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My friend provided the following summary of the book, “The Gospel in Genesis”:

June 1, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

My friend provided the following summary of the book, “The Gospel in Genesis”:

“The Gospel in Genesis” outlines steps that destroy and restore our relationship with God. The first destructive step questions the power of God. Lloyd-Jones states that, “If we just realized the power of God, we would not continue to defy Him. ” Somehow, we dismiss the awesome complexity of God’s creation. We minimize God’s power and wisdom that caused everything to come into being.

Lloyd-Jones reminds us that 150 years ago Darwin wrote the “Origin of the Species”. Darwin credited man’s existence to the “evolution of all living things from common ancestry, by random chance through time, formed by the natural selection of the survival of the fittest.” Evolution ushered in the era of science vs. the Bible. Atheists used science as the lance to pierce Biblical faith. But God will not be mocked.

Chapter 5 reminds us that God’s truth is the shaft of light into the darkness of lies. New scientific discoveries revealed God’s Truth that discarded Darwin’s theory. Biologists discovered “Intelligence” in the DNA molecule – Intelligence beyond random chance. Intelligence so irreducibly complex that it made “natural selection” seem silly. The Intelligence in the DNA molecule pays homage to the power and wisdom of the awesome, magnificent Design of a Creator.

In the next few paragraphs, you will get a glimpse of a sliver of God’s awesome Intelligence. (I had to read it several times because it is so complex.) The fingerprints of God’s Intelligence in His creation are self-evident:

  • “In a process known as Transcription, a molecular machine first unwinds a section of the DNA Helix, to expose the genetic instructions needed to assemble a specific protein molecule.
  •  Another machine then copies those instructions to form a molecule known as messenger RNA.
  • When that transcription is complete, the slender RNA strand carries that genetic information…out of the cell’s nucleus. The messenger RNA strand is directed to a 2-part molecular factory called a Ribosome.
  •  Inside the Ribosome, a molecular assembly line builds a specifically sequenced chain of amino acids.
  • These amino acids are transported from other parts of the cell, and then linked into chains often hundreds of units long. Their sequential arrangement determines the type of protein manufactured.
  •  When the chain is finished, it is moved from the Ribosome to a barrel shaped machine that helps fold it into the precise shape critical to its function.
  • After the chain is folded into a protein, it is then released and shepherded by another molecular machine to the exact location where it is needed.”

That absolutely mind-boggling procedure caused the atheist biology professor, Dean Kenyon, to repudiate the conclusions of his own book: on the chemical origin of life. This awesome display of Intelligence compelled other scientists to marvel at God’s “instruction book”. Or, as the title of Stephen Meyer’s book proclaims, “(God’s) Signature in the Cell”,

The Above YouTube Music Video Captures the Essence of this Blog Post’s Message

You don’t need to be a scientist to recognize the power of God in creation. Here are some of the questions God asked Job in Chapters 38,39,40,41, and 42 of the Book of Job:

  •             “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the world?”
  •             “Hast thou entered into the depths of the sea?”
  •             “By what way is the light spread, or heat divided up?”
  •             “Shall thou be able to string together the stars of Pleiades?
  •             “Do you know the laws of the universe, and how the heavens influence the earth?”

Then Job replied, “What can I answer?” Job put his hand over his mouth and fell to the ground.

Today’s scientists proclaim God’s greatness with each discovery to the questions God asked Job:

Geologists and anthropologists confirm, that the dazzling display of thousands of fully formed fossils found in the “Cambrian Explosion”, were created in a geological blink of an eye. This stunning variety of complex creatures has no “Transitional” fossils (before & after) as required by Darwin’s evolution.

Also, the Grand Canyon is not just an icon of beauty. It is a solemn witness not only to the Omnipotent Creator off all things, but also speaks of God’s world convulsing Judgment at the time of the Great Flood. Christ said in Luke 19:14, “If these (disciples) become silent, the stones will cry out.”Physicist Patrick Glyne abandoned his atheism and said, “The concrete data points to God”.

