Posted on 12/23/2008 6:44:46 PM PST by indianbob
ZetaTalk: Whiplash
ZetaTalk | written Apr 14, 2004 | Nancy Lieder
Posted on 12/30/2005 5:47:27 PM PST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1549609/posts
I thought it was on the opposite side of the sun. (therefore invisable to us.)
Here’s something to get your heart rate up.
http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/3008/Nibiru___Planet_X_photos_taken_January_2008/
it is amazing that Jews, Muslims and Christians have hardly heard of these people (Mandaeans), considering they, in all likelihood, are the possessors of the religion and heritage that gave birth to all of the three monotheistic religions...Okay, I'm no expert but the author forgot Zoroastrianism, another monotheistic religion. So there should be Four not Three religions mentioned. And until the Muslim *take over* of Persia was THE dominant religion, starting from 600 BC(1).
(1) Date disputed, 'some' say 100 BC.
Don’t have to. All one has to do is read Scripture then compare and discern statements of those who purport a different god.
In this case, like other ancient pagan religions, the belief system represented as the Mandaeans’ fails to recognize Personal Sovereignty in God and are forced to rely instead on an impersonal chance or fate as final arbiter of which god prevails in the future.
From the story, the Mandaeans consider Abraham evil, as well as the Torah and post Abrahamic prophets, except some queer acceptance of John the Baptist, who recognized Christ as King, but then consider Jesus Christ as a demon or an antiChrist. This reveals volumes in novice theological interpretations.
Considering they reference Abraham and not Abram, they recognize a divine naming of Abram, and then consider it evil. Next, the Judaic relationships between a nation’s prophet and the king were integral for any righteous assignment of authority to the king. A king could not be legitimized until the prophet revealed him, as being told from God Himself. If the prophet was a false prophet, then such an edict would not have legitimate basis in verity.
There are further aspects of the role of a Prophet throughout Scripture. One is that all the OT prophets followed from Moses and never contradicted His Prophecies. Additionally, one cannot simply cherry-pick a later Prophet divorced from previous Prophecy. They may have further clarified prophecy for their particular generations and their circumstances, but the Word of God prevails in Prophecy. The original Prophecy gave covenants which still are unconditional in nature and have not yet been completely fulfilled.
In regards to Justice, our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus is a unique person, both God and Man, who has all the composition of Man, who unlike any other is still perfect to be able to redeem any and all sin of any and all men in order to propitiate a just God, reconcile man to Him, and atone for all sin. Without such a person, man has no provision by which he may make restitution for any unjust thought or behavior to have any relationship with eternal perfection.
Every religion which fails or ignores the atonement of a just God, is forced to find some other mechanism to receive relationship with His righteousness. Some attempt to buy merit from God by performing good works independent of Him, in order to have something of value to offer God. Unfortunately, without complete perfection, a righteous God by accepting any such good work is reduced to receiving gifts from those who are unrighteous and forces an unjust relationship.
FWIW, the presentation of the referenced website is a bit ironic. If the ancient refined gnostic people of the site indeed place supreme recognition in baptism by living running water alone, why are they baptizing in stagnant lichen still ponds? If such a mature culture lasting for over 4000 years, which reveres living running water, why are they still washing their clothes down in a stagnant pond?
Claiming Jesus Christ is a demon, not only fails to acknowledge the baptism of John the Baptist of a man, but confuses the Creator with a created being, and one that is unfaithful.
It’s interesting to note in Christ’s Revelation to John that a demon army will later come up out of the Euphrates River. The posted article and the website share more regarding their possible tribal demon possession and control by regional spiritual authorities than of any true spiritual life springing out of their devotion. Not to worry, though, for every human has an opportunity to receive eternal life through faith in Christ prior to their first death, no matter what their lineage or environment.
For later reading
;^)
Interesting take on the subject-thanks!
I thought you might read this article, Girlene.
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
Not sure these people got that memo.
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