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			<title><![CDATA[April 2011]]></title>
			<link>http://carelinks.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=30</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 18:45:18 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[The new Carelinks magazine is now out.  You can read it online at http://carelinks.net/doc/gn201104]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The new Carelinks magazine is now out.  You can read it online at http://carelinks.net/doc/gn201104]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Tree Of Life]]></title>
			<link>http://carelinks.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=21</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 03:03:36 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone, just reasoning out that life Yahweh has within himself, which is the same life the tree of life produces, that life is cool stuff. Thanks for any reasoning insights one has on this tree of life series.

Post 1 of the tree of life series

If one really thinks about it, having that good and bad knowledge is no guarantee that one will choose or incline towards the good. After all, that’s what the serpent omitted in his speech, before Eve ate off the tree of knowledge of good and bad. The serpent said, “You are not going to die, but Yahweh knows that as soon as you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like divine beings, who know good and bad.” It’s true in one sense, but false in another; the serpent sort of omitted to point out, that its the power of moral choice alone, that is Yahweh like. The very action that brought Adam and Eve a Yahweh like awareness of their mortal autonomy, was an action that was taken in opposition to Yahweh. Yahweh knows that, that human beings will become like Yahweh, knowing good and bad; it’s one of the things about Yahweh, he knows good and bad, and has chosen the good. For Adam and Eve to have true freedom of will, Adam and Eve have to have the freedom to rebel. This is why this tree is in the garden, next to the tree of life; instead, evil will come about as a result of the clash of the will of Yahweh, and the will of humans, who happen to have the freedom to rebel. Human beings, and only human beings are the potential source of evil, responsibility for evil will lie in the hands of human beings. Yet, evil is represented not as a physical reality, it’s not built into the structure of Eden, evil is a condition of human existence, and to assert that evil stems from human behavior. The drama of Adam and Eve’s life should revolve not around the search for eternal life, nor preoccupation with immortality; it was not in Yahweh’s design for this kind of drama. It was Yahweh’s design for the tree of life to have been eaten of, there was no danger to Adam and Eve going on eternally, being immortal. The eating off the tree of knowledge of good and bad, has caused a moral conflict and tension between Yahweh’s good design for creation, and the free will of human beings that can corrupt that good design. Evil is a product of human behavior, not a principal inherent in the cosmos. Man’s disobedience is the cause of the human predicament. Human freedom can be at one and the same time an omen of disaster, and a challenge, and opportunity. 

So despite Adam and Eve’s newfound mortality, humans are going to be a force to be reckoned with. They’re unpredictable to the very Yahweh who created them. Yahweh has to modify his plan, by barring access to the tree of life; that was not something presumably Yahweh planned to do. Adam and Eve had access to this tree up to that point, as long as their will conformed to the will of Yahweh, there was no danger to their going on eternally, being immortal. Once they discovered their moral freedom, once they discovered that they could thwart Yahweh and work evil in the world, and abuse and corrupt all that Yahweh had created, then Yahweh could not afford to allow them access to the tree of life. That would be tantamount to creating divine enemies, immortal enemies. So Yahweh must maintain the upper hand in his struggle with these humans who have learned to defy him. And Yahweh maintains the upper hand in this, the fact that humans eventually must die. Yahweh stations the cherubim and the fiery ever-turning sword to guard the way back to the tree of life, once Adam and Eve were banished from the garden. The tree of life is now inaccessible; no humans have access to immortality, and the pursuit of immortality is futile. So it might be then that Yahweh really spoke the truth after all, the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and bad did bring death to humankind. 
http://thatlifeyahwehhas.blogspot.com/se...results=12]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi everyone, just reasoning out that life Yahweh has within himself, which is the same life the tree of life produces, that life is cool stuff. Thanks for any reasoning insights one has on this tree of life series.

