Friday, November 26, 2010


Happy Thanksgiving!

I am sure that we all know why we celebrate Thanksgiving. The Pilgrims thanked God for bringing them out of the starvation that was in the land, and since they were out of England, they could thank God the way they wanted! They had a big feast that lasted for days! Yum.

But I have always wondered if the Bible supports Thanksgiving. Lets see…

Psalms 95:1-3, “Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods.”

Psalms 100:1-5, “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.”

1 Corinthians 10:16, “Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?”

Philippians 4:6-7, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Cool! Philippians 4:6-7 is amazing! The peace of God will guard your heart and your mind in Jesus Christ but only if we go to Him in prayer, petition and with thanksgiving.

Well, I hope this post made sense to you all. What did you think about this post? Please, let me know!

God Bless,
Apollos

Be light and salt to the world

Recently, I have been listing to one of my favorite songs called “One-Armed Man”, and it is done by the Christian band, Project 86. The message they are trying to get out is that people in the world need something real, like Jesus.

Everyday, I see people who sit on the fence, trying to figure out if the want to go with there “friends” into the world. Sadly most people have already slid down the fence to the world’s territory, but there is still hope for them to repent of there sins and come to Christ. Everyday, I see opportunities to tell people about Jesus Christ!

The Bible talks about how we are supposed to be a light in the darkness and salt to the world, and that God is our Light and our Savior!

2 Samuel 22:29, “You are my lamp, O Lord; the Lord turns my darkness into light.”

Psalms 18:28, “You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.”

Psalms 56:13, “For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.”

Psalms 119:105, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.”

Isaiah 2:5, “Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord.”

Isaiah 53:11, “After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.”

Isaiah 60:19, “The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.”

Micah 7:8-9, “Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.

Because I have sinned against him, I will bear the Lord’s wrath, until he pleads my case and establishes my right. He will bring me out into the light; I will see his righteousness.”

Matthew 5:13-16, “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness , how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.

You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

Nether do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to every one in the house.

In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”

Psalms 27:1-2, “The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?

When evil men advance against me to devourer my flesh, when my enemies and my foes
attack me, they will stumble and fall.”

Isaiah 49:6, “He says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.”

Wow! That is amazing! I guess the Bible is very serious about sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with people, and being light and salt to the world! That is a big job, but it will be exciting and enjoyable if you have a deep passion for Christ!

I don’t know about you, but I am ready to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with everybody I meet!

What did you think about this post? Please let me know.

P.S. The verses I listed are just a small fraction of all the verses that talk about being the light and the salt to the earth. I thought that if you are really interested in this subject, you will look the rest of them up.

God Bless,
Apollos

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The human tongue

My favorite part of the human body is the tongue. Why? Well, because we can taste ice cream, chocolate chips, and the list goes on! Although there are a few exceptions, such as squash, mushrooms, ect.

Did you know that there are two senses for the human tongue? The spiritual sense and the physical sense. I am going to try to explain what I mean in this post.

I would like to begin by looking at the dictionary’s definition for the word “tongue”.

1. fleshy organ inside mouth: the movable fleshy organ attached to the bottom of the inside of the mouth of humans and most animals, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and, in humans, speech. Technical name glossa (sense 1)

2. animal's tongue as food: the tongue of an animal, especially a cow, used as food

3. language: a language or dialect

4. way of speaking: somebody's manner of speaking. She can have a sharp tongue when she's annoyed.

5. ability to speak: the power of speech. She was so overwhelmed her tongue deserted her.

That is cool.

Now lets look at my science book and see what it says.

Lets begin by discussing the four basic senses of taste: sweat, salty, sour, and bitter. I think we all have experienced all four of those tastes!

Now the question is, “how do we taste?” Well, all over you tongue are little bumps called papillae, and some of them have tiny holes called taste pores. That leads to a microscopic clusters of cells called taste buds. These cells have super small “hairs” that are sensitive to certain chemicals. When the taste buds detect those chemicals in your saliva, they send signals down the sensory nerves in the tongue to your cerebrum. Your brain then gives you the sense of “taste”, which (as you all know) could be good or bad, depending on the chemicals in your saliva.

