Unchanging Will of God and Human Free Will

 

Unchanging Will of God and Human Free Will

The prayer is readers will recognize their true potential in Christ and be free in Him, ever learning, ever growing, and then paying it forward (John 8:36). The enemy seeks to keep the church divided, inspiring finite humans to argue over issues they do not fully understand. Those who are stuck in their view tend to argue sternly against those who believe contrary to their settled position, and as a result the church is not united. Christ prayed for all believers to be one just as the Father is in Him and He is in the Father, so the world may believe that the Father sent Christ (John 17: 20-23). Until all reach unity in the faith and the knowledge of Christ, only then the faithful will no longer be misled and confused by cunning, crafty, and deceitful schemers (Eph. 4:14). Hence, all believers must speak the truth in love, and then in every respect the church will become the mature body of Christ (v. 15). Consequently, the issue concerning human free will and the perfect will of God must be addressed, for this issue can be logically resolved and is therefore no longer worth arguing about.

God is in no way limited because of human free will, but every day human minds are manipulated by the enemy of truth. Since the hypothesis to be shared here is neither an Arminian nor Calvinist view, one might falsely presume it to be Semi-Pelagianism at best, a view held by the Roman Catholic church.[1] Pelagianism teaches the fall of Adam did not affect all of humanity, and this view is clearly unbiblical (Rom. 5: 12-21). Additionally, contrary to this view, only by accepting Christ can one enter Heaven, thus good works alone cannot save any human (Acts 4:12, Rom. 5:12-21). Likewise, Pelagianism is wrong about there being sinless men before the death and resurrection of Christ (Isa. 64:6, Rom. 3: 22-24). God does not bless humans based on good works alone, and when one may not be sinning with their lips, their heart may be guilty of distrusting God (Job 1:11-12, 1:5, 2:10, 3:3-5, 22). Even a righteous person may be guilty of misjudging the character of God, and the Father disciplines those He loves (Job 42, Heb. 12:6, Matt. 12:6). Therefore, where Pelagianism claims otherwise, a human cannot choose to change their fallen heart by their own will alone. Good works cannot make up for a heart that does not truly trust in the love of God. Only Christ could heal the heart of a broken man, hence why the Christian is called to spread the gospel, teach the commands of Christ, and thus make disciples of all nations (Gen. 8:21, Jer. 17:9, Mark 2:17, Rom. 1:21, Matt. 13: 1-5, 28:19-20). The only belief in Pelagianism one should support is unbaptized children will be saved if they die, for as Christ makes clear the kingdom of Heaven belongs to children (Matt.19: 13-14). When considering how Christ spoke of the children one will find the truth about why God is not limited because of human free will, and those who think otherwise apparently believe their Heavenly Father is limited.

Christ made clear the kingdom of Heaven is for the little ones, and He warned listeners to not hinder the children from coming to Him (Mark 10: 13-16, Matt. 19:14). When the disciples were inquiring about who was the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven, Christ called a little child and had him stand among them (Matt. 18:1-2). Imagine all these adult disciples suddenly look down at this little child as Christ said, “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven” (v. 3). After this Christ declared, “Therefore whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven” (v. 4). Therefore, like a child could understand, readers must humbly accept they are in a narrative, and the Triune God is the author. In this story those destined to believe in God, will seek after Him, trust in Him, draw near to Him, and will be rewarded in Heaven (Heb. 11:6, 1 Pet. 2:2). Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child, or whoever hinders the children from coming to Christ shall not enter, and those who cause a child to sin will be greatly punished (Luke 18:17, Matt 18:3-6).

Any doctrinal belief regarding salvation in Christ which would compel a child to distrust in the love of God must be reconsidered (Prov. 22:6, Luke 18:17, Eph. 6:4). Hence, a child can understand the parable of the lost sheep and easily trust their Father in Heaven does not will for any of His little ones to be lost (Matt. 18: 10-14). The enemy will find much value in a lazy parent who fails to train up their child properly and will likewise be grateful for the parent who often provokes their child to wrath, (Prov. 22:6, Eph. 6:4). Sadly, many parents tend to be one extreme or another. The Scriptures are clear the right way is to bring the child up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord, so once grown he will not depart from it (Eph. 6:4, Gen. 18:19, Prov. 29:17, 2 Tim. 3:16). The faithful child understands why those who came to Christ seeking answers with regards to His parables were the ones given an understanding for the secret of the Kingdom of God (Mark 4:11, Matt. 13:11, Phil. 1:29, Heb. 13:20-21). The child understands one must humbly approach their Father with their questions if one hopes to receive wise counsel. The faithful one trusts in Christ, for the author and founder of their salvation was made perfect through suffering [bringing to maturity the human experience necessary for Him to be perfectly equipped for His office as High Priest] (Heb. 2:10). The faithful child understands since God is all-powerful, He is morally perfect, therefore God must be the most fair and loving Father, hence whoever rejects Him as their Father chooses to reject life.

The perceived reality is one where God opposes the proud, bestows grace on the humble, but even the proudest of men may be humbled for God’s perfect will to be accomplished through imperfect humans (2 Cor. 12:7-10, Prov. 3:34, 16:18-19, 1 Pet. 5:5-6, Phil. 2:3-9, James 4: 6-10, Isa. 66:2). There are obvious boundaries in this world, such as gravity, boundaries set in place providing the opportunity for life to emerge and flourish while also placing a limit on life’s capabilities. Boundaries, much like discipline, do not take away human free will, but on the contrary help define the free mind. Without recognizing the absolute truth of their being boundaries and accordingly respecting those boundaries, every human is in danger of choosing death instead of life. Free will is the ability to make a free choice within consideration for natural boundaries and recognizing how preordained circumstances, environmental influences, have helped mold people into being prone to making one choice over another. Therefore, God molds His humbled children in an obvious manner, for any human who swallows their pride can recognize how character is built in every person (2 Tim. 2:20-21, Isa. 64:8, 45:9, Rom. 9:21, Jer. 18:4). Thus, the one who has faith like a child takes the account of God warning Cain to be self-explanatory. Cain was not too depraved to fail at understanding when God said to him, “If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it” (Gen. 4:7). Indeed, at times God will directly stop the proud sinner on their path, as in the case with Paul who was once an enemy of Christians. Yet this once proudful persecutor of Christians is clear about how the faithful must take responsibility to not let sin reign in them, lest they obey its desires (Rom. 6:12).

