What Do Biden and Palin REALLY Believe and Where Does That Leave The Rest Of Us?
How can a candidate proclaim a faith which teaches about all aspects of life but tell us that those teachings will not shape their approach to governing the rest of us, who may not share that faith? If they genuinely believe, how do they bracket those beliefs when it comes to making public policy? And if they do bracket those beliefs, what does it mean to genuinely believe?
My questions for both Senator Biden and Governor Palin focus on how they balance religious traditions that would dictate every area of life, which each of their faiths would, and their obligation to respect people of all faiths, including those with no faith at all. Too often that balance is either a function of politicians claiming to believe more deeply than they really do, or of their harboring a genuine desire to see their personal beliefs drive public policy. The first is disingenuous and the second is dangerous. Can these candidates avoids the pitfall of either position?
Questions for the candidates:
What is the greatest threat we face as a nation right now, and how do your religious beliefs help you to address that threat?
On whose side is God in the Iraq war? And if you rely on Lincoln's response that we should pray to be on God's side, please explain what it means to "be on God's side".
How do you justify enforcing laws which violate your personal beliefs, such as abortion, or would you prefer to see the laws mirror your beliefs? And if you would not, why not?
Do you think people are better off if they believe in God?
Does religion have any proper place in American public life? And if it does, how does that not violate the Constitution's establishment clause?
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Posted by: alltheroadrunnin | October 4, 2008 7:02 PM
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No Democrat, no Republican, no human being can answer the question "on whose side is God ?"
Fundamentalism is the greatest threat to both democracy and religion.
The surge of fundamentalism within the Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities was not a collateral damage of the invasion of Iraq, but the very aim of the game.
George W. Bush never acted as a World leader for the good of humanity.
George W. Bush never acted as a President of the United States of America for the good of his country.
George W. Bush never even acted as a Republican for the good of his party.
George W. Bush always acted first as a fundamentalist in favor of fundamentalism.
Posted by: stephanemot | October 4, 2008 3:33 AM
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kinghaz- there is medication you can take for our problem
Posted by: sparrow4 | October 3, 2008 11:55 AM
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I find it amazing that lepers, sinners, and the soldiers under the centurion have such great faith in Jesus and his miracles. Remember Jesus is in the House of Lepers; there is where the ten met him along with Simon.
“CAPERNAUM, WHICH IS UPON THE SEA COAST”
“by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;”
“The people which sat in darkness saw great light”
”TO THEM WHICH SAT IN THE REGION AND SHADOW OF DEATH LIGHT IS SPRUNG UP.”
“JESUS WAS IN BETHANY, IN THE HOUSE OF SIMON THE LEPER”
“he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.”
“he entered into a certain village”
“THERE MET HIM TEN MEN THAT WERE LEPERS”
“And when Jesus beheld him”
“he said, THOU ART SIMON THE SON OF JONA”
”THOU SHALT BE CALLED CEPHAS”
“WHICH IS BY INTERPRETATION, A STONE”
“But there was a certain man, called Simon”
”which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria”
”giving out that himself was some great one:”
“This man is the great power of God.”
“because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.”
“BEHOLD, THERE CAME A LEPER AND WORSHIPPED HIM, SAYING”
“Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.”
“And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying”
”be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.”
“JESUS WAS ENTERED INTO CAPERNAUM”
”THERE CAME UNTO HIM A CENTURION, BESEECHING HIM,”
“Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.”
