What is Logismoi?

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by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | January 26, 2024

Logismoi is assaultive thoughts or thought forms, not your everyday thoughts. We swim in a sea of thoughts; the Zeitgeist or the culmination of the culture.  Thought forms which are within this Zeitgeist can be assaultive.  They are not harmless.   Thoughts and thought images.  Logismoi are caused by battle with the devil.

There are 5 stages:

  1. Assault – ignore – turn away from it. Don’t have to fight it…swat them like flies buzzing around.   A thought enters our mind… for example to steal some money, lust, etc.  We are not accountable for the strike or the assault.   We have not committed a sin.  We have not done anything except being assaulted.
  2. Interaction – we open a dialogue with the logismoi .. Should I do this or should I do that? Should I steal this money or not? We analyze the risk vs. reward. Slap it down.  No accountability; no sin yet committed.
  3. Consent – defeat … we are accountable. Consent to what the logismoi tempted you to commit. This is the beginning of sin. Guilt.
  4. Captivity – if you can’t free yourself from the previous stage, then there is defeat. You become hostage to the logismoi, next time it comes around with greater force. Becomes a habit that is repeated time and again.
  5. Passion – it takes the grace of the Holy Spirit…prayer, passions to recover who you are. An entrenched reality. You are a captive to destructive acts to yourself and others.  You get rewired and reoriented.  Not a simple matter to deal with.  Capable of reasoning with the mind but the heart can’t escape and you descend into sin.

Assault > Interaction > Consent > Captivity (you become hostage to the logismoi); thus it becomes more and more difficult to resist > Passion / obsession / addiction  – you then participate in ongoing destructive acts … you give a key to your heart to Satan so he can get in and out without effort … Obsessive / Compulsive  – this clouds and darkens the nous.  Takes the grace of the Holy Spirt to recover who you are.  Obey His commandments.  This is spiritual warfare.

Note: When the nous is illuminated it means that it is receiving the energy of God which illumines it. Nous refers to our highest faculty… the “I” that perceives God.

Seven (7) Deadly Sins and their remedy:

More on this topic: Time marker 54:04 in this video: Orthodox Catechism: Part 11: Spiritual Life and Spiritual Warfare

St. Anthony Assaulted by Demons | Considered to be the founder of monasticism, was born in Egypt in 251.

12 Degrees of sins – St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain 

  1. Does good, but not in a good manner – mixture of the good with the bad. For example you practice Lent perfectly but only so you can show off.
  2. Idleness in regard of good… not engaged in  actively doing good
  3. Assault of evil because of our carelessness
  4. Coupling with the assault – this is where sin starts – we start playing with sinful thoughts
  5. The struggle which is no struggle
  6. Consent
  7. Sin of the mind
  8. The deed itself
  9. Habit of committing the sin often
  10. Addiction to it
  11. Despair and hopelessness
  12. Suicide – being conquered by despair

NIHILISM by Eugene (Fr. Seraphim) Rose

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by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | January 26, 2024

NIHILISM by Eugene (Fr. Seraphim) Rose | The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age; Eugene (Fr. Seraphim) Rose (1934 – 1982); St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood; Paperback, 123 pages; First printing: 1994

In this short, insightful book, Eugene Rose convincingly dispatches the philosophy of Nihilism to the existential trash bin by exposing its many contradictions, errors and self-imposed limitations.  This book helped me understand how Nihilism and its progeny have permeated today’s culture clouding the inner eye of the soul, thus blocking the “I” that perceives God from God’s energy and illumination.

Note: Since Eugene Rose was deceased in 1982, this book was obviously written close to the end the Soviet Union’s reign of terror (1922–1991) against the Russian people.  From my reading of this book, Rose was likely unaware the role Wall Street and the International Bankers played in the October Revolution, WW1, and WW2 as exposed by Antony C. Sutton, Carroll Quigley, James Perloff and many others.  What this means to me is that –like Communism and so many other ism’s– Nihilism may yet be another tool used to gain advantage over the sleeping masses.  Also, it is interesting to note the harmonic resonance between this book, and: Technocracy, Materialism, and Ted Kaczynski’s desperate warnings on the advance of technology.    

