QUESTION OF THE WEEK: How difficult is it to make a protein?

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In this issue . . . Q&A: How difficult is it to make a protein? Get Equipped: Evolution: Not a Chance News to Know Quick Look After Eden Answers with Ken Ham radio program Answers Conversation podcast Video: The Flood—Big Picture, Part 1 Blog Highlights Pray for AiG Q: How difficult is it to make a protein? A: Cells are made up of thousands of components. One of these components is protein. Proteins are large molecules made up of a chain of amino acids. In order to get a protein useful for life, the correct amino acids must be linked together in the right order. How easy is this and does it happen naturally? It turns out that this is not an easy process. There are large hurdles that evolutionary processes must overcome in order to build a biological protein. Protein molecules contain very specific arrangements of amino acids. Even one missing or incorrect amino acid can lead to problems with the protein's function. Read the whole article to consider other reasons why random chance events, natural selection, and billions of years are insufficient to account for the universe and all life forms. Get Equipped Evolution: Not a Chance Using practical illustrations, popular scientist Dr. David Menton captivates viewers with fascinating illusions as he explains that evolution doesn't stand a chance when compared to the truth of science, and most importantly, God's Word. News to Know Quick Look Comb Jelly Genome Mystery Generates Confusion: Jelly genome shakes the evolutionary tree of life to its roots. Genetic Roots of Tooth Enamel Reveal Distinctive Design: Do the genetic roots of primate tooth enamel track humanity's evolutionary roots? Did Little Wasps Evolve Big Eyes to Recognize Their Friends? Evolution: Not just for survival anymore! After Eden Answers with Ken Ham radio program Honoring American Soldiers Rescuing Our Kids The Creation Museum—Celebrating Seven Years Biblical Authority, Part 1 (Context Is King) Biblical Authority, Part 2 (Carefully Study the Bible) Photo of the Week To download this image for use as wallpaper on your device, right-click on the link below for the desired resolution and select "Save Link/Target As..." Mobile Full (4:3) Wide (16:9) Answers Conversation podcast Answering questions Bill Nye posed in the debate, this week Steve Ham talks with Tim Chaffey to answer the question, "How Could Noah Have Built the Ark?"	This Week . . . Does Evolution Have a . . . Chance? (May 30) Comb Jelly Genome Mystery Generates Confusion (May 29) Rachel's Rant on MSNBC Against Answers in Genesis (May 28) A Christian Response to the Crisis in Psychiatry (May 28) Genetic Roots of Tooth Enamel Reveal Distinctive Design (May 27) Did Little Wasps Evolve Big Eyes to Recognize Their Friends? (May 26) The Preservation of the Bible (May 25) Are There Really "Gay Christians"? (May 24) Video On Demand The Flood—Big Picture, Part 1 Watch Video Blog Highlights Ken Ham: Don't Miss This Great Time of Teaching Ark Encounter: A Noah Design Proposal and Our Lead Production Designers Ken Ham: More Awards for Answers Magazine Ken Ham: Observational and Historical Science—Saving Lives Dr. Danny Faulkner: The Meteor Storm that Wasn't and the Evidence for Inflation that Wasn't Pray for AiG Pray for our speakers as they travel across the country and throughout the world to equip the church to defend their faith. Resources Uncensored Science: Bill Nye Debates Ken Ham Life Six Days & Other Biblical Perspectives Connect with Us Ken Ham Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Ken Ham Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Free app for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad See all networks
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QUOTES OF THE WEEK

Never let good books take the place of the Bible.  Drink from the Well, not from the streams that flow from the Well.  --  Amy Carmichael

Is the Bible the Word of God? Then let us all resolve from this day forward to prize the Bible more. -- J.C. Ryle



The Bible is my oxygen . . . . How could I live a single day in this world of illusion without God's inerrant Word?  -- Ray Ortlund


Trust is the lesson. Jesus loves me, this I know--not because he does just what I'd like, but because the Bible tells me so.  -- Elisabeth Elliot


Our Bible was the center of an ever-widening circle of help and hope. Like waifs clustered around a blazing fire, we gathered about it, holding out our hearts to its warmth and light. -- Corrie ten Boom


The Bible grows more beautiful, as we grow in our understanding of it. -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


It is the distinction of great men of God that they prayed. It is the distinction of our God that He answers prayer. Answered prayer binds together the true God and His true believers in the minds of people of the whole world. - John R. Rice


The primary purpose of reading the Bible is not to know the Bible but to know God. -- James Merritt



Most of the verses written about praise in God's Word were voiced by people faced with crushing heartaches, injustice, treachery, slander, and scores of other difficult situations. -- Joni Erickson Tada




The Word of God is a great deep. The commandment is exceeding broad. And so we cannot by merely occasional, hurried and perfunctory use of it understand its meaning and power.  -- John Murray

God has placed all that you need to know about Him between the covers of the Bible.  But only you can open its pages to discover what He is saying to you. -- unknown



Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.  ----    Babe Ruth

Judging Others

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May 2014 Judging Others "Judge not, that ye be not judged." (Matthew 7:1)   This is a very familiar maxim, often cited by unbelievers and carnal Christians as a rebuke to Christians whom they regard as intolerant. These words of the Lord Jesus Christ do, indeed, warn us against a self-righteous attitude, condemning others who disagree with us on the basis of superficial criteria.   On the other hand, this caution by no means relieves us of the responsibility of evaluating the beliefs and practices of others in the light of Scripture. In the very same sermon, in fact, Jesus said just a few moments later: "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine"; and, "beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing" (Matthew 7:6-15). Obedience to such commandments obviously requires one to make a judgment as to whether certain unbelievers should be regarded as "dogs" or "swine," to whom it would be counterproductive to try to speak of spiritual matters, or whether certain professing Christian leaders are actually false prophets who should be repudiated. Jesus also said: "Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment" (John 7:24).   Since the Scriptures themselves are to be used in the final judgment (John 12:48; Revelation 20:12; etc.), it is obvious that we should use them right now to discern truth and error, right and wrong. "For the word of God . . . is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart" (Hebrews 4:12).   There is another basis of judgment that the Lord Jesus has authorized us to use. "A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. . . . Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them" (Matthew 7:18-20). Thus, the test of Scripture plus fruit produced can serve as the basis of a valid judgment. Until adequate data for making such a test are available, judge not! HMM   The information in today's blog was provided by ICR.   | Print this article | Subscribe

THE UNPREPARED WITCH

[“Ladies” of the Bible”]

 

I SAMUEL 28:7-25

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. THE UNLAWFUL [v. 7-12]

 

1. She was a Known Secret [v. 7]

 

2. She was a Cautious Lawbreaker [v. 8-10]

 

3. She was a Calculated Fake [v. 11-12]

 

II. THE UNFAMILIAR [v. 13-19]

 

1. The “Man” was Unfamiliar [v. 13-14] –not her “familiar” v. 7-9

 

2. The Method was Unfamiliar [v. 15-17] 2 Peter 2:16, John 11:49-51

 

3. The Message was Unfamiliar [v. 18-19]

 

III. THE UNEXPECTED [v. 20-25]

 

1. She had Pity of Heart [v. 20-21]

 

2. She had Presence of Mind [v. 22-23]

 

3. She had Provision of Body [v. 24-25]

 

Unanswered questions- did she get paid? Did she quit her sinful business? Did she get saved?

We Make Time for Our Priorities

Haggai 1:2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD's house should be built.     Chances are good that you are skimming this. We have become masters of skim reading and skim living. We have very little time, and by every observable indication we seem to be very mindful of our time. Yet, we don't seem to have time for the most important things. Our bodies wear out, our spirits break down, our families tear apart. The reason, oftentimes, is because we're spending time on things that may be good, but not important. It has always been true of the human condition that people make time for their priorities. Haggai was God's choice to God's people after the Babylonian exile. By God's command, they had begun rebuilding the temple, but because of man's opposition they stopped. Yet, while the opposition stopped them from building God's house, it did not keep them from building beautiful homes for themselves. It's interesting to note that there was no opposition for them to build their own houses. There was only opposition against building God's house. So what did God say to these people? In Haggai 1:2 Haggai says, "Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the Lord's house should be built." They weren't against building God's house: they just didn't think this was the time. It seems as if there's no perfect time for the most important things. In verse 4 God says, "Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses and this house lie waste?... Consider your ways." God is reminding us just as certainly as He was reminding His people of old that you spend time on whatever you value. The question of value is a "who," "what," and "when" question. Who would they invest their time, effort, and money for? The Lord or self? What would they spend their time, effort, and money on? The Lord's house or their own? When would they build God's house? Ironically, it wasn't time to build God's house, but they somehow found time for their own houses. Now to whom are you giving your time and for what purpose? What are you investing in? First of all, have you trusted Christ? Have you made time for your soul? What about God's Word? Are you spending time with your family? Time is one of the most precious commodities that God gives, and He can give you the guidance to use it wisely if you're willing to accept it. Let's spend our time wisely because we spend our time on whatever we value.     Enjoy more devotionals, sermon audio, and articles on our website!

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WHY JOHN WROTE

1 JOHN 2  

                                                                                                                                                            Pastor Rick Jackson

 

Of all the men that God used to write the Scriptures [about 40 in all] none give us the reason for writing as often as John the Beloved. 

John 20:30-31 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

1 JOHN 1:4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

And, as we shall see, many more times in this little epistle.

 

I. JOHN WRITES- THAT YOU SIN NOT

 

1. We Have an Advocate [v. 1-2]

 

2. We Have an Assurance [v. 3-5]

 

3. We Have an Assignment [v. 6]

 

II. JOHN WRITES- TO REMIND YOU

 

1. Of Your Responsibility [v. 7-11]

 

2. Of Your Redemption [v. 12-14]

 

3. Of Your Reality [v. 15-19]

 

III. JOHN WRITES- TO WARN YOU

 

1. About Deniers [v. 20-23]

 

2. About Seducers [v. 24-26] just as Solomon warned of those who would seduce you physically…

 

3. To Abide [v. 27-29]

WHY WAIT ON THE LORD?

