Did Bro. Eddie Changed His Plan?

I'm a little late on  posting this video message from Bro. Eddie Villanueva but anyways, I need to review this stuff because of recent change of plan from our Spiritual Director. The video was about his message for 2013 prior to his unplanned candidacy. 

   Honestly I was surprised when recently Bro. Eddie announces his bid for a  Senatorial chair. Although there may have been change of plans on his political career but definitely God's plan must supersede everything. That's how I see these sudden filing of candidacy by Bro. Eddie. 

   Jeremiah 29:11 - 'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'

     People had that option to change mind...it's also a reality that sometimes our plans fail. It is also a reality that sometimes we rely on our own plans instead of God's plan. 

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   On the video Bro. Eddie said, forget the former things...Okay! Let's forget the past 2 Elections were our beloved candidate fail to make it. But we made a good fight, at least we tried. 

   As mentioned by Jeremiah, God's original intent is to bless us but sometimes we chose other means to obtain those blessings.  

   When asked why he would run a 3rd time he said something like this: "Ayoko dumating ang panahon na binigyan ako ng pagkakataon na gawin ang nararapat ay di ko ginawa...." ( That's not his exact words in Filipino but in English we can translate that to one of Bro. Eddie's favorite quotation: The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men should do nothing.

   If people thinks that its an intended strategy from Bangon Pilipinas Party, I'll tell you none of those things existed as early as a month ago...at least there would be rumors first but none of those exist. Simply, this is a change of plan...God's plan? It doesn't happen all the time that COMELEC allows late filing of candidacy. That could be a sign.  

   First, let us consider the current war-of-words inside Senate. These bickering is unhealthy for the institution. I believe we need someone like Bro. Eddie in between these useless arguments. We need a person there that all the Senators would respect (I assumed) or at least listen to. There is too much politics inside our Government institution, we badly need someone that will neutralized partisan interest. 
   Look at our Party system. These jumping of candidates from one party to another clearly shows that all they cared for is not platform but personal interest. All they cared for is to WIN and never mind even if you are sleeping with your enemies. They are now spitting and throwing stones against the hands the once cared for them.    
   Mr. Villanueva is not beholden into any Party causes. His advocacy had always been for Love of God and Country. The TV Program Diyos at Bayan had been a living proof for more than a decade now. He had been an activist before God snatched Him to work in His vineyards. He was in prison, falsely accused and nearly died for those vision... He had been an advocate of Freedom of Information before it was even lobbied by our law-makers. His dream was to form an office that will uphold and protect Transparency on Government Transactions. Something that we badly needed not divorce, RH Bill, buying war planes, etc...   
   Bro. Eddie had come this far to give up the fight. His heart had always been for social reform. Would we take that vision away from anyone? But he was often criticized for this dream (although to us it is his calling) and downgrade him as an ambitious zealot. What's wrong for a Religious leader to take Political office when we allow Action Stars, Rebel Soldiers, Businessmen, and even Gambling Lords to win. 

   Two thousand years ago someone take a stand to fight the Government, he exposed the political and religious leaders BUT we nailed him to a cross. It's time to change our plans or views into this matter...Let us allow Godly people to lead us instead of leaders who buy and sell our Countrymen.

   Like I've always said: "Helping people is not done inside the church alone...you do it in the streets." Spiritual things doesn't happen inside church alone as well as doing the the right thing. 

   Others murmur and complains...but some folks take a stand like Bro. Eddie Villanueva. 

    Once again...I am not ashamed of the Gospel. 

Jeremiah 29:11 - 'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'

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Comfort in Sufferings

   

1 Peter 3:16

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶ Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

   Sometimes we are reviled and hated for standing in our faith. The accuser is always on the look out for hole in our faith where he can insert discouragement, resentment, and fatigue. 

   Having enough faith does not guarantee that we will not suffer...contrary to that, we are more prone to rejections because of our faith in God. In the meantime, we must remember that  the dominant spirit in this world is evilness. We can not be too comfortable in this temporary life.  In fact, we must rejoice whenever we suffer because of Christ. 

