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Evil Spirits, Demons, Fallen Angels, Where did They Originate

IHaveHeard.Com avatarPosted on March 13, 2021 by DonMarch 13, 2021

Evil Spirits!  Evil Spirits or Demons first mentioned in the Holy Bible, where did they come from? When did demons come into existence?  How long have demons existed?  Are demons different from evil spirits?  Are demons a product of Satan?  Are demons also fallen angels? 

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Posted in Religion | Tagged Demons, Evil Spirits, Fallen Angels, The Unseen World

Holy Spirit First Acknowledged in Genesis

IHaveHeard.Com avatarPosted on December 8, 2020 by DonDecember 13, 2020

The Holy Spirit!  The Holy Spirit is first mentioned in the Holy Bible where?  While I was having breakfast one morning (December 7, 2020) with a group of friends that question was asked.  Pentecost first came to mind, but that answer was given without much thought.  He was present at the Beginning – at Creation!

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Posted in Religion, Uncategorized | Tagged Genesis, God Head, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, In the Beginning, Spirit as a Dove

What is Truth – How is Truth Determined in a Fallen World?

IHaveHeard.Com avatarPosted on May 9, 2020 by DonNovember 29, 2020

Can Truth Exist Apart From Facts?

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Truth Commanded by God

Truth and facts are inseparable!  Truth and facts must stand together.  I have heard, read, and studied undeniable evidence that “truth” must be facts-based.  It is that elusive quality underlying our view of the world and truth is a universal quest. We all deal with issues of truth and facts on a daily basis. This is especially true in the workplace where the outcomes of actions are only valid if the truths we base our decisions on are based on verifiable facts. In the social realm the truth is often a little murky and may be tinged with small doses of fiction, fantasy, and Myths. C. S. Lewis devoted much of his work to resolving the contributions of each of these elements to our lives and illustrated how they led to his conversion and acceptance of Jesus Christ. In the process he became known as the greatest Christian apologist of the 20th century. Hillsdale College offers an outstanding, online free course tracing his journey. The course is named, “An Introduction to C.S. Lewis: Writings and Significance.”

The following excerpts of lesson introductions provide a glimpse into his journey. 

Overview 1

C.S. Lewis is most widely known for his fiction and his Christian apologetics. However, he was also a professor at Oxford—and later Cambridge—where he was a first-rate scholar of English literature. In his philosophical work, The Abolition of Man, Lewis argued that truth, beauty, and the good are not merely a matter of personal preference. Teaching such a view, Lewis warned, would lead to the abolition of man.

 

Overview 2

C.S. Lewis was the greatest Christian apologist of the 20th century. The success of his apologetics was due in large part to the skillful way in which he presented them—with imaginative skill and imaginative intent. Lewis believed that the human faculty of reason is the organ of truth and the human faculty of imagination is the organ of meaning. Because imagination is the indispensable companion of reason, Lewis encouraged the embrace of meaningful myths in his apologetics.

Overview 3

C.S. Lewis believed that a reasoned defense of Christianity, if it is to be effective, should approximate the language of the Christ story imaginatively. Since imagination is the organ of meaning, Lewis almost always began his apologetic works by immersing the reader in meaningful situations. However, imagination and reason are by themselves insufficient means of persuasion and eventual conversion. The reorientation of man’s will to God’s is also necessary, which can only come about through divine intervention.

Lewis’s Fiction:

Narnia and the Storied Moral World

Overview 4

In writing his Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis made a bold attempt to rehabilitate the modern imagination. Lewis believed that the ideas and experience of modernity undermine the imagination, and his fiction aims to re-sensitize readers to the wonders of God’s creation. Originally conceived merely as images and stories, The Chronicles of Narnia became a metaphorical tale of human nature and Christian truths.

Fiction, Fantasy, and Myths

 

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    Doodle-Bug, Doodle-Bug, Come up Your House is on Fire!
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  • I Have Heard Dracula
    Dracula
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    Superman

Truth facts may be embedded in any, all or none of these component views of the world around us – historical or current. They make up our literary world of books, stage plays, movies, jokes, television, and stories passed down by word-of-mouth through the centuries. And, of course, they make up a large part of our political climate. We are left amazed, essentially on a daily basis, by the drivel espoused by the local, national, and international politicians and their associated players. Their truth facts are fluid. They have no anchor. I believe that the one truth fact anchor the world has is the Holy Bible. I have heard, read, and believe the truth facts presented to the world. Believers are not hard to find.

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    World Spinning Out of Control?
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    And After Death...?
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    Believers Looking Down From Heaven After Death?
  • Truth Facts Heaven Ascent Church
    Jesus and His Bride - The Church Raptured?
  • Truth Facts Heaven Ascent Judgement
    Judgement
  • Truth Facts Fruits of the Spirit
    Nine Fruits of the Spirit

What is Truth?

