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Casual Articles - Christ Was Begotten - Not Made
I. Avoiding Insurance Disaster.It seems like whenever catastrophe strikes, insurance problems rear their ugly head. It might be your home isn't sufficiently covered to pay for repairing the damage. Or, you might be the victim of unfair adjusting practices, such as a carrier that would rather fight than pay its fair share.In a disaster such fire, flood or earthquake, you might not even know who your insurance company is, since your policies and other important documents may well be cold ash or soggy trash.If you suffer a disaster and have to make a claim on your insurance, keep these three principles in mind:II. Get a Copy of Your Policy and read It.Insurance always begins with a written contract. So, the first thing that needs to be done when getting ready to make a claim is to get a copy of every policy that might possibly provide coverage for your damaged property and read them all from front to back.If you don’t have the policy forms because they were lost, destroyed or are otherwise unavailable, you’ll have to get policy reconstructions from the insurance company. Requests can be made to your agent or directly to the insurance company's policy services department. If you don’t remember who your insurance company is, you’ll need to do a little detective work. Start with your checking account. A review of your banking records may well lead you to every insurer that might provide coverage for the damaged property.III. Check your coverages.Your insurance policy provides coverage for certain types of loss, and excludes coverage for others. That's why it's important to get a copy of the contract right at the beginning.One issue that frequently arises following a catastrophic loss is the damaged property was not adequately insured in the first place. Where an agent or broker provided you with professional advice on the appropriate coverage or bound coverage based upon their own professional expertise, there may be a claim for professional negligence where the property isn't properly protected.IV. Watch out for Time LimitsProperty insurance contracts generally have their own time limits, called "statute of limitations," built in, and the period in which to file suit to enf
A very rarely used method for profiting online is by using internet marketing forums.Internet marketing forums are a great way to drive traffic to your product website and here's how to do it.Internet Marketing Forums Rule #1 - Ask questions.When joining a few internet marketing forums, one the best ways to introduce yourself, is to ask questions of fellow posters.Make your questions relevant. Be polite. Look at other posts and determine the forums posting rules.Don't ask questions just for the sake of making a post.Get involved with the members and make sure to post only those questions that pertain to the subject matter.Internet Marketing Forums Rule #2 - Answer questions.Here's where the biggest impact will be made with internet marketing forums.By answering other forum members questions, you create a good relationship.Never post an answer unless you really know how to help the person out.Many times you'll find internet marketing forums being abused by people who just post irrelevant comments for the sake of advertising a product.This is spam and will get you banned from the forums.Internet Marketing Forums Rule #3 Use a signature file.This is a powerful method of using internet marketing forums to drive traffic to your website.Your signature file is simply an ad for your website.You always place this at the end of your post when using internet marketing forums.Never just use a signature file without giving actual help and useful information.Again, you will build trust by helping others and in return, they will visit your website and hopefully become paying customers.Put these rules to good use when using internet marketing forums for maximum results.
But was not Christ begotten of the Father? Yes, but this does not mean He was created or made. You and I were begotten of our parents, but our parents in no way created us just because we were begotten of them. Our life had already existed in our parents before they had begotten us. In fact, we really existed from the time of Adam and Eve even though we were begotten many centuries later. How is that so? Well, did not God finish His work of creation on the seventh day according to Genesis? If that is so then we had to have existed in some form from the time of Adam and Eve since God was no longer in the routine business of creating anything after the seventh day of creation week. In the case of Christ it is completely logical to say that He existed from all eternity in some form in the Father before He was begotten as God. In fact, in John 1:18 Scripture teaches that Christ is the "only begotten God" (this is the literal translation from the Greek New Testament). The word "begotten" in the passage comes from a Greek word from which we get our English word "generate". To "generate" means to "bring forth" out of pre-existing substance, whereas to"create" means to "bring forth" out of nothing. Just as sunlight is generated from the sun but is not created by the sun, so, too, Christ was generated (begotten) from the Father but was not created by the Father. Amen!! Amen!!
