10 January 2016
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Where Does Jesus Christ Come Into the Picture? (TMF:320)

Friday, January 15, 2016
Peace to Live By: Where Does Jesus Christ Come Into the Picture? (TMF:320) - Daniel Litton
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       The Torah gives us a good account of the creation of the world and mankind. As a matter of fact, nothing that God said in these books seem mystical, or is blatantly contradictory to what we see around us in the world. In fact, the Torah gives us clues to how the earth was pre-flood, and to how it is today. When reading these books, they make good sense, and they don’t contradict each other. There are no teachings that contradict each other. The book of Job even seems to give us clear pictures of dinosaurs, which is really incredible if one thinks about it. But why not just believe in the Old Testament? Where does Jesus Christ come into the picture? Well, God in the Old Testament through his Spirit predicted through different writers that the Messiah was coming to the earth. Jesus himself said, ““Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished” (Matthew 5:17, 18, ESV).

Let's Look at the Major World Religions, Part 3 (TMF:319)

Thursday, January 14, 2016
Peace to Live By: Let's Look at the Major World Religions, Part 3 (TMF:319) - Daniel Litton
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       So, of the major world religions, this leaves us with the Jewish God. The first writings we have are from the Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament, which were written approximately 1,500 B.C by Moses (who was the leader of the Israelites at the time). The oldest book in the Old Testament actually isn’t Genesis, which is the first book, but rather it is the Book of Job. The setting of Job is pre-flood. Now, even though nothing apparently was written down, or officially written down until 1,500 B.C., Job’s knowledge, throughout the book bearing his name, seems to indicate a knowledge about God beyond the norm. That is, things about God must have been passed down from the first people—Adam and Eve—to those who would live after them. The Torah gives us a good account of the creation of the world and mankind, as well as God’s strict guidelines by which he wanted his people to live by at the time.

Let's Look at the Major World Religions, Part 2 (TMF:318)

Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Peace to Live By: Let's Look at the Major World Religions, Part 2 (TMF:318) - Daniel Litton
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       Now, Hinduism is an older, ancient religion—possibly dating as far back as 2,600 B.C., but definitely alive and well by 1750 B.C. So, now were getting into something that seems more plausible. But perhaps the core essence of the problem with Hinduism is that it allows the individual person to define God—for him or her to see what as he or she wants to. Such a so called ‘freedom’ denies natural laws of order and design. Really, there isn’t much order with Hinduism. I have already explained that absolute truth exists—but Hinduism would deny or ignore this. Consequently, it doesn’t really seem to match the order of things that we see in nature. Its own texts themselves state that it really cannot be known how the universe was created, or who God, or the gods, really are. So, how can we depend on this? So, of the major world religions, this leaves us with the Jewish God. The first writings we have are from the Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament, which were written approximately 1,500 B.C by Moses (who was the leader of the Israelites at the time).

Let's Look at the Major World Religions, Part 1 (TMF:317)

Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Peace to Live By: Let's Look at the Major World Religions, Part 1 (TMF:317) - Daniel Litton
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       Now that we can see that everything has been designed, that means there has to be a designer. But which one is the correct one? Let’s take a look at the major world religions. It only seems plausible that the real God or gods would want to make himself or herself—themselves--known. After all, the humans he or she has created are social beings. So, why wouldn’t he or she be social? It seems only plausible to me, that of the major world religions, only the oldest ones should be counted as possibilities. Why would the real Creator wait so long to reveal him or herself to mankind? Doesn’t seem likely. Therefore, we can eliminate right off the bat both Buddhism and Islam, for these religions are particularly new religions. Buddhism didn’t come into play until about the 6th century B.C., whereas Islam wasn’t created, as it is now, until 600 A.D. Wow, that’s a really new religion! While Islam acknowledges the Torah, the first five Jewish books of the Old Testament, they say that they are distorted and incorrect as we read them today. They are saying their god couldn’t handle keeping his word pure. That doesn’t seem very trustworthy, then.

God the Creator- Our Solar System & Earth (TMF:316)

Monday, January 11, 2016
Peace to Live By: God the Creator- Our Solar System & Earth (TMF:316) - Daniel Litton
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       Once we reach our own solar system, we realize that the earth is positioned in just the right spot, as many scientists will tell us, that makes it suitable, or habitable, for life. Not to mention that the earth is circular, and so are the other planets in our solar system. They all have similar circular shapes, though obviously varying masses. They all have their own, unique beauty. One doesn't need to stop there in looking at our solar system, but can learn much more by going down into the earth. Just look at it—how intricately it is designed! It gets its life from the sun, the air, and water. Everything has to be just right. All life flourishes and grows on the earth. And it’s all beautiful. Whether you’re standing in a meadow, covered in high, yellow grass looking toward a mountain, or if you standing on a beach somewhere and looking at the ocean in front of you—whatever it is—it’s all beautiful. But why would it be so scenic if there was no God? Where do these feelings of beauty come from? Why is there so much order and precision, which we recognize as beautiful?