And that all happens less than one hundredth of a second! Now if evolution is true how could this complex tongue have evolved? It could not. Only a Creator could have created that!

Well, we just looked at the physical sense of the word “tongue”. Now, lets look at the spiritual sense.

The bible talks about how the tongue can hurt others:
Psalms 5:9, “Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with destruction. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongue they speak deceit.”

Psalms 52:2-4, “Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit.

You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.

You love every harmful word, O you deceitful tongue!”

Proverbs 26: 28, “A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.”

It all so talks about how the tongue can heal, how God hates a deceitful tongue, and that you should keep your tongue from speaking evil and to speak righteousness:

Psalms 34:13, “Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.”

Psalms 37:30, “The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just.”

Psalms 39:1, “I said, “I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence.”

Psalms 51:14, “Save me from bloodguilt, O God, and God who saves me, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.”

Proverbs 10:19, “When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.”

Proverbs 12:18, “Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”

Wow! That is amazing! The tongue can be reckless and it can also be healing! I think we all have experienced that both ways.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t my words to destroy others. I want to be like Psalms 39:1, and the second part of Proverbs 12:18.

There are a lot more verses on this subject, and I did not write them all down because I thought that if you were really interested about it, you would look them up.

What did you think? Please, let me know.

God Bless,
Apollos

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

The Human Brain

Recently, I have been reading the last chapter in my science book. It is titled, “Exploring Creation with General Science.”

Anyway, it is discussing the human brain! I am sure you are wondering why I am talking about the brain. I want to discuss the fact that if evolution was true we all would have died or have been severely hurt!

I would like to begin by looking up the word “brain” in the dictionary…

1. organ of thought and feeling: the controlling center of the nervous system in vertebrates, connected to the spinal cord and enclosed in the cranium.
It consists of a mass of nerve tissue, nerve supporting and nourishing tissue called neuralgia. It is the center of thought and emotions, and regulates bodily activities.

2. center of invertebrate nervous system: a nervous-system center in some invertebrates that is functionally similar to the brain in vertebrates

3. mind: somebody's intellectual ability He's got a good brain.

4. intelligence: somebody's natural intelligence (usually used in the plural) She's got brains as well as beauty.

5. somebody intelligent: somebody very intelligent (informal)

6. most intelligent person in group: the person in a group who is considered the most intelligent and who devises plans or strategies for it (informal) (usually used in the plural) Lee's the brains of the family.

Hmmmm, interesting. Now, lets look at what my science book says.

I am going to start by talking about the nervous system. As you know, the brain is connected to your back bone which is connected to all the nerves in your body.

Now there are two types of nervous systems: Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) and the Central Nervous System (CNS).

The PNS is responsible for receiving and sending signals to and from the brain and spinal cord. The CNS is composed of both brain and spinal cord, and it would absolutely be useless without the PNS! Why? Well, they both receive and send messages to and from each other from the body and the brain.

Now lets think for a minute, if our nervous systems evolved we would be in trouble! Why? Well, because if one is more evolved then the other the system would not work! That would lead to disaster!

Now lets look a special fluid called Cerebrospinal fluid, that is in your skull and in between all the vertebras in your back bone. What is so special about this liquid? Well, it is like a special solution. For instance, your brain is held in your skull by that liquid, and it acts like a shock absorber when you get hit on the head! Cool, uh? It also helps cushion the back bone.

If we evolved, we all would have died or have gotten sever brain and backbone damage with out the Cerebrospinal fluid protecting your brain and backbone! You could not control certain parts of your body if you backbone is broken in certain places, because you could not send signals to your brain!

A cerebellum is connected to the back of your brain next to your brain stem. What is so special about it? Well, it plays a large roll in muscle movement, and the most important job it does is helping you keep your balance! So, if your cerebellum evolved you would stagger around like a guy who had one to many bottles of beer! Even animals need cerebellum.

Here is a test: What farm animals stand perfectly on one foot for a long time? Answer: Chicken. Yes, the chicken. I have tried to see if I could beat them in a standing contest twice, and…the stupid chicken won!

