Puritan Corner - The Spirit & Word

"The Spirit never loosens where the Word binds; the Spirit never

justifies where the Word condemns; the Spirit never approves where the Word disapproves; the Spirit never blesses where the Word curses."
by Jonathon Edwards (1703-1758)
But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: Daniel 10:21

Papal Notes - WMO bends the knee

For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. 

Revelation 18:3

"Vatican News recently published the following:
• “Pope Francis met on Friday with Celeste Saolo, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the UN agency responsible for the coordination of meteorological,

hydrological and related activities. During the conversation they discussed their common concerns on climate change and agreed on the urgency for climate action.”
• “Speaking to Vatican News after the audience, Ms. Saulo said the UN agency is looking forward to a closer collaboration with the Holy See and other religions on this crucial issue, one which represents a major challenge for our planet and humanity.”
• “Religions’ contribution to climate action: According to Ms. Saulo, religions can give an important contribution to climate action and to building hope: ‘Action should be informed by science, but moved by faith,’ she said. She expressed her hope for a closer collaboration in the future with the Holy See: ‘We have a common agenda and can work together to protect people’s lives and livelihoods,’ she said.”

Yes, the Vatican is positioning itself to be in the leading role when it comes to influencing the nations when it comes to adopting environmentally conscious policies and laws. This is the very essence of Laudato Si’. 

In an attempt to change the world, the Pope calls on everyone to accept climate action as the new moral and social imperative.

There is a powerful force at work, dictating, imposing, and

attempting to create global climate measures for all governments. Bible prophecy describes a force that is influencing politicians, the commercial sector, social organizations, religious groups, and ordinary individuals on a grass-roots level. 

Q: Who is this power? 

A: Rome. 

Only the Vatican, through Pope Francis, is calling for the establishment of a global government with the power to enforce “sanctions” on countries in order to carry out climate change legislation.

Notice the following statements from his encyclical on climate change, Laudato Si:
• “Given this situation, it is essential to devise stronger and more efficiently organized international institutions, with functionaries who are appointed fairly by agreement among national governments, and empowered to impose sanctions” (Laudato Si’ #175).
• “To manage the global economy; to revive economies hit by the crisis; to avoid any deterioration of the present crisis and the greater imbalances that would result; to bring about integral and timely disarmament, food security and peace; to guarantee the protection of the environment and to regulate migration: for all this, there is urgent need of a true world political authority.” (Laudato Si’ #175).

The Pope is calling for a global political body with the authority to

enact global legislation in order to reverse the harmful effects of climate change. This global authority will not stop with just environmentalism.
It encourages all religious faiths and churches, including Protestantism, to join Rome and work together to solve the world’s problems. It advocates for a global political structure with the teeth to impose sanctions. It also mentions Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, three times, calling this day the true day of rest in Laudato Si’ #237." AdventMessenger

Creation Moment 11/30/2024 - The Brains Dividing Line Between Order & Chaos

Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! 

Psalm 139:14

"By walking a tightrope between order and chaos, researchers could one day make computer chips work more like the human brain.
Researchers created conditions at the "edge of chaos," a transition point between order and disorder that allows for rapid information transmission, in an electronic device.

It allowed the scientists to amplify a signal transmitted across a wire without using a separate amplifier — overcoming any signal loss due to electrical resistance.
But many researchers have theorized that the human brain operates on a similar principle.
----Each neuron has an axon, a cable-like appendage that transmits electrical signals to nearby neurons. 

---Those electrical signals help your brain perceive your surroundings and control your body.
Axons range from 0.04 inches (1 millimeter) to more than 3 feet (1 meter) in length. Transmitting an electrical signal across a wire of the same length leads to signal loss, caused by the resistance of the wire. Computer chip designers get around that issue by inserting amplifiers between shorter wires to boost the signal.
But axons don’t need separate amplifiers — they’re self-amplifying and can transmit electrical signals without much signal loss. Some researchers think that they exist at the edge of chaos, which allows them to amplify small fluctuations in electrical signals without letting those signals grow out of control." LiveScience

Pneuma of Christ and Stephen

"When Stephen was martyred he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Acts 7:59. 

