Moses killed a guy and God asked him if he wanted a job? hey! that still happens today!?
guy at work gets a dwi and now he is doing driver evaluations!
THE BATTLE AXE: Evil is not Sin? (09/22/2013)—(4.) “Sin” (also called “corruption”) pertains to self-generating influences that may dominate the will in created beings and living creatures. Sin is not an independently existing material or spirit substance; does not describe forces and operations in nature (e.g., appetite; earthquakes; eclipses; gravity; wild fires; wind chill); and has not been created or put forth by GOD. Yet, sin has direction, effect and presence that, without devices provided by GOD, are impossible to detect, eliminate, foresee, and resist. Atonement, covenants, divine law, anointed leadership, the priesthood, and a fresh endowment of the imparted, indwelling Spirit have been given by GOD through the ministry of Jesus Christ to counteract sin. Sin opposes the continued existence of GOD, of divine law, and of all that GOD has created. (5.) “Wickedness” (often mistakenly called “evil” and “sin”) pertains to specific patterns in the intent, purposes, and unseen thoughts of the living that generate behavior and conduct that are defiant, destructive, rebellious, self-promoting, and self-serving. Wickedness is the lack of godliness within the content of their nature for created beings and living creatures. Correctly understood, wickedness is only removed through divine evil, rebirth, or death and resurrection. (6.) “Sufferings” are otherwise “normal” experiences of the human condition exaggerated and extended in such a way that the limits of ones endurance are challenged. Included are a broad array of emotional, mental, physical, social and spiritual events. Examples are pressures that appear as anxiety, envy, fear, financial loss, hunger, illness, incompatibility, pain, political oppression, separation, and stress. In the world (i.e., outside of the church and holy writings), “evil” is a label for continuing and repeated “bad luck,” misfortune, suffering, tragedy, trouble, unpleasantness, and ugliness. Examples of divine evil often serve in judgment as what are called “plagues”, and as what believers call “miracles”. Thus, evil appears in the accounts of Moses and the rebellion of Korah, Samuel calling forth a storm out of season, and Jesus calming the tempest. See Numbers 16: 1-33, 1st Samuel 12: 16-18 and Mark 4: 35-41, KJV.
THE GOLDEN ARROW: And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses. And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door. And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. (Exodus 33: 9-19, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: GOD Grants License? (06/21/2013); Origin of Baptism? (06/22/2013); “Authorized Personnel Only” (03/13/2013); Before Abraham Was… (03/14/2013); By Grace (09/04/2012); Yet If I Judge (09/05/2012)
THE BATTLE CRY: “I Need You To Survive” is simple and consists in only some eight sentences. Even so, this selection is a powerful and rich example of contemporary gospel music that properly ministers the Spirit of Prophesy. This piece speaks from and to GOD, from the pastor and leaders of the assembly to the congregation as well as from and to each other as members of the worship community. Hezekiah Walker & the Love Fellowship Choir (LFC) have voiced one of the most necessary commitments for members of any congregation within the church of Jesus Christ. Readers are encouraged to hear this selection available from the album “The Essential Hezekiah Walker” as an MP3, and on video at YouTube.com.
Wade, here are few points Christian believers frequently use to keep their balance and correct focus upon GOD in the face of conflicting truths, contradictions, and opposing ideas from the holy writings as well as from criticisms, errors and malice from nonbelievers:
(1.) The “hard part” when reading the Scriptures is that there are many subtleties (i.e., barely visible differences, unseen aspects) that must be discovered and realized through active exchange and fellowship with other believers, through private prayer, through practice of sacraments and unselfish service, and through thoughtful examination of various documents throughout the entire collection of sacred documents.
(2.) Often, when considering the Scriptures, a believer’s focus should not be upon human behavior and conduct. One must engage the revelation of GOD, that is, dwell upon what the Almighty is displaying and showing through the use of human events. Readers are given an experience of the “divine point of view” wherein thousands of years and thousands of lives unveil patterns describing the nature of life, death, divinity, and all existence.
(3.) The enormity and horror of Moses’ crime (the sin of Cain) is essential to created beings and living creatures being able to “see” the enormity of divine commitment to Creation. More than simply the errors of harming another person, then fleeing judgment and justice, Moses also commits presumption (i.e., exercises authority without permission; we say, takes what belongs to another, steals) as if properly ordained to know and do the will of GOD. GOD is to be understood as a spirit, a living essence that is not material; that uses form having dimension, yet, cannot be measured or weighed; and that functions in patterned ways that may be known through sacred actions and events. Included are reproduction, birth, death, baptism, covenant, rebirth, repentance, judgment, redemption, salvation, and sanctification.
(4.) At Creation, human potential included a capacity to develop and express life according to various natures (e.g., animal, human and divine). Once sin introduced corruption to human awareness of GOD and to exercise of human self-will, the grace of GOD became increasingly visible as an essential aspect of divine person that operates against the continuous destruction that has been initiated. By grace, through faith, men now receive a fresh endowment of divine being imparted as an indwelling spirit. Included are the inseparable aspects of GOD we call faith, forbearance, forgiveness, holiness, love, truthfulness, wisdom and wrath against sin.
There is far more to be said, correctly applied, and spiritually understood. For example, (5.) GOD proclaimed and revealed himself to Moses as one sovereign, who uses judgment to make the divine nature known as well as to transform the content and substance of humanity, and all things made. Through demonstrations that only become clear by the ministry of Jesus Christ upon the earth and from the heavens, the truth unveiled before Moses and all the many prophets who followed is that many from mankind are to become immortal and incorruptible, while those having lost all divine content must be completely destroyed.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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