Christ spoke in parables because He did not want proudful disciples who would begrudgingly serve Him, or who just wanted His free meals (Matt. 13:9-29, John 6:66). The system is designed for humble seekers of truth to become children of God (James 4: 5-7). God will have mercy and compassion on whom He wills (Rom. 9:15, Exo. 33:19). Likewise, no human by their own desire or effort alone can gain mercy from God (Rom. 9:16). For if not knowing of the moral truths from God, one could not choose to confess and repent for their transgressions to obtain mercy from God (Prov. 28:13, Isa. 55:7). For the Jews who initially heard salvation comes from Christ and not by one’s effort to follow the Old Testament laws, this change was difficult to accept. The Jewish nation was not the promised seed, but Christ was the one promised, for through Christ the Father chose to reach the Gentiles. Pride can be most dangerous, hence why the Jews who worked hard to follow the customs and laws of the old covenant might ask, “Then why does God still blame us? For who can resist His will” (Rom. 9:20). However, to make His power known, with great patience God endured a stubborn people who consistently rebelled against His will (v. 22).

The irony is rich for those who misread Romans 9, for since Christ fulfilled the law one is now free to accept the love and mercy of God or reject this truth that sets one free (Rom. 3:21-26, 6:14, 7:4, Gal. 4:4-5). Grace and truth are realized through Jesus Christ, who is the end of the law for righteousness to all who believe (John 1:17, Rom. 10:4, Phil. 3:9). Thus, ever since Christ resurrection every human by their own freewill can accept salvation which is available because of the work of God or reject this obvious Truth. Perhaps God chose to make the riches of His glory known through Christ death and resurrection for this was the best way to share His love with those not of the Jewish community (Rom. 9: 23-24). The Scriptures show those who rejected Christ and pursued the law as the way of righteousness did not attain their goal because they did not pursue it by faith, but by works (v. 30-32). The humble child can understand under the law one is never free from sin, for only the work of God can set one free.

For freedom Christ sets the captives free, and thus the disciple of Christ must stand firm and not be subject to the yoke of slavery again (Gal. 5:1). Self-righteous pride hardened the hearts of those destined to betray Christ and have Him killed. Yet the actions of those proudful teachers of the law led to salvation through faith in Christ alone. Christ did the work so people can receive compassion and mercy from God. Christ explained those who did not seek to understand the parables had become calloused and thus could hardly hear the truth, and they closed their eyes to the truth (Matt. 13:15). If these people did not have calloused hearts Christ said, “they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them” (v. 15). Surely, several from the crowds who heard Christ parables later yelled ‘crucify Him.’ The disciples asked Christ why He spoke to the people in parables, to which Christ replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them” (v. 10-11). Only those who swallow their useless pathetic pride will come to Christ. Freedom from the lies of this world, which causes people to feel they can never be good enough, is found in Christ alone. Hence, after being set free, the grateful one who has received mercy from God will show mercy to others.

The merciful shall receive mercy, and thus God blesses those who are merciful, and shows favor to those with humbled hearts (Rom. 9:15, Matt. 5:7, 23:12, Job 22:29, James 4:10 etc.). Out of the same lump of clay God can make some for special purposes and others for common use (Rom. 9:21). The vessels of dishonor can become vessels of honor though if they choose to cleanse themselves by surrendering to Christ and trusting in the promises of God (2 Tim. 2:20-21, 2 Cor. 7:1). In Revelation readers see the overcomer who does the will of God till the end will be given authority, but others will be dashed to pieces like pottery (Rev. 2:26-27). The faithful one in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position, for those who love God will persevere under trial and receive the promised crown of life (Jam. 1:9-12). As for those destined to perish, such as Judas, Cain, Pharaoh of Exodus, Pontius Pilate, or the devil, they all had their parts to play regardless of choosing to rebel against the truth, after being warned (Gen. 4: 6-7, Exo. 8:32-9:12, Matt. 26: 24-25, 27:19, 2 Cor. 4:1-18). Proudful men prone to boasting in their works choose to complicate the truth of salvation. Where the idea of righteousness through faith in Christ is a stumbling stone to the proudful, the humble one who trusts in Christ will never be put to shame (Rom. 9:30-33). 

As the clearest case is Christ death, what others will for evil can be used by God for accomplishing His perfect will, even “the saving of many lives” (Gen. 50:20). Furthermore, the Scriptures make clear God does not take pleasure in the death of the wicked but is pleased when they turn from their ways and live (Eze. 18:23). Romans 9 and other such passages can be read with these biblical truths in mind. Therefore, there is no conflict between humans potentially having free will and God’s perfect will, regardless of the depraved fallen nature of man (John 6:44, 6:65, Eph. 2:1-3, Rom. 3:23). No fallen human can accept or understand wisdom from the Spirit of God, but some being molded by predestined circumstances respond to the call and are saved, while others choose to harden their hearts (1 Cor. 2:14, Rom. 1:21, 3:9-19, 9:18-24, John 5:40, Isa. 53:6, Eph. 2:5, Matt. 22:14-15, etc.). A most dangerous sin blinding humans from accepting the truth is the sin of pride, which is in hand with envy, a key weakness the enemy shares with humanity. This sin of pride is quite often in the hearts of religious leaders, as was seen with the Pharisees (Jer. 49:16, Matt. 23, Luke 18:11-12). The proudful leaders are often responsible for misleading the church, and often seek to silence those who share the uncomplicated truth of Christ love.

