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Reacquaint yourself with myths so powerful that they remain woven into the fabric of the present world, resonating with real-life relevance. From the epic tragedy of Medusa, Greek mythology’s most infamous female fiend, to Hercules, its greatest action hero, and Hades, master of the land of the dead and a god so feared no one would speak his name, explore these myths and the legendary figures who inspired them in CLASH OF THE GODS…. More >>

Clash of the Gods: The Complete Season One

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Founded in 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was initially perceived as a movement of polygamous, radical zealots; now in parts of the U.S. it has become synonymous with the establishment. In reevaluating its preoccupation with issues of church and state, Abanes uncovers the political agenda at Mormonism’s core: the transformation of the world into a theocratic kingdom under Mormon authority. This illustrated edition has been revised and offers… More >>

One Nation Under Gods: A History of the Mormon Church

A question from a reader: For me, I can do a word search & put all the pieced together & the puzzle pieces form a clear picture. Of course I need the Holy Spirit to help me. This is one way the bible proves true to me.

The puzzle pieces always fit.

Religions from God

God Almighty, revealed the religion to the entire mankind through his prophets who lived in different ages, in different parts of the world and in different societies, right from the period of creation of the first man Adam who is the first prophet until Muhammad who is the last prophet.

The existing religions such as Hinduism/Vedism, Zoroastrianism/Mazdayasni, Taoism, Judaism, Islam are the ones revealed by and originated from God who is one and only one. Jainism, Budhism and Christianity are not separate religions. When Jainism and Budhism are a part of Hinduism, Christianity is a part of Judaism. This is because Mahaveer, Gautama Buddha or Jesus were not sent by God to institute a new religion separate from the religions that had been revealed long before them and were in practice at their time ie Hinduism and Judaism. But God sent them to preach the morals, impart wisdom to peoples and to dispel man-made traditions that had gone against God-revealed religions.

Similarities Between God’s Religions

As Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Taoism, Judaism and Islam had originated from one and the same source who is God Almighty, these religions are closely inter-related and have many common beliefs, rituals, worship, rules, laws, morals, and wisdom. The reason for the similarities is that God’s law is universal and as such his religion is universal too. Some people think that the similarities between religions are due to one religion borrowing beliefs and philosophies from other religion(s) and vice versa. But they are mistaken and have failed to notice or hardened their hearts to refuse to believe that the author of these religions is one God and hence the similarities.

One Religion

Worship (Yajna/Yasna/Salat), other rituals, laws, morals, knowledge, wisdom and many other teachings found in Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Taoism, Judaism, and Islam are fundamentally same and corroborate each other. Hence these religions are like several branches in a tree and these form part of, and constitute basically ONE RELIGION of God Almighty.

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Designing and constructing church facilities represents one of the most important activities in the history of your organization. Probably the most important aspect to be considered when designing or constructing church facilities is the hiring of a church architect. As you can imagine, there are many aspects to take into account when it comes to choosing a professional for your church architecture project, the most important of which are his or her ability to work within the budget range that your church can afford, as well as their reputation regarding the building of the specific styles and structures that you are interested in.

Despite the multitude of styles, all churches are meant to bring you closer to God. And you have to realize that a man’s vision created that corner of Heaven: the church architect. Through his eyes and his arms passed the inspiration that transformed an ordinary place, or even a big pile of construction materials, into the splendor that the church architecture is at the present time.

Only a specialized church architect can make a solid project, from renovation to full building. And you must also acknowledge the fact that apart from the good aspect of the church there is the matter of safety involved. That’s why you must resort to a specialist in order to avoid unwanted accidents.

From the initial master planning and project entitlement, all to way to other various consulting services, the church architect can do so much more for you and all the people that will find comfort within God’s house. From small interior and exterior remodeling to more complex conversions of old buildings, storages or warehouses to a functional church, a church architect can take care of it all. You can usually hire a team of workers from the same agency or firm that provided the architect, a team that can turn his vision into your reality.

In case the future church architecture that comes out of a renovated building is not what you had in mind, you can opt for a complete church building. Then you can make sure that the church architect will transform your idea in reality, so that it matches your specific requirements.

Although it may appear as an extra payment in the renovation or building plan, the hiring of a church architect will actually keep your expenses in the limit you established or at least as low as possible. This is the only way to make sure that your dream of building a church will not be postponed by a serial of unattended problems that can result from the negligence of not hiring a good church architect.

