Zoom: October 3 2020: Arne does more before 9 am...

Zoom meeting: October 3 2020: Arne does more before 9 am...

Photo courtesy Mr. Arne K. Novik of Norway. 

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Twitter U.S. Army @USArmy · Nov 14, 2013 "In the Army, we do more before 9AM than most people do all day." 

Oh yea!! It was past 6 am in Norway and Arne, the Deputy Dawg was already up for our Zoom meeting.

Subjects

With three separate meetings we had people from British Columbia, Alberta, Florida and Norway. The last meeting being with just two of us way late as someone did a number on his/her vehicle and was late. No, it was not Arne...

In the first two meetings, we, through mutual effort, limited political talk this time. I do not choose topics, but a couple of people requested less political talk, while at the same time a couple of people did not want to risk offending others through political talk.

Of course, I could also offend people through my religion and philosophy talk, so we could be in trouble, regardless.

Plus with Arne's often brilliant jokes (The Norwegian Benny Hill), he is the loose cannon on ship. In fact, the canon has most certainly gone overboard a few times.

Personally, I would like to have more European football talk...

However, we attempt to love neighbour as self  (Mathew 22, Mark 12, Luke 10), and in the case of this group, the Lord, first and foremost.

I try to pray for everyone at least once, and if it did not happen, I pray for a person after.

We discussed travel and life plans.

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21:30 PDT Vancouver time, most Saturday evenings

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But I have sources not heroes

Photo One: CNN and Microsoft Flight Simulator

Photo Two: Facebook

But I have sources not heroes

Opinion

Obviously, such a story does not look good for one facing claims of sexual misconduct.

A reason I state things such as I have sources not heroes is because the universal sinful nature of humanity (Romans 1-3, Romans 6, 1 Corinthians 6 as examples) means everyone and every ministry is tainted.

Romans, for example, presents that all human beings are sinful and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3: 23) and this leads to death in the temporal realm, but there is eternal (technically everlasting not eternal, as it is with a beginning and no ending, God alone is eternal) life available through Jesus Christ (Romans 6: 23). 

In other words, human beings, in spirit and body, can be eventually, post-mortem, purged of total depravity and taint through resurrection (1 Corinthians 15, Revelation 20-22) by having the atoning and resurrection work of Jesus Christ, God the Son, applied to them. This as persons in the atoning work of Jesus Christ are already legally justified in the righteous of Jesus Christ (Romans and Galatians) and in the process of sanctification/holiness in the present realm.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 English Standard Version/ESV

Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

John Calvin explains in the Bondage and Liberation of the Will that purity is spoiled by a tiny blemish and implies that sin is included in every good work (in this present realm). Calvin (1543)(1996: 27).  

The concept of 'heroes' to me seems often particularly American, but it is used by the Canadian media as well. I suppose if a Christian would have a hero is should be Jesus Christ as in being Christ-like.

Romans 12:2 English Standard Version/ESV

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

But, I prefer instead to see Christ as God the Son, my Lord. Our Lord, for those that believe (Acts 2: 21, Romans 10: 13).

Superheroes are fine, I suppose, they are fictional, but having heroes in ministry is often placing too much value in the life and teachings of one person and/or organization. Instead, I have a healthy skepticism in regards to everyone's life and ministry, including my own, and consider entities as potential sources of information and/or truth.

Practically

Far too many, within the Christian Church, in my humble opinion, place well-known and/or famous Christian teachers on a pedestal. 

CALVIN, JOHN (1509-1564), The Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536), Beveridge, Henry (Translator), R Public Domain.

CALVIN, JOHN (1543)(1996) The Bondage and Liberation of the Will, Translated by G.I. Davies, Grand Rapids, Baker Book House.

DANIEL SILLIMAN: SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 09:15 AM-Christianity Today

PhD: Twitter quote 6

PhD: Twitter quote 6

Photo 1: Lampeter, Wales, The Guardian 

Photo 2: The University of Wales, Trinity Saint David  

Ernest Valea (2007), a scholar on comparative religions, admits that although God is considered good within Biblical Christianity, it can be clearly seen in the world that evil exists in an awful measure. 

VALEA, ERNEST (2007) ‘Evil in Christianity’, in Many paths to one goal? Timosoara, Romania, Comparative Religion.com.

Comparative Religion.com

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2010 Theodicy and Practical Theology: PhD thesis, the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Lampeter

PhD: Twitter quote 5

PhD: Twitter quote 5

Photo: Pinterest; Lampeter, Wales

Delton Lewis Scudder (1940) writes that the problem of evil arises from the theistic attempt to be loyal to the concepts concerning: (1) the sovereignty of God, who is the creator and sustainer of the universe, (2) the reality of evils in the world, and (3) the goodness of God. 

SCUDDER, DELTON, LEWIS (1940) Tennant’s Philosophical Theology, London, Oxford University Press.

Edited Twitter version

Scudder writes that the problem of evil arises from the theistic attempt to be loyal to the concepts of the sovereignty of God, the creator and sustainer of the universe, the reality of evils in the world, and the goodness of God.