ChronoSapiens: Time Machine and Religion

Category: Bible study

  • One more reason to do scientific research

    Matthew 25:

    33 He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.   34 Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;   35 for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.   36 I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’
    37  “Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink?   38 When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you?   39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’
    40  “The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’   41 Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;   42 for I was hungry, and you didn’t give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;   43 I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in; naked, and you didn’t clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’
    44  “Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn’t help you?’
    45  “Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’   46 These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

    I am a volunteer who does mathematical research.

    Previously I thought I do it just for fun. I assumed that the mankind will be wiped out by a comet as described in Apocalypse, but now I understand: I need to do my best to help the people. The best thing I can do is to advance my scientific research. So I should do it. I thought that there is no reason to help people as it is not spiritual but useless matter. Now I’ve realized Christ wants me to help people, because helping poor is to help Christ himself. So I should serve by my scientific research.

  • Don’t be anxious for tomorrow

    (Mt. 6:34) “Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.”

    Note that Jesus does not say “don’t do planning for the future” as some may interpret.

    Not to be anxious for tomorrow means not to do short term planning (“tomorrow”) in expense of long term planning, but to concentrate on long-term goals. This may mean to invest into education, science, charity, etc.

  • On meditation and Christian religion

    Some Christian preachers teach: “You should not meditate (in the sense of eastern religions), because a part of meditation act is not-to-think.”

    I doubt this:

    (Matthew 24:44) “Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”

    (Luke 12:40) “Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.”

    Jesus comes to us when you do not think! Maybe we should not follow eastern religions in how to meditate, but we should sometimes not to think, so that Jesus to come to us.

  • Blood of Christ on unbelievers?

    Some Christians often pronounce blood of Christ on something or somebody.

    Just a minute ago I’ve got the following thought (now quite sure if it’s right):

    Blood of Christ can be dangerous: (1Cor. 11:29-30) “For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy way eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he doesn’t discern the Lord’s body. For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.”

    The above states that blood of Christ is dangerous for unbelievers.

    So shall we pronounce blood of Christ on our unbelieving (not yet born again) friends? I think we should not, not to make then weak and sickly.

  • Why Jesus needed to be tempted?

    (Hebrews 2:17-18) “17 Therefore he was obligated in all things to be made like his brothers, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people. 18 For in that he himself has suffered being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.”

    Have you ever wondered about Heb. 2:18? Jesus already knows all what means that He knows all situations. Isn’t it enough to help those who are tempted? why he himself should be tempted in order to help others? This looks like a very difficult question.

    I do not know the answer in details but propose this explanation:

    Jesus needs to suffer and be tempted himself so that when He helps somebody, the opposition would not be able to say: He tries to help tempted persons which he himself was not tempted and did not suffered.

    It is only a possible theory. I welcome you to discuss in comments to this blog post possible explanations.

  • The word “Elochim” for both God and gods

    In Bible (Old Testament) the word “Elochim” (אלהים in Hebrew letters) is used to denote both God (that is one true God) and gods. The distinction is whether this word is used with singular or plural verbs or adjectives: When it is singular it denotes God, when it is plural it denotes gods.

    Have you wondered why the same word is used for both?

    I have a possible explanation: The word “God” in singular means the democratic way of governing the infinite universe that is collegiate way of governing the universe. In plural it means gods which don’t necessarily agree in Christ. Thus it is the same entity (thus using the same word), the difference is whether gods act in collegiate, democratic way. So, I think the word God denotes the democracy in the heavens, one united entity governing all in a democratic way.

  • We will become stars

    What happens with the spirit of a saint when he dies? I believe his spirit is transferred to a star. In other words, his spirit becomes a spirit of a star.

    (Matthew 13:43) “Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father.”

    (Daniel 12:2-3) “Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the expanse; and those who turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.”

    However it is more interesting than that:

    (Genesis 15:5) “Yahweh brought him outside, and said, “Look now toward the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” He said to Abram, “So will your seed be.””

    (Genesis 22:17) “that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your seed greatly like the stars of the heavens…”

    (Genesis 26:4) “I will multiply your seed as the stars of the sky, and will give to your seed all these planets”

    (Exodus 32:13) “Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your seed as the stars of the sky, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your seed, and they shall inherit it forever.’””

    This means that every believer will be transformed into a generation of spirits inheriting his spirit which will together occupy all stars of the universe. Every believer will become a kind of species of spirits of stars. These spirits are called the seed of Abraham. So there will be a descendant of Abraham for every star in the universe.

  • Mystery of the Jews

    Romans 11:

    25 … this mystery, so that you won’t be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in, 26 and so all Israel will be saved. Even as it is written, “There will come out of Zion the Deliverer, and he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob. 27 This is my covenant to them, when I will take away their sins.

    Here Bible says that there is some “mystery” (that is a cipher) in mind of religious Jews. When God will show how to decipher it, He will deliver some message (which is yet ciphered and unknown to us) which will suddenly turn religious Jews into Christians. It looks impossible while we don’t yet know this message but when we see the message it will become clear.

    Knowing how easy to turn unbelievers into believers we should not be proud of our faith (“wise in your own conceits”).

  • Anti-aging therapy and Christians

    It seems that scientists are nearing an anti-aging drug.

    Suppose that the scientists succeed. (I am not a biologist and don’t know all hardships on the way, but biologists seems to say that they are near this target.)

    We, Christians, should take “the pill” and live 900 years like Methuselah?

    Yes, we should:

    (Deuteronomy 30:19) “… I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Therefore choose life, that you may live, you and your descendants”.

    It clearly tells us that we should choose life not death.

  • Should blessing happen always?

    Some preachers say that because Christ already suffered for us, we should never suffer anymore.

    Do I agree with this opinion?

    My opinion on this question is twofold:

    On the first hand, if we are in a trouble, there is always a way to lay it upon Christ and not to suffer ourselves.

    On the second hand, we need to be like Christ and Christ suffered for benefit of others. (Even though it was not obvious that his sufferings benefit others.)

    So, what? In every trouble (except of suffering of Christ himself) there is a better way without a trouble. But also when we are not in a trouble, there is a better way to suffer for others and receive an even greater blessing afterward as a reward in participating in suffering of Christ.

    The example of Christ is intended to show that the greatest blessing happens after a trouble.

    However, in every trouble I recommend to seek a way how to exit from it with help of God, not to remain in a trouble.