NIHILISM |The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age
Eugene (Fr. Seraphim) Rose (1934 – 1982)
St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood
Paperback, 123 pages
First printing: 1994

CONTENTS

Editor’s Preface…

I. Introduction: The question of Truth

II. The Stages of the Nihilist Dialectic

  1. Liberalism
  2. Realism
  3. Vitalism
  4. The Nihilism of Destruction

III. The Theology and the Spirit of Nihilism

  1. Rebellion: The War against God
  2. The Worship of Nothingness

IV. The Nihilist Program

  1. The Destruction of the Old Order
  2. The Making of the “New Earth”
  3. The Fashioning of the “New Man”

V. “Beyond Nihilism”

Eugene’s Proposed Outline for The Kingdom of Man and the Kingdom of God
Appendix: The Philosophy of the Absurd
Index

Paperback: NIHILISM by Eugene (Fr. Seraphim) Rose:  Saint Herman Press
Free PDF version: (Fr Seraphim Rose) Nihilism – The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age

Also of interest: Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future by Fr. Seraphim Rose

 

Thinking Orthodox

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by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | December 28, 2023

Thinking Orthodox: Understanding and Acquiring the Orthodox Christian Mind

For me, ‘Thinking Orthodox’ was a page turner … answering questions I have about Orthodox Christianity and answering many questions I didn’t know I should be asking.  In short, this book represents a feast of new breakthroughs and understandings for me personally. Until recently, I thought the Christian world consisted of the Roman Catholics and their rebellious stepchildren, the Protestants.  I was unaware that Orthodoxy was and is the root of both: the Catholics spun off from their Orthodox foundations in 1054, later the Protestants separated from the Catholics in 1517.   The result of these departures –from the consistent and unbroken tradition of Orthodoxy– created thousands of Protestant denominations and a Church in Rome whose Pope claims universal jurisdiction.  In sum, Rome added to Orthodoxy’s unbroken tradition and Protestants subtracted from Orthodoxy in their earnest efforts to correct the many missteps of Rome after Rome’s break with Orthodoxy in 1054. Both the Protestants and the Roman Catholics, however, are left without the full context or the full gospel of their faith, and like me, most are unaware of what they are missing.

In ‘Thinking Orthodox‘, Dr. Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou introduced me to a new and useful word called the ‘phronema‘ (mindset or outlook).  She describes the Protestant and the Roman Catholic phronema and then shows how the Orthodox phronema differs.   I was left with a much clearer understanding of what it means to be Orthodox and the impact Western philosophy has had on both Rome and the Protestants.  In this regard, Protestants and Roman Catholics are more alike in their Western thought processes than Orthodox.

Thinking Orthodox: Understanding and Acquiring the Orthodox Christian Mind

  • Author: Dr. Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou
  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches
  • Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing
  • by Dr. Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou

What does it mean to “think Orthodox”? What are the unspoken and unexplored premises and presumptions underlying what Christians believe? Orthodox Christianity is based on preserving the mind of the early Church, its phronema. Dr. Jeannie Constantinou brings her more than forty years’ experience as a professor, Bible teacher, and speaker to bear in explaining what the Orthodox phronema is, how it can be acquired, and how that phronema is expressed in true Orthodox theology – as practiced by those who are properly qualified by both training and a deep relationship with Christ.

About the Author: Dr. Eugenia Constantinou hosts the popular podcast Search the Scriptures Live! on Ancient Faith Radio. She has been a professor and visiting lecturer on the Bible, patristic interpretation of Scripture, and early Christianity at Orthodox and non-Orthodox universities and schools of theology. She holds master’s degrees in theology from the University of San Diego, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, and Harvard Divinity School; a juris doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law; and a Ph.D. from Université Laval in Quebec City in the history of biblical interpretation. She is married to Fr. Costas, a Greek Orthodox priest.