After (Christ) was begotten of the Father the Father then through Christ (His only begotten Son) made all the universe (John 1:3, Colossians 1:15-16). And, of course, much later in time Christ was also begotten as man. In John 8:58 we read the words of Christ "Before Abraham was born I AM". It is clear from the use of the words "I AM" in this context that our beloved Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was claiming eternality which only the true God can claim. It is important to understand, also, that although Christ existed from all eternity within the Father, He was generated (or begotten) only once as God. In other words, God the Father was not eternally generating His Son. The concept and traditional doctrine of the eternal generation of Christ does not make any sense anymore than it would make sense to say that a human father is continually begetting the same son over and over again. But, again, just because Christ was not eternally generated does not mean that Christ is not eteranl because Christ did exist from all eternity, in some form, within God the Father before He was begotten as God.
But if Christ was God how, then, could He die? The Scriptures teach that God can and did die. We read in Revelation 1:17-18 "... Fear not; I am the First and the Last: I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen ..." The title "First and the Last" is from the Old Testament and it is a title that belongs only to Jehovah (or God). Thus it is none other than Jehovah (or God) Who is saying that He died. We know from the context of the first chapter in Revelation that it is none other than Christ who is speaking here. No one has the power to kill God, but God can, if He so chooses, give up His life so long as it is for a morally right cause and purpose. Just as it is not morally wrong for one human being to sacrifice his life for another so it is not wrong for God to sacrifice His life for those whom He created. This is exactly what God (the Son) did on the Cross. Phillippians 2:5-8 tells us that Christ gave up equality (positionally) with God (the Father) when He became a man and dwelt on the earth. Although He was still God even after He became man, He gave up the rights that He possessed as God when He lived on earth. That is why when He was on earth He was fully dependent upon His Father to perform miracles.
Doesn't Hebrews 1:4, at least in the King James Version, say that Christ was made better than the angels? The word "made" in the passage is better translated as "became". Christ became better than the angels. Again, at His first coming as Man the Scripture teaches that Christ humbled Himself. He was made (or became) lower than the angels (Hebrews 2:9). Hebrews 1:3 teaches that after Christ made purification for sins He sat down at the right hand of God (the Father). That is when He became better than the angels because God the Father had restored to His Son His original position. It was after Christ died for our sins, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God (the Father) that God the Father restored to His Son His preeminent position again (Philippians 2:6-9). This is what Jesus meant when shortly before He went to the Cross He prayed to His Father "And now, O Father, glorify Thou Me with Thine Own Self with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was" (John 17:5). Christ is still both God and Man, but as Man He
Often the first point of contact the media has with an organisation is with the front desk or receptionist. Although designated people within a company may have the training and skills needed to interact with the media, the first point of contact within an organisation can make or break a journalists perception of the company and may impact on how they report about your business.Here are ten tips on how to be media savvy for all office professionals.1. Have a Formal Media Policy.Every organisation should have a policy on talking to the media. A formal policy helps minimise the risks and maximise the opportunities when dealing with the media. It is important to also understand and update this policy. Often a company might have a media relations policy but it is dated or the designated person may be on holidays, always know who is available, their role and how to contact them.2. List by name in the organisation who can and who can't talk to the media.This is the basis of a good media policy and well run organisations have clearly designated responsibilities in this area. Again have this list updated regularly, you never know when the media will contact your company.3. Make sure everyone understands the policy and it is well communicated throughout the organisation.It is important to communicate the media policy to all front line team members. This is especially important in an emergency or crisis situation. Often roles change and it is better to be prepared and professional.4. Act as a gatekeeper.Good office professionals are the heartbeat of an organisation and control the flow of information. A good executive assistant can play a vital role in acting as a gatekeeper and controlling access to key decision makers in an organisation. Always be able to direct all enquiries to relevant people.5. Be courteous.Remember the media's impression of you represents the whole organisation and may influence how they report on your company.6. Ask the journalist for their name, organisation, contact details and most importantly, their DEADLINE.In the media, seconds make a difference whether a story makes the news or not. Take time to collect the vital information and make it a priority.7. Always call back within an
After (Christ) was begotten of the Father the Father then through Christ (His only begotten Son) made all the universe (John 1:3, Colossians 1:15-16). And, of course, much later in time Christ was also begotten as man. In John 8:58 we read the words of Christ "Before Abraham was born I AM". It is clear from the use of the words "I AM" in this context that our beloved Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was claiming eternality which only the true God can claim. It is important to understand, also, that although Christ existed from all eternity within the Father, He was generated (or begotten) only once as God. In other words, God the Father was not eternally generating His Son. The concept and traditional doctrine of the eternal generation of Christ does not make any sense anymore than it would make sense to say that a human father is continually begetting the same son over and over again. But, again, just because Christ was not eternally generated does not mean that Christ is not eteranl because Christ did exist from all eternity, in some form, within God the Father before He was begotten as God.
