Below, is just a small sampling of the many scientific inaccuracies of the Koran:
The Women 4:23 (Al-Nisa) “Nursing passes on genetic traits from mother to child.” However, the factual truth is that no genetic traits are transmitted by nursing.
Al-Nahl 16:69 (Sura of the Bee) “Honey comes out of a bee’s abdomen and heals men.”
The factual truth is honey is not produced in a bee’s abdomen.
The Women 4:23 (Al-Nisa), The Heights 7:172 (Al-Araf) “Semen comes from the back or kidney area, not from the testicles.”
The fact is that semen comes from the testicles.
The Prophets 21:31, The Bee 16:15, Lugman 31:10, The News 78:6-8, The Overwhelming 88:17, 19 “God threw down mountains like tent pegs to keep the earth from shaking.”
The factual truth is mountains do not keep the earth from shaking and are not in any way like tent pegs.
Al-Anam 6:38 (Sura of the Cattle) “All animals and all things that fly form communities like man.”
The fact is that many forms of life do not live in communities.
The Ant 27:15-44 (Al-Naml) “Solomon talked with ants, birds, and giants” (not presented as a miracle or a fable.)
The factual truth is that this kind of communication does not happen.
Don Cole
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
A Hard Call
Which is right?
Drive the speed limit, or go with the flow of traffic?
Each way, it is dangerous and scary!
Don Cole
Drive the speed limit, or go with the flow of traffic?
Each way, it is dangerous and scary!
Don Cole
The Joy of Giving is Heaven
We all know the feeling we get, when we are able to love, to give to someone or entity in need.
Thank God that we do not stand alone. How lonely that would be. None to care for, none to love. In a nutshell, ( I am the nut) you could say that this is about the Joy of Giving!
A comedian, or cartoonist, or writer, or musician, or whatever, experiences the ecstasy of being able to make someone else, or others laugh, to be entertained, to be helped, or provided for, to feel loved, to be happy, whatever. An evangelist experiences the thrill of having led a soul to baptism, to Jesus Christ. To be able to have a good and eternal effect on others. To be influential in saving another person’s life! Therein is heavenly joy.
Now, you get the idea…Yes. We will be doing things in Heaven, but I don’t think that it will be work. It will be doing what gives us this same kind of joy and pleasure, and that is being one in the Lord.
The things we love to do, if we didn’t have to worry about making a living, saving or maintaining the flesh, etc. To be free of all that, not only of sin, but also of things like time and gravity. To be forever and personally, without effort or resistance, any more testing , --but then to be further along, to the mysteries abound. The thrill of graduation! The race is won! What joy can top that? Where will God take us ? The things he has in store! The treasures that we have stored up in Heaven! How much more and greater things will we be able to do? (Remember, that we are told that there is much more out there, but this is as much as we can handle for now; although at this time He has given us everything that we need to know for life and godliness.)
And time and providence will never run out of God’s goodness and love.The joy comes not inside the sacrifice itself, but in the love act of the giver, out of our blessings in God. The joy to Jesus was not in His having to take the cup, (he prayed that it might be taken from him,) but the joy through his ultimate expression of His love for us from His giving, and obeying the Father, in our behalf.
He did freely drink. He gave. He gave up his entire body. He taught us. He suffered for us. He led the way, and sealed us for eternity in His love., in the New Testament, given to us. He sent, delivered, gave us his Spirit. That was/is God’s pleasure and joy.
God’s promises, between He and man. Think of the joy of being able to save someone’s life, to share eternal good and happiness, everlasting, to be a vital and unique part of God himself, the source of love and everything good.
In the body; the bride of Christ. Two become one = three. Completeness. It is done. It was/is sealed at the cross.
There is a time, at night, when it is comfortable to rest and to sleep. Then our bodies wake up to a new morning, and it is no longer comfortable to just lie there in bed. Now it is more comfortable to rise and move about doing the things we need to do to sustain our lives. To those who are in the Lord, no matter what our circumstances are in this life; it is exciting to see what this new day has in store. What new things will we contend with, and what will we learn new from this day? He is molding us and using us, and counting on us for things we are aware, and also for things farther along we know not yet. Where will the Lord lead us today? Or tomorrow? He takes our hand. He enlarges our territory. He protects us from harm and pain. It is an exciting journey. A great adventure! Better than the best of movies, video games, I-pods, and HD TV.
