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2 episodes with James Ussher
2 episodes with James Ussher
2 episodes with James Ussher
In this episode, Jonathan and Jordan take some time to discuss the infamous 'Descent Clause' in the Apostles Creed. Jonathan introduces the history of interpretation as well as the various Reformed positions on how to understand the descent. Then Jordan takes us through James Ussher's definitive treatment on the topic. Follow us on Twitter: @IrenicprotestFeel free to shoot us an email: protestantirenics@gmail.comFollow the gang on Twitter:Jonathan: @JonathanMcK1647Matthew: @_matthewpearsonAddison: @raddison_bartonJordan: {only available by carrier pigeon}
Professor of politics at Ashland University, Adam Carrington, comes on to talk about James Ussher and political theology. #AdamCarrington #AshlandUniversity #PoliticalScience #JamesUssher #PoliticalTheology #Politics #Power #England #Government #Law #Romans13 Read Adam Carrington's latest at American Reformer: https://americanreformer.org/2024/10/the-political-theology-of-americas-first-book-of-common-prayer/ https://americanreformer.org/2024/09/who-is-the-sovereign/ Adam is an associate professor of political science at Ashland University, where he holds the Bob and Jan Archer Position in American History & Politics. He is also a co-director of the Ashbrook Center, where he serves as chaplain. His book on the jurisprudence of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Field was published by Lexington Books in 2017. In addition to scholarly publications, his writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Examiner, and National Review. Learn more about Adam Carrington's work: https://teachingamericanhistory.org/faculty-staff/adam-m-carrington/ https://wng.org/authors/adam-m-carrington –––––– Follow American Reformer across Social Media: X / Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/amreformer Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/AmericanReformer/ YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanReformer Rumble – https://rumble.com/user/AmReformer Website – https://americanreformer.org/ Promote a vigorous Christian approach to the cultural challenges of our day, by donating to The American Reformer: https://americanreformer.org/donate/ Follow Us on Twitter: Josh Abbotoy – https://twitter.com/Byzness Timon Cline – https://twitter.com/tlloydcline The American Reformer Podcast is hosted by Josh Abbotoy and Timon Cline, recorded remotely in the United States, and edited by Jared Cummings. Subscribe to our Podcast, "The American Reformer" Get our RSS Feed – https://americanreformerpodcast.podbean.com/ Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-reformer-podcast/id1677193347 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1V2dH5vhfogPIv0X8ux9Gm?si=a19db9dc271c4ce5
On this episode we begin a little spinoff project in which Jonathan audio narrates lectures from oft forgotten American Presbyterian theologian, James Richards. Specifically his Lectures on Mental Philosophy & Theology which can be found here: https://archive.org/details/lecturesonmental00rich Today we present lecture 13: On the Extent of the Atonement, in which Richards sets forth a view quite similar to that of English Hypothetical Universalism found in theologians like John Davenant, James Ussher, and Richard Baxter. Follow us on Twitter @Irenicprotest Feel free to contact us by email: protestantirenics@gmail.com
In this episode, we continue examining the WLC Q7 by studying the term "Almighty" (Genesis 17:1; Job 40:1-2). Notes: Instructions on how to obtain access to our Patron-exclusive podcast: Polemics Geerhardus Vos on El Shaddai (go to page 103 in the PDF) A body of divinitie, or, The summe and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded, and explained, by way of question and answer : methodically and familiarly handled by James Ussher
It's Thursday, January 4th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Nicaraguan authorities arrested 14 priests Authorities in Nicaragua have arrested at least 14 priests, two seminarians, and a bishop in recent days. Some priests face arrest simply for publicly praying for imprisoned bishop Rolando Alvarez. He is a leading critic of the country's president, Daniel Ortega. Ortega's regime has been cracking down on descent, especially from priests who voice religious liberty concerns. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom noted that the uptick in persecution in recent years comes “despite the high level of persecution against Catholic leaders since protests in 2018. Now, 2022 was the first year in which the government imprisoned members of the clergy.” Kenyan bishop opposes Pope on blessing homosexual couples Meanwhile in Africa, a Kenyan bishop has prohibited blessings for people living in vile passions. Paul Kariuki Njiru is the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Wote. He called out the Pope for a recent declaration that authorizes some kind of blessing for same-sex couples. Njiru wrote, “The Declaration … should be rejected in totality, and we faithfully uphold the Gospel teachings … on marriage and sexuality. … We bishops, like Saints Peter and John, will say, ‘Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight for us to obey you rather than God' (Acts 4:19–20). … For pastoral reasons, I therefore exhort my priests to invite those couples to a life of conversion by the words of the Gospel: ‘Repent and believe in the Gospel' (Mark 1:14–15).” World grew by 75 million people in 2023 The world's population grew by 75 million people last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This brings the total number of people to over eight billion. The worldwide population growth rate was 1%. Every second, there are an estimated 4.3 births and two deaths globally. The U.S. grew by only half a percent, adding 1.7 million people for a total population of 335.8 million. The U.S. is on track for one of its slowest decades on record for population growth. Texas vs. Biden on abortion Yesterday, a U.S. federal appeals court sided with Texas against the Biden administration in an abortion case. After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the Biden administration issued a directive to force hospitals and emergency rooms to offer abortions. The state of Texas challenged the abortion mandate along with the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Christian Medical and Dental Associations. Ryan Bangert with Alliance Defending Freedom told Life News, “Hospitals—especially emergency rooms—are centers for preserving life. The government has no business transforming them into abortion clinics.” 510 bills oppose homosexuality State legislators introduced a record 510 bills last year that oppose sexually perverted lifestyles. This according to the pro-homosexual American Civil Liberties Union. The number of such measures is up from 180 in 2022. Of the 500 plus bills, 84 are now law across 23 states. Tennessee and North Dakota tied for passing the most bills. The bills included bans on public shows of sexually perverted lifestyles as well as the accommodation of people pretending to be the opposite sex through sports or bathrooms. 100 million more devices downloaded YouVersion Bible app YouVersion.com reports people downloaded and used its Bible apps at the highest rate ever last year. Downloads increased by 100 million devices, and daily usage increased by 20%. Most of the downloads take place outside the U.S. like in India, Africa, and Latin America. Once again, the verse that people engaged with the most last year was Isaiah 41:10. It says, “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Bobby Gruenewald, the founder of YouVersion.com, said, “More than ever before, we are seeing the global Church unify around God's Word.” Anniversary of church leader's birth And finally, today marks the birth of church leader and scholar James Ussher on January 4, 1581. He was the Church of Ireland's Archbishop of Armagh and supported the Protestant Reformation in his country during the early 1600s. Ussher is particularly known for his massive work, The Annals of the Old Testament. His chronology of the Bible dated creation to October 23, 4004 B.C. Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Thursday, January 4th in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.
According to the 17th-century Archbishop James Ussher, the world began on 23rd October, 4004 BC at precisely midday. Today, it is easy to ridicule Ussher's date – and plenty of people do – but his methodology was scrupulous and his calculations were in line with most of the best estimates of his age. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly discuss what was behind the 17th Century fascination with the age of the Earth; investigate how the Gideon Society made Ussher a household name; and ask whether Ussher was the original superfan (with the caveat that his area of nerdy obsession happened to be Biblical chronology)... Further Reading: • ‘Chronologies: The date of the world's beginning' (University of Cambridge, 2022): https://exhibitions.lib.cam.ac.uk/reformation/artifacts/the-date-of-the-worlds-beginning/ • ‘How an archbishop calculated the Creation' (The Irish Times, 2003): https://www.irishtimes.com/news/how-an-archbishop-calculated-the-creation-1.378556 • 'The Annals of the World by James Ussher' (BBC, 2022): https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/wMDRZOpFQCCJwqJGg-qwCQ • 'The man who dated Creation at Oct. 23, 4004 BC' (The Globe and Mail, 2010): https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/the-man-who-dated-creation-at-oct-23-4004-bc/article4084451/ • 'Theologians in Conversation; James Ussher: Creation of Reputation' (University of Nottingham, 2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq-8TJRpYjA This episode first premiered in 2022, for members of
In this episode, we continue examining the WLC Q7 by studying two aspects of God's infinity: Blessedness and Perfection (1 Timothy 6:15; Romans 9:5; Nehemiah 9:5). Among the Vesper Spires by Gregory Graybill A Beam of Divine Glory by Edward Pearse For information on James Ussher, see Archbishop James Ussher (1581-1656): His Life and Work, the Scholarship About Him, and His Significance for Confessional Presbyterians by Harrison Perkins A Biographical History of England by James Granger Meet the Puritans by Joel Beeke and Randall Pederson.