Great church architecture can only be achieved by professionals, even if the original ideas and plans belong to you. The church that you are planning to build or renovate will be home to hundreds if not thousands of souls, as well as the house of God. This is probably the most important reason why you should try everything in your power to turn your church into the most welcoming and inviting place. There is no better way to achieve all this than hiring a professional and experienced church architect who is familiar with the diversity of theologies, values and beliefs, and aware of the need to use all of God’s beauty and creativity in building His house.

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Gods Generals is about extraordinary men and women whom God used to change nations and affect the entire world – lives that are divine windows into the realm of God and the working of the Holy Spirit. It’s about what can happen when God finds people who yield themselves to the fulness of his power…. More >>

God’s Generals ~ Healing Evangelists – Volume 2 {Maria Woodworth-Etter & Evan Roberts}

All Christians have the ability to hear God’s voice and to have a close relationship with Him but some are missing out because they haven’t learn how to listen to God with their spirits. Are you aware that to know God in an intimate relationship is eternal life? Eternal life is not getting a ticket to heaven because eternal life begins at the moment of salvation. A good Bible salvation commentary is essential to know Bible truth so we can understand the definition of eternal life and that is knowing God.

The door is opened when Christ comes into your heart for you to have fellowship and to commune with God. Trying to hear and know God in the natural with our physical bodies will not cut it, because God is Spirit. The only way to communicate with God is using your spirit to connect to His Spirit in heavenly fellowship. This is what bible salvation teaches.

I found no greater pleasure here on earth then I do when I hear God talk to me. I used to ask God all the time to help me and give me things. I’m talking about things that are necessary like money to pay your bills and to have good health. Now I do not seek God’s hand but I seek His face because to just be in His presence is more joyful then anything that I can have or do. Did you know that God wants your fellowship more than you want Him? God takes great pleasure in knowing His children.

We are told when we use Bible study that no man seeks after God and then in another scripture passage we are told to seek God’s face. The Bible truth is that no one can seek after God unless God first calls unto him giving him a desire to seek after God. When we have a desire to really seek God’s presence it is because God Himself put that desire within us and we should thank Him very much for giving us a blessed gift like this so we may know Him better.

We will not be able to communicate with God in the natural because God is Spirit. You cannot hear from God or see God with your human natural eyes or ears. Listening to God is apart from the natural body, which we use to communicate with other people like our family and friends. The only way we will be able to communicate to God is by using our spirits to talk, listen, walk and see Almighty God. This is what I hope to be able to do with you is to help you learn to use your spirit to communicate with God.

Knowing God is essential for Christians. A relationship with God with close interaction is what life is all about. Hearing God’s voice and knowing His presence daily can take your Christian experience to the highest level. The Bible reveals to us the way for us to hear God’s voice and to know Him better. Through prayer and intimate knowledge of God all Christians can know God better when they know how to listen to God with their spirits. The art of hearing God does not have to escape the believer. God is always near open your spiritual eyes. Find out more about hearing God’s voice and knowing God in a closer relationship for yourself.