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[1] Erwin Lutzer, The Doctrines that Divide: A Fresh Look at the Historic Doctrines That Separate Christians, (Grand Rapids MI: Kregel Publication, 1998), 161.

Are You Brain Washed? How to know. Appeal to Ignorance, Appeal to Emotions & Appeal to Popularity

 

The truth about salvation must not be as complicated as some theology professors have imagined. Those who feel one must choose between a doctrinal view named after one theologian or another may have a limited perspective. However, readers may be better able to recognize the view closest to the truth by the humbleness of the one delivering the message. A true disciple of Christ will not slander or misjudge a fellow brother in Christ, but instead will seek to encourage and build their brother up (James 4:10-11, 1 Thess. 5:11).[1] Pride is most blinding, and those who choose to follow an arrogant man will be likewise molded as such. Christ came in person and declared Himself to be the Truth through which one can reach the Father (John 14:6-7). The enemy of truth seeks to complicate the truth by making impressive use of three key logical fallacies. These logical fallacies are taught to be avoided in mathematics. God is the great mathematician who provided this knowledge so people must know there is a right way and a wrong way to find the answer. Unfortunately, the proudful professors in the universities and seminaries today are using an appeal to emotions, appeal to ignorance, and appeal to popularity to mislead those they were hired to educate. Upon recognizing people commonly have their worldview formed by logical fallacies, one understands how the majority can be wrong, even amongst the smartest of people.

Regardless of how one feels about the truth, the majority are often wrong, for they have not taken the initiative to conduct a proper investigation. An appeal to ignorance is often used to shift the burden of proof and has proven successful at manipulating millions, considering how Darwinism is still taught as scientific truth in biology,[2] and the form criticism method is still seen as relevant in biblical studies.[3] Appeal to ignorance is when one believes or disbelieves in something while not considering possible evidence against their view. Perhaps the conclusion one has reached resulted from insufficient research, resulting in insufficient information. Whereas appeal to emotions is focused on manipulating the emotions of another and disregards any evidence. One may argue against a certain idea or worldview such as Christianity and in doing so appeal to the emotions of the audience. People often express their view beginning with “it just feels right to me,” or “it doesn’t feel right to me.” This fallacy results in self-centered people who care more about their wants than caring for the truth. For those desperate for acceptance, truth becomes a secondary issue, if even considered at all, for people tend to gather around those who shout the loudest. Hence, appeal to popularity is believing if the majority supports a view, it must be true. People may want to accept what the majority believes out of fear of being treated as an outcast. Companies make use of this deception to sell their products with clever marketing through the media. Social and political figures win the approval of others by claiming to support whatever belief or idea is trending. Sadly, appeal to popularity is commonly used to indoctrinate young minds. One must recognize and confess to being guilty of not thinking properly, before one can begin to discover what is true. Readers must realize even the most knowledgeable people can be the most wrong.[4]

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[1] In, The Potters Freedom: A Defense of the Reformation and the Rebuttal of Norman Geisler’s Chosen but Free by James White readers should look out for how many times the author edifies His fellow brother in Christ, Norman Geisler.

[2] The founders of the supposed Lucy ancestor confessed to being biased and admitted this ape should not be in our family tree; Donald C. Johanson, and Maitland A. Edey, Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, (New York: NY, Simon & Schuster, 1981), 257-258. The insistence of atheistic evolution being true is not based on solid observable evidence, and even if some form of naturalistic evolution is true theology and science are not in conflict. A growing number of theologians, apologists and secular scientists alike have recently united to offer their mutual support for the hypothesis presented by Doctor S. Joshua Swamidass in his book titled The Genealogical Adam and Eve: The Surprising Science of Universal Ancestry. In this book Swamidass presents a logical, scientific, and biblically supported argument unifying evolutionary causes for creation with the biblical account; S. Joshua Swamidass, The Genealogical Adam and Eve: The Surprising Science of Universal Ancestry, (Downers Grove: IL, IVP Academic, 2019), 174-178. The belief in random mutations accounting for the existence of complex living organisms has been scientifically proven false. Because of advanced methods used in laboratories today, one can examine molecular life and find clear evidence against atheistic evolution. Regarding the recent discoveries in science, micro-biologist Michael Behe writes, “…one higher category cannot descend from another by means of an unplanned process such as Darwin’s mechanism,” thus, “Random mutation and natural selection cannot build a brain or even coherently modify one.”; Michael Behe, Darwin Devolves, (Broadway, NY: HarperOne, 2019), 157, 282. Macro-evolution does not happen, devolution happens, as observed with all the different dog breeds. The cute fluffy dog is not as exceptional as the wolf, and certainly not as smart. The uncomfortable truth is Adam and Eve may have been two rather hairy and likely short human beings, but these two were human, and were certainly smarter than the average human living today. If the similarity between a chimp and human were a remaining obstacle one must accept DNA similarities is not evidence in support of atheistic evolution and is certainly not evidence against God. When examining DNA people are trying to understand complex information designed by the most advanced mind. One should simply humbly accept DNA is evidence for God, and the human mind can comprehend this much to be true. The discovery of DNA is so amazing the faithful Darwinist who rejects intelligent design is guilty of trying to make this conflicting truth support their presupposed view. This is like a stubborn child trying to fit a square into the circle space on a shape sorter toy. Moreland addresses the obvious elephant in a room filled with scientists who reject God, stating “Indeed, the amount of information in the genetic code of a human being is more than all the information in all the books in the Library of Congress combined!”; J.P., Moreland, Love the Lord Your God with all Your Mind, (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2012). Information must come from an intelligent mind, so it just seems absurd to argue for atheistic evolution being true starting with supposed DNA evidence. The honest atheist is in an awkward place when having to accept a person is 90% related to a cat, 99% percent related to a mouse, and 70% related to the chimp; Jefferey P. Tomkins, “Comprehensive Analysis of Chimpanzee and Human Chromosomes Reveals Average DNA Similarity of 70%,” (Answers Research Journal 6, 2013), 64; Joan U. Pontius, James C. Mullikin, Douglas R. Smith, Agencourt Sequencing Team, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Sante Gnerre, Michele Clamp et al, "Initial sequence and comparative analysis of the cat genome," Genome research 17, no. 11 (2007), 1678-1680; Chris Gunter, and Ritu Dhand, “Human Biology by Proxy,” Nature 420, no. 6915 (2002), 509; J. Cohen, “EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY: Relative Differences: The Myth of 1%,” (Science 316, no. 5833, June 7, 2007), 1836; Tom Wolfe, The Kingdom of Speech, (New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2016).

