WHAT DID THEY KNOW- WHEN?
https://youtu.be/Kdk4aGUI4Xw What did they know- when?
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they
shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Jesus- I think he gave this one just for
Corpus Christi.
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saw Pops- Glad I made a video that day- enjoy.
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice
than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying
of his gifts: and by it he being
dead yet speaketh. Hebrews 11:4
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/05/29/ufo-video-captures-strange-object-near-ohio-military-base.html?intcmp=hpff What might it be?
Note- ‘John- why keep posting Russia links’?
As you know- I’m a media critic at times.
Yet- I realize they also post stories because they might
feel like both the public- and the leaders of a country [Obama] might be
‘hiding’ the real threat.
CNN- though liberal at times- has been covering Russia- a
lot.
I feel like they are doing- what I have been.
Simply saying ‘look- this is not a joke- war is very
possible’.
Gorbachev- the former
Soviet leader- said the same thing about 2 years ago.
That he did not understand why the U.S. was so stubborn in
going back on its word- that we would not build up troops/weapons in the
European countries bordering with Russia.
Many military analysts have said the same- that it is going
to push Putin over the edge.
In these few articles- Putin is saying that exact thing.
PAST POSTS-
HERACLITUS- Ok- lets pick up on my philosophy stuff.
Heraclitus lived in the 6th/5th century BC.
- He was from Ephesus and his key thought was Ever Present Change.
That is he saw everything as being in a state of continual flux-
one of his famous sayings was ‘No man ever steps into the same river twice’.
He is called the Weeping Philosopher- sort of like the prophet
Jeremiah in the bible- also called the Weeping Prophet.
Heraclitus is known for his concept of the Logos- the Word- or
thought/reason.
Now- this aspect of his thought plays a role in the development of
the Christian understanding of Christ himself- in our New Testaments [written
in Greek] Jesus is indeed referred to as the Logos- or Word of God.
The Greek philosophers understanding of the Logos was not the same
as the Christian view- mainly expressed thru the writings of John [The gospel-
the 3 epistles- and Revelation].
But- some see the Greek view as a precursor to Christ.
In the work of one of the early church fathers- Hippolytus ‘The
Refutation of all Heresies’ he attacks Heraclitus view of the Logos as an early
form of heresy.
The apologist Justin Martyr is more gracious- he [Like Ulrich
Zwingli- the great Swiss reformer of the 16th century] viewed the
early Geek thinkers as ‘pre- Christian’ or ‘Christians before Christ’.
Though many reject this view- yet there is some scripture to back
it up.
The apostle Paul said in his letter to the Romans that if the
Gentiles [non-Jews] do by nature the things contained in the law- then they are
justified in God’s sight.
Of course these things are debatable- but I add this to show you
that some great Christian thinkers did indeed view the early Greek thinkers-
who did live by a moral code- as being right in God’s eyes.
And the bible does teach a theme that we will be judged according
to the amount of light [understanding] that we had at the time.
I should note that Plato [one of the 3 titans that arose after
Heraclitus- from the city/state of Athens] disagreed with Heraclitus on all
things being in a state of constant change.
When [if?] we get to Socrates- Plato and Aristotle- I’ll try and
cover the ways they advanced- built upon- the thought of the pre Socratic
thinkers.
As a side note- the most famous student of Aristotle- who was the
most famous student of Plato- who was the most famous student of Socrates- was
Alexander the Great.
This goes to show you how great an influence Greek philosophy had
on the ancient world.
A few nuggets from Heraclitus- ‘all things come to pass in
accordance with this Logos’ ‘follow the common’ ‘not having their own
judgment’.
Recently I covered Acts chapter 2- and we see some of these ideas
in the early Christian movement.
The first Christians did ‘follow the common’ they sold their
goods- and had ‘all things common’ [communal lifestyle].
The apostle Paul teaches the early church to all ‘speak the same
thing- that there be no divisions among you’.
And the New Testament also says the scripture should not be given
to Private Interpretation- meaning- ‘not having your own personal judgment’.
All in all- we do indeed see a sort of pre Christian thought in
the pre Socratic thinkers- they did indeed speak of the Divine- God- though
there understanding of him was not the same as the Christian church.