Breaking History Series by Matt Ehret

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by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | November 8, 2023

The mythos of our sanitized view of history has been promulgated by state-run, compulsory school systems; maintained by the entertainment and news media; verified by professional historians; and coordinated by all these actors to produce an easy to understand cartoonish story for the unwashed masses.   Building on the research of Antony C. Sutton, Carroll Quigley and many others, Matt Ehret explores current events in a more credible historical context.

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” ― George Orwell, 1984

  1. Breaking History Ep 1: The origins of the Anglo-American deep state
  2. Breaking History ep. 2: The Battle Over Eurasia and the NWO
  3. Breaking History ep. 3: Bolshevik Color Revolution and Russia’s fake Coup
  4. Breaking History Episode 4: Why the French Revolution Failed
  5. Breaking History Ep. 5: The Fight for a New Economic Architecture and Coming Financial Meltdown
  6. Breaking History Ep 6- JFK’s Africa, Nuclear and Space Policy Revived by Putin and Xi Jinping
  7. Breaking History Ep 7: The UFO Psy-OP and Trauma Based Mind Control
  8. Breaking History Ep 8: Breaking the Rules of Global Choke Point Control
  9. Breaking History Ep. 9: Biowarfare, Inside Jobs and Cultural wars
  10. Breaking History Ep. 10: BRICS Summit Breakthroughs vs the War on Humanity
  11. Breaking History Ep. 11: The Evil of Behaviorism and Statistical Thinking
  12. Breaking History Ep. 12: How to Defeat the New World Order once More
  13. Breaking History Ep 13: The Blood and Soil Cult of Fascism
  14. Breaking History Ep 14: The Occult Roots of Meta and the Priesthood of Technocrats
  15. Breaking History Ep 15: Anglo-Venetian Hands Disrupting the Middle East
  16. Breaking History Ep. 16: Is The Deep State Baiting New BRICS Nations Into A Middle East War?
  17. Breaking History Ep. 17: The Anglo Roots of the Zionist Holy War
  18. Breaking History Ep 18: The Clash of the Two Saudi Arabias
  19. BREAKING HISTORY EP. 19: UNDERSTANDING THE UNDEAD BRITISH EMPIRE
  20. BREAKING HISTORY EP. 20 REVIVING THE SPIRIT OF JFK 60 YEARS AFTER THE COUP
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  22. Breaking History Ep 22: Henry Kissinger as British Agent
  23. BREAKING HISTORY EP 23: COP 28 AND THE 1815 CONGRESS OF VIENNA: 2 CASE STUDIES IN WORLD GOVERNMENT B
  24. Breaking History Ep. 24: Assad and Putin Spill the Beans on Ugly Truths of Nazism
  25. BREAKING HISTORY EP. 25: A PATRIOT’S GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING CHINA

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THE GREAT SCHISM

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The Orthodox Study Bible, Ancient Faith Edition, Hardcover: Ancient Christianity Speaks to Today’s World

THE GREAT SCHISM

Conflict between the Roman Pope and the East mounted—especially in the Pope’s dealings with the bishop, or patriarch, of Constantinople. The Pope even went so far as to claim the authority to decide who should be the bishop of Constantinople, in marked violation of historical precedent. No longer operating within the government of the New Testament Church, the Pope appeared to be seeking by political means to bring the whole Church under his domination.

Bizarre intrigues followed, one upon the other, as a series of Roman popes pursued this unswerving goal of attempting to control all Christendom. Perhaps the most incredible incident of these political, religious, and even military schemes occurred in the year 1054. A Cardinal, sent by the Pope, slapped a document on the altar of the Church of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople during the Sunday worship, excommunicating the Patriarch of Constantinople from the Church!