[3] Form Criticism slipped in during a time when there were few scholars caring to work in New Testament scholarship, perhaps the lie of Darwinism was a contributing factor. A few sceptics took advantage of this opportunity, one key figure being Rudolf Bultmann, and they exercised a dominance in the field of biblical study during this time in history. Form Criticism is insistent that none of the key eyewitnesses to Christ life, death, and resurrection helped in the forming of the New Testament cannon. Despite contrary evidence, this view teaches on how the NT canon was formed by followers of a Jesus they never met, to present ideas considered useful for encouraging their community. For more details on the history this method rooted in logically fallacious reasoning read, Darrell, L. Bock, Studying the Historical Jesus: A Guide to Sources and Methods, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2002), 182-185. For all the evidence against this logically fallacious idea, developed by sceptics with the sole purpose of misinforming students, please read the following; Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony (Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 2006), Chapter 21 “The End of Form Criticism (Confirmed),” 590-615; Andreas J. Kostenberger, Darrell L. Bock, Josh D. Chatraw, Truth in a Culture of Doubt, (Nashville TN: B&H Publishing, 2009); Darrell L. Bock, Studying the Historical Jesus, (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Publishing, 2002); Bauckham, Richard. Jesus and the God of Israel. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdman's Publishing Company, 2009); M.F. Bird, The Gospel of the Lord: How the Early Church Wrote the Story of Jesus, (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2014), 113-24; J. Warner, Wallace, Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels, (Colorado, CO: David C. Cook, 2013), 112, 175, 250-252.

[4] An example in recent history which proved how easily large groups of people can be fooled was during the O.J. Simpson trial. All the evidence showed O.J. Simpson was the murderer. The defense lawyers appealed to each of these logical fallacies and proved large groups of people can be easily manipulated. A trial for the murder of two innocent people became focused on racism and corrupt police officers. The defense lawyers successfully convinced the jury and thousands, perhaps millions of viewers, racism was the true reason Simpson was being accused of murder. The jury found Simpson innocent of all charges and multitudes cheered when the verdict was given. The simple truth is people are easily influenced and quick to believe misinformation presented by authoritative figures. Even the renowned scholar and sceptic Bart D. Ehrman was troubled to learn the majority living in Sweden were educated to believe Jesus was never real, seeing Him to be a fabricated character like the Easter bunny; Bart D. Ehrman, Jesus Interrupted, (New York, NY: HarperOne, 2009), 139-140. The clear lesson from history is all people are vulnerable to being fooled, especially in large numbers, as evidenced in Nazi Germany during WWII, or observed during the O.J. Simpson trial. An entire nation can be fooled into believing a lie.

The Future Plans of the Enemy (Increase of UFO Sightings Since the Pandemic)

Christ warned in the last days children will revolt against their parents and will put them to death (Matt. 10:21, Mark 13:12). Christ also warned the house will be divided, with son against father, and daughter against mother (Luke 12:53). The enemy finds ways to keep people distracted from noticing something harmful entering the household. Hence, after teaching on how children should honor their parents, and how parents should teach their children the instruction of the Lord, Paul instructed readers to put on their full armor of God (Eph. 6:1-4, 10-17). If one understands how and why the war is not against flesh and blood, their whole perspective will change. Thus, these spiritual truths must be taught to the children, so their faith will not be shaken in this increasingly secular culture. The war is against spiritual forces of evil, rulers and authorities in the unseen realm who seek to wreak havoc in this darkened world (v. 12). Hence the faithful must be motivated to stand their ground and be strong in the Lord and His mighty power (v. 10-13). To wear the armor of God and thus valiantly stand against the enemy one must trust in the authority that comes with being in a relationship with Christ (v. 10). The first essential piece of the armor is the belt of truth which is needed if one is to keep their breastplate of righteousness in place (v. 14-15). If one fails to trust in Truth their righteousness will be out of place, thus the one who does not trust in Christ will be vulnerable to thinking what is wrong is right. Consequently, the parent who fails to trust in Christ will leave their children vulnerable to the influences of the enemy.

The enemy knows the most vulnerable mind is that of a child, for their pre-frontal cortex is still developing and thus easily programmed. If an adult mind can be so easily brainwashed, a child is much more susceptible. The simplest trick used by power-hungry individuals over the years, from cult leaders to university professors, is social engineering. Critical Race Theory is being taught in schools today, which is blatant racism in accord with the forty first goal of the communist elite.[1] Many schools are directly teaching children to view humans as being separated into two groups, the oppressors (all white people) and the oppressed (all other races).[2] Those who support the goals set against the Christian faith would love for readers to recognize how successful the enemy has been at winning the hearts and minds of the younger generation.[3] If in public schools young minds are being taught to believe a certain form of racism is justified, anyone with common sense can see where this slippery slope leads.

The plan of the enemy begins with planting a seed of distrust in the hearts of the next generation, a process involving an element of envy. When Eve was persuaded to distrust in her Heavenly Father, or when Cain felt compelled to commit fratricide, envy leading to rebellion was a key factor in both cases (Gen. 3:5, 4:4-7, 1 John 3:12). A youth may feel envious of the position of power that comes with parental authority, and this can lead to rebellion. The enemy uses his own weaknesses against those made in the image of God. Hence why the adopted children of the enemy, the religious Pharisees, were so jealous of Christ they rebelled to the point of having their very Creator put to death. Christ said these Pharisees wanted to carry out the desires of their father the devil, who was a murderer from the beginning, who did not hold to the truth (John 8:44). Yet, these children of the enemy accused Christ of serving the devil, for these envious and rebellious leaders of the law were speaking the native language of the father of lies (Matt. 12:22-32, John 8:44).      

