In the book of Genesis Moses states that the oldest person in history died at 969. His name was Methuselah.

Methuselah had a lineage of spiritual giants. His father was Enoch, one of only two people in scripture to never die. Moses simply says that Enoch walked with God and "then he was not" because God took him. Enoch was so righteous he did not die, something true of only one other person, Elijah.

Methuselah's grandson was one the most well known people in all of history. We are told when his grandson Noah was born, Methuselah was 369.

These numbers are not so mysterious, nor are they recorded for informational purposes only. It is important to remember that Enoch was a prophet, and as a prophet he had revelation of things to come. In that revelation he purposefully named his son "Methuselah" for reasons that will become evident.

Genesis 7: 6 tells us that Noah was 600 years old when the flood came. If Methuselah was 369 years old when Noah was born, that means that Methuselah was 969 years old when the flood came.

To reiterate, Methuselah was 969 years old when the waters came upon the earth, and Methuselah was 969 years old when he died. Methuselah died when the flood came. Herein lies the picture of God's grace.

The word Methuselah means "when he dies, the flood will come." People often think of Noah preaching about the coming flood, but in reality long before his message there was the person of Methuselah, a living, breathing metaphor for people to see, a spiritual picture of the call to trust in God's grace and turn from sin .

God proclaimed that there was a consequence to sin, the flood, but he also said if people would turn from sin they would be saved. How long did he give people to recognize this message? He gave them 969 years to see, watching Methuselah century after century.

Peter sums it up like this, "God is not slow in keeping his promise (the end of the age). He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance" (2 Peter 3: 9) .

Why hasn't Jesus come back yet after 2000 years? So people can turn to God for forgiveness. Why did the flood take almost a thousand years to come? So people could turn to God for forgiveness.

God said, "when he dies, it will come." Methuselah did not died at 20, or 75, or 500, he died at 969. It is a picture of mercy. From the beginning of scripture to the end of scripture, we find the answer to the mess of the world in one word, grace.

Premature ejaculation is one of those problems that nobody likes to talk about yet it is the most common sexual problem known. Sadly the fact that it is hidden means it is more difficult to find successful treatments and cures and many people are sucked in by the hype of some products as an easy way out of an unfortunate situation. One of the products that has some myth around it is Indian God Lotion so does it actually work?

Indian God Lotion does have its place as a temporary solution to premature ejaculation as when you look into reviews it seems that men do have results and are able to last longer however you need to consider the pro’s and con’s before looking into using it.  

Indian God Lotion – Pros

• Non greasy – This is a spray that you use at least 60 minutes before intercourse, when dry you will be unaware it is there.
• Desensitises – Enables you to last longer as it desensitises the sensitive areas that can cause premature ejaculation.
• Natural – The manufacturers state that only natural ingredients are used in the product – so no harmful drugs!
• Reviews posted on the internet form men who have found success with the product.

Indian God Lotion – Cons 

• Not a permanent solution – The best cures for premature ejaculation are the natural programs that treat the cause of premature ejaculation and teach you how to overcome these problems permanently (check out the links in my signature for the best ones)
• Desensitising means that you may not get the full enjoyment form sexual intercourse that you had hope as some of the feelings will be lost.
• Time it takes to work – This product is no good for spur of the moment encounters. You need to spry twice once 60 mins before intercourse and another 30 minutes before intercourse. Will this fit into you relationship or will you find this problematic in planning your lovemaking.
• Little scientific evidence that it actually works, could be a psychological influence

For me it seems there is a place for Indian God Lotion but it must be viewed as a temporary solution or treatment for premature ejaculation as it does not get to the root of the problem. It will  not provide the permanent solution which is a much better outcome. After all wouldn’t it be wonderful to make love whenever you want with no worries of having to plan in order to time the ‘sprays’ correctly. There is also little scientific evidence that this spray actually works.    In order for you to achieve your desired result I would recommend you click on the links in my signature to say goodbye to premature ejaculation once and for all.

This is the Scientific Age. Man wants proof for everything. Even for the existence of God!

But God is beyond proof. Scientists like Newton believed God. But in this modern age when we are able to explain everything, could it be possible to prove the existence of God.

Toward the end of 19th century, the philosopher Nietzsche declared through one of his fictional characters that 'God is dead'.

Now based on Quantum Science some scientists are trying to prove the existence of God. One such person is Amit Goswami. He is a theoretical nuclear physicist and member of the University of Oregon Institute for Theoretical Physics since 1968.

Goswami very strongly believes that the existence of God could be settled by scientific evidence. He claims already it is in God's favor.

The book has five parts, Introduction, The evidence for downward causation, The evidence for the subtle bodies, Downward causation revisited and Quantum Activism.

He offers two kind of evidence namely 'the quantum signatures of the divine' and 'subtle domains of reality'.

Mental events are acting to cause physical events. This is known as downward causation.

An architect who would like to build a house will start with an idea first and then he would make a blue print of the idea. Then he will start the work.

Similarly now we are able to see the idea of ​​God via Supramental (Body of Laws) and then the blueprint via vital body. The physical body is His work.

The author gives a number of examples based on scientific evidence to prove his point that God Exists. He shows that all the sciences – physics, biology, psychology and medicine – need the hypothesis of downward causation.

Once Dalai Lama was asked if there was any scientific research that would ever prompt him to give up his Buddhist beliefs about spirituality. To this Dalai Lama replied that if scientists could ever prove that reincarnation never happens, he might change his mind.

But Stevenson has collected a lot of evidence in proof of reincarnation.

The author himself was invited to join a group of scientists at a conference in Dharma Sala, India in 1999.

The 30 or so scientists presented his or her ideas to the venerable Dalai Lama. The conference was aimed at integrating science and spirituality.

In order to find out God one has to give up materialistic view and adopt the path of Karma Yoga, doing good without expecting the result there of.

The book has been written in a lucid style, so that even an ordinary reader could understand our origins and how we should live. Number of anecdotes are interwoven to explain the principles of quantum physics.

Amit Goswami has a knack of explaining things simply. That is his plus point.

Those who believe God, for them no explanation is necessary. Atheists who do not believe God will never accept Him even after getting enough evidence. So this book is for the people who would strengthen their belief once they get new ideas based on scientific evidence.

I very strongly recommend this book for all the people, believers, non-believers and truth seekers. The book is published by Jaico Publishing House, Mumbai, India.

When Herbert W. Armstrong died, Dr. Herman Hoeh declared that the seventh candlestick had been lit. That means Laodicea officially began immediately.