Love is what survives in Heaven. Jesus said, to store our treasures there.
Don Cole
Thank God that we do not stand alone. How lonely that would be. None to care for, none to love. In a nutshell, ( I am the nut) you could say that this is about the Joy of Giving!
A comedian, or cartoonist, or writer, or musician, or whatever, experiences the ecstasy of being able to make someone else, or others laugh, to be entertained, to be helped, or provided for, to feel loved, to be happy, whatever. An evangelist experiences the thrill of having led a soul to baptism, to Jesus Christ. To be able to have a good and eternal effect on others. To be influential in saving another person’s life! Therein is heavenly joy.
Now, you get the idea…Yes. We will be doing things in Heaven, but I don’t think that it will be work. It will be doing what gives us this same kind of joy and pleasure, and that is being one in the Lord.
The things we love to do, if we didn’t have to worry about making a living, saving or maintaining the flesh, etc. To be free of all that, not only of sin, but also of things like time and gravity. To be forever and personally, without effort or resistance, any more testing , --but then to be further along, to the mysteries abound. The thrill of graduation! The race is won! What joy can top that? Where will God take us ? The things he has in store! The treasures that we have stored up in Heaven! How much more and greater things will we be able to do? (Remember, that we are told that there is much more out there, but this is as much as we can handle for now; although at this time He has given us everything that we need to know for life and godliness.)
And time and providence will never run out of God’s goodness and love.The joy comes not inside the sacrifice itself, but in the love act of the giver, out of our blessings in God. The joy to Jesus was not in His having to take the cup, (he prayed that it might be taken from him,) but the joy through his ultimate expression of His love for us from His giving, and obeying the Father, in our behalf.
He did freely drink. He gave. He gave up his entire body. He taught us. He suffered for us. He led the way, and sealed us for eternity in His love., in the New Testament, given to us. He sent, delivered, gave us his Spirit. That was/is God’s pleasure and joy.
God’s promises, between He and man. Think of the joy of being able to save someone’s life, to share eternal good and happiness, everlasting, to be a vital and unique part of God himself, the source of love and everything good.
In the body; the bride of Christ. Two become one = three. Completeness. It is done. It was/is sealed at the cross.
There is a time, at night, when it is comfortable to rest and to sleep. Then our bodies wake up to a new morning, and it is no longer comfortable to just lie there in bed. Now it is more comfortable to rise and move about doing the things we need to do to sustain our lives. To those who are in the Lord, no matter what our circumstances are in this life; it is exciting to see what this new day has in store. What new things will we contend with, and what will we learn new from this day? He is molding us and using us, and counting on us for things we are aware, and also for things farther along we know not yet. Where will the Lord lead us today? Or tomorrow? He takes our hand. He enlarges our territory. He protects us from harm and pain. It is an exciting journey. A great adventure! Better than the best of movies, video games, I-pods, and HD TV.
Love is what survives in Heaven. Jesus said, to store our treasures there.
Don Cole
Food For the Nations
From out of the blue, incongruously buried within a long list of biblical genealogies, this prayer of Jabez can be found. ( 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 )
This is a prayer for self; but it can also work for any one, and for any or all nations.
“Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, "I gave birth to him in pain." Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God granted his request.” ( 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 )
Jabez Prayer Warriors pray for a day when all the nations of this world might join hands together to pray and receive God’s blessings, enlargements of their territories, God’s guidance, and protection from harm so that they will be free from pain.
Don Cole
This is a prayer for self; but it can also work for any one, and for any or all nations.
“Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, "I gave birth to him in pain." Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God granted his request.” ( 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 )
Jabez Prayer Warriors pray for a day when all the nations of this world might join hands together to pray and receive God’s blessings, enlargements of their territories, God’s guidance, and protection from harm so that they will be free from pain.
Don Cole
Truth and State
…Now, Look Here!
Good questions. Weak answers.
Those tough and serious questions, being directed to the presidential candidates, have already been answered perfectly for us by Jesus Christ, such as in his Sermon on the Mt.
How bad does our country and our world have to get, before we will have the eyes to see, and ears that hear?