But if Christ was God how, then, could He die? The Scriptures teach that God can and did die. We read in Revelation 1:17-18 "... Fear not; I am the First and the Last: I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen ..." The title "First and the Last" is from the Old Testament and it is a title that belongs only to Jehovah (or God). Thus it is none other than Jehovah (or God) Who is saying that He died. We know from the context of the first chapter in Revelation that it is none other than Christ who is speaking here. No one has the power to kill God, but God can, if He so chooses, give up His life so long as it is for a morally right cause and purpose. Just as it is not morally wrong for one human being to sacrifice his life for another so it is not wrong for God to sacrifice His life for those whom He created. This is exactly what God (the Son) did on the Cross. Phillippians 2:5-8 tells us that Christ gave up equality (positionally) with God (the Father) when He became a man and dwelt on the earth. Although He was still God even after He became man, He gave up the rights that He possessed as God when He lived on earth. That is why when He was on earth He was fully dependent upon His Father to perform miracles.
Doesn't Hebrews 1:4, at least in the King James Version, say that Christ was made better than the angels? The word "made" in the passage is better translated as "became". Christ became better than the angels. Again, at His first coming as Man the Scripture teaches that Christ humbled Himself. He was made (or became) lower than the angels (Hebrews 2:9). Hebrews 1:3 teaches that after Christ made purification for sins He sat down at the right hand of God (the Father). That is when He became better than the angels because God the Father had restored to His Son His original position. It was after Christ died for our sins, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God (the Father) that God the Father restored to His Son His preeminent position again (Philippians 2:6-9). This is what Jesus meant when shortly before He went to the Cross He prayed to His Father "And now, O Father, glorify Thou Me with Thine Own Self with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was" (John 17:5). Christ is still both God and Man, but as Man He
We all may have found ourselves in a less than favorable financial situation that's often out of our control at one time or another in our lives. A payday loan can bridge the gap of time between your paychecks, allowing you to remedy the problem and meet your obligations.It's a scenario that is, unfortunately, recognized by many, a sudden medical emergency arises, or an unexpected repair or even a forgotten bill appears and payday is still a week away. Whatever the case may be, a payday loan can either be a benefit or a great way of digging yourself deeper into debt. In order for you to truly benefit from using payday loans, there are a few things you should know in order to make an informed decision the next time you find yourself contemplating the world of payday loans.First, it should be stated that payday loans should never be used as a part of your regular monthly budget planning. If you find yourself needing to do that month after month, then it's time to reprioritize and follow a stricter budget. Payday loans are meant for true emergencies, not as a way to obtain ordinary purchases simply because payday hasn't arrived yet.Payday loans are notorious for having higher interest rates and late fees than those of loans obtained through a bank. One of the reasons for this is because virtually anyone with a job and a bank account may qualify for a payday loan. Usually, credit checks are not needed, making them considerably easier to obtain than traditional bank loans.When utilizing payday loans, one should never borrow more than they anticipate being able to pay back when payday arrives. Seems obvious, but it's surprising the number of people who find themselves short on funds again on payday because they had to repay a loan from last time. Being certain that you're only borrowing the minimum you need AND that you'll be able to comfortably pay it back on payday AND still meet your other obligations will ensure that a payday loan will work to your advantage.Be sure you know what the terms and conditions of the loan are before you agree and sign the papers. Most payday loans are due the day of the borrower's next payday and the funds will be directly debited from their checking or savings account. By making certain that you know the details such as the day of repa
But if Christ was God how, then, could He die? The Scriptures teach that God can and did die. We read in Revelation 1:17-18 "... Fear not; I am the First and the Last: I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen ..." The title "First and the Last" is from the Old Testament and it is a title that belongs only to Jehovah (or God). Thus it is none other than Jehovah (or God) Who is saying that He died. We know from the context of the first chapter in Revelation that it is none other than Christ who is speaking here. No one has the power to kill God, but God can, if He so chooses, give up His life so long as it is for a morally right cause and purpose. Just as it is not morally wrong for one human being to sacrifice his life for another so it is not wrong for God to sacrifice His life for those whom He created. This is exactly what God (the Son) did on the Cross. Phillippians 2:5-8 tells us that Christ gave up equality (positionally) with God (the Father) when He became a man and dwelt on the earth. Although He was still God even after He became man, He gave up the rights that He possessed as God when He lived on earth. That is why when He was on earth He was fully dependent upon His Father to perform miracles.
