Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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Got our first onions out of the garden a couple days ago and along with lettuce and small cucumbers also from the garden, made a couple of good salads. Too early for tomatoes.
An Example in Forgiving
By Pastor John Fredericksen
Recently, the news of the death of South Africa’s Nelson Mandela dominated all newscasts. He was heralded as one of the greatest men of our day. People equated him to Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, and Mother Teresa, “all rolled into one.” His acclaim originated over his stand against racial injustices and inequalities in a country predominately ruled by whites. He spent 27 years in prison for his protests and alleged crimes, even refusing a release that was offered to him on the condition of renouncing his calls to revolution. Once released, he did not seek any revenge against those who had him incarcerated. Instead he preached forgiveness and healing. Eventually, Nelson Mandela rose to the highest office in his country, and at his funeral presidents, kings, prime ministers, and celebrities from all around the world came to honor him at a memorial service.
While witnessing all this worldwide news coverage for days, and hearing the constant acclaim for this man, this writer could not help thinking: “I know a far greater man who gave forgiveness to many and preached the good news of forgiveness.” Do you know this man? It was the God-man, God in the flesh, the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Savior came to Israel with the offer of the Gospel of the Kingdom, therein offering the forgiveness of sins. He taught His followers to pray to the Father for forgiveness (on the condition they must forgive others [Matt. 6:12-15]). When He healed a man sick with palsy he stated: “Son…thy sins be forgiven thee” (Matt. 9:2), and He taught Peter the necessity to forgive one who came asking forgiveness and to do so as many times as the one asking was sincere (Matt. 18:21-35).
Actually, the Lord Jesus Christ came offering divine forgiveness to all of Israel. Peter told his fellow Jews that Christ was now exalted to the right hand of God the Father in heaven “to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins” (Acts 5:31). This was the message of our Lord throughout His earthly ministry. He told His disciples He had come “to seek and to save them that are lost.”
Once Israel was set aside and the Apostle Paul was raised up by the Lord to minister to Gentiles, the message of forgiveness remained the focal point. The risen Savior explained Paul’s mission was to go to all the world, “to open their (sinners) eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they might receive the forgiveness of sins” (Acts 26:18). This would be done by pointing Jew and Gentile, man and woman, young and old, to personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as their only hope for eternal life.
The Savior was the greatest example of forgiveness. Even after His enemies had Him falsely imprisoned, beaten, and crucified, He asked His Heavenly Father from the cross to “…forgive them, for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34). We know He could have called ten thousand angels to command His release from prison or the cross, but He refused, that He might pay the sin debt of the world so that you and I could be forgiven. Colossians 2:13 tells us that every believer has forgiveness so complete that He has “forgiven you ALL trespasses.” This God-man, our Savior, is one most worthy of our love, respect, and dedication. Rejoice in Him. Exalt His name!
https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/an-example-in-forgiving/
Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 9:2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
Matthew 18:21 ¶ Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Acts 5:31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Colossians2:13 ¶ And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
I heard a sermon by a Pastor who was Vietnamese and a convert to the faith (he grew up there in the Seventies). He made a point that stayed with me. The first step to forgiveness is wanting to forgive the person, which means in some difficult cases there is a sort of “step zero” which is begging the Lord to make you WANT to forgive them…
“Once released, he did not seek any revenge against those who had him incarcerated. Instead he preached forgiveness and healing.”
I believe there are many South Africans who would strongly disagree with any such depiction of Nelson Mandela, or the regime he helped install.
Isn’t it funny how these heroes like Mandela and Gandhi bequeath us such nasty governments run in their names by their relatives, yet we still praise them?
I wonder how many blacks were necklaced, executed by burning a tire, which had been forced around their chest and arms and filled with petrol. Mandela’s wife was a major encourager of such torturous deaths. Did it for decades while he was alive.
