At the first God made the heaven and the earth. And the earth was waste and without form; and it was dark on the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God was moving on the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God, looking on the light, saw that it was good: and God made a division between the light and the dark, Naming the light, Day, and the dark, Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day....

At the first God made the heaven and the earth.

Abstract The question whether to ordain women or not threatens the fabric of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The anti and the pro-ordination argument hinge on scripture, the only source of authority for the Remnant Church. This paper has made a critical observation of the arguments and concludes that neither of the camps is right. It has made a brief excursus into the backdrop that may have influenced the prohibitions and observed that it (the backdrop) may not certify the prohibitions to be eternal interdiction on women participation in ministry. The study realizes that the seeming interdictions are statements aimed at setting the church in order haustafeln to defocus believers from their individual self in order to refocus them to their divine calling as colabourers with Paul in Christ. Because the NT seems quiet on the issue whether to, or not to ordain women, and because the texts used for or against seem to be read either at an apparent level, or applied without a keen regard to the contexts, this paper suggests further study of the verses that form the backbone of arguments before any action is taken by the world church. ...

Have you ever wondered 'Who am I?' in all this that happens and is happening in this life? Who are you, really? Are you really this body-mind complex. Knowing who you really are is Self realization. Self realization helps one become free from the problems of the mind and the body in daily life....

If one has attained eternal bliss, and when the worldly pains do not affect him, then he has become free. Permanent bliss (param anand), is verily called liberation (moksha). What is the use of any other liberation? We want happiness. Do you like happiness or not? Tell me that. Questioner: All the struggles are for that only. Dadashri: Yes, you do not like that temporary happiness. Unhappiness (pain) follows this temporary happiness (pleasure); that is why one does not like it. If the happiness is permanent then unhappiness does not follow. One needs such happiness. When one attains such happiness; that is called moksha. What is the meaning of liberation? It is when one remains unaffected by any worldly pains; that verily is called liberation. Otherwise no one will remain unaffected by unhappiness....

This is a 54 day reading plan of the New Testament. It features the text of the King James Bible, Pure Cambridge Edition. This special edition has characteristics about it that make it easier to read. These include custom embedded fonts, justified text and a text color that is easy on the eyes! I’ve also removed the verse numbers so that you can read it like a book....

Presenting the King James Bible, Pure Cambridge Edition in Chronological order. This is a one year reading plan split in to 365 individual days. Follow the plan and you will of read through the Bible in one year or go at your own pace. This is a great way to read the Bible every day and be filled with God’s words....

Every religion has its story - oral or written. CS Tapu searches the story above and beyond any particular religion - the very quest for Being. A quintessential religious book, these original Teachings are the fruit of millennia of religious thought and practice. While some present or future believers (or religious leaders) might not agree with all of them, the Teachings will surely provide valuable insight for the spiritual beings of believers and non-believers alike. "Tapu is a pioneer that generations will follow." --Dr. Lisa Christiansen...

"There is only one religion: the religion of peace, love, hope, and good will. The religion of helping hands."

I used the image of Paul Simon's "Dangling Conversation". This expresses the way we so often fail to meet each other or God. Clare, by her openness, came to know God and in her spiritual friendship brought others into that space where they could find God and themselves. A new conversation was opened up between God and the broken....

People often debate whether there is a God. This to-the-point essay delves into an even more important topic: Why you should love God. It includes five compelling reasons (1. It's what you were made for, 2. You need it, 3. He loves you, 4. He is worth it and you can trust him, and 5. You will regret that you didn't) as well as a sixth section on ways to get to know God, as well as a list of resources....

Does God exist? It is a question every person is faced with. However, the real question is not whether God is. Even the devil knows that God exists. The question that matters is not, “Do I believe in God?” but “Do I love Him?” The following pages lay out several reasons why everyone should love him. Knowing the love of God - God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit - and loving our fellow human beings through that love, is what every person was made for. It is what you were made for. It is your birthright and your destiny. Whatever you believe now, you deserve to know this truth, even if it is a truth that is often ridiculed, buried, and ignored. Christ suffered, died and rose again so that we might know the truth and he instituted the Catholic Church as the place where the truth is to be found. ...

