Getting Over Our Love for Darwin

Getting Over Our Love for Darwin by William Dembski

A good article.

A Christian's Word

It should never occur to anyone to doubt our [Christian--ed] word either. The Christian's word should be inviolate. Some years ago, I heart Paul Little, at the time head of InterVarsity Fellowship, tell of a conversation that he once had with a college principal. A young woman had come to an agreement with him to be on the faculty for the coming year. She was a professing Christian, and he had taken her word for it. She was to sign the contract upon her arrival on campus. Shortly before the beginning of the semester, he received a letter from the woman. She had been offered a better-paying position and had decided to take it. She had prayed about it, she said, and had peace about it. Said the college principal bitterly, looking at the gap in his faculty and the problem he would now have in finding a replacement at that late date, "Great! She had the peace; I had the pieces." This young woman knew nothing of even common integrity, much less Christian character. "Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?" David asked the Lord. "He that sweareth to his won hurt, and changeth not" (Ps. 15:1, 4). When a Christian gives his word, he should do what he says for the simple reason that he would not dream of doing anything else. He should be completely dependable. It is a fruit of the Spirit." Exploring Galations: An Expository Commentary by John Phillips page 194. Found on Google 5 November 09.

From John Wesley

Quote: "Servants, as they must do their Master's work, so they must be for any work their Master has for them to do: they must not pick and choose, this I will do, and that I will not do; they must not say this is too hard, or this is too mean, or this may be well enough let alone; good servants, when they have chosen their Master, will let their Master choose their work, and will not dispute His will"
-----John Wesley's Covenant Service

Modesty

This is from a conservation Jewish view. I think it is important for men and women to emphasize their soul in what they wear. The audio will explain.

There Is A Redeemer written by Melody Green

This is done by Brown Bannister and Kelly Willard.



Matthew Ward singing on the next one. Take your pick, they're both good.

Having a Bad Day?

If your day is rotten and burdensome, this might be a comfort to you, as it was to me.

Remember, I pray, that You have made me like clay. And will You turn me into dust again? (Job 10:9)

From "Handfuls On Purpose"
Then it is not for the clay to resist the wonder working hand of the Divine Potter. He will not reduce the clay to dust; the potter cannot fashion by dust into a useful vessel. When we have been brought low by the weight of affliction, so low that we feel as if we had been brought back to that condition of soul in which we were at first when God, by His Spirit, began to operate upon us. Let us believe that His purpose is to make us into "another vessel" more meet for His service, or in other words, when God's vessels are reduced again to clay it is that they might be refashioned for higher and more honorable work. Job's latter days is an evidence of this.

Who knows what work God will do to and through us.

Naaman and faith

The story of Naaman is very interesting and can teach us many things. The one thing I want to look at today is his faith.

Naaman was the highest ranking general in Syria's army; he was also a leper. An Israeli girl had been captured and taken for a servant for Naaman's wife. This servant girl told Naaman's wife about Elisha, God's prophet in Israel. She told her that this prophet could heal Naaman of his leprosy. Naaman asked the king for permission to go to Israel, was granted permission, took a letter to Israel's king, asking him to cure Naaman. Israel's king was in shock, for he had willfully forgotten God. Elisha heard about it and sent word to the king to send Naaman to him.

Naaman went to Elisha's house and was given a message to wash in the Jordan River 7 times. He left in a rage, because he had his ideas on the method of healing, but Naaman's servants reasoned with him and Naaman washed in the Jordan River 7 times and was healed.

Note that Naaman has his own ideas of a miraculous healing, "But Naaman left in a rage, saying, "I thought that he would at least come out to me, pray to the LORD his God, wave his hand over the diseased spot, and cure me! Besides, aren't the rivers Abana and Pharpar, back in Damascus, better than any river in Israel? I could have washed in them and been cured!" (2 Kings 5:11-12).

Note that his servants encouraged him to believe the prophet's method--really God's method. His servants went up to him and said, "Sir, if the prophet had told you to do something difficult, you would have done it. Now why can't you just wash yourself, as he said, and be cured?" So Naaman went down to the Jordan, dipped himself in it seven times, as Elisha had instructed, and he was completely cured. His flesh became firm and healthy like that of a child." (2 Kings 5:13-14)

Note that Naaman did what the prophet had spoken. "So Naaman went down to the Jordan, dipped himself in it seven times, as Elisha had instructed, and he was completely cured. His flesh became firm and healthy like that of a child." (2 Kings 5:14).

Note the contrast between Naaman's way and God's way. When Naaman believed, it was not just, "Well, OK." When Naaman believed, it was down into the Jordan River. His actions showed his faith. He believed God; his actions proved it. So it is today faith is not just a belief; it is a belief lived out in action. When we believe God, we do what He says. Some of His rules in the New Testament might not make sense, just like Naaman thought about what Elisha had told him. It didn't make any difference if it made sense of not, he believed and obeyed, then he was healed.