Nearly four years later, Malachi’s Message to God’s Church Today began to sound the alarm: something wasn’t kosher in the Church of God! It exposed a corrupt ministry intent on destroying the foundational doctrines of the Worldwide Church of God, and urged the brethren to hang on for dear life to what God had given us through His end-time Elijah. We were encouraged to get a grip, while others were losing it (Revelation 3:11).

Those who were of God heard what the Spirit said to the Churches through Malachi’s Message. Those who weren’t of God quickly lost it (God’s truth) and slipped further and further into darkness. That darkness was disguised as a “new light of understanding” (2 Corinthians 11:14). The true members of the Church of God responded to His call and came out of that decadent organization. Those who remained behind became the SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN.

They were no longer God’s Church! You can’t reject God’s truth for demonic doctrines without becoming a part of “Mystery Babylon” (1 Corinthians 10:21; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18). All this has been quite revealing (I Corinthians 11:19).

Knowing the Truth

God knows the end from the beginning (Acts 15:18). He prophesied a great falling away that would leave few standing. The BIG ONE has hit and shaken the Church of God to its core! But isn’t it possible to know the truth without knowing the Truth (2 Timothy 3:7).

God’s calling us to a deeper love and conversion (I John 3:18). Isn’t God’s truth a means to an end? Didn’t Herbert W. Armstrong fear some just “DON’T GET IT?” That too many were only converted to our doctrines? The doctrines are meant to help bring us closer to God by having a better understanding of His Will, but only a personal relationship with Jesus Christ will save us! We need Christ’s teachings, but we need God the Father and Jesus Christ even more! Only they can establish us and secure our salvation (2 Thessalonians 2:13-17). You can have all the understanding in the world and still fall short (I Corinthians 13:2).

Remember Solomon? Just because you know God’s truth, doesn’t mean you know Him! (Job 42:5; I John 2:4) You’re not going to be judged by how much you know, but by HOW MUCH YOU GROW! By how much you apply what you know, becoming more Christ-like, more Godly, more representative of the Kingdom of God, here and now (James 1:22; John 13:35). A system can’t save you and ritual is no substitute for a relationship! (2 Timothy 3:5).

Malachi’s Message Still Applies!

Whereas the Worldwide Church of God was physically rich, aren’t we in danger of feeling spiritually rich and self-complacent (Amos 6:1)? Ancient Israel had God’s holy days; didn’t eat pork, etc. But it didn’t keep them from going into captivity! (Amos 5:21). It wasn’t enough! Worldwide doesn’t feel sufficient, they feel so impoverished they go to Babylon for help! We’re the ones who feel safe and secure! Who said we can let our guard down? We’re commanded to REMAIN ON HIGH ALERT until Christ comes! (Luke 21:34) Yet some are failing to continue to apply Malachi’s Message (Romans 2:17-21). God’s refining process isn’t over! (Daniel 12:10; Isaiah 48:10).

Let’s see to it that Philadelphia Church of God (Judah) doesn’t go the way of the Worldwide Church of God (Israel)! These biblical principles still apply: don’t put undue trust in men; work out your own salvation, it’s not a group affair; beware the scholarly approach that demands you rely on men – not God’s Spirit or personal Bible study. And God help us to look past Petra (though it’s important), to focus on His Kingdom (Luke 21:36; Isaiah 33:17). To survive the Holocaust is one thing, to enter the Kingdom of God is everything! (2 Peter 1:10-11).

Beware of Emperor Worship!

What’s the greatest false doctrine to come out of Babylon? The nefarious idea of a DIVINE EMPEROR! Nimrod had put himself in God’s place! He had people depending on him for all their answers and protection. Today, we have such MEN “playing God” in the Church! (Nahum 1:11; 2 Thessalonians 2:3). There’s nothing new under the sun. Unlike Moses, who wished that all God’s people were prophets (Numbers 11:29), Nimrod felt threatened by any “competition.” He dealt cruelly, in a jealous rage, with those who opposed his haughty position. God used Shem to put him back in his place! Leaders are ordained of God; they do have a definite place, but it’s NOT in the Holy of Holies (II Chronicles 26:18)! They’re intruding in God’s business, and trespassing on His sacred ground, when they get out of line and overstep their bounds (Zephaniah1:9; Exodus 19:12; Colossians 2:18). Away with emperor worship! It’s soon to sweep Europe, but we don’t need it in the Church of God. Not if we want to remain the Church of God!

Didn’t Gerald Flurry warn that we were slipping into a Laodicean attitude when he had his unfortunate incident with alcohol? Didn’t he say, after prayerfully wracking his brains to understand why God had allowed that to happen, that we have to be careful not to get proud due to our abundance of revelation (2 Corinthians 12:6-7)? Have we learned that lesson? Has he? With his preoccupation with all his religious titles and self-promotion, we really have to wonder and be most concerned!

Holy, righteous CHARACTER is more important to God than all the revelation in the world! We definitely need the gifts of the Holy Spirit, but God says we should want the FRUITS of his Holy Spirit even more! GET YOUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT! (1 Corinthians 14:1) I’m convinced God’s about to empower His people like never before, but wants us to be spiritually ready (having learned from the Corinthians’ mistakes), and our ministers mature enough not to get in the way! (Joel 2:28; 1 Thessalonians 5:19).

As far as revelations go, God can inspire unconverted men like Caiphas and speak through donkeys! All truth is from and belongs to God, so why should some become puffed up with pride that they’re something special rather than just an instrument serving God’s purpose? And why get bloated with self-importance when God can quickly pop that balloon? (I Corinthians 4:6-7).

Warnings from History

If what happened in the Church during the 70’s was a warning of what could happen in the 80’s what about the 90’s? Having survived our Worldwide ordeal, are we now home safe (Jude 5)? Let us pray and examine ourselves this new century: Do we love God or fear men (Acts 5:29)?

God has an ordained government for His Church, but it can gradually fall to Satan – made over in some man’s image – if we blindly follow it and forget that it’s also a means to an end, and not and end in itself! Isn’t that how the Church of God got off track? The Mother spoon fed the brain-dead! We need the Father! When Church government stops directing us to God and substitutes doctrines or a personality cult instead (III John 9), and refuses correction, God’s glory has left such a bankrupt administration! Will God destroy the very government He’s installed because we’ve failed to use it properly? Some are actually worshipping the government rather than the Governor!