“The centurion answered and said, Lord”
”I AM NOT WORTHY THAT THOU SHOULDEST COME UNDER MY ROOF”
”FOR I AM A MAN UNDER AUTHORITY, HAVING SOLDIERS UNDER ME”
”When Jesus heard it, he marveled”
”AND SAID TO THEM THAT FOLLOWED”
“I HAVE NOT FOUND SO GREAT FAITH, NO, NOT IN ISRAEL”
“there were set there SIX WATERPOTS OF STONE”
”after the manner of the purifying of the Jews”
“Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast”
” When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine”
“Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine”
“WHEN MEN HAVE WELL DRUNK, THEN THAT WHICH IS WORSE”
”THIS BEGINNING OF MIRACLES DID JESUS IN CANA OF GALILEE”
“AND HIS DISCIPLES BELIEVED ON HIM”
“HE WENT DOWN TO CAPERNAUM, HE, AND HIS MOTHER, AND HIS BRETHREN, AND HIS DISCIPLES”
“AND THOU, CAPERNAUM, WHICH ART EXALTED UNTO HEAVEN”
”SHALT BE BROUGHT DOWN TO HELL”
”for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee”
”had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.”
“THESE SIX THINGS DOTH THE LORD HATE”
“SEVEN ARE AN ABOMINATION UNTO HIM”
“AND THESE SHALL STAND UPON MOUNT EBAL TO CURSE”
“REUBEN, GAD, AND ASHER, AND ZEBULUN, DAN, AND NAPHTALI.”
“there were set there SIX STONES”
“he said, THOU ART SIMON THE SON OF JONA”
”THOU SHALT BE CALLED CEPHAS”
“WHICH IS BY INTERPRETATION, A STONE”
“AND HAST REVEALED THEM UNTO BABES.”
“A TEACHER OF BABES, WHICH HAST THE FORM OF KNOWLEDGE AND OF THE TRUTH IN THE LAW.”
“My son, keep thy father's commandment,”
“and forsake not the law of thy mother”
“Bind them continually upon thine heart”
“and tie them about thy neck”
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
“CAPERNAUM, WHICH IS UPON THE SEA COAST”
“by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;”
“The people which sat in darkness saw great light”
”TO THEM WHICH SAT IN THE REGION AND SHADOW OF DEATH LIGHT IS SPRUNG UP.”
When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
“JESUS WAS IN BETHANY, IN THE HOUSE OF SIMON THE LEPER”
And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
“he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.”
“he entered into a certain village”
“THERE MET HIM TEN MEN THAT WERE LEPERS”
And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
“And when Jesus beheld him”
“he said, THOU ART SIMON THE SON OF JONA”
”THOU SHALT BE CALLED CEPHAS”
“WHICH IS BY INTERPRETATION, A STONE”
But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
“But there was a certain man, called Simon”
”which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria”
”giving out that himself was some great one:”
“This man is the great power of God.”
“because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.”
“BEHOLD, THERE CAME A LEPER AND WORSHIPPED HIM, SAYING”
“Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.”
“And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying”
”be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.”
“JESUS WAS ENTERED INTO CAPERNAUM”
”THERE CAME UNTO HIM A CENTURION, BESEECHING HIM,”
“Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.”
“The centurion answered and said, Lord”
”I AM NOT WORTHY THAT THOU SHOULDEST COME UNDER MY ROOF”
”FOR I AM A MAN UNDER AUTHORITY, HAVING SOLDIERS UNDER ME”
”When Jesus heard it, he marveled”
”AND SAID TO THEM THAT FOLLOWED”
“I HAVE NOT FOUND SO GREAT FAITH, NO, NOT IN ISRAEL”
And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.
“there were set there six waterpots of stone”
”after the manner of the purifying of the Jews”
“Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast”
” When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine”
“Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine”
“when men have well drunk, then that which is worse”
”This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee”
“and his disciples believed on him”
“he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples”
But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
“AND THOU, CAPERNAUM, WHICH ART EXALTED UNTO HEAVEN”
”SHALT BE BROUGHT DOWN TO HELL”
”for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee”
”had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.”
“AND HAST REVEALED THEM UNTO BABES.”
Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
“A TEACHER OF BABES, WHICH HAST THE FORM OF KNOWLEDGE AND OF THE TRUTH IN THE LAW.”
And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
“AND THESE SHALL STAND UPON MOUNT EBAL TO CURSE”
“REUBEN, GAD, AND ASHER, AND ZEBULUN, DAN, AND NAPHTALI.”