Give to help Truce! Donate here. In the 1600s, an Irish Archbishop named James Ussher did a bunch of math. The Bible is full of numbers and genealogies. He sat down and calculated that, in his opinion, the Bible dated creation at 4004 BC. According to Ussher, that is when God created man. That number has really stuck around! I gathered my small group together to explore the Adams Synchronological Chart. It is a 23-foot-long timeline of human history, beginning in 4004 BC and ending in 1900. There it was! The 4004 BC number! Which brings up an interesting question, right? What did Christians really believe about evolution just before it became a linchpin battle for fundamentalists? I turned to Edward Larson for answers. He's a professor at Pepperdine University and the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Summer for the Gods". The book chronicles the Scopes "Monkey" trial that we'll be covering in the next two episodes. But it also gives us a great introductory look at what Christians believed about evolution in the build-up to the trial. It turns out that evangelical Christians and even fundamentalists were all over the place when it came to ideas of evolution. Many Christians, like William Jennings Bryan, believed in an old earth and even some forms of evolution. But they thought that it was God who caused that evolution. Charles Darwin, though, said that evolution was a matter of chance adaptations, thus cutting God out of the equation. Fundamentalists like Bryan were determined to stop the spread of Darwinian evolution for that very reason. They believed that if young people were taught that they were the result of grand mistakes then what reason did they have to treat each other with respect? To be good citizens? Helpful Sources "Summer for the Gods" by Edward Larson "A Godly Hero" by Michael Kazin "The Birth of a Nation" on YouTube Article about James Ussher and his burial in Westminster Abbey Helpful article about Lamarck "The Evangelicals" by Francis Fitzgerald More about Henry Ford's Anti-Semitism An interesting article about "The Birth of a Nation" Discussion Questions: How did Cuvier and Lamarck differ in their ideas about evolution? Do you believe in a young or old earth? Do you believe in some evolution, macro-evolution, or no evolution at all? What is the best way to oppose an idea? When should we propose laws to combat ideas we don't like and when should we allow others to believe what they like? Do you think the fundamentalists were right to combat teaching evolution in schools? Now that you know about Bryan's failure to call out the KKK, what do you think of him? "Birth of a Nation" shaped American views about black people. Are there more modern films and series that have shaped society in similar ways? Or changed public opinion in other ways? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jordan talks with Harrison Perkins about catholicity and the covenant of works. They cover topics like: Who was James Ussher and why should we care about him? What is the covenant of works? How did Ussher think about it? How did others? Was his understanding "novel"? What do intellectualism and voluntarism have to do with the covenant of works? Why should pastors take the time to read about and from those like Ussher? What about the covenant of works? And more!Resources:1) Catholicity and the Covenant of Works: James Ussher and the Reformed Tradition, Harrison Perkinshttps://www.thelondonlyceum.com/support/Support the show
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Por Christopher L. Hodapp O folclore e as lendas maçônicas cresceram ao longo dos anos e, à medida que os rituais foram expandidos, muitos costumes também. Trago isso à tona porque vários irmãos receberam suas patentes de membro da Sociedade Maçônica, apenas para expressar sua consternação por terem datado de 6022 A..., pensando que nosso diligente Secretário/Tesoureiro havia calculado mal por 4.000 anos. Um dos costumes maçônicos mais curiosos tem a ver com a forma como os maçons datam seus documentos. Agora, isso deve ser uma coisa bastante simples, porque o calendário gregoriano foi praticamente padronizado pelo Papa Gregório XIII em 1582. O mundo ocidental não católico levou mais 200 anos antes de concordar com a ideia, mas desde 1776, o mundo está praticamente na mesma página do calendário (embora a Grécia e a Rússia não tenham conseguido adotá-lo até depois da Primeira Guerra Mundial). É em grande parte desconhecido hoje, mas em 1658, o bispo James Ussher na Irlanda determinou o que ele afirmou ser a data exata da criação do mundo. Usando o relato bíblico junto com uma comparação das histórias do Oriente Médio, genealogia hebraica e outros eventos conhecidos, ele determinou que a Terra foi criada no domingo, 23 de outubro de 4004 a.C. Além disso, mais ou menos no mesmo período, John Lightfoot, vice-chanceler da Universidade de Cambridge, continuou a apontar que a Criação realmente aconteceu por volta das 9h da manhã. Ussher, em particular, não era intelectualmente desleixado. Ele era arcebispo de Armagh, primaz de toda a Irlanda e vice-chanceler do Trinity College em Dublin, e tinha o que se dizia ser a maior coleção particular de livros do mundo. Ele não estava apenas envolvido em divagações eclesiásticas - ele realmente acreditava nisso. Ussher chamou seu calendário de Anno Mundi ("No Ano do Mundo"). Os cálculos de Ussher e Lightfoot eram tão acreditados que, em 1700, a data e a hora da Criação foram aceitas como fato pela maioria das denominações cristãs. A partir de 1701, As versões autorizadas da Bíblia King James foram impressas que declaravam claramente a data e a hora da Criação, logo de cara. Até as teorias evolucionárias de Charles Darwin serem popularizadas, muitos cristãos (e estudiosos judeus também) estavam convencidos de que a Terra não era mais de 6.000 anos de idade. Além disso, muitos acreditavam que os cálculos de Ussher eram parte integrante das Escrituras e, portanto, inquestionáveis. Na época da origem da Maçonaria moderna, a data de criação de Ussher era tão uniformemente acreditada que os maçons começaram a datar seus documentos usando 4004 a.C. como seu ano de início. O ano de 4004 a.C. era um número inconveniente de se lembrar, então os maçons realmente pegaram o ano atual e adicionaram 4.000 a ele. Assim, AD 1717 tornou-se 5717 Anno Lucius, ou A.L. Da mesma forma, AD 2022 torna-se 6022 A.L. "Anno Lucius?!", Eu ouço você gritando. "O ano de Lúcifer!" Obrigado por notar. Por favor, permaneça em seu lugar. Anno Lucis significa "No Ano da Luz" em latim. Os maçons o chamaram assim para coincidir com a passagem bíblica "E Deus disse: 'Haja luz; e houve luz". — Fizeram isso para dar à fraternidade um ar de grande e solene antiguidade. Se eles datassem seus documentos como tendo 5.717 anos, eles certamente soariam mais respeitáveis e impressionantes do que algum novo clube de bebidas que se formou na semana passada. Para não ficar atrás, os maçons do Real Arco calculam a passagem do tempo a partir da construção do Segundo Templo em Jerusalém, que foi erguido pelo príncipe Zorobabel, no ano de 530 a.C. Eles marcam os anos que passam como Anno Inventionis ("No Ano da Descoberta"). Maçons do Arco Real adicionam 530 anos ao ano atual; 2022 d.C. seria o ano 2552 A.I. Eu não acabei. Os maçons crípticos datam seus calendários maçônicos do ano em que o Templo de Salomão foi concluído, por volta de 1000 a.C. Os maçons crípticos chamam o deles de Armo Depositionis, que significa "No Ano do Depósito" (quando os --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/malhete-podcast/message
Four centuries ago, James Ussher calculated our planet's birthdate. Ussher was an archbishop and a professor at Trinity College in Dublin. Using clues from the Bible, he decided that Earth was born on today's date in 4004 BC. That would make Earth 6,026 years old. Other scholars of the day, including Isaac Newton, came up with similar dates. Ussher was using the best evidence available at the time. Since then, though, scientists have come up with new evidence. Studies over the past century have put Earth's age at 4.54 billion years, with a margin of error of just one percent. To find that age, scientists have used both Earth rocks and space rocks — meteorites that have fallen to Earth. Radioactive elements in the rocks decay at a predictable rate, changing to other elements. Comparing the ratios of those elements reveals a rock's age. The oldest Earth rock found so far clocks in at 4.4 billion years. That means our planet can't be younger than that. But most of Earth's original rocks are gone — destroyed by the motions of the crust and other effects. So Earth must be older than its oldest rocks. To find out how much older, scientists have studied meteorites. They've found that the oldest of these space rocks were born from the same cloud of gas and dust that gave birth to the Sun and planets. So Earth and the other planets should be the same age as the meteorites: more than four and half billion years. Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory
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. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1232/29
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Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1232/29
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Today on the Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about James Ussher and the age of the earth. #OTD #1517 #churchhistory — SHOW NOTES are available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac GIVE BACK: Support the work of 1517 today CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (gillespie.media).
Rapid antigen tests are being rolled out to pharmacies and businesses from next month as part of a raft of Covid-19 mitigation measures. These tests, which detect the presence of specific proteins rather than the virus's genetic material, can miss up to 44 percent of positive Covid-19 cases, according to a new study out in the New Zealand Medical Journal. In places with relatively little Covid-19 spread, a positive result from a rapid antigen test can in fact be more likely be a false positive than an actual case of the virus. In New Zealand, any positive result from a rapid antigen test will require confirmation with a PCR test. Rapid PCR tests, meanwhile, are just as accurate as the standard PCR tests which currently take between 24 to 72 hours to get results back. University of Otago microbiologist Dr James Ussher spoke to Guyon Espiner.
Rapid antigen tests are being rolled out to pharmacies and businesses from next month as part of a raft of Covid-19 mitigation measures. These tests, which detect the presence of specific proteins rather than the virus's genetic material, can miss up to 44 percent of positive Covid-19 cases, according to a new study out in the New Zealand Medical Journal. In places with relatively little Covid-19 spread, a positive result from a rapid antigen test can in fact be more likely be a false positive than an actual case of the virus. In New Zealand, any positive result from a rapid antigen test will require confirmation with a PCR test. Rapid PCR tests, meanwhile, are just as accurate as the standard PCR tests which currently take between 24 to 72 hours to get results back. University of Otago microbiologist Dr James Ussher spoke to Guyon Espiner.
What is the form and dynamic of faithful ministry and theology in a contested time? And in what ways might those with Reformed Anglican sympathies appreciate and capitalize upon the very best of that tradition without falling for Anglo-catholicism? Perhaps surprisingly, both of these questions come together in one figure: the famous Archbishop of Armaugh, James Ussher.On 30 October at Greystone Cardiff and online, Greystone is hosting a special lecture series event called "Theological Ministry in a Contested World: James Ussher as Reformed Churchman," with Dr. Harrison Perkins, scholar of early modern Reformed theology and minister at London City Presbyterian Church in London. You can find out more about this event and register for it at Greystone's website, greystoneinstitute.org Dr. Garcia had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Perkins recently about his upcoming talks at Greystone Cardiff, about an exciting translated and edited collection of some hitherto unpublished works by Ussher forthcoming from Westminster Seminary Press, and about Ussher's perhaps surprising relevance and importance in our day. As Ussher in particular and Reformed Anglicanism in general are enjoying a revival of serious interest among confessional Reformed Christians, surefooted and clear-sighted guidance into this giant of the Reformed tradition is very welcome, and Dr. Perkins provides just that.
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La ingenuidad es uno de los grandes problemas que hemos tenido al acercarnos al texto bíblico, de eso no hay duda. Tal vez sea esa la razón de las interpretaciones literalistas, las ideas erradas sobre la inspiración y la autoridad de la Biblia, así como del fundamentalismo teológico y sus terribles consecuencias. Estuve conversando en este episodio con mi amigo Samir Eljagh, un psicólogo con estudios de maestría en psicología clínica y en teología, conocido por su proyecto en redes sociales "La Biblia para Adultos". Justamente, charlamos sobre cómo dejar de mirar la Biblia con ojos de niños, cómo repensar algunas de las creencias extrañas que se tienen sobre los textos sagrados y cómo abordar positivamente los procesos de deconstrucción de la fe. ¡Una conversación muy recomendada! Notas del episodio: Seguir a "La Biblia para Adultos" en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/labibliaparaadultos/ El episodio de "The Bible for Normal People" con Brian McLaren: https://peteenns.com/episode-174-brian-mclaren-the-four-stages-of-faith/ Faith after doubt, de Brian McLaren: https://www.amazon.com/Faith-After-Doubt-Beliefs-Stopped/dp/1250262771 La extraña historia del pelo en la Biblia como cura para el covid: https://www.eltiempo.com/cultura/gente/pelo-en-la-biblia-supuesta-cura-al-coronavirus-porque-se-volvio-viral-483708 El arzobispo James Ussher y la edad de la tierra: https://www.curistoria.com/2019/05/james-ussher-arzobispo-calculo-fecha-exacta-creacion-universo.html Los Monty Python y los 10 mandamientos: https://youtu.be/I48hr8HhDv0 El live de Sam y Esteban (Reflexiones Marginales) sobre inerrancia bíblica https://www.instagram.com/tv/CM5lcLSFyw4/ Guía del episodio: 00:00 | Introducción 03:13 | Un poco acerca de la historia de Sam 10:53 | Por qué tantos cristianos se siguen acercando tan ingenuamente a la Biblia 20:44 | Sobre las creencias raras que se tienen acerca de la Biblia 26:59 | ¿Caben las ideas progresistas en la Biblia o la estamos forzando? 40:05 | Maneras saludables de abordar los procesos de deconstrucción de la fe 54:06 | Por qué vale la pena seguir insistiendo con la Biblia en el siglo XXI 1:04:26 | Salutaciones finales Tema musical: Midnight Special - E's Jammy Jams.