Astronomers and Astrophysicists conclude that, “If the universe had not been made with the most exacting precision, we could never have come into existence. “Earth’s location, size, composition, structure, atmosphere, temperature, internal dynamics, and many intricate cycles essential to life (i.e. the carbon cycle, etc.) testify that our planet is exquisitely balanced.” These highly choreographed geological processes are precisely tuned for life and point to a Designer with a purpose for mankind.

From microscopic molecules, to the fossil record of living things on earth, to the sun, the moon and the stars, irrefutable scientific facts point to the complex power and wisdom of a Creator, who made us in His Image and Likeness. Romans 1:20 confirms, “For since the creation of the world…His eternal power, and divine nature have been clearly seen…through what has been made, so they are without excuse.”

The above YouTube Music Video expresses belief in God creating all things,great & small.

 The second problem stated in “The Gospel in Genesis” is that we ignore the “Goodness of God“,    God’s goodness is abundantly clear in the Gospel of John.

As the author sees the Gospel in Genesis, we see Genesis in the Gospel of John. The Incarnation of Divine Love is expressed in the opening paragraph, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made through Him, and Without Him, nothing was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness. And the darkness, grasped it not.” – (John 1; 1-5).

The goodness of God is clearly stated in John 3: 16, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only son, that those who believe in Him may not perish, but have life everlasting.” In John 15: 13 Christ reminds us, “No one has greater love than this that one lay down his life for his friends.” As a result: No sin, no matter how vile or frequent, can exceed the forgiveness, of the welcoming embrace, of the outstretched arms, of the Redemptive Cross.

 Christ distinguishes the life of the spirit from the life of the flesh in John 6: 63, “It is the spirit that gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. ” Christ gives the key to the life of the spirit in John 13: 34-35, “I give you a new commandment: Love one another as I have loved you. By this, shall all men know that you are my disciple, if you love one another as I have loved you.”

 Christ tells us of the benefit of keeping His command in John 14: 1, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. In my Father’s house there are many mansions.” Christ assures us of God’s ongoing support in John 14: 16-17, “And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you always – The Spirit of Truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees it, nor knows it.”

God’s goodness is not diminished because bad things happen to good people (“How inscrutable His judgments. How unsearchable His ways.) Or, as Paul asserts in Romans 8: 28, “For those that love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” Nor do the pleasures and treasures of the secular culture diminish God’s goodness, as Solomon observed, after tasting all the world’s pleasures and treasures, “Vanity. All is vanity.”

 The facts of God’s greatness and goodness are clear. irrefutable, and profoundly humbling. But Lloyd-Jones warns of a disruptive third factor: Satan. Satan exists. He resides in the soft underbelly of our humanity, where pride…lust…greed…control…and lies… fester. “The devil’s boots don’t creak”. He camouflages our choices between good vs. apparent good. So, our souls suffer the 1000 cuts of compromise and rationalization. We ignore the toxins of sin because we enjoy its perfume – like 99% of rat poison is attractive to the rat. Satan’s deception leads to Paul’s lament in Roman’s 7, “When I want to do good, I don’t. When I want to avoid evil, I do it anyway.”

 The secular culture’s creed is, “What’s in it for me?” and “If it feels good, do it.” Sadly, the secular lives of quiet desperation wonder, “Is that all there is?” and “Who moved my cheese?” They conclude that their “lives were full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” “Lives that strut & fret their hour upon the stage, to be heard no more.”

Satan’s lies are not the solution they promised to be. They are illusions – holograms of happiness. Christ describes the devil in John 8: 45, “When he (Satan) tells a lie, he speaks from his very nature, for he is a liar, and the father of lies.” Fortunately, Grace allows us to die to the things that Christ died for. Grace allows us to live without fear or worry about the trivial and transient things that Satan says are important. Satan wants men to worry about themselves – to live in regret of the past and fear of the future.

God wants men to trust Him, and “Be not afraid” to live as God’s friend, today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z01zrrOFkNE

The Above YouTube Music Video Describes the Benefit of Living as God’s Friend

The benefit of living as God’s friend is not just some deferred compensation after death. God’s current blessings trump Satan’s immediate gratifications by any measure, because God is sovereign over Satan. (Refer to Creation and Easter.) There is no need to straddle the two choices – Satan’s secular pleasures and God’s blessings – to enjoy the fullness of life. We miss nothing of value being God’s friend.

