ServantofJesus's avatar

ServantofJesus

Gareth
295 Watchers93 Deviations
43.3K
Pageviews

Do Not Fear by ServantofJesus, literature

mymeilarose917
Returnoftherose
Newarhasten
DarkFairyGurl
GoTeamSlugs
SpeedsterArtLife4
GenreMirez
MoonShire05
FrostyThriller07
IKIMANOMANU1966
Zaymerax
C4rlosT

Jesus is the only Way

Proof of God's Existence by TheCeltAustralian, literature

The Greatest Gift for the World by Zilau, literature

The God of so much by SeekHim, literature

Human Evolution scientifically destroyed

TG2222
PrisonerOnEarth
Pro-LifeDeviants
isaiasartgrafx
2Timothy3-16
HDChristianimages
TheChristians
DA-ChristianParty
Bible-Faith-Seekers
UnlimitedEverything
Rashad97
Jesus-lovers
Christians-on-fire
AmbassadorHerald
ItsaboutChrist

Jess died for you!

Artist // Hobbyist // Photography
My Bio

I'm here to proclaim the God of the Bible - particularly Jesus and His birth, life, death, resurrection, ascension, and second coming; but also the rest of the inerrant Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation.


For those who don't know Jesus, please find out more about Him here: https://www.gotquestions.org/


Why there is death and suffering in this world (<---link) - and what God has done (and will do) about it


Creation/Evolution headlines:

https://crev.info/

"Unlike most science reporting sites, CEH is not slavishly devoted to defending Charles Darwin’s views, but critically examines the evidence and the underlying assumptions of evolutionism, pointing out logical and philosophical fallacies the other science news sites routinely ignore, and praising good science that gets it right. And we do it with flair!"


Christian Apologetics & Research Ministries (CARM.org) - my favourite site to equip Christians and refute error.

" The purpose of the site is to equip Christians with the truth, to expose the error of false religious systems, evolution, atheism, secularism, etc., and also to teach apologetics, help Christians defend the faith, and glorify the Lord Jesus."


Check out this video on the probability of a single protein being formed by random chance.

*Spoiler hint* = it compares it with the time it takes an amoeba to theoretically travel across the entire Universe. And back again. And across again. Etc.

It's only about 9 1/2 minutes long.


Favourite Visual Artist
God the Almighty Creator =D
Favourite Movies
LOTR - Extended Editions (all 3!), All the Marvel's Avengers films, Thor: Ragnarok, Spiderman: Far From Home (and No Way Home), The Passion of the Christ, Star Trek: First Contact, the Narnia film series.
Favourite TV Shows
Star Trek [all except TOS, TAS, Discovery, Picard and Lower Decks], Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, The Flash, Fawlty Towers, New Adventures of Superman, The Big Bang Theory, Robot Wars, Scorpion, Lost, Stranger Things.
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Sovereign Grace Music, CityAlight, Austin Stone Music, Casting Crowns, Matt Papa.
Favourite Books
The Bible (of course!), Lord if the Rings [trilogy], Narnia series, Christian apologetics books, William Shatner's ("Shatnerverse") Star Trek books; Asterix comics.
Favourite Games
Elder Scrolls V:Skyrim SE, Just Cause 3, Half-Life 2, Doom (2016)
Favourite Gaming Platform
PC
Tools of the Trade
Paint.NET, Affinity Photo (recently got).
For Part 2 (focussing on Jesus' resurrection), click here: Proving God's Existence - Part 2. I've decided to split this up into 2 parts. The first part is what's called the 'General Revelation' - where general truths that can be known about God through nature (eg. Psalm 19); and 'Special Revelation' - which is God revealing Himself through His Son Jesus, which you can read above. This is once again a response to a 'debate' I've been having with someone. There are two main areas I want to focus on when it comes to God's existence: the Cosmological Argument - because of what I've learned about just how "fine-tuned' our Universe is (plus a bit
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
For those people who ask "Where did all the water go from Noah's Flood?" (or to those critics who claim there's not enough water), a "Mammoth underground ocean discovered: Contains 3x more water than all oceans combined" https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/mammoth-underground-ocean-discovered-contains-3x-more-water-than-all-oceans-combined A previous article on this was also written back in 2014 Scientists discover an ocean 400 miles beneath our feet that could fill our oceans three times over There has also been previous articles on secular sites which indirectly gives evidence of a global Flood (and where the water went); it's just the secular dating that's usually way off for the links referring to 'ancient megafloods' - because they have to force it into their [false/invented/imagined] uniformitarian worldview: :bulletgreen: Ancient 'Megafloods' Tilted The Very Direction of Earth's Crust, Scientists Find :bulletred: Megaflood in English Channel separated Britain from
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
With all the news about the extreme temperatures we've been having, check out the global temperature on this site for the past several years: http://temperature.global/ Interesting....
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
Interestingly, referring to my previous update, my 'Proving God's Existence' entry is no longer classed as "sensitive", and it's now back to how it was 🤔 :) . Thank you to whoever changed it back again, it is very much appreciated! :thanks: :thanks:
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In