…and even more with his wife……what a beauty…not…flamming commie…
There was a time in our history, just before rock N roll arrived to capture people’s imaginations, when “progressive jazz” was considered to be a musical pinnacle. If you can image a musical leading edge there was this kind of jazz performed by brilliant musicians, that were at the very front of that edge. And then, the Beatles and the Jefferson Airplane arrived and our musical world was forever changed. Many thoughtful people prediced the end-of-jazz-as-we-kow-it. But, happily, that didn’t happen. Modern jazz found it’s musical niche and not only survived but thrived as new generations both embraced and revered this wonderful art form . . .
Always loved Malvinas song about Uber-conformity in suburban America.
Hmm. Your second link first took me to a YouTube of Malvina Reynolds. But now it’s to a jazz group.
Strange things on my iPhone today. ?
Thank you. My mom used to sing this to me (parts of it anyway). Miss her every day. This made me smile.
Thank you. Hard day..Day no. 3 without ac. Vaccine mandates are hurting our household. Needed this tonight.
Have a blessed Sunday, Treepers.
Oh, come angel band . . . around me stand . . .
NATIONAL ICE CREAM CAKE DAY
National Ice Cream Cake Day on June 27th each year brings two celebration favorites together under one delicious treat! And in the height of summer, an ice cream cake creates the perfect dessert for just about any occasion.
Ice cream cake makers build these treats out of any flavor of ice cream into the shape of a cake. And they can add many different ingredients, too. Whether you like cookie crumbs, sponge cake, fudge, fruit, or caramel between the layers, they make delicious things happen. Then they take it a step further with the decorating. They begin by adding frosting, whipped cream, or icing. Just like baked cakes, ice cream cakes are decorated to fit any theme or celebration.
Hazel Dickens reminds us about what is true about ourselves. We are who we are. We saw this today at the Trump rally in Ohio.
Now I see why Breitbart didn’t have the live feed to the Trump rally up, same as all fake news.
1) By talking about the rally AFTER they don’t give it any traffic (tough, it blew up anyway, it was a massive hit without you)
2) Most importantly, they had to EDIT OUT ALL the important calls to fix the fraud
Controlled “opposition” now. Do their puppetmasters really think they’re successfully hiding the steal?
Thankfully they no longer have many readers and those there know everything anyway, they go to real sites and can’t stand the Mann Coulter posts and hiding of election theft. They know where to find Bannon now too.
Anyway, Trump has a brand new Rumble account with 356,000 views on his first video within the first few hours.
To get an idea of how much two faced back stabbing types like Mann Coulter and Mike Cernovich have to lie about him, Cerno claims nobody watched when between platforms it was up to a million views before ending.
Cerno claims there’s no way Bribed-en faked 5% of the vote.
Where are these Slow Bribed-en fans? Get him out to a crowd and let’s see what happens if his handlers let him attempt to talk for 90 minutes. 5% is the USUAL cheat spread in PA alone. There’s no way it was that small, clown.
During the speech this is the super normal stuff that traitor was posting:
Cernovich
@Cernovich
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Jun 25
I’ve met the aliens. Some are good and others lead you to hell. Mostly they are a power beyond our comprehension.
They aren’t flying here on “UFO’s.” They exist in parallel realities that are accessible via plants. Don’t ask me more. Find a qualified shaman.
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Yes, his mom is mentally ill and coincidentally he now does hard core hallucinogen Ayahuasca (the hardest of the hardcore drug from the Amazon that makes people trip for days while non stop vomiting and pooping as they see the kind of things you see when you are on nature’s hardest acid).
So when fake Conservatives or fair weather Conservatives unmask it really is a hot mess.
Twitter is faking his follower account. Upping it so he thinks he has more fans than he does while suppressing actual popular people who fire up Conservatives (examples Mark Dice, Styx, Turley, oh and these racists for real purge black Conservatives all the time).
Now to be more positive, Jack Posobiec just keeps getting better and better.
