Thirsty?
Posted on 10/03/2011 7:37:47 AM PDT by Alex Murphy
A 24-year-old woman from Maryland claims the Savior has appeared on the Nintendo set she bought on eBay.
Brittany Wampler spotted the image of Jesus Christ on top of one of the two newly purchased Nintendo sets she received from an eBbay seller, she told Kotaku, an online publication covering the gaming industry.
"We were inspecting it for cracks/damage and when we turned it just right into the light, the image showed up," she told Kotaku. "Our reaction was mainly curiousity [sic] at first. Then as we looked at it closer and ruled out what it couldn't be, we began to get excited about it."
The image, which Wampler sent to Kotaku at their request, appears to show a blurred human face with long hair and a short beard.
Wampler reportedly dismissed the possibility that the image had to do with a form of supernatural intervention. However, she specified that the design was a part of the plastic covering, not residue. She also assured the publication that she did not create the image, or Photoshop the photo. She said she wasn’t sure about the exact origin of the image.
"I was raised religious, but I haven't made up my mind really," she told Kotaku.
When pressured to answer if she believed that the image might be a form of Jesus’ apparition, she reportedly said that she believes the possibility.
Instances when an image of a divine figure seems to appear somewhere in everyday life tend to evoke a lot of excitement - both among believers and non-believers.
Such cases of "apparitions" touching the mundane life of mortals happen surprisingly often.
CP reported earlier this months that a French photographer caught an image of a “divine figure” with a halo on his camera when he was climbing in the mountains. In this case, the photographer admitted that, despite the unique, divine feel of the event, he believes the phenomenon could probably be explained scientifically.
In July, a couple from South Carolina reported seeing the face of Jesus Christ on a Walmart receipt.
Other sources have also reported cases in which Jesus’ face reportedly appeared on objects like a frying pan, tree trunk or a piece of toast.
Yawn.
“One purpose of rules is, so to speak, to keep bloodshed down to a minimum. And it is part of our fallenness that when we see rules we tend to test their limits. How many of us, seeing a “55 MPH” sign, think it means, “Keep it under 60 MPH.”
The point that I was absolutely not trying to make was that Catholics never go above 5 mph in this 55 mph zone and are still ticketed and jailed, while Protestants are allowed to go 190 mph with impunity. It is of course not true that some Protestants and the moderator (but I repeat myself) then turn around and lie truth out of Texas in denying this bias, and certainly no one on FR would ever say such a thing.
Sometimes I fear your side won't take yes for an answer. You say we are hag-ridden by our thought that works are involved with salvation. So I appeal to my brethren reminding them that we are to do the work of earnestly desiring the higher gifts (I Cor 12 -- and earlier I was referring to 1 Cor 13), and I get smacked?
I guess this is part of the "all things" I am urged to bear and endure.
Thank you both for your support.
Thirsty?
Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
God has prepared good works in advance for us to do. One pastor went as far as to say that those works can be so specific that if I don't do what God prepared for me to do, then they aren't going to get done, as nobody else can or will do them.
That is a weighty responsibility.
Our contention is that works don't save anyone, but rather that they are the evidence to the world that saving faith has been exercised and they are used to witness to the power of God to change a life, and bring others into the kingdom as we minister to them.
They simply do not count towards procuring our salvation because works do not make one holy or sinless, nor do they pay off the sin we commit. The only way sin can be appropriately dealt with is by forgiveness, not counting it against us.
“Thank you both for your support.”
Support against what? By your standard, no one has said anything unfavorable about you.
You’re quite welcome.
It’s well earned.
Besides, I’m just calling a spade a spade, as usual.
There’s a great deal of insanity in the world.
Depends how one defines Christian
Mar 13:22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect.
Depends how one defines Christian
Mar 13:22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect.
Sleeping in a garage does not make one a car... there are all manner of people that have a false Christ and a false salvation ...calling oneself a "christian" does not mean that one is a Christian
Sleeping in a garage does not make one a car... there are all manner of people that have a false Christ and a false salvation ...calling oneself a "christian" does not mean that one is a Christian
IMO there's a great deal of humor in the world, and some of it is disguised to look like insanity. IMO the problem is that Christians are afraid to laugh, for fear of insulting God! IMO "getting Christians to laugh" must be the second-to-the-last thing that Christ will accomplish [i.e. right before "putting His enemies under his feet" (Psalm 110)] before the Second Coming. Me? I laugh a lot. God makes great jokes. And if God makes a joke, I expect that it's good manners for us to bust out laughing!
In Ecclesiastes 2:2, the author complains that laughter is "madness", asking "what does it accomplish?"
Psalm 2:4 tells us that God, in heaven, laughs and scoffs at the kings of this earth "in derision".
Psalm 37:13 says the Lord laughs at the wicked, for "their day is coming".
But for the faithful, Genesis 21:6 tells us that laughter is an appropriate response to God's blessings, Job 8:21 promises laughter for those afflicted by Satan, and Psalm 126:2 says laughter is a sign to unbelieving nations that God has done great things for us.
As Christians, we should learn to laugh more.
I’m not certain about the kosher qualifications of this source.
I’m convinced they are essentially correct on their major points . . . I’m just not sure of their reputation etc. Does anyone else have any input on such?
http://educate-yourself.org/nwo/nwotavistockbestkeptsecret.shtml
Interestingly, several of my PhD professors TRAINED the staff trainers at Tavistock repeatedly—both USA headquarters and the UK’s IIRC. Certainly they were liberal idiots. However, they were also top flight organizational consultants in terms of helping organizations achieve the organization’s goals better.
I hadn’t realized that Tavistock had so many evil fingers in so many evil deeds.
I think I have a different way of looking at it.
