"I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth." (Genesis 9:11-16 ESV)
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Response to the SpongeBob Question
SpongeBob has been said to be pro-gay and have gay undertones. But do to a commentary there is a new question, are the characters really based on the 7 deadly sins (1)? According to a commentary on the season 1 DVD Doug Lawrence (voice of many characters on SpongeBob such as Plankton (2)) said that Stephen Hillenburg (creator of SpongeBob (3)) based 7 main characters on the seven deadly sins (1). Now you may ask yourself who the characters are. As to my knowledge people on SpongeBob are not speaking on the subject of the seven deadly sins but on fan of the show has an idea of who they are and are as follow:
Sloth-Patrick
Sloth is the sin of laziness, or unwillingness to act. Obviously this is Patrick. He lies under a rock all the time and doesn’t really do anything. In fact in the episode “Big Pink Loser” he got an award for doing nothing the longest.
Wrath-Squidward
Wrath involves feelings of hatred and anger. Squidward hates his life, usually hates SpongeBob, and is pretty much angry most of the time.
Greed-Mr. Krabs
Obviously Mr. Krabs is greedy and desires money. How could Greed not be Krabs? He actually sang about the power of greed in “Selling Out”.
Envy-Plankton
Plankton is envious of Mr. Krabs because The Krusty Krab is a success while The Chum Bucket is a failure. His envy drives him to try to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula.
Gluttony-Gary
I actually think this one is pretty funny. Did you ever notice the running gag in SpongeBob where they say “don’t forget to feed Gary” or Sponge says “I gotta go feed Gary”. Gary even ran away that time when SpongeBob forgot to feed him. Gluttony usually refers to the overindulgence of food so I’m guessing this one fits him pretty well.
Pride-Sandy
Sandy takes a lot of pride in who she is and where she comes from. She takes pride in the fact that she is from Texas and likes to let everyone know it. She also takes pride in the fact that she is a mammal and a land creature, like in the episode “Pressure” where she tried to prove land critters were better than sea critters.
Lust-SpongeBob
Ok, I know what you’re thinking. It does seem a little weird and curious at first but I have given it a lot of thought. Lust in one definition is “excessive love of others”. I think this one works best for SpongeBob. He shows his love of others with his over eagerness to do well and help people. If anything is true about SpongeBob it’s that he loves everyone around him, even if they don’t exactly love him back.
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Topic: Rest in Deut. 5 & Heb. 3-4
Topic: Rest (Before I wipe my memory ...)
See also: Rest (re: 152)
Greek expression: Katapausis
Prounciation: kaht-AH-pow-Seess
Strong’s No. 2663
The Old Testament tells us that “ by the seventh day, God completed His Work which He has done...” GEN. 2:2
This “rest” by God on the Seventh day was the basis for the Hebrew Sabbath – God’s command to the Hebrews to rest on the seventh day.
But the Sabbath rest really didn’t give God’s people a peaceful cessation from all the hardships of life – [for] God promised another day of rest in Psalm 95:7-11. These two different rests are important for our understanding of how the concept of katapausis, the Greek word for “rest” is developed in the New Testament – Specifically by the writer of the Book of Hebrews.
Quoting Ps 95: 7-11, the writer of Hebrews rehearsed the tragic experience of Israel under Moses during the desert wandering (Heb. 3:7-19). Throughout the forty-year wilderness experience, the people hardened their hearts and rebelled against God in turn, God was provoked by their stubbornness and swore that those who sinned would never enter “the rest” He was going to provide (Heb 3:10-11,18). The writer thus argued that if disobedience to God under Moses had serious consequences, forsaking Christ will be much more perilous. Hence, the wavering Christians were urged to be careful in case they should fall away from the living God due to an evil, unbelieving heart (Heb 3:12). Although Joshua was regarded as a great leader of Israel, The Israelites under Joshua’s leadership failed to enter “the rest” that God has planned because of the people’s disobedience.
The “rest” spoken in this passage is related to the Sabbath rest of God (Heb 4:3-4); but it is more closely related to the concept of salvation. It is a spiritual reality that is achieve by turning from our own empty works and trusting in the finished work of Christ (Heb. 4:10). The author of Hebrews reminded his readers that “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.” (Heb. 4:9), one that only Christ can provide. Christian not only benefit from this Sabbath rest in the present age, but anticipate its full realization in the age to come.
It is God’s “rest” into which all person are encouraged to enter. This weekly day of rest is a reminder and a reflection of that rest!
The “rest” of the Israelites in the Promised Land after their wilderness wandering is a symbol of God’s eternal rest that His people will share. The rest that Christ gives to those who come to Him (Matt. 11:28) is a foretaste and a guarantee of “the divine rest” that awaits them. The Rest after [the] death of [all] believers who have fallen asleep in Christ is a blissful intensification of the reality of this experience: “... Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on... that they may rest from their labours... .”(Rev. 14:13)
Key verses: Heb 3:11,18; 4:1,3,5,10-11
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Listening: Elvis Presley - Solitaire
Recorded: 1976/02/03, first released on "From Elvis Presley Boulevard"
(Words & Music: Neil Sedaka / Phil Cody)Lyrics:
There was a man, a lonely man
Who lost his love, thru his indifference
A heart that cared that went unshared
Until it died within his silence And solitaire is the only game in town
And every road that takes him, takes him down
While life goes on around him everywhere
He's playing solitaireAnd keeping to himself, begins to deal
And still the king of hearts is well concealed
Another losing games comes to an end
And deals them out againA little hope goes up in smoke
Just how it goes, goes without saying
There was a man, a lonely man
Who would command the hand he's playing And solitaire is the only game in town
And every road that takes him, takes him down
While life goes on around him everywhere
He's playing solitaireAnd keeping to himself, begins to deal
And still the king of hearts is well concealed
Another losing games comes to an end
And deals them out againAnd solitaire is the only game in town
And every road that takes him, takes him down
While life goes on around him everywhere
He's playing solitaire
...
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
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