A New Voice of Freedom

“What is Real, Pt 3, Ariel A, The Creation Assumptions 1-15” Podcast 230, “What is Real?, Pt 1” contains the introduction. Podcast 231, “What is Real?, Pt 2, Laplace’s Demon” contains the fundamental assumptions of science. In this podcast, “232 Pt 3 and in continuing podcasts I shall present the fundamental principles of Christianity as it relates to the story of creation.  We make our decisions...

“What is Real, Pt 2, Laplace’s Demon” The purpose of Podcast 231 is to distinguish between science and religion. Because of scope, in this podcast I shall discuss the attributes of science.  In Podcast 232 Pt 3, I shall contrast it with the attributes of Christianity. I have decided to do it via a parable, a rather strange parable. If you haven’t listened to Podcast 230, “What is Real, Pt 1, Intro...

What is Real Pt 1  Introduction In other podcasts I have written about the subject, “What is Real?” The question is simply too large to cover in a few podcasts, so I keep coming back to it. In this podcast, because of the limitations of time, I shall be obliged to just give a brief introduction. It will be followed in Podcast 231 by a rather strange, but hopefully revealing, allegory. The theme of...

A Layman’s Argument for the Existence of God Pt 5 We are here on earth to become Christ-like. 1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be lik...

Milton’s Paradise Lost Bk IX, Pt XXIII, “Temptation of Eve Pt C”  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,  Eve innocently followed the serpent, not even considering that the serpent was guiding her to the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Up to this point the serpent had not revea...

A Layman’s Argument for the Existence of God Pt 4 Turning away from the writings of Mr. Richard Dawkins, let me turn to some logical fallacies of our own.  The Christian view is not off the hook either. For example, where does God come from? Let me refer you back to the previous podcast. Everything goes back to first cause. However, let’s begin with the law that matter and energy cannot be created...

A Layman’s Argument for the Existence of God Pt 3 Atheists such as Richard Dawkins use the anthropic principle to prove that God does not exist by showing that life can occur by accident if the numbers are large enough. However, his hypothesis cannot be verified or falsified because the galaxies are too far away. The fact is, if the anthropic principle were acceptable evidence that God does not ex...

A Layman’s Argument for the Existence of God Pt 2 The Bible focuses on why the universe was created. Science focuses on how the universe was created. My advice to Christians is to look through the Hubble Telescope with one eye open to science and the other eye open to God. You will get closer to the truth that way for ultimately, when science matures, science and religion will come back together b...

A Layman’s Argument for the Existence of God Pt 1  Following the publication of The Origin of Species, science and religion split as if they were mutually exclusive, causing many to turn away from God, from the story of Genesis, and from religion and toward science. The split has become wider and wider. A relatively recent book entitled “The God Delusion,” a New York Times Bestseller, by the popul...

“Temptation of Eve Pt B”  In the preface to Book IX, Milton presents the following abstract Eve requires him to bring her to that tree, and finds it to be the tree of knowledge, forbidden:  Eve still does not know that she is talking to Lucifer. She sees only the fantastic looking serpent with its stranger powers of speech and beautiful disguise. So talk’d the spirited sly Snake; and Eve Yet more...

Perfection We do not achieve perfection by itemizing sins and hammering ourselves over our past imperfections.  We are not stones that God uses to chip away excess materials to create something beautiful.  We are flesh and blood endowed by an immortal spirit and an eternal intelligence.  We have freewill.  God is not our sculptor.  He is our Savior.  He works with us, not on us. He invites us to b...

The Law of Equality Pt 2 As an introduction to this podcast, please first listen to Podcast 220, “The Law of Equality Pt 1.” To fully understand freedom, we must distinguish among the five terms: freewill, agency, freedom, liberty, and equality.  They are often used as synonyms; however, for teaching purposes, I need to draw a clear distinction. There is only one savior and redeemer of the world a...

The Law of Equality Pt 1 America is the greatest experiment in freedom the earth has ever seen. In the history of the world there have been many attempts at creating a free society. Democracy is not new. The Greeks experimented with democracy. America differs from the Greeks in scale and in scope.  Our model, however, is not the Greeks. Our model is the House of Israel during the time of the judge...