Christ on the cross said, “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit!” Luke 23:46.

The word here translated "spirit" is the Greek word pneuma (as with

virtually every other instance of “spirit” in the New Testament). The primary meaning of pneuma is “wind” or “air.” 

Because life is associated so inextricably with the air we breathe—we cannot live long without air—pneuma also means “life.”

There is nothing in the word pneuma that suggests a disembodied consciousness, or the notion that a man can continue to be conscious and think after his body dies. 

A plain reading is that Stephen and Jesus asked God to receive back the breath that gives life." 

F.D. Nichol

Creation Moment 11/29/2024 - Psalm 104

CLICK on Link to Listen to Psalm 104

https://www.youtube.com/embed/J7AI9Izz9ps?si=oKZLqHozPQqpeYkJ

"Psalm 104—along with Job 38 and Psalms 8 and 29—produces a magnificent poetic and musical commentary on the creation. 

Even the structure of the psalm draws praise in that it is modeled quite closely on the day–by–day creation events recorded in Genesis 1.
It’s clear that the psalmist used the various stages of creation as his

starting points for praise. Yet, as he developed each creation-day theme, there is a constant anticipation for more, especially for the later days of the creation. While the psalmist closely followed the day-by-day creation events recorded in Genesis 1, he allowed himself some poetic license.

It is fitting that God’s people are summoned to offer praise to Him with every aspect of their being (v. 1). After all, concerning Him alone can it be said that the world is His regal attire. 

He robes Himself with it as a showcase of His splendor. 

Moreover, God used “light” (v. 2) as if it were a “garment” to cover Himself. The power of God is further seen in His ability to stretch out the starry skies like a tent curtain.

The Lord also created and sustains His celestial abode, which verse 3 refers to as His “upper chambers.” The “waters” are another way of pointing to lofty rain clouds. 

The picture is one of the Lord laying out the “beams” of His heavenly palace in the sky. So awesome is the Creator, that He makes the “clouds His chariot,” and He rides along the “wings of the wind.”

In verse 4, we catch a further glimpse of God’s supreme power. The “winds” of a swirling storm are the Lord’s “messengers” (or “angels”) carrying out His purposes. Similarly, “flames of fire” produced by thunder are God’s ministers to attend to His every bidding.

Psalm 104:6 reveals that at one time the watery “deep” covered the land like a “garment.” According to Genesis 1, it was on the second day of creation that God made the sky by separating surface water from clouds. Also, it was at this time that the “waters” (Ps. 104:6) of the planet reached above the “mountains.”

Furthermore, it wasn’t until the third day of creation that God separated dry ground and surface water, making land and seas. Then, the surface “waters” (v. 7) retreated at the sound of the Lord’s “rebuke.” 

Moreover, when His thunderous voice boomed, the oceans “took to flight.” This was also when God caused the “mountains” (v. 8) to rise up and the “valleys” to go “down” to the “place” He decreed.

Later in the Genesis account, we find a description of the Flood, an incident in which the Lord allowed the earth’s surface waters to inundate the planet. Then, at the appointed time, God caused the waters to recede gradually. The Lord also pledged never again to allow the “waters . . . [to] become a flood to destroy all life” (9:15).

As Psalm 104:9 relates, God has “set a boundary” for the surface waters that cannot be crossed. In turn, this prevents them from ever again covering the entire planet. The Lord not only protects every aspect of His creation, but also watches over, provides for, and sustains it. 

The Creator tends the earth as if it were a gigantic, complex garden. 

.....verse 10 reveals that God causes the streams, which originate

from the “springs,” to gush forth into the surrounding valleys. The cascading water, in turn, flows between the hills. This provides life-giving “water” (v. 11) for all the animals of the “field.”

As noted earlier, the Creation account of Genesis 1 forms the theological backdrop for Psalm 104. 

During the first three days of God’s creative activity, He brought order out of the original formlessness specified in Genesis 1:2. 

He created light where there had been only darkness and filled what had been empty with the first signs of life. 

During the final three days of His creative activity, the Lord established and filled the earth with all forms of life, including fish in the sea, birds in the air, and animals on the dry ground." 