Didn’t God level His Temple, stop the sacrifices, and disband the priesthood? Didn’t he empty the House of Israel and scatter Judah? Wasn’t Jerusalem-headquarters forcibly shut down? Even Hezekiah had to destroy the brass serpent God told Moses to make, because they had perverted its purpose (2 Kings 18:4).

Too often, that which God had intended to become a blessing, became a curse! Such historical warnings don’t curry favor with “the top brass, ” but it’s evident God would rather work through a very faithful few than let many misrepresent Him! (Jeremiah 26:18; Ezekiel 5:3-4).

What have we learned from our WCG experience? Haven’t some since scrambled for positions of power, while others claim we’re all equal? (Numbers 16:3; 1 Timothy 1:7; James 3:1) God isn’t an anarchist, and neither should we be. We mustn’t throw out the baby with the bathwater, just because of abuses of power! Proper leadership encourages us to “be all we can be,” within God’s law; it encourages us to think and become like our leaders, and able to teach what we’ve been taught–after all we’re PRIEST-KINGS IN TRAINING. (Matthew 10:25; Hebrews 5:12; 2 Timothy 2:2, 15).

The proper use of God’s government never plays politics or acts jealous, but truly has everyones’ best interests at heart. (I Cor. 14:26) We’re all members of God’s Royal Family, therefore we ought to respect each others’ part in God’s plan and place in God’s Church. (I Corinthians 12:18).

I truly believe in GOVERNMENT FROM THE TOP DOWN — and it starts with GOD THE FATHER! That’s why we must always OBEY GOD, even if it means we must disobey men. Wasn’t it ministers who told you to throw Malachi’s Message away? Wasn’t it Church leaders who threw out the faithful? Didn’t we just take their word for it, rather than check out what GOD had to say? Don’t be fooled again! Do you now CONSULT CHRIST, or are you still playing “follow the leader”? Which is truly learning how to follow God’s government? Have you finally learned this lesson? Or did you ask your minister for permission to read Beyond Babylon? Worldwide all over again? Not if you continue to read and apply Malachi’s Message to yourself. That’s the only way to prevent a “repeat performance”. Hopefully, once was enough.

Recently when my wife suddenly became ill, I said to someone, “Complex situations are irrelevant when it comes to the delivering power of God.” And I do very much believe that to be true.

There are many examples of the delivering power of God in all sorts of situations recorded in the Bible. Perhaps one of the most familiar is the parting of the Red Sea for the children of Israel. The situation was indeed complex, hopeless to say the least, and apparently, there was no solution.

But the delivering power of God intervened in a most dramatic way. The waters parted and they walked across on dry ground. Can you imagine? Dry ground?

Some 40 years later, the children of Israel saw waters parted and they crossed the Jordan River, at flood stage, once again on dry ground. The Scriptures also tell us about years later, when the great Prophet Elijah struck water with his mantle and the water parted, allowing him and Elisha to walk across, you guessed it, on dry ground. Then, a short time later, Elisha did the same thing, striking the water with his mantle, and walking across on dry ground.

It is absolutely baffling to our human brains how water can be parted, allowing someone, or a multitude of people, to walk across on dry ground! Four times in the Scriptures we see the delivering power of God bringing that to pass. Were there other times? We don’t know.

We do know that on one occasion God did not part the Sea of Galilee in order that Jesus could cross on dry ground. Instead, Jesus simply walked on the water! What?! This awesome display of the power of God is astonishing to read about in the Gospels.

Now imagine what it was like for the apostles to see it happen firsthand! And add to that, Jesus invited Peter to walk on the water! And Peter did, for a brief moment or two!

These five records in the Bible remind me of the verses in Isaiah where God tells us His thoughts are not our thoughts, and His ways are not our ways. He goes on to say, “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:9)

In other words, God has solutions we’ve never even thought about.

That’s why I do believe complex situations are irrelevant when it comes to the delivering power of God. Odds don’t matter. God has solutions.

There are numerous records in the Bible clearly showing the delivering power of God. When you read those accounts it is obvious God not only has solutions, but He desires to help His people. And that greatly encourages you to believe and trust Him.

During these past several weeks my wife and I have been very mindful of a number of the promises of God recorded in His Word. Our prayers echo those loving promises. Most especially, the following two verses have been both very encouraging and very inspiring.

Isaiah 41:10-13

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

I am sure a lot of you wonder how I could title this article stating that you are your own God? Well it's pretty easy as this is a truth hidden from you. You all have been kept from the truths, by being manipulated to work against yourselves. You were taught that God is a punisher. You were taught that God judges you and sends you off to heaven or hell! So many state they are God-fearing people. Why would anyone fear God?

The reason most of you are all uninformed is because your whole lives were based on lies in order to control you for their monetary gain. The truth is you are not human but energy and light. God is powerful creator source energy. He created all souls (us) therefore, we are all one big family. We are all connected to this source energy, therefore, we are our own God.

What does this mean? There are universal laws that govern this universe. These are the only true laws which each and everyone needs to know, understand and follow. The universal law states that you are your own creator. What you think is what you create. This concept is deep but it would behoove you to follow this thought to heal your own life. These laws are used against you by teaching you to work against them without you even knowing. Therefore all this time you believe you are doing the best for yourself when actually you have been hurting yourselves for thousands of years.

Everything you believe about health, relationships, history, terrorists, money, jobs, etc are problems you have faced and still deal with because you have used this law against yourself. So how you may ask.? I will share a few examples as there are way too many to list. I believe once you read this, you will make the necessary changes to change your life. For instance you were taught to search outside of yourselves for every single thing you want. You were taught doing for others first before yourself, otherwise you are selfish .. The Law of Attraction states you attract everything to you by what you believe is true. You think it, you draw the experience to you. Relationships are big here as you search outside of yourself for love when in reality, the love you search for is love of self unconditionally. You are the person you are searching for. When you fully love yourself first, then your whole life falls magically into place. What have you done? You blame God for your ill relationships, become depressed and fearful of love when love is the healer of all. You bash all woman and men believing they did some terrible thing to you when they are mirroring you.

If you would take the time, ask yourself, is there anything on television, news, medias, movies and commercials positive? Every single day propaganda is in front and center in your lives teaching you fear based thoughts which you believe which in turn, you create it by drawing it to you. Another example is aging and genes. You see people aging and becoming ill with old age illnesses and why? Because you have fallen into this trap, you believe it, you create it, you bring it to you. Simple as that. The key is to take every single negative thought and word you think or say and make them positive to create positives in your life. It does not matter what is going on in your life at this moment because you also create your future by saying what you want today to draw it to you. If you are in pain today, instead of saying I am in pain, say I am pain-free. Believe you are that powerful and your pain will disappear for your future. The only real-time is the present moment. By using positive words and thoughts you create your future pain-free. In the meantime repeat affirmations till you feel it. Say I am healthy over and over till you feel it. I am pain-free. I am abundant. This is powerful and it works.