Now if man is lost and incapable of saving himself, or of even willing that he be saved, then by an inescapable logic, if man is to be saved at all, he must be the object of God’s work in securing his salvation, and not his own work. Such a work requires that it be God that chooses man and not man that chooses God. This is necessarily so because, as we noted earlier, man simply will not choose God. He has no interest in God, he has no love for God, and in fact, there is a positive animosity by man toward God. Conditional / Unconditional? – Now that we know who chooses, God not man, the next question we must ask ourselves is this, “Are there any conditions upon which His choice is based?” For instance, is God’s choice based on our first choosing Him in repentance and faith? In answer to that question, the apostle Paul says this “…He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him” (Ephesians 1:4). The choice by God was made before “the foundation of the world” and therefore before we were born. That being the case, it could not be based on anything we ourselves did for we were not here to do anything. Paul again addresses this point when he says …for though the twins were not yet born, and had not done anything good or bad, in order that God’s purpose according to His choice might stand, not because of works, but because of Him who calls, it was said to her, “The older will serve the younger.” Just as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” Romans 9:11-13 So again, you see it was before the birth of either Jacob or Esau that God chose Jacob. And notice that this was before either “…had done anything good or bad….” So God’s choice was not based on man first choosing God. Paul drives home that point when he said, “…that God’s purpose according to His choice might stand….” So, God’s choice of His elect was not based on man’s purpose, but only on His own purpose. Therefore, we must conclude that God’s choice is unconditionally based solely on his own sovereign purposes, which are not explained to us. But someone may very well object, taking note that the Scripture says, For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first-born among many brethren; and whom He predestined, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. Romans 8:29-30 Using this verse, the point is often made that God’s predestination and election is based on His own foreknowledge of who would repent and believe. Being able to see down through the corridors of time, God knew before time who would respond to the gospel message and believe. These he elected for salvation. This reminds one of a politician who is willing to lead if only the people will tell him where they want to be led. God is willing to elect if only we will be so kind as to tell Him whom to elect. So, who is doing the electing here, God or man? In order to protect the sovereignty of man, we sacrifice the sovereignty of God! Here we have an election that is conditional, as opposed to the Reformed view of an unconditional election based solely on God’s own sovereign purposes. The condition to this salvation is man’s evangelical obedience and this, it is said, is based on God’s knowledge of human actions and responses. In this view, you have man being the prime actor and God being the reactor. In other words, God elects those whom he sees will elect him. So, man directs the affairs and decisions of God, instead of God directing the affairs and decisions of man. In order to give man an unlimited will to decide the destiny of his own soul, we must limit the will of God. But does this do justice to the Scriptures? The Order Of Salvation – The Scriptures give us the order of events in our salvation. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first-born among many brethren; and whom He predestined, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. Romans 8:29-30 From this passage, we can see that foreknowledge precedes predestination, which precedes calling, which is followed by justification and glorification. We have already established that God’s predestination is not based on any actions by man but solely on God’s own divine purposes, which are hidden to us. Having determined in eternity past to save some, he proceeds in time to call his elect. Although all receive an outward call by God to salvation, only the elect receive an inward call that assures salvation. As we have seen, there is a view that says man is elected because God sees beforehand that he will have faith. Reformed theology teaches that man is elected to have faith. The fundamental question between conditional and unconditional election is: “Is there a condition?” The view that sees God looking forward in time, called the prescient view, makes faith a condition of election. Reformed theology sees faith as the result of election. This is the fundamental difference between conditional and unconditional election. This is the question under discussion. Where does faith play its role? Is it something man generates from within his own soul? Or is “faith … the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9)? The answer, of course, is that it is the gift of God. So the chain of salvation, based on Romans 8:28-29 is first, foreknowledge, second, predestination, third, calling, fourth, justification and last, glorification. It is most important to note that foreknowledge is not prior knowledge; it is prior love. This is the way the word knowledge is often used in the Bible. Consider these two verses: “Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain…” (Genesis 4:1). “You only have I known of all the families of the earth…” (Amos 3:2). In both cases, the word “know” clearly means, “loved.” That is the way it is used in Romans 8:28 as well. “For whom He fore-loved He also predestined.” God loved us before time began. Because he loved us, he predestined us to the adoption of children. Having predestined us in time, he effectually called us to himself. Having so called, he justified us. At his Second Coming, he will glorify us with Himself. So, God’s choice for salvation is not based on any good thing found in the sinner. It is instead based on the “good pleasure of His will…” (Ephesians 1:5). All forms of semi-Pelagianism base the election of God on some good thing in man. Reformed theology bases it solely in God’s “good pleasure.” As R. C. Sproul has so well said, “Arminians and semi-Pelagians ultimately rest their view of election on the one who wills and not on the sovereign grace of God. The prescient view is not so much an explanation of the biblical doctrine of election as a flat denial of this biblical doctrine.” The Westminster Confession of Faith addresses the subject of God’s sovereign choice in election in these words. “Those of mankind that are predestinated unto life, God, before the foundation of the world was laid, according to His eternal and immutable purpose, and the secret counsel and good pleasure of His will, has chosen, in Christ, unto everlasting glory, out of His mere free grace and love, without any foresight of faith, or good works, or perseverance in either of them, or any other thing in the creature, as conditions, or causes moving Him thereunto: and all to the praise of His glorious grace.” Chapter III, Paragraph 5 http://www.living-hope-press.com/Presbyterian-Reformed-Theology-Gods-Soverign-Choice.html