the world we live in: how long can we endure? . "*Global Conditions
A picture of this time begins to emerge when continuing to read Genesis 6: “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (vs. 5).
Every imagination of the thoughts of men’s hearts was evil continually. How did it get that bad?
Before the Flood, people lived for many centuries. The first man, Adam, lived for 930 years (5:5), which was a decade or two past the standard lifespan of the time.
Try to wrap your mind around living almost an entire millennium. Imagine if a person had 900 years to learn something like playing the violin. He could eventually reach and exceed what is considered a virtuoso level today.
As each person honed new skills, it was not done in a vacuum. They collaborated with others to speed the learning process. Notice: “And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them” (6:1).
The original Hebrew word translated “to multiply” means “increase” and “to multiply by the myriad,” according to Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
In other words, the Earth experienced a massive population explosion. Due to their extended lifespans, the number of people could have grown to between five billion and 17 billion by Noah’s time. Knowledge and technology also rapidly increased in the 1,656 years from Creation to the Flood. Mankind built cities (4:17), had cattle ranches (vs. 20), composed and played music (vs. 21), and discovered metallurgy, including how to make alloys such as brass (vs. 22).
While each man had about 900 years to perfect various crafts, he also had the same amount of time to develop wrong attitudes and habits.
What someone thinks and does becomes part of his character. Just as a person could have become incredibly skilled at metallurgy during that time, he also could have perfected the art of lying, cheating and stealing. Even after just a few hundred years, man would have become incredibly wicked. And, again, there are estimated to have been billions of people like this!
Those alive at the time knew how to work with metals—for both good and bad purposes. This included the development of weapons such as swords and spears. Coupled with a crowded globe, this is what resulted: “The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence” (Gen. 6:11).
This is the world that the Creator looked upon and said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repents [grieves] Me that I have made them” (6:7).
Yet there was one person who stood out: “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord” (vs. 8).
Noah lived a completely different way of life from those around him—one that had been known from the day Adam and Eve were created.*
A picture of this time begins to emerge when continuing to read Genesis 6: ***“And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (vs. 5).***
Every imagination of the thoughts of men’s hearts was evil continually. How did it get that bad?
Before the Flood, people lived for many centuries. The first man, Adam, lived for 930 years (5:5), which was a decade or two past the standard lifespan of the time.
Try to wrap your mind around living almost an entire millennium. Imagine if a person had 900 years to learn something like playing the violin. He could eventually reach and exceed what is considered a virtuoso level today.
As each person honed new skills, it was not done in a vacuum. They collaborated with others to speed the learning process. Notice: ***“And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them” (6:1).***
The original Hebrew word translated “to multiply” means “increase” and “to multiply by the myriad,” according to Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
In other words, the Earth experienced a massive population explosion. Due to their extended lifespans, the number of people could have grown to between five billion and 17 billion by Noah’s time. ***Knowledge and technology also rapidly increased in the 1,656 years from Creation to the Flood. Mankind built cities (4:17), had cattle ranches (vs. 20), composed and played music (vs. 21), and discovered metallurgy, including how to make alloys such as brass (vs. 22).***
While each man had about 900 years to perfect various crafts, he also had the same amount of time to develop wrong attitudes and habits.
What someone thinks and does becomes part of his character. Just as a person could have become incredibly skilled at metallurgy during that time, he also could have perfected the art of lying, cheating and stealing. Even after just a few hundred years, man would have become incredibly wicked. And, again, there are estimated to have been billions of people like this!
Those alive at the time knew how to work with metals—for both good and bad purposes. This included the development of weapons such as swords and spears. Coupled with a crowded globe, this is what resulted: ***“The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence” (Gen. 6:11).***
This is the world that the Creator looked upon and said, “I w***ill destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repents [grieves] Me that I have made them”*** (6:7).
Yet there was one person who stood out: ***“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord”*** (vs. 8).
Noah lived a completely different way of life from those around him—one that had been known from the day Adam and Eve were created.*
Another male was killed last nite/early morning when he attempted to use an ATM machine. he times are ripe for the second coming of Jesus Christ.. May GOD have mercy on his soul and all who have departed in such an unexpected and tragic way.
While the police cannot issue a gun licence for protection or self defense, many businessmen get a licensed shotgun because it is the closest they can come to protecting themselves when opening, operating or closing their businesses, or when going home at night. But now police are saying persons cannot travel with a loaded shotgun in their car and the gun must be in a case. Some say it must be on the back seat or in the trunk of the car. So if a person is travelling home he must leave the car, go to the trunk, take the gun out of its case, load it, then be prepared if he is attacked by someone waiting to rob him. Fortunately in this case the person being targeted was prepared.