Yet, some choose to live according to the secular world’s expectations, under the rationalization that they need to be responsible husbands and fathers and citizens. They need to pay the mortgage, and make the car payments, provide food, clothing, and the best opportunities for their children. They believe that working to the fullest of their God given talents gives praise and honor to God. Maybe.

Maybe that’s just Satan whispering in their ear, to do their will. A good litmus test is the Psalmist prayer, “Give me neither poverty, nor riches. Lest I be full and deny my God. Lest I be desperate, and by stealing, defile the name of my Lord.” And, “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” An example of the former Psalm’s denial & defile is Bernie Madoff. An example of the later Psalm is Mother Theresa. (Mother Theresa never took donations for more than one year’s expenses. Think about that.)

In Philipians 3: 8, Paul further clarifies the distinction of our two choices, “I consider everything a loss, because of the good knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake, I have accepted the loss of all things, and consider them so much rubbish, that I may gain Christ.” Some may scoff that those words are just biblical hyperbole, irrelevant for the 21st century – as Marx labeled religion as “The opium of the masses.”

Lloyd-Jones uses the story of Abraham to confirm the value of rebuking Satan and living as God’s friend. Abraham was living in a pagan land. Through faith and obedience, “Abraham went out not knowing wither he went.” By faith, Abraham lived in communion with God, enjoying God’s blessings. God is calling us to the same type of life. God’s call may come through an illness or a business loss. There are thousands of ways in which it happens. God speaks to us through events and circumstances, entirely outside our control. But that call is not general – it’s a specific call. Abraham was told to separate himself from all that had been his life. He left everything.

That’s what the bible calls repentance. It means to think about the life we were living, and to confess that it was separate from God’s will – dishonoring to God and glorifying ourselves. We were living for things that cannot satisfy. They appeared desirable but were not durable. Like Abraham, we hear God’s call to come out of that life, to sacrifice and live in communion with God. (N. B. The word “sacrifice” does not mean “loss”. It comes from 2 Latin words: sacri faciam – to make holy.)

Imagine that God is the “Antecedent of the the Pronoun You” in the YouTube Music Video Above

In the final analysis, the outcome of our choice is determined at death. Shakespeare asks, “What dreams may come when we shed this mortal coil?” Christ replies, “Whoever believes in me, shall have eternal life.” The Bible answers Satan’s alternative life style with, “The wages of sin is death.” So, at the time of our bodily death, our spirit is like a ship sailing from view over the horizon, only to see the welcoming embrace, of the outstretched arms, of the Redemptive Cross, along with family and friends of previous passing, on the other shore – no more death, nor pain, nor tears.

God makes all things new (Revelations).

 In conclusion, The “Gospel in Genesis” answers several questions:

 Who are we?

Science has shown who we are not. We are not just some flotsam and jetsam, formed by random chance that “Struts and frets its hour upon the stage, and is heard no more.” Clearly, we were made by God and for God. We are spiritual beings, temporarily expressed trough our humanity, like temporal parentheses midst eternity. “We don’t have a soul. We are a soul. We have a body.” – (C. S. Lewis)

 So, why are we the way we are?

We have free will. Satan exists. Adam sinned. And the initial perfect relationship with God was broken. Likewise, the contemporaries of Noah and the builders of Babel turned away from God, toward themselves. Satan’s most devious deception is to diminish the greatness and goodness of God on earth.

“Why is life so hard?”

Satan nurtures our separation from God. Satan sows discontent between our needs and our wants. Our wants are “plus-one” of whatever we have, never fulfilled, always in excess of our daily bread.

Lives built upon the secular culture crumble under Satan’s broken promises. The fruits of self-indulgence are bitterness and despair. We wake-up so lost, in a place so dark, from the intoxicant of self-reliance.

Is there any hope?

