Jesus is the Lord and I can tell you!

Jesus claimed equality with God in other ways, He claimed the prerogatives of God. He claimed to be Judge of all (Matthew 25:31-46; John 5:27-30), but Joel quotes Yahweh as saying, "for there I will sit to judge all the nations on every side." (Joel 3:12). He said to a paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven" (Mark 2:5). The scribes correctly responded, "Who can forgive sins but God alone?" (verse 7). Jesus claimed the power to raise and judge the dead, a power which only God possesses (John 5:21, 29). But the Old Testament clearly taught that only God was the giver of life (Deuteronomy 32:39; 1 Samuel 2:6) and the one to raise the dead (Psalm 2:7).

Jesus claimed the honor due God, saying, "He who does not honor the Son does not the Father, who sent Him" (John 5:23). The Jews listening knew that no one should claim to be equal with God in this way and again they reached for stones (John 5:18). When asked at his Jewish trial," Are you the Christ (Messiah), the Son of the blessed One?" Jesus responded, "I am, and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven" (Mark 14:61-62).

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Natural selection, yes; evolution, no, Part Two

One shortcoming is that natural selection cannot plan ahead-an advantage one day may become a hindrance as the environment changes.  This can ultimately lead us to the extinction of a population despite its current success in the environment.  Natural selection favors specialization into distinct niches; when the environment changes, the specialization becomes a disadvantage.  It seems impossible that this process of undirected elimination could lead to an increase in variety and complexity.

Adaptations are usually presented in a way that makes that seem like a natural extension of natural selection.  There is limited evidence to suggest that natural selection can lead to new adaptations, but ample evidence shows that adaptations can lead to natural selection.  An adaptation must appear before natural selection can act on it.  Evolution cannot explain the appearance of these traits, but the Creator provided the variety needed in the original created kinds.

Science Link: https://creation.com/15-questions-for-evolutionists

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There are others that believe like you

I will begin with this statement. I live in Seattle, Washington, there are not many people that believe in the Bible and go to church. There are times when I wonder if I am the only person that believes in God.

Seattle's culture is all about sin and I dislike sin.

I enjoy the first two verses in First Peter, Chapter one. The first statement explains that Peter was an apostle of Christ. The beginning says, "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ." God gave authority to Peter to tell people about Jesus.

I am sure that many people during this time felt the way that I had. Again, I can think that I am the only believer in the town.  God has placed believers everywhere to promote His Word.

1 Peter 1:1 says, "To God's elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia."  

It is great to know that if an person knows Jesus, God knew that person would knew Him.

1 Peter 1:2 says, "who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance."

If an person are drawn by the Holy Spirit and repents from their sins. That person is God's elect. If an person rejects the drawing of the Holy Spirit, that person is not God's elect. The chose is up to that person. 

Jesus died on the cross and arose from the dead. The cross was the penalty of our sins. We deserve hell forever. Again, if we repent from our sins, we are God's property.

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