Consider this passage from 1 Corinthians 4

9 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.

10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored!

11 To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless.

12 And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

13 being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.

   Daily doses of temptations and trials are spices that we must live with. To think that by observing all the Laws and Commandment of God will save us from physical suffering is false security. Anything that lead us to focus more on the material is not from God...

   Faith, is not a faith unless it is being tested and put to practical used. A chunk of coal will never be a diamond if it does not undergo extreme process of heat and pressure. Gold must pass the acid test to distinguish its carats. 

   There is a false notion that a person is more blessed because he is wealthier and healthier...comparing your situation to another Christian this way is dangerous. It can lead a person to false hope and might overwhelm us when surges of heavy trials emerges in front of us. 

   It does not mean that if your brothers and sisters in Christ can give more offering to God, is that they are more blessed or near in God's heart. 

Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

   We have the confidence to follow God even if we are suffering terminal diseases. We trust in God even if we have little food on our table. We rely on God's salvation even if we are stranded in the middle of a typhoon. We hope in God even if we have limited resources. 

   Faith always requires waiting and patience...our trust that God will fulfill His promise no matter what. Even if it seems a dead-end road, we have the assurance that God will find a way...He will fulfill because He said so:

“God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill” (Num 23:19)

    Faith needed some exercises too. Like our physical body that must be fitted with rigorous activities our spiritual self needed some test of faith too. Test or exams determines our level of faith. Do you think you deserve an "A" on your spiritual life? How do we measure that faith without an examination...without actual test, faith only rest inside our head. 
   Faith will only become real in our heart when we had suffered.

   Whatever comes out of you is your level of faith. Meaning whatever you confess with your mouth is your faith. 
  What comes out of your mouth during your time of distress? Do you curse the situations you are in or do you give encouragement to people who are breaking down? 

Hebrews 12:1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 

While we wait for Jesus Christ return, there will be sufferings...but we can stand firm on the world of God who said that those who endure will be greatly rewarded. 

 Check assurance written for us from 1 Peter
3:14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled." 

4:12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you;
13 but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.
14 If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified.
15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people's matters.
16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter.
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19 Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.

   Also, Suffering is not just a one time event. Suffering sometimes lingers and persistent. It is like planting crops...after working hard and patiently waiting for harvest time, swarms of locust attack your field and devour everything. You had enough faith, to be discourage so you plow the field again and start the process all over again...but once again, the locust came and ate everything.

   Now, the question...will you still have the same amount of faith the third time? Your response on this is the level of faith you had. 

Read the life of Job once again, do you think you can match this person's faith?

The Danger of Positivism

New Age Religion had seep-in to our society's paradigm in an unprecedented global scale  within the last few years. Ushered as a necessary alternative  to solve the many problems of our world. In fact, even those who have surrendered their life to Jesus Christ unknowingly adopted some of these New Gospels to aid their spiritual battles. Let us check how it all started...

The Churches and Laboratories Failure

   From the Dark Ages, where major religion failed to respond to most controversial issues poise by scientific discovery, slowly the masses shifted interest from the spiritual salvation into materialistic panacea. 

   Later, As we all knew, science with its many shortcomings did not anticipate the aftermath of its technology. Science created a monster it can not control. Human have come to realized that science had no answer to most of the problem it created. Alienation, family separation, and personal  satisfaction were just few of the overlooked areas, together with global waste and toxins it can't diminished.  Plus the spiritual emptiness left unanswered.  

   Man begin to internalized...if science can't respond to world problems and according to history, the churches too presents false gods and hopes, therefore there must be something else to fill the "void".

   

   After hundred of years, the secular preoccupation slowly withering and With Little Fanfare...and deceitfully...The New Age Thinking emerges into the scene...with a brand new HOPE to fill the gap Religions and Science failed to address. 

THE AGE OF AQUARIUS.

   Once again, the person begins to internalized and examined himself/herself. The spiritual aspect of men begin to take center stage again...Returning to ancient roots, the wisdom of the sages, and spiritual masters where concocted together with scientific absolute. The secular and material nature of the universe where redefined by the spiritual forces known. 