There are many question that revolve around the Israelites time in Egypt. One of these deals with how long they were there. The Bible gives conflicting numbers and people argue over a "430-year Long Sojourn" and a "215-year Short Sojourn". In this episode, Dr Carter attempts to add to the discussion by introducing the genealogical data given to us in the Bible. The data beautifully and easily span a 215-year window, but cannot span a 430-year. Notes and links: Main article: Carter R, Sanders S, How long were the Israelites in Egypt? Using their own family tree to resolve a debate, Creation.com, 14 September 2021. You can download the original graphics in .jpg format from that link. Masoretic vs Septuagint debate: Cosner L, Carter R, Textual traditions and biblical chronology, Journal of Creation, 29(2):99–105, 2015. Cosner L, Carter R, Is the Septuagint a superior text for the Genesis genealogies? Creation.com, 25 September 2018. Cosner L, Carter R, The Masoretic text of Genesis 5 and 11 is still the most reliable, Creation.com, 4 June 2019 Cosner L, Carter R, Iron sharpening iron: the MT-LXX debate as a case study of Christian disagreement, Creation.com, 3 August 2019. Cosner L, Carter R, Bad arguments for the Masoretic Text, Creation.com, 11 February 2020 Sarfati J, Biblical chronogenealogies, Creation.com. Bates G, Egyptian chronology and the Bible—framing the issues, Creation.com, 2 September 2014. The "4,004 BC" date of Archbishop James Ussher, See Sarfati J, Archbishop's achievement: James Ussher's great work Annals of the World is now available in English, Creation 26(1):24–27, 2003. Thumbnail: Color Crescent via Unsplash.com
From Friday, 3000 essential workers who cross Auckland's borders will be subject to weekly covid saliva testing. The government says it is close to striking a deal with a provider to roll this out. Truckies and others in the freight industry say they still don't have clarity around what the rules are and how they'll comply with them. Saliva testing of border and MIQ workers has been in place for several weeks now. The contract for that work was awarded to Asia Pacific Healthcare Group, which tests around 830 workers. Dr James Ussher is a Clinical Microbiologist with one of APHG's labs - Southern Community Laboratories, and also Associate Professor at Otago University.
The Biden administration in the United States has announced today that they will be supporting a proposal to the World Trade Organisation to remove intellectual property protections on Covid 19 vaccines.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 79, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Ends In "X" 1: From words meaning "beyond belief", it's a seemingly contradictory statement. paradox. 2: It's Corning's trademark for heat-resistant glassware. Pyrex. 3: A 3-letter word for "to veto", or a German water sprite. nix. 4: It's the outer layer of the cerebrum largely responsible for higher nervous function. the cortex. 5: This salty smoked salmon tastes great on a bagel. lox. Round 2. Category: Penny For Your Thoughts 1: Named for the 2 British coins it resembled, this early bicycle had a large front wheel and a small rear wheel. penny-farthing. 2: James Ussher thought this was created in the evening of October 22, 4004 B.C.. The world. 3: Pennyroyal is an aromatic plantof this sweet herb family; its leaves can be driedto make tea. mint. 4: Speaking in exile in 1959, he reportedly said, "I give Castro a year. No more". Fulgencio Batista. 5: In 1977 he told David Frost, "When the president does it, that means it is not illegal". Richard Nixon. Round 3. Category: Legal Lingo 1: This district of a bailiff might be your area of expertise. bailiwick. 2: This word also found in the First Amendment means a formal written request to the court for judicial action. Petition. 3: "L.S." on a document indicates the spot where this object is to be affixed. Legal Seal. 4: (Hi, I'm Steve Harris of "The Practice") If the supply of these has been exhausted, a talesman, a bystander in the court, may be picked to be one. Juror. 5: In California, this type of theft applies to goods worth over $400, or artichokes worth over $100. grand (theft). Round 4. Category: Foreign Food 1: Don't wonder, naan, roti and puri are types of this in India. bread. 2: This style of topping may sound good, but its name is from the French for "with the burnt scrapings". au gratin. 3: If you make it right, your salsa verde should be this color. green. 4: A meat-filled tortilla in a chili sauce, its name is from the Spanish for "to season with chili". enchilada. 5: Meal at which you'd normally serve muesli. breakfast. Round 5. Category: Wild Goose Chases 1: Ponce de Leon should have tried a facelift, as he never found this liquid rejuvenizer. the Fountain of Youth. 2: Some think the Bimini Road is evidence of this Lost Continent. Atlantis. 3: A lot of sleepless "knights" were spent questing for this chalice given to Joseph of Arimathea. the Holy Grail. 4: He walked on the moon and walked up Ararat, searching in vain for Noah's Ark. James Irwin. 5: Henry Hudson "passed" on while seeking this elusive route to Asia. the Northwest Passage. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Immunologist Associate Professor James Ussher from University of Otago and Director, Webster Centre for Infectious Diseases, joins The Panel.
Harrison Perkins discusses the theology and historical context of James Ussher with particular attention to the development of the confessional understanding of the covenant of works. Ussher was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific scholar and significant church leader. Perkins is the author of Catholicity and […]
Harrison Perkins discusses the theology and historical context of James Ussher with particular attention to the development of the confessional understanding of the covenant of works. Ussher was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific scholar and significant church leader. Perkins is the author of Catholicity and the Covenant of Works: James Ussher and the Reformed Tradition (Oxford University Press). In this book, he demonstrates how Ussher used the covenant of works to inform many of the most important features of his theology. While the covenant of works is most closely identified with the Reformed tradition, Perkins makes the case that when the interconnectedness of the various doctrines is explained, there is a deep catholicity undergirding it. Ussher constructed his understanding of the covenant from traditional teachings that he appropriated from the ancient and medieval church. Perkins is pastor of London City Presbyterian Church in London and lecturer at Edinburgh Seminary in Edinburgh, Scotland. This is Christ the Center episode 677 (https://www.reformedforum.org/ctc677)
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Historians of early modern religion recognise the importance of the development of covenant theology in the formation of Calvinism. Harrison Perkins, who teaches systematic theology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary and serves as assistant minister of London Presbyterian Church, has recently published what promises to be one of the most important accounts of the development of Reformed covenantal thinking. His new book, Catholicity and the Covenant of Works: James Ussher and the Reformed Tradition (Oxford UP, 2020), investigates the covenant theology of James Ussher, archbishop of Armagh, and shows that the idea of a covenant of works structures in significant ways his account of predestination, Christology and soteriology. Crawford Gribben is a professor of history at Queen's University Belfast. His research interests focus on the history of puritanism and evangelicalism, and he is the author most recently of An introduction to John Owen (Crossway, 2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Historians of early modern religion recognise the importance of the development of covenant theology in the formation of Calvinism. Harrison Perkins, who teaches systematic theology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary and serves as assistant minister of London Presbyterian Church, has recently published what promises to be one of the most important accounts of the development of Reformed covenantal thinking. His new book, Catholicity and the Covenant of Works: James Ussher and the Reformed Tradition (Oxford UP, 2020), investigates the covenant theology of James Ussher, archbishop of Armagh, and shows that the idea of a covenant of works structures in significant ways his account of predestination, Christology and soteriology. Crawford Gribben is a professor of history at Queen’s University Belfast. His research interests focus on the history of puritanism and evangelicalism, and he is the author most recently of An introduction to John Owen (Crossway, 2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Historians of early modern religion recognise the importance of the development of covenant theology in the formation of Calvinism. Harrison Perkins, who teaches systematic theology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary and serves as assistant minister of London Presbyterian Church, has recently published what promises to be one of the most important accounts of the development of Reformed covenantal thinking. His new book, Catholicity and the Covenant of Works: James Ussher and the Reformed Tradition (Oxford UP, 2020), investigates the covenant theology of James Ussher, archbishop of Armagh, and shows that the idea of a covenant of works structures in significant ways his account of predestination, Christology and soteriology. Crawford Gribben is a professor of history at Queen’s University Belfast. His research interests focus on the history of puritanism and evangelicalism, and he is the author most recently of An introduction to John Owen (Crossway, 2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Historians of early modern religion recognise the importance of the development of covenant theology in the formation of Calvinism. Harrison Perkins, who teaches systematic theology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary and serves as assistant minister of London Presbyterian Church, has recently published what promises to be one of the most important accounts of the development of Reformed covenantal thinking. His new book, Catholicity and the Covenant of Works: James Ussher and the Reformed Tradition (Oxford UP, 2020), investigates the covenant theology of James Ussher, archbishop of Armagh, and shows that the idea of a covenant of works structures in significant ways his account of predestination, Christology and soteriology. Crawford Gribben is a professor of history at Queen's University Belfast. His research interests focus on the history of puritanism and evangelicalism, and he is the author most recently of An introduction to John Owen (Crossway, 2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Historians of early modern religion recognise the importance of the development of covenant theology in the formation of Calvinism. Harrison Perkins, who teaches systematic theology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary and serves as assistant minister of London Presbyterian Church, has recently published what promises to be one of the most important accounts of the development of Reformed covenantal thinking. His new book, Catholicity and the Covenant of Works: James Ussher and the Reformed Tradition (Oxford UP, 2020), investigates the covenant theology of James Ussher, archbishop of Armagh, and shows that the idea of a covenant of works structures in significant ways his account of predestination, Christology and soteriology. Crawford Gribben is a professor of history at Queen's University Belfast. His research interests focus on the history of puritanism and evangelicalism, and he is the author most recently of An introduction to John Owen (Crossway, 2020).