We all are powerful people with the ability to manifest anything we want. You have forgotten. This takes practice because it is not natural living positively. Another example is your health. You have the power to heal yourself because illness is not from God it is from evil programs you have used against yourselves. Simple example are germs. Antibacterial soap are poisonous products. In fact sunscreens, our food and water supplies, fluoride, gluten, food additives, sugars etc are all extremely bad for our bodies. Getting back to my example; have you not been told that other people make you sick with their germs and colds? That is another bold-faced lie. This happens because it's what you believe. Because you believe it you create it for yourself. What do you do? You stop that belief process in its tracks. You tell yourself it's not true, release the thought, let it go never to bring it back to you. It really is simple.

We are all one family not separate as you believe. Everyone on earth is related to you because we all came from one source, God. Your struggles have been many because of your own thoughts. If you believe it, you create it, draws it to you, then your believe it is true. Change those negative, fear based thoughts to positives then draw that to you instead. Every negative is not from God. When you practice being only positive, loving yourself first, knowing you create your own results what can possibly appear? How about money, health, freedom, no illness, no aging, no diseases. Is that heavenly? Do yourselves a favor as Wayne Dwyer once said, "Change your thoughts, change your words, Changes You Life.

Do yourselves the favor and watch everything you say. Write down all the negatives you spout to show yourself how truly negative you are. When you notice your negative thought, stop it in its tracks. Say I take that thought out. Erase it so it doesn't become created by you. Take your time. It takes practice. Do you love yourself enough? The choice is yours; create health, abundance, and love or not. Are you ready to leap?

The battle to get your ex back should not just be a one way traffic, which is based only on your feelings, peoples’ opinion not even from books but on following God’s will for your life. We come in contact with so many people in our short stay here on earth, but not all this people are meant to be with us for a very long time, some are placed here by God to just serve a specific purpose and when they’re through, God’s will just move them to another assignment, so it is important to know what is the will of God for that special person that has come into our life and he or she is now gone maybe we are not so sure what purpose they have come to serve in our life.

For everything in life a time will come to prove us, whether we deserve some kind of things in our life for a particular time or not and God is a humorous God, “he promised the Israelis, Canaan but he also told them to contend in battle with the Canaanites that will inevitably cost some lives sometimes defeat but also the promises of God never fails”. God’s promise is that nobody will lack his or her mate, but we know that a love relationship may sometimes not be a bed of roses, this definitely isn’t God’s will but how do you prove that getting your love relationship is God’s will  and applying all the skills you know is following after God ‘s will for your life.

Outline below are some steps to determine if you are in the right direction:

Step 1: following God’s plan for your life will not be lay out as in the content of a book but by obeying God’s instruction per time is needful, because “God will not give you a new instruction except the last one as been obeyed”

Step 2: After the break up, have you prayed about your situation, “most time we think God should see our situation and act on our behalf but God doesn’t work like that”, you have to ask. If yes, were you justified to have allow your girlfriend or boyfriend to go, if no, why not ask God to give you the courage to talk to your ex, so that both of you can get back together.

Step 3: this would have to take some deep thinking because most time we are blinded by love or we are simply not observant, the question is was the relationship abusive in anyway, if yes is the person willing and trying to change? If no, are you ready to go through such a life for a lifetime? It has been said that “God will not do for you what he has given you the power to do” If you’re really sure of God’s will concerning your ex, why not go all out to get him or her back.

Step 4: if this person comes back to your life what difference will it make, if you are able to determine the extent of this person importance in your life it will go a long way in determining the amount of work that you will be willing to do and sacrifice you are going to pay.

Finally, in trying to win you ex back are you trying too hard to please this person and he or she is not acknowledging your effort or even your presence, why not give your ex a break, watch as events unfolds, because most times what a person wants is not clear until he or she miss it, they will always come back looking for you, and most importantly be prayerful, because prayer moves the hand that moves the world, you and your ex inclusive.

For proven ways in following God’s will for your life and easy steps to win your ex back, click here.

The history of sun worship, so seemingly foreign to the Western mind has, in fact, manifested itself into Christianity in many ways as the story of Jesus in the Gospels. So little was known about the life of Jesus, any and all writing styles from Midrash (searching past scriptures for "hints" of how they might apply to the present) to discerning the story of the Zodiac and it's constellations were used to fill in what was clearly missing in the literal record.

Consider our "modern" terms, Horizon and Sun Set. These terms belie their ancient history. Horus-sun (Horizon) was sunrise as Horus was the Egyptian god of light and the day light portion of the 24 hour cycle. Set, was the god of darkness and night. He came on the scene at "Sun Set" and is the Jackal headed god of the Egyptian underworld. When we say "what a beautiful Sun Set," we don't realize we are speaking as one might in ancient Egypt. Darkness was the time of Set, god of darkness. Night time was not a good time in most ancient mythologies. This is why many a priest stood every morning acting as if by incantation and arm waving, he could bring back the Sun / Son from the Underworld of darkness and fear. The sun descending into hell is something it did every Sun-Set. There was relief every morning when the sun / son was reborn.

Set murdered Osiris and in turn, Horus, son of Osiris, killed Set. Sunrise on the Horus-Sun defeats the night which began at Sun Set. Pretty cool huh? Jesus struggles with Satan (Set or Sata) in just the same way Horus battles with Set. It's all dualism. It's Light and Dark, good and evil, God and Satan.

"Set kills Osiris and scatters his body, then claims the throne of the gods for his own. He is later struck down by Horus, the son of Osiris, who restores order to the world and sets up the pharaohs as the guardians of Maat. Set and Horus continue to battle for control of the world, setting up an epic conflict of good versus evil. " (Light and Dark) David C. Scott Website. Gods and Mythology of Egypt.

Consider the fact that Jesus is surrounded by 12 disciples and the events of Jesus life are like the Sun of God surrounded by the 12 signs of the Zodiac that make up the way of the sun across the heavens in one year. Just as the 12 sons of Jacob and the 12 tribes of Israel are astro-theology personified and are in fact references to the zodiac and the story it tells. We might not watch the heavens anymore, and we know precious little about the zodiac, the characters and the revolving story they tell, but our ancestors read the heavens as we read books today.