The brain stem is a very important part of the body as well. It controls your breathing, heart rate, and the blood pressure! When I read that I said to my self, “ If we evolved we would have died!” Why? Well, think about it. If you can’t breath - you die. If your heart is pumping to much or to little blood your blood presser would not be correct!

The verses I have for this post are from Genesis.

Genesis 1:27, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”

Genesis 5:2, “He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them “Man”.”


What do you think? Let me know.

I found this little study fascinating because without the Designer the whole world would be in utter chaos! What do you think? Let me know.

“Remember to give glory to the One who authored nature.” A quote from Robert Boyle, the founder of modern chemistry.

God Bless,
Apollos

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Saturday, October 2, 2010

PRIDE

Lately, I’ve been watching a video by Dr. Kent Hovind called the Leviathan. The main thing he was talking about was pride. That is a great video and I highly recommend it for people who are dealing with pride in there life.

Anyway, his video spured me on to study pride, so I looked up the Dictionary’s definition for pride.

1. satisfaction with self: the happy satisfied feeling somebody experiences when having or achieving something special that other people admire took great pride in his work

2. proper sense of own value: the correct level of respect for the importance and value of your personal character, life, efforts, or achievements Defeat didn't damage her pride.

3. feeling of superiority: a haughty attitude shown by somebody who believes, often unjustifiably, that he or she is better than others Her pride prevented her from making many friends.

4. source of personal satisfaction: something such as an achievement or possession that somebody feels especially pleased and satisfied with.

Did you notice two different definitions in there? Definition 1,2,and 4 are different from definition 3. Definitions 1,2, and 4 are a good sense of pride, and definition 3 is a bad sense of pride, why?

Well, look at it this way, this is definitions 1,2, and 4. You were at a garage sale and you found an AR 15 assembly kit for $12,000. You buy it and take it home, and when you get there you set it on the table. You open the box and begin to put it to gether, and when and if you put it to gether correctly you put it on you wall in your hunting room next to your deer head you shot the year before. You stand back and look at it, and you have pride in your work.

Do you see the good pride?

Here is an example of definition 3, you were walking in Walmart, and you have a high paying job and you took a shower, brushed your hair, brushed your teeth, put on your expensive suite, tie, and shoes, and you have big expensive truck.

And you are walking down the produce isle and you see a old man who does not have a high paying, did not take a shower that morning, he did not brush his teeth that morning, he wore a old t-shirt with some holes and stains, and old pare of pants with holes in the knees, and he wore beat up shoes, and he had a old hammered truck. And has you walk past him with you nose in the air and a discussted look on your face you think, “I am so glad I am not him! I keep clean! I ware good clothes! I don’t smell like body odor!”

Do you see the bad pride?

Now, lets look at this from a biblical prospective.

In the Bible, it shows you what happens when you have good pride and it shows you what happens when you have bad pride.

Here are some verses to support my first example:

James 1:9, “The brothers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high position.”

Galatians 6:4, “Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else.”


Here is a verse to support my second example:

Proverbs 8:13, “To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.”

Proverbs 11:2, “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”

Proverbs 13:10, “Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.”

Proverbs 16:18, “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.”

Proverbs 29:23, “A man’s pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor.”

Galatians 6:4, “Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else.”

The rich man in Walmart really did not follow this verse! (Galatians 6:4)

Isaiah 25:11, “They will spread out their hands in it, as a swimmer spreads out his hands to swim. God will bring down their pride despite the cleverness of their hands.”

Daniel 4:37, “Now, Nebuchadnezzar, praised and exalt and glorify the King of Heaven, because every thing He does is right and all His ways are just. And those who walk in pride He is able to humble them.”

According to this verse, the rich man has a chance to be humbled, if you, follower of Jesus Chirst , are willing to humble yourself and witness to him about Jesus Christ our Lord!

So, which one are you? Are you the prideful man in Walmart, or are you like Nebuchadnezzar in the verse above?

Let me know what you think.