The Pope, of course, had no legitimate right to do this. But the repercussions were staggering. Some dismal chapters of Church history were written during the next decades. The ultimate consequence of the Pope’s action was that the whole Roman Catholic Church ended up dividing itself from the New Testament faith of Orthodox Christianity. The schismhas never been healed.

As the centuries passed conflict continued. Attempts at union failed and the Roman Church drifted farther and farther from its historic roots. There are inevitable consequences in deviating from the Church. The breaking away of Rome from the historic Orthodox Church would prove no exception.

FURTHER DIVISIONS IN THE WEST

During the centuries after AD 1054, the growing distinction between East and West was becoming indelibly marked in history. The East maintained the full stream of New Testament faith, worship, and practice—all the while enduring great persecution. The Western or Roman Church, crippled because of its schism from the Orthodox Church, bogged down in many complex problems. Then, less than five centuries after Rome committed itself to its unilateral alteration of doctrine and practice, another upheaval was festering—this time not next door to the East, but inside the Western gates themselves.

Though many in the West had spoken out against Roman domination and practice in earlier years, now a little-known German monk named Martin Luther inadvertently launched an attack against certain Roman Catholic practices which ended up affecting world history. His famous Ninety-Five Theses were nailed to the Church door at Wittenburg in 1517. In a short time those theses were signalling the start of what came to be called in the West the Protestant Reformation. Luther sought an audience with the Pope but was denied, and in 1521 he was excommunicated from the Roman Church. He had intended no break with Rome. Its papal system of government, heavy with authority, refused conciliation. The door to future unity in the West slammed shut with a resounding crash.

The protests of Luther were not unnoticed. The reforms he sought in Germany were soon accompanied by demands of Ulrich Zwingli in Zurich, John Calvin in Geneva, and hundreds of others all over Western Europe. Fueled by complex political, social, and economic factors, in addition to religious problems, the Reformation spread like a raging fire into virtually every nook and cranny of the Roman Church. The ecclesiastical monopoly to which it had grown accustomed was greatly diminished, and massive division replaced its artificial unity. The ripple effect of that division impacts even our own day as the Protestant movement itself continues to split and shatter.

If trouble on the continent were not trouble enough, the Church of England was in the process of going its own way as well. Henry VIII, amidst his marital problems, replaced the Pope of Rome with himself as head of the Church of England. For only a few short years would the Pope ever again have ascendency in England. And the English Church itself would soon experience great division.

As decade followed decade in the West, the many branches of Protestantism took various forms. There were even divisions that insisted they were neither Protestant nor Roman Catholic. All seemed to share a mutual dislike for the Bishop of Rome and the practice of his Church, and most wanted far less centralized forms of leadership. While some, such as the Lutherans and Anglicans, held on to certain forms of liturgy and sacrament, others, such as the Reformed Churches and the even more radical Anabaptists and their descendants, questioned and rejected many biblical ideas of hierarchy, sacrament, historic tradition, and other elements of Christian practice, no matter when and where they appeared in history, thinking they were freeing themselves of Roman Catholicism. To this day, many sincere, modern, professing Christians will reject even the biblical data which speaks of historic Christian practice, simply because they think such historic practices are “Roman Catholic.” To use the old adage, they threw the baby out with the bathwater without even being aware of it.

Thus, while retaining, in varying degrees, portions of foundational Christianity, neither Protestantism nor Catholicism can lay historic claim to being the true New Testament Church. In dividing from the Orthodox Christianity, Rome forfeited its place in the Church of the New Testament. In the divisions of the Reformation, the Protestants—as well-meaning as they might have been—failed to return to the New Testament Church.

Source: The Orthodox Study Bible, Ancient Faith Edition, Hardcover: Ancient Christianity Speaks to Today’s World

Timeline Of Church History | A Consistent and Unbroken Tradition: Timeline Of Church History | The Roman Catholic Church added to Orthodoxy and the Protestants subtracted from Orthodoxy.

