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Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis
How can it be recognized
How can dangerous misuse be defeated
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Gnosticism and Its Darkness
Parasitic Infections

Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) is defined as an attempt to unite and harmonize Greek ontology with the Kantian psychology. Hegelian Dialectic brought about a devious method of arguing to defeat clear thinking; it became known as the `Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis'.
How can it be recognized?
This Hegelian paradigm can be encountered in many situations, however, it is especially dangerous when used on television - in newscasts, documentaries, describing social, religious or educational issues.
1. Example. Thesis: `To hang out the laundry on a clothes line to dry has been done for thousands of years, even in crowded towns and cities.' Antithesis: `Hanging out the laundry on clotheslines ought not to be done for it cheapens the look of a neighborhood.' Synthesis: `It is ok to hang out a few things once n' a while, especially when the drier is broken.'
2. Example: Thesis: `Wearing disguises is ok since it is fun.' Antithesis: `Wearing disguises may reflect some emotional problem, depending on the type, which ought to be addressed so normalcy can return.' Synthesis: `Wearing disguises is ok for parties and St. Clauses.'
3. Example: Thesis: `There is only one true religion all people on earth must obey. The Catholic religion.' Antithesis: `There is only one true religion all people ought to obey from a willing heart, since God never forces man's conscience.' Synthesis (negative): `Fundamentalist's religion causes confusion in people's minds and is against the teachings of the majority church, therefore no one can question the doctrines of the Catholic Church for they have been long established since Apostolic times.' Synthesis (positive): `The original Bible contains all the truths God wants man to follow for they alone can bring salvation promised to all who accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior from sin. God's church is not a building or organization, but those who walk in all truths found in the word of God.'
How can dangerous misuse be defeated?
The above examples intend to show that in such argumentation, the negative side must be re-stated in a positive way the latter of which is to mean, good and wholesome, fair and just, true and according to the law of God, not man's supposed ideas. On issues which affect Christianity, it is especially important to recognize when remarks are made desgned to paint one side in a negative way. When recognition of the painter's method is evident, the negative can be re-stated, corrected, re-analyzed, better described, better illustrated, re-directed, etc. Many times these types of issues come up in the media where people have not enough knowledge to recognize what is true and what is false. [To be continued as issues come up.]



Verfassung des Evangeliums des Matthäus

Die vier ersten Schriften des NT haben eine jede den Namen "Evangelium" zur Überschrift. Dieses Wort hat hier nicht die allgemeine Bedeutung: Freudenbotschaft von dem, was Gottes Liebe durch Jesus für uns getan hat und an uns tut, sondern ist die spezielle Bezeichnung jeder dieser vier Schriften und meint im besonderen die Kunde von Jesu Wirken während seines Lebens auf Erden, von seinem Tod und seiner Auferstehung (Mk. 1,1; Lk. 1, 1ff.). Und zwar lautet die Überschrift über den einzelen Evangelien: "Evangelium nach Matthäus" usw., weil jeder von den vier Evangelisten die Geschichte Jesu auf seine eigene Weise erzählt. Zwar sind die drei ersten in ihrer Darstellungsweise nahe unter sich verwandt, doch hat jedes von ihnen gleichwohl seine Eigenart; das vierte Evangelium erscheint wie eine Ergänzung der anderen von ganz besonderer Prägung. Wenn man zusammennimmt, was sie uns, jedes in seiner Weise, von Jesus berichten, so gewinnt man das rechte Bild vom Wandel des Sohnes Gottes auf Erden, von seiner Verkündigung, seinem Tun und Leiden und von seinem Wesen.

Als besondere Eigentümlichkeit des Evangeliums nach Matthäus tritt dem Leser entgegen, daß den Erzählungen längere Redestücke eingefügt sind, die eine unter sich zusammenhängende, stufenweise fortschreitended Darstellung der Lehrwirksamkeit Jesu geben, wobei in den jeweiligen Reden alles sachlich Hergehörige vereinigt ist ohne Rücksicht auf die Zeit, in der das einzelne geredet wurde. Ferner ist's für das Matthäusevangelium bezeichnend, daß es sich in seiner Hauptsache auf die Schilderung der galiläischen Wirksamkeit beschränkt, wiewohl dem Verfasser sein vorhergehender Aufenthalt in Judäa (Kap. 4,12), seine Festbesuche in Jerusalem und sein Auftreten daselbst gewiß bekannt waren )Kap. 23, 37). Ein weiteres Bezeichnendes Merkmal ist die häufige (13 malige) Anwendung der Formel: "Das und das ist geschehen, auf daß erfüllt würde, was geschrieben ist in den Propheten." Damit werden einzelne Begebenheiten im Leben und gewisse Charakterzüge an der Person Jesu prophetisch beleuchtet, die den Juden ein Ärgernis d.h. besonders anstößig waren, weil sie nicht stimmten zu dem stolzen Messiasbild, das sie sich zurechtgemacht hatten. Ihm stellt Matthäus das wahre Bild des Messias gegenüber, wie es in Jesu Person und Leben erschienen ist.