   This time "Reasoning" play a major role but unlike science it acknowledges the spiritual realm. 

   Although New Age Religion acknowledge GOD, the truth to them is "relative" and anyone therefore can define a god it prefers. The BIBLE is therefore not an authority but just another opinion of a spiritual way...We can find our own path to enlightenment according to our preferences. To them, Jesus is not the only way but just one of the many path to enlightenment. 

Positive Thinking vs. Faith

Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Hebrew 11:1

   It is incredible how even the "elect" had been persuaded and adopted some of these new age thinking. One of the most commonly used New Age gospel is called Positive Thinking. Sounds good right? Who would want of course to dwell in his/her sorrows and constantly gripes about world problems. 

   So what is really wrong in Positivism? 

   Basically, this is the thought pattern inside a positivist mind: Every item created by mankind was an initial thought put into physical motion and manifested into physical reality. Without thought, there simply would be no things. Also Positivism believe that thought eventually becomes things. (source HERE) 

   Let me put this straight and direct! Positive Thinking does not solve problem at all but just merely shifted your perceptions into something else. It just makes you feel good but when the symptom persist, you have to once and for all face the problem. Although positivism may help for a time it will eventually wear you out. 

   As Christian we must distinguish faith against positivism. 

   Positivism rely on personal reasons...it focuses in your ability to alter your thoughts from negative images into feel good breathing exercises, self-affirmation, and projections. 

Romans 8:24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has?

 2 Corinthians 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

   

   The Big difference about FAITH is that you let GOD moves and take control of the situations. Accepting the things you can not change instead of trying to fight the situations which you assumes can be resolved no matter what. After all, thoughts becomes things, so you can manifest material reality. 

   But Faith is not fake Hope. The wisdom to distinguished things that are "not" meant for you and those things that is granted to us. When we sense a coming typhoon, we should be ready for the worst BUT also hope for the Best. It's a different thing that projecting a good weather in your mind to materialized. After all, nature need replenishing so don't try to thwart what God intended.

   If we look into the eyes of a positivist, we will fail to recognized where the blessings came from. We will "think" that it happens because we created the situation by drawing in all the possible solutions via Visualizations. The Creation become the creator.

    How many times have you heard someone said, "Yes, I was able to avoid confrontation by changing my mood..." instead of recognizing the peace that comes from our LORD Jesus who calms the situation?

   Although some may affirm answered prayer by coincidences, a Christian should look at it as divine guidance. 

   Grace is not grace if it came from good work. God's grace is given without a price nor effort from us. It is unconditional. 

    6I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel; 7which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! 9As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!      10For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ. (Galatians 1)

DOES FAITH GUARANTEE HEALING?

    We are told in James 5:15 "And the prayer of faith will save the sick..."

    IT is crazy that when a Christian pray, he was asked to visualized them, claiming the healing, claiming the specific answers, claiming etcetera...Do we read any of those claims? 

   Claiming is such a strong word. If we pray that way...we are making God our slave. WE make the wisdom of God as if He does not know better. As if our preferences should be God's preferences too. Who knows better? You or GOD? Thy will be done or My will be done? Let us read some more the verse sited above to get the real context of the message James stated...

James 5:15-16
¹⁵ And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.¹⁶ Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

    Was James speaking of "physical" sickness here? Don't get me wrong. Oh yes I believe God will and could heal our physical sickness any time He desire but being faithful to the end is what God requires. A fervent prayer of a righteous man will not FADE even if his health is deteriorating. 

   You are even told to be specific in your prayers "I want a brand new red car, a house by the beach, close the wound please and reconstruct the fractured bone" etc...IS that more of a positivism visualization process or an exercise of Faith?

   Hey! Fher, aren't we told to claim healing because the scripture states "By his strife we are healed..." (Isaiah 53:5)? 