The elect will be paying close attention to how the children are being influenced by those in the church and outside the church. The main influences in the life of a child or teenager are the parents and then their peers are the key outside influence. If the inside or the outside influence is negative this will have an expected effect on the developing worldview of the child. The enemy appeals to the emotions of emotional creatures, and the most comfortable and spoiled mind tends to be the most vulnerable. Hence, ungratefulness spreads in a privileged land, where even the poorest of inhabitants are spoiled when compared to those in most other nations. Additionally, throughout history the greatest empires spur the jealousy of those living in lands less fortunate. Hence, every great empire tends to be taken down by both inside and outside forces. If each generation continues to succumb to negative inside and outside influences, eventually the people will lose any potential for sustaining, much less defending, what is left of their realm.

The enemy seeks to set up headquarters in a primary position for corrupting the truth. The greatest empires influenced the rest of the world; thus, the enemy must seek to work from and through a place with great power and influence. From the foundations of the church the enemy sought to penetrate her walls, and sadly for centuries the church has been split (2 Pet. 2:1-3, Jude 1:4, Eph. 4:14). With multiple doctrines today there are different institutionalized churches across the world. The faithful must assume the enemy would seek to corrupt and work through the most powerful of these institutionalized churches. The enemy will seek to influence those inside the church through leaders, or a leader, with the power to mislead those outside the church. The enemy would seek to steadily corrupt this church until the people are blind to the fact the establishment is no true church of Christ. Thus, the enemy will seek to set up a false church capable of uniting with outside worldly beliefs, and other religious systems to influence a broader audience. For the elect, this false church should be easy to recognize, for she would have the most blood on her hands. As for the outside influence the enemy will seek to gain a position in the most powerful nation.[4] Those with the faith of a child, hence those who have not been influenced into forgetting common sense, will not be surprised by the plans of the enemy.

Naturally, God is right to be frustrated when those in the church fail to discern the truth from the lies, and thus fail to appropriately share the gospel. God is certainly right to be displeased when His children do not trust in the truth of His love, or when they fail to accurately represent His love and justice (Micah 7:18; Ezra 8:22; 1 John 2:5, 3:10; 4:18). Many in the church tend to go towards one extreme or another. Whether misunderstanding His grace, and contending God is not displeased with those who do evil or being like those who call out for the justice of God with a vindictive heart (Mal. 2:17). Both extremes are wrong. God is not a push over who allows His bride to take His love for granted, hence why no woman genuinely loves a man whom she cannot respect. Neither is God a cruel possessive lover who Lords Himself over those who wrong Him or takes pleasure in the death of those who rebel against Him (Eze. 18:32, 33:11, Isa. 25:8; Deut. 9:4). Hence, the soldier of Christ wears boots fitted for delivering the gospel of peace, to go share the reason for their hope with gentleness and respect, for mercy triumphs over judgment (Eph. 6:15, 1 Pet. 3:15).

Ever since the first Christian communities there have been false teachers who may appear to be delivers of the gospel of peace but stealthily use their position for selfish gain. Ultimately, there is nothing worse than when religious leaders manipulate misguided desperate souls into providing sexual favors. According to Christ, the one who hurts His little ones and causes them to stumble is on most dangerous ground (Matt. 18:6, Mark 9:42). This goes back to the enemy taking advantage of the first daughter of God. However, as God promised, from the woman the second Adam came, destined to crush the enemy (Gen. 3:15, 1 Cor. 15:21-23). Jesus Christ, the protagonist of this story, came to defeat the devil on the cross where He made a public spectacle by disarming the powers and authorities against His children (Col. 2:15). Christ declared, “Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out” (John 12:31). Christ said, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). If there is true love, there must be freedom to accept or reject this love. The disciple of Christ must hold onto the shield of faith, remaining faithful even when the church is hurting and shaken, and her leaders have fallen away (Eph. 6:16). With the shield of faith, the disciple will remain standing even if many others fall around them, for the flaming arrows of the enemy cannot pierce the faithful (v. 16). If faithfulness is not accurately represented in the church her members will be easily fooled. The religious leaders who manipulate the vulnerable are of the enemy who has been lying since the beginning of this story, but Christ will bring justice (1 John 3:8, 1 John 3:8, Rev. 20:10).

Considering the increase in knowledge and how technology has made knowledge more accessible, the enemy is going to refashion some lies from the distant past. Before Christ became the sacrificial hero for the world, humans viewed heroism in a much shallower light. Hence, those like Alexander the Great sought to be like Achilles, and others sought to be like Hercules. The ancient heroes sought after glory and wanted to be like their morally flawed gods, enjoying the decadent desires of life indefinitely. Since America is now recognized as a post-Christian nation her inhabitants seek after new gods. The cancel culture seeks to forget the past as if there are no lessons to learn from history. What was once thought to be science fiction is becoming a reality with the rise of Artificial Intelligence, and with the government confessing to the legitimacy of advanced UFO’s. Simultaneously there has been ever-growing evidence in support of Intelligent Design discovered in biology and astronomy since the discovery of DNA and the Big Bang. But instead of turning to God apparently believing in aliens is more reasonable. Directed panspermia is the idea some advanced intelligent beings were necessary for planting the seeds of life on this planet.[1] After discovering the complexity of DNA, molecular biologist Francis Crick proposed the explanation for the uniformity of the genetic code could possibly be extraterrestrial in origin.[2] This hypothesis is not as outlandish as the multiverse theory because the evidence for design is being observed and accepted.[3] One is still left wondering who created the aliens responsible for creating the life on Earth. Most often myths have grains of truth, and if a specific myth is found in all parts of the world there must be a historical base.

