Posted on 03/30/2002 7:53:37 PM PST by malakhi
| Statesmen may plan and speculate for liberty, but it is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue. - John Adams |
They received a body lasting only for a time, not eternal according to the kingdom they were relegated.
Had not the body been altered they would have disintegrated remember they were created perfect!
Ponder this
1-Because they were innocent they had no assurance (warranty Official authorization, sanction, or warrant.)
2-Because they had no knowledge or experience only instruction and nothing to compare or understand. They knew no guile.
They were like babes in the wilderness!
Now one can look at this like a journey to stumble and fall as one learn about this temporal planet.
Originally when A&E were in the garden of Eden they were in a perfect garden and state as in spiritual and were able to see God, when they fell they aquired the eyes and body of a natural man. They could no longer remain in their in that elevated state of perfect!
1- for fear they would ALSO eat from the of life and death, and would forever be caught in a eternal state never to correct their transgressions.
Luk 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see;for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Notice Jesus did not say blood. Eternal life will not be dependent on a beating heart
You need to consider that Jesus was flesh and bone not flesh and blood. The apostles well knew that when they wrote that flesh and BLOOD can not inherit the kingdom..he was talking about unregenerate men
The resurrected Jesus Christ CAN NOT be made out of created material. He is the one that created all matter, both seen and unseen.
Including His first incarnation..are you saying that there is something that God can not do ? Are you saying that God is INCAPABLE of recreating the human body in a new way that will be physical and spiritual?
The substance he is made out of has to be eternal stuff, the same stuff as God the father, stuff that is not of this world. He must be made of this stuff or he is no longer God or part of the Godhead. Do you understand?
Do you understand that it was SIN that caused physical death and that we will be raised incorruptible (unable to sin) . There will be no more sin or death .
You place large limits on the sovereignty of God in creation. I am sure He is glad for your input *grin*
Apple is like a tank that just keeps going. There are 15 year old Macs still puffing along. . There is no question in my mind they are far superior to PC especially the now OS which is linix based . My computer flies on it .We are a very small share of the market. Price has alot to do with it I suspect. (I covet the power book..it has the power of the G4 and does all the tricks..it is one GREAT machine )Starting at about $1300 for the 12 inch..too rich for my blood right now as i want the 15in..I will not tell you that price:>)
They are not a poor mans computer..but if you consider the low maintenance and long life in the long run they are a better buy IMHO
Jesus resurrected immortal body is of Flesh and Bone!
1 Cor.15
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not ALL sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.,/u>
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
I always like to draw a line of simular inquries on the various forms of bodies.
BTW, hardware is hardware and a quality pc will last just as long as an Apple. The superiority of Apple was always the Operating System. Us poor PC users (for the most part) have to put up with Bill Gates crap.
I have only bought one PC in my life, this last one and it was a mistake. When My machine was destroyed by lightning I panicked and went right out and bought one. If I was patient enough to take a week or so I could have bought a barebones and components on EBAY and had twice the computer for the money.
IOW, Apple may well be a better product but not better enough for the average user to justify the price and application availability limits.
One more thing. I am still somewhat of a hardware freak. I still like to have the latest and greatest processor and it doesn't matter that what I do doesn't begin to stretch the capability of the product. It is like the nut who buys a Viper and only uses it to go to the grocery store.
It has frozen on me a few times lately and crased 2 times..up till now I considered it the best browser I have ever used. I ~think ! it is most likely my fault I have really stressed it ..but it is a beta version..
It is so neat!!
I am praying for a windfall. i want that power book real bad:>)
Mine is 4 years old..I have only had to replace the sound card ..thats it.
I expect this to plug along till I am too senile to use it anymore..THAT is why I really want that power book. I will be traveling alot in the next few years , so I can bring it with me..
I consider it part of my kids inheritance ..I figure both of them will still be going when the grandkids get married..:>)
BTW I only paid $900 for my Mac NEW ..a smart shopper can have her cake and eat it too...
With OS X, It's not unusual for weeks and months to go by without a crash, and it is enjoying a lot of fresh blood in the application development arena because of its Unix underpinnings.
I have run an Operating System for several years that never crashed. (Of course it was single purpose and not very sophisticated.)
You know he will be sorry he started this mac love a thon:>)
Now are you ready to quit with the "upsmanship game".
You are comparing stuff that barely equals a chip built by DEC more than 10 years ago. The ALPHA chip!
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