Post 1 of the tree of life series

If one really thinks about it, having that good and bad knowledge is no guarantee that one will choose or incline towards the good. After all, that’s what the serpent omitted in his speech, before Eve ate off the tree of knowledge of good and bad. The serpent said, “You are not going to die, but Yahweh knows that as soon as you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like divine beings, who know good and bad.” It’s true in one sense, but false in another; the serpent sort of omitted to point out, that its the power of moral choice alone, that is Yahweh like. The very action that brought Adam and Eve a Yahweh like awareness of their mortal autonomy, was an action that was taken in opposition to Yahweh. Yahweh knows that, that human beings will become like Yahweh, knowing good and bad; it’s one of the things about Yahweh, he knows good and bad, and has chosen the good. For Adam and Eve to have true freedom of will, Adam and Eve have to have the freedom to rebel. This is why this tree is in the garden, next to the tree of life; instead, evil will come about as a result of the clash of the will of Yahweh, and the will of humans, who happen to have the freedom to rebel. Human beings, and only human beings are the potential source of evil, responsibility for evil will lie in the hands of human beings. Yet, evil is represented not as a physical reality, it’s not built into the structure of Eden, evil is a condition of human existence, and to assert that evil stems from human behavior. The drama of Adam and Eve’s life should revolve not around the search for eternal life, nor preoccupation with immortality; it was not in Yahweh’s design for this kind of drama. It was Yahweh’s design for the tree of life to have been eaten of, there was no danger to Adam and Eve going on eternally, being immortal. The eating off the tree of knowledge of good and bad, has caused a moral conflict and tension between Yahweh’s good design for creation, and the free will of human beings that can corrupt that good design. Evil is a product of human behavior, not a principal inherent in the cosmos. Man’s disobedience is the cause of the human predicament. Human freedom can be at one and the same time an omen of disaster, and a challenge, and opportunity. 

So despite Adam and Eve’s newfound mortality, humans are going to be a force to be reckoned with. They’re unpredictable to the very Yahweh who created them. Yahweh has to modify his plan, by barring access to the tree of life; that was not something presumably Yahweh planned to do. Adam and Eve had access to this tree up to that point, as long as their will conformed to the will of Yahweh, there was no danger to their going on eternally, being immortal. Once they discovered their moral freedom, once they discovered that they could thwart Yahweh and work evil in the world, and abuse and corrupt all that Yahweh had created, then Yahweh could not afford to allow them access to the tree of life. That would be tantamount to creating divine enemies, immortal enemies. So Yahweh must maintain the upper hand in his struggle with these humans who have learned to defy him. And Yahweh maintains the upper hand in this, the fact that humans eventually must die. Yahweh stations the cherubim and the fiery ever-turning sword to guard the way back to the tree of life, once Adam and Eve were banished from the garden. The tree of life is now inaccessible; no humans have access to immortality, and the pursuit of immortality is futile. So it might be then that Yahweh really spoke the truth after all, the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and bad did bring death to humankind. 
http://thatlifeyahwehhas.blogspot.com/se...results=12]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Oratorio by brother Robin Field]]></title>
			<link>http://carelinks.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=9</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:13:26 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Carelinks are blessed with a quiet composer in our wings, in the person of brother Robin Field, and we've been pleased to put up online his major musical composition / oratorio "Marana Tha".

     Cover and words: http://aletheiacollege.net/audio/maranatha.htm
     Score: http://www.aletheiacollege.net/audio/maranatha.pdf
     Sample MP3 of pages 60-67 of the Score : http://www.aletheiacollege.net/audio/maranatha.mp3

Robin can provide a complete CD of the oratorio if you contact him at jandrfield@mypostoffice.co.uk]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Carelinks are blessed with a quiet composer in our wings, in the person of brother Robin Field, and we've been pleased to put up online his major musical composition / oratorio "Marana Tha".

