Daily Devotional, Year 4 – November 15 (Like Likes Like!)
By admin On January 20th, 2024.
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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – November 15
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Like Likes Like!
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“As is the earthy,
such are they also that are earthy:
and as is the heavenly,
such are they also that are heavenly.”
1st Corinthians 15:48
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One of the lesser-known geniuses of the Twentieth Century was an outspoken atheist/philosopher/theoretical-physicist/, Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988).
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This man was associate and sometimes tutor to the likes of people, for example, like Albert Einstein, a fellow Jew.
And besides being a college professor, and participant in the Manhattan Project, his life was devoted to the discovery of the principles of physics.
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Feynman and Oppenheimer at Los Alamos – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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LIKE LIKES LIKE!
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Now one of Feynman’s well-known statements is the phrase, “Like likes like”, which has to do with the attraction of like-molecules to each other.
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And many, no doubt, have used Feynman’s quote, applying it to different aspects to everyday life!
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Feynman and Oppenheimer at Los Alamos – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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PAUL’S ASSESSMENT OF THIS THEORY
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Yes, that phrase, “Like likes like” can apply to many aspects of life!
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And this theory can also apply to the
spiritual life!
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Listen to Paul…
“As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy:
and as is the heavenly,
such are they also that are heavenly.”
1st Corinthians 15:48
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Now this above verse presents a similar idea to Feynman ‘s theory, “Like likes like”.
Of course, Paul uttered it much more eloquently and almost 2,000 years prior to Feynman!
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But it must be noted that things in the natural world usually have their spiritual counterpart!
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SPIRITUAL THINGS FOOLISH TO THE WORLD
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And the Bible gives a confirmation to 1st Corinthians 15:48, found in 1st Corinthians 2:14…
“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God:
for they are foolishness unto him:
neither can he know them,
because they are spiritually discerned.”
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Here is an even more defined application of this truth of life!
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Yes, those who are natural (carnal) have little stomach for spiritual things!
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They are foolishness to such earthly-minded men!
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Paul persecuted by Pharisees & Sadducees – www.thebiblerevival.com – US Public Domain
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“LIKE LIKES LIKE” IN THE CHURCH
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So this theory of “Like likes like” is also seen in the church world too!
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Listen… “Because the carnal mind is enmity against God:
for it is not subject to the law of God,
neither indeed can be.
So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.”
Romans 8:7, 8
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As this above passage states, there are carnally-minded persons in God’s house!
And some of these happen to be behind the pulpits!
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Evangelist Preaching – Church – Audience hands – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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HERETICAL HERMENEUTIC
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Satan has cleverly introduced a totally unbiblical doctrine into the church!
It is sometimes called the “The Historical-Grammatical Method of Interpretation”.
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And to define it concisely, it is the doctrine that the Bible must be interpreted as literal as possible!
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In other words, unless context demands an allegorical interpretation, the Bible student must not try to see a spiritual meaning!
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Jacob Wrestling with the Angel – Wikipedia – public domain
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THE BIBLE A SPIRITUAL BOOK!
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Now, there is absolutely no scripture which commands us to 
abstain from trying to see the spiritual meaning of the various stories found in the Gospels, or the Old Testament!
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And so, this phantom hermeneutic has no biblical origin!
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It was totally contrived by theologians of the past and is still a cardinal rule of interpretation to this very day!
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Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.
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LOCKED OUT OF DEEPER TRUTHS!
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And so, as a result, the vast majority of Christians have been locked out from 
understanding much of the Bible!
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As an example, most Christians cannot understand that the Old Testament prophets, when speaking concerning Israel and Jews, were also speaking of the Church!
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And so, they cannot see the spiritual truths which are so often veiled in allegories, parables, types, and shadows!
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Bible and Key Divination – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike license
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THE EARTHLY-MINDED DESIRE EARTHLY TRUTHS
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The problem is that when carnally-minded men try to interpret spiritual truths, they tend to gravitate towards an earthly interpretation!
The theory, “Like likes like” applies to these carnally-minded men!
They, being earthly, are attracted to earthly interpretations!
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For instance, when trying to understand the meaning of locusts, in Revelation, Chapter 9, they will invariably attempt to find some earthly meaning!
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They cannot see the spiritual application, that locusts represent the various ways that God allows the Devil to destroy our spiritual crops, so to speak!
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In other words, God, in His attempt to bring us to repentance, will sometimes allow the Devil to remove our earthly blessings!
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black helicopters – Wikimedia – US Army – Public Domain
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THE GOOD NEWS!
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“To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna”
Revelation 2:17
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The Good News is that once God gives us spiritual eyes to see the deeper truths of Scripture, the “hidden Manna”, which is literally found all through the Bible!
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And as we become nourished up in that hidden Manna, we then can begin to walk that upward pathway, which leads us to the “Jerusalem above”!
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James Tissot – The Gathering of the Manna – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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“Give ear, O My people, to My law:
incline your ears to the words of My mouth.
I will open My mouth in a parable:
I will utter dark sayings of old:
Which we have heard and known,
and our fathers have told us.
We will not hide them from their children,
shewing to the generation to come
the praises of the LORD, and His strength,
and His wonderful works that He hath done.”
Psalm 78:1-4
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Give me a love for spiritual things….
Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Ark of the Covenant Constellation, Pt. 2: How To Enter The Most Holy Place”, or you can also read… “February 15th (The Two Images!)”
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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THE FIVE FOOLISH VIRGINS STARS
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A new constellation has been revealed, as of about May 29th, 2014.
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This constellation appears as a snake. Its body is comprised of stars from the Bootes Constellation, and its jaws are made of the four stars which Babylonians saw as the head of Draco, the Dragon. It also has a small single star for an eye.
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Now in this constellation is a group of five stars, which will be called “The Five Foolish Virgins Stars”. These are located on the opposite side of the Glorious Crown of 12 Stars, from the Five Wise Virgins Stars. But one big difference between the two is, that The Five Wise are curved around the Glorious Crown, while the Five Foolish are curved away from it!
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Five Foolish Virgins Stars”
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TOMORROW…
November 16 “Habakkuk Says “RUN!” . Part 24: “Flee Out of Babylon’s Schools of Confusion!”
by G. Dore’ – The Confusion Of Tongues in Babylon – from www.creationism.org-public domain
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“Spiritual Land” Harold Camping
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 10-MINUTE TALK ON THE SPIRITUAL NATURE OF THE BIBLE – – “Spiritual Land” Harold Camping
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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.
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