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A reader asks about Medical Marijuana: Answer:
Hi Xxxxxx. I see nothing wrong Biblically with Medical
Marijuana. I read that it helps with certain medical problems such as
Glaucoma, etc. Just like drinking a few beers is no sin -- the sin entering
in when one drinks a 'few gallons' and thereby is tempted into transgression
by the lowered inhibitions. 'Everything' (legal) in moderation. Excess of
alcohol tends to make women whores and men violent - among many other
problems. And addiction tends to make some women into prostitutes and some
men into thieves to feed their demons (addictions).
And I suspect that your life is not a scene out of
Cheech & Chong.
Sorcery was referring to the
narcotic-induced trances by which they communed with the (evil) spirit world,
just like the Acid-trippers did in the 1960's, and like many New Ager's do
today.
I suspect that this is not what you are engaging in.
Your taking some Medical Marijuana is not the same
thing as sorcery. Likewise, even a little bit of non-medical Marijuana is not
sorcery -- though I am not advocating recreational drug use (and do not myself
use any drug other than casual alcohol and caffeine and nicotine). I am
against recreational drug use because of the addictive qualities of it, and
the illegality of it (Paul did say that we are to abide by the laws of the
Government - Romans chapter 13). It doesn't look good for Christians to be
out in the back alleys 'scoring drugs.'
I'm just saying that it is not, of itself, sorcery.
Sorcery has spiritual overtones as well. For the will is made weak in satanic
religions like Voodoo (and some Native-American and Eastern
Religions ceremonies) when certain hallucinogens are administered and then the
subject, rendered into a drug induced trance, is easily entered into by the
evil spirits (which they perceive to be 'helping spirits' but are really
demons. All the 'famed' Satanists were into drug-induced meditations (Alester
Crowley, Anton Lavey, Helena Blavatski, Adolph Hitler, etc.)
Now if your use of Medical Marijuana causes you to
sin, then it is sin unto you; if it does not cause you to sin, then it is not
sin unto you. (Since you're Medical Marijuana is legal -- but there
becomes a problem for one without a prescription because of the admonitions
against breaking the laws of the land in Romans chapter 13.)
Many people who condemn casual alcohol drinkers
think nothing of popping their own sleeping pills, drinking their coffee,
being sedated for Surgery & Dentist
work, or taking morphine when in labor, pain pills when they hurt their back,
etc. Never will you find a greater gathering of self-righteous hypocrites
than in a church.
But if you still feel convicted against Medical
Marijuana, feeling that it is not right in someway -- there are alternatives
that contain the active ingredient THC in a form that is not "smoking a
joint." I.e., they have pills with the THC extracted from the Cannabis
Sativa (Marijuana) plant. This may be an option to you for conscience
sake. Also, a weaker Christian may see you 'taking your medicine' and it may
become a stumbling block to him. Then, in that case, for his/her
conscience sake you should not medicate in their
presence.
(See 1st Corinthians chapter eight for a thorough
explanation of this.)
Pray on it.
God bless
the study of His Word, in Jesus Christ' name!
Nick Goggin (Editor) Back to list of questions at top of page
ANSWER:
Hi, nice to meet you. Regarding Wyatt's Website;
i.e., the below article:
Fiber Optics
on Noah's Ark ?
FIBERS
FROM NOAH'S ARK
Well, I like to think myself well informed (though I do not claim to be perfectly up to speed on everything), but to my knowledge there has been no breaking-news discovery of Noah's Ark. And most certainly not in the well-preserved condition indicated by the photo. Wouldn't you think that it would make the evening news if the Ark of Noah (a Biblical event believed upon by Christians, Jews, and Muslims world-wide) was found and such a detailed photo available to splash on TV Screens at five o'clock? Yeah, I think that it might be a tad newsworthy. But we have not seen it, have we?
'Funny' how the Wyatt site has the world's only
known well-preserved Ark photos that they are selling $100.00 DVD
Documentaries on. You know what I mean?