Bible.org

A Psalm for Thanksgiving

I will praise the name of God with a song; 

I will magnify Him with thanksgiving. 

Psalm 69:30

That first THANKSGIVING... in their own words

And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer... Nehemiah 11:17

"Studying all extant eyewitness accounts of the first Thanksgiving is not difficult. It requires reading just 152 words, written in late 1621 by Plymouth colony statesman Edward Winslow:

"Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after have a special manner rejoice together after we had gathered the fruit of our labors; they four in one day killed as much fowl, as with a little help beside, served the company almost a week, at which time amongst other recreations, we exercised our arms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and among the rest their greatest King Massasoit, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five deer, which they brought to the plantation and bestowed on our governor, and upon the captain, and others. And although it be not always so plentiful as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want that we often wish you partakers of our plenty."

The celebration bore marked differences from some traditional portrayals. 

The 90 Wamponoags present were nearly double the 50 Englishmen still alive after their first grueling winter in Plymouth, down from 102 who arrived on the Mayflower. 

It probably took place outdoors, in September or October rather than November. 

They ate more venison and seafood than turkey, berries rather than pumpkin pies." 

CT

IN the NEWS - MSN.com Pushes Sunday Sacredness

"On November 24, 2024, MSN.com, the software, news service, and technology company, published through its web portal an article that openly advocated for Sunday as the day for Christians to attend

church and for the community to rest and recover. The article made many claims, including the illusion that Sunday sacredness has its origin in the word of God. The many statements made by MSN are not only categorically false but are part of a deliberate campaign to deceive the public and pave the way for the acceptance of the counterfeit Sabbath during the mark of the beast crisis.

MSN published the following assertions, which are full of errors:
• “Across the world, Sunday holds a special place in the hearts of Christians as a day dedicated to worship, reflection, and community. For centuries, it has been observed as a holy day, with millions attending church services to honor their faith and renew their spiritual connection.”
• “The tradition of Sunday worship finds its origins in the Bible and early Christian practices. According to the New Testament, Jesus Christ rose from the dead on a Sunday, an event celebrated as the Resurrection. This made Sunday, often referred to as the “Lord’s Day,” a sacred occasion for Christians to gather and commemorate the foundation of their faith.”
• “Sunday worship is an opportunity for Christians to pause from their busy lives and dedicate time to God. Attending church services allows believers to engage in communal prayer, sing hymns, and hear sermons that inspire and guide them in their spiritual journey.”
• “The Eucharist or Holy Communion, central to many Christian traditions, is often celebrated during Sunday services, serving as a reminder of Christ’s sacrifice and love.”

• “Sunday is not just about religious rituals; it also emphasizes rest and rejuvenation. Modeled on God’s rest after the creation of the world, as described in Genesis, the day encourages Christians to reflect, spend time with loved ones, and prepare for the week ahead.”
• “Church services on Sunday foster a sense of community among believers. It is a time to connect with fellow worshippers, support one another, and engage in acts of charity and outreach. For many, Sunday church is a cornerstone of their spiritual and social lives.”
• “Despite the changing dynamics of modern life, Sunday continues to be a sacred day for Christians worldwide. It is a time to draw closer to God, nurture faith, and reaffirm the hope that lies at the heart of Christianity.”
While MSN may present their message under the guise of moral or social concern, their Sunday rhetoric aligns closely with a broader agenda to normalize practices that undermine biblical principles and that will one day erode religious freedoms during the final crisis. The insistence on promoting Sunday as a “holy day” is an attempt to push society toward a counterfeit version of worship and devotion. This kind of manipulation is exactly what Scripture warns against.

Even though many Christian denominations observe Sunday as the Sabbath, there is no Biblical evidence to support the idea that Sunday replaced the Saturday Sabbath. In fact, the Bible consistently points to Saturday—the seventh day of the week—as the Sabbath, and there is no scripture that indicates a change to Sunday as the day of rest or worship.
“And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it He had rested from all His work which God created and made.” Genesis 2:2-3.
This passage clearly identifies the seventh day as the day of rest, which is later referred to as the Sabbath. " 

AdventMessenger

Creation Moment 11/28/2024 - Dawkins said it.....

