Submissions by joegracegrace (Joe Grace)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
A dictator will "make war on the saints [the Christian nations],gain power over every nation," (Revelation 13.7).This conquest implies world war. Yes, NUCLEAR war would explain "sudden destruction" at Rapture(1 Thessalonians 4.16-5.3)
"General Revelation" = "the Word of God," according to the Bible
There are two forms of "the Word of God,"
The Bible (called "Special Revelation" of God by God).
While Nature (the study of it) is "General Revelation" of God by God.
OK, so there are two REVELATIONS of God.
This is called the Double-Revelation doctrine.
But why does that mean there are two forms of the Word of God.
I mean, where does it say in the Bible that GENERAL REVELATION = THE WORD OF GOD ??!!
Good question -- and here's a good answer.
Paul the apostle says in Romans 10.17 "Faith comes from hearing..the Word of God" ...
The Bible (called "Special Revelation" of God by God).
While Nature (the study of it) is "General Revelation" of God by God.
OK, so there are two REVELATIONS of God.
This is called the Double-Revelation doctrine.
But why does that mean there are two forms of the Word of God.
I mean, where does it say in the Bible that GENERAL REVELATION = THE WORD OF GOD ??!!
Good question -- and here's a good answer.
Paul the apostle says in Romans 10.17 "Faith comes from hearing..the Word of God" ...
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Hillary Clinton, I Can See Why Your Husband Bill Turns to Other Women
When she was Secretary of State,Hillary betrayed the people under her.
Christ Stevens, US Ambassador to Libya, requested more security.
She refused to empathize one bit. Not only did she turn him down,
She actually had the nerve to reduce the little security he already had !!
The body guards he had were reduced from six to four, if i recall correctly.
Talk about incompetent, I wouldn't hire her to walk my dog,
Definitely not as my babysitter, and NEVER as President of the USA.
When she was called before Congress to answer questions about Benghazi, ...
Christ Stevens, US Ambassador to Libya, requested more security.
She refused to empathize one bit. Not only did she turn him down,
She actually had the nerve to reduce the little security he already had !!
The body guards he had were reduced from six to four, if i recall correctly.
Talk about incompetent, I wouldn't hire her to walk my dog,
Definitely not as my babysitter, and NEVER as President of the USA.
When she was called before Congress to answer questions about Benghazi, ...
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How to Deal With Errors in the Bible
The Bible is supposed to be inerrant.
Because it is "the Word of God,"
The perfect Word of a perfect God.
But if there ARE errors in the Bible, does that automatically mean
We have to throw Biblical inerrancy out the window??
NOT necessarily!! What i propose is a way of holding onto inerrancy
But at the same time ADMITTING that there are errors in the Bible.
Let's say there are two definitions of inerrancy:
(1) The Fundamentalists think in terms of no errors anywhere...
Because it is "the Word of God,"
The perfect Word of a perfect God.
But if there ARE errors in the Bible, does that automatically mean
We have to throw Biblical inerrancy out the window??
NOT necessarily!! What i propose is a way of holding onto inerrancy
But at the same time ADMITTING that there are errors in the Bible.
Let's say there are two definitions of inerrancy:
(1) The Fundamentalists think in terms of no errors anywhere...
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Did Hitler Kill His Mother?
He wrote,"everything I've achieved has been done
thru ruthlessness/brutality," (words to that effect).
One thing he acheived was to enter art school - on a scholarship..
But how was that done thru ruthless brutality?
Well,it was an orphan scholarship that required both parents be dead.
At the time that young Adolph found out about it,
his father was dead.But mother was still alive.
He became conflicted. He wanted to bless the world
with his artistic greatness as a painter of landscapes, etc.
But he couldn't do it because Mom stood in the...
thru ruthlessness/brutality," (words to that effect).
One thing he acheived was to enter art school - on a scholarship..
But how was that done thru ruthless brutality?
Well,it was an orphan scholarship that required both parents be dead.