Aus diesem allem geht hervor: Matthäus will in seinem Evangelium zeigen, daß Jesu der verheißene Messias, der wahre Knecht des Herrn, der die Blüte und Krone Israels sei, trotzdem daß sein Volk und dessen Oberste in verworfen haben, und daß der Übergang des Reiches Gottes zu den Heiden mit dem vorläufigen Ausschluß der Juden von diesen selbst verschuldet sei (Mt. 21,43; 28,16ff.). Das sollten vernehmlich die judenchristliche Gemeinde in ihrem Glauben stärken und befestigen gegenüber den Einwürfen feindseliger Juden und ihr zugleich Mittel an die Hand geben, noch ungläubige Volksgenossen für Jesum Christum zu gewinnen.

Matthäus hieß ursprünglich Levi und hat seinen Namen Matthäus (Gottesgabe) wohl erst nach seiner Berufung zum Apostel (Mt. 9,9-13; Mk. 2, 25-17; Lk. 5, 27-32) erhalten oder angenommen.

Nach einer alten Nachricht, die von dem Kirchenvater Papias (um 120 n.Chr.) stammt, soll er Aussprüche Jesu in aramäischer Sprache zusammengestellt haben, "die dann jeder, wie er es vermochte, ins Griechische übersetzt habe." Diese Aussprüche Jesu sind mit der Geschichte seines Werdens und Wirkens, seines Todesleidens und Auferstehens zu einem harmonisch abgerundeten Ganzen in griechischer Sprache zusammengearbeitet worden. Ob Matthäus selber das getan oder ein anderer, ob der Erzählungsstoff dem Markusevangelium entnommen oder aus der ursprünglichen Überlieferung geschöpft worden sei, darüber sind die Gelehrten verschiedener Meinung. Aber ob so oder so - wir freuen uns an diesem Evangelium, das in allen seinen Teilen apostolischen Geist atmet, und nehmen es dankbar an als eine kostbare Gabe aus der Hand unseres Gottes und Vaters.

Die Hauptunterteilung des Buches ist einfach: der Schilderung der galiläischen Wirksamkeit Jesu (Kap. 4,12-18,35) geht voraus ein Überblick über seine Anfänge und folgt nach der Beschreibung seiner letzten Reise nach Jersualem, wo er sterben und auferstehen sollte.

Viele denken das Matthäus sein Evangelium um 50 oder 60 n. Chr. verfasste.

Die Apostelgeschichte des Lukas

Die Apostelgeschichte ist der II. Teil des dem Theophilus gewidmetem Gesamtwerks, dessen 1. Teil das Evangelium des Lukas bildet. Da sie mit dem zweiten Jahr der Gefangenschaft des Apostels Paulus in Rom abschließt, dieser aber nach der gewöhnlichen Annahme im Jahr 61 nach Rom kam, so verlegt man die Abfassung des zweiteiligen Werkes ins Jahr 63 n.Chr.. Diejenigen freilich, die den Angaben einiger alter Kirchenlehrer, Lukas habe erst nach dem Tode des Paulus und Petrus zur Feder gegriffen, ein besonderes Gewicht beilegen, sind der Ansicht, das Evangelium und die Apostelgeschichte des Lukas seien erst ums Jahr 70 oder 75 entstanden.



`Antiquity' Magazine Ancient German Battle Located

On May 22, 2011 Fox News reported that skeletons of young warriors from a major battle were found on the riverbank of the Tollense River area (ca. Lg. E 13.2, Lt. N 53.8), located between Berlin and Stralsund. They show bone destroying trauma to the head by possibly baseball and Crocket shaped bats/mallets. Some showed sharp weapons damage. They had all evidence of tumors.



Small World Events Diary - 2010
2009 -- RC Cardinal George Sterzinsky of Germany was instrumental in obtaining Sunday rest legislation in Germany within 24 hours after the formation of the EU.
March - - RC leaders together with other Orthodox and Protestant churches begin international campaign to get the EU to declare Sunday as the official day of rest. Only four months later they would meet with the insiders of the EU bi-cameral legislative body (Parliament & Council) representing more than half a billion people throughout Europe.
July 19 -- The European Union (EU) President Jose Manuel Barroso of Spain, the President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek and the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy meet with top Roman Catholic officials (1) Archbishop of Bratislav and President of the Slovak Catholic Bishops' Conference, (2) RC Bishop of Rotterdam and President of the Commission of Bishops's Conference of the EU Community (COMECE), Adrianus Herman van Luyn, and (3) RC Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Peter Erdo, at the EUH in Brussels, Belgium. - This teaches us that Rome's agents are strategically placed in high positions so as to influence the laws which are to be written. This is not done in secret. Anyone can learn about these things. These meetings were held to discuss the best way to combat social issues throughout Europe. Rome's number one social issue for the world is to reestablish her power and doctrines, mainly Sunday sacredness. They are saying, `We are in control,' thus they are drinking of her wine, Rev. 17. - The Church of Rome has used in its strategy open persecution against those who dared stand against the pope or his teaching, doctrines, or social policies - the Sunday issue. Do not be misled into thinking that things have changed.
Sept 2 - - Pope Benedict XVI and the Israeli President Shimon Perez meet at the popes Summer residence at Castelgandolfo, south of Rome.