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
“THESE SIX THINGS DOTH THE LORD HATE”
“SEVEN ARE AN ABOMINATION UNTO HIM”
“My son, keep thy father's commandment,”
“and forsake not the law of thy mother”
“Bind them continually upon thine heart”
“and tie them about thy neck”
Posted by: kinghaz | October 3, 2008 10:57 AM
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The only question and demand I would make of any political candidate is are they able to set aside their personal beliefs for the good of the country, knowing that there will be occasions when they will be in conflict?
If they cannot do this, they have no place in American government and if you think I'm wrong, a review of the culture wars of the last 8 years will prove my thesis.
Posted by: sparrow4 | October 3, 2008 9:55 AM
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Pope Benedict XVI will kick off a week-long reading of the Bible on Italian television starting Sunday, with readers to include three former presidents and Oscar-winning actor Roberto Benigni.
Some 2,000 people will take turns reading the Bible's 73 books, from the Old Testament's Genesis to the New Testament's Book of Revelations, at Rome's Holy Cross in Jerusalem basilica.
The pope will record the first reading at the Vatican.
And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
“Then said the Lord unto me,”
“Though Moses and Samuel stood before me”
”yet MY MIND COULD NOT BE TOWARD THIS PEOPLE”
”cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.”
“And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee”
”Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them”
“Thus saith the Lord”
”Such as are for death, to death”
“and such as are for the sword, to the sword”
“and such as are for the famine, to the famine”
”and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.”
“And I WILL APPOINT OVER THEM FOUR KINDS, saith the Lord”
“the sword to slay”
“and the dogs to tear,”
“and the fowls of the heaven”
”and the beasts of the earth”
“Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night”
“behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.”
“And FOUR GREAT BEASTS CAME UP FROM THE SEA”
“came THE LIKENESS OF FOUR LIVING CREATURES.”
”And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.”
”As for the likeness of their faces”
”they four had the face of a man”
“THESE TWELVE JESUS SENT FORTH”
HEADS CROWNS OF GOLD
PHARAOH “the sword to slay”
OSIRIS WAS THE FIRST THE BROTHER OF SETH
NEBUCHADNEZZAR “and the dogs to tear,”
SIMON, SIMON
CAESAR “and the fowls of the heaven”
ROMULUS AND REMUS
BERA KING OF SODOM ”and the beasts of the earth”
GOLIATH AND THE BROTHER OF GOLIATH
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Lord, even THE DEVILS ARE SUBJECT UNTO US THROUGH THY NAME.
BEHOLD, I COME AS A THIEF. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and THEY SEE HIS SHAME.
Then were THERE TWO THIEVES CRUCIFIED WITH HIM, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, THAT THEY SPEAK HENCEFORTH TO NO MAN IN THIS NAME.
And they called them, and COMMANDED THEM NOT TO SPEAK AT ALL NOR TEACH IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they COMMANDED THAT THEY SHOULD NOT SPEAK IN THE NAME OF JESUS, and let them go.
And they departed from the presence of the council, REJOICING THAT THEY WERE COUNTED WORTHY TO SUFFER SHAME FOR HIS NAME.
Saying, DID NOT WE STRAITLY COMMAND YOU THAT YE SHOULD NOT TEACH IN THIS NAME? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
I WRITE NOT THESE THINGS TO SHAME YOU, but as my beloved sons I WARN YOU.
For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.
I SPEAK TO YOUR SHAME. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?
BUT BROTHER GOETH TO LAW WITH BROTHER, and that BEFORE THE UNBELIEVERS.
Whose end is destruction, WHOSE GOD IS THEIR BELLY, and WHOSE GLORY IS IN THEIR SHAME, who mind earthly things
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, DESPISING THE SHAME, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
For consider him that endured such CONTRADICTION OF SINNERS against himself, lest ye BE WEARIED AND FAINT IN YOUR MINDS.