Yes – in abundance. The God who made us loves us so much. The Incarnation of Divine Love, Jesus Christ, is the New Covenant between God and man. Christ’s Redemptive Cross bridges the chasm between creature and Creator. By loving God and each other as God loves us, we live as God’s friend, enjoying His blessings. By repentance of our sins and acceptance of Jesus Christ as Our Personal Savior, we experience the awesome awareness of the presence of God within us. To that end, I pray the prayer of Psalm 42, “As the deer pants for the flowing stream, so my soul thirsts for the living God.

 What are our choices?”

Lloyd-Jones provides two choices: Satan’s deceptions and God’s blessings. “The Gospel in Genesis” provides a clear distinction between the two. There is no middle ground, no serving two Masters.

Christ reminds us that God, who provides for the birds of the air, will certainly provide for those made in His image and likeness. The perfect choice is found in Romans 12:11, “Do not conform yourselves to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.”

Simply, Love God, and each other as Christ Loves you.

The Above YouTube Music Video Sums Up What Life’s About

A Violin Table Side Serenade on Valentine’s Day

June 1, 2019 by admin 1 Comment

A Violin Table Side Serenade on Valentine’s Day

My friend told me about arranging a table-side, violin serenade for his wife on Valentine’s Day, 2 decades after their wedding day.

He chose one of the finest restaurants in town for dinner. To make it memorable, he arranged for a local violinist to play 3 of his wife’s favorite songs, table-side. My friend needed the restaurant’s owner’s permission for the brief, table-side serenade.

While initially reluctant, the owner agreed to let the violinist play. The 3 songs involved were pleasant instrumentals, which wouldn’t disturb nearby patrons. It was a done deal. Until the owner asked one last question, “Who was the Violinist?” My friend wouldn’t lie. He said it was a H.S. Senior, 1st Chair Violinist, in the High School Orchestra. My friend assumed that the owner’s exasperated muttering & sputtering meant “NO”!

His suspicion was confirmed when the owner blurted out, “I won’t allow some High School band boy’s squeaking & squawking violin within a hundred yards of my restaurant, much less than within a few feet of my best patrons on Valentine’s Day.” The owner’s tirade continued for a few minutes before simmering down to a low boil. (It was 3:30 in the afternoon, and no customers were in the place.) Only a few employees witnessed the explosion.

When normal color returned to the owner’s cheeks, my friend calmly and politely explained that the H.S. violinist was accepted to Madison University’s prestigious Orchestra, presumably as their 1st Chair. Furthermore, he played in local ensemble orchestras, along side members of the city’s concert orchestra, and was invited to play in Madison City’s Concert Orchestra. While the owner was processing that information, Eureka.

The perfect solution was to allow the H S violinist to play ONE song in the BAR.  The noisy, obnoxious, drunks in the bar would drown out the kid’s squawking violin, and no valuable patrons would be disturbed. The owner was somewhat surprised that my friend accepted the owner’s offer, without rebuttal.

On Valentine’s Day, after my friend and his wife finished a delectable dinner in the main dining room, their waitress escorted them to a booth in the bar. His wife was wondering what was happening, because my friend didn’t tell her about his “Surprise”. A few moments later, the H S violinist arrived. His tailored tuxedo draped his 6” 4’’ frame like regal garments. His handsome face, along with his classic violin, silenced the bar crowd when he began to play.

The Above YouTube Music Video Violin of “The Rose” Captures the Elegance & Grace of that Valentine’s Day’s Unique Performance / Gift.

The pristine, enchanting melodies carried beyond the stunned, silent barroom bozos, into the dining room. Soon, the only sounds heard in the restaurant were coming from the violin. The mood mimicked a European concert hall or sacred cathedral, combined. After a few songs, a waitress from the dining room approached my friend’s booth, clutching a $20 bill in her hand. She begged the violinist to play one song for her customer in the dining room.

With great indignation, the violinist replied, “Tonight, I only play for Jane.”  (Jane is my friend’s wife.) The waitress sheepishly slipped away to return the bribe. The violinist wasn’t for sale. As patrons left, they repeatedly asked the owner, “On what nights will that violinist return to play?”