Gnosticism and Its Darkness

Gnostics are mystics. They believe direct access to God comes through knowledge, insight, and intuition. Take for example the gospel of Judas, a document discovered(?) recently by archaeologists. [It may be a forgery for the big church in Europe has stocks of old parchments, papyris and skills to do it.] According to this document, Christ was in cahoots with Judas and told Judas to betray Him. Judas was given secret knowledge.
This secret knowledge is called inverted hermeneutics, or, in other words, upside-down doctrine. Gnosticism teaches that Christians misunderstand what Scripture says about God's character.
Consider the following inverted doctrines of Gnosticism that are prevalent in the movies:

  1. Earth is a prison to control us, and the body is a prison for the divine spirit within.
  2. According to Gnostic doctrine, the physical world is nothing but a prison for our souls. If we attain enough knowledge, we can escape this realm.
  3. We see in the Gospel of Judas that Christ's death was considered a good thing because it released His spirit from His body. Judas then becomes the savior of Jesus because he betrayed Jesus to death in order to let His spirit be released.
  4. One popular film that portrays this Gnostic theme created Truman's world to box him in. His life is run by the creator of the show, Christof, who controls the sun, moon, and everything around him. However, Truman is unaware of the secret knowledge that could free him from his world-prison. This is a Gnostic way of portraying the world.
  5. The entire concept for movies follows the same logic: that the world humans see is not the real world, but a prison created to control and use them. Only secret knowledge can free individuals from the grasp of this false world, "the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth."

God's Word tells us that God created the world and it was "very good" (Gen. 1:31). He did not make it as a prison for our uncontrollable human spirits, but rather we were created in His image as stewards and rulers of the earth. Only when the serpent tricked Eve into eating from the forbidden tree did sin enter to mar the perfect creation.

Gnosticism teaches that God is not good—but Satan is. It presents a distorted view of God's nature and person; therefore, we can never recommend to view such productions:

  1. Therefore Jehovah [God] was called by the Gnostics the Creator of, and one with Ophiomorphos, the Serpent, Satan, or evil.
  2. Gnosticism pictures God as a sadistic being who does not love His creation—the type of person who would create the world as merely a prison for human souls. We see this depiction of the Creator in The Truman Show. Christof, the man who created the world Truman lives in, is shown as a terrible man who would rather destroy Truman than let him escape his prison.
  3. God's character is also Gnostically depicted in other films. In one movie, the protagonist—Leonidas—is the Lucifer character. The antagonist—Artaxerses—is the God character, called "king of kings and lord of lords." But he is power-hungry, and also has the characteristics of Satan.
  4. In the Hellboy movie series, the distinction between God and Satan is again muddled. In the films, the protagonist is the devil. The catchphrase for one movie, the Golden Army is, "Believe it or not, he is the good guy."
  5. In 300, Artaxerxes tries everything to get Leonidas to bow to him, even saying, "I can make you rich beyond all measure, I will make everyone bow at your feet if you'll but kneel at mine." These words mirror the temptation of Jesus by the devil in , and make it sound like God desiring our worship is a bad thing. However, we know that God not only desires our worship, but fully deserves it. The epistel to the Philippians tells us this: "That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Phil. 2:10,11.

Every knee will bow at the name of Jesus—including Satan's knee.

Devastating Gnostic Lies

  1. A Gnostic lie is, Knowledge of Sin is Freedom. It is not, it is slavery for you are not your own.
  2. Gnosticism presents a counterfeit Christ.

If you do watch movies, it's crucial to take a closer look at the type of movie. Scripture tells us to, "abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good," and "flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness." (Romans 12:9; 2 Timothy 2:22 NKJV)

When we shut off our thinking brains and soak in whatever television tells us, we are allowing false doctrines and youthful lusts to sneak into our minds and alter our paradigms - a dangerous way of living. [Adopted from amazing discoveries.]


So Many Parasitic Diseases and Their Causes

Today we can get medicinal help with these age old scourges of mankind and the animal world. Anciently people had no defense not knowing the causes and each disease took its course causing much suffering. The Hebrew people were given advice in healthful living helping them to avoid some of these parasitic scourges. These health principles may still help us today.