   Then what happen to the miraculous healing power of Paul (whom previously was not affected when bitten by a venomous snake) when he wrote: 

2 Timothy 4:20
King James Version (KJV)
 ²⁰Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.

   Did Paul insist God to heal Trophimus so he will be with his travel? And then again, when he advise Timothy about a nagging illness, did he quote, "claim your healing"? Instead he gave a medical advise...

Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses. -- 1 Timothy 5:23

   Some preacher took Isaiah 53:3 out of context and said we can claim healing because God said so. But the word of God must compliments another passage. God is the ultimate inspiration of the Holy Bible so there shouldn't be divided opinion. 

   Most people became frustrated when their prayers goes unanswered, they fail to realized that God sometime say NO. The reality of this sinfully driven world will guarantee a very rocky road for your travel...But we can always rest in the comfort of God's embrace.

  Relying on God's wisdom and total trust come-what-may, should be what is on every heart. Should we lose our faith if what we claimed did not happened?

For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:5

   There is one guarantee though that we can claim:

"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" -Romans 10:13.   

   Let us also remember that our ultimate destiny is not on this corruptible planet. Don't worry too much about the physical. Our goal should always aim to reach The Kingdom of GOD. 

Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.-- Luke 17:33

    Positive thinking move us away from the truth and tries to paint a world where everything can be altered by positive thoughts. One must remember that although the Bible had Gospels (Good News) there's also the Bad News for disobedience. 

 More on New Age Deceptions will be discuss, if the LORD willing...

Matthew 10:34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." 

(By the way, with regards to my Art of Realizationism, before any of you accused of merely repackaging secular Positivism, and therefore it is another New Age Thinking, I would like to apologized if you have drawn some similarities from it to false gospels, BUT if you take a closer examinations it is a personal process of unlearning and learning that reflect on Divine Interventions...as I've said it is my laboratory of experience, and therefore not to be taken as an absolute truth. It is my journal and personal reflections...not necessarily true but just a reflection of myself. It is an experiential approach and not trying to alter the Scriptures in whatsoever way.As a matter of fact, I consider it as my lifetime thesis...and may not even come to a conclusion at all...Fher Ymas)

Check The Art of Realizationism for more details. 

Bible, The Astrologers Handbook?

Remember when I told you that there are many dedicated men and women out there who are bent on teaching us another "gospel" as if there is another gospel. 

   Just a couple of month ago I came across some websites that Reads the Holy Bible "astrologically". There was even a writer that interprets the Gospels, especially The Book of Revelations comparing them to astronomical activities. They claimed the Bible is actually a Book of Astrology. 

  Can you imagine, what this soothsayers are doing? They are utterly blaspheming the very command of God. 

    When I first look at it, they seem to have sense. I must admit I was a little shaken by these new revelations. Again, as if this is a revelation at all. Sometimes, I do get that feeling of being off balance with my faith but God always came on time, and He always allows the Holy Spirit to lead me what to do. God once again assures me and exposes these fraud...

    Re-thinking what I have read...they only seems to agree with astronomy or movements of the planets because I am not an astronomer. I believe them to be knowledgeable on astronomy so I accepts what they said. But then, an inspirational question came to me, "How about the Biblical perspective?" Yes! How about putting the Bible on trial once again...I am sure it has the answer. 

Let us evaluate some of this Zodiac worshiper's claim. 

   When I said they make sense, because they make reference to the Bible, even call our attention to verses that confirms the union of the Bible and Astrology. I found a page that states these:

 The Bible and Astrology are NOT in conflict. It is the tampering or misenterpretation of the scriptures by the priests and the clergy and other learned men that have brought the two in conflict.

   The Earth and the Heavens declare the glory and will of God, and astrology is simply the universal means by which to interpret this glory or will.

   Many scriptures in the bible appear to support astrology while others appear to condemn it. This contradiction often stems from the fact that many of the verses are often interpreted out of context. Also, many words, verses, and often entire segments of the bible have been changed, added or ommitted, to suit the prevailing religious or political agendas of the time.