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

"Richard Dawkins finds the idea of a cosmic designer to be a “scientific hypothesis” albeit, Dawkins thinks, a mistaken one.
Recently Dr. Dawkins had a moving dialogue with former New

Atheist Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who is also a former Muslim. She has announced her conversion to Christianity for what she describes as “very subjective” reasons.
Dawkins answers kindly that belief in a creator or designer is more than a mere subjective response: “You appear to be a theist,” he tells her. “You appear to believe in some kind of higher power. Now, I think that the hypothesis of theism is the most exciting scientific hypothesis you could possibly hold.”
This is a remarkable response, granting the premise of arguments for intelligent design.....The premise is that in discussions of ID, there really is a scientific question to consider." 

EN&V

Gracious Words of God to mankind

"And in view of this native trait of man in possession of the carnal mind, God appeals to him, in these gracious words:

Micah 6:8 He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you; but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to humble yourself to walk with God.

---The man is so exalted, so above God, that in order to “walk with” God he must be content to humble himself to the lower plane.

Accordingly, the divine exhortation to man from that day, to this is,

Philippians 2:5-8 Let this mind be you, that was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery [“a thing to be seized upon and held fast as a robber his prey”] to be equal with God; But emptied Himself, took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 

And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross."

A.T. Jones

When?

"Q: As the high priest entered the most holy place once every year, for what purpose would Christ enter behind the second veil “once in the end of the world” by the merits of the sacrifice of Himself?

A: It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the

heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. 

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, 

but after this the judgment:

Hebrews 9:23–27 NKJ." 

StepsToLife

Creation Moment 11/27/2024 - The Creator Himself said it

"Some Christians dismiss Genesis creation’s importance. Some claim to be ‘New-Testament Christians’, ignoring the Old Testament. Others, the ‘Red-letter Christians’, treat only the Bible’s red direct quotes of Jesus as authoritative.

One obvious problem here is ‘cutting off the branch they’re sitting

on’. The New Testament cites the Old Testament as God’s word. The NT contains about 250 direct OT quotations. That rises to about 1,000 if it includes indirect quotations and allusions—including about 100 from Genesis 1–11. Furthermore, NT citations of OT passages often include “God said” or direct quotes from God as “Scripture said”. Both affirm the divine inspiration of the OT.

Even the ‘red letters’ are enough to affirm the OT. Jesus said, “Scripture cannot be broken” (John 10:35). When He said that, the only Scripture was the OT.

Note in the ‘red letters’, how Jesus teaches about marriage in Matthew 19:3–6 (cf. Mark 10:5–9). He goes right back to God’s ordination of marriage as one man + one woman in Genesis 1:27 and 2:24. Jesus starts with His common rebuke, showing His high expectations about OT knowledge, “Have you not read …?”. Then He continues, “he who created them from the beginning made them male and female [1:27], and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’” [2:24]. Genesis 2:24 is part of the text, but Jesus explicitly stated the Creator Himself said it." 

CMI

Matthew 3:12 Examined

John the Baptist said:

Whose fan is in His hand, and He will throughly purge His floor,
and gather His wheat into the garner; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. Matthew 3:12
Whose fan - That is, the word of the Gospel.
His floor - That is, His Church, which is now covered with a mixture of wheat and chaff.

Creation Moment 11/26/2024 - No alternative to the CREATOR

For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; 

God Himself
that formed the earth and made it; 

He hath established it, He created it not in vain, 

He formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; 

and there is none else. 

Isaiah 45:18

"Christ, Jesus of Nazareth’s title, is the Creator; and only the Creator can bring peace to the creatures 

He made to enjoy Him forever. 

That is why there can be no alternative to Him." 

CMI

Outer Court of Sanctuary: Baptism of the Earth Twice

In the Outer Court of the Sanctuary (representing JUSTIFICATION -in other words Purification) was the Brazen Laver of Water and the Altar of Burnt Sacrifice.
To Purify the Earth God Baptized it once by water and will again by Fire.....just like in the Outer Court.