In a sense- Heraclitus idea that in life- the only ‘constant’ is
the fact that there is no constant- that life itself is made up of an ongoing
journey- we live day by day- not ever knowing what ‘the next day will bring
forth’- Jesus.
Yeah- the man had some good points- the later Stoics would
consider Heraclitus as the father of their movement.
And in the study of Philosophy- the Stoics- who had a good run
from a few years before the Common Era- were overtaken in the 4th
century [as the main influential philosophy of the time] by some new and
lasting philosophy- started by a man named Jesus Christ- who his followers
claimed rose from the dead.
Yeah- this New Way was called Christianity- and this philosophy
has endured now for over 2 thousand years.
SOCRATES
Socrates was born around
469-470 BCE.
He is famous for
introducing a way of learning that engaged the students in a dialogue- the
question would be put on the table- and thru rigorous debate- you would come to
an understanding thru the process of questioning.
[parts]
Plotinus-
a philosopher from the 3rd century- 3 main ideas-
1-
The
ONE
2-
The
soul
3-
The
intellect
Called a Neoplatonist [by later thinkers] because he reintroduced
Platonism [Plato] with some new ideas.
Why?
Although Christianity falls under the category of Theology- yet-
in the 1st few centuries of the Common Era it was also seen as a
‘threat’ to some classical ideas.
It did indeed become the major ‘philosophy’ of the time.
His view of God?
The ONE- in Plotinus thought- was a ‘non being’ and ‘non existing’
[tough stuff- and in a way- nonsense]. Yet later he talks about this One as
existing- but not in the way we understand it.
He talks about The One as potentiality [dynamis] but not as the
way Christians define God.
Some of his ideas had Christian aspects-
True happiness cannot be found in material things [money- etc.].
But he also taught what many of the Eastern religions teach.
That you attain happiness when becoming one with the universe.
Christianity teaches a personal- real God.
Yes- he is Spirit [non matter] but real- with mind and
consciousness.
Some see God as a divine principle- not a real being.
The Greek thinkers saw all matter as evil- and felt when one gets
in tune with the immaterial realm- then he finds peace.
In Christianity- we do practice a form of contemplation-
meditation on the things of God.
We focus our thoughts on a higher realm-
But when we do this- we are not simply ‘connecting’ to the
universe-
But entering into contemplation of God and the things he has done
for us.
There is a debate about how much Plotinus influenced Christianity.
Some of the early Christian leaders had a past in philosophy [St.
Augustine being one of them].
And some think that the historic/orthodox church got off track by
allowing the philosophers to have too much influence on their ideas.
In the end- Plotinus resurrected- in a sense- the teachings of
Plato-
Not as a ‘help’ to Christian thinkers- but as a counter world
view.
Though many of the philosophers had an ‘idea’ of God- and used
terms theologians use [transcendence].
Yet they do not hold the view of most Christians when they use
these terms.
Plotinus taught that existence emanates from all 3- The One, The
Intelligence and the soul- a sort of Pantheism [God is everything].
Contemplation was not simply a passive act- but productive- in a
sense- it is the act of creation [the bible says the Logos- God speaking- is
the act. Yet scripture does say God founded the heavens and earth- thru wisdom
and knowledge. But the biblical teaching is different from Plotinus idea. God
is an actual being- who uses these things to create].
And like others after him- he taught that the perception of a
thing actually can shape- or effect the thing perceived [if a tree falls in the
forest- and no one is there to hear it- does it still make a sound type thing].
REVELATION 6. [Update- just
dropped Pop’s off- some girl was involved in a hit n run- I stopped to help
her. I’ll talk about it on the next video]
On the video I talk about an interesting thing that happened the
other day- I also posted those scriptures at the end.
Revelation 6:1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals,
and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying,
Come and see.
Revelation 6:2 And I saw,
and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a
[parts]
ROMANS 8-10
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videos that are not in the post- here are a few]
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Church say?
.Do we get the final say- at the
Judgment?
.What are the Catholic virtues-
did Paul teach them?