The problem is not about separation of church and state; but in our apathetic notion about truth and state.
We skirt around truth issues for numerous reasons; I can’t think of any good ones. One reason, is that we don’t want to offend anyone. So, in the name of “religion” we cut off the hand that feeds us.
We cut off the hands of He who told us, and showed us, how to love one another, how to be happy and fruitful, how to live together in peace and harmony on earth, as it is in Heaven.
Now, after listening to our politicians, --who shall will we vote for?
I vote for my savior, Jesus Christ. He can save the world!
In comparison, all the rest is just lip service, manipulation and nonsense.
Don Cole
Good questions. Weak answers.
Those tough and serious questions, being directed to the presidential candidates, have already been answered perfectly for us by Jesus Christ, such as in his Sermon on the Mt.
How bad does our country and our world have to get, before we will have the eyes to see, and ears that hear?
The problem is not about separation of church and state; but in our apathetic notion about truth and state.
We skirt around truth issues for numerous reasons; I can’t think of any good ones. One reason, is that we don’t want to offend anyone. So, in the name of “religion” we cut off the hand that feeds us.
We cut off the hands of He who told us, and showed us, how to love one another, how to be happy and fruitful, how to live together in peace and harmony on earth, as it is in Heaven.
Now, after listening to our politicians, --who shall will we vote for?
I vote for my savior, Jesus Christ. He can save the world!
In comparison, all the rest is just lip service, manipulation and nonsense.
Don Cole
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Dancing With the Lord!
Brother,
As I told you in worship services this morning; you delivered one of the best sermon's this morning that I have ever heard. I have a few years up on you, and I say Amen, from my own experiences and studies. All that you preached was absolutely true. You have a good grasp on those scriptures. And I must say, that you deliver them with tremendous force and sincerity. I love to hear my brothers in Christ preaching from their hearts, and accurately in God's word. We also appreciate all the "little" things that you do for us behind the scenes. I don't know how you manage it all. Besides delivering an excellent sermon this morning; you freed up our professional preacher and evangelist, to help enlarge our territory even more.
When it comes to the Jabez prayer; my prayers are turning more and more to, "Thank you Lords." It is hard to ask God for these things, while we can see with our own eyes and ears that He is is already answering them. And it's not even 40 days yet! We might turn more of our requests now over to Thank you's and how much we look forward and request continuation of His taking our hand, not only in keeping us from harm, and freeing us from pain, --but for dancing with us!
Don Cole
As I told you in worship services this morning; you delivered one of the best sermon's this morning that I have ever heard. I have a few years up on you, and I say Amen, from my own experiences and studies. All that you preached was absolutely true. You have a good grasp on those scriptures. And I must say, that you deliver them with tremendous force and sincerity. I love to hear my brothers in Christ preaching from their hearts, and accurately in God's word. We also appreciate all the "little" things that you do for us behind the scenes. I don't know how you manage it all. Besides delivering an excellent sermon this morning; you freed up our professional preacher and evangelist, to help enlarge our territory even more.
When it comes to the Jabez prayer; my prayers are turning more and more to, "Thank you Lords." It is hard to ask God for these things, while we can see with our own eyes and ears that He is is already answering them. And it's not even 40 days yet! We might turn more of our requests now over to Thank you's and how much we look forward and request continuation of His taking our hand, not only in keeping us from harm, and freeing us from pain, --but for dancing with us!
Don Cole
Friday, July 27, 2007
The Right Body Armor
When all else fails, --read the manual!
Are you hiding?
Here they come; Christian soldiers rising!
Lights in the night; overcoming darkness.
Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war.
Swinging swords of the Spirit,
Clad with helmets of salvation,
Standing firm with shields of faith.
Wearing breast plates made of righteousness,
Girded waist’s with truth.
Feet fitted for readiness,
To bring God’s Gospel to this world,
-- For peace!
Don Cole
Are you hiding?
Here they come; Christian soldiers rising!
Lights in the night; overcoming darkness.
Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war.
Swinging swords of the Spirit,
Clad with helmets of salvation,
Standing firm with shields of faith.
Wearing breast plates made of righteousness,
Girded waist’s with truth.
Feet fitted for readiness,
To bring God’s Gospel to this world,
-- For peace!
Don Cole
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