And really, they are playing up to Christian's with
their "animal hair found on the Ark" bit. Truth be known, many sea
vessels of antiquity transported animals, as many do today.
is everything wrong on the Wyatt site?
Probably not. Is there some good groundbreaking discoveries there? Even a
stopped watch is correct twice in a day. My point is that when they $ell
$torie$ like the above one they destroy any credibility that they may have
enjoyed in my eyes. For if we cannot believe them on the above hoax, then how
can we know what to believe that is also presented by them?
P.S.: You should know that Wyatt
died some time ago and 'others' continue his site in his name (as I remember
it was his widow and staff at the first; as to now I do not know), selling his
work and doing new 'work' in his name. I don't like that, personally. Sounds
like 'someone' has found a way to finance their lifestyles.
But you judge, for you have read more of the site
than I.
Listen, I know that we Christians love to uncover
evidences of God, of the Bible; but when 'we' as Christians manufacture such
evidence, and 'we' are discovered, then no one will believe us when we present
real evidence. I think that that is satan's design behind a lot of
seemingly faith-lifting stories that are later proven hoaxes.
Is Noah's Ark real? Yep, every word on it in the
Bible is accurate God-breathed narrative on the matter. Will we find it? We
may already have through W.W.II aerial surveillance photos, but the politics of
the region (read: hidden forces) will not let expeditions to unearth it. So
what we have is that we are not allowed to prove the true, and in place of the
true we are fed a lie that shall be debunked. Satanic genius, no? Evil
genius, but genius just the same.
Another site along the same lines of deception is
Ken Ham's
Answers in Genesis Website. He is doing irreparable harm under the guise
of, proving, as he says "the Bible true from the first verse of Genesis"
(their little motto).
He is lying to the people lies that are easy to (and
shall be) proven false - thus overthrowing the faith of many who came to the
Lord through Ken Ham's Ministry. Ham even presents drawings of Adam & Eve
cavorting with (pet) dinosaurs in the Garden of Eden. OK, whatever....
Satan never sleeps, and he does his 'best' work from
behind 'enemy' lines; i.e., he infiltrates ministries and with the
lure of fame and riches causes many a man to subvert the faith. Though some
of them may have meant so well.
I do not subscribe to the idea that we must lie for
God nor embellish the story to draw people in. I ask, Into what? Deception!
And when the truth is found out God is mocked.
Truth, my friend, that is what God desires. And if
there be anything that we do not know or cannot prove, then let us believe it
on faith. For such is pleasing to God. If we believe a little on faith He
will show us a lot by evidence; but if we believe nothing by faith He will
show us nothing by evidence.
He's pretty smart, huh? That's how He weeds out the
play-actor Christians.
:o)
The 'funny' thing is that those who are show great
evidences aren't the ones that need see them, for they believed before it was
proven; preferring to trust the Scriptures of God over their own eyes and
ears. And those whom would not believe lest they saw, rarely are ever shown.
Ironic, no?
I have seen when I really needn't have seen.
God
bless the study of His Word, in Jesus Christ' name!
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No name given writes:
Ah, words off of the tongues of the serpent's scribes themselves, huh? (I refer to the excerpt you supplied, not to you) You asked me how would I respond? What you presented above is a lie; that is how I would respond. How would I back-up that bold claim? By directing you to a detailed Bible study on our site that systematically cuts through every lie that you have just presented in your above. Peace, Nick Goggin Back to list of questions at top of page
Back to list of questions at top of page Anatomy of a seduction; the Rapture "doctrine's" subtle pulling Below represents some of our Internet Forum work. Anatomy of a
seduction. A seducing doctrine, that is.
Sounds good right? Jack is basically saying that what he teaches looks
like a Rapture, acts like a Rapture, happens like a Rapture; but
magically is not a Rapture. It’s ‘all in the timing’ Jack says.
Back to list of questions at top of page Where is the Truth???
A reader writes:
In comparison to most who claim to be Christians I consider my understanding
of God's word as very good. But when it comes to differences in teachings
of people like L. Ray Smith (who I believe backs his teaching very well
scripturally) and yourself, I don't have the knowledge to sort through the
truth.