More from Fr. Stephen De Young on Ancient Faith Radio

Orthodox Christian priests Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick and Fr. Stephen De Young host this live call-in show focused on enchantment in creation, the union of the seen and unseen as made by God and experienced by mankind throughout history. Listen live or recorded:  Lord of Spirits

 

On the matter of Orthodoxy

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by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | July 19, 2023


The Cathedral of Saint Sava in Belgrade, Serbia

What we have here is a failure to comply!

Many Christians must feel abandoned by their church leaders as these leaders seek to harmonize debased social absurdities with core church principles.  These social transformations include normalizing the killing of a baby in a mother’s womb and promoting  countless sexual aberrations including child sexual mutilation.   These changes are aimed squarely at recasting what was formally the traditional family into a mangled parody of its former self that is isolated, powerless, easily corruptible and controllable.  Unsurprisingly, these destructive ideologies align nicely with social engineering efforts promoted by a philosophy of secular materialism whose endpoint is a single, unifying system of global governance — a scientific dictatorship.  Despite many church leaders’ impulse to comply with these trends, the Christian Orthodox Church has remained remarkedly unchanged for over 2,000 years.  Can Orthodoxy’s consistent and unbroken tradition serve as an effective teacher and a bulwark protecting sacred Christian doctrine against these self-inflicted detours into spiritual bondage and corruption?

Questions and Answers

What is Christian Orthodoxy?

What are the roots of Orthodoxy and what do they believe?

Why have there been so few changes in Christian Orthodoxy for over 2,000 years?

Common questions:

  • How many people are baptized members of Orthodoxy?  ~225 million.
  • Do Orthodox Christians worship Mary? No, they honor Mary.
  • Do Orthodox Christians worship icons? No.
  • Do Orthodox Christians worship saints? No, they honor saints.
  • Do Orthodox Christians use the Old and New Testament? Yes. The Orthodox Study Bible is the English translation of the St. Athanasius Academy Septuagint edition for the Old Testament, and utilizes the New King James Version for the New Testament.
  • Are Orthodox Christians the same as Roman Catholics? No. Roman Catholics are considered by many as the 1st Protestants since they reformed / broke away from the ancient tradition still practiced by Orthodoxy today.
  • Are Orthodox Christians non-denominational? No, they are pre-denominational.
  • Are the Orthodox considered to be a Christian denomination?  No, Orthodox Christians are pre-denominational.
  • Does the Orthodox Church have a pope? No. (Orthodoxy rejects the Pope’s claim to universal jurisdiction.) Orthodox view on Papal Supremacy.
  • Does the Orthodox Church believe in The Nicene Creed? Yes.

A Consistent and Unbroken Tradition: Timeline Of Church History | The Roman Catholic Church added to Orthodoxy and the Protestants subtracted from Orthodoxy.

Roman Catholic Church: Highly centralized, with the Roman Curia managing global administration, appointments, and doctrine. Bishops are directly accountable to the Pope.

Christian Orthodox Church: Decentralized, with autocephalous churches (e.g., Russian, Serbian, Greek) independently managing their affairs. Synods of bishops within each church make key decisions, and the Ecumenical Patriarch’s role is largely symbolic.

The Roman Empire vs. The Roman Catholic Church:

The Roman Catholic Church and the Roman Empire, while distinct in purpose and historical context, share some structural similarities due to the Church’s emergence within the Empire’s framework. Below is a comparison and contrast of their structures, focusing on key aspects like hierarchy, governance, and societal role.

The Roman Empire and the Roman Catholic Church both utilized centralized, hierarchical structures to exert influence over vast populations, with Rome as a symbolic and administrative core. The Church, in many ways, inherited and adapted the Empire’s administrative framework to serve its religious mission, filling the power vacuum left by the Empire’s collapse in the West.

