A New Voice of Freedom

Season 3 Podcast 257 The Uttermost Farthing Pt II. In the previous podcast we discussed the following scripture taken from the Sermon on the Mount. If you haven’t listened to Podcast 256, may we encourage you to consider listening to it first. “Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver th...

Season 3 Podcast 256 The Uttermost Farthing Pt I Christ taught in parables. He loved analogy. John the Revelator frequently used figurative analogy which makes the Book of Revelation sometimes very difficult to understand. The Savior appeared to prefer literal analogies, comparing the gospel to everyday things.  For example,  28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field...

Season 3 Podcast 255 "A Call for Restoration" I can see why James calls the Ten Commandments the Law of Liberty. All of the ills of society are related one way or another with the violation of the Ten Commandments.  There is a pattern.  We have turned everything upside down.  On the one hand, we reduce the number of crimes, not by arresting the criminals but by renaming the behavior, cal...

Season 3 Podcast 254 “The Nature of Law” In this podcast, I assert five assumptions without which creation is not possible.  Assumption One.  Certain things must self-exist, having neither beginning nor end, requiring no explanation.  Among those are intelligence (meaning life or consciousness), matter, energy, and potential.  Matter and energy self-exist. And chaos self exists, but laws do not. ...

Season 3 Podcast 253 Milton’s Paradise Lost Bk IX, Pt XXVIII, “Temptation of Adam D”   This podcast ends Bk IX of Milton’s Paradise Lost. Having eaten the forbidden fruit, for the first time they felt lust. After their long sleep, the illusion was gone, the eyes of Adam and Eve had been opened, and they awakened to a realization of the full effects of the fall. For the first time they feel shame a...

Season 3 Podcast 252 “A Christmas Message Pt II.” Shortly after, having called his twelve apostles, Christ gives the greatest sermon in the world, simply called The Sermon on the Mount. It contains, among other teachings, the Beatitudes. 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for the...

Season 3 Podcast 251 “A Christmas Message Pt I.” We have talked about the many titles of Christ. If you Google it, some scholars will list a 1000 names for Christ.  Some names, of course, are more well-known than others: Savior, Redeemer, Only Begotten Son, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Holy One of Israel. Creator, Prince of Peace, Immanuel, Advocate, Author and Finisher of our Faith, The Good She...

Season 3 Podcast 250 “What is Real, Pt 17, Implications of the Assumptions of Science” 8 There is no greater fallacy in science than the claim that something can come from nothing. In the previous podcasts we dealt with the following logical fallacies of theoretical science. ·      Assumption One: There is no intelligent design and no intelligent designer. ·      Assumption Two: Life was created b...

Season 3 Podcast 249 “What is Real, Pt 16, Implications of the Assumptions of Science” 7 There is no greater fallacy in science than the claim that something can come from nothing. In the previous podcasts we dealt with the following logical fallacies of theoretical science. ·      Assumption One: There is no intelligent design and no intelligent designer. ·      Assumption Two: Life was created b...

Season 3 Podcast 248, Milton’s Paradise Lost, Bk IX, Pt XXVII, “Temptation of Adam C”   In poetic form Milton brings to life the struggles of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden as they contemplate eating the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Milton shows that although Eve was deceived by the Serpent that our first parents understood the nature of the fall and why it was ne...

Season 3 Podcast 247 “What is Real, Pt 15, Implications of the Assumptions of Science” 6 There is no greater fallacy in science than the claim that something can come from nothing. In the previous podcasts we dealt with the following logical fallacies of theoretical science. ·      Assumption One: There is no intelligent design and no intelligent designer. ·      Assumption Two: Life was created b...

Season 3 Podcast 246 “What is Real, Pt 14, Implications of the Assumptions of Science” 5 In the previous podcasts on Implications of the Assumptions of science, we discussed the following false assumptions of theoretical science: ·      Assumption One: There is no intelligent design and no intelligent designer. ·      Assumption Two: Life was created by accident. ·      Assumption Three: Man is no...

Season 3 Podcast 245 “What is Real, Pt 13, Implications of the Assumptions of Science” 4 In yesterday’s podcast we examined the two primary false analogies of science: (1) man is a machine and (2) man is an animal. For that reason, science claims, man has no freewill. In this podcast we shall expand the discussion to include the entire concept of determinism. We shall address the following fallacy...