Essay - 1935 words 5 Reasons You Should Love God, with Sixth Section on Ways to Get to Know God. Resources

The Genesis has been a mystery for thousands of years. No one had been able to understand what the text spoke about, whether it was just an introductory poem to the Holy Scriptures, or it actually contained information about the Creation. The text of Genesis divided the waters of creationists and scientistics long until today. With this book I hope to dilute this separation between scientistics and creationists since I have discovered the key that unifies both worlds. I think the key to the mystery of Genesis is to understand that it is narrated by someone. A narrator of Genesis. Someone who observes the vision God gives him and from there he tells what he observes and he observes it from his human and earthly location. This earthly and accurate location is the key to understanding Genesis....

It was clear to me that the Genesis story was real; they were facts that could have happened but were somehow masked. What was the key? What was the Rosetta stone that would allow me to interpret the narrative? The key, I discovered, was that the story -the text- was a narrative of someone who was telling what he was seeing. That was the key -the board, so to speak- on which I had to assemble the pieces of this puzzle. In the text of Creation there was an observer, a narrator. They were not just verses, no, it was clear that it was a narration: the narration of an observer. By introducing this variable, the narrator-observer, all made sense. From then on the rest was just a case of looking for the right questions: Was it a vision or a revelation? Or both? How long did the vision take? Who was he? Where did he live? What was his location? The location, the location was crucial. The observer and its location were the cornerstones for understanding the story of Creation. This book describes the journey I had to make from the Bible to science in a permanent back and forth until I managed to unravel the mystery. I encou...

I ntroduction 1 THE BIBLE, THE GENESIS, CREATION 1a Seven days? 2 BILLIONS 3 AND IN THIS CORNER… LIVE! 4 Behold...GENESIS 5 LOCATION AND ENVIRONMENT 5.1 Babylonians 5.2 Egyptians 5.3 Hebrews 6. THE SACRED WRITER 7 THE OBSERVER Contemplating the creation 8 MESSAGE AND TEACHING 9 TRANSCENDENTAL CONTENT 10 EDEN 10 a Human nature in a controlled environment. 11 THE SPIRITUAL PATH 11 a Religions AP ENDIX I a The Bible APENDIX II a Valley of the Whales b Enuma Elish c Garden of Eden d Bit -Adin i d The Vulgate e LXX f Cain and Abel Valley of the Whales APÉNDIX II APENDIX III a The location of Eden The author...

This is a short account of what I saw in New Orleans just a month after hurricane Katrina hit and the work God is doing there. It is what you didn't hear in the news about how the church responded to the disaster and how God has been using it to draw people to himself....

Once we got there I was tired, and I started to lose focus. I started to ask myself the question “why did I even come here? What is the purpose? How will what I’m doing here make any difference? Is this the worst of the damage there is? What am I doing here?” That night the pastor gave a speech that put everything back into focus for me. He talked about the disaster in Indonesia and the work that God is doing there. He talked about how Muslim leaders were telling people not to pay any attention to those Christians that were helping them and how they were saying “what are you talking about, the only people who are helping us are the Christians and the American soldiers.” He talked about how God was working in New Orleans and how he wanted to build “a new, New Orleans.” He talked about how people’s lives were being changed because they realized that they were being helped by Christians. He talked about how people are saying “all my life I thought that Christians were hypocrites, but now I’m starting to think differently.” He told us story after story of conversion and renewal; and he said “I have been praying all my life that one day ...

A small book that covers every sloka related to gems and its interpretation.

I believe that only ‘Ratnas’ defined in classics should carry “Swapranavastha” (Self invoked state) and rest of the gemstones are just stones. To energize them one needs proper mantras to invoke their powers which are positioned in dormant condition. This is the same as Idols of Deities need to be “Pranpratishtith” before they are worshipped. But Shalagrams and Dakshinavarti Shankas have their own powers and they are never invoked through Mantras....

