine,” be in “solidarity with women and all persons who are oppressed and denied equal rights,” and to “advocate for marriage rights for all people.”
The church now goes by herchurch and includes a litany of evil, un-Christian practices like invocations, chants, and healing circles, along with some dumb left-wing events like BIPOC content creation and drum circles. The staff is nearly all female with one exception.
But the real kicker is Christine Konkol, the church’s “Resident Witch.” No, seriously. Her bio states:
"As Priestess Witch for herchurch, Christine offers magical gifts to

share and enhance the support and development of herchurch. The monthly astrological reading provides guidance from the stars and is a favorite among many. Together we honor the natural cycles of the year, the Solstices and Equinoxes, and thank the Earth for her bounty. Small group gatherings provide inspiration and direct our attention to instinct and intuition helping us to discover ways to connect to the divinity of nature and thereby the Divine." 

PJMedia

Creation Moment 2/15/2025 -West vs. Collins

Thus saith God the LORD, He that created the heavens, and stretched them out; He that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; He that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: Isaiah 42:5

"Dr. John West reads an excerpt from his new book Stockholm Syndrome Christianity: Why Christian Leaders Are Failing And What We Can Do About It. 

As Exhibit A of an influential evangelical Christian that has been captivated by scientific materialism, West unpacks the work and troubled legacy of Dr. Francis Collins. 

--During his tenure as director of the National Institutes of Health,

Collins has led a years-long crusade to de-legitimize fellow Christian scientists, scholars, and laypeople who are skeptical of Darwinian evolution. 

--This effort to reduce the range of voices allowed to pursue truth in science has confused many people and retarded scientific progress at precisely the time America should be taking the lead in scientific research and discovery.

As West points out in his reading, science is a wonderful human enterprise, but scientists can be just as blinded by their prejudices as anyone else. 

Collins has gone so far as to label his fellow Christians in science who were skeptical of neo-Darwinism as “anti-scientific” and a “threat to America’s future”. 

But as West explains, it’s actually Collins and others with similar views who prevent science from moving forward: “Far from being anti-science, dissenting views in the scientific community help science thrive by counteracting group think and sparking debates that can lead to fresh discoveries.” 

West takes it a step further, explaining that the refining that occurs between dissent and consensus is the heart of the scientific enterprise. “It’s not too much to say that today’s dissenting opinion in science may well turn into tomorrow’s scientific consensus.” EN&V

The Human Body in Light of Scripture

"Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in

three days I will raise it up. . . He spake of the temple of His body." John 2:19, 21. 

"Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost?" 

1 Corinthians 6:19. 

"If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are." 

1 Corinthians 3:17." 

Stephen Haskell

Creation Moment 2/14/2025 - God’s handiwork all around us

And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist. Colossians 1:17

"God’s handiwork is all around us. 

Consider the complex chemical reactions taking place in a single
plant leaf, converting sunlight into usable energy in a process we don’t fully understand and can’t even begin to replicate." 

AIG

His right hand

I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness. 

Isaiah 41:10

"Fear of falling is wholesome. 

To be venturesome is no sign of wisdom. 

God's right hand is a grand thing to lean upon. 

Mind, it is not only His hand, though it keepeth heaven and earth in their places, but His right hand: His power united with skill, His power where it is most dexterous. 

Nay, this is not all; it is written, "I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness." 

That hand which He uses to maintain His holiness and to execute His royal sentences—this shall be stretched out to hold up His trusting ones. 

---The man whom God upholds, devils cannot throw down.
Weak may be our feet, but almighty is God's right hand. 

We may boldly go forward. 

We shall not fall. 

Let us lean continually where all things lean." 

Charles Spurgeon

Creation Moment 2/13/2025 - Mollusca

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life..... Genesis 1:20

"Mollusks consist of a wide range of invertebrates that include the intelligent octopus, pulmonated snails (gastropods), and bivalves (clams). They appear suddenly in the early Cambrian about 514

million years ago according to evolution theory. 