God Bless,
Apollos

Friday, July 2, 2010

For The Record : Right Wing Extremists (Part One)

James Smith

Who is James Smith? He is one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. You are probably wondering why I am talking about him.

My dad has an old friend named Bradford Smith, and we really like him! Any way, he told us that his Great, Great, Great Grandfather, James Smith, signed the Declaration of Independence! Isn’t that cool?

I think it is incredible that Bradford Smith is a descendant of James Smith, who signed the Declaration of Independence!

What do you think about this? Let me know…

William

Sunday, May 30, 2010

For The Record : Public School Is Evil

This movie is very shocking, but very true.

William

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

For The Record : Guns Are Good





Is it legal to own a gun?

I want you to think about this, IS IT LEGAL TO OWN A GUN?

Yes, it is. But I am sure you will want some proof. I think the best proof you can get for this is in the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights,

Second Amendment - A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS, shall not be infringed.

That should be enough proof that it is legal to own a gun. By the way did you see anything in there that said you can only own certain types of guns? I didn’t. Did you see anything in there that said you have to have a permit to have one? I didn’t. Did you see anything in there that said how old you have to be before you can own one? I didn’t.

The government sure has broken the Second Amendment. Think about it, read the Second Amendment above… Well, did you find the answer? Look at the last part in the Second Amendment. The Government seemed to have “skipped” that part!

It makes me so mad. I have the Right as an American citizen to have a machinegun if I so choose! But no, those guns including Many others are “not for us common people.”

I could of had a AK47 and a 45 (that is a pistol) when I was seven years old!

When people of a America don’t have guns to defend them selves, how easy will it be for our Government to take away our rights and depopulate our country, and rule over us like a King?

What are your thought on this subject?

William

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Warring: This post is going to be long…

Fifth Amendment - No person shall be held to answer for any capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limp; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.


Wow! That’s a lot to try to understand! I am having a hard time understanding this one, so I want you to help me explain it.

Before I begin lets define what the words infamous, presentment, indictment, and compensation.


Infamous:

1. notorious: having an extremely bad reputation.

2. abominable: so bad as to earn somebody an extremely bad reputation.

3. criminal law punishable by serious penalty: formerly, punishable by imprisonment or loss of civil rights.

Presentment:

1. presentation: the act of presenting something, or the way in which something is presented.

2. statement by jury: formerly, a formal statement made on oath by a grand jury to a court concerning facts and matters within their own knowledge.

3. commerce presenting of negotiable document: the presenting of a negotiable document for payment.


Indictment:

1. accusation before grand jury: a formal accusation of a serious crime, presented to a grand jury.

2. act of indicting somebody: the act of indicting somebody or the condition of being indicted.

3. statement or fact that accuses: a statement or indication that something is wrong or somebody is to blame a stinging indictment of our prison system.

Compensation:

1. money in payment for loss: an amount of money or something else given to pay for loss, damage, or work done.

2. giving of compensation: the act of giving money or something else to pay for loss, damage, or work done.

3. amends: something that makes amends or makes up for something else one of the compensations of living abroad.

4. psychology behavior that offsets weakness: behavior that emphasizes a particular ability or personality trait in order to make up for a deficiency in another.


Lets being taking apart the Fifth Amendment…


You do NOT have to answer for any crime unless you are in the Grand Jury. But if you committed a crime and you are in the land, Navy, or in the Militia. And you will not be forced to go through the trial again for the same crime if you have done it ones. You can not be deprived of your life, liberty, or property, with out the process of law.

William

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Fourth Amendment of the Bill of Rights!

Fourth Amendment - The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

This one should be easy to understand, but before I begin to explain, I have a question for you, what dose seizures mean? The answer is below...

Seizures: the seizing of something, especially the taking of something by force or the official or legal appropriation of something.

Basically what the Fourth Amendment is saying is we the people have the right to be secure in every thing we own. And I think the last part is saying, the only time the Government can search and seize your stuff is when they have an Oath or affirmation, and they can only search in certain described places.

I am kind of confused on this one. Let me now what you think it means.

William Wallace

Friday, April 9, 2010

Third Amendment of the Bill of Rights!