I. By Water: Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. . . .

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened......when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. Genesis 6:5, 11–12/1 Peter 3:20

II. By Fire: But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great

noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof;
--because they have transgressed the laws,
--changed the ordinance,
--broken the everlasting covenant.
Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned....
2 Peter 3:10/Jeremiah 4:23/Isaiah 24:5,6

Where is Faith like this Today?

"In the year AD 286, the elite Theban Roman legion of more than 6,600 Egyptian youths was dispatched to Gaul for action. The amazing fact about this legion was that all its members were Christians.

Immediately before the battle, an order was issued 

---that a pagan sacrifice be conducted for the emperor, 

---followed by an oath to kill all the Christians in Gaul. 

*Every member of the Theban legion refused to participate in the sacrifice or take the oath.

Furious at the insubordination, Emperor Maximian ordered that the legion be decimated. This meant every tenth man was put to death. Still the youths maintained their conviction. So, a second decimation was ordered. Still the remaining soldiers held fast to their devotion. Seeing that it was useless to continue his attempts, Maximian commanded that the entire legion be killed.

This historic event displays an awe-inspiring application of putting on the whole armor of God. Doing so means putting on the “Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom. 13:14).

The martyred Theban legion did not fight back but submitted to its fate, much like John the Baptist (Mt. 14:3–10), Stephen (Acts 7:54–60), and many other Christians throughout history." 

Peter Colón

Creation Moment 11/25/2024 - Written as Real History

Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. 1 Corinthians 10:11

ENSAM'PLE, n. L. exemplum. An example; a pattern or model for imitation.
Being ensamples to the flock. 1 Pet.5. KJV Dictionary

"Written as Real History:
God created ex nihilo, not through an evolutionary process (Hebrews 11:3)
God created in six days (Hebrews 4:4, 9–10)

God created the first man from the dust (1 Corinthians 15:45–47)
God created every nation from one man (Acts 17:26)
God created woman from man (1 Corinthians 11:8)
God created Adam first then Eve (1 Timothy 2:13)
Eve was deceived by a serpent (1 Corinthians 11:3)
God made people male and female from the beginning of the creation (Mark 10:6–7)
People die because of Adam’s sin, and because of Adam, sin and death entered into the world (Romans 5:12)
The entire creation was cursed by God (Romans 8:20–22)." 

AIG

While Sweating Blood.....

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. Luke 22:44

“All His life, Christ had been publishing to a fallen world the good news of the Father’s mercy and pardoning love ... But now with the terrible weight of guilt He bears, He cannot see the Father’s

reconciling face. 

---Satan with his fierce temptations wrung the heart of Jesus. 

---The Savior could not see through the portals of the tomb. 

Hope did not present to Him His coming forth from the grave a conqueror, or tell Him of the Father’s acceptance of the sacrifice. 

---He feared that sin was so offensive to God that their separation was to be eternal...” 

E.G.W.

Creation Moment 11/24/2024 - Genesis 1:2 & the Moon

Q: Evidence that Water was once on the Moon?

A: Makes sense if the Planets and Moons were CREATED in the same way..... And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 1:2

"The Moon, often seen as a cold and lifeless neighbor, holds secrets that continue to intrigue scientists and stargazers alike. Its surface, marked by craters and barren plains, gives little hint of the mysteries beneath. But recent discoveries have revealed something extraordinary: a massive heat-emitting feature buried deep within the lunar crust.

This enigmatic finding, hidden beneath the Moon’s far side, defies

expectations. It involves a rare material, typically associated with Earth, and raises fascinating questions about the Moon’s past. 

Q: What could cause such heat on a body long thought to be geologically dormant?

In a groundbreaking revelation, scientists have identified a substantial heat-emitting granite mass beneath the Moon’s surface, specifically near the Compton and Belkovich craters on its far side.
The data revealed a silicon-rich surface feature approximately 20 kilometers wide, believed to be the caldera of an ancient volcano. This area exhibited temperatures about 10°C warmer than its surroundings.

This finding is significant because granite formation typically requires water and plate tectonics—conditions absent on the Moon. The presence of such a large granite deposit suggests that the Moon’s geological history may be more complex than previously understood.

Granite is a coarse-grained igneous rock predominantly composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica. On Earth, its formation is closely linked to the presence of water and the dynamic processes of plate tectonics. These conditions facilitate the melting of the Earth’s crust, leading to the creation of large magma bodies that cool slowly beneath the surface, crystallizing into granite." 