For instance, many of the world's crucified god men have their traditional birthday on December 25th ("Christmas"). This was a basic understanding we had in WCG and was not off the mark. Today, there is many times more material to show this connection.

This is because the ancients recognized that (from an earthcentric perspective) the sun makes an annual descent southward until December 21st or 22nd, the winter solstice, when it stops moving southerly for three days and then starts to move northward again. During this time, the ancients declared that "God's sun" had "died" for three days and was "born again" on December 25th. So Xmas really is the Birthday of the SUN / SON in every way.

The ancients realized quite abundantly that they needed the sun to return every day and that they would be in big trouble if the sun continued to move southward and did not stop and reverse its direction. Thus, these many different cultures celebrated the "sun of God's" birthday on December 25th.

In reality, the sun "dies" for three days on December 22nd, the winter solstice, when it stops in its movement south, to be born again or resurrected on December 25th, when it resumes its movement north. For those three days it might be said the Sun is in the grave.

In December, the Virgin, the constellation Virgo precedes sunrise and thus, "Behold, a Virgin shall bring forth the sun / son," would be part of the story in the heavens. Matthew literalized the story in his reaching back into Isaiah for a story about a young woman that had virtually nothing to with prophecy of a literal virgin birth or Jesus himself.

Remember the alternative explanation of Isa. 14 and "how thou art fallen, oh Lucifer, (light Bringer-Venus precedes sunrise), thou bright and morning star," (Venus). Remember how Venus appears to rise and then descends back into the earth and how this IS the origin of the story of Satan's fall for trying to ascend to God's Throne, which is astro-theologically NOON. Everyone sees "Satan fall as lightening from heaven" at one time or another during the year if you know what Venus looks like just before Sun rise on the Horus-sun, or even shortly after Sun-Set.

Something that bright got humanity's attention and the stories of it's apparent motion followed and then were literalized by the theologically ignorant. Venus always was and always will be a planet on the inside orbit between earth and the sun. It behaves as it does because it is as it is. Whole theologies have grown up around that which could not then be explained but now can be easily explained. Once you have the true explanation, you can drop the false one.

The Jesus story in the gospels may also be the story of the Sun / Son of God.

The sun is the "Light of the World." Just as Jesus.

The sun "cometh on clouds, and every eye shall see him." Just as Jesus.

The sun rising in the morning is the "Savior of mankind." Just as Jesus.

The sun wears a corona, "crown of thorns" or halo. Just as Jesus.

The sun "walks on water." Just as Jesus.

The sun can turn water (rain) into wine (grapes) Just as Jesus.

The sun's "followers," "helpers" or "disciples" are the 12 months and the 12 signs of the zodiac or constellations, through which the sun must pass. Just as Jesus.

The sun at 12 noon is in the house or temple of the "Most High"; Thus, "he" begins "his Father's work" at "age" 12. Just as Jesus.

The sun enters into each sign of the zodiac at 30 °; (30×12 = 360 degrees) hence, the "Sun of God" begins his ministry at "age" 30. Just as Jesus.

The sun is hung on a cross or "crucified," which represents its passing through the equinoxes, the vernal equinox being Easter, at which time it is then resurrected. Just as Jesus.

(Archarya S .– Suns of God / The Christ Conspiracy)

Consider the following.

The rejection of Cain's grain offering (Agricultural Goddess and fertility recognition of the religions surrounding Israel) and the acceptance of Abel's (roasted meat) offering was a symbol of the change to come in Israel from Matriarchy and female based religion, to Patriarchy, Priesthood and cultic temple worship and sacrifices. The story is not true, the message was clear! Women are now property and men own them, no matter what the "pagan" nations around practice or respect in the mysteries of the feminine and fertility. (sex if you must know!)

Little has changed in the Christian Patriarchy since which is why for years I allowed myself to say the words, "who gives this woman …" in marriage ceremonies. I stopped including that in the wedding ceremony at the end. The Father always formally transferred his property to the qualified and selected male and I had to be the priest in the middle negotiating the transaction! Men have had way too much time to screw up the planet and it's time perhaps to let the feminine spirit restore the right side of the brain in humans! It's time to act as the one we really all are inspite of that which divides us.

The physical sun has always fascinated human beings. It "rises" in the east to bring it's warmth, light, and "sets" in the West, plunging the world into darkness with all the associated insecurites and dangers. It was truly a miracle and a most welcomed relief when every morning, the Sun rose from the land of the dead to bring it's light and protection for yet another day. It's cycles and apparent motion through the constellations has told the story of mankind for thousands of years, with all our hopes and fears. The physical Sun has been much of the inspiration of the spiritual son mythologies.

We're all still sun / son worshippers at heart.

God’s essence must be distinguished from His qualities or attributes. The former is denoted by the word deity (theotes, Col. 2. 9), the latter by divinity (theiotes, Rom. 1. 20) The former means absoluteness and simplicity, the latter the state that manifests His character in Creation. God’s qualities, which must be infinite in number, are all one in His essence. God is not dividable into qualities as if God were a conglomerate. He is pure simplicity.

I believe that, in our mind, God’s simplicity and qualities keep each other in balance. If you stress the former too much then His qualities are harmed, and the other way around. For instance in rationalistic deism God is mainly simple. He has only a finite number of qualities, it seems to me. For His simplicity is His pure act of reason, His state is characterized by the qualities that are the various outcomes of His rational mind. Now this is really a compromise position between only simplicity and the balanced truth of both simplicity and an infinity in infinitudes. But if the number of God’s qualities is limited, then everything is not possible with God. So He is not really almighty, it must be concluded.

Many deists have been caught in this vicious circle. God is not omnipotent, because His qualities are finite (in number). And His qualities are finite, because He is not infinite in power. But the careful observer notices that this position is fraught with tension. For if God is not almighty, then He is guilty of creating us in an imperfect world of trouble. To escape this conclusion one could make a double break away from the truth into the extreme position that God is only simplicity. This is atheistic materialism. God is altogether lost in a simple chemical projection of the human mind. Thus many atheists have been caught in a vicious circle as well. God is just an invention of the human mind, because a limited Creator is a farce. Because He is a farce, He is just an invention. However a new, ever worse, tension arises as a result. For if God does not exist then I am truly alone. And my life ends in nothingness when I die. One can hardly escape this tension. Most atheists just develop a pluck-the-day attitude. Others abuse substances, some start doubting everything.

I realize that I have left out many things on this slope into despair. Many people don’t slide down all the way, though they are aware of the possibility.