I am confused and getting frustrated. It is easier for me to believe that
there are some errors in all Bible translations, than that the Authorized King
James Version is the only one without errors. I have known even you,
throughout your writings, to correct passages in the King James and go back to
the Hebrew and Greek for clearer meaning of a verse or word. E. W. Bullinger
devoted his Companion Bible to correcting opaque translation of the King
James. If the King James is without error, why do we need to go back to Greek
or Hebrew to correct it or reword it?
I do believe that the original text, as written by the authors (Moses, Paul,
Etc.), is error free and the inspired words of God. It is when man steps in as
a translator that we get errors and multiple versions. How can I get to the
end of this problem? I just want to understand the pure word of God, but where
can I find it? Do I have to exhaustively research every verse, and every
word that I apply to my understanding of God's purpose and plan written in the
Bible? Do I have to use concordances, Greek dictionaries, Hebrew dictionaries,
English Dictionaries, computer programs, commentaries, etc.(all of which I do
use) to understand the Bible?
Do I need to be a Greek scholar, Hebrew scholar, historian, etc. To understand
what God has inspired in his word? Is it really as hard as I am making it????
Frustrated. Where is the Truth???
Brad
Answer:
Hi Brad, I understand where you are coming from in
this, I really do. I see what is going on in the world of Bible study. I
feel for the poor new student who must wade through an unceasing quagmire to
get to the pure waters of Scriptural teaching. "An
enemy hath done this" (Mat 13:28).
You said:
I would not call that "correcting errors" but
simply clarifying translation. Many words in 1611 A.D. do not have the same
weight that they have today. To correct an error would be to say that this
verse or that sentence or this word or that chapter does not belong in the
Bible. I consider what I do to be explaining the Bible, expound on the Bible,
not "correcting Biblical error."
Perhaps in my older writings I given this
impression; but I have, with the Grace of God, grown in my writings, in my
understandings. Would to God that I had the time to rewrite all those older
studies, revisions if you will, to clarify what I mean more perfectly, to
cleanup typos and misstatements, etc. But not yet do I find that time. And
then in a year I would just have to do it all over again, for knowledge
increases in these end times exponentially "But thou, O
Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end:
many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." (Dan
12:4).
There is a great difference, I believe, in
what I do, and in "Bible-correcting." I certainly hope that that is clear to
those who read me. I shall be more diligent in the future to be clear about
that when I supply an explanation of a Greek or Hebrew word or idiom as it is
used in that specific passage.
But you are correct, though; many, many,
today set out to correct the Word, not to teach it; to make it align with
their beliefs rather than to align their beliefs with it: and in the end all
they accomplish is to destroy that which they claim to serve.
Please don't charge God with that error,
please don't have the Bible to lose it's power by the lies of those who claim
to teach it but only destroy everywhere that which they set their hands upon.
Man is never revealed so vain than when he places his fingerprint on God's
Word.
Now if you can understand the Old English
terms and English translation of Hebrew & Greek metaphor and figures, then you
are fine on your own.
Where to find the truth, you ask?
In the King James Bible is where you find the
written Word of our God. See our:
Adulterations in the
Newer Bible Versions (NIV, NASB...); Proof that the King James Bible (KJV)
is the True Word of God
You do not need any Concordance, any Dictionary, and Lexicon, any
Commentary to understand God's Word, but often times it speeds things up, it
helps (if the source for those aids is accurate).
For instance, who needs outside works to
understand the most important verse in the Bible? Nobody! Any 'unchurched'
third grader can explain the below Scripture:
Sometimes we reach so far into the greater depth of God's Word that we
forget the simple truth, the most important truths understandable to even a
child.
Pray, Brad, pray believing; that is how you can understand. Ask Him to
show you the way, ask Him whom to trust, if to trust, what Bible to
believe, what is the true interpretation of a Scripture. You do believe that
He will help you, don't you? Then why haven't you asked Him? And if you have
then why haven't you trusted Him?