Tyranny Against Christianity Pt 2 One can gauge the moral climate of a society by studying that which drives the economy.  Today billions of dollars are spent on divorce, abortion, games, toys, alcohol, drugs, recreation, sports, gambling, leisure, luxury, cosmetics, plastic surgery, elixirs of youth, sexually charged movies, fine homes, fancy cars, expensive clothes, etc.  We truly live in a hedo...

Milton’s Paradise Lost Bk IX, Pt XXI, “Temptation of Eve Pt A” In the preface to Book IX, Milton presents the following abstract Adam at last yields, the serpent finds her alone: his subtle approach, first gazing, then speaking; with much flattery extolling Eve above all other creatures.  Eve, wondering to hear the serpent speak, asks how he attained to human speech, and such understanding, not ti...

Tyranny Against Christianity Pt 1 Linda, please read the statement of one of the early 2020 Presidential contenders of the left during the democratic debates: “There can be no reward, no benefit, no tax break for anyone or any institution, any organization in America, that denies the full human rights and the full civil rights of every single one of us.  So as president, we’re going to make that a...

Decline of Democracy Pt 2 The Last Ten of Twenty Signs that Democracy in America is Dying In the last podcast we discussed the first ten of the twenty signs that democracy in America is dying.  In this podcast we shall discuss the last ten. The list is not definitive, but it is revealing, and these twenty are sufficient to bring down our democratic republic. If we do not return to the Ten Commandm...

  Decline of Democracy Pt 1 The First Ten of Twenty Signs that Democracy in America is Dying We are getting a disturbing taste of open disregard for law among our leaders in America today.  In the decline of democracy, two things become transparent: (1) Leaders, who supposedly represent the people, begin to consider themselves above the law.  (2) Laws become unequal, favoring one group over anothe...

Simon, a Man of Cyrene Only a few words describe Simon, a Man of Cyrene. 32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. (Matthew 27: 32)  In Mark we find a little more information. 21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. (Mark 15:21)  Luke adds...

Milton’s Paradise Lost Bk IX, Pt XX, “Adam and Eve’s First Argument”  A new day begins.  Practical Eve suggests that until they have children to help them, they divide the labor and separate to get more done. Eve, having already worked out the details in her organized mind, proceeds to tell Adam how best to divide the labors.  Adam, well may we labor still to dress This Garden, still to tend Plant...

Recognizing the Hand of God Pt VI: The Logic of Law Before listening to this podcast, we recommend, if you haven’t already, that you download and listen to Podcast 211 entitled “Recognizing the Hand of God, Commandment with a Promise.”  Podcast 212 is the conclusion of Podcast 211.  Though this podcast isn’t the conclusion to the series, it is the conclusion to the introduction to the series. Othe...

Recognizing the Hand of God Pt V: Commandment with a Promise Before listening to this podcast, we recommend, if you haven’t already. that you download and listen to Podcast 204, 205, 206, 207, 209 & 210. They will give context to the message; however, each is independent of the other. Mortality is temporary.  It is the only way that we can advance in freewill, agency, liberty, and freedom.  Bi...

Excerpt Recognizing the Hand of God Pt IV: Power For continuity we recommend that you first download 204, 205, 206, 207 & 209. However, each podcast may be listened to independently.  People commonly recognize the laws of nature, but we do not always recognize the hand of God. In God’s kingdom everything is governed by law, whether it is temporal law such as earth or spiritual law such as the...

Recognizing the Hand of God Pt III: Faith It is assumed that you have listened to podcasts 204, 205, 206 & 207. If not, perhaps for continuity you would like to download those first. However, it is not essential. Each podcast is independent. There is one word that separates the temporal law from the spiritual law.  That word is faith. We don’t have faith in the law of gravity though we use the...

Bk IX, Pt XIX, “Lucifer Enters the Snake”  In the beginning of each Book Milton provides an abstract.  In Milton’s words. Satan, having compassed the earth, with meditated guile returns, as a mist, by night into paradise; enters into the serpent sleeping. The King James Version of the Bible is very succinct. In Chapter 3, verse 1, we read the following: 1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any b...