Marbaniang, Domenic

In answer to a query by a friend THERE is a confusion among Christians that believers should not use medicines. However, the Bible nowhere makes it statutory or law for the believer to refrain from medicines. In fact, the Bible is against humans making laws that God has not made. Matthew 15.9; Isaiah 29.13. There are only the Ten commandments and the Two Great Commandments of Jesus Christ. Matthew 22.37. The Bible never tells us that using medicines or any scientific invention (e.g. ovens, utensils, agricultural technology, weapons, etc) is sign of unbelief. In fact, God gives wisdom so that man through science and technology can improve his living. The only evil is when man begins to trust in science and technology above and beyond God like the kings of Israel who trusted in chariots and horsemen or physicians. Now, take the example of irrigation. It is very important for a farmer to believe in God for rains and production. However, this doesn't mean that he must refrain from irri...

Everyone’s great, or so one feels. If no such feeling, can anyone live? The desire to rule is not very bad, not at all. Only misdirected. To have dominion was man created. But he can’t even rule his own spirit. A slave to passion, a slave to the world, Unruled passion, kings of destiny – but still slaves, If one can will, but one can’t. I’m better than most, better than all. If none such feeling, won’t I continually fall? Vainful ego, vain contentions, Ego-contentions, Ego-war, Ego-affronts, Ego-masks, Ego-presumptions, Ego-affections, ‘I’ must prevail, ‘truth’ not. Downroad destruction. Imagination, warped reality, self’s own construction. Ego (I) spins a world of its own: Everyone has a world of his own. Where world’s agree, favors arise. Where world’s collide, wars arise. Worlds are egos, Egos wear masks. So are all agreements, masked. Behind the veil hides the unknown, which ego finds not. And falling forwards, Faces the world behind its mask, created by the world. And the world we...