Similarities

  • Hierarchical Structure:
    • Roman Empire: The Empire was highly centralized, with the emperor at the apex as a semi-divine ruler wielding absolute authority. Below him were layers of governance, including senators, provincial governors, and local magistrates, who managed regions and enforced imperial law.
    • Roman Catholic Church: The Church also has a hierarchical structure, with the Pope as the supreme authority, considered the Vicar of Christ. Below him are cardinals, archbishops, bishops, and priests, each overseeing dioceses or parishes, mirroring the Empire’s administrative layers.
  • Centralized Authority:
    • Roman Empire: Power radiated from Rome, with the emperor’s decrees and laws unifying diverse provinces. The Empire used a network of roads and communication systems to maintain control.
    • Roman Catholic Church: The Vatican (or Rome historically) serves as the central hub, with the Pope issuing doctrinal and administrative directives. The Church’s canon law and papal encyclicals unify global Catholic communities.
  • Bureaucratic Administration:
    • Roman Empire: A complex bureaucracy, including tax collectors, military officials, and civil servants, managed the Empire’s vast territories, ensuring economic and political stability.
    • Roman Catholic Church: The Church developed a sophisticated bureaucracy, particularly through the Roman Curia, which handles administrative tasks like appointing bishops, managing finances, and overseeing global missions.
  • Cultural and Legal Influence:
    • Roman Empire: The Empire imposed Roman law and culture, standardizing legal codes and promoting Latin (or Greek in the East) as a unifying language.
    • Roman Catholic Church: The Church spread Christian doctrine and Latin as the liturgical language, shaping moral and legal frameworks across Europe, often filling the vacuum left by the Empire’s fall.

The Symbol of the Faith

Composed at the1st Ecumenical Council at Nicaea in 325,
And completed at the 2nd Ecumenical Council at Constantinople in 381.

THE NICENE CREED:

I believe in one God, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, the only begotten, begotten  of the Father before all ages; Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not made; of one essence[1] with the Father; through Whom all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation, He came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man. And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried; And the third day He rose again, according to[2] the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father; And He shall come again with glory to judge the living and dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And in the Holy Spirit [3], the Lord, the Creator of life, Who proceeds from the Father[4], Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; Who spoke through the prophets.

In one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to come. Amen.

[1] or “consubstantial”
[2] or “in fulfillment of”
[3] At this point the original Creed of Nicaea 325 ended; the remainder was added at the 2nd Ecumenical Council in 381.
[4] Here the Roman Catholics add the Latin word Filioque, which means “and from the son.”

Definition of (lower case) catholic:

adjective
1. broad or wide-ranging in tastes, interests, or the like; having sympathies with all; broad-minded; liberal.

2. universal in extent; involving all; of interest to all. *

*’Know the Faith’ by Rev Michael Shanbour (pg. 37): Unfortunately, the word catholic is usually translated as “universal.” But the Greek word indicates fullness and completeness.  St. Ignatius of Antioch, the first known to use the word, applies it to the local church: “Wherever the bishop appears, the whole congregation is to be present, just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the whole [catholic] Church.”  (Ignatius, Epistle to the Smyrnaeans 7.2, in Apostolic Fathers, p. 113)

Thinking Orthodox | Understanding and Acquiring the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN MIND
by Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou. Ph.D.

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How to create a deadly pandemic in five easy steps

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How to create a deadly pandemic in five easy steps

A copybook for dictators and psycho-philanthropists globally.

PROBLEM – REACTION – SOLUTION

  1. Release an ordinary virus (because your GoF abilities suck).
  2. Euthanise old folk and blame it on the virus.
  3. Advise against the usual early treatment of frontline antibacterials and corticosteroids for those you cannot get away with euthanising.
  4. Introduce a “cure” in the form of a “vaccine” which is deadly and blame it on the virus.
  5. Slowly, allow again the use of antivirals – previously admonished as being only for animal use – in addition to the antibacterials and corticosteroids, and let the “vaccine” take the credit.

