Stars and galaxies go through orderly progressions in their life cycles, governed by the God-ordained laws of physics and chemistry. Even amateur astronomers can see stars and galaxies in various states of this progression. The "big bang" theory provides a reasonable explanation of the phenomena which have been observed in the heavens.

But astrophysics and evolution are entirely different matters. Moreover, the evolutionist argues that there is no designer -- which is to say that there are no laws.

That's the one; his web site is www.reasons.org.

His first book, "The Genesis Question", is a classic, and has earned a permanent place on my bookshelf.

Be careful about using a label which means different things to different people; everyone seems to have his own definition of "theistic evolution".

Ross argues that species have become extinct and that God has created new species to accomplish his purposes as the environment has changed over the centuries and millennia as earth has been prepared for occupancy by mankind. This is NOT evolution.

It is I who must ask your forgiveness, and I have requested SA to remove my last posting.

It can difficult on these forums to distinguish between postings which reflect a genuine desire for truth and postings which are designed to entrap and defame. But I should have given you benefit of the doubt.

I thank you for pointing out the oversight. A document titled "Precisely what is the Gospel?" seems to have disappeared with the last major restructuring of the web site. I shall remedy this.

While my position previously has been posted in depth on SA, those postings appear to have been purged.

But despite the subversion, the Scripture shows that the Lord in every generation preserves for himself a faithful remnant.

To the faithful remnant, there never has been doubt as to which documents are canonical and which are fraudulent; the remnant simply obeyed I Thessalonians 5:21.

By your reasoning, then, multiple generations of Christians didn't know for sure which books were divinely-inspired? I don't think so.

If the Bereans in the first century could discern which documents and teaching to accept and which to reject, so could others -- and so can we today; Acts 17:11.

The early Church was a persecuted Church -- persecuted by the Jew and by the Papist (who, in reality, are one and the same). Lives were at stake over matters of Faith. Truth delivers, but error entraps and can kill.

I find it curious that you think it proper that a bunch of Papists (or proto-Papists; in any case, the doctrinal foundations of Papistry by then had been laid) two or three centuries removed from the apostles had the God-given prerogative to judge whether a particular document is canonical, but you do not have that prerogative.

So you allow men who believe in concepts such as Purgatory to decide for you which of the many contending documents have a rightful place in the Scripture.

And inasmuch as the bickering over canonicity continued over two or three centuries, when did the Lord grant the authority to decide, and when did he withdraw it?

You each cite but one testimony, as if it were authoritative. As I stated previously, there is much testimony on either side of the matter.

With a Google search or a trip to the library, you can access thousands upon thousands of documents which testify that the creation account of Genesis is a myth and that the things which exist are the product of evolution. But such testimony is false, and therefore is of no weight.

The point I am making is that not all testimony is valid; the volume of testimony has no necessary correspondence with the truth of that testimony.

Articles on my web site point out that the books of Esther, James, Revelation, Jude, and II Peter are forgeries, and list, for each book, some of the indications that the book is not authentic.

But I do not ask anyone to take my word on the matter; rather, I exhort every Christian to obey the command of the Scripture and prove all things, I Thessalonians 5:21.

It's no "April fool" joke; search Google for yourself, any day of the year. And yes, it was stupid of the forger, but his victims are even more stupid not to notice such an obvious defect.

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One astute observer has noted regarding the term "anti-Semitic", that it "describes not someone who hates the Jew, but, rather, someone who is hated by the Jew."

Christians in general have embraced much Jewish myth. This is a matter concerning which the apostle Paul repeatedly warns.

Regarding anne frank: As with many matters, the evidence must be sorted through and evaluated. A Google search for "anne frank diary ballpoint" turns up testimony which avers the assertion and testimony which denies it. For example:

"The results of tests performed at the BKA laboratories show that portions of the work [Anne Frank's diary], specially of the fourth volume, were written with a ballpoint pen." - Al Fredricks, New York Post, October 9, 1980

Sounds as if the police are to handle apprehension, trial, sentencing, and execution of the sentence, and do it all in an instant. Perhaps legislative powers also are included.

Welcome to the police state, courtesy of the New World Order. All of you Freemasons should be beaming with pride at the fruits of your labour.

The methods used to ascertain whether a document is a forgery apply to all documents -- not just the Scripture.

You begin by looking for the obvious. For example, portions of the alleged "Diary of Anne Frank" were written with a ballpoint pen. However, the ballpoint pen was not perfected until after WWII, and did not become affordable and widely available until much later. In American schools even until the 1960's, the fountain pen was the standard writing instrument for ink.

There is no question concerning the O.C. canon. Jesus and the apostles validated the O.C. canon by naming or quoting from every book except Esther, which is a forgery.

The Bereans didn't think it unreasonable to verify against O.C. scripture the documents which would become N.C. scripture, Acts 17:10-12. If they were able to prove all things, why aren't you?

The Law of God demands that a false witness receive the punishment corresponding to the crime concerning which he falsely accuses another.

You are a slanderer, and you falsely have accused me of murder.

Many documents falsely claim a place in the Canon; it is necessary to ascertain which are genuine and which are spurious.

The command of Paul, "Prove all things," applies specifically to this matter.

On what basis, other than my position regarding everlasting torture versus annihilation, could anyone possibly think me to be a JW? Such a simple-minded association is unworthy of a reply.

And as I previously noted, everywhere in the Scripture, other than in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus and the spurious book of Revelation, the fate of the wicked is portrayed as destruction. The wicked are said to be consumed by worms and reduced to ashes by flames; consider Malachi 4:3. I believe the Scripture.

No, mis-named "chris" is a slanderer.

And regarding the deity of Christ, I have spoken of Christ Jesus as "the Word which became flesh"; are you not aware that I was citing the first chapter of John? Or is your intent also to slander?

Perhaps you do not realize that, by clicking on the magnifying glass icon, you can read all the postings corresponding to a given name or alias.

If you had taken taken the trouble to do so, and if you are honest, you would see how absurd are most of the questions you have asked.

For example, nothing I have posted would lead anyone to expect from me the claim that Christ Jesus is the "brother" of Lucifer, so for you to ask the question is to defame me.

Likewise, the question about the rosary; no one has done more to expose the true, vile nature of Papistry.

Moreover, others have posted the URL of a website which would answer your questions and which you obviously have not visited.

So if you wish an answer, do not ask defamatory questions.