I have tried to show you that when you overaccentuate one side of the truth, your belief becomes lopsided. Inherent trouble results. If you try to escape the impasse, you are only pulled down further, and so on. In the end you lose even the very thing you cherished–God’s simplicity. On the other side of the scales exactly the same thing happens. For in pantheism God’s qualities, as they appear in His emanations, are stressed. His essence is only a mysterium tremendum, worshiped as a wonderful thing. But the real joy comes from the enjoyment of the variety of Creation. His qualities override His simplicity here. However if God’s very essence were dividable into equal or unequal principles, then He would be composite. In that case He cannot possibly be fully Himself, like the sun and the moon do not make up the solar system. God is not the sun of His qualities. All His qualities are fully divine. Moreover compositions are always caused to be united. But God is not caused by a higher principle. Pantheists have simply accepted the position that God depends on Creation like the sun is part of the sun’s rays. This is again a compromise, weaker than the slight emphasis on qualities. They get stuck in a vicious circle. God is part of creation because God is the sun of His qualities, which make up Creation. Together they form reality. God is not fully himself because He is part of reality. Because God is the sun of His emanations, he is part of Creation. Notice that this position is implied in the claim that God’s qualities override His simplicity. Because if God’s essence consists in His being made up of different qualities, then He is really caused by these. But then His qualities are really a higher principle. God is just a result of them.

I know this train of thought may sound simplistic to a scholar of pantheism, there being so many different kinds of pantheism. But these are really compositions of various principles. So I know that there are also pantheists that say that Creation depends on God, like the rays of the sun result from its nature. I argue however that that belief is a dualism of rationalistic deism and mysticistic pantheism. In mysticistic pantheism God’s qualities override His simplicity. But these qualities are only seen in His created emanations. So His essence depends en these. Of course pantheism is a contradiction in terms really. For how can something created make the Creator depend on it? Ultimately God lives in Himself, as the Bible says that He lives “in an unapproachable light.”

The same thing happens in deism. For there God’s qualities flow forth from His simplicity, not the other way around. Dependence is a one way street here also. But then His qualities are like acts or results. They are not divine in themselves. If God’s qualities are not divine then His simplicity is not either. That is a contradictio in terminis of deism. For each quality of God qualifies or characterizes His absolute deity. And His absolute deity or simplicity guarantees the divinity of all His qualities. The conclusion is that God is not really infinite or omnipotent, which is a mark of deity. In deism God is not really God. He is just a rational mind that created a rational mechanism. I would not dare state this, were it not that the Word itself talks about deity and divinity. But of course that does not imply that God is a duality. He is the ultimate mystery.

The tension in pantheism is seen in the argument that if God is part of creation, then He is part of its imperfections, even evil. So God is also evil. To escape this tension one could make a double break with the truth and conclude that “God” is only different qualities. But then of course there is no God left at all. So polytheists have concluded that all the forces in creation are different gods. They may still believe in a chief God like Zeus or Jupiter, who rules them all. But God’s absoluteness is all torn to shreds. They are stuck in a vicious circle. There is no one God for reality consists only of different spiritual powers. Because reality consists of different powers only, there cannot be an absolute God. The worst tension arises. If there is no supreme God, then there can be no supreme solution to the conflicts of reality. Everything will remain a hopeless mess.

The two roads that lead off from the truth, by tipping the scales on either side, in the end converge into the same point of madness. I hope to make this gradually clear.

The upwards spiraling virtuous circle moves between the two poles of simplicity and variety. The two increasingly strengthen each other. The vortices, however, pull one down off to one side. It seems that the two vortices can also unite to a certain extent. The result is a very disharmonious dualism.

We have seen the mutually opposed sides of deism and pantheism. However both have in common that God is not omnipotent. The two extreme positions of atheism and polytheism obviously share the same identity as well, in that both deny God’s existence.

There is a hidden motivation behind these four corrupted beliefs. It is the desire to create God in one’s own image. By nature we do not tend to worship God’s greatness. But we cannot totally get rid of Him. So we reverse the matter and imagine a God after our own understanding. It is our pride that makes us do this. We cannot stand the idea of a God towering infinitely above us. So we incorporate Him into our limited belief in order to have the (unconscious) feeling that we are in control. For to comprehend God means that He is not above us. He is just one of the boys.

What confuses the matter is that many religions combine various elements from different positions. So Hinduism is a combination of spiritistic polytheism and mysticistic pantheism. Brahman is the ultimate oneness; all the spiritual powers are just ways to reach him. Neoplatonism (early Christian era) is a dualism in which God’s rational oneness is stressed, but is combined with His pantheistic emanations in the material world. There have been deists who did believe in God’s omnipotence. However this is just a mix-up with monotheism. Many “ists” don’t fully realize what their “ism” really is.

One of the strongest reasons to hold to both God’s essential simplicity and His qualities is that if you don’t, you land on a slippery slope that leads into the corrupted positions we have briefly mentioned, and will still analyze over and over again. Another reason is that the diversity of creation (love, light, justice and so on) is necessary to show all God’s qualities. The unity of creation shows God’s Oneness. If you tip the balance one side is hurt and the other blown out of proportion. But they depend equally on each other. If God is only simplicity, or mainly so, then how can He manifest the fulness of His qualities? On the other hand if He has mainly a fulness of qualities but His simplicity is not pure, then how can He be fully Himself. No matter what side you overaccentuate, in the end you lose not only the other side completely, but also the side you embraced as the ultimate truth.

The reason people have a tendency to overaccentuate one side of the truth, is that they feel a tension between the two. This feeling is false, and caused by pride. Everything, even God, must be explained as simple as possible. Mysterious ‘dualities’ are incomprehensible, and that is a humbling thought. However faith can keep the balance.

Notice that I do not call God a dualism. He is not a composite of two ultimate principles. But He seems to have two sides in His manifestation, His simplicity and qualities. The back of His face is the former, the front the latter.

There is indeed a great mystery in all of this. For who can fully understand that God’s love, life, light, just ire, beauty and so forth, are all one in His absolute essence? Deuteronomy 6.4 says “… The Lord our God is one Lord.” And 1 Kings 8.27, “… Behold, heaven, yes, the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee!” These are the two sides of God!