Historians of early modern religion recognise the importance of the development of covenant theology in the formation of Calvinism. Harrison Perkins, who teaches systematic theology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary and serves as assistant minister of London Presbyterian Church, has recently published what promises to be one of the most important accounts of the development of Reformed covenantal thinking. His new book, Catholicity and the Covenant of Works: James Ussher and the Reformed Tradition (Oxford UP, 2020), investigates the covenant theology of James Ussher, archbishop of Armagh, and shows that the idea of a covenant of works structures in significant ways his account of predestination, Christology and soteriology. Crawford Gribben is a professor of history at Queen’s University Belfast. His research interests focus on the history of puritanism and evangelicalism, and he is the author most recently of An introduction to John Owen (Crossway, 2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Historians of early modern religion recognise the importance of the development of covenant theology in the formation of Calvinism. Harrison Perkins, who teaches systematic theology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary and serves as assistant minister of London Presbyterian Church, has recently published what promises to be one of the most important accounts of the development of Reformed covenantal thinking. His new book, Catholicity and the Covenant of Works: James Ussher and the Reformed Tradition (Oxford UP, 2020), investigates the covenant theology of James Ussher, archbishop of Armagh, and shows that the idea of a covenant of works structures in significant ways his account of predestination, Christology and soteriology. Crawford Gribben is a professor of history at Queen’s University Belfast. His research interests focus on the history of puritanism and evangelicalism, and he is the author most recently of An introduction to John Owen (Crossway, 2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Historians of early modern religion recognise the importance of the development of covenant theology in the formation of Calvinism. Harrison Perkins, who teaches systematic theology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary and serves as assistant minister of London Presbyterian Church, has recently published what promises to be one of the most important accounts of the development of Reformed covenantal thinking. His new book, Catholicity and the Covenant of Works: James Ussher and the Reformed Tradition (Oxford UP, 2020), investigates the covenant theology of James Ussher, archbishop of Armagh, and shows that the idea of a covenant of works structures in significant ways his account of predestination, Christology and soteriology. Crawford Gribben is a professor of history at Queen’s University Belfast. His research interests focus on the history of puritanism and evangelicalism, and he is the author most recently of An introduction to John Owen (Crossway, 2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
While Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease domestically, fully opening up to the rest of the world largely hinges on the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus. Yesterday the government announced $37 million was being deployed in the search for a vaccine. Research in New Zealand will get $10 million and $5 million will be set aside to invest in the production of an eventual vaccine. A sizeable chunk of the remaining cash will go to research projects overseas. James Ussher is an associate professor at the University of Otago. He speaks to Susie Ferguson.
Ben and Craig talk to Rev. Dr. Harrison Perkins (assistant pastor of London City Presbyterian Church, a congregation of the Free Church of Scotland) about his own life and faith, about ministry in London during the ongoing Coronavirus lockdown and about his new book, Catholicity and the Covenant of Works: James Ussher and the Reformed Tradition.Follow us on Twitter @PCIcast. Follow Ben @benspreston, follow Craig @rookieminister and follow our guest Harrison Perkins @HarrisonP87 and London City Presbyterian Church @londoncitypresYou can view Harrison's video series on Covenant Theology by going to LCPC's website or their YouTube channel. You can also pre-order Harrison's book on the Evangelical Bookshop's website. Have a browse while you're there.
James Ussher was Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland During the 17th century. He wrote "Annals of the World" but why is this important? Find out in this episode!
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On the first episode of the year 2019, with the team together again, we are bringing you topics related to the New Year, including resolutions and hangovers, plus some science history and how James Ussher determined the age of the world (incorrectly), how Pope Francis tries to talk about families when the church is in turmoil over sex abuse scandals, a design company standing up for science in Italy, where the resigning head of the National Institute of Health slams the anti-science government, organ donation becoming opt-out in Ireland, Natalie Grams getting a nomination for the Golden Blogger award with her Twitter account, a new petition to sue French government over inaction on Climate change, Edzard Ernst's new book SCAM coming out in German, a new Spanish award for standing up for Science, an update on Measles and VoF announcing winners of the Enlightener and Bewilderer of the Year awards.
Harrison Perkins (Queen's University, Belfast) at the 2018 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference.
Most of us avoid controversy because it brings up too much pushback. But what if you were able to get your very controversial topic across and delight your clients? Let's find out how to ramp up that curiosity and controversy-level without alienating your clients. Click here to read online: Ramp up curiosity. ------- Do you know the exact date the Earth was created? If you lived in the 18th century, you learned that the world was created on Saturday, the 22nd of October, 4004 BC. And not just any moment on 22nd October, but “on the beginning of the night”. This idea of the Earth being just 6000 years old is preposterous to us living in an age of science, but back in those times, the only geology textbook was the word of an Irish bishop and theologian called James Ussher. It was in this world that James Hutton came up with his theory of the Earth James Hutton is called the founding father of geology. In 1747, Hutton had just graduated from medical university. He was a bright young man, but his sexual exploits and drunkenness got him in trouble. He got his lover, Miss Eddington pregnant. This scandal caused her to be rushed away to London to give birth, and Hutton went into self-exile from Edinburgh to a small family farm in Slighhouses, Scotland. It was at this remote, damp, seemingly boring place where he came up with the theory of how the Earth was formed. While observing the side of a hill, he noticed bands in the cliff face. Over time, he realised there were possibly hundreds of bands of sediment laid one on top of the other, compacting itself into rock. Hutton's great insight was that the creation and destruction of land wasn't one day in October, 4000 BC, but instead a remarkably slow build up over time. Today, in the world of science we have a term for this slow build up of land. It's called “sedimentary rock”. He mulled over these ideas for over 15 years, trying to drum up enough courage to put them forward. Then in 1785, he presented his radical idea to the Royal Society of Edinburgh The Society rejected his theory almost immediately. And as if that were not enough, the members of the society branded him an atheist. Hutton was God-fearing, and he must have felt the sheer weight of how his ideas were being rejected out of hand. History is full of instances where ideas were too controversial to be accepted. Ignaz Semmelweis concept that washing hands saves lives was considered to be bizarre, Alfred Wegener came up with the concept of continental drift and was thoroughly rejected. Nicholas Copernicus was sidelined because he stated that the Earth was not the centre of the Universe. And we too are faced with scepticism when we present an idea. While our ideas might not be as earth-shattering as these great scientists, they're still very important to us. The only problem we have is that our concepts are controversial. They're ideas that are very hard for clients to digest, and therefore we tend to stay on the safer, more boring side of life. But what if there were a way to present your controversial idea? And what if you could do it in various media. Would it be possible to create an info-product that went against the grain? What about a webinar or seminar that was a bit different from what clients expect? In this series, we'll look at books, articles, and even sales pages and see how you can take on the biggest and most controversial point and give it the spotlight. And we'll do it by using the power of objections. Let's find out how objections work and how and when to use them to maximum effect. Let's do this in three parts. Part 1: Why you should not discard a controversial idea Part 2: How examples, case studies and practical demonstration reduces pushback Part 3: Three real life applications: article, sales page and info-product. 1: Why you should not discard a controversial idea What caused the slow decline of newspapers? If you were to ask this question to most people today, the answer would likely be quite prompt. Most people are likely to say: It's the Internet. The news online is free and can be accessed at will. It can be tweaked to your taste, has video and other interactive content—plus, it's searchable. It's not hard to see that the Internet was the most dominant factor in the decline of the newspaper industry. Except there's a neat little graph that tells a different story If you started the graph back in 1945, you'd notice how the trend heads south. 1955 has fewer readers per household but is better than 1965, which in turn is better than 1975. As you hurtle through the years, the readership drops precipitously as we get to 1995—and the Internet as we know it today didn't even exist back then. In his book called “The Content Trap”, professor Bharat Anand, brings up a concept that we'd consider to be quite odd, if not outright controversial. However, the very nature of the controversy is what jolts your audience to life If you were to read an article on “how to increase prices”, you'd be likely to be interested, but something that talks about “how to decrease your prices” might seem controversial and ignite a much higher level of curiosity. But is this controversy really necessary? Can't we get our ideas across without having to raise hackles all the time? It really depends on the situation Take for instance the formula that most marketers tended to follow. Marketing strategies comprised of finding an audience, a target audience. Once you knew who you were targeting, you needed to state the features and benefits of that product or service. This sequence of events would get you your desired result, or so it seemed. Which is why we ran into instant pushback the moment we started speaking at small events in Auckland and parts of New Zealand. The earliest version of The Brain Audit did have the concept of Target Audience and Benefit, but it suggested that the most important element was the Problem. Not only was the Problem the most important, but it needed to show up before the Solution or any kind of benefit. Controversial ideas don't always land on fertile ground With The Brain Audit, we did get people saying that they loved the idea of the Problem. However, by and large, people felt the entire concept was negative. Why bother leading with the problem? they asked, especially when the solution has worked so well for so long? What if clients respond badly to the problem? They liked the other parts of The Brain Audit, but the concept of the problem needed to go, or so it seemed. The reality is that controversial concepts need to stay When your audience is saying, “this won't work”, they're simply objecting. They're saying, “we can't see how this will work for me, and could you possibly be so kind as to give us some proof?” Which is exactly what Bharat Anand does in his book—and he does so at many levels. First, he pulls out a graph of newspaper circulation per household over the past 70 years. Then, to bolster his point, he talks about a Norwegian media group called Schibsted. Schibsted published newspapers too, and their costs had spiralled upwards while the returns were horrific. They had a loss of over 200 million kroner. By 2011, Schibsted had turned the ship around. Its operating profits were up to about $220 million—nearly 60% of the entire group. Bharat Anand realised that controversy can be a friend When you introduce a controversial idea, there's instant pushback, but also instant attention. The pushback is merely the objection that needs to be tackled. Once he was able to furnish the proof, that attention level morphs into intense curiosity. The reader, or the audience, want to know more because their worldview has not only been changed, but there's proof to back up the sudden change. When presenting The Brain Audit to a sceptical audience, I had the same aha moment I could start off by being like everyone else or could choose to advance the idea of the Problem being the most critical element of all. Which is why I'd go through a demonstration of picking up a piece of paper and crumpling it into a ball. That would get the audience's attention, but then I'd suddenly throw the ball towards the audience. Instantly people would duck or swing their heads away from the oncoming missile. Without too much fuss, I was able to demonstrate that a ball of paper might get their attention, but when thrown at them, that very paper got far more people to react. It's more than likely that you do things that aren't run of the mill They may well be controversial, and it's easy to believe that it's safer to stick to the well-trodden path. However, all that's missing is the understanding of the objection. When James Hutton came up with his theory of sedimentation, sure he was ridiculed, but part of the problem was merely that he couldn't explain several facets of his theory. Granite was considered to be the Lord's foundation stone—the first part of the Earth to be created. Hutton, on the other hand, claimed that granite was an example of a recent development. And, he suggested, that rock had not so long ago, been