At the time that young Adolph found out about it,
his father was dead.But mother was still alive.
He became conflicted. He wanted to bless the world
with his artistic greatness as a painter of landscapes, etc.
But he couldn't do it because Mom stood in the...
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When The Tribulation Begins, We Should Start REJOICING !!
When Russia bombs America and overruns Western Europe
That will be the start of the TRIBULATION Period.
But the Tribulation is brought to an end by the Second Coming of Christ.
At that wonderful moment, all the nations of the world will collectively
become the global kingdom of God.
So, THIS is what we should declare with jubilation
Right when the Russians take over the world,
Right when Deep Darkness descends upon the world:
"REJOICE, FOR THE KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD HAVE BECOME
THE KINGDOM OF OUR LORD AND OF HIS CHRIST"(Revelation...
That will be the start of the TRIBULATION Period.
But the Tribulation is brought to an end by the Second Coming of Christ.
At that wonderful moment, all the nations of the world will collectively
become the global kingdom of God.
So, THIS is what we should declare with jubilation
Right when the Russians take over the world,
Right when Deep Darkness descends upon the world:
"REJOICE, FOR THE KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD HAVE BECOME
THE KINGDOM OF OUR LORD AND OF HIS CHRIST"(Revelation...
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What Do the 2 Great Judgments; (1)Noah's Flood,(2)The Judgment by Fire Have In Common?
(1)Noah's Flood in Genesis 6-9 (in the Law of Moses) is actually quite mythological.
(No wonder the Christian Gospel separates itself from the Law of Moses when it says,
"The Law was given by Moses, but ..TRUTH came by Jesus Christ"(John.1.17).
The HISTORICAL basis for Noah's Flood is the flooding of the Black Sea around 5,540 BC.
If you deduct the northern half of today's Black Sea, you have the size of that sea before the flood.
Presumptively,the refugees from that northern area fled southward to the Iraq region,
bringing...
(No wonder the Christian Gospel separates itself from the Law of Moses when it says,
"The Law was given by Moses, but ..TRUTH came by Jesus Christ"(John.1.17).
The HISTORICAL basis for Noah's Flood is the flooding of the Black Sea around 5,540 BC.
If you deduct the northern half of today's Black Sea, you have the size of that sea before the flood.
Presumptively,the refugees from that northern area fled southward to the Iraq region,
bringing...
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Looking At the Rapture Naturalistically
Will the departure at the Rapture be a supernatural event?
Or can it be explained naturalistically, NATURALLY ?
Christ and the angels taking the departing souls
to heaven -That part is of course supernatural.
But the DEPARTING of souls is due to the coming
of "SUDDEN DESTRUCTION"(1 Thessalonians 5.3).
And that sudden destruction comes in the form
of a military attack by the forces of the Antichrist.
For we read that he, "the Beast will MAKE WAR
on the saints and overcome[conquer] them"(Revelation 13.7)....
Or can it be explained naturalistically, NATURALLY ?
Christ and the angels taking the departing souls
to heaven -That part is of course supernatural.
But the DEPARTING of souls is due to the coming
of "SUDDEN DESTRUCTION"(1 Thessalonians 5.3).
And that sudden destruction comes in the form
of a military attack by the forces of the Antichrist.
For we read that he, "the Beast will MAKE WAR
on the saints and overcome[conquer] them"(Revelation 13.7)....
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"Lincoln" the Movie - How Director Speilberg Could Have Done Better (But Was Too Timid?)
Steven Spielberg did a good job in directing that movie,
but I think he missed out on a golden opportunity.
I mean he left out the very special event
that happened when Lincoln was touring inspecting
or visiting Richmond after it had fallen to the Union forces.
When the Blacks heard that Lincoln was there in their midst,
they all drop what they are doing and ran to meet him bowing down,
or kneeling before him, encircling him, treating him like the Christ-figure he was.
He then pleaded and begged, and then ordered and commanded them to stop
and to...
but I think he missed out on a golden opportunity.
