Hope In ...

Hope In . . .

Posted on April 18, 2017April 18, 2017 by ddbs1

Hi!

First off, if you tried to link Thelma & Louise and found the article non-existent, I am so sorry! I’m new to this site and probably erased it. I also fought with its formatting, but it pinned me this morning. So I’ll limp on a bit wounded in ego :-)

I know I said we’d proceed with the next myth, but may we stay a bit longer with the first myth: Death is the natural end of life? . . . Since daily we do face death, be it naturally, as in ‘old age’ or tragically, as experienced through wars, terrorism or road rage.



No, it wasn’t coded in the original purpose, but still not to be called a ‘glitch’ since it was an initiated ‘virus’. So, we fight for control of our personal computers with their hard drives of hearts and minds to safeguard their futures.

However, be assure that behind the scenes, horrible, debilitating ‘viruses’ cast as famine, pestilence, and war causing mankind’s death will soon be eliminated forever. Some may hear current news and become fearful of an impeding apocalypse.

Please, fear not!

Our Creator has promised, by means of his Son to: “bring to ruin those ruining the earth.” (Revelation 11:18)

Immediately after Adam and Eve rebelled, God began to reveal his purpose for an arrangement to install a Kingdom “that will never be brought to ruin.” (Daniel 2:44) That Kingdom, you’ve probably been taught to pray, is commonly called the Lord’s Prayer.— Matthew 6:9, 10. It can erase our fear, because it will bring untold blessings to mankind:

God will “wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore.” (Revelation 21:4; Psalm 37:9-11, 29; Matthew 5:5; Isaiah 45:22)

What human could ever accomplish those things?

Only Our Creator can bring us to the condition he originally purposed for mankind.

Yet, this future will not be for the majority of mankind. Today’s ‘viruses’ many unfortunately want to continue.  Many feel powerful and don’t want to relinquish their lives to a ‘righteous’ being. While others are intimidated into a stagnant state of being.

But, don’t let that be your choice. The Creator promises:

“This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.” John 17:3

Is it not wise to side ourselves on the side of the Almighty and Mighty? . . . And should we not do this now? . . . For notice this advice given by a wise King long ago:

“Come, now, you who say: “Today or tomorrow we will travel to this city and will spend a year there, and we will do business and make some profit,” whereas you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. For you are a mist that appears for a little while and then disappears.”—James 4:13, 14.

God calls out lovingly and patiently: “Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth, For I am God, and there is no one else.” (Isaiah 45:22)

He exhorts us:

“Hope in Jehovah and follow his way, and he will exalt you to take possession of the earth. When the wicked are done away with, you will see it.” Psalm 37:34

Collateral Beauty

Collateral Beauty

Posted on April 17, 2017April 17, 2017 by ddbs1

Saw ‘Collateral Beauty’ yesterday on DVD. Unfortunately, before I did I read the critic’s reviews, which may have prejudiced me. And I was a bit tired while watching it so I probably missed some key parts.

Whatever the reason, I ended sad for all involved in this movie’s making, because I felt their goal was to make some sense of death. Come to grips with death–which I can totally understand.

However, they didn’t grasp the ring of ‘truth’. . . Though, I admire their ambition; especially since there are many myths spiraling around the world about death. The movie left ended with the stars feeling lost and subdued. And if your writers have no concrete answers . . .

We’ll just leave that and focus on the a few myths and why we can call them such.

Myth 1: Death is the natural end of life.
Myth 2: God takes people in death to be with him.
Myth 3: God takes little children to become angels.
Myth 4: Some people are tormented after death.
Myth 5: Death means the permanent end of our existence.



Are these myths biblically backed? . . .Notice how the scriptures that follow each bullet point answers the question.

●Death is the natural end of life . . .Genesis 1:28; 2:17; Romans 5:12

● God takes people in death to be with him . . . Job 34:15; Psalm 37:11, 29; 115:16

● God takes little children to become angels . . . Psalm 51:5; 104:1, 4; Hebrews 1:7, 14

● Some people are tormented after death . . . Psalm 146:4; Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10; Romans 6:23

● Death means the permanent end of our existence . . . Job 14:14, 15; John 3:16; 17:3; Acts 24:15

Also, notice how the first bullet point discusses our reason for being here. This question was posed in the Post: Thelma and Louise https://ithsb.wordpress.com/2017/04/16/thelma-and-louise-2/.

Let’s consider the first point. . . Myth 1: Death is the natural end of life.

Genesis 1:28 highlights the Creator’s purpose:  “Be fruitful and become many, fill the earth and subdue it, and have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and every living creature that is moving on the earth.”

Why are we here according to verse 28? . . . Because the Creator created humans to: “Be fruitful and become many, fill the earth and subdue it”.

Genesis 2:17 goes on . . ."But as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad, you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will certainly die."

When would death occur? . . . If Adam disobeyed His mandate the Creator promised: “You must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will certainly die.”

Romans 5:12: “That is why, just as through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because they had all sinned—.”

So why do we die? . . . “Through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin”. “So death spread to all men because they had all sinned—.”

So, based upon just these few scriptures, Was death supposed to be the natural end of life for humans? . . .In view of man’s general reaction to death, his amazing potential for remembering and learning, and his inward longing for eternity, is it not clear that he was made to live?

Indeed, God created humans, not with death as the natural outcome, but with the prospect of living on indefinitely.

Tomorrow we will discuss: Myth 2: God takes people in death to be with him.

https://ithsb.wordpress.com/2017/04/17/collateral-beauty/