.Augustine, Calvin, Whitfield and
Wesley.
.Infusion
[parts]
ARISTOTLE
Born in Northern Greece- in 384 BC.
The most famous student of Plato-
attended Plato’s Academy for around 20 years.
His main disagreement with Plato was
on his theory of Forms.
Plato believed that the ‘idea’ world
contained the forms of all things we see in the physical realm.
Aristotle taught that substance
itself was the main thing- that the forms of what we see in the natural realm
come from matter itself.
He spoke about Potentiality and
Actuality- that is the material things have in ‘seed’ form the final product.
The acorn has the Potential of
becoming a tree- the fetus has the Potential of becoming a man- etc.
The form is already embedded in the
thing itself- it does not exist in the ‘idea’ world of Plato.
Aristotle loved and admired his
teacher- yet Plato had somewhat of a disdain for his most famous student.
Plato passed over Aristotle to head
up the Academy- twice.
As things go- Aristotle went and
started his own school- called the Lyceum.
Aristotle did not just teach
Philosophy- but Biology- Logic- Ethics- Rhetoric.
Some refer to him as the first real
scientist.
His development of the laws of
Logic- Cause and Effect- play a key role in the Scientific Method till this
day.
Aristotle taught that the main way
we gain knowledge is thru sense perception and experiment.
As we study the natural order of
things themselves- we gain understanding from them.
What we refer to as the Empirical
method- knowledge gained thru the observation and experimentation of things.
He referred to God as the Final
Cause- not the First Cause.
Why?
He believed in God [some debate
this- Aristotle himself called him God in his work on Metaphysics] and called
him the Prime Mover.
As I said before- a big thing with
the early thinkers was the origin of Motion- who started the ball rolling- so
to speak.
Aristotle credited the source of all
motion to an ‘un- moved Mover’.
He gave the attributes of God to his
Mover- said he had no beginning- was not material- an eternal and imperishable
substance.
So- why the Final Cause?
He said God attracts all things to
himself- so in his mind- motion started by attraction- not by a ‘push’ so to
speak.
This is interesting indeed- in
modern physics we see that the universe is undergoing a continual expansion-
heading somewhere- of course we believe this somewhere is God himself- the
source of all things.
Isaac Newton agreed with Aristotle
on this point- he referred to it in his 3rd law of Physics.
The medieval Muslim thinkers called
him ‘The First Teacher’- and Kant [who we will get to later in this study]
credits him with the bulk of what we know today as the Laws of Logic.
Aristotle taught that the main
activity of God was thought.
The bible says that thru Wisdom and
Understanding God made things [‘Wisdom builds the house- Understanding
establishes it- and thru Knowledge it’s rooms are filled with all pleasant and
precious riches- Wisdom is profitable to direct- the words of the wise are like
nails fastened by the masters of assemblies- as a wise master builder I have
laid the foundation’- various bible verses found in Proverbs- Ecclesiastes and
Paul’s letter to the church at Corinth] - in a way Aristotle was right.
One of his key contributions was the
Syllogism- you start with a Logical argument- you engage in Deductive
reasoning- and come to a Conclusion.
A famous example would be ‘All men
are mortal- Plato is a man- Plato is mortal’.
Aristotle did not believe that
something comes from nothing- a phrase that will come up a lot as we progress
in this study is ‘ex nihilo nihil fit’- meaning Nothing comes from Nothing.
He was also what we refer to as a
Teleolologist- he believed that there was design and purpose in the created
order of things.
He saw design in the universe-
world.
Many today embrace an idea that
there is no purpose or design- that the design we see in the material world is
by accident- and furthermore some say all that we see- CAME FROM NOTHING.
I can’t stress enough that this is
simply not possible- I don’t say this from the Christian view point alone- but
from a scientific one.
Science deals with the observation
and testing of things- we look into the material world and come to certain
conclusions based on what we see- observe.
One of the most fundamental
observations that science SEES- is what I quoted above- NOTHING COMES FROM
NOTHING.
That is- every effect has a cause.
This is important for our day-
because many have capitulated to the view that all things CAME FROM CHANCE.