almost liquid. See the controversy at hand? Sure you do, but you also are hooked into the excitement that would follow if there were proof. And that's why the controversy concept is so very powerful. You push it towards your audience, and they, in turn, push back. They come up with every reason why your idea is nonsense. As you get more objections, you are quickly able to figure out which one of those objections recur with the most frequency. That's gold for you Now you've got controversy, but you also know what's getting the most attention. And then, you also have proof. However, it's not always easy to overcome the sceptic with one level of proof. How much proof do you need and how do you present it? Part 2: How examples, case studies and practical demonstration reduces pushback What material makes up Saturn's rings? Saturn's rings hadn't been a mystery for quite a while. Galileo discovered Saturn's rings in 1610, and by the mid 19th century, astronomers knew that there were two large concentric circles. However, no one seemed to know what the rings were comprised of. And more importantly, why did they not somehow disappear or float away? Over 200 years had passed since Galileo, and the rings were mostly a mystery until the Cambridge college announced a competition to solve the mystery of the rings. However, they also wanted mathematical proof. It's into this space, that James Clerk Maxwell entered Just 25 years old, this physicist decided to take on the challenge, and he did so by the process of elimination. Saturn's rings could either be solid rock or ice. The second hunch was that they were liquid-based. The final possibility was that there were millions of tiny particles. What Maxwell did was working it out by pure mathematics Through maths, he showed that a solid ring would be bunched on one side of the planet. The liquid explanation didn't work either because they would be quickly broken up by physical forces acting upon them. Which led to the final possibility: that the rings comprised of a large number of independent particles. What Maxwell did was to write an equation to tell you how many—yes, how many—particles would be needed to have the system stable. In short, James Clerk Maxwell used the power of demonstration to get his point across. The fact that he used complex maths to do it is fantastic, but it also underlines that we can overcome objections through three separate methods. The beauty of overcoming objections is that you can do it either using just one, or even all three of the methods. Let's look at the methods, first • Examples • Case studies • Practical demonstration. Let's start with examples and go right back to the presentation of The Brain Audit Faced with an onslaught of objections, it was essential to come up with the “roll the paper into a ball and throw it at the audience” trick. However, that was just the starting point. I'd then come up with an example to get across the point that the brain focuses on a problem, first. I'd talk about how you might go out to dinner and let's say you were wearing a white shirt or white blouse. At dinner, there's a bit of an accident, and the pasta on the plate seems to fly towards you. Fortunately, the disaster is averted, and you get a tiny bit of orangy-red tomato stain on that white shirt. The stain is almost pathetically tiny and will easily disappear when you have that shirt or blouse cleaned. However, the stain represents a problem. Then, you get to the state of obsession to somehow clean or at least minimise the redness on the apparel. However, for some, practical examples are not enough However, you could use a second, if you could, right? Which is precisely what I did as well. Because the most significant objection was that the problem represents a “negative view” of the world, I'd ask if anyone thought that weather forecasts were evil. Let's say the weather forecaster was to tell you that a thunderstorm or hurricane was headed your way. Would that be a bad thing to do? Or let's say you went to a warrant of fitness for your car and you were told you'd need to change the rear tyre or you'd have a nasty accident. Would those instances be negative or positive? In every situation, you realise that the audience shifts from the objection zone to moving across to your side of the fence. And all of this is done by simply taking on practical examples that you encounter in everyday life. However, for some, practical examples are not enough Proof—they want proof—and let's make it something that someone has written a paper on. Luckily there is proof pretty much everywhere, if you go looking for it (I hear there are people who you can pay to research for you as well). To get back to the point, I'd found this interesting experiment by Dr John Cacciopo. The late Cacciopo was a neuroscientist ran a test. He showed his subjects three different sets of pictures. The first was a picture of something positive—like a red Ferrari or a delicious pizza. The second picture would be a picture of something mundane, like a light bulb or a plate. The third would be a picture of a dead cat. I'd tell the story of how Cacciopo would record the electrical activity of each participant's cerebral cortex. The cerebral cortex, in turn, reflects the magnitude of the information processing taking place. And then I'd tell the audience what Cacciopo found. The brain reacts more strongly to stimuli it deems problematic. Or to put it another way, when faced with a problem vs solution, the problem gets our attention. This cat vs plate vs Ferrari was a case study that quelled the objection but did so from another angle. Which leaves us with the third method—practical demonstration The crumpled paper was one way to demonstrate the power of the problem, but I'd put chairs between a participant and me. I'd then ask the participant to walk towards me. In every instance, they'd swerve past the chair. Why the swerve? I'd ask the audience. The answer was pretty obvious, wasn't it? If you slam into the chair, you could hurt yourself. “The brain sees the chair as a barrier; a problem”, I'd explain. Slowly, but surely the audience would have enough of examples to hold on to, thus getting to understand that as controversial as the “problem” may be, it's the way we do things in real life. It's the way we make purchasing decisions or just about any decision. However, you have to pick your media In an article, you might use an example and a case study. In a presentation, you might be able to have all three: the case study, the example and the demonstration. And when you read the same concept in a book, you could put in all three elements and have even more than one of each. In The Brain Audit book, there's an example of dog poo and Lisa's laptop before it moves to the Cacciopo case study. On the very next page, we swing back to the flashy car vs your 1980s gas-guzzling sedan. And then for good measure, there's a sort of demonstration where you're comparing between economy and business class. Or business class and first class. It doesn't end there There are examples of a slow computer, the weather report, the timing belt or cam belt in your car, and a coffee break. Yes, indeed, so many instances and that's only half the chapter. If you think it must be tedious to read so many examples slamming in one after another, you'll find to your surprise that it makes for easy reading. If you were to pick up your copy of The Brain Audit today, you're bound to be amazed at how the controversy has been stamped out in a simple, elegant manner, by using a lot of examples, demonstration and one solitary case study. Pushback isn't always permanent In most cases, you have to look at the objections as your guiding light. They're telling you exactly why people get edgy when you bring up your ideas. Instead of trying to evade the objections, hug them tightly. Then take those very objections and find the examples, case studies and demonstrations to drive home your point. In doing so, you've done something quite familiar. You've rolled out the stages of The Brain Audit. The controversy is the problem—and we now know that the problem does get the attention of the audience. And the objection quelling exercise is indeed the solution. This happy moment takes us right into the third part: how to use it for a sales page, an information product or an article. Next Step: Have you read the The Brain Audit?Here is an except: Find out why clients buy and why they don't
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In the First Hour Host Frederick C. Blackburn will cover the recent chaotic events brought on by the teachings of the Frankfurt School Marxists.https://www.blackbird9tradingposts.org/2016/08/16/dan-roodt-lost-identity-aug-17-2016-interview/Frederick will also continue with part 6 of the new series "A Higher Understanding of History" that counters the pointless Cultural Marxist ideology. Featured are authors Dr. Carl G. Jung, Dr. Marie Louise von Franz and Mr. Joseph Campbell with continued analysis of the historical timelines recorded by Herodotus, Flavius Josephus, Archbishop James Ussher and H.G. Wells.The Second Hour of Blackbird9's Breakfast Club features writer, journalist, and political activist Mr. Dan Roodt for The Big Nine At 9 segment."blackbird9's Breakfast Club" Podcast airs every Wednesday between 8-10 pm Eastern
In the First Hour Host Frederick C. Blackburn will cover the recent chaotic events brought on by the teachings of the Frankfurt School Marxists.https://www.blackbird9tradingposts.org/2016/08/16/dan-roodt-lost-identity-aug-17-2016-interview/Frederick will also continue with part 6 of the new series "A Higher Understanding of History" that counters the pointless Cultural Marxist ideology. Featured are authors Dr. Carl G. Jung, Dr. Marie Louise von Franz and Mr. Joseph Campbell with continued analysis of the historical timelines recorded by Herodotus, Flavius Josephus, Archbishop James Ussher and H.G. Wells.The Second Hour of Blackbird9's Breakfast Club features writer, journalist, and political activist Mr. Dan Roodt for The Big Nine At 9 segment."blackbird9's Breakfast Club" Podcast airs every Wednesday between 8-10 pm Eastern
Ussher (1581-1656) is now principally remembered for just one thing: giving the date of the creation as 4004 B.C.! In this video Prof Alan Ford sets him in his context as a great Protestant scholar who made contributions to patristics, biblical studies, and the church and society of his time.
The Age of Enlightenment James Ussher, Baruch Spinoza, Charles II and Charles II, and the Great Plague Presentation Online Giving
Noticias discutidas: http://www.examiner.com/atheism-in-philadelphia/gay-suicide-religion-to-blame-according-to-two-thirds-of-americans Hace dos semanas estuvimos celebrando la creación del universo. James Ussher en el siglo 17 dijo que el 23 de Oct de 4004 AC a las 9 am dios comenzó a crear el mundo. http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/ussher.html La “Atheist Community of Austin” envió un cuestionario con 24 preguntas a todas las personas que estaban corriendo para puestos electivos el pasado martes. http://www.atheist-community.org/political/votersguide/2010/2010-methodology.php El resultado: de 262 candidatos sólo 65 lo devolvieron. De los 65 que los devolvieron 4 eran republicanos y los demás demócratas. De los republicanos que lo devolvieron sólo uno envió las contestaciones y los demás tres dijeron que no iban a contestar las preguntas. Algunos ejemplos de las preguntas: I would sooner resign from office than allow a religious consideration to cause me to break my oath of office to support our nation's Constitution. Public schools should provide age-appropriate, scientific information on methods of birth control and ways to reduce health risks of sexual activities. Public school teachers should never be required to respond to religious tests, including to utter "under God" during the Pledge of Allegiance. A religious leader who learns of a commission of a felony should be immune from prosecution for failure to report the crime. The legal definition of marriage should be restricted to one man with one woman. El escándalo en Tennessee por oran antes de los juegos de futbol. http://www.newschannel9.com/news/prayer-995722-county-scales.html Programa de TV para convertir ateos a la religión: http://www.noticiacristiana.com/sociedad/cultura/2009/07/los-arrepentidos-compiten-programa-de-television-turca-que-busca-convertir-a-los-ateos-a-alguna-religion.html Wynne LeGrow estaba corriendo para representante de Virginia y perdió el las pasadas elecciones. “LeGrow, 65, is a retired physician from Emporia who said during the campaign he disagreed with Forbes on “just about everything” -– including religion. He is an acknowledged atheist, a rarity in American politics. Forbes has pledged to work to repeal the health care overhaul or to withhold funding for key parts of the initiative. He also favors keeping the Bush-era tax cuts intact and supports a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. Los grupos ateos están en aumento en las universidades de los Estados Unidos. http://www.dailyorange.com/news/atheist-student-groups-on-rise-nationally-1.1739857 Budismo y ateísmo: 1. El Buda Histórico- La persona antes de. 2. Mitos y Realidades- Lo que conocemos y desconocemos en Occidente sobre el Budismo. 3. Que es Budismo- Doctrina General y las distintas escuelas de budismo. 4. Budismo versus la cultura en la que esta inmersa- Tibet, la India, Sri Lanka, Japon, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Korea y demás países con budismo. 5. El Budismo Fundamental y la ausencia de un Creador Supremo- Por que el budismo no es religión según se definen las demás religiones sino es un estilo de vida con estructura ético-moral. 6. Budismo versus Ateismo- Semejanzas y Diferencias fundamentales. 7. Budismo y la Ciencia- Conjeturas budistas sobre física cuántica y sus similitudes con el budismo. 8. Recomendaciones para llevar el camino budista desde una vida cotidiana; curiosidades; películas y demás. Participan en la discusión: @Ana_k_ona, @magdiel787, Agustín Santiago y @ManoloMatos --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ateorizar/message
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 23rd of October at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston. According to Bishop James Ussher (1581-1656), God created the universe on October 23, 4004 BC. That belief makes the universe 6014 years old now. James Ussher was an Irish Archbishop whose chronology of Biblical history was widely accepted throughout Christianity for a long time. This along with stories from the Bible, other traditions and the Vedantic view of creation are discussed.
