God-Breathed

knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture comes of private interpretation, for prophecy never came by [the] will of a person, _but_ holy men of God spoke being moved along by [the] Holy Spirit.
(2Pe 1:20-21) ALT

knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation. For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
(2Pe 1:20-21) ASV

knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
(2Pe 1:20-21) ESV

First of all, you must understand this: No prophecy in Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, because no prophecy ever originated through a human decision. Instead, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
(2Pe 1:20-21) ISV

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
(2Pe 1:20-21) KJV

knowing this first, that every prophecy of Scripture did not come into being of its own interpretation; for prophecy was not at any time borne by the will of man, but being borne along by the Holy Spirit, holy men of God spoke.
(2Pe 1:20-21) LITV

Something I heard on White Horse Inn, that made my day.
Ever met a Roman Catholic using those verses in defence of his infallible church and its right, the only valid right, to interpret Bible?
Well, I saw these verses in their real meaning today. I think the LITV renders it beautifully:

knowing this first, that every prophecy of Scripture did not come into being of its own interpretation; for prophecy was not at any time borne by the will of man, but being borne along by the Holy Spirit, holy men of God spoke.

Meaning: no writer wrote what he thought was correct, but what God breathed to be written. So the whole catholic argument is dissolved, because these verses are not about "who is to interpret", but rather, who is the Author.

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Confidence of Prayer

“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.” (1 John 5:14-15)


(Read by Max McLean. Provided by Zondervan.)

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And I prayed, for a good Christian sound community, where I could grow and thrive spiritually.
Thank you, Lord, for making it real for me.

Global Warming?

HT Even So...

Fatherhood Crisis

There is a country valuing equality. In this country nobody is better or worse just because of his or her natural construction, race, sexuality, political preferences. All religions have the same rights. People have been trained into this notions for years, and believe that they like the situation.
In this country men have to do exactly the same things as women do. To make it possible, small children are being raised as humans, and not as girls and boys. Everything must be well-balanced, everybody in a kindergarten is taught to play with all toys, any sign of masculinity is hastily being suppressed, any sign of femininity likewise finds no approval.
Boys will be boys, no matter what. So will be girls - even if they discover the truth growing up and seeing their bodies function differently than boys'. But the system in this country seems not to pay attention...
To get a divorce is like shopping in a shoe shop, easy and cheap, with assistants helping along the way. If the customer is a parent, it may take 6 months to be free, but still, what is 6 months?
Children of divorced parents are subjected to the same equality principle that governs the whole society. Most of them spend 50% of time at mum's, and the other 50% at dad's. Sometimes things get ugly, but let us talk about this wonderful equal picture, right?

Wrong.

Fathers have started protesting lately. Fathers experience that their absence in the children's lives is not good.

What is really wrong is the divorce, dear fathers. What is really wrong is the egalitarian ideology driven by the feminist movement. What is really wrong is the rejection of God in your lives. Because if you were men of God, you would cherish your families and do everything possible to keep them together, instead of taking the easy way out of them. Because if the society as a whole remained faithful to the Lutheran teachings, no raging feminists would be able to hijack the lot.
I do not know what is necessary, apart from a mass movement towards the traditional values, and against the society so ill of depression, lack of purpose, emptiness and consumerism...
What used to hold the societies together and promote the sound development - the family and God - has been dismantled in the name of progress and modernity. One look at the results is enough to see what we have got now: ruins and pieces, and nobody able to clean the mess up, and nobody caring to do it. It is as if S_O_M_E_B_O_D_Y did it on purpose. The very same O_N_E from my yesterday's post...

The Enemy’s Objectives

Ephesians 6:12

How does our Enemy operate? Dr. Stanley believes he has four primary objectives in interrupting God’s work in our lives.

First, Satan wants us to doubt God’s Word. If he can get you doubting just a little bit, then he’s secured a foothold in your life. In Genesis 3:1, this is how he confronted Eve in the Garden. The serpent planted a seed of doubt in her mind. And the results were catastrophic for all mankind!

Second, Satan tries to distract us from spiritual matters. He wants us focused on earthly, temporary outlets. It sometimes seems as if the Enemy uses every television, cell phone, and computer to change our focus from the Word to things with no eternal value.

Third, the enemy works to disable us from the Lord’s service. Satan will do anything to prevent you from making an impact for Christ. Think about all the popular Christian leaders who have fallen away. Their sinful deeds were made public. And the spiritual work they had done was discredited. The Devil rejoices at this and considers it a great success.

Fourth, Satan wants to destroy us physically. One of his most effective tactics involves attacking our bodies. Sickness, addictions, stress, and obesity can consume a person’s entire life. The Devil would much prefer that you focus on your body, not spiritual things.

Satan wants you to be useless in your daily battles. He’s looking for ways to destroy you. But don’t let him! Keep your spiritual eyes open. Watch for the Enemy’s skillful, devious attacks. And most importantly, depend on God’s Spirit.