ZeroHedge

Gleanings from Daniel 7

"Daniel 7
21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;

22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
Daniel 7
8 ...before whom three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots,
–and they apply to that one of which he said he had…
20 ...a mouth that spoke very great things, [and] whose look was more stout than his fellows.

The specifications that are given in regard to this power are such that they absolutely fix to the Papacy the application of the prophecy:
1. It is established after the development of the ten kingdoms, and upon the ruin of three of them (verse 24);
2. It speaks great words against the Most High (verse 25);
3. It wears out the saints of the Most High (verse 25);
4. It thinks “to change the times and the law” of the Most High (verse 25);
5. And this dominion and power were to be held for “a time and times, and half a time,”—1260 years,—when the dominion should be taken away (verse 25).

But though the dominion was to be taken away…
Daniel 7
26 ...to consume and to destroy it unto the end,
–it appears that the power of persecution,—of making war upon the saints,—is only checked, or suspended, for a season, because, says the prophet,
21 The same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High." 

A.T. Jones

How do the Skeptics think it would have been done?

"THUS the divine Son of God came into this world - born of a woman. 

The mystery of His glorious incarnation is among the wonders which the angels desire to look into. 1Pet.1:11,12. 

Here the skeptic grows facetious, and the scoffer waxes merry over his innuendos concerning the miraculous conception and birth of the Son of Man. 

Could such overcome the vacuity of their minds long enough to bestow a serious and sensible thought upon the subject, they might be asked, on the hypothesis that a plan of redemption was to be devised, how they would propose to accomplish that purpose. Given this condition to be met, that a divine being is to come into this world on the plane of humanity, taking upon Himself the nature of man, 

Q: how would they have this change effected? 

Q: Could there be a member of the human family not born of a woman? 

Q: Could a divine being become a man among men without being born into this plane of existence?" 

Uriah Smith

Creation Moment 11/23/2024 - Infinite Monkey Theorem tells us......

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.... 

Romans 1:22

"You’ve probably heard this argument: Give enough monkeys enough typewriters and enough time and they will type out Shakespeare. The Infinite Monkeys Theorem is meant to show that chance rules the universe.
If you sense a problem, you are right.
Q: What does “enough” mean here?

--The Infinite Monkey Theorem only considers the infinite limit, with either an infinite number of monkeys The Infinite Monkey Theorem only considers the infinite limit, with either an infinite number of monkeys or an infinite time period of monkey labor. ..... the estimated world population of 200,000 chimpanzees types one key per second until the universe ends in about 10100 years (1 followed by 100 zeros).

Q: How far would the monkeys get with typing so many words in a correct sequence?
A: The results reveal that it is possible (around a 5% chance) for a single chimp to type the word ‘bananas’ in its own lifetime. 

However, even with all chimps enlisted, the Bard’s entire works (with around 884,647 words) will almost certainly never be typed before the universe ends. “Too short”

If the monkeys couldn’t type out Shakespeare within the life of the universe, human creativity is not just a matter of chance." 

MindMatters

WHY He came down

"Taking upon Himself our nature, He brought himself into a position where He can call us brethren. Heb.2:11. 

He can therefore be touched with a feeling of our infirmities, for He was tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin; and having been thus tempted, He is able to succor them which are tempted. Heb. 4:15; 2:18. 

----He came down to pass with us through the school of life and show us the way."---- 

Uriah Smith

Creation Moment 11/22/2024 - Ken Ham & using Abe Lincoln to witness

And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; Acts 17:26 

"When my hair and beard were darker, I would often have people stop me and say, “You look like Abraham Lincoln.” 

After this happened a number of times, I decided to reply by saying, “Yes, he’s one of my relatives.” 

People would often exclaim, “You’re related to Abraham Lincoln?” 

I would reply, “Yes, we all are.” And then I would use this as a witnessing tool to talk about the fact that 

---all humans are related, all are one race, 

---and therefore, all are sinners in need of salvation. 

A great way to lay the foundation for presenting the gospel." 

Ken Ham