   All of the Old Testament prophets were learned in astrology, from Moses to Isaiah to Daniel. Jesus/Paul/Apollonious was the greatest astrologer of all, and so were his disciples. The twelve tribes and apostles are all based on astrological symbolism. The bible itself is an astrological textbook whose roots go back to Egypt, India, and the Orient. (source: Libra Rising.com)

    Let us see who are out of context. Okay, let us accepts that probably Moses was an expert in astrology being brought up in the Egyptian educations system but we don't see any indication that Moses taught astrological teachings in the Torah. In fact, the writings of Moses (let us assume for awhile it was his own concoctions) are very different in all aspect and style from the institution he grew up with. For example, The medical practices of the ancient Egyptian during that time was way beyond the practices he suggest on Deuteronomy, Numbers, or Exodus...There was no indication at all that Moses look at the stars or heavenly bodies for advises and guidance. Why would he wrote this after all:

⁹ When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. ¹⁰ Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, ¹¹ or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. ¹²Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD; because of these same detestable practices the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you. ¹³ You must be blameless before the LORD your God. (Deuteronomy 18: 9-13)

   Are you saying Moses, is uttering a curse against himself? The same is true to Isaiah, Paul, Apollos, or even Jesus...even if this people were said to be learned in the science of astrology, there was no indications whatsoever that they uphold divination. Almost all prophesies start with "This is what the Lord says..."  and they were all instructed by God and not by the "stars". 

    By the way, at the end of the page we will hear what Isaiah (they claimed to be an astrologer) had to say what will be their destiny.

THE ZODIAC AND MAN OF GOD

(We will try to fit what "The Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold" written by Acharya S...a famous hater of The Bible account. Let us see how she connects Zodiac and Bible and other ridiculous claims from false prophets )

    Although this book seems to make sense like when Reuben was called "unstable as water" in Genesis 49:4, they are quick to say it correspond to Aquarius, but if you take a closer look it doesn't make sense at all, and there is another water sign that might fit the description than Aquarius, like Cancer the Crab...Hahaha! Maybe they should revised that assumption and adopt my  interpretation. That is simply to illustrate that we can stretch our vain imaginations and make an assumption to fit our frame of mind. 

   Wild interpretation are often attached to Bible personality to identify them with the Zodiac signs. 

   Joseph is identified with Sagittarius just because he was "fiercely attacked by archers" -- Silly isn't it? Isn't Sagittarius the  archer? So when did it ever happen that a victim of archers became symbols for archers? I also don't remember that Joseph was ever describe as half horse or even a horse-like characteristic. 

    Now to fit a Zodiac sign to a character from the 12 tribe of Israel they even bend word meanings like for example Napthali as a "hind let loose" and therefore correspond to Capricorn; as far as I know that hinds are female deer and not goats like Capricorn. 

    Even Jesus' description of Heaven were distorted in reference to John 14:2, that God's kingdom have "many mansions," this they say refer to the "houses of the moon" or the Zodiac Constellation. What a crap? The constellation inside the moon? And even by the naked eye we knew aside from the 12 group of stars, we see other stars gliding in our Milky Way.   

SUN OF GOD as SON OF GOD?

   They think we can easily be persuaded by just simply changing the vowel. The argument that THE JESUS STORY is paralleled by sun mythology, but they are actually informing us with mis-information. 

   "The sun 'dies' for three days at the winter solstice, to be born again or resurrected on December 25th." 

   What parallel are they talking about? The false teachings of the Catholic Church that Jesus was born on December 25? Well, the assumed date was of course from pagan origin, knowing Ancient Romans attachment to sun worship. Okay, so let us say Jesus was born on Dec. 25, it doesn't mean he was "born-again" like the winter solstice. Again, if the sun dies, I think I would not have the chance in writing this blog anyway...

    Next another parallel claims that Jesus is also the SUN was...

   "The sun at its zenith, or 12 noon, is in the house or heavenly temple of the 'Most High'; thus, 'he' begins 'his Father's work' at 'age' 12."

   Hold it! Noon time to the Jews is the 6th hour. So where did that 12 noon came from? Next, does the sun begins it work at noon or at dawn? 