In 2020, evolutionists said there is “no good record of molluscs before they had shells, and there can be some doubt that certain early fossil shells are really remains of molluscs.”

Five years later, evolutionists writing in Nature said, “Mollusca is the second most species-rich animal phylum, but the pathways of early molluscan evolution have long been controversial.”

Indeed, the story of mollusk evolution has been rewritten again in light of the discovery of spiky fossils called Punk ferox and Emo vorticaudum. 

They belong to the molluscan group Aculifera (e.g., chitons). Evolutionists have long seen this group of mollusks as primitive and rudimentary. But science writer Sanjana Gajbhiye stated, “this discovery paints a different picture, revealing their complexity and evolutionary ingenuity.” Additionally, Sutton et al. reported in Nature that the two species had a mode of locomotion that was “novel” and “unusual.”

The intricacy of these creatures is no surprise to creationists, who expect these “primitive” aculiferan species to be very complex. But notice that credit is given not to the Creator but to evolution for being clever, resourceful, and imaginative. Is there anything this mindless, random process can’t do?

The “early” mollusks (aculiferans) were sophisticated, show no evidence of evolution, and were well-preserved in sediments, which is contrary to evolution and consistent with the creation model." 

ICR

Symbolic

It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered.... 

Hebrews 9:9

"At the present day the person who comes to the study of the New Testament through the interpreting lights of the types and symbols of the Levitical services, finds a depth and richness in the study that are found in no other way. 

It is impossible to have exalted views of Christ's atoning work if the New Testament is studied without a previous knowledge of the deep, bloodstained foundations in the Old Testament gospels of Moses and the prophets. 

In every sacrifice, Christ's death was shown. 

In every cloud of incense His righteousness ascended. 

By every jubilee trumpet His name was sounded. 

In the awful mystery of the holy of holies His glory dwelt." 

Stephen Haskell

Creation Moment 2/12/2025 - That "Explosion"

In the beginning God created.....Genesis 1:1

"Speaking of evolutionary “radiations”, no example is more astonishing than the Cambrian explosion. According to Darwinians, some 20 animal phyla appeared suddenly in a geological instant. But even if one believes in Deep Time, adding millions of years does not help. The key issue is the origin of biological information. That main point is routinely dodged by evolutionary paleontologists.

Concerning the well-known and persistent problem of the Cambrian explosion, Stephen Meyer stated the issue as clearly and succinctly

as possible in his best-selling book Darwin’s Doubt: “the origin of new biological information” (p. ix).....evolutionary biologists cannot claim ignorance of it. Yet to the present day, they dodge it.

Last November, Philip C. J. Donoghue of the University of Bristol with three colleagues struggled to calibrate the Ediacaran and Cambrian fossil record to the “molecular clock” hypothesis.

"Integrating across uncertainties including phylogenetic relationships, clock model, and calibration strategy, we estimate Metazoa to have originated in the early Ediacaran, Eumetazoa in the middle Ediacaran, and Bilateria in the upper Ediacaran, with many crown-phyla originating across the Ediacaran-Cambrian interval or elsewise fully within the Cambrian. These results are in much closer accord with the fossil record, coinciding with marine oxygenation, but they reject a literal reading of the fossil record."

By that, they mean that if you calibrate the molecular clock to certain fossils, they do not fit most of the other fossils." 

EN&V

The 3 Temples of God

"There are three temples brought to view in the Bible,-the heavenly temple, the dwelling-place of the Most High, where Christ intercedes in our behalf; (We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord

pitched, and not man. Hebrews 8:1,2) the temple of the human body, where God's Spirit rules and reigns; (What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 1 Corinthians 6:19) and the earthly temple, with its typical services, designed to teach mankind how to receive divine help from the great storehouse above. The earthly sanctuary with its types and symbols is like the powerful lenses of the telescope, which make it possible to view heavenly bodies that otherwise would be invisible. (Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount. Hebrews 8:5)" 

Stephen Haskell