What God taketh with one hand, he giveth manifold and greater with the other.
Also, I wish we could do this with the Bill Barr’s of the world. I want to know what the story is with that fat lying frog and what he’s up to now with his ill gotten pay offs.
But one thing I’d like to know.
Cerno says that Trump is the one that hired the “Woke White Rage” general. Who foisted all these disasters on him?
But Cerno, who gave us Jeff Sessions who derailed Trump at the beginning? Why aren’t you mad at Mann Coulter for causing that to last longer than it should have?
And who forced us into endless lockdowns with the hysterics and shrieking Cerno? You were one of the WORST. Couldn’t have lost so much freedom and the global economy if we didn’t have shriekers like Cerno and the Dilbert creator pushing Trump from what appeared to be the Right but was not.
Correction.
LOL, I guess the alien stuff from Cerno about what he sees while tripping on the poop and vomit Amazon hallucinogen Ayahuasca was up from yesterday?
Nonetheless, he was supposedly a Conservative, teaches unstable millennnials about how to get a success “mindset” and has been bragging he’s the one who controls when Trump wins and loses and also really one of those who abused Twitter and pushed Trump into COVID overreaction.
And now he’s pushing the wisdom of hallucinogens.
Trump’s ACTUAL first instinct “we cannot let the cure be worse than the disease” turned out to have been the right one.
It’s not always true, but 99% of the time the shrieking UniParty is ganging up together to force something drastic it’s a terrible move.
Nobody does their best thinking with their own supposed side shrieking in their ear.
Why isn’t he taking credit for the fact COVID was used to fake the election, I wonder? You certainly helped that.
Anyway, still a lot to sort out but all that matters is moving forward to get our right to vote back.
I don’t see that happening yet and time is awasting.
Hope Monday’s news moves the dial. I don’t know but I am NOT interested in being strung along either so something needs to happen.
About this time of day after a President Trump rally you can start hearing the yells and screams coming from the “treasonous, commie, demo, GOPe, media, coup plotting cabal” as they realize they have got a tiger by the tail …….
With the full force of the “unintended consequences” coming their way.
Mornin’ infidels!
Mornin’ WeeWeed
Morning WeeWeed.
That idiot has claimed that “climate change” is the root of the problem.
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Amen ?
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
The 50th Psalm- Septuagint
(Psalm 51 – KJV).
The Fatima Prayer
Oh my Jesus,
Forgive us our sins,
Save us from the fires of hell.
Lead all souls to heaven,
Especially those most in need of Thy mercy.
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great of Bithynia (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
Well it is likely that I may get a bit of a break from work. We have been hitting it pretty hard lately but now we have one more salary driver and shut downs at some auto plants are starting and should provide us older go to guys a bit of a breather. This weekend has been one of rest. I haven’t done a darn thing except take my girls out to do some shopping.
So I have a couple of USDA Prime Porterhouses for the grill for dinner since the probability of me being called out is low. I may go shopping for some fireworks today in preparation for the 4th.
First Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday of All Saints
June 14th on the Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church.
(June 27th on the civil or commercial calendar.)
Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Hebrews 11: 33 – 12: 2
Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew 10: 32 – 33, 37 – 38; 19: 27 – 30
Holy Prophet Elissaios / Elisha (+ 9th century B.C.)
Holy Hieromartyr Cyril, Bishop of Gortyna on Crete (+ 303)
Saint Methodios the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople (+ 847)
New Hieromartyr Alexander Parusnikov (+ 1938)
and many other Saints and Holy Martyrs who are remembered today.
Verse of the Day for Sunday, June 27, 2021
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“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
Matthew 5:16 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!
BE MY VOICE
Yea and Amen ?
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow, that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.