     Cover and words: http://aletheiacollege.net/audio/maranatha.htm
     Score: http://www.aletheiacollege.net/audio/maranatha.pdf
     Sample MP3 of pages 60-67 of the Score : http://www.aletheiacollege.net/audio/maranatha.mp3

Robin can provide a complete CD of the oratorio if you contact him at jandrfield@mypostoffice.co.uk]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Grace]]></title>
			<link>http://carelinks.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=8</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:40:24 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[How do you define grace?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[How do you define grace?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Carelinks Ministries websites]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 14:51:03 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Here are some of the websites associated with us:

http://www.hiddenhurt.co.uk 	Help for both the abused and the abused, the hurt and the hurters, from a Biblical perspective.
http://www.christadelphiancare.net 	Wide variety of studies and discussion of care and abuse issues
http://www.biblebasicsonline.com 	Basic Bible studies in many languages; online Bible Basics video and audio seminars
http://www.realdevil.info 	Biblical information about the devil and satan
http://www.realchrist.info 	Biblical information about God, Jesus, the trinity, pre-existence theories etc.
http://www.exjw.org.uk 	Site for former Jehovah's Witnesses or those exposed to their teachings; material in various languages
http://www.aletheiacollege.net 	Aletheia Bible College online - Diploma in Biblical Studies
http://www.biblebooks.org.uk 	Gospel News magazine, books and preaching material available
http://www.tacomaecclesia.net 	Tacoma Ecclesia, USA
http://www.waltonecclesia.info 	Walton Ecclesia, UK.
http://www.hristadelfiane.org 	Website of Russian-speaking ecclesias
http://www.vards.info 	Latvian ecclesial website
http://www.alco.org.uk 	Site for Christian alcoholics and their families
http://www.n-e-v.info New European Version of the New Testament with commentary
http://www.thisisyourbible.info Website of ecclesias in New York
http://www.bookofjames.info Website dedicated to the study of the book of James
http://www.heaster.org Homepage of Duncan Heaster
http://www.qualitygiftsocks.com Online ordering of socks and other goods hand produced by sisters in Eastern Europe]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here are some of the websites associated with us:

http://www.hiddenhurt.co.uk 	Help for both the abused and the abused, the hurt and the hurters, from a Biblical perspective.
http://www.christadelphiancare.net 	Wide variety of studies and discussion of care and abuse issues
http://www.biblebasicsonline.com 	Basic Bible studies in many languages; online Bible Basics video and audio seminars
http://www.realdevil.info 	Biblical information about the devil and satan
http://www.realchrist.info 	Biblical information about God, Jesus, the trinity, pre-existence theories etc.
http://www.exjw.org.uk 	Site for former Jehovah's Witnesses or those exposed to their teachings; material in various languages
http://www.aletheiacollege.net 	Aletheia Bible College online - Diploma in Biblical Studies
http://www.biblebooks.org.uk 	Gospel News magazine, books and preaching material available
http://www.tacomaecclesia.net 	Tacoma Ecclesia, USA
http://www.waltonecclesia.info 	Walton Ecclesia, UK.
http://www.hristadelfiane.org 	Website of Russian-speaking ecclesias
http://www.vards.info 	Latvian ecclesial website
http://www.alco.org.uk 	Site for Christian alcoholics and their families
http://www.n-e-v.info New European Version of the New Testament with commentary
http://www.thisisyourbible.info Website of ecclesias in New York
http://www.bookofjames.info Website dedicated to the study of the book of James
http://www.heaster.org Homepage of Duncan Heaster
http://www.qualitygiftsocks.com Online ordering of socks and other goods hand produced by sisters in Eastern Europe]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Caleb]]></title>
			<link>http://carelinks.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=6</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 14:27:10 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I'm preparing a talk on the character of Caleb. Anyone got any thoughts?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm preparing a talk on the character of Caleb. Anyone got any thoughts?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Latest Carelink]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 14:25:58 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Carelinks messages are produced about weekly and you can see edited versions of them at http://carelinks.net/doc/carelinks . However the full messages are emailed to people, let us know at info@carelinks.net if you'd like to go on the mailing list. The emailed versions are fuller and have more detail, including sensitive matters which for security reasons we can't put on the web.