Apart from the biblical text there are ancient sources which speak of visitors from the stars with advanced technology. From India, the Vedas, speak of vimanas (advanced aircrafts), coming to earth over six thousand years ago, same time as the days of Noah.[4] The Ramayana and Mahabharata mentions the vimanas and in interesting detail, but there are also other ancient texts which refer to flying crafts.[5] Since the covid pandemic there has been an increase in sightings of unidentified flying objects. Considering the recent evidence for UFO’s using technology beyond human understanding, the theory being presented here is not so outlandish. In being extra-dimensional by nature the enemy would have advanced knowledge. Indeed, the footage being released shows these flying objects have extra-dimensional features, hence they appear to be supernatural. The design of these crafts and their movements are contrary to modern aerodynamics, and these UFO’s can break the sound barrier without a sonic boom.[6] According to the Fermi Paradox if intelligent ET life existed humanity would know at this point in history.[7] Computer experts believe within a century there will be AI capable of duplicating itself.[8] Combining this technology with rocket technology would lead to AI programmed space probes adept to reaching the nearest star system in 40,000 years, from where duplicates could be made and sent out to other galaxies.[9] One must ponder on the improbability of there not being advanced ET life since most planets are billions of years older than Earth. With the technology humans now possess there should at least be some detection of alien probes. Furthermore, the ET origins for humanity is improbable when one considers the hundreds of anthropic constants necessary for intelligent life to emerge on any planet. As astrophysicist Hugh Ross calculated when considering the necessary requirements for intelligent life to arise on Earth the chances are one in 10138.[10] Therefore, is highly improbable life on earth resulted from ET intelligence. Ultimately the argument for advanced ET creating life is an appeal to ignorance. Nonetheless, perhaps what today would be seen as aliens, were in the past seen as gods. The enemy fooled the ancients with a great delusion and now seems set on fooling a very fearful, distracted, and gullible generation.

Ancient cultures share the common story of gods coming down from the heavens and breeding with human women who gave birth to demigods. The exception is the Bible; however, a remarkably similar account is recorded in Genesis. Regardless of how one feels about this idea, Christ did warn before His return it will be like the days of Noah (Matt. 24:37, Luke 17:26-27). Genesis 6: 1-4 records a time when the “sons of God” בני האלהים, bene Elohim took notice of the daughters of men. “…the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown” (v. 4). Initial readers of this account, and those living in Jesus’ day, recognized every single time “sons of God” was used in the original Hebrew text the term meant angels.[11] Modern Jewish and Christian translators have chosen to reject the actual meaning of bene Elohim in Genesis simply because the idea of fallen angels breeding with humans is difficult to understand and accept. Sadly, many enter seminary and university with no real sense of identity. These young students tend to admire their modern professors and will believe what they are told, without even considering evidence to the contrary. Resulting from a generation of graduating students misled because of choosing to appeal to ignorance, many are now not prepared for what the enemy has planned. If the “sons of God” should interpret as “sons of Seth,” as many modern Western scholars claim, the initial writers could have simply said “sons of Seth” instead of angels. All Christian and faithful Jewish scholars recognize the Genesis account was written as history and was not intended to be read as poetry.[12] Therefore, there is no reason to assume the author of Genesis was intentionally being ambiguous at any point when writing this text. Regardless, of the arrogance of modern scholars, who literally add to, or change the original meaning of the Scriptures, those faithful to the Scriptures must accept what is there to be seen. Only the enemy who seeks to keep people blind to the truth would influence modern scholars into changing the original meaning of God’s Word. Based on the earliest interpretation of Genesis and considering all the other ancient documents, fallen angels masqueraded as gods, and were somehow able, perhaps artificially, to impregnate human women who gave birth to the heroes of old (Gen. 6:2-4).

In a modern world turning against God, an adulterated man will be seen as the measure of all things. The enemy has always strived to corrupt those made in the image of God. The enemy is not an omnipotent being capable of creating something from nothing. The enemy is not omniscient, thus only learns from experience. The enemy is not omnipresent, being able to be many places at once, or being able to see all things. Therefore, one must conclude whatever the enemy does achieve is dependent on what has already been created. In the same manner humans make use of what was already created to build anything, the enemy must do the same. The product the enemy uses the most to deceive a fallen world, is human beings, the pride of man (Eph. 2:1-3, 1 John 2:15-17, Rev. 12:9). In the Bible the number six is understood as being the number of men, falling short of seven which represents divine perfection.[13] Edward Hindson notes, “…the Antichrist will be the ultimate man—a super man.”[14] When analyzing the other major beliefs, one will not find a unifying message of hope stretching beyond the material realm. If intelligent atheists intentionally pursue innovations harmful towards humanity the argument for humanity flourishing as a result from survival of the fittest, seems absurd. As crazy as it sounds there is serious research being done focused on creating super humans and combining human with machine.

Being an expert in advanced technology Paul Golata observed fellow technologists obsessed with creating artificial superintelligence and actual cyborgs. Some may still find it hard to accept the possibility of the enemy sharing advanced technology with humans in the distant past. Understandably, some may not want to accept there were extra-dimensional beings who came to earth seeking to corrupt the image of God and create some sort of human-hybrids. However, one is blind to think the enemy does not make use of human technology today and will continue to do so in the future. Regarding the ASI threat to humanity, Golata noted highly intelligent people who are indifferent for, “Whatever is progress in and of itself is to be considered to be an evolutionary success.”[15] Many Christians are naïve about just how far these modern technologists are willing to go. Golata observed there is research being done for developing advanced children involving “the growth of the fertilized embryo from mother to an artificial womb...”[16] Golata presents details on how technological engineers are focusing on approaches that “…meld the human with machine.”[17] Considering advanced UFO’s, the threat of ASI, and engineers obsessed with building cyborgs, this world is ripe for a great fantasy.