The works ARE the salvation. They don’t cause or earn salvation.
Try this, not immediately relevant:
Suppose you knew a mother who did not weep when her child suffered. I’d tend to think there was a serious problem there. AND I’d think that for her to enter the right way would mean, among other things, tears.
Thanks for the ping!
Not really — do you have a lot of delusions?
And pretty definitely your OPC cult along with Mormons isn't Christian
Mark did an excellent analysis showing why your cult isn't Christian:
Mark, do you mind if I copy and paste your response here, it would be good for Rn's edification
Let us take the Nicene Creed and compare with the OPC's beliefs:We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all that is, seen and unseen.
So far, the OPC is on track.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father.
Well, not really; they think of Jesus as a lesser God than the Father. The OPC says that:
Jesus is God's doorway through the wall. God appointed his Son to be the substitute for those whom he would save. Jesus loved the Father with every fiber of his being. He obeyed the Father's holy will completely. He died on Calvary's cross as the atoning sacrifice, bearing all the sins of his people. He rose again from the dead and was exalted to the place of glory at the Father's side.
For the OPC, Jesus is a lesser or messenger god to God the Father, much like Mercury was the messenger of Jupiter in the Roman Pantheon of gods. This is not Christian.
As well, The OPC says that:
Christ is, in reality, the one true worshiper.[5] Our worship is a participation in his. Further, our worship in Christ is by the Holy Spirit.
Here, the OPC says that Christ worships God the Father, and the Holy Spirit worships Christ. Not Trinitarian, but polytheist.
Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation, he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary,
Here, they more or less agree with Christianity.
and became man.
Here, they depart from Christianity inasmuch as Christianity believes that Jesus is fully God and fully man at the same time.
"The Son of Man"
Jesus affirms that he is "the Son of Man." This was his favorite self-designation. The Gospels mention his calling himself the Son of Man some eighty times. William White, Jr., explains that this title reflects Daniel 7:13, where the "Son of Man" is one to whom is given universal and eternal authority, glory, and sovereign dominion. He is one from among men to whom is given divine prerogatives. Since only God can receive such prerogatives, the Son of Man is a God-man (Daniel 10:16). Thus, the Son of Man, Jesus, descended from heaven (John 3:13) and was dependent on God, as He had nowhere to lay His head (Matt. 8:20). He exercises an authoritative and redemptive mission (John 3:14). He is the universal Lord (Matt. 28:18; cf. Dan. 7:13-14) and has total responsibility and authority for judging the world (Matt. 13:41-42; 19:28). (Theological and Grammatical Phrasebook of the Bible, p. 102 [Moody Press, 1984]. Cf. Geerhardus Vos, The Self-Disclosure of Jesus [Eerdmans, 1954].)
So when Jesus calls himself the Son of Man, he does much more than identify himself as having a human nature. He reveals himself as God incarnated as the Last Adam, the true Man, the Man of God's right hand, the Messiah, the King, the Savior, Lord, and Judge! Compare Daniel 7:9-14 and Revelation 1:12-18. It's an amazing claim.
It sure is. It affirms that the OPC believes that Jesus is a lesser God - is totally dependent upon God and therefore is not the God of Christianity, but a messenger or harbinger, much like John the Baptist was for Jesus.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
Okay in this section.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
Here we come to a major parting of the ways between the OPC and Christianity. The OPC says that:
The resurrection of the dead in general, therefore, is primarily a judicial act of God."[13] Stated simply, the resurrection is not the penultimate event prior to the final judgment; the resurrection is the final judgment.
This little piece of paganism is the source for so many of the nonChristian pronouncements of OPC adherents. Can you imagine a greater departure from the Gospel message of Jesus? Resurrection is a replacement for Judgement and if you are resurrected, you will not go to hell!!!! Now, what about those going to hell? More on that later...
and his kingdom will have no end.
They do agree that Jesus will reign forever.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
See above. The OPC believes that Jesus worships God the Father and the Holy Spirit worships Jesus.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
The OPC really likes its Prophets - if it weren't for Paul, their theology would consist of Isaiah with a splash of Jeremiah.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
Absolutely not. "Catholic" is redefined as Calvinist, and the Apostles are irrelevant since they are all long dead.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
The OPC touches on it in several articles on their site, blathering on, and talking around the point, rather than to it, but the final conclusion is that they do not believe that baptism is in any way connected with the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
There are several articles on the OPC website which affirm the resurrection of the dead, and then speak as if it weren't there or it didn't matter. Of course, it might just be the writers' confusion over just who is going to be resurrected (prejudged to salvation) and who isn't (see above). After all if the Calvinists believe that the act of resurrection is a substitute for the Judgement of God, then nobody in hell gets Judged in the Calvinist universe, right? And nowhere in Christianity does it state anything about the resurrection of those Judged to Heaven versus the non resurrection of those Judged to hell. In Calvinism, those prejudged to hell do not get resurrected at all. Cronos, my friend, you are absolutely spot on in that the OPC on its own website brags about its nonChristian beliefs. And its followers would have us believe that it is Christian. Based on what?
Just pointing out another absurdity of a Calvinist POV: God’s not satisfied with damning a person before the beginning of creation, but after the person is dead, he’d have to resurrect him and tell him, “I’m going to punish you in hell forever because you perfectly—though you had no choice—followed the plan I set out for you since before the beginning of the world, all for my good pleasure and greater glory.” That’s just perverse piling on. And again we have to ask, “Glory before whom?” If all is created by God and determined by God, then there is no other “who” before whom glory, to whatever degree, is to be manifest and no context within which glory would even have any meaning. The whole thing is nothing more than an audience of one, the sound of that one’s hands clapping. Even Zen makes more sense than that.
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