The violinist continued to play request after request from Jane, from the classical to the contemporary, each with hypnotic beauty. It was a memorable, mesmerizing night.

When my friend confessed the owner’s obstacles to allow the violinist to play,  the H S violinist dismissed the owner’s plea to play on other nights. Jane realized that her Valentine’s Day’s gift was Unique and Priceless. No other wife would ever receive a gift, as valuable.

The above YouTube Music Video depicts a Man, Strong & Supportive, and a Woman, Trusting & Loving, resulting in a harmonious relationship that lasts until the end of Time.

From that day to this, my friend’s wife knows that she is the “Seed far beneath the bitter snow, that in the Spring, with her husband’s Love, becomes The Rose…until the end of Time.”

My Friend’s Letter to His Granddaughter on Her 1st Communion

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My Friend’s Letter to His Granddaughter on Her 1st Communion

When my friend received an invitation to his granddaughter’s First Communion, he answered yes, and wrote that “I was honored and happy to witness the first time that you experience the awesome awareness of presence of God within you.”

This letter explains what he meant:

At the “Last Supper” Jesus took bread, broke it, and said, “This is my body. Take it and eat.”  At the Consecration of every Mass, the priest takes bread (the host) and says, “This is my body. Take it and eat.”

The priest doesn’t say, “This is kinda like my body, or this is sorta like my body, or this represents my body”. No. With absolute certainty, the priest says, “This is my body.” – (just like Christ said at the “Last Supper”.)

At that moment, God is present in the host. No one knows how God is present, but somehow, God is present. We believe that because Christ said so, with great clarity and authority the night before he died

So today, when you receive your 1st communion, you will experience the awesome awareness of the presence of God within you.

The Above YouTube Music Video expresses this blog Post’;s Message, in Latin – In any language, the Message is the Same

  • You’ll become aware of the Power & Wisdom of God the Father, who made you in His image & Likeness.
  • You’ll become aware of the Mercy and Forgiveness of God’s Son, Jesus. God the Father loves you so much that he sent His only Son, Jesus, to become man, and die on the cross for everyone’s sin (including yours), so you can be with Him, now and forever.
  • You’ll become aware of the the Peace, Comfort, and Joy of the Companionship of God, through the Holy Spirit.
  • The Holy Spirit Opens your Mind, Softens your Heart, and Touches your Soul.

You Invite the Holly Spirit to Give you the Gift of Grace by having:

  • The Humility of Creature to Creator.
  • The Gratitude of Sinner to Savior.
  • The Trust, that God is Sovereign Over All Things.

All of that was given to you in that host today, and every day you receive communion. (The word “Communion” means “In Union With”.) What a marvelous gift, to be in union with God, now and forever. Today’s gospel assures us that Communion helps keep the branch (you) attached to the life-giving vine (God).

For those that believe, no further explanation is necessary.
For those that don’t, no further explanation is sufficient.
Your reception of communion is testimony of your faith.
That’s why I am honored and happy to witness your “First Communion”.

My gift to you is this Blessing:
“From this day of your 1st Communion, to all the days of  all of your Communions,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.”

Grandpa, P.

My friend’s granddaughter sent him a priceless “Thank you” note:

“Dear Grandpa,
Thank you for your letter. You were right. Kneeling in the pew, after receiving Communion, I felt calm, happy, and good. Later, at home, my sister and I had fun playing in the backyard. (we’ve been upset with each other, lately.)  I wasn’t angry anymore.
Love, Gabby

Perhaps, everyone can experience the LOVE of the presence of God within them, upon receiving Communion, and reflect that LOVE to others – as my friend’s granddaughter did. AS expressed in the music video, Below:

An Eight-Year-Old’s Encounter with “Triumph & Disaster”

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Life-Lesson Learned by an 8-Year-Old, at the Pine Wood Derby

The excitement in the room was palpable. After all, it was an 8-year-old boy’s 1st entry, as a Cub Scout, into the regional area prestigious “Pine Wood Derby”. The “Super Bowl”, World Series, and Olympic Gold Medal” combined, paled in comparison to the coveted 1st Place Winner of the “Pine Wood Derby” Race.