The Scriptures warn of the day to come when God would send a powerful delusion because of those who refused to love the truth that would save them (2 Thess. 2:10-11). Christ made clear the elect would not be fooled by the signs and wonders to be performed by false Christs and false prophets (Matt. 24:24). In a world where hope exists one feels compelled to assume there must be a greater good outweighing the evil in the world. In this story those on the side of the sacrificial hero win over those who oppose Him. So, although one might accuse the faithful of reasoning like a child, the wiser choice seems simple enough. The faithful will not be fooled by the counterfeit wonders of the enemy, which will fall short compared to the creating power of the one true God who can and has raised the dead (2 Thess. 2:9, Heb. 2:14). The enemy cannot fool the one wearing the helmet of salvation, for the disciple of Christ will guard their mind with the help of the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Eph. 6:17). Hope, and faith sustain the one who understands the love of the Father, but the greatest strength for the disciple of Christ is love (1 Cor. 13:13, Gal. 5:6, 1 Thess. 1:3). Those with the most promising hope are the humble who have received grace for loving their Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love (Eph. 6:24, James 4:7, 1 Pet. 5:6).

The enemy is addicted to the malevolence God has tolerated. Despite the lying, slandering, inflicting disease, opposing, tempting, removing of the seed, and the weeds sowed by the devil, the faithful destined to bring glory to the Author of this story will arise victorious (John 8:44, Job 1:9-11, 2:7, Zech. 3:1, Matt. 4:1, 13:19, 38-39). The obstacles and trials in life have helped mold the character of these vessels who remained dependent on the counseling of the Holy Spirit. The enemy does look for whom he can devour, but those who trust in Christ will be self-controlled and alert to the schemes of the enemy (1 Pet. 5:8). There will be suffering in this world but have peace and be of good cheer knowing Christ, the hero of this story, has overcome this world for those who trust in Him (John 16:33).

Those in support of the enemy are easy to recognize, for they seek after keeping people ignorant of the truth, so they will be easier to manipulate and control. Most clearly a villain is recognized when one seeks to dumb down children, and intentionally lies for selfish gain. Those who are to be trusted are the ones striving to show others how to tell the difference between the lies and the truth, so accordingly they may walk in the truth and help others do the same (John 3:21, 18:37). God willing readers will seek after Truth so their minds will be set free, and then they shall be free indeed (John 8:32-36).

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 Increase of UFO Sightings Since Pandemic

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[1] US Congress, House of Representatives. Current Communist Goals: Extension of Remarks of Hon. A. S. Herlong, Jr. of Florida, Congressional Record – Appendix, pp. A34-A35, January 10, 1963. Mrs. Patricia Nordman of DeFland, in being dedicated against the dangers of communism in America, identifies “Current Communist Goals” as verified in The Naked Communist by former FBI agent Cleon Skousen; Cleon W. Skousen, The Naked Communist, Ninth ed., (Salt Lake City: Ensign Pub. Co, 1961), Chap. 12.

[2] Alex Newman, “Echoes of Mao: Weaponizing Schools With ‘Critical Race Theory,’” The Epoch Times, April 21-27, 2021.

[3] Skousen, Chap. 7.

[4] The enemy knows for the Antichrist to conquer the world force will not be necessary. The enemy need only gain control of the communications systems running the world, through which a ‘New World Order’ can be established in fulfillment of Revelation 13; Lalonde, One World Under Antichrist, 23; Biblical scholars recognize America, or a city in America, may be the Babylon of Revelation, for Silicon Valley and Hollywood greatly influences the rest of the world. Revelation makes clear in some form this great city has always existed, “It is the epitome of the kingdom of Satan-the “city of man.” It is opposed to and has always been opposed to the “city of God.”; Edward Hindson, The Book of Revelation: Unlocking the Future, (AMG Publishers, Chattanooga, TN, 2002), 176. The seeker of truth must consider why the Beast hates the Harlot, for though she is used for profit, by the time she is so fallen that she is delusional to claim she is not a widow, she may still claim to be “One nation under God” (Rev. 17:16, 18:3-7).

[1] F.H.C. Crick and L.E. Orgel, “Directed Panspermia,” (Icarus 19, no. 3 (1973), 341.

[2] Ibid., 344-345.

[3] Cosmologist Paul Davies ridiculed the multiverse hypothesis as a slippery slope into the absurd, and stated, “As one slips down that slope, more and more must be accepted on faith, and less and less is open to scientific verification. Extreme multiverse explanations are therefore reminiscent of theological discussions,” Paul Davis, “A Brief History of the Multiverse,” (New York Times, 12 April 2003); Liz Evers, It’s About Time, (New York, NY: Metro Books, 2015), 191-192. 

[4] Mukunda, H.S.; Deshpande, S.M.; Nagendra, H.R.; Prabhu, A.; Govindraju, S.P. (1974). "A critical study of the work "Vyamanika Shastra"" (PDF). Scientific Opinion: 5–12. Retrieved 2007-09-03.

[5] See also Baopuzi of ancient China, and ancient Babylonian law Halkatha. 

[6] Steinbuch, Yaron. “Pentagon Whistleblower Warns of UFO Intelligence Failure on 'Level of 9/11'.” New York Post. New York Post, April 30, 2021. Last modified April 30, 2021. Accessed May 3, 2021. https://nypost.com/2021/04/30/pentagon-whistleblower-warns-of-ufo-intelligence-failure-on-par-with-9-11/.

[7] Frank J. Tipler, “Intelligent Life in Cosmology,” (International Journal of Astrobiology, Vol. 2(2): 141-148 (2003), 2.

[8] Tipler, “Intelligent Life in Cosmology,” 2.

[9] Ibid., 3.

[10] Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, (Wheaton, IL. Crossway Books, 2004), 106.