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Genealogies. . . What’s in a name(s)? Morning. Why don't you take your Bibles and turn to Genesis chapter 5. Let's take a look at what the scripture says in there. Now you say, "Wait a minute. This is a genealogy. What are we going to get out of this?" But we're going to find all kinds of things in here that will be useful to us, I trust. But the scripture says, "All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that we may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." And so, that includes Genesis 5 and God has something to say to us today through this. There's actually a great deal in here that is relevant to some of the struggles and the issues that the church is facing today. You personally may not face some of these things, but I think as we continue to look through this you'll see just how relevant this is. Now recently, scientists in Russia uncovered a frozen woolly mammoth, a little baby woolly mammoth. And they took it out and they took a portion of the tissue and sent it to University of Rochester for carbon 14 dating. And you know what, they came to the conclusion that that woolly mammoth had died 27,000 years ago. Well, you may just accept that and that's not really much of a problem for you. But if you were to go down, for example, to the Museum of Life and Science down here and start looking at some of the samples and the fossils and different things, you're going to see 1.3 million years on this one, 700,000 years on that one, and after a while, you begin to wonder how in the world does that line up with what we read here in Genesis? Especially if we're going to take a literal view of Genesis 1 as seven days. And then there's this careful listing of time here. How do we reconcile that? And furthermore, just in general, why does God take time to give this information, the genealogy. It's not just here, but in chapter 11 also. And then in Chronicles, there's long genealogies which have people that none of you or I have ever heard of, and yet here they are. They make it into scripture and it's a puzzlement to us as we look at it. Why would God take so much time to go through this? But I think we're going to see that as we contrast this with chapter 4, which we just went through, we see the development of God's redemptive plan even beginning here in this chapter. This genealogy makes it over into Luke chapter 3, into Jesus's genealogy as well. The end of all this is salvation for you and me. So why don't we take a minute and read through these verses and see what God has to say to us from them? I'm going to begin at chapter 4:25. It says there that “Adam lay with his wife again and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, ‘God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.’ Seth also had a son and he named him Enosh. At that time, men began to call on the name of the Lord.” Chapter 5. “This is the written account of Adam's line. When God created man, He made Him in the likeness of God. He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them man. When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own image, in his own likeness, and he named him Seth. After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Adam lived 930 years and then he died. When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh. And after he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether Seth lived 912 years and then he died. When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. And after he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether Enosh lived 905 years and then he died. When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. And after he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Kenan lived 910 years and then he died." "When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. And after he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Mahalalel lived 895 years and then he died. When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. And after he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Jared lived 962 years, and then he died. When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. Enoch walked with God and then he was no more because God took him away. When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. And after he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died. When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. He named him Noah, and said, 'He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.' After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died. After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth." The Long March Back This is, I believe, at the beginning of what we could call the long march back from the fall in the Garden of Eden, all the way back, ultimately, to redemption and to salvation. We see here, I think, the multiplication and also the division of the human race. Now, last week in Genesis 4, we saw Cain and his descendants, and I think they represent the seed of the serpent, those who will not obey God, those who will not follow God, those who scorn him or reject His ways. Like Lamech here at the end of chapter 4, who boasts that he killed a man for wounding him, and then says, "If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times." That boastful tyrant attitude that we see in Lamech, a whole development I believe in chapter 4 of the seed of the serpent. But then we also have the development of the seed of the woman, those who are godly, those who want to follow and to obey the Word of God, and Seth is the first step back in that regard. And so we see both the multiplication of the human race through this genealogy and also the division of the human race into two tracks: those who will obey, who will believe, who will follow, and those who simply will not. Seth — The Beginning of the Godly Line So Seth was the first step back. He was able Abel's replacement, as it says in verse 25, "Eve named him Seth and said, 'God has granted me another child in the place of Abel since Cain killed him.'" She was grieved over the death of Abel, and so God replaced him and she named him Seth. Now she, still searching as they all were, all the believers, for the serpent slayer, the one who would come and crush the head of the serpent. Little did she know how much human history would have to go before that serpent slayer would come. But she's still hopeful and she's looking for someone who's going to replace Abel. Now, Seth was included, as I said, in Christ's genealogy, so she wasn't far wrong. She was just wrong in terms of the amount of time it would take. Seth was a godly step in the right direction. Now, as I said, Eve gave him the name, but you can see down in chapter 5:3, it says that Adam named him Seth, so both Adam and Eve got together on the name of the child. Now sometimes husbands and wives struggle over this. You know, you need to get a book or something to figure out the names. And maybe one or the other will capitulate or give in and what the name will be, but in this case Adam and Eve got together and they named him Seth. Now, it's significant because I said to you in chapter 2, that Adam's naming of the animals was significant, it shows a sense of authority and also his naming of his wife Eve, that she would someday be the mother of all living. But now here, the parents get together and they name their child. Now, there are exceptions in Scripture, for example, Jesus. Mary, and Joseph were not permitted to name Jesus. He was named by God the Father Himself. "You will give him the name Jesus, because He will save his people from their sins." But here, Adam and Eve together named Seth, and it shows their authority, the authority of parents over children. It says in Proverbs 6:20, "My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's teaching." So children are to submit to both their mother and their father, a sense of authority and training in the children, and we see that in the naming of Seth. Calling on the name of the Lord Now, it says also at the end of chapter 5, that, "At that time they began to call on the name of the Lord." Now, you know this is a very significant phrase in scripture, and very important. What does it mean to call on the name of the Lord? This is, I believe, the beginning of perhaps organized religion, organized, perhaps even sacrificial system, in calling on the name of the Lord. But we know from Romans chapter 10, that it is required for salvation. It says in Romans 10:13, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord, will be saved." So what does it mean to call on the name of the Lord? It means to call on God as He has revealed Himself to us. To call on Him as He has revealed himself as a holy God, a righteous God who hates sin, but also a God who is working out His redemptive plan in history. Now, that plan had just gotten started at that point, but they were in faith coming together and they were calling in the name of the Lord. It also perhaps refers to deepening prayer, a deepening prayer life. To call on the name of the Lord means to pray. To seek Him in prayer. Now, all of us, we do not understand what kind of fellowship Adam and Eve had with God in the garden before the fall, just how close and how intimate they were with God, and that that has been lost through sin. And so this is an indication, I think of a separation between God and the human race at this point. You need to call on the name of the Lord. It says in Psalm 10:1, "Why, O Lord, do you stand far off? Why, O Lord, do you stand far off and why do you hide yourself in time of trouble?" Do any of you ever feel that way? That God is far off from you and that you need to call on him. And sometimes it seems as though he's not answering. Well, David in Psalm 10, gives that indication. It's the same here in chapter 4, as they're calling on the name of the Lord. They're yearning for Him to reveal Himself to them. Well, this sets the stage for the genealogies of chapter 5. They're beginning to call on the name of the Lord, Seth has been born, and at this point, in chapter 5, the author of Genesis steps aside and gives us this genealogy. I've told you before about verse 1, it says, "This is the written account of Adam's line." In the Hebrew language, this little phrase separates all the sections of the book of Genesis. It's a written account, or what came out from Adam's line. Now the question we have to ask is, why does God take time with these genealogies? What's the reason for it? Have you ever read the genealogy, the First Chronicles, for example? Have you ever memorized the genealogies of First Chronicles? Probably none of you have. Alright, the Jews actually did. They spend a lot of time memorizing genealogy, they're very important to them. Why the genealogies? I think the first lesson from the genealogies is that our faith, the Christian faith, is a historical faith. It matters to us what happened before. It matters to us that there were some that lived so many generations ago and did such and such a thing. It matters. It's significant. You know, I've mentioned before that liberal theologians say it really doesn't matter whatsoever if Jesus ever lived or not. It really doesn't matter whether He died on the cross. It doesn't matter whether He rose from the dead. It just matters how we respond to it, whether it does something inside us, gives meaning to our lives. Well, a true Christian will say that's totally false, because as the Apostle Paul said, "If Jesus Christ has not been raised from the dead, we are still in our sins." Historical events matter in the Christian faith and genealogies are one way that God tells us that. Also, it shows us the significance of a single human life. Your life means something. Now, it may be that your descendants, if the Lord doesn't return, five, six generations from now, won't even know your name. They won't know anything about you, but God knows, and everything you do is significant. Every decision you make is significant, good or bad. Everything is noted. It's all significant. And these genealogies, people you've never heard of, are very important to God because they're created in His image, and so He keeps a record of them. And it matters to Him that so and so lived so many years and had other sons and daughters. It matters to Him. And so it should give significance to you. If these people aren't significant to you, then why would your life be significant to somebody who came after? But it is significant and your life does matter because you are created in the image of God. Well, the third point of these genealogies, as I've mentioned, is God's creation and redemptive plan. His creation plan was that Adam and Eve should have children and should fill the Earth. They should multiply, and they should fill the earth and subdue it. That was His original plan. And remember that I connected that with another verse which says that, "The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea." He wanted the whole globe filled with His image, and that was going to happen through biological processes where these, Adam and Eve, were to have children and they also were to have children. And so that was His original creation plan. But then sin came in and affected that plan greatly. It disturbed the plan. It started to tear it apart. And so God promised in Genesis 3 to work out a redemption plan, and He does it through the same means, through husbands and wives coming together and having children. Through ultimately, through those processes, Jesus Christ born of the flesh, born of a woman, but born also as the Son of God. And so His redemption plan worked out even through this genealogy. The Pattern of Genealogies Now, as you look at chapter 5, you can see very clearly a certain