The American Heritage Dictionary8 provides the following definition components of “truth:”

  1. Conformity to knowledge, fact, actuality, or logic.  2.  Fidelity to an original or standard.  3.  Reality; actuality.  4.  A statement proven to be or accepted as true.  5.  Sincerity; integrity; honesty.  6.  Capital T.  Christian Science.  God.

Truth always exists.  Discovery is the eternal quest to un-hide the truth from among the many falsehoods, whether purposeful or in ignorance.

Bible Verses About Truth

Bible verses related to Truth from the King James Version (KJV)5

Clicking on the links for each verse, below, will take you to the website “kingjamesbibleonline.org.”  However, the verses, as presented, are reworded in compliance with Bibliography reference 5.  This has been done to maintain consistency in references.

John 14:6 – Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

John 8:32 – And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

John 16:13 – Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

John 17:17 – Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

Psalms 145:18 – The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Proverbs 12:22 – Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.

1 Corinthians 13:4-6 – 4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

Ephesians 6:14 – Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

Psalms 119:127 – Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold; yea, above fine gold.

2 Timothy 2:15 – Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

John 4:24 – God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

John 18:37-38 – 37Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.  38Pilate saith unto him, What is truth?  And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.

1 John 3:18 – My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 – 16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

Proverbs 16:13 – Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

 

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Posted in Religion | Tagged C. S. Lewis, Facts, Facts and Truth, King Jalmes Version, Moral World, Narnia, Truth, What is Truth

Would You be Satisfied with Crumbs from the Master’s Table?

IHaveHeard.Com avatarPosted on January 22, 2020 by DonJanuary 22, 2020

Thankful for Crumbs From the Master’s Table? Will you be thankful for the crumbs from the Master’s table? I am not speaking of an earthly master! I am, even now, daily and in every minute, thankful for what I have been given. I am even more thankful for what The Master offers for the future. It goes far beyond the … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Crumbs, First to the Jews, Master's Table, Woman from Canaan. Jesus Christ

Christian Virtues Promote Fruitful Life

IHaveHeard.Com avatarPosted on January 20, 2019 by DonJanuary 27, 2019

Christian character is produced by the Holy Spirit, not by the mere moral discipline of trying to live by law. Paul makes it clear that justification by faith does not result in libertinism. The indwelling Holy Spirit produces Christian virtues in the believer’s life.

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Posted in Religion | Tagged Christian Virtues, Fruit of the Spirit, Fruitful Life, Paul, Simon Peter

Seven Deadly Sins Bible Proclaimed

IHaveHeard.Com avatarPosted on November 13, 2018 by DonMay 19, 2020

Seven Deadly Sins Bible Stated Seven deadly sins, as listed in the Holy Bible; how many among us can say that we have not at some time committed all of them to some degree? During a recent conversation a participant brought up the subject of “Envy.” His point was to recognize the apparent rampant demonstration of envy in the current … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged envy, Gluttony, Greed, Hate, Holy Bible, King James Version, Lust, Pride, Seven Deadly Sins, Sloth

Heaven Ascent Rapture Second Coming End Times Events

IHaveHeard.Com avatarPosted on July 19, 2018 by DonJuly 28, 2018

Heaven Ascent Interpretations Heaven Ascent, the Rapture, the Second Coming, and the end-time events predicted in Revelation, as described by John in The Holy Bible, I find confusing and hard to resolve. This observation is strengthened as I peruse some of the many biblical sources of the internet. Many of the sources are associated with Christian organizations, and some are … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Ascent, End-Time Events, Heaven, Judgements, Rapture, Second Coming

Looking Down From Heaven Truth

IHaveHeard.Com avatarPosted on November 29, 2017 by DonJanuary 26, 2021

Are They in Heaven Looking Down? You Decide  Are they in Heaven looking down? That question about the dead has been answered in the affirmative many times. It seems that I have heard expressions to that affect all my life (I am now 80 + years old), and monitoring of social media in the current age provides ample statements of … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Death, God, Hell, Immediate Ascent, Jesus, Rapture, Revelation

Marriage Behavior Bible Prescribed

IHaveHeard.Com avatarPosted on July 14, 2017 by DonDecember 16, 2019

Marriage behavior as prescribed in the Bible is very often hard to observe in today’s society. One of the most dangerous situations law enforcement encounters, I have read and observed, is that of mediating domestic clashes between spouses. This often extends to other family members and other bystanders. Hardly a day goes by when you can’t read or hear of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged 1 Peter 3:1-7, God's Standard for Believers, Marriage Behavior

Pennies and Message From God

IHaveHeard.Com avatarPosted on February 8, 2016 by DonFebruary 21, 2016

The Value of a Penny Pennies found on the sidewalk, or elsewhere, no longer generate the excitement that might have been normal a hundred years ago. We have all heard, I suspect, the quote, “a penny saved, a penny earned,” or something similar. The lucky penny found on the sidewalk! Is it possible that we are very much in error … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged A Penny Earned, A Penny Found, God's Message, Message From God, Pennies on the Sidewalk

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