This Book has been accomplished to Unite Humanity on the basis of Commonality in Belief and Reality that there is only One True God - ALLAH , the Message of Whom was conveyed by Moses in Old Testament, Jesus in New Testament and Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon them) in Quran. The history provides us the evidence that the Messengers of ALLAH have been sent to every Nation. Although, their languages were different in which Messages were conveyed but the Name of One True God - ALLAH, found to be the same and intact, inspite of various linguistic mutations. In our Blessed Research we found, “99 Beautiful Names of ALLAH” Co-existing in Quran, Hadith and Bible. We earnestly, hope that our readers would be all over the globe who would love to gain this Blessed Insight and Embrace the Truth....

Some 2500 years ago in ancient Northeast India, a young, brilliant and courageous man discovered the sublime answer to how the mind works and how to realise unconditioned happiness and bliss. For the next 45 years, he devoted his life to teaching the doctrine that helped bring unparalleled happiness, peace and relief to numerous people long after his death. In time stories began to emerge proclaiming his greatness and his near-divinity status. Over generations and into distant lands, those stories took on a life of their own. Eventually the real man is buried under a mountain of beautiful fantasies and magical tales. Scholars in Buddhist studies have never lost sight of the historical Buddha. There is a beautiful story to tell about the real man but the materials never quite made it to the mass market because academic books are generally hard to read and appreciate. This book seeks to bring the historical Buddha back into the popular psyche. That story is as intriguing, and is perhaps even more inspiring than the best fantasy story that had ever been woven....

“Go now and wander for the welfare and happiness of many, out of compassion for the world, for the benefit, welfare and happiness of gods and men. Teach the Dhamma that is good in the beginning, good in the middle and good in the end, with the meaning and the letter. Explain a holy life that is utterly perfect and pure. There are beings with little dust in their eyes who will be lost through not hearing the Dhamma. Some will understand the Dhamma.”...

Abbreviations for Pali Canon texts | i Map | ii Author’s request | iii Foreword | ix Life as a Layman | 1 From Home to Homelessness | 29 Enlightenment: Nibbana! Release! | 55 Legend of the Seven Weeks | 89 Unveiling Dhamma | 119 Spreading Dhamma |135 Reaching Out to the Lay Community | 159 Buddha's Foremost Lieutenants | 175 Return to Kapilavatthu |193 Glossary |229...

Learning how to think about religion. Accounting for religious experience and the esoteric spiritual process in our thinking about "God" and the Greater Reality....

Reality Is. Religion is what we make it. Reality Is, prior to mind. Religion is what we make it, with the mind. Religion without experience in the Greater Reality is often worthy of criticism. But that criticism misses the point. Such religion, rightly engaged, is, as we have seen, only a foundation. Without experience in the Greater Reality neither the atheist nor the religionist has the genuine discrimination to either criticize the other or defend him or herself, for each is left with only the thinking mind and limited experience with which to understand the other—and thinking mind and limited experience are, in themselves, inadequate for the task...

Contents Light, Religion, and Spirituality -9- About Intelligence in Religion -12- The Problem in Thinking about Religion -14- A Common Ground -17- Heaven, Houdini, and Kierkegaard -30- Nonsense, Violence, and Truth -41- The Absence of God, and the Presence of the Greater Reality -50- The Divine Person and the Trinities of Religion -58- Gurus, Teachers, and Spiritual Masters -71- Magic, Mystery, and Miracles -90- The Straw Man of Atheist Complaint -96- A Summing Up -99- ...

In this book you can explore many fascinating subjects, including: Devil Worship ... Zombies ... Doomsday Cults ... Head Shrinkers ... Hungry Ghosts ... Fire Walking ... the Grim Reaper ... Witch Smellers ... Human Sacrifice ... Holy Mud ... Dervishes ... Sacred Mushrooms ... the Dance of Death ... Snake Handlers ... Sin Eaters ... Demonic Possession ... the Antichrist ... Golems ... the Temple of Rats ... Stoning the Devil ... Weeping Statues ... the Wandering Jew ... Incorruptible Bodies ... Ritual Crucifixions ... Ghouls ... Pillar Saints ... Prayer Wheels ... the Black Stone of Mecca ... Temple Virgins ... Towers of Silence ... the Devil's Mark ... Heavenly Omens ... Tiahuanaco ... the Ghost Dance ... Idol Worship ... and many more. The book also contains many interesting images, including reproductions of some famous works of art. This book is in the public domain. ...