THE OVERSHADOWING PERSONAL DELIVERANCE
“I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.” Jeremiah i. 8
God promised Jeremiah that He would deliver him personally – “Thy life will I give unto thee for a prey.” That is all God promises His children. Wherever God sends us, He will guard our lives. Our personal property and possessions are a matter of indifference, we have to sit loosely to all those things; if we do not, there will be panic and heartbreak and distress. That is the inwardness of the overshadowing of personal deliverance.
The Sermon on the Mount indicates that when we are on Jesus Christ’s errands, there is no time to stand up for ourselves. Jesus says, in effect, Do not be bothered with whether you are being justly dealt with or not. To look for justice is a sign of deflection from devotion to Him. Never look for justice in this world, but never cease to give it. If we look for justice, we will begin to grouse and to indulge in the discontent of self-pity – Why should I be treated like this? If we are devoted to Jesus Christ we have nothing to do with what we meet, whether it is just or unjust. Jesus says – Go steadily on with what I have told you to do and I will guard your life. If you try to guard it yourself, you remove yourself from My deliverance. The most devout among us become atheistic in this connection; we do not believe God, we enthrone common sense and tack the name of God on to it. We do lean to our own understanding, instead of trusting God with all our hearts.
Oswald Chambers
June 27th Devotional
For the first time, since June 24, there is available a search engine that is completely independent of Google, it can be found at search dot brave dot com
This excellent article is about the Brave browser, the vastly superior new Brave search engine, privacy, and internet ads.
Mr. Eich discusses a much better revenue structure for all three entities: the website or content creator, the user or supporter, and the people placing ads.
Don’t miss the video interview in the article:
https://conservativehardliner.com/brendan-eich-fires-kill-shot-google-brave-search
I found these accounts of heatwaves from the past interesting.
A RECORD OF HOT SUMMERS.
IN 637 the heat was so great in France and Germany that all springs dried up, and water became so scarce that many people died of thirst.
In 873 work in the field had to be given up ; agricultural labourers persisting in their work were struck down in a few minutes, so powerful was the sun.
In 993 the sun’s rays were so fierce that vegetation burned up as under the action of fire.
In 1000 rivers ran dry under the protracted heat ; the fish were left dry in heaps, and putrified in a few hours. The stench that ensued produced the plague.
Men and animals venturing in the sun in the summer of 1022 fell down dying; the throat parched to a tinder and the blood rushed to the brain.
In 1132 not only did the rivers dry up but the ground cracked on every side, and became baked to the hardness of stone. The Rhine in Alsace nearly dried up.
Italy was visited with terrific heat in 1139; vegetations and plants were burned up.
During the battle of Bela, in 1260, there were more victims made by the sun than by weapons; men fell down sunstruck in regular rows.
In 1303 and 1304 the Rhine, Loire, and Seine ran dry.
Scotland suffered particularly in 1625; men and beasts die in scores.
The heat in several French departments during the summer of 1705 was equal to that in a glass furnace. Meat could be cooked by merely exposing it to the sun. Not a soul dared venture out between noon and 4 p.m.
In 1718 the thermometer rose to 118 deg.
In 1779 the heat at Bologna was so great that a great number of people was stifled. There was not sufficient air for the breath, and people had to take refuge under-ground.
In July, 1793, the heat became intolerable. Vegetables were burned up, and fruit dried upon the trees. The furniture and woodwork in dwelling-houses cracked and split up; meat went bad in an hour.
The rivers ran dry in several provinces during 1811; expedients had to be devised for the grinding of corn.
In 1822 a protracted heat was accompanied by storms and earthquakes; during the drought legions of mice overran Lorraine and Alsace, committing incalculable damage.
In 1832 the heat brought about cholera in France; 20,000 persons fell victims to the visitation in Paris alone.
In 1846 the thermometer marked 125 deg. in the sun.