   Noon isn't even "age" 12 for the sun; at that point the sun is around five to six hours "old," depending on the time of year. Perhaps it is more likely that this story of Jesus alluded to has something to do with the fact that at 12, Jewish boys were considered to be taking steps into manhood and independence.

   "The sun enters into each sign of the zodiac at 30 [degrees]; hence, the 'Sun of God' begins his ministry at 'age' 30."

   Let us check what Luke 3:23 tells us "Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry...." This mean Jesus could be 29 or 31 years old, or okay let's give them a chance...say 30.

   "The sun is the 'Lion' when in Leo, the hottest time of the year, called the 'throne of the Lord.' "

     I am fainting now with so much absurdity: The hottest time of the year is called the "throne of the Lord"? By whom? Or is it Leo that is called that, and again, by whom? I think the hottest time is when this Astrologers finally reach hell for twisting the Word of God. 

   "The sun is 'betrayed' by the constellation of the Scorpion, the backbiter, the time of the year when the solar hero loses his strength."

    Yes there is betrayal and backbiting happening. This false teachers are betraying the animal kingdom. Why Scorpions anyway? Aha, because it bites using its back or tail. Does it make sense to you. Where does the 30 pieces of silver fits here? 

     "The sun is hung on a cross, which represents its passing through the equinoxes, the vernal equinox being Easter."

     Oh this I can not accept!!! Science told me that heavenly bodies  rotates or follow invisible axis and does not do Zigzag motion to come up with the cross.

   "The sun does a 'stutter-step' at the winter solstice, unsure whether to return to life or 'resurrect,' doubted by this 'twin' Thomas."

   If I understood this right, as I am very much trying to hold my sanity, Jesus was unsure whether to resurrect or not? Thomas and Jesus was not even blood relatives, so how did they became twins? Do we have to continue the claims of this false teachers? By the way, the doubt in Thomas came after Jesus was resurrected, not before or during Jesus death. 

    Let me stretch your imagination some more by the wisdom of Astrology:

1. The sun of god is born of a virgin

    The virgin new moon and the constellation virgo equals the sun? Virgin Mary as Virgo? Did the moon produce the sun or vise versa? Honestly I can not stretch my imagination this far....

2. The 12 Disciple are the 12 Zodiacs sign

      Here we have the Sun with Disciples, the constellation? When did the other stars follow the sun?  The 12 Zodiacs to which the sun must pass? Was that correct? The Sun passing the constellation?

3. The Sun is crucified between two thieves of Sagittarius and Capricorn

       I am ignorant about astrology as I told you so I can not tell if Sagittarius and Capricorn were indeed thieves, but the Bible said they were criminals but not thieves. If so, Capricorn as a thief, how can a goat do that? Or maybe because Sagittarius have a weapon? And just may I ask, who crucified the sun? How was it possible to crucify the center of the solar system? 

4. The sun is the Word of God

       Explain! Explain! Explain! Can anyone explain this to me? Word in Greek is Logos, so there must be a logic on this claim.

   You know what, I think I was just so naive that I can not even level my brain to their wild imaginations.

    Think for example that Jesus was pierce at the side by Sagittarius or a Centaur?  Do I need to upgrade my eyeglasses that Centaur and Centurion are the same? And what was really the truth, is Sagittarius a Centaur or an Archer? 

     For all I know these Diviners are stretching metaphors to fit what they believe and to earn Huge amount of money. Well, astrology is big business after all. How much do they pay the author of Horoscope section on Newspaper?  How much do you pay tarot cards reader? 

     Can we conclude now who are out of context? Read...

Isaiah 47:13-14

¹³  You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels; 

Let now  the  astrologers, the stargazers, 

And  the monthly prognosticators 

Stand up and save you 

From what shall come upon you.

¹⁴ Behold, they shall be as stubble, 

The fire shall  burn them; 

They shall not deliver themselves 

From the power of the flame; 

It shall not be a coal to be warmed by, 

Nor a fire to sit before!