JOEL SMALLEY  JUN 29, 2023

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‘The protocol’

  1. Patient presents with flu-like symptoms
  2. Patient sent home with Tylenol and watchful waiting
  3. Patient  having trouble breathing, lips turn blue
  4. Patient goes to hospital
  5. Hospital prescribes Remdesivir which damages kidneys and other organs
  6. Lungs fill with fluid
  7. Patient given morphine and put on a vent
  8. Patient leaves hospital in a box
  9. Hospital reports another COVID death and collects their payout
  10. Go to step one and repeat

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The Whole Counsel of God: An Introduction to Your Bible by Stephen De Young

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by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | June 28, 2023

The Whole Counsel of God: An Introduction to Your Bible by Stephen De Young

Stephen De Young’s excellent book entitled ‘The Whole Counsel of God’ provides the substance and essence missing from many excellent secular studies on the Bible.

Bart Ehrman’s two secular books from an archeological perspective:

  • Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew by Bart D. Ehrman
  • Lost Scriptures: Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament by Bart D. Ehrman

Excerpts: Bible recommendations by Stephen De Young from ‘The Whole Counsel of God: An Introduction to Your Bible’:

English Standard Version (ESV – 2001)

P.96: Since its publication in 2001, the English Standard Version has become very popular and with good reason. It represents the most accurate and readable English rendition of the Hebrew Old Testament and Greek New Testament to date.  It is highly recommended for regular day-to-day reading.

New American Standard Bible (NASB – 1995)

P.97: The New American Standard Bible (NASB) is the English Bible that moves furthest in the direction of formal equivalence, often accomplished at the expense of readability. The Primary effort of the translators was to convey the original text word for word, as well as mirror the grammar and syntax of the original languages. This often does not conform to a good English style. The NASB is therefore helpful as a second translation to be used for study alongside a more readable text.

New English Translation (NET- 2006)

P.97 – 98: Finally, the best English Bible for those interested in a more serious and detailed study is the New English Translation (NET).  The NET was produced by the Biblical Studies Foundation and published by Biblical Studies Press.  In its full-notes edition, it contains the most copious textual notes of any English Bible, giving the reader unparalleled access to the original Manuscripts.

On the Septuagint, Young writes on page 84:

“The best text for the study of the Greek Old Testament in English is the New English Translation of the Septuagint, produced by the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS) and published by the Society for Biblical Literature, the guild for biblical studies.   This edition has copious notes and introductions to each book discussing the test, the manuscripts, and their history.  Where there are multiple versions of the book in Greek that differ greatly, these are translated in parallel columns for comparison.  The translation is made for literal precision, however, over readability.  While it is excellent for learning more about the Greek Old Testament tradition, it is not ideal for personal devotional use and general reading.”

Good Reads: The Whole Counsel of God: An Introduction to Your Bible by Stephen De Young

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This Week in Tautology – A Response To Racaniello et al.

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Bertrand Russell – Selected Quotes

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by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | June 15, 2023

BERTRAND RUSSELL Red Lion Square, London WC1. 1982 Sculptor Marcelle Quinton.

Bertrand Russell (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970)

Selected quotes from 1953:

“Gradually, by selective breeding, the congenital differences between rulers and ruled will increase until they become almost different species. A revolt of the plebs would become as unthinkable as an organized insurrection of sheep against the practice of eating mutton.”

Bertrand Russell – The Impact of Science on Society  (January 1, 1953)

“Anaxagoras maintained that snow is black but no one believed him. The social psychologists of the future will have a number of classes of school children on whom they will fay different methods of producing an unshakable conviction that snow is black. Various results will soon be arrived at: First, that the influence of the home is obstructive; second, not much can be done unless indoctrination begins before age ten; third, that verses set to music and repeatedly intoned are very effective; fourth, that the opinion that snow is white must be held to show a morbid taste for eccentricity. But I anticipate it is for future scientists to make these maxims precise and discover exactly how much it costs per head to make children believe that snow is black and how much less it would cost to make them believe it is dark grey.”

Bertrand Russell – The Impact of Science on Society  (January 1, 1953)