Hundreds of Cub Scouts, from dozens of area Scouting Pacts were given a block of Pine wood and a set of instructions and rules & regulations. Indy 500 Race Teams were burdened with less demands, than those placed on the block of Pine wood, and the shoulders of an 8-year-old boy. However, the Cub Scout had his father to lean on, if needed.

Some fathers interpreted their guidance to mean complete usurpation of race car design and production. Their son’s only function was to carry their car entry in a brown paper bag to the grade school gym on race day. There were designs sleeker than a Ferrari, paint finishes more pristine than a Rolls Royce, and craftsmanship requiring the most advanced CNC machine. (Apparently, Integrity of the Child’s Involvement was NOT a race requirement.)

My friend’s son cut his block of Pine wood down to size with a saw, under his father’s concerned eye. The boy than carefully and slowly shaved and shaped the remaining wood with a sharp hand-held wood chisel until his car resembled what he had hoped. The final rounding and finishing touches were accomplished by hours of sanding. That entire process intuitively followed Michelangelo’s succinct comment on how produced his epic masterpiece sculpture of “David”: “I simply removed everything that wasn’t “David”.

My friend’s son then painted some car sections black, and the remaining sections red – his favorite colors. The finished product was weighed on the kitchen’s spring scale. The car met all size & weight requirements. Dreams of hoisting the coveted 1st Place Race Trophy seemed inevitable.

While standing in line at the grade school gym, my friend and his son caught glimpses of the other “Pine Wood Derby” race cars. My friend’s son certainly wasn’t going to win “The Best in Show Style Award”. However, that was a pitiful consolation prize for the race losers. The ONLY PRIZE that counted was the 1st Place Trophy for the FASTEST CAR.

When father & son reached the “Official Entry Table”, his son handed his car to be measured and weighed. It met the length & width measurement standard. HORRORS. His Car Was Over The Weight Limit. Apparently, the kitchen spring-scale lacked the precision of the official race digital scale. Tears of disbelief and dejection streamed down the boy’s cheeks.

Fortunately, a neighbor, next in line, saw the problem and offered a solution. He pulled my friend and his son aside, and said that he had a small saw in his tool box:

  • He would simply cut off a piece of wood behind the rear wheels, and the car should qualify. It didn’t.
  • He cut off a block of wood before the front tires. Still too heavy.
  • Finally, the neighbor pulled out a cordless drill, and began drilling holes in the bottom of the car. It qualified.

But, the 8-year-old boy was devastated.

It would have been better to have gone home with a disqualified car, than to be subjected to the cruel taunts and derisive laughter of his peers. The boy refused to carry his car to the starting line, for the first qualifying race. His father handed the car to the official starter. The boy didn’t even watch, but turned his head when he heard that his car won.

He proudly presented his car to the official starter as his car won one qualifying race after another. Only the final 6 fastest cars remained in the race. The race track was highly lacquered, tilted to the precise angle, with an electronic starting gate, and a photo-optic finish-line. Raised wooden lane barriers separated cars from crashing into one another.

The fastest car should be the most aero-dynamic, with the best lubricated axles, traveling in the straightest line. Except, that day, a butchered block of Pine wood, that sounded like a run-a-way calliope, BEAT THEM ALL. The original jeers turned to cheers, as my friend’s son hoisted the 1st Place Pine Wood Derby Trophy over his head, as he had dreamed.

The Above YouTube Music Video Captures the Essence of the Blog Post Message: Never Give Up.

Outside, my friend asked his son, “What lesson did you learn?” (He didn’t expect to hear Kipling’s poetic advice, “To treat Triumph and Disaster just the same.”) He did expect hear some version of, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, and try, again.” Or, Winston Churchill’s entire “Commencement Speech” at a prestigious  Private Boarding School: “Never, Never, Never, Never, Never Give Up“.

Instead, his 8-year-old son said, “I learned that something really ugly, could go really fast.”

Oh well. It’s not  a philosophical insight, or poetic inspiration, But his joy was real, and…Priceless.

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