YE HAVE NOT YET RESISTED UNTO BLOOD, striving against sin.
Lord, even THE DEVILS ARE SUBJECT UNTO US THROUGH THY NAME.
BEHOLD, I COME AS A THIEF. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and THEY SEE HIS SHAME.
Then were THERE TWO THIEVES CRUCIFIED WITH HIM, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
For the SON OF MAN IS LORD even of the sabbath day.
But that ye may know that the SON OF MAN HATH POWER ON EARTH to forgive sins
THE SON OF MAN came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, A FRIEND OF PUBLICANS AND SINNERS. But wisdom is justified of her children.
But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
For he said unto him, COME OUT OF THE MAN, THOU UNCLEAN SPIRIT.
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, MY NAME IS LEGION: FOR WE ARE MANY.
SO THE DEVILS BESOUGHT HIM, saying, If thou cast us out, SUFFER US TO GO AWAY INTO THE HERD OF SWINE.
And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, THE WHOLE HERD OF SWINE RAN VIOLENTLY DOWN A STEEP PLACE INTO THE SEA, AND PERISHED IN THE WATERS.
And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and WHAT WAS BEFALLEN TO THE POSSESSED OF THE DEVILS.
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, LEGION: BECAUSE MANY DEVILS WERE ENTERED INTO HIM.
And they besought him that he would not COMMAND THEM TO GO OUT INTO THE DEEP.
And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
And there was in their synagogue A MAN WITH AN UNCLEAN SPIRIT; and he cried out,
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I KNOW THEE WHO THOU ART, THE HOLY ONE OF GOD.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for WITH AUTHORITY COMMANDETH HE EVEN THE UNCLEAN SPIRITS, AND THEY DO OBEY HIM.
Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
AND FORTHWITH JESUS GAVE THEM LEAVE. AND THE UNCLEAN SPIRITS WENT OUT, AND ENTERED INTO THE SWINE: AND THE HERD RAN VIOLENTLY DOWN A STEEP PLACE INTO THE SEA, (THEY WERE ABOUT TWO THOUSAND;) AND WERE CHOKED IN THE SEA.
And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
And THEY COME TO JESUS, AND SEE HIM THAT WAS POSSESSED WITH THE DEVIL, AND HAD THE LEGION, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to MARY MAGDALENE, OUT OF WHOM HE HAD CAST SEVEN DEVILS.
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
BUT THERE WENT UP A MIST FROM THE EARTH, AND WATERED THE WHOLE FACE OF THE GROUND.
AND THE LORD GOD FORMED MAN OF THE DUST OF THE GROUND, AND BREATHED INTO HIS NOSTRILS THE BREATH OF LIFE; AND MAN BECAME A LIVING SOUL.
And THE LORD GOD PLANTED A GARDEN EASTWARD IN EDEN; AND THERE HE PUT THE MAN WHOM HE HAD FORMED.
AND OUT OF THE GROUND MADE THE LORD GOD TO GROW EVERY TREE THAT IS PLEASANT TO THE SIGHT, and good for food; THE TREE OF LIFE ALSO IN THE MIDST OF THE GARDEN, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
And the LORD GOD TOOK THE MAN, AND PUT HIM INTO THE GARDEN OF EDEN TO DRESS IT AND TO KEEP IT.
And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
And the rib, which THE LORD GOD HAD TAKEN FROM MAN, MADE HE A WOMAN, and brought her unto the man.
And Adam said, THIS IS NOW BONE OF MY BONES, AND FLESH OF MY FLESH: SHE SHALL BE CALLED WOMAN, BECAUSE SHE WAS TAKEN OUT OF MAN.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
AND THEY WERE BOTH NAKED, THE MAN AND HIS WIFE, AND WERE NOT ASHAMED.
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called HIS NAME ENOS: THEN BEGAN MEN TO CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD.
“the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created”
“in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,”
“But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground”
“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground”
“and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”
“And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted”
“and became into four heads.”