The latest Carelink message is at http://carelinks.net/doc/34838291]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Carelinks messages are produced about weekly and you can see edited versions of them at http://carelinks.net/doc/carelinks . However the full messages are emailed to people, let us know at info@carelinks.net if you'd like to go on the mailing list. The emailed versions are fuller and have more detail, including sensitive matters which for security reasons we can't put on the web.

The latest Carelink message is at http://carelinks.net/doc/34838291]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bring riches with you]]></title>
			<link>http://carelinks.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=4</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 06:23:21 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[There once was a rich man who was near death. He was very grieved because he had worked so hard for his money and he wanted to be able to take it with him to heaven. So he began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth with him.

An angel hears his plea and appears to him. "Sorry, but you can't take your wealth with you." The man implores the angel to speak to God to see if He might bend the rules.

The man continues to pray that his wealth could follow him. The angel reappears and informs the man that God has decided to allow him to take one suitcase with him. Overjoyed, the man gathers his largest suitcase and fills it with pure gold bars and places it beside his bed.

Soon afterward the man dies and shows up at the Gates of Heaven to greet St. Peter. St. Peter seeing the suitcase says, "Hold on, you can't bring that in here!"

But, the man explains to St. Peter that he has permission and asks him to verify his story with the Lord. Sure enough, St. Peter checks and comes back saying, "You're right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I'm supposed to check its contents before letting it through."

St. Peter opens the suitcase to inspect the worldly items that the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaims, "You brought pavement?!!!"]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[There once was a rich man who was near death. He was very grieved because he had worked so hard for his money and he wanted to be able to take it with him to heaven. So he began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth with him.

An angel hears his plea and appears to him. "Sorry, but you can't take your wealth with you." The man implores the angel to speak to God to see if He might bend the rules.

The man continues to pray that his wealth could follow him. The angel reappears and informs the man that God has decided to allow him to take one suitcase with him. Overjoyed, the man gathers his largest suitcase and fills it with pure gold bars and places it beside his bed.

Soon afterward the man dies and shows up at the Gates of Heaven to greet St. Peter. St. Peter seeing the suitcase says, "Hold on, you can't bring that in here!"

But, the man explains to St. Peter that he has permission and asks him to verify his story with the Lord. Sure enough, St. Peter checks and comes back saying, "You're right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I'm supposed to check its contents before letting it through."

St. Peter opens the suitcase to inspect the worldly items that the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaims, "You brought pavement?!!!"]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[NEEDING HELP]]></title>
			<link>http://carelinks.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=3</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:45:14 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Well this is all new for me.  I hope that this is right.  This is the first time on a forum.  I am reaching out for some direction and help.  I live with an alcoholic that refuses to see that there is a problem.  And now, I am very concerned that the times he drinks he has no problem driving too.  I am very concerned that someday he could end up killing someone in an accident.  I am starting alon for my own support.  The other thing is I just got married to him less than a month ago and now I wonder did I make the right choice.  I do love him, but you can't help if the alcoholic doesn't see they need help.  I wonder what can I do.  I don't want to be an enabler.  The time this happens is when I am out of town and when I get him on the phone he lies about where he is and he is very drunk and driving.  There have been times I have had to come home in the middle of the night to catch him in a lie and then watch him get in his truck almost falling over and then he takes off and drives.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Well this is all new for me.  I hope that this is right.  This is the first time on a forum.  I am reaching out for some direction and help.  I live with an alcoholic that refuses to see that there is a problem.  And now, I am very concerned that the times he drinks he has no problem driving too.  I am very concerned that someday he could end up killing someone in an accident.  I am starting alon for my own support.  The other thing is I just got married to him less than a month ago and now I wonder did I make the right choice.  I do love him, but you can't help if the alcoholic doesn't see they need help.  I wonder what can I do.  I don't want to be an enabler.  The time this happens is when I am out of town and when I get him on the phone he lies about where he is and he is very drunk and driving.  There have been times I have had to come home in the middle of the night to catch him in a lie and then watch him get in his truck almost falling over and then he takes off and drives.]]></content:encoded>
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