We are 'funny little creatures,' Brad; sometimes we seek that which
we already have found. God will help you in this. Trust Him and do your part
by being sober-minded in your study of Scripture, not being carried away with
every wind of (strange) doctrine.
God
bless the study of His Word, in Jesus Christ' name!
Nick Goggin
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Can satan read our minds/listen in to silent prayers?
Bev writes:
Hi, the answer to your question is, No, satan cannot
read your mind nor discover your inner thoughts. Only God (and Jesus Christ,
naturally) can read your heart (mind).
Documentation that God can "read our
minds":
Documentation that Jesus Christ, which was
"God with us" (Mat 1:23) can "read our minds":
Documentation that none other than God can
"read our minds":
Second witness to ensure that we are interpreting correctly:
God bless the study of His Word,
in Jesus Christ' name!
Nick Goggin
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A man asks about his wife's new dabbling with Witchcraft (Wicca)
Mark writes:
Hello, your wife is dabbling in a dangerous thing.
It is satanic in it's depths but clothed with nature worship and
eco-justice on the visible surface (for Earth and all in it is 'god' to
them).
She is being indoctrinated slowly into satan
worship, though she is now being trained to look at comments such as that by
people such as me as, "uninspired foolish words of the uninitiated." She is
being programmed, and slowly walls are being brought down in her conscience,
she is being spiritually beguiled by the father of lies (satan). I don't know
how far along in the deception she has fallen, but wherever she is, know that
she is always being drawn deeper (initiated into it's mysteries). Soon she
will not listen to you, but would rather convert you. If unable to convert
you she will leave you.
Also, Wicca is a harvest ground for
Feminists and Lesbians, for the Wicca movement is very sexual at it's core,
and very women-empowering; and it subtly places the "Feminine" in a position
of deity. Not "feminine" in the sense of soft and gentle, mind you, but more
in the sense of androgyny [gender blurring]).
You can fill in the blanks. And don't let her try
to soften the blow of what she is doing by telling you that she is a White
Witch not a Black Witch. They are both witches. And all Black
Witches begin as White Witches. Supposedly, Black Witches cast evil spells,
and White Witches cast only "good" spells. The "powers" both come from the
same source: Satan.
Your wife will be changed, not the least of all
spiritually. She is caught up in the storm that is coming, that being; The
New Age Spirituality Movement which is none other than antichrist's
first beachhead in the New World order assault on Biblical Christianity as we
know it from the Bible. (Notice that I cannot even say "Christianity as we
know it today," ? For the "Christianity" of today has, and is now, gone
and is now going through a [bad] transformation?)
You will lose her over this, and she shall lose
herself: if you do not put a stop to it.
This is bigger than you; don't you wish now that you
had spent some of your life studying Jesus Christ & God and learning all that
God had to teach you in the Bible? It is never too late, my friend. You must
learn before you can teach, you must learn before you can be the spiritual
head over your wife. As it is developing now, she is usurping your role, and
left unchecked, she will draw you into the sin (there are male Witches, you
know). That is how satan deceived Adam, he first deceived Eve who then led
Adam into the transgression. Adam didn't lead, but followed; Eve didn't
follow, but led; and they both fell into the ditch. Such shall be your end,
if what you do, is nothing.
Your wife, in direct disobedience to the Biblical
model of husband/wife roles, and in direct disobedience to God's Word on the
matter of spirituality, has unwittingly introduced an element into your
marriage who's one design is to destroy you both. Yes, it IS that
serious.
I am going to be posting some Bible studies (which
are in research & development now) in the next few months regarding this
matter. You may sign-up for notification when new studies are
posted to be sure to see them. Yes, it's free; and we don't sell your
e-mail address to marketers and money-changers.
Wicca is just a nice word for "witch." The
Bible tells us that witches (both male and female, incidentally) are an
abomination to Him, for which He reserves the ultimate punishment (both here
and in the eternity):
Try the below book; the webpage below has reviews by
ex-witches etc. of the book You may be able to glean some good info there:
Pray, my friend, pray.
God bless
the study of His Word, in Jesus Christ's name!
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