29 Nov 1888 – A RECORD OF HOT SUMMERS. – Trove
When you show that to persons of the “scientific” bent, yet still suitably woke in breeding, they will derive that you are showing them scripture – a subject and knowledge they are completely unaware of.
bloody hot here today in coastal Oregon. took thermometer back porch sun where it read 120 and red line went crooked. house is masonry so 70 inside. not used to this heat. plants look sorrowful
Does anyone have any good resources they trust, tips, where to buy, or just the best place to start if I’m looking at investing in precious metals? I feel like I was sold a bridge on crypto, and looking to diversify with something else.
a lot of mutual funds and etfs out there. Wells Fargo Precious Metals Fund been paying 11.5% over last 10 years. a little risky. fund a little spendy
Saw this. Glad man was captured and to find out officer is alive in hospital. What stands out to me is the “ black nationalist camp.” Training camp? Nationalist? What nation?
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/06/suspect-shot-florida-police-officer-head-captured-black-nationalist-camp-near-atlanta/
Key witness in Assange case admits to lies in indictment – Stundin
FIB again, of course.
Well I guess so few people are listening to Fauci these days the government decided they needed to trot out a different “virus expert” to scare people. Of course the Delta variant is worseer than worse can be.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gottlieb-warns-of-very-dense-outbreaks-in-parts-of-u-s-as-variant-spreads/ar-AALvd6S?ocid=msedgn
The Tooth Fairy.
Sitting with my 6 year old granddaughter at the dinner table. We had Porter house steaks, corn on the cob, and baked potatoes for dinner. The girl has a loose tooth and I asked her how much does the tooth fairy bring? I figured we needed to know in case she lost it before she goes home. She said the first time it was $10.00 and the rest of the time it has been $5.00! How times change. For me and my wife, Sherry it was a quarter.
Segregation is the new inclusion!
https://therightscoop.com/re-segregation-continues-harvard-offering-free-music-industry-classes-as-long-as-you-arent-white/
My own musical contributions for this Sunday. Mansions of the Lord from the movie We Were Soldiers
Beautiful, and very moving…They look so crisp and sharp in their uniforms.
Thank you, rah.
Catholic Theologian and Saint Thomas Aquinas’s Five Proofs of the Existence of God
Building on the logic of legendary philosopher Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas outlined compelling reasons for people to embrace the existence of God. Thomas Aquinas’s arguments for God consisted of:
Argument from Motion
There is motion in the universe. Since nothing can move itself, an external agent or force is/was necessary to cause or instigate the motion that is in the universe.
Embracing Aristotle’s reasoning, Thomas Aquinas dismissed the possibility of an infinite regress of forces. There must be (in the words of Aristotle) an “unmoved mover.”
Argument from Cause
Based on the premises that every effect has a cause and that everything that begins to exist or happen is an effect, the cosmological argument holds that there must be an ultimate First Cause.
After all, an infinite regress of effects is nonsensical. An original cause had to start the train of effects.
Argument from Perfection
The universe contains a pyramid of beings (from simple, basic organisms to advanced organisms such as humans). This “ever-increasing degree of perfection” points toward a final being that must be perfect and ideal.
Argument from Design
The world contains an observable order or design. Such design cannot be attributed to the object or objects in question. There must be an external Designer to account for the complexity of life and the order of the universe.
Argument from Necessity
Everything that exists does so in relation to other things. Within this observed network of relationships, everything that exists is dependent on something else. However, an infinite regress of such relationships is contradictory and impossible. There must be a “necessary being” which is contingent on nothing else for its existence.
The Legacy of Aquinas’s Arguments
These five arguments for God’s existence have endured to become hallmark defenses of monotheism. These arguments (or variations of them) are in evidence in virtually every work of monotheistic apologetics.
Though they have been challenged by atheist writers over the centuries, none have been fully refuted. Their staying power is testament to their credibility, to the brilliant mind who conceived them, and the faith he embraced.
lilbirdee12’s prayer:
Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.
Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.
Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and his family as they seek to lead America back to You. Also, we pray for Angels to protect and support our Sundance as he works for justice and peace.
Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.
We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.
In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.
Amen
Amen…
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.