Profile Comments 1.1K

Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In

Thanks for the Llama.

I believe in God.

I believe that Jesus died and rose from the grave.

Here is what I don't believe:

That your favourite book is the Bible (of course!)

I'm glad you believe those two things, but what's causing you to not believe the rest/the whole Gospel for yourself? As James 2:19 said: "You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder."


So you don't believe that my favourite book is the Bible? What makes you think it's not my favourite book?


I'm just being flippant there ;) . So what would your favourite book be?

I can't think of one particular book that would be my favourite. I probably should re-read LOTR some time, I think they were good.


For one, you say "of course", which to me looks like you feel that a christian is expected to love the word of God above all other literature, and you meet this expectation to not make either the book or your faith look bad.

Then, you like a lot of other books, fantasy and sci-fi, apparently. Sure, Tolkien and Lewis have biblical aspects in their stories, (about Star-Trek I don't know) but that doesn't make them spiritual books exactly, much less part of the scriptures, I'm assuming you read them for enjoyment.

I'm also assuming that you don't read the bible for entertainment, that is, for its fantasy and horror content, but rather as a kind of study and/or meditation guided by the holy spirit, or to look up certain facts or rules/laws/commandments, or maybe as a form of worship and paying respect to God's word. Do you honestly enjoy that more than reading other things for entertainment? And if you do, why even read other, fictional books, or why mention them in your profile? It's not like you mentioned other artists besides God. The main reason why I think one can't seriously call the bible a 'favourite' book, except to fit the description of a proper faithful christian, is how depressing, how horrible much of it is. Most people like some parts, certain chapters or single verses. I, too, have some favourite quotes, although I'm aware that it's questionable to pick a short passage that fits my pet opinion and say "see? That's what the bible says!" We are told that Jesus will send the Holy Spirit, and he will lead us to the truth, and in particular I heard that he will reveal to us the truth of the scripture, which a non-spiritual person cannot understand. Surely that doesn't mean the Spirit will lead us to the 'good parts' that comfort our souls, and gloss over the parts where God tells his people, for example, to punish by death an entire family, wives and children, for a single crime the father committed? In the old testament on several occasions women are treated as disposable assets or tradeable goods - of course this is what happened for a long time throughout history, and still today in some countries, and I hate it! - but why doesn't God express in clear terms that He does not approve of such actions? Doesn't He care about women? Except for some individuals like Ruth, Lea or Mary Magdalene. My bottom line is this: Someone who tells themselves that they love the bible either isn't thinking of the whole book but their favorite verses, or they obediently read it but didn't really pay attention and think about it, or they don't believe that it's the actual word of God. Or they love horror literature - but then why would they preach to others the gospel of the loving father and omit the horror part? I have noticed that adults who tell children biblical stories often skip over some details - rightfully so, because they're dealing with children - but also add bits that seem plausible enough, but aren't actually in the scripture. Should they be? Why would the original text not mention them?


I don't think I'm really a demon – but yes, I shudder

First of all, yes, LOTR is a really good book; I've read it numerous times myself now :)


Secondly, there are a *lot* of assumptions about me here. But let's break this down:

"For one, you say "of course", which to me looks like you feel that a christian is expected to love the word of God above all other literature, and you meet this expectation to not make either the book or your faith look bad."


Lol, the Bible is the foundational source of what the God of Creation has done for us. Without Christ, my life literally means nothing; if it wasn't for Jesus and the Gospel, I may have got into serious trouble in my youth by the way I was going. It wasn't drugs and alcohol, but something else - of which I have repented long ago.