Introduction The Temple of Rats Jivaro Head Shrinkers Cargo Cults Self-Flagellation The Black Stone of Mecca Hungry Ghosts Witch Smellers Egyptian Crocodile Worship Christian Snake Handlers The Rope to Heaven The Scapegoat Gods in Human Form Devil Worship The Sex Slaves of Paradise Animal Sacrifice Human Sacrifice Self Mummification Zombies Incorruptible Bodies The Firebird Sacred Mushrooms Demonic Possession Towers of Silence The Ghost Dance Temple Virgins Chinese Dragons Baron Samedi The Devil's Mark The Assassins Religious Body Piercing Holy Mud The Book of Mormon Weeping Statues The Tree of Zaqqum Nukekubi The Giant Flying Head Crucifixion Re-enactments Ahimsa The Valkyries Heavenly Omens The Rapture Chinese Guardian Lions Religious Police Spirit Money Idol Worship The Antichrist Ghouls Monuments Built by a God Chosen People Sacred Cows The Wandering Jew The Thugee Stoning the Devil Original Sin Prayer Wheels Faith Healing The Cedar Tree of the End Naturist Religious Sects The Australian Fertility Stone Strange Mayan Creation Myth Sin Eaters The Dance of Death Holy L...

This small booklet summarizes 21 of the Commands of Jesus from Matthew and offers some brief comments on practical ways to live them in our day to day lives....

5) “…do not worry about your life..”-Matt. 6,25 “what you will eat (or drink), or about your body; what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?...can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life span?...Your Heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides. Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil.”-Matt. 6, 25-34 In these words, Jesus commands us to stop worrying about our life and its circumstances; and that we must trust in God; that He will provide all that we truly need. We are to learn from the way that the flowers grow, and the grass in the field; God provides for them. The birds of the air and all of God’s creatures and processes of this world are well in hand, under God’s watchful eye. Nothing in God’s creation worries except man. We have been given the power of rational thought but we abuse it by questioning God’s purpose for us and His ability to take care of us. We venture down the road of self-reliance and self-s...

Table of Contents 1) “The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve”-Matt. 4, 10 on page 6 2) “love your enemies….Matt. 5, 44 on page 7 3) “…when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret.”- Matt. 6, 6 on page 9 4) “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth…” -Matt. 6, 19 on page 11 5) “…do not worry about your life…”- Matt. 6, 25 on page 13 6) “stop judging, that you may not be judged.”- Matt. 7, 1 on page 15 7) “ask and it will be given to you… -Matt. 7, 7 on page 16 8) “do to others whatever you would have them do to you.”- Matt. 7, 12 on page 18 9) “enter through the narrow gate…” –Matt. 7, 13 on page 20 10) “go and learn the meaning of the words- I desire mercy, not sacrifice.”- Matt. 9, 13 on page 22 11) “ask the Master of the harvest to send out labourers…” – Matt. 9, 38 on page 24 12) “without cost you are to give…” – Matt. 10, 8 on page 26 13) “come to me, all you who labor and are burdened…” -Matt. 11, 28 on page 28 14) “if you wish to be perfect, go and sell what you have…”- Matt. 19, 21 on page 29 15) “you shall love the ...