pattern of these genealogies. One person after the other handled about the same way. There are five elements or five common features to these genealogies, with some significant deviations, and we'll talk about those in a moment. But the first thing it says is that so and so lived so many years and became the father of such and such. In every case, it says that. And then secondly, it says, so and so lived so many years after becoming the father of such and such. It's not easy to do the so and sos and the such and such, I had to work on this, so it wouldn't get too confusing here. But then the third point is that they had other sons and daughters. And number four, that all the days or all the days of someone's years were so many years. In other words, they were so old when they died. And then the fifth feature is that every single one of them, save one, died. Those are the five common features. And there tends to be a sense of repetition here because I think the author is trying to focus on something, I'll talk to you about that in a moment, but there's a sense of repetition as this thing just moves on through. We also see the expansion of population here. It's really difficult to have any idea how many people were alive at the time of the flood. Really I have no idea. But it says here that each of the people on this line, and this was just one of the lines because Adam had other sons, he had Cain for example, and Cain had some, and there were others, but we're following the godly line of Seth here. So this is just one genealogy, one line. And so we can sense that there may be an even an immense multiplication or expansion of population here. These people lived to 900, almost a thousand years, and they were bearing children well into that time. Adam bore his sons when he was 500 years old, and nothing's even mentioned about it. It's not even seen as significant. Now, later on, when Abraham and Sarah have a child in their old age at age 100, that scene is significant, age 90 for Sarah. But at this point, it's nothing for these people to have children at age 500. And so this points, I think, to a tremendous expansion of population. If each one of the people in this genealogy had the one son mentioned and then other sons, say three sons altogether and daughters, that's five at least, then we can imagine that probably there are far more than that with all the years that they could be alive. We're talking about an incredible expansion of population. And there was plenty of time for it too. There were 1656 years, if you count it up, from Adam to the flood, so the population may have been even in the billions. We have really have no idea when the flood came. It also points, as I said to this one godly line, in Seth in the midst of all the ungodliness. Can you imagine? And we'll get to this as we talk about the flood next week, where every thought and inclination of the heart was only evil all the time. And yet in the midst of this, God has this godly line growing up, protecting His chosen people. His godly remnant in the midst of an ungodly world. And we see that even now, even today. Even in our generation we see the same thing. God knows how to protect a spark, to protect His chosen ones through all of this ungodliness. And one after another gives birth, but the ratios, we really don't have any idea. How many people really loved the Lord? How many people really called in the name of the Lord? We don't really know. We already learned from the Sermon on the Mount that there's not many. Jesus said, "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life and only a few find it." So it was in the days of Noah as well. Development of human culture before the flood This godly line in the midst of a development of ungodliness. And also we can guess that there may have been a tremendous development of culture and of technology at this point. Last week, we looked at Tubal-Cain, the one who knew about metallurgy and the tool making and all that. Do you realize how inefficient death is for technology transfer? You probably never thought about that before, but you know, you get proficient in your field, in your career, and then you have to retire. And all that knowledge and all that experience you've accumulated, it's gone now. Why? Because of aging, because of death and you don't have time to transfer all that information to the next generation. They have to learn it themselves. But if you live into age 900, you can have quite a career, and there's incredible technology that grows. I mean, how would you like to work to age 900? Mandatory retirement at age 910 or 915, something like that. But this is the development here. And so again, I think we tend to think of these folks as backward, almost like cave-dwelling type people. I don't think there's any reason to see it that way. There was plenty of time for them to become proficient in what it was they did. Scientific problems: Age of the patriarchs; Age of the earth Now, all of this brings us to some scientific problems with this, and as Christians, we need to face this face on. We can't hide our head in the sand, we can't let the world run along, and the rest of us say, "Well, I think that the Earth is 6,000 years old." And really have no way to defend it. It makes us seem like fools, but we're not foolish. There's good reason to believe what the scripture simply says. There are two questions that faze us when we come to Genesis 5, and they both have to do with age, because this is a time chapter. The first is the age of the patriarchs. How in the world could these folks have lived almost a thousand years? We don't see anything like that today. And so doesn't that tend to make you question the scripture, say, "This doesn't seem possible. How can we have the patriarchs living to this old age?" And second of all, it brings us to the question on the age of the Earth. How old is the Earth and how old is the human race on the Earth? Well, let's take the first one. The age of the patriarchs. In order to answer this question, we have to understand what aging is, don't we? What is aging? And there's a lot of research that's going on in this, but as you look at it, it's kind of hard to figure it out, to understand why it is we age. We're eating the same foods, we're doing the same thing, and yet our capability just drops off with every decade. Why is that? Some people who do research on a genetic level say it has to do with radiation that comes and effects cell division and multiplication. Your body... I forget the... other than the nerve cells, the brain cells, it changes every X number of years, I don't know what that is, every six or seven years, you get a whole new body because the cells die and new cells are replaced. But if there's radiation from the sun coming in and affecting that, some problems start coming in, and that's called aging. And over the years, function decreases and that's because of the problems with this. And also we have the problem disease coming in and affecting. Disease spreading all over the earth and it affects you. You get sick, you get well again, but maybe you're never quite the same. It affects you. All of this affects aging. Now, I believe as you look back in those days before the flood, I think that the earth was significantly different in terms of its climate than it is now. I believe that there was a canopy of water from which all that water came, which now fills much of the oceans. All the water that flooded the earth to a depth of 20 meters over the highest mountain, that's a significant amount of water. Where did it come from? Well we'll talk about that next week. But the water came from underneath, but also it rained down from above, and I believe that there was a canopy of protection around the Earth which protected people from radiation at that point. And there also wasn't the development of disease, so it's quite possible that people could have lived after the flood, don't you see the ages dropping rapidly? Within a couple or three generations, four generations, you've got Abraham and he's dying at a much younger age than his ancestors did. And within a few generations after that, they're pretty much where we are in terms of the length of age. That's just one possibility in looking at the age of these patriarchs. The second is the issue of the age of the Earth. Now, back in the 17th century, an Irish Archbishop named James Ussher, came up with a chronology of the whole earth, and he said that he earth was formed in the year 4004 BC. I'm not hearing any laughing — you're supposed to be laughing right now, it's supposed to be a joke. I just said that the Earth was formed in the year 4004 BC. Well, if we filled this room with a bunch of scientists and others who do not love the Lord or the scriptures, there would have been laughter, that would have been a joke. But I'm glad it's not a punch line here at First Baptist. However, at the same time, can it be supported? How do we jive the 4004 BC date with what we're getting from science? Can they really be put together? Well, first of all James Ussher did is just add up what we've got here in chapter 5 and also chapter 11, and bring in some archeological data about when the exodus was and put the whole thing together. And I think if you were to do this same thing, you wouldn't get too much a different outcome that the earth was created. So it really comes down to a contest of whether the scripture is speaking accurately or whether science is speaking accurately about the age of the earth. Well, why then does science say that the Earth is four and a half billion years old, and that the universe is 15 billion years? Well, first of all, 6000 years is insufficient time for evolution, there's just not enough time. There is no way that we could have evolved from apes in 6000 years, no way, and they know that they need time. There's got to be plenty of time, it's the only wild card that they have. It's the only way the Carl Sagan can say over billions and billions of years, that these molecules kind of assemble themselves in ever increasing complexity. If they don't have time, then they don't have evolution. You've got to have time. Reliability of dating techniques Well, is there any scientific backup for it? There's only the way that they do what we call absolute dating in the earth, and with this, you look at radiometric dating and some other techniques. For example, when I began my sermon today, I talked about this baby woolly mammoth, they named it Bema, little Bema. We don't know how old Bema is, but they're saying 27,000 years. Well, what happened to that tissue sample? Well they took the tissue sample and they send it to University of Rochester, and the scientists there put it in a specially designed container, and they were able to read the radiation coming out of that from carbon 14. Now, all of you have radioactivity inside your bodies right now, I bet you didn't know that. You came here this morning with it, it's inside you. You know why? Because you're eating plants and you're eating things that eat plants, and through photosynthesis, carbon 14, which is created when radiation comes in and hits the atmosphere, it's created. You take it in your bodies and it starts to accumulate in your body over a period of time. Now, if you take a tissue sample from one of you, any of you want to give a tissue sample? They would be glad to take it and you'll add to scientific knowledge on carbon 14 dating. You can sign up for that. I don't have the information, but if you're interested, just ask and you can give a tissue sample, they know how much carbon 14 there is in your body. And what they figured out is, they say, if we can take a sample from Bema or from some other thing, and read the amount of carbon 14 in it. And then we realized that over a period of time, about 5600 years, it doubles or going back the other way, it gets cut in half, the number of carbon 14, it decays. It's gone. And so over a period of time, they can work back and they say, well, Bema was a baby mammoth of such and such a size at age such and such amount, so it should have had so much carbon 14 in it, we find that there's far less carbon 14 and the difference is how they add up the years. Well, they've made some incredible, significant assumptions here. First of all, they've assumed that things have always been the same, and none of us was here were they? A billion years ago? None of us. Now, these guys, they could compete a little when they live up to a thousand years, but we die at about 75, 80, 85 years old. That's all the information we have. We sure weren't around when Bema died, whenever that was, and we weren't around about 1.5 billion years ago either. So we have to make some scientific assumptions through the dating. And the assumption is that things have always been the same, and that all of us accumulate carbon 14 at about the same level. Now, they can't prove that. Nobody can. It's an assumption. Now, science is based on assumptions that are proved or not proved. The fact is they can't prove it. Now, let me say to you this, what if? What if there were a flood, and what if before the flood there was a big canopy around the earth. And what if under that canopy there was 3 or 5 or 10 or 500 times as much vegetation on the Earth as there is now, what then? Maybe all that carbon 14 would get spread out very thinly and Bema wouldn't take in as much carbon 14. We don't really have any way of knowing. So when you go to the Museum of Life and Science and it says 1.5 billion years or something like that, don't you believe it. You take your scripture and you read it simply and say, I have every good reason to believe this as much as a scientist does to make a leap of faith on his dating techniques. And the same goes for potassium-argon dating