The Second Dispensation failed because the people of that time justified themselves over God by choosing to rely on their own knowledge instead of God. They did not have faith, so they did not believe in God. God ended the dispensation by sending the Great Flood which destroyed all the people and land animals of…
The dispensations are God’s process of contrastively showing that His plan for humanity is right. The first dispensation asked the question, – if man was completely innocent; with no knowledge of the long-term consequences of his actions (good and evil), would he choose to continue to rely on God for moment by moment direction, or…
This week, we conclude our examination of the first dispensation. I will be the first to admit that this series went on a LOT longer than I had originally planned – not only because I had to take a break from posting for a couple of months, but also in the number of posts in…
[NOTE: This post on Pride and the previous one on humility may be the most important subject matter in this blog. If you embrace the thought process presented in that post, you will become smarter, healthier, Godlier, and all your relationships will improve. On the other hand, if you continually yield to the thought process…
This post will finally address the question “What’s the Point?” The answer to which is also the meaning of life. It’s not even that hard. I don’t know why it’s given philosophers so much trouble over the centuries. To be fair, we’ve been given a significant advantage in answering this question. We know that God…