Having discussed briefly the relation between God and Creation, we will now look superficially at God and man. God is at once like and unlike us. The Bible says “… Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness (Gen. 1.26),” and “for I am God, and there is nobody further like me (Is. 46.9).” Again these two sides must be kept in equilibrium. However also here we have a false feeling of tension. So we start tampering with this truth. The rationalistic deist dares not reduce God outright to our limits. But He does believe that God is mainly like us. A proud deist does not tend to say that God is an unfathomable mystery, like a mystic would. He believes that we are just as rational as God. Only God has or is pure reason, or intellect. This is the first real break with the truth. For if God is mainly like us, where is the infinite Greatness of His person, the divinity of His qualities? Deists have an attitude of presenting God with a cigar, and tapping Him on the shoulder for the good job He has done. But now they can do without Him. But if this is true then God is just a mad genius who has no real future for us. To solve this tension one could make a double break with the truth and conclude that God is wholly like us. However if God is really completely like us then He is just a human being. How then can He be our Creator? Every artist transcends his composition. God doesn’t? We may as well accept the extreme conclusion that God just does not exist. Man has invented Him in His own image. The vicious circles here are practically the same. To break out of them is nearly impossible. If God does not exist then I am my own God. But then I carry the weight of my own world, which is way too great for me. I can only exist by living in arbitrary decisions. They become meaningless, seeing that everything ends in death. Thus a person or society ends up in the worst tension. Everything turns sweetly sour.

We started out cherishing God’s likeness, but wound up losing it. At the other side the scales make the same tip of the balance towards God’s unlikeness. This also is a break away from the truth. For if God is mainly unlike us, how then can we fully relate to Him? Then there will be for ever a frustrating gap between Creator and Creation, unless we or God changes. Hindus indeed say that we must shed all our humanness. But then why did God create us in such a way that we forever are to be alienated from Him, unless our humanness is just a coat? But what are we then? Not really human! But this is all madness. In this way we run into a maze of problems. To escape this maze one might conclude that we as well may face the music and say that God simply is the wholly other. But if God is really completely different from us, then there is just no way we can relate to Him. How then can He be our Creator? Every artist leaves his stamp on his handiwork, God didn’t? Such a God is wholly unreal. We may as well break with the truth altogether and become polytheists. Perhaps the gods can help us to become gods in our own right. But what then does it mean to be God? God is infinite, absolutely good, and altogether lovely. To be God means to be unique, absolutely unique. The “gods” are just powerful spirits. But if I can become a god, what does my power serve for? Just to feel great? But if that is the goal of life, then I will never be completely satisfied. For it is clear that not everybody can be the greatest. I just cannot be like God, if He exists. How can I escape this mess?

And also on this side the vicious circles are clear. This side of the scales converges into the same Slough of Despond. Whether we embrace God’s likeness or unlikeness, if we neglect the other side we lose even the side we embraced.

It seems paradoxical that the genius God of deism and the mystery God of pantheism could have something in common. However both share the same underlying identity. They are both impersonal, the one in His cold rationalism the other in His alienating mysticism. The hidden motivation behind these beliefs again is the human pride that likes to imagine God after his own liking.

Greek polytheism, because of its anthropomorphism (belief that God or the gods have a human form and/or personality), may make the matter seem confused. But that is because it is a dualism of the mainly like emphasis and the mainly unlike, or wholly unlike extreme.

The reason that God is both like and unlike us, is that we only bear His image. This image is very reliable though. I think we not only represent His essence but also His qualities. Perhaps the word for ‘image’ represents God’s essence. For in Hebr.1.3 Christ is said to be the image of God’s Being (hypostasis, ‘substance’, ‘nature’, or ‘essence’). In the modern Hebrew translation the same word is used here as in Gen.1:26. Of course the question is whether the word for ‘image’ here denotes Christ’s divinity or humanity, or both. It is perhaps safest to hold to both possibilities. (But then you run into the problem why Christ, in whom dwells all the fulness of the deity (theotes), is “just” called an image. I am inclined to apply this only to this humanity. In the Hebrew passage His two natures are alluded two in one breath because they are one in His person. Others say that the word for ‘image’ here means exact representation; so that Christ as the eternal Son, as to His divinity, is the exact mirror image of His eternal Father. Perhaps this is the better exegesis). If the word for substance denotes God’s deity, then perhaps the word for ‘likeness’ (Gen.1:26), represents God’s divinity.But this is a conjection. It is hard, if possible at all, to get a better grip on the difference between God’s deity and divinity, and the meaning of the word ‘substance’. It is interesting to see that the Greek word for ‘image’ in Hebr.1.3 (character), comes from a verb meaning ‘to engrave’. If we take the liberty to apply this word to us, then we might say that man is a living statue of God. He put His artisanship into us personally. However He is also unlike us, because His essence is absolute, ours relative, and His qualities are infinite and ours finite.

There is great mystery in this. Of us, unlike other creatures, in the bible, namely animals or angels, these things are said. Therefore man has been said to be the crown of Creation, as if God has lent him the dignity to represent Him personally. Who can fathom the meaning of all this!!

Let us now zero in on God’s Being. The bible says that God is a spirit, or simply God is spirit (John.4.24). However God also has a soul (Lev. 26.11), a mind (1 Cor. 2.16; or Is.40.13) that has thoughts (Is.55.8,9), and a spiritual body; for He is seen sitting on a throne (Is.6.1), and He has a face (Mt.18.10). Other references to body parts are simply metaphors, such as in “a stretched out arm”(Ex.6.6). However the quoted verses are definitely not metaphors, or symbols. Anthropomorphism, to a point, is certainly scriptural.

As to the Isaiah (40.13) passage, the translators of the King James version might have done better to translate “ruach” (‘spirit’) with ‘mind’; as the Greek translation of the O.T. the so-called Septuagint, has. For the N.T. follows it in this verse. The Hebrew does not have such a pinpointing word as the philosophical Greek. The Hebrew however shows that God’s soul, mind and body are all different facets of His spirit. Therefore we must not say, it seems, that God is a soul, mind, or, body, but that He has these. But He is (a) spirit.

In this context we will briefly disarm different proofs that people have come up with for God’s existence. This is done here because they are intimately related to His being.

It is the monotheists that have tried hardest to prove God’s existence, because they have the greatest love for Him. Thus Thomas Aquinas has pointed out that there must be a first cause. For if you go back far enough in the array of causes in the universe, then you must end at the very beginning. God is this beginning. He is the causa causans, the causing cause of all things. The universe shows design. And just as a watch points to its intelligent maker, so the universe points to its Maker. Good as this proof is, it is lacking. For Thomas applied it to the rational aspect of Creation only. If this would really be sufficient proof, then God is just a super mind, a great rational computer, a thinking machine.