 

 

ISAIAH 40

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. WAIT ON THE LORD BECAUSE OF THE COMFORT OF GOD [v. 1-10, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4]

 

1. The Comfort of God is Shown in God’s Saviour [v. 1-5]

 

2. The Comfort of God is Shown in God’s Scriptures [v. 6-8, Romans 15:4]

 

3. The Comfort of God is Shown in God’s Strength [v. 9-10]

 

II. WAIT ON THE LORD BECAUSE OF THE COMPASSION OF GOD [v. 11-14]

 

1. The Compassion of a Shepherd [v. 11, John 10:11-16]

 

2. The Compassion of a Creator [v. 12, Psalm 111:4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.]

 

3. The Compassion of the Spirit [v. 13-14, John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.]

 

III. WAIT ON THE LORD BECAUSE HE IS THE INCOMPARABLE GOD [v. 15-31]

 

1. His Greatness is Unmatched [v. 15-17]

 

2. His Greatness is Unique [v. 18-28]

 

3. His Greatness is Available [v. 29-31]

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Why do we insist on a young earth?

 

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In this issue . . . Q&A: Why do we insist on a young earth? Get Equipped: Geology DVD Set News to Know Quick Look After Eden Answers with Ken Ham radio program Answers Conversation podcast Video: Noah's Flood and the Earth's Age, Part 4 Blog Highlights Pray for AiG Q: Why do we insist on a young earth? A: Of course, the reason for insisting on a young earth is because biblical authors took Genesis as literal history and an eyewitness account provided and guaranteed accurate by the Creator Himself. Jesus also took Genesis as literal history. So, the outcome of letting Scripture interpret Scripture is a young earth and universe. The Hebrew language and context used in Genesis 1 can only mean literal (24 hour) days. Furthermore, as history, the genealogies in Genesis 5 and 11 provide an accurate chronology, so that from the creation of the first man, Adam, to the present day is only about 6,000 years. Since the earth was only created five literal days before Adam, then on the authority of God's Word, the earth is only about 6,000 years old. Read the whole article to explore reasons why the earth is perceived as old. Get Equipped Geology DVD Set Using illustrations and photographs of rock formations from around the world, geologist Dr. Andrew Snelling reveals how the geological record confirms the true history of the earth, found in the Bible. Creation Debate Conversations This Week Cosmos Review: "The Immortals" Explore the latest at creationdebate.org. News to Know Quick Look "Fossil Galaxy" Said to Show Conditions Soon After the Big Bang: Are the chemical signatures in a faint galaxy the fossil remnants of our universe's birth? Molecular Basis of Aphid-Bacteria Nutritional Symbiosis Revealed: Sap-sucking insects get a nutritional leg up from bacterial symbionts. After Eden Answers with Ken Ham radio program A Supreme Injustice The Gospel and a Young Earth Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Millions of Years—An Authority Issue Part 3: Millions of Years—A Contradiction Issue Part 4: Conclusion Photo of the Week To download this image for use as wallpaper on your device, right-click on the link below for the desired resolution and select "Save Link/Target As..." Mobile Full (4:3) Wide (16:9) Answers Conversation podcast Answering questions Bill Nye posed in the debate, this week Steve Ham talks with Tim Chaffey to answer the question, "Can We Trust Our English Bibles?"	This Week . . . $1.5 Million Dinosaur Exhibit Dedicated Today at the Creation Museum (May 23) Molecular Basis of Aphid—Bacteria Nutritional Symbiosis Revealed (May 22) Cosmos Review: "The Immortals" (May 21) How Old Does the Earth Look? (May 20) It's Dead, But Speaks! (May 19) Knowing You're Saved (May 18) "Fossil Galaxy" Said to Show Conditions Soon After the Big Bang (May 17) Video On Demand Noah's Flood and the Earth's Age, Part 4 Watch Video Blog Highlights Ken Ham: Unique Science Camp Dr. Danny Faulkner: The Recent Lunar Eclipse, a Possible Meteor Shower, and Other Odds and Ends Dr. Georgia Purdom: Kids and Ebenezer the Allosaurus at the Creation Museum Steve Ham: Exciting Opportunities for Reaching the Spanish—Speaking World Ken Ham: Evolutionist Professor Goes Ballistic Ken Ham: Northern Kentucky Schools and Atheist Books Pray for AiG Thank God for the opening of our new allosaur exhibit at the Creation Museum. Pray that many will come to see the truth of God's Word though this exhibit. Resources The Noah's Ark Pack Determining the Ark Kinds Creation and the Last Days Connect with Us Ken Ham Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Ken Ham Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Free app for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad See all networks
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