Not only is this statement illogical
[chance is simply a word- this statement ascribes Ontological status to a word-
which is impossible].
But it is scientifically not true.
Why?
Because science shows us that things
do not ‘pop into existence’ without a cause- from nothing.
True science in no way contradicts
belief in God- no- it backs it up.
Aristotle- as well as most of the
great thinkers we shall cover- came to the conclusion that there had to be some
immaterial thing [being] that was the cause of all other things.
Now- why did he argue for a PRIME
MOVER?
Because he believed that the
universe was eternal- if there ever came a time when science showed us that the
universe had a beginning point- then the argument would be over.
The Theists [those that believe in
God] would win.
Sure enough- in the 20th
century that’s exactly what happened.
Today Physics teaches us that time-
space- matter did indeed have a beginning point- what we refer to as the Big
Bang Theory.
If the early thinkers had this
knowledge- then the argument for a Prime Mover would be moot- because instead
we would have a Prime Starter- see?
Aristotle is
credited with writing the second greatest work on Ethics from the ancient
period- called Ethics [the first one being Plato’s Republic].
He wrote on political theory- believed that Aristocracy [rule by
the excellent] was the best form of government [sort of like Socrates
Philosopher Kings].
Aristotle’s most famous student was Alexander the Great.
During Alexander’s conquests- he took a huge team of scientists
with him- they collected all types of specimens from these conquests- and
Alexander brought them back to Athens and they were used at the Lyceum for
further study.
It has been said that this was the most expensive scientific
enterprise up to the day of the modern space program.
He taught that the intellectual virtues can be taught directly- but
the moral ones HAD TO BE LIVED FIRST.
The bible says ‘the fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom’.
I agree.
Proverbs 3:19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by
understanding hath he established the heavens.
Proverbs 3:20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the
clouds drop down the dew.
Unfinished study- will complete over time.
JOHN LOCKE- JESUS- AND
MONEY.
Today’s video [and
post] is one of those ‘spur of the moment’ ones-
I made the video/post
yesterday- ‘off the cuff’-
I’m at the ranch as I write- and have no WiFi out here- or
I’d post it now- I also don’t have my
[parts]
VERSES-
Judges 19:1 And it came to pass in those days, when there was no
king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount
Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.
Judges 19:2 And his concubine played the whore against him, and
went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there
four whole months.
Judges 19:3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak
friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a
couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the
father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
Judges 19:4 And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained
him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged
there.
Judges 19:5 And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose
early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said
unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward
go your way.
Judges 19:6 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them
together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray
thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.
Judges 19:7 And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law
urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
Judges 19:8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to
depart; and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And
they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.
Judges 19:9 And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his
concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto
him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night:
behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry;
and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.
Judges 19:10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose
up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there
were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.
Judges 19:11 And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent;
and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in
into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
Judges 19:12 And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside
hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we
will pass over to Gibeah.
Judges 19:13 And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw
near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
Judges 19:14 And they passed on and went their way; and the sun
went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
Judges 19:15 And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge
in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for
there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.
Judges 19:16 And, behold, there came an old man from his work out
of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in
Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.
Judges 19:17 And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a
wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest
thou? and whence comest thou?
Judges 19:18 And he said unto him, We are passing from
Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went
to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no
man that receiveth me to house.
Judges 19:19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses;
and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the
young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.
Judges 19:20 And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever
let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.
Judges 19:21 So he brought him into his house, and gave provender
unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
Judges 19:22 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold,
the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and
beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying,
Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
Judges 19:23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto
them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so
wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
Judges 19:24 Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his
concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what
seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.
Judges 19:25 But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took
his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused
her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let
her go.
Judges 19:26 Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and
fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.
Judges 19:27 And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the
doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his
concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the
threshold.
Judges 19:28 And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But
none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and
gat him unto his place.
Judges 19:29 And when he was come into his house, he took a knife,
and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into
twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.
Judges 19:30 And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was
no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out
of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your
minds.
Luke
22:37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in
me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me
have an end.
Luke 22:52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of
the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against
a thief, with swords and staves?
Luke 22:53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched
forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
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