“What is Real, Pt 12, Implications of the Assumptions of Science” 3 In previous podcasts, we discussed the following false assumptions of theoretical science: ·      Assumption One: There is no intelligent design and no intelligent designer. ·      Assumption Two: Life was created by accident. ·      Assumption Three: Man is nothing but an accidental collocation of atoms. ·      Assumption Four: W...

Milton’s Paradise Lost Bk IX, Pt XXVI, “Temptation of Adam B”   Eve, beguiled by the serpent, has eaten of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Now she must persuade Adam to eat the forbidden fruit; otherwise, she will be expelled from the Garden of Eden and die alone; whereas, Adam will remain behind forever like a child. 13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that...

“What is Real, Pt 11, Implications of the Assumptions of Science” 2 This is Part 11 of the series, What is Real? If you haven’t listened to the previous 10 podcasts, you may find it helpful to keep the continuity; however, each podcast is independent and can be understood on its own.  In Podcast 241, we discussed the first three of ten Logical Fallacies of Science: 1.     There is no intelligent d...

“What is Real, Pt 10, Implications of the Assumptions of Science” 1 Up until now in the series, “What is Real?” I have defined some of the important assumptions of science and some of the important assumptions of Christianity. I doubt if any list could be definitive. Now I shall present the implications of those assumptions. In this podcast I shall focus on the implications of science. As a remind...

“What is Real, Pt 9, Ariel G, The Resurrection & Judgment, Assumptions 68 -74.” In this podcast we shall address the resurrection and judgment. For a judgment to be made there must be standards of judgment. For rewards to be given, there must be standards for rewards. The purpose of the Holy Scriptures is to outline those standards.  God is never arbitrary either in blessings or cursing, eithe...

“What is Real, Pt 8, Ariel F, The Atonement, Assumptions 61-67 The assumptions deal with the five stages of man’s eternal progression: (1) Our pre-mortal life, (2) the Creation, Garden of Eden, and the fall of man, (3) our earth life, (4) our life after death in the spirit world or period between death and the resurrection, and (5) our life after the resurrection and final judgment.  It is impract...

Milton’s Paradise Lost Bk IX, Pt XXV, “Temptation of Adam Pt A”  In the preface to Book IX, Milton presents the following abstract [Eve], pleased with the taste, deliberates awhile whether to impart thereof to Adam or not; at last brings him of the fruit; relates what persuaded her to eat thereof.  Adam at first amazed, but perceiving her lost, resolves, through vehemence of love, to perish with h...

“What is Real, Pt 7, Ariel E The Atonement, Assumptions 33-60.” Practically speaking we can only list a few of the thousands of assumptions that define the Christian world view. As pointed out in the previous podcast, which was an interlude to describe the two primary world views that govern America today, the assumptions are taken from the five stages of the plan of salvation. (1) Our pre-mortal...

“What is Real, Pt 6, Ariel D Theism vs Atheism.” It is not practical to attempt to list all the assumptions in the Holy Scriptures. Imagine the length of such an encyclopedia. Since I address the plan of Salvation, I have chosen a few representative assumptions from the Holy Bible relating to the five distinct periods in our journey back to God. The periods are: (1) Our pre-mortal life, (2) the Cr...

“What is Real, Pt 5, Ariel C The Fall of Man 2 Assumptions 27-32” This podcast is Pt 2 of the Fall of Man. If you haven’t listened to Podcast 234, may I recommend that you listen to 234 first because it lists the first eleven assumptions of the fall as presented in Genesis Chapter Three verses 1-11. In this podcast I shall continue with Genesis Chapter 3. Adam and Eve have eaten of the fruit. They...

“What is Real, Pt 4, Ariel B The Fall of Man 1 Assumptions 16-26 The center of Christianity is Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, the creator, the Savior and Redeemer of the entire world. He came in the meridian of time suggesting that the time from Adam to Christ is about 4000 years and the time from Christ to the end of the world is about 4000 years.  If we take that literally, it means...

Milton’s Paradise Lost Bk IX, Pt XXIV, “Temptation of Eve Pt D”  In the preface to Book IX, Milton presents the following abstract the serpent, now grown bolder, with many wiles and arguments induces her at length to eat,  He continues his deceitful argument. Shall that be shut to Man, which to the Beast Is open? or will God incense his ire For such a pretty Trespass, and not praise Rather your da...