Doesn't Hebrews 1:4, at least in the King James Version, say that Christ was made better than the angels? The word "made" in the passage is better translated as "became". Christ became better than the angels. Again, at His first coming as Man the Scripture teaches that Christ humbled Himself. He was made (or became) lower than the angels (Hebrews 2:9). Hebrews 1:3 teaches that after Christ made purification for sins He sat down at the right hand of God (the Father). That is when He became better than the angels because God the Father had restored to His Son His original position. It was after Christ died for our sins, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God (the Father) that God the Father restored to His Son His preeminent position again (Philippians 2:6-9). This is what Jesus meant when shortly before He went to the Cross He prayed to His Father "And now, O Father, glorify Thou Me with Thine Own Self with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was" (John 17:5). Christ is still both God and Man, but as Man He
Although buying gold is expensive and can get your account banned, people still buy gold on a regular basis. Personally, I don’t see anything wrong with that. If Blizzard was smart, they would offer gold to their customers and allow them to purchase it directly from the official World of Warcraft website. Or they could have an ATM machine in Ironforge that takes all forms of credit cards and then credits your toon with however much gold you wish to purchase.I don’t think people buy gold because they want to cheat. I think they simply don’t have the same amount of time to invest in the game that other players do. And if you’re paying to play a game, why should you not be able to experience it at the level you want just because you have a full-time job or a family to attend to?I’ve been a hard-core wow player for several years, and I’ve made far more than my share of gold while playing the game. I made so much gold that I bought my way to exalted with each of the major cities so I could purchase all the epic mounts from the different factions. Remember when you couldn’t buy epic riding mounts with honor? When the only way to do it was to turn in runecloth until you reached exalted, and then you had to pay an arm and a leg for training and each mount? Well, I had all the mounts long before you could get them with PVP honor.I was also guildmaster of probably the only guild in the history of World of Warcraft that issued paychecks to its members. That’s right, paychecks. Every member of my guild earned anywhere from 30 gold to 150 gold per week, depending on their time contributed towards benefiting the guild and its members. Weekly payroll ranged from 2,000 to 4,000 gold.If you don’t have the time to earn gold in game, then buy gold from a reseller and hope Blizzard doesn’t ban you. Make sure you take a look around first before you buy as there are many gold sellers available on the internet and the prices vary considerably. Although, with all the sites out there selling gold, I’m starting to believe the threat of getting banned for buying gold is more bark than bite.This article is the first of a series that I will post specifically for the players who wish to earn their gold in-game instead of purchasing it from gold resellers.
