SOURCE: TOTAL HEALTH MAGAZINE: BODY & SOUL
It is often concluded and earnestly asserted that science and religion are separate. One is of the soul, the unseen, and the other of the world, and the seen.
It is often claimed that one can not assert truths. Well, oddly it is science which is putting a pause to this attitude. After a stretch of time where faith and religion was considered anti-intellectual, there are trimmers in the underflow of society which are gradually revealing to us, that what we thought we knew, was not what we expected. Science and faith actually do work together.
This makes complete sense to classic Christianity where God is the creator of the World and all, yes all, is under his majesty, even science. To think science is against the very nature of God, is completely missing the point. Science teaches us about God !
Science is good ! The Bible tells us so !
Psalm 111:2
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Great are the works of the
Lord, studied by all who delight in them.
Job 38:4-30
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“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me,
if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements—surely you
know! Or who stretched the line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or
who laid its cornerstone, when the morning stars sang together and all
the sons of God shouted for joy? “Or who shut in the sea with doors when
it burst out from the womb,
But let's take thus further, if God created the world and He created us? How should we respond to Him? Well, Jesus, our Lord, tells us in the greatest Commandments.
“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
This unequivocally takes down Protestant theology if you get to the core of the matter.
To love is to love in all three : heart (body), soul (spirit), and mind (thought).
Protestantism, neglects God's creation by separating the physical world with the spiritual. Their's is a faith of faith alone.
But the Bible teaches a love of action.
John 15 : 13; Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.
This is clearly a call to action!
And the Bible also tells us, that love is the greatest between faith, hope, and love.
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And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Yet, Protestants reject the physical dimensions of faith, displayed through our sense in revealing signs we call sacraments.
I have covered this topic before in other posts, and will have links to those at the bottom, but there is more to say.
John 14:15 “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.”
In John 14, we see that the greatest of faith, hope, and love mean "to keep my commandments"
We have the 10 commandments, but also the commandments of ritual and authority.
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And
he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying,
"This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me."
"Do this," not "You might remember.."
DO! in the imperative tense!
Clear ! Clear ! Is it not?
Love is doing, so this equates naturally to mean, faith alone is not a biblical teaching, but a man-made tradition (ironically).
We also see this in Matthew 28, when Jesus says in the "Great Commission,"
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Therefore ... "go ! " / "make ! " 7 "baptise ! " / " teach ! "
More examples of the imperative which can only be concluded to mean commands, not suggestions.
And let's not in the least look at the line, "teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
This screams Catholicism!
First of all, let's notice that Jesus commands us to take part in ritual. That is he commands them to baptize. This is clear when taken in with the right context. Jesus taught ritual !
So this idea that Jesus came to tear down religion, is erred to the umpf degree !
Furthermore, it states to teach. Teaching, that is men are to teach, not only scripture.
Not only teach them, teach them to "obey!" Oh Oh, is this not DOGMA?
And surely, I am with you ALWAYS. What faith do we have in Jesus if we do not listen to His words?
BEAUTY OF RITUALS
God created us, He knows we are more than spirits, but we were made flesh and blood. God does not want us to only have faith in Him, he wants us to live out this Faith.
God is invincible to us, but this does not mean that we are incapable of living out out faith with our sense.
It is in fact God's design for us to experience our faith both inward and outward.
And if we are obedient, faithful, and most of all "LOVING." Then, will we be filled with the Holy Spirit and feel the true presence of God in our life, starting with the ritual of the Eucharist.
The Bible tells us, it was His breathe which created the world, and this breathe which the Word became Flesh, and it is this following of Christ in remembrance of His promises that the breathe of the priest will always remain in Jesus's trust, so when they do as Jesus said, Jesus will live up to His word.
This is faith! This is faith that saves! To believe in His word!
HERE ARE OTHER POSTS WHICH SPEAK TO THIS POINT.
HOW TO RESPOND TO CHRIST'S CALL
JESUS CAME TO TEAR DOWN RELIGION?
EUCHARIST (HOST OF TRUE FAITH)
UNITY (CATHOLICISM =HEALTH)
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