and all the uranium-lead dating. It's all the same thing. They assume that they know how much was there and how much is in the rock now. And it's all the same kind of technique. So you don't need to be ashamed. Just take the Bible and read it simply the way it's given to you, it's the word of God. Spiritual lessons from genealogy Now, I've had to do all that because I don't think we can keep our head in the sand any longer. I'd just like to go right to the spiritual lessons from Genesis 5, and there are some, but I think it's important for us to be able to hold our own and hold our heads up and say we don't need to be embarrassed any longer to say I believe that the earth was 6000 years old, and that the scripture is just the way God presented it. Now, on those spiritual lessons, I'm going to focus on three individuals from this. I'm going to look at Adam, I'm going to look at Enoch, and I'm going to look at Noah. Adam First, the lesson from Adam is simple, and that is that God keeps His promises. In this case we could say God keeps His warnings. He promised Adam that if he ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, that he would die. And Adam dies in this chapter because God said he would. Genesis 2:17, "You must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it, you will surely die.” And then after he ate of it, he said, now it's done. Chapter 3:19, he says, “By the sweat of your brow, you will eat your food until you return to the earth, since from it you were taken, for dust you are, and to dust you will return.” And here in this chapter, Adam returns to dust. He returns to dust. Now, Adam was the head of the whole human race. In verses 1 and 2 of this chapter, chapter 5, it says, “When God created man, He made them in the likeness of God, he created a male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them man.” Now, the word Adam is just the Hebrew for man, and basically saying that Adam was... This man was the head of the human race, and when he sinned, we all sinned in him. And so original sin, the doctrine of original sin comes in through that way, and any of you who have raised young children, you know that it's true, don't you? And any of you who have looked at your own life, you know it's true, don't you? Original sin, every single one of us has sin as soon as we understand right from wrong, as soon as we understand it, we sin. Sin entered the world through one man and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men because all sinned. And it says in verse 3 of chapter 5, “When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image, and he named him Seth.” Why does it say that? Because Seth acquired that sin nature, it started right there, and then when Seth had a son, it was in his own image and on it gets passed. We are all under the sin because of Adam. And so David says in Psalm 51:5, “Surely I was sinful from birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.” That's the testimony of scripture. And the wages of sin is death, as Paul tells us, and we see that here in this chapter. Now, Jesus Christ came very plainly to overturn the death. And we see it in verse 8, verses 11-14, it says, “All together, Seth lived 912 years and then he died, altogether Enoch lived 905 years, and then he died. Altogether, Kenan lived 910 years and then he died. Altogether, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died. Altogether, Jared lived 962 years, and then he died. Methuselah 969 years, and then he died. Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died.” Do you see that drone of death? And it surrounds us. Even now we have loved ones that we think of, that we miss and we feel weak in the face of death. What can we do about death? It's a terrible problem. And it's a spiritual issue that comes right out of chapter 5, and what are we going to do? Well, only the serpent slayer can answer that, Jesus Christ. It says in Hebrews 2:14, “Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death, he might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is the devil.” And free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. Hebrews 2:14 and following. That's a great section of Scripture. Jesus' death conquers death, and by His death we're not slaves to fear of death any longer, because there is life after death through Christ. Enoch 1 John 3:8 says the reason the son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. And what was the devil's work? To bring death into the world, and so Jesus has done that, the serpent slayer. We praise God for that. And in the middle of this depressing drone, as we read verse after verse, we get a clear indication of God's intention don't we? With Enoch, Enoch, a shining star in the midst of all this darkness, we have Enoch, seventh from Noah, according to Jude, seventh from Noah. And so Jude upholds the accuracy of this genealogy, there's not big gaps in here. Jude says very plainly that Enoch lives seventh from Adam. And what does it say about Enoch? Verse 21, it says, “When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years, Enoch walked with God and then he was no more because God took him away.” This is evidence of God's grace. Death was conquered with Enoch, God just took him right to heaven without him having to pass through death. Praise the Lord. To some degree he's the first fruit, the clear indication of God's intention to overturn the curse of death because Enoch walked with God. Now, what does it mean to walk with God? It means daily communion, daily step-by-step obedience to God, a faithful walk with Him, through prayer through listening to God's commands and obey Him. And that was Enoch. This expression is used throughout scripture, it's used of Noah in Genesis 6:9, it says that Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God, and he walked with God. And then God appears to Abraham in Genesis 17:1 and says, “I am God almighty, walk before me and be blameless.” Walk before me. It means live every day, seven days a week, not just on Sundays. When you come to worship, alright, God sees it. He accepts your worship. But what do you do on Monday? What about Tuesday? What about 9 in the morning? What about 10 at night? Walk with God step-by-step. That's the way Enoch lived his life. Faithful obedience. God said the same thing to Israel in Deuteronomy 30:15-16, “See, I set before you today, life and prosperity, death and destruction for I command you to love your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands.” Walking step-by step in fellowship with Jesus Christ. We as Christians, we have the indwelling Holy Spirit, don't we? What a gift. And it says according to Galatians 5, since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Walk with the spirit. When he prompts you to do something, do it and you'll be like Enoch. I'm not promising that you'll miss out on death, it may be, if we're the final generation, you may well miss out on death. I tell you a mystery, we shall not all sleep, but we will all be changed. It's possible, but if the Lord tarries, you will have to suffer death. Hebrews 9:27 says, so he's appointed to each one of us to die once and then to face judgment. But for those who walk with God on earth, there is no condemnation. There is no condemnation, we don't have to stand under the guilt of our sin, but we're free forever. And so God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, and He sent the Holy Spirit. And why? So that we could walk as Enoch did. In Colossians 1:10, “We pray this in order that you walk worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way.” Colossians 2:6, so then just as you receive Christ Jesus as Lord continue to what? Walk in him, continue to walk in him. 1 John 1:7, “If we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin.” Now, what was Enoch's reward? I don't know what that must have been like. I don't know if he went up through the heavens. Elijah didn't die either, he went up in a chariot of fire, I don't know what Enoch's form of conveyance was, all I know is that according to Hebrews 11:5, they looked for him and couldn't find him. It says, “By faith, Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death. He could not be found for God had taken him away.” That means some people were looking for him. Now, I don't know if Tim LaHaye is right about that sudden rapture, that you're going to be pulled up out of your clothes or any of that kind of... How many of you read Left Behind? That secret rapture? You're going to leave your clothes behind and go up and... I don't know if that's... That detail I do not find in scripture. It's interesting to hypothesize about this kind of thing, but I know this, that Enoch was translated bodily up into heaven, and they couldn't find him. They were looking for him and couldn't find him. And I think that he did this as a gift to him, a gift to Enoch, to spare him from evil. Any of you who have ever lost a loved one, or if you're ever afraid of losing a loved one, you ought to write down Isaiah 57:1-2. Isaiah 57 are comforting verses, and you should read it and get the truth into your mind before you come to that point of grief. If you have a godly loved one and you wonder. . .Why did God take them? Isaiah 57 says plainly; “Devout men are taken away and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.” God says you've had enough evil, you've suffered enough, and he just takes Enoch out. So he doesn't have to suffer any longer. Of those who died in Isaiah 57:2, it says, “Those who walk uprightly,” there's that walking again. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace, they find rest as they lie in death. Isn't that comforting to know that a loved one who's walked with the Lord, they're free from other suffering. They're in peace because they walked with the Lord. Comfort yourself with that verse when the time comes. Noah And speaking of comfort, the third key individual here is Noah, and his name means comfort. When he was born, his father Lamech said He will comfort us from all the labor and the painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed. You know I did some calculations and apparently, Lamech was 56 years old when Adam died. Think about that. Lamech, Noah's father was 56 years old when Adam died. There's every good indication that Adam and Lamech knew each other and spent time talking together, and I bet you he got all this from Adam. He said, all this came because of our sin. Don't sin. Walk with God, obey Him. And so he names Noah and thinks about the curse that came through his ancestor, Adam. And he said through Noah will come this comfort because of the ground that God has cursed. Now, we're going to talk much about Noah over the next few weeks, so I'm not going to say much more about him today. Just that he was a godly man who walked with God and whose greatest form of comfort was his obedience to the commands and the warnings of God. And in that obedience, all of us, all of us find our survival. We were saved because of Noah's obedience, and in that way, we have comfort and salvation. Applications: Now, as we look at this chapter and we look at the things we've learned in it, there's some applications we can take from it. The first is simply this, as I mentioned earlier, your life is significant. God watches everything you do. Absolutely everything is written down in his books. He notes it all, it's all important. And it doesn't much matter whether later generations know your name. The overwhelming majority of people who have ever lived slip into obscurity within three, four, five generations. Nobody knows them, but God knows. And your life is significant because you're a child of God. Now it's significant, either for good or for ill, and the key thing is simply this, are you walking with God? Are you step-by-step walking in obedience to His commands? He has not been silent, He's told us what we are to do. Do you read these words as though they were your life? When you take them in, do you read them to obey? Are you walking in holiness? Are you walking in fellowship? Prayers of consecration. Moment by moment dependence. Are you walking with purpose? Ephesians 2:10, one of my favorite verses in all scripture says, “We are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance that we should walk in them.” He's lined out a corridor of good works for you to do, walk in them, walk in them, just like Enoch did. And the final question I'd ask you is simply this, are you ready for death? Are you prepared? Today could be the last day of your life. I don't really have any way of knowing one way or the other. I've been to funerals and I've been involved in the lives of people at all different age categories. You don't really have any idea what is your final day. Be ready, be ready. And there is no way that you can be ready for death apart from faith in Jesus Christ. Some people say, “I don't fear death.” And as I listen to them, I say you should fear death. You should be very afraid of death because your soul is not saved. And if your soul is not saved, if your soul is not saved, you are under the wrath of God for every sin you've ever committed. Remember I told you your life is significant, every decision you've ever made has been noted. Come out from under the wrath of God through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ. We're going to open up the altar in a few moments here. If you need salvation, come forward and give your life to Jesus Christ. Give yourself to Him. Jesus is the only salvation God has provided. The only freedom from death. He is your comfort in the face of death. If you would like to just simply come and kneel and pray, the altar is open for you to do that. Come and pray. 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