Mike Corthell
Nothing just is, without a reason why it is. Everything that is, has some adequate or sufficient reason why it is. this is First Cause, God or by Him and through Him, Jesus Christ. This is my Christian faith and belief. This is what my 52 years of studying have 'caused' me to believe and I Do Believe. But as I stated this is my Faith also. It makes no difference or matters not to my belief if others believe or not but they do believe - deep down inside that is because that 'first cause' is within us all and in all creation. We Christians call this omnipresence.
I also now know that there are no miracles, only those incomprehensible things that appear without rational cause. Every action in our Universe follows natural law. God or nature never deviates from these laws. Some natural laws are not understood by us - yet.
From our point of view the beauty of creation is on going and unfolding before us but the fact is it is already completed. God has done this. We live in the 'now', or the eternal now. Time, as we see it, however, is a flowing river and we are carried along into the 'future'.
God and His creation are one. Questions? You can be sure that I have plenty. But the one thing that I do know is that God exists, that prayer and positive thinking absolutely work. Further, that God's law of compensation (Karma) is just as real as the law of gravity. The Universe works to bring everything into balance. All debits and trespasses have to be accounted for and PAID. Good works by us bring good to us.
Bad works, even bad thoughts bring bad to us. This is the law of attraction which is the balancing or the scales of justice.
''There are two sides to the interpretation of our text that will help us understand how throwing bread on water will provide protection for the future. The first is the practice of giving. If you have some bread, which is a metaphor for stuff of value, whether it is money or possessions, you should learn to give it away. The picture in the Hebrew language is to have open hands rather than clenched fists. With open hands you give away some of your valued money or possession. And you don’t just give once or twice but 7 even 8 times. Generosity is the key. And the reason for casting your bread on water is to let it go. Just toss it out, give it away, be generous without being obsessed where it is going.
''Nothing comes from nothing, nothing ever could.''
- Maria (The Sound of Music)
Nothing just is, without a reason why it is. Everything that is, has some adequate or sufficient reason why it is. this is First Cause, God or by Him and through Him, Jesus Christ. This is my Christian faith and belief. This is what my 52 years of studying have 'caused' me to believe and I Do Believe. But as I stated this is my Faith also. It makes no difference or matters not to my belief if others believe or not but they do believe - deep down inside that is because that 'first cause' is within us all and in all creation. We Christians call this omnipresence.
I also now know that there are no miracles, only those incomprehensible things that appear without rational cause. Every action in our Universe follows natural law. God or nature never deviates from these laws. Some natural laws are not understood by us - yet.
From our point of view the beauty of creation is on going and unfolding before us but the fact is it is already completed. God has done this. We live in the 'now', or the eternal now. Time, as we see it, however, is a flowing river and we are carried along into the 'future'.
God and His creation are one. Questions? You can be sure that I have plenty. But the one thing that I do know is that God exists, that prayer and positive thinking absolutely work. Further, that God's law of compensation (Karma) is just as real as the law of gravity. The Universe works to bring everything into balance. All debits and trespasses have to be accounted for and PAID. Good works by us bring good to us.
''Cast your bread upon the waters.... As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.''This is the clearest explaination I've found to explain Solomon's teaching:
- Ecclesiastes 11 (King Solomon)
''There are two sides to the interpretation of our text that will help us understand how throwing bread on water will provide protection for the future. The first is the practice of giving. If you have some bread, which is a metaphor for stuff of value, whether it is money or possessions, you should learn to give it away. The picture in the Hebrew language is to have open hands rather than clenched fists. With open hands you give away some of your valued money or possession. And you don’t just give once or twice but 7 even 8 times. Generosity is the key. And the reason for casting your bread on water is to let it go. Just toss it out, give it away, be generous without being obsessed where it is going.
You know how this works. Even if we are generous enough to give we still want to make sure we know everything about where it is going. Do the recipients deserve the gift, are they doing their part, are they a legitimate cause, are they expressing enough thanks, and do they know we are the ones who gave them this gift? It seems our giving has so many strings attached that it isn’t really giving anymore. Solomon says be generous and give as if you are throwing bread upon the waters. Then he adds, after you do this watch for the blessings. Solomon says, “after many days you will find it again.” This is a beautiful promise. When you give in the true spirit of giving it will come back to you. We have all experienced this. You did something nice and shortly afterwards something unexpectedly happens to bless you.'' - Len Riemersma
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