Second Amendment - So Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

This is pretty much self explanatory, but I go over it. No solider can be in a house in a time of peace or war, unless the Owner approves of it!

William Wallace

What is a gun?


Well to begin, a gun is also know has a firearm. Now I have question, is a gun a tool or a weapon? Well, it is a tool. After I said that you are probably thinking, "What?! All guns are weapons!" But all guns are not weapons. A gun is a tool because you can use it to defend your self, family, etc. And you can use it to hunt wild animals for food. But you can take your gun and murder innocent people with it. Remember, the gun is a tool, and if you take that tool and murder people with it you, become the murder, not the gun!

When you do that you do that people say all guns weapons, so the Government makes laws so that you have to have a permit and you have to be old enough to own one!

What is a nail gun? It's a tool that helps you put nails in the walls faster. Know lets say you take that nail gun and a shoot someone with it, and you murder that someone with the nail gun. Is the Government now going to make laws so you have to get a permit and you have to be old enough to get one?

Remember, the nail gun is a tool, and if you take that tool and murder someone with it, you become the murder, not the nail gun!

The something applies to a pen, hammer, nails, etc. And if you take those tools and murder someone with them, you are the murder, not the tool!

William Wallace

Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights!

Second Amendment - A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

This is what it means we the people have the Right to have a well regulated Militia, and we have the Right to (this is my favorite part) keep and bear Arms! Sadly, that Right has been infringed, and at the end of the Second Amendment it says CLEARLY, that Right shall not be infringed upon!

William Wallace

Monday, March 15, 2010

IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR RIGHTS...HOW CAN YOU USE THEM?

What do you think about my title? Well, it is very true! Here is ONE example...lets say you did not now the Bill of Rights, and were accused of stealing $3,000 dollars and a truck. Later, you were arrested by the police, and they took you to court. The only defence you would have would be...well probable have none because you did not now the Bill of Rights (your Rights has an a American)! I am sure you know what might happen.

That is why it is very important for you to know the Bill of Rights.

Let me know what you think about this post.

Sir William Wallace

Saturday, March 13, 2010

I am back...with information!

Alright! I am back. I found what I was looking for...the Bill of Rights! I am going to explain it the best I can bit by bit.

First Amendment-Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

In the first part I think it is saying the Congress can not make a law that has to do with religion, and they (the Congress) can not hinder you from doing your religion.

Next, it says they (the Congress) can not hinder nor block you off from the freedom of speech and press. I think that part is pretty clear.

Next, they (the Congress) can not take away our right for us (the people) to peaceably assemble. (assemble: to come to gather)

This last part says they (the Congress) can not hinder us from making the Government give back our rights, if they have infringed a upon them.

Let me know what your thoughts are about this first part.

Sir William Wallace

Friday, March 12, 2010

Sorry about this.

I am going to stop my blog for a little while. You see I just started this blog with out a plan, so now I am going to research and get information for the rest of the week or two, or three.

Sir William Wallace

Sunday, February 14, 2010

WallBuilders - Historical Documents - The Declaration of Independence

WallBuilders - Historical Documents - The Declaration of Independence

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To see the Declaration of Independence click on the words above (not the Share This).

Now I want you to read the Declaration of Independence and tell me what you think about it.

What they are saying in this document is that they are tyred of England abusing them and they list what England has done to them. And they are saying they are separating them selves from England and becoming their own Nation.

It is a very interesting document, and I highly recommend you read and study it

Sir William Wallace

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Where do ALL of OUR Rights come from?

Well, where do you think all of our right come from?



Here is the answer: The Ten Commandments and God (our Creator) gave it to us so we can apply it to our lives. (you will find the Ten Commandments in Exodus chapter 20)


Now let me ask you somthing, if you call your self a Christian do you obey the TEN COMMANDMENTS?

If you disagree with me, please let me know.

SIR WILLIAM WALLACE

Friday, February 5, 2010

The Begining

Hi,

My blog will show you what many people do not know. My hope is that you will learn a lot from my efforts.

Sir William Wallace