25% of the books entire profits will be donated to these charities 1.savethechildren & 2.stjude hospital In the same time it's an opportunity for both to learn the new discoveries of science,God&world religions that people simply have the right & deserve to know with an excellent positive way to help the author to donate more to the poor,hungry & disable children in America & worldwide.This book contains 2 parts and each part starts with page # 1.So,this book contains 2 books and it’s a 2in1 book. Information arranged & organized by MR.Faisal Fahim Top 19 information you can learn in this 2in1 book & why this is a must read for all 1. Biography of Muhammad by a non Muslim.2. Biography of Muhammad by a Muslim.3. What do non Muslim scholars say about Muhammad.4. Complete valid information about Jesus.5. Proven facts about the great Jesus.6. A documentary book on science, Islam, Christianity & Judaism.7. A research project on Abrahamic religions. 8. Moses, Jesus & Muhammad in Islam & Christianity.9. Aramaic the true language of Jesus.10. Similarities & differences of Jesus & Muhammad.11. God definitions of various religions.12. Women i...

Bhagavad Gita for Dummies – A book Every Human should Read! This Book explains Bhagavad Gita (Sacred Text) given by Supreme God as Summary in English. The Human (Arjuna) had lot of Questions to Supreme God (Krishna) and he got answers from God for all those. Most of the time to understand those complex words, people giving explanations and interpretation with someone’s life. We are also very comfortable to listen them and read them, but the moment we are back to our normal life, we forget everything. This book is written for you! Considering a common man life like yours! And how to live our life as per the Supreme God’s wordings! What it offers to you: >> All the 18 Chapters of Gita in Plain English >> Interpretations with our Common life examples >> You have funny and logical questions to god; it’s there inside this book >> Guides you to self evaluate, are you ready for it? >> How far you are from your God? Check here Recommended: >> For the one, who wants to practice and experience Bhagavad Gita in Life >> For the one, who wants to understand Gita in its real essence >> For the one, who wants to understand Hi...

Chapter 1 - The Yoga of Arjuna's Grief Chapter 2 - The Yoga of Knowledge Chapter 3 - The Yoga of Action Chapter 4 -The Yoga of Renunciation of Action Chapter 5 - The Yoga of True Renunciation Chapter 6: The yoga of Self Control Chapter 7- The Yoga of Wise Understanding Chapter 8 - The Yoga of Indestructible Brahma Chapter 9- The Yoga of Royal Secret Chapter 10- The Yoga of Divine Glories Chapter 11- The Yoga of Cosmic Form Chapter 12 - The Yoga of Devotion Chapter 13 - The yoga of the Field and it’s Knower Chapter 14- The Yoga of the Three Gunas Chapter 15 - The Yoga of Supreme Being Chapter 16- The Yoga of Divine and Demonic Chapter 17 - The Yoga of Three fold Faith Chapter 18 - The Yoga of Moksha by Renunciation Conclusion ...

On the Meaning of Sin proposes a different take on the mechanics of sin and rebirth in hell, coming from the perspective of an unorthodox trajectory in the worlds of arts, science, and Oriental philosophy....

1. Introduction 2. A Bit of Personal History 3. Sin, You Say ? 4. Mind-Killers 5. Sin in Buddhist Culture 6. Sin in Christian Culture 7. Bullseye 8. Footprints 9. Summary 10. Verses 11. Links 12. Credits 13. Disclaimer 14. License...

This is a untimely magazine which will carry Research articles on Sthapatya, Palmistry, Yoga, Ayurveda, Nadi Jyotish etc.

“The best creations in the world are the one that belong to the unsung spiritual powers that manifest as elysian or almost divine forms. The words further are just an assimilation of the alphabets that belongs to the anonymous mentor. We are simple mediums for this vast ocean of knowledge”...

Secret Ayurvedic formulae in Astrology The Wonders of Neechbhanga Rajayoga. Unmarried Woman. (Spinster), astrological Perspective. Flood Fury and heavy rains In Jammu and Kashmir 2014. The science of Meditation. The earthquake in Nepal. Ascension of the Earth: Decoded Names, signs and their significance in vastu : Kaankini Chakram Unlocking the Mystery of Past Birth - Part : Past Life Astrology & Past Life Regression. Nagmani : The Secrets Of Snake Stones. Nadi Mooka Prasna. Secrets of answering unknown questions. ...