Doesn't Hebrews 1:4, at least in the King James Version, say that Christ was made better than the angels? The word "made" in the passage is better translated as "became". Christ became better than the angels. Again, at His first coming as Man the Scripture teaches that Christ humbled Himself. He was made (or became) lower than the angels (Hebrews 2:9). Hebrews 1:3 teaches that after Christ made purification for sins He sat down at the right hand of God (the Father). That is when He became better than the angels because God the Father had restored to His Son His original position. It was after Christ died for our sins, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God (the Father) that God the Father restored to His Son His preeminent position again (Philippians 2:6-9). This is what Jesus meant when shortly before He went to the Cross He prayed to His Father "And now, O Father, glorify Thou Me with Thine Own Self with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was" (John 17:5). Christ is still both God and Man, but as Man He
Do you have piles of paper on your desk. Many do and don't know how to deal with them. They have no working system to deal with the day to day influx of paper, email, magazines and other information. Worse yet, after a while that pile on your desk gets moved to the top of the file cabinet. And the pile on the file cabinet gets moved to the window sill. Pretty soon you have piles of paper all over your office. Are you or someone you know in this situation?That's how my office used to look back in 1985 when I decided to stop this insanity and get control over my work life. It only took about 2-3 hours to get totally organized and I have never again returned to those days of piles and piles of paper cluttering my workplace and causing the anxiety that comes with not knowing if something, anything in there is important, forgotten or needed to be done. Here's what I did.I brought in a big 30 gallon trash can into the office and closed the door. I also made sure I had one legal pad of paper, a pen, a marker, a stapler and a box of manila folders. Put these supplies aside until Step three of the process. Step one involves getting control of the paper. Stack everything from every pile into one big pile. Include every piece of paper you see in your office or work area notes, reports, phone messages, bills, letters, receipts, calendars….everything. Your stack will be quite high but fear not. You are starting to gain control. Now instead of a few or a few dozen piles scattered all around the room you have one place to put all of your focus. By the way, my stack when I did this was literally 3 feet high. Step two is another easy one. You will look at every piece of paper one by one and make this determination - is there anything on this paper I need. If the answer is yes then start a save stack. If the answer is no then throw it in the trash can. Do not stop to do anything about any thing on a piece of paper. Just rip through each piece and determine if it stays or goes. If there is an address on it that you want to keep put it in the keep stack. Maybe it's a flyer reminding you of an event you might like to attend. Save stack. Maybe a report you need to file, a receipt you need to record for reimbursement, a phone message that you need to return the call. If there is anything on the piece you
But if Christ was equally God along with the Father and the Holy Spirit then why did Christ say to His Father in John 17:3 that the Father was the only true God. The word "only" in the passage must be understood in its proper context. Christ was not comparing the Father to Himself when He said the Father was the only true God. Rather, Christ was comparing the Father to the pagan deities that the gentiles of His time worshipped when He was on earth. In comparison to these pagan deities Christ was saying that the Father was the only true God. This has to be the meaning or otherwise we will have a contradiction in the Scriptures. For Scripture also teaches in 1 John 5:20 that Christ is "the true God and eternal life." It is important to understand the words of Scripture in the context of what all of Scripture teaches on any given issue or subject of doctrine. The Scriptures clearly teach that Christ is God (e.g. John 1:1; Hebrews 1:8; Titus 2:13). In Titus 2:13 Christ is referred to as "our great God and Savior." In Revelation 1:8 the Lord Jesus Christ Himself makes the claim that He is "the Almighty." It is clear from the context of the chapter that it is Christ Who is speaking. Certainly, the Scriptures do not teach Christ to be a false God as is the case with the Devil who is called "the god (or ruler) of this world." Ephesians 2:2 says that the worldly make the Devil their god and so did believers before they were saved: "in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient." The Devil is a false god and a creature. Christ, on the other hand, is true God and Creator. We read in John 1:3 that without Christ (Who is also called the Word) "not anything was made that was made." Obviously, then, Christ was not made or otherwise He would have had to have made Himself which makes no sense. Colossians 1:17 teaches that Christ "is before all things and by Him all things consist (are sustained)." And Colossians 1:18 says about Christ that "He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence." No creature must have the preeminence in all things. That position belongs only to Jehovah (or God) alone, and, thus, Christ must be Jehovah (or God) in order for the Scriptures to declare that He must have the preeminence in all things. Glory to God! Only God is capable of fitting such a description!
In certain references of Scripture the Father as God may have preeminence because the Father is the Head of Christ just as Adam was the head of Eve and had a certain preeminence and priority in relationship to her. But, this does not mean that Eve was inferior to Adam. So, similarly Christ is not inferior to the Father even though the Father is the Head of Christ. Of course, while on earth Christ could say that the Father was greater because positionally speaking Christ had humbled Himself in the incarnation by becoming a man and subjecting Himself to the law.
A question often raised is how could God Who is infinite become incarnated as finite man. The answer is that in the miracle of the Incarnation the infinite God grafted onto Himself finite human nature. The finite didn't contain the infinite but, rather, the Infinite contained the finite. Just as a one gallon tank can't hold ten gallons but, yet, a ten gallon tank can hold one gallon so, too, the infinite God (Christ) circumscribed and united to Himself finite human nature when He condescended to become Man. Colossians 2:9 tells us concerning Christ that "in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily." The full essence and nature of deity dwelt within His human frame so that He was both fully God as well as fully man. Because of the unique union o
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