I) One Celled Protozoa and what they can do to man


Trypanosoma gambiense: Affects central nervous, blood and lymphatic systems. The head Leishmania tropica: Local ulcers & infiltration of subdermal connective tissue.
Trypanosoma rhodesiense: As above. The head and neck Leishmania brazilienses: Similar to above; destroys nose, palate, nasopharynx, ears.
Sarcocystis lindemanni: Affects striated muscles everywhere in body. The head Endamoeba gingivalis: Affects the mouth, crevices and gingival.
Trypanosoma cruzi: Affects all tissues: especially heart muscle, central nervous, blood and lymphatic systems. The chest Trichomonas buccalis: Affects the mouth, teeth, tonsils, lung, etc.
Plasmodium vivax: This type of Malaria affects reticulocyte endocrine systems, the spleen. Mid body Leishmania donovani: Affects the macrophages of the spleen, liver, blood, intestine, connective tissue, etc.
Plasmodium falciparum: This type of malaria affects all red blood cells, spleenic reservoirs, and the reticulo endocrine systems. Mid body Endamoeba histolytica: Affects the colon, forms ulcers in mucosa, metastatic abcesses in the liver, brain, etc.
Plasmodium malariae: This type of Malaria affects the mature red blood cells, spleenic reservoir stages, and the reticulocyte endocrine systems. Mid body Endamoeba coli: Affects the lumen of the colon, etc.
Plasmodium ovale: This type of malaria affects all red blood cells, spleenic reservoirs, and the reticulo endocrine systems. Mid body Endolimax nana: Affects the lumen of the colon.
Isospora hominis: Affects the epithelium cells of the small intestine. Mid body Dientamoeba fragilis: Affects the lumen of the colon.
Giardia lamblia: Affects the lumen of the small intestine. Attaches to intestinal wall by means of its sucker. Mid body Iodamoeba bütschlii: Affects the lumen of the colon.
Chilomastix mesnili: Affects the lumen of the small intestine. Lower body Embadomonas hominis: Affects the small intestine.
Balantidium coli: Affects the large intestine. Attacks the mucosa causing large ulcers. Lower body Enteromonas hominis: Affects the small intestine.
Trichomonas hominis: Found in large and small intestine. Lower body Trichomonas vaginalis: Found in the vagina, urethra and urinary tracts.


II) Common Trematode Parasites and what they can do to man


Clonorchis sinensis: Found in the bile duct and liver. Upper and Mid body Paragonimus westermani: Found in cystic cavities in the lungs, sometimes in the brain, etc.
Fasciola hepatica: Found in the bile duct and liver. Upper and Mid body Fasciolopsis buski: Found in the small intestine.
Schistosoma japonicum: Found in the mesenteric veins of the small intestine. Later in the liver and colon. Upper and Mid body Schistosoma mansoni: Found in the mesenteric veins of the large intestine and in the rectum.
Metagonimus yokogawai: Found in the small intestine. Lower body Gastrodiscoides hominis: Found in the cecum and ascending colon.
Heterophyes heterophyes: Burrows into the mucosa of the small intestine. Eggs carried by the blood and lymph system to various parts of the body. Everywhere? Schistosoma haematobium: Found in the veins of the bladder and external genitalia.
Cercaria elvae: Penetrates the skin and causes schistosome dermatitis. Does not mature in man. Legs


III) Common Nematode Parasites and what they can do to man


Strongyloides stercoralis: Found in the intestinal mucosa pylorus to the rectum and the duodenal region. The larva can pass through the lung. The mid body. The head. Trichinella spiralis: Burrows into the mucosa of the small intestine. Larva transported by blood and lymph system to encyst in the striated muscles.
Onchocerca volvulus: Adults found coiled in connective tissue tumors. Microfilariae unsheathed migrate in the skin. The head Loa loa: Adults migrate throughout the body and frequently cross the eye balls. They cause calabar swellings. The sheathed microfilariae are found in the blood system.
Necator americanus: Adults are found attached to the mucosa of the small intestine. The larva come in through the lungs when entering the body. The mid body Ascaris lumbricoides: The adults are found in the small intestine. Larva may migrate occasionally through the lungs.
Ancylostoma duodenale: Same as Necator. The lower body Enterobius vermicularis: Commonly called pin worms. They are found in the cecum from which gravid females migrate at night to the rectum and out through the anus causing itching.
Trichuris trichiura: Adults are found attached to the mucosa of the cecum with filiform forebodies. The lower body Dracunculus medinensis: The adults migrate through deep connective tissue or cavities. The mature female comes to the surface to form galleries on the extremities.
Wuchereria bancrofti: Adults are found in the lymphatic system. The microfilariae are sheathed and periodically in the blood system. Lower body

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