To escape this tension one might embrace something like Epicureanism ( which is a mixture of deism, atheism and polytheism.). Epicurus taught that the gods have human form, and that they enjoy themselves free from sorrow, toil and any occupation with humankind. Their bodies are material, and the proof of their existence is that everybody has an impression of their blissful state. This kind of materialism however reduces everything, God’s wisdom, power, and love, to the physical level. It turns God into a fortuitous accumulation of atoms. His wisdom, love and pleasure are just atoms hitting upon atoms. If God is human, not withstanding His happy life, then He is really nothing but mindless matter. The vicious circles on this side should be obvious.

Mysticists have claimed that God is mainly or ultimately a mystery. His mind is subject to, or taken up into His mysterious Being. Proof for His existence is the mysterium tremendum that we can experience in Creation. If we see a beautiful flower, or enjoy a magnificent view from a mountain, then our feelings become one with God. However if this is true then our feelings are mainly what we have, to become one with God. We will never be able to relate to Him fully rationally. Morever if God is such, what are we? Also mainly an emotional mystery? To get out of this impasse we may claim that God is only a mystery. We must simply forsake reason as a cold calculating agency that spoils the mystery of it all. But does that mean then that God does not have a mind at all? But then He cannot even do something rational. Then His mysterious Being is just an emotional puppet that dances an irrational dance. One might break away from this and pose God as a spirit with great magical powers. Occultists have tried to use God as such. But if God is just an agency of magic, and we also, then what is the meaning of life? Power only? But we have already seen that that also leads to madness.

The vicious circles here are also plain. At both sides we end up in the same nightmare. On the one hand you have the extrinsic experiences of God, starting with reason and on the other hand the intrinsic experiences of God, starting with idealism and even mysticism.

The upward spiraling virtuous circle is strengthened by the poles of extrinsic and intrinsic experience, matter and reason, soul and spirit.

The paradoxical identities here are the same again. Rationalism and mysticism make God impersonal, and materialism and occultism make His Person totally meaningless. The hidden motivation is clear as well. We like to imagine God after our own fancy.

However God’s spiritual Being, and His soul, mind and body must all be kept in equilibrium. The atheist says that God is just the Big Bang, but He is more than that. The Creation of the material universe does indeed show incredible physical energy being formed by God. Feuerbach said that God is just a chemical projection in our mind. But indeed He is a lot more than that. The Rationalist claims that God is one pure act(uality) of intelligence. And indeed God does not have ordered trains of thoughts. He does not think discursively (having different subjects in succession). His mind contains eternity past, the present and eternity future, in one pure mental act. But He is more.

The mysticist claims that God is the ultimate mystery. But He is more than that. The occultist vows by spiritual power. But God is more than that. Take them altogether and voila you hold a picture of God that makes a lot more sense. Practically God is the source of all the physical energy in the entire universe. Rationally all the intellectual laws are established in Him. Mystically God given us the purest feelings. Spiritually God is the source of all spiritual powers, which are all subject to Him.

To try to prove God by means of one aspect of Creation causes nothing but lopsidedness. In the end you lose the very thing you started to favor so much. The beauty of the human body points to a great Artist. The Rational laws in Creation point to a great mind. The mysterium tremendum experienced in bright moments of emotion point to a great Mystery. The spiritual power of angels and demons, yogi and magicians, points to a great spirit. What makes the God of Augustine and Thomas Aquinas somewhat deistic is that these great rational theologians have overaccentuated God’s mind. They did this after the example of Aristotle and Plato. However such a God becomes cold in His impersonal, unemotional greatness. All God’s aspects must be kept in balance.

There is indeed a great mystery in all this. Anselm said, “Deus est id quod nihil maius cogitare potest”. “God is that than which nothing greater can be conceived”. Such is God indeed. I would like to paraphrase on Anselm’s definition. I would like to describe God as follows. ‘He is not simply infinite. He is infinite in infinitudes! And each infinitude is infinite in details, and each detail infinite in hues, and each hue infinite in intensity, and each intensely infinite in richness, and so ad infinitum! However the Bible itself states that “God is Love!”

What is God’s plan for marriage? God’s plan for marriage is revealed in the Bible. God joins a couple together. Nowadays most young men and women want to move together before marriage. They normally say that no one needs to get married these days, married people divorce in any case. Now, let us see what God says about marriage so we can help people who are faced with marriage problems.

Why do we get married?

According to Matthew 19:4-6, the Bible reads as follows:

Mat 19:4 He answered them, “Haven’t you read that the one who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female’

Mat 19:5 and said, ‘That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?

Mat 19:6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, man must never separate.”

The Pharisees asked Jesus about divorce. The Lord then explained what marriage is, its origin, and the reason why God joins people together. Jesus used the two chapters found in Genesis to respond to their question. According to Genesis 1:27, the Bible says, “So God created mankind in his own image; in his own image God created them; he created them male and female.” In Genesis 2:24 we read, “Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother and cling to his wife, and they will become one flesh.” God formed Eve from Adam’s rib and then brought her to be Adam’s wife. So we can see that it is God who joins people together.

God brings people together through marriage

It is God who joins a man to a woman in marriage according to Matthew 19:6, which says, “so they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, man must never separate.” Mark 10:9 says, “Therefore, what God has joined together, man must never separate.” God joined Adam and Eve. So Jesus reaffirmed God’s plan for marriage. God joins couples together. He puts the two in a yoke and expects them to be bound together for the rest of their lives.

There are different ways lovers meet and become a couple through marriages. Some know each other from childhood. Others meet in different places like school, church, at work, or in their sports activities, etc. Some couples are introduced to each other by friends or parents. But at the end of it all, God joins people together.

God wants couples to learn from Him on how to conduct their marriage life. He wants to help couples. God wants to walk with them through the long journey of marriage life. As long as a couple allows God to be part of their lives, He will be there. God makes you suitable for each other as a couple. The challenge comes when a marriage partner is unwilling to learn and change. No one enters into marriage perfect. Each partner grows in marriage life. However, when each partner is willing to learn and change, the two get perfected for each other. So the oneness improves.

It is important to treat your marriage life as a call from God because it is. Whatever you do in marriage is important. A husband and a wife have different roles to play in marriage. The two who are now one have a responsibility to build a happy marriage. You serve God through your marriage. Each must care for the other. Make each other happy. That is God’s plan for marriage. He joins couples together. Therefore, it is important for a couple to get a marriage coach so they can learn more about marriage. In any field, no one can be an expert without learning and then practice what they have learned.