Then, you like a lot of other books, fantasy and sci-fi, apparently. Sure, Tolkien and Lewis have biblical aspects in their stories, (about Star-Trek I don't know) but that doesn't make them spiritual books exactly, much less part of the scriptures, I'm assuming you read them for enjoyment.


I'm allowed to enjoy fictional books - and to have more than one favourite - you know! Plus, I never said the others are spiritual books. I've shared them to show people I am a human being that has other interests as well as Christianity. In fact, that was a criticism about me a while ago when I hadn't shared them; this person claimed I was some "television evangelist" (of the bad, stereotypical kind) or something.

"I'm also assuming that you don't read the bible for entertainment, that is, for its fantasy and horror content, but rather as a kind of study and/or meditation guided by the holy spirit, or to look up certain facts or rules/laws/commandments, or maybe as a form of worship and paying respect to God's word.


I think you're thinking way too much into this. Naturally, there are different genres out there, but the Bible is the source of life (as I've already explained) - which no other book could ever compare. You're simply projecting your views on the Bible, which tells me more about your personal opinions than what the Bible is for/about.


I'll move some of your questions around to deal with them altogether.

And if you do, why even read other, fictional books, or why mention them in your profile? It's not like you mentioned other artists besides God.


I've answered that above already, but also to clarify: Again, I am allowed to read, enjoy, and have more taste in other books than just the Bible you know! I don't quite understand why you are so hung up on (or obsessed over?) the literature side of my favourites - with the Bible being one of them - and not mention the interests I have in my favourite movies and TV shows.

"Do you honestly enjoy that more than reading other things for entertainment?.... The main reason why I think one can't seriously call the bible a 'favourite' book, except to fit the description of a proper faithful christian, is how depressing, how horrible much of it is."


First of all, just as a disclaimer here, FYI, I have read the entire Bible in at least 8 different translations (eg. NIV, ESV, KJV, etc.), so I do know and understand what's written in there.


Naturally, I do agree that reading through a lot of the Old Testament isn't enjoyable reading - seeing how God had to deal with rebellious and wicked nations (Israel included in those times of apostasy) - but that does not dilute the glorious freedom that the Gospel/Good News brings in the New Testament; it only enhances it.


Surely with some books, you wouldn't enjoy reading every single part of it. I found Tom Bombadil a rather annoying character, and I'm glad he wasn't included in the films; but I do enjoy reading LOTR.


I love reading Genesis, Esther, the Gospels and Paul's letters (plus Hebrews) the most in the Bible, as there is such richness to them. That's why I always love Bible studies, as you can really dig deep and learn something you'd never thought of before; not only to understand God better (and what Jesus did/the Gospel), but how to apply it to our lives.


As it says in Hebrews 4:12

'For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.'

"We are told that Jesus will send the Holy Spirit, and he will lead us to the truth, and in particular I heard that he will reveal to us the truth of the scripture, which a non-spiritual person cannot understand. Surely that doesn't mean the Spirit will lead us to the 'good parts' that comfort our souls, and gloss over the parts where God tells his people, for example, to punish by death an entire family, wives and children, for a single crime the father committed?


If you have time to read through this, I have done an 'article'/journal entry on the difference between the Old and New Testament - or more accurately, the Old Testament Law vs. New Covenant Grace.

You see, under the Old Covenant - and especially towards the Jewish people - God dealt with them differently than He does now under the New Covenant of grace, where Jesus is the fulfilment of the Old Testament Law.


As it explains in the link, the civil and ceremonial laws the Jewish people were to live by were specifically for the Jewish people at that particular time to keep themselves holy [ie. pure] as a sign to the people around them that they are set apart from the other nations around them, and (looking back retrospectively, though it was prophesied) also to protect the lineage which would ultimately lead to the birth of Jesus (also called the Messianic lineage).


There's also this link explanation here: "Why would God order the destruction of men, women, and children?"

"In the old testament on several occasions women are treated as disposable assets or tradeable goods - of course this is what happened for a long time throughout history, and still today in some countries, and I hate it! - but why doesn't God express in clear terms that He does not approve of such actions? Doesn't He care about women? Except for some individuals like Ruth, Lea or Mary Magdalene. "


Please read this link for more information on the treatment of women:

Were Women Treated Like Chattel in the Old Testament?



I know there's a lot to read through here, but you can take your time if you want a fuller understanding of what it all means. :)

View all replies
Comment Flagged as Spam

You do realise Satan loses in the end?