I mean he left out the very special event
that happened when Lincoln was touring inspecting
or visiting Richmond after it had fallen to the Union forces.
When the Blacks heard that Lincoln was there in their midst,
they all drop what they are doing and ran to meet him bowing down,
or kneeling before him, encircling him, treating him like the Christ-figure he was.
He then pleaded and begged, and then ordered and commanded them to stop
and to...
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My Neighbor, the Psycho Madman
He apparently has nothing to live for,
Does drugs when he has the money.
As soon as he gets some money
It goes straight into dope.
He's a slave to drugs but he likes the bondage.
Making no effort to break free.
Isn't that the definition of an "uncle tom"?
Someone who likes being enslaved?
If so the young tall Larry is an UT.
The owner of Bundy the pitbull
had to go to jail, so he asked Victoria to feed him
So when Bundy busted...
Does drugs when he has the money.
As soon as he gets some money
It goes straight into dope.
He's a slave to drugs but he likes the bondage.
Making no effort to break free.
Isn't that the definition of an "uncle tom"?
Someone who likes being enslaved?
If so the young tall Larry is an UT.
The owner of Bundy the pitbull
had to go to jail, so he asked Victoria to feed him
So when Bundy busted...
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What Is Christ's Solution to the (Future) Gay Sex Epidemic ?
It's an oxymoronic statement to say that the Almighty is scared of anything. but let me say it anyway, "God is scared to death, metaphorically speaking, of the power of homosexuality to draw people in". It's not that it is so bad. Rather the problem is that it's so...normal.Pardon my putting it like that. If a mother and father have a child who is flunking some subject in school, it's relatively easy to persuade the student to do better.He knows an F or D is not acceptable. But as he improves, a sense of inertia set in.Bs are so much better than the Fs or Ds that he used to be getting, that...
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"There Is Power in the BLOOD" - If We Are Willing to IMAGINE the Pain That Christ Felt as the Bleeding Occurs
There is POWER if we are willing to dwell on (and join in) the suffering of Christ upon the Cross !!!
I mean, if I am, say, lusting or even going further: masturbating,
but then i manage to open my mind for just a moment
to the pain and grotesqueness of the bloody Christ up there on the Cross,
it(the gore,etc) has the POWER to break my concentration, break the SPELL
and free me from having to complete the lusting fantasy or the auto-eroticism process.
Yes, "there is power in the blood" just like the old hymn says !
(Power in the...
I mean, if I am, say, lusting or even going further: masturbating,
but then i manage to open my mind for just a moment
to the pain and grotesqueness of the bloody Christ up there on the Cross,
it(the gore,etc) has the POWER to break my concentration, break the SPELL
and free me from having to complete the lusting fantasy or the auto-eroticism process.
Yes, "there is power in the blood" just like the old hymn says !
(Power in the...
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The Secret Meaning of "Love Your Neighbor As Your Self"
It means love yourself NO MORE
Than you love your neighbor.
It doesn't explicitly say that.
It only implies it, but that's enuff.
Just because it's hidden away, below the surface,
That doesn't mean that the message isn't there.
It is.
Having to love your neighbor, not just yourself,
serves as a brake on self-love.
it keeps you from overdoing it.
It saves you from narcissism.
PS:Moses said it first,
"Love your neighbor as yourself"(Leviticus 19.18),
Followed by Christ(Matthew 19.19; 22.39),
Followed by Paul...
Than you love your neighbor.
It doesn't explicitly say that.
It only implies it, but that's enuff.
Just because it's hidden away, below the surface,
That doesn't mean that the message isn't there.
It is.
Having to love your neighbor, not just yourself,
serves as a brake on self-love.
it keeps you from overdoing it.
It saves you from narcissism.
PS:Moses said it first,
"Love your neighbor as yourself"(Leviticus 19.18),
Followed by Christ(Matthew 19.19; 22.39),
Followed by Paul...
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