Whatever is .... (2)

He writes to his infant grand daughter, posting it on Facebook. He gives her simple advice, and then lists pieces of 'useful' (??) information. A sample: “1) The Bee Gees sound an awful lot alike; 2) Don't notice that the presents from Santa and the gifts from your parents are the same paper. 3) Count your blessings and not your presents.” Each of the 20 pieces of info are considered by every reader, albeit ever so briefly. Some are entertaining. Others actual encourage. But ALL are evaluated.

To self-control your mind so as to make it functional for God's plans necessitates considerations. It is crucial to conscientiously analyze Whatever is TRUE.

Jesus is the 'way, the truth, and the life', and Paul wants each and every one of his students at Philippi to become like Him. But how? How do you take people entrenched in Judaism and change them to be Christ-like. How do you take a pagan, idol-worshiping person and create a masterpiece for the Lord?

The answer starts with spending ample time examining the effects of whatever is true. Consider these:

• What happens as people come to love truth?
• Is truth profitable? Why?
• Since God is always truthful, are people who love truth acquiring a love for God? Are they more like God?
• When we tell the truth are we looking for something lasting?
• When forming opinions, should we evaluate with truth?
• Are God's methods a highway to an exceptional life?
• If truth reveals to us we lack His qualities, should we be glad or sad?
• Is hunting truth noble?
• Will truth-lovers be called into question or resisted?
• Would life be simpler if you do not need to remember all the lies or deceptions?
• Can deceit, cheating, or insincerity be part of us and still be a lover of truth?

Once a love for truth is established, then consistent truth-telling becomes habitual. People will trust you. Friends believe you will not harm them, but will direct them to ways that are factual, informative, and accurate. 

Truth is derived from unbiased facts, solid information, and accurate, complete reports.

Truth allows the mind to rest. Gossip's agitation is gone. Worries are whipped. Direction is determined. Goals are gathered. Progress is possible.

Becoming a lover of truth opens opportunities. Let's search for truth in EVERY THING we do, say, or see.

Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.”

Polyurethane and Sin

This morning I needed to put a coat of polyurethane on a custom cabinet and a new door. Easy job, right?

Grabbed an old rag and wiped everything. Done. No problems. Pick up a stir stick. Open can. Stir gently. Done. No problem. Pour polyurethane into used margarine bowl. Take brush and apply a coat to everything. Clean the brush and bowl. Done. No problems.

Later, I was puzzling over why it was difficult to read. What is this? Teeny-winnie specs of polyurethane on my glasses? Dried, hardened, and tough to remove.

Is this how sin works?

We live near sin and sinful people. We can not evade. We get a little splatter here and a small dribble there. We do not bothered because it is so itsy-bitsy. We are ok, we think. But after duplicate experiences, we find a multilayer coating that is dried, hardened, and tough to remove.

The Point of this struggle?

1 Cor 15:33 says, "Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals." If we are frequently around people who curse, we pick up the bad habit. If we sit with those telling crude jokes, we start telling them too. Do not talk with gossips.

Dabble with sin, and you will get it on you.

I'm Not Ready To Be A Parent!

(Writer's Note: To understand this post best, your are urged to read "Abortion," and "Mom And Dad Are Going To Kill Me."

Becoming a parent implies a new life is about to begin.

Our next factor, in abortion, does not contradict what God has said: When Does Life Begin?

Most of your life you have believed that 1 + 1 = 2. It is a fact of mathematics, but is not necessarily true in biology. In biology, the equation is 1 + 1 = 1 + 1 +1. (Now you need to be either scratching your head in confusion, or saying 'Huh??') The equation is easily understood after bringing to mind the facts.

1.      One female egg is present. The egg is capable of exhibiting life processes such as cellular respiration (taking in oxygen and sugar to produced energy, water, and carbon dioxide).

2.      We ADD one male sperm. It, too, is capable of exhibiting life processes such as cellular respiration. This completes the left side of the equation.

3.      The RESULTS find a union of egg and sperm forming a one-of-a-kind, unique cell with its own distinctive DNA. This new cell is, like its parents, capable of life processes such as cellular respiration and CELL DIVISION. Cell division is indicative of growth, another evidence of life. It will continue dividing until it forms a blastula, then a gastula.

4.      This new entity came from one ALIVE female cell and one ALIVE male cell. As union occurred, it made a new LIVING cell. It never was, nor will it ever be inanimate or a non-living creature.

5.      Eventually the unique creature will be spontaneously removed from the female by her hormonal prompts created by her body. The female will give birth to another LIVING creature similar to both male and female parents.

So, when did this creature's life begin? Essentially, all cells come from pre-existing cells. I submit this new creature’s life began when God created man in His own image.

Why raise this question? Many individuals espouse the new cell (discussed above) was NEVER ALIVE. Therefore it cannot be killed. I see two problems with this logic.

1. On a lighter note, the person presenting this was never in MY CLASSROOM! He does not know the fundamentals of the CELL THEORY, especially number 3. It says, “All cells come from pre-existing cells.” Ironically, people claiming the new cell was “never alive” came from a similar LIVING new cell.
2. Life does not come from non-life . The truism was demonstrated by F. Redi, J. Needham, and L. Spallanzani. It was empirically proven by Louis Pasteur in 1864. He concluded, “All life [is] from life.”

You began as a single cell. You (and those who purport abiogenesis) were ALWAYS ALIVE.

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If you have any biology questions, please leave them here. I will answer them as soon as possible.

Have you considered your life as having a starting point, but no ending point?

To review this series, click on any link below:

Abortion

Mom And Dad Are Going To Kill Me!