[11] The earliest sources interpret “sons of God” as angels; the Dead Sea Scrolls (Genesis Apocryphon, Damascus document 4Q180), Enochic literature, Jubilees, 2 Baruch, Josephus, The Work of Flavius Josephus; Antiquities of the Jews, (London: G.G. Rutledge), 1.3.1., Jude, Job 1:6, 2:1, Septuagint the reading of “angels” is found in Codex Alexandrinus; also see W.F. Albright, From the Stone Age to Christianity, (Baltimore: John Hopkins Press, 1940), 226; Companion Bible (Oxford University Press), Appendix 26.     

[12] K.A. Kitchen, On the Reliability of the Old Testament, (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003), 421; Daniel I. Block, Israel Ancient Kingdom or Late Invention?, (Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 2008.)

[13] Hindson, The Book of Revelation, 147.

[14] Ibid.

[15] Paul Golata, The Ethics of Superintelligent Design, (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2018), 134.

[16] Golata, The Ethics of Superintelligent Design, 87.

[17] Ibid., 88.

The Truth is Obvious to Those with Eyes to See

 

At present the mean orange guy is out of office, who so many seemed to believe was the great villain to blame for all the evils of 2020. Now in fear many are being vaccinated for an obviously unnatural super flu that reaches beyond boundaries worldwide, unlike any flu before. As expected, by seekers of truth, now that someone from the left is president of the U.S., Russia, and China are ready to talk big again. Furthermore, as expected the delusional sheep are once again too distracted to notice what the greater threat truly is. The delusional readers can look back at prior posts from years ago on this blog and see the writers here are not in the least bit surprised by the direction the sheep are being led, for it is all quite predictable. Hence, the true enemy has so much faith in their ideology because they too study the patterns involving the actions of humanity, their cycles of insanity throughout history. 

Recently, Putin made clear there is a growing alliance with China where they are sharing military secrets with each other. In a state of the union address Putin declared for all Western leaders to hear clearly, that any leaders perceived to provoke a threat to Russia’s security would “regret their deeds more than they have regretted anything in a long time."

According to Newsweek,

‘Putin reminded Western leaders of the country's nuclear arsenal and warned the West not to cross a "red line."

Putin has not ruled out a Russia-China military alliance. In October, he said it was "quite possible to imagine it" and pointed to the war games the two countries' armed forces participated in and Russia's sharing of sensitive military technologies with China.

Ties between the two countries have seemed to deepen over the past few months and Wang said in January China sees "no limit" for "how far this cooperation can go."

As the two countries seem to be growing closer, relations between Russia and the West have been growing more distant.’

The agenda from the enemy of democracy and Christianity has been taking place inside America for years, as the schools and seminaries are even doing their part to brain wash the next generation into peacefully submitting to slavery. The idea is to weaken the faith of the next generation, convince them there are only ever the oppressed and the oppressors (Critical Race Theory), and thus democracy has failed.

(Critical Race Theory, being taught to children in American schools today, is blatant racism in accord with the forty first goal of the communist elite.[1] Many schools are directly teaching children to view humans as being separated into two groups, the oppressors (all white people) and the oppressed (all other races).[2]

Naturally the most vulnerable mind is the mind of a child, one in which the pre-frontal cortex is still developing. If an adult mind can be easily brainwashed, how much more vulnerable is the mind of a child? The simplest trick used by power-hungry individuals over the years, from cult leaders to university professors, is social engineering. There is one political party today whose founders openly confessed to believing humans are ignorant and in need of controlling. After the Cold War, the leaders of this party made their plans out in the open, which is of course the best place to hide in a free nation filled with rattled sheep. The plan was to infiltrate the schools, the churches, and the social media outlets, with the end goal of indoctrinating the children. Simple plan was to change the original name of the party into something more appealing, indoctrinate the children, and the next generation willingly hands over their freedom.

The smoking gun has been in the same place for years, verified by the FBI, published for all to see, and the 45 goals established by this party to gain control has just about been reached.[1] The agenda is not hidden and in fact those who proudly stand for the goals set forth by the communist elite would love for you to recognize how successfully their party is winning hearts and minds.[2] Only several of these reached goals directed towards the children need be listed here, and the reader can determine whether there is reason for concern.

These goals that were set in place years before any of them came to pass, goals for taking down America from the inside. Regardless of how readers feel about this list, the truth is the truth, and if the majority refuse to accept the truth, then the people shall not be set free.

17. Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers' associations. Put the party line in textbooks.

20. Infiltrate the press. Get control of book-review assignments, editorial writing, and policy-making positions.

21. Gain control of key positions in radio, TV and motion pictures.

23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. "Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive meaningless art."

24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and a violation of free speech and free press.

 25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.

26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy, and promiscuity as "normal, natural, and healthy."

27. Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with "social" religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity which does not need a "religious crutch."

28. Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of "separation of church and state."

29. Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old-fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a world-wide basis.

32. Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture -- education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.

40. Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.

41. Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to suppressive influence of parents.[3]

The storm must wage now through the church, through this country. Christ warned of a great delusion where lovers of sin who refuse to love the truth will be fooled, yet everyone on the side of truth will listen to Christ (Matt. 24, 2 Thess. 2:9-12, John 18:37).

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[1] US Congress, House of Representatives. Current Communist Goals: Extension of Remarks of Hon. A. S. Herlong, Jr. of Florida, Congressional Record – Appendix, pp. A34-A35, January 10, 1963. Mrs. Patricia Nordman of DeFland, in being dedicated against the dangers of communism in America, identifies “Current Communist Goals” as verified in The Naked Communist by former FBI agent Cleon Skousen.

Cleon W. Skousen, The Naked Communist, Ninth ed., (Salt Lake City: Ensign Pub. Co, 1961), Chap. 12.

[2] Alex Newman, “Echoes of Mao: Weaponizing Schools With ‘Critical Race Theory,’” The Epoch Times, April 21-27, 2021.

 

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[2]  Skousen, The Naked Communist, Chap. 7.

    [3] Skousen, The Naked Communist, Chap. 12.