“I was made in secret”
“his name Enos”
“then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.”
“Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither”
“blessed be the name of the Lord”
“AND ISAAC CALLED JACOB, AND BLESSED HIM”
“AND GOD ALMIGHTY BLESS THEE”
“THE SECRET OF GOD WAS UPON MY TABERNACLE”
“WHEN THE ALMIGHTY WAS YET WITH ME”
“AND GIVE THEE THE BLESSING OF ABRAHAM”
“AND BREATHED INTO HIS NOSTRILS THE BREATH OF LIFE; AND MAN BECAME A LIVING SOUL.”
“the hand of the Lord”
“In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind”
earth and the heavens
GOD ALMIGHTY
“NAKED CAME I OUT OF MY MOTHER'S WOMB, AND NAKED SHALL I RETURN THITHER”
“THE HAND OF THE LORD”
“IN WHOSE HAND IS THE SOUL OF EVERY LIVING THING, AND THE BREATH OF ALL MANKIND”
heavens and of the earth
ALMIGHTY GOD
“and BREATHED INTO HIS NOSTRILS THE BREATH OF LIFE;”
“THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS IN MY NOSTRILS”
“ALL THE WHILE MY BREATH IS IN ME”
“AND MAN BECAME A LIVING SOUL.”
I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA, THE BEGINNING AND THE ENDING
THE BOOK OF THE GENERATION OF JESUS CHRIST
THIS IS THE BOOK OF THE GENERATIONS OF ADAM. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA, THE BEGINNING AND THE END
He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, LORD JESUS.
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and WHATSOEVER ADAM CALLED EVERY LIVING CREATURE, THAT WAS THE NAME THEREOF.
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
NOW THE SERPENT WAS MORE SUBTIL THAN ANY BEAST OF THE FIELD WHICH THE LORD GOD HAD MADE. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
FOR GOD DOTH KNOW THAT IN THE DAY YE EAT THEREOF, THEN YOUR EYES SHALL BE OPENED, AND YE SHALL BE AS GODS, KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL.
And unto Adam he said, BECAUSE THOU HAST HEARKENED UNTO THE VOICE OF THY WIFE, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
THORNS ALSO AND THISTLES SHALL IT BRING FORTH TO THEE; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
And ADAM CALLED HIS WIFE'S NAME EVE; BECAUSE SHE WAS THE MOTHER OF ALL LIVING.
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and A FLAMING SWORD WHICH TURNED EVERY WAY, TO KEEP THE WAY OF THE TREE OF LIFE.
I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA, THE BEGINNING AND THE END, THE FIRST AND THE LAST.
The grace of our LORD JESUS CHRIST BE WITH YOU ALL. Amen.
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
THUS THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH WERE FINISHED, AND ALL THE HOST OF THEM.
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians
I am carnal
I am left
I am sure
I am of Paul
I am of Apollos
I am to you
I am not the hand
I am become as sounding brass
I am the least of the apostles
I am filled with comfort
I am present with that confidence
I am jealous over you with godly jealousy
I am weak
I am coming to you
I am crucified with Christ
I am afraid of you
be as I am
for I am as ye are
I am an ambassador in bonds
I am set for the defence of the gospel
I am apprehended of Christ Jesus
in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content
I am made a minister
I am also in bonds
I am chief
I am ordained a preacher
I am persuaded that in thee also
I am now ready to be offered
I am tempted of God
I am holy
I am in this tabernacle
I am well pleased
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending
I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts
I am rich
I am thy fellowservant
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end
I am thy fellowservant
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
I am the root and the offspring of David
Posted by: kinghaz | October 3, 2008 7:48 AM
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Thank you, Kinghaz.
Most Websites with half a brain, like this one, usually limit the public's responses to a certain number of characters. Sally Quinn has at least half a brain (the other guy, I don't know), that I know of, so, well, how about a limitation? So that others will not be so put-off.
Or, do you care?