By your rationale then the reverse is also true and logical: Most Bahamians do not travel, live abroad, have foreign spouses or children with foreigners and so then there is no real benefit in the proposed changes to the constitution for them. And whether it is real or imagined they feel threatened by giving more powers to foreigners and even changing a law that, even while it may not allow for same sex marriages in the Bahamas, eventually persons who are married to same sex partners will have to be recognized as married couples when the visit the Bahamas. Be it in the hotels, in the casino, when they are on the beach, renting jet skis or hiring a taxi. Bahamian police will be mandated to protect them.. that is what it is and this vote will come around again, probably in another form, and maybe even sooner than the others simply because of the 6 million tourists that visit every year and a number of them will be affected by this bill.
The NO vote was more a vote against the government than anything else. The electorate does not trust this government. They feel the need for payback. They wanted their voices to be heard and because the referendum was so clouded in suspicion they voted NO. They still will have opportunities to change the constitution and when they have the confidence of the government, they will do so. As a point Minni's constituency had some of the highest numbers in favor of the 'yes' vote. So Butler-Turners argument does not compute.
The NO vote is more against the government than it is against the bills. NO confidence, NO trust, No moral direction and NO more getting swing. Bahamian people do not know what the intentions of this government is. They do not know the real purpose of the bills and so it was a NO vote across the board, except in those polling divisions that can see some direct benefit from one or more of the bills. And with the secrecy looming about the new Bah Mar deal, this government may be on its way out. How can these people ever find the conscience to give foreigners even more concessions when the average Bahamian is finding it hard to pay property taxes on their homes and VAT on everything else. The more concessions they give away, the more taxes the average Bahamian has to pay.
They give a time frame of 14 years to achieve these goals: . "59. We recognise that there are different approaches, visions, models and tools available to each country, in accordance with its national circumstances and priorities, to achieve sustainable development; and we reaffirm that planet Earth and its ecosystems are our common home and that ‘Mother Earth’ is a common expression in a number of countries and regions. Sustainable Development Goals Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts* Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development Goal 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development"
If the FNM does not unite and pull itself together, not only will they not win the next general election but the PLP will win by a landslide and there will be no (effective) opposition. Imagine that! Of course many voters are looking towards the DNA for salvation. The question many ask is "how can you govern a country if you cannot govern yourselves?" Minnis' biggest problem is that he don't even have the support of the person who appointed him leader. His biggest challenge is going into a general election and not getting financial support from the rich FNM's. The PLP's will have access to the treasury. As they have with the referendum. Are there too many egotists in the FNM or it really a leadership crisis?
John says...
the world we live in: how long can we endure?
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"*Global Conditions
A picture of this time begins to emerge when continuing to read Genesis 6: “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (vs. 5).
Every imagination of the thoughts of men’s hearts was evil continually. How did it get that bad?
Before the Flood, people lived for many centuries. The first man, Adam, lived for 930 years (5:5), which was a decade or two past the standard lifespan of the time.
Try to wrap your mind around living almost an entire millennium. Imagine if a person had 900 years to learn something like playing the violin. He could eventually reach and exceed what is considered a virtuoso level today.
As each person honed new skills, it was not done in a vacuum. They collaborated with others to speed the learning process. Notice: “And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them” (6:1).
The original Hebrew word translated “to multiply” means “increase” and “to multiply by the myriad,” according to Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
In other words, the Earth experienced a massive population explosion. Due to their extended lifespans, the number of people could have grown to between five billion and 17 billion by Noah’s time. Knowledge and technology also rapidly increased in the 1,656 years from Creation to the Flood. Mankind built cities (4:17), had cattle ranches (vs. 20), composed and played music (vs. 21), and discovered metallurgy, including how to make alloys such as brass (vs. 22).
While each man had about 900 years to perfect various crafts, he also had the same amount of time to develop wrong attitudes and habits.
What someone thinks and does becomes part of his character. Just as a person could have become incredibly skilled at metallurgy during that time, he also could have perfected the art of lying, cheating and stealing. Even after just a few hundred years, man would have become incredibly wicked. And, again, there are estimated to have been billions of people like this!
Those alive at the time knew how to work with metals—for both good and bad purposes. This included the development of weapons such as swords and spears. Coupled with a crowded globe, this is what resulted: “The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence” (Gen. 6:11).
This is the world that the Creator looked upon and said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repents [grieves] Me that I have made them” (6:7).
Yet there was one person who stood out: “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord” (vs. 8).
Noah lived a completely different way of life from those around him—one that had been known from the day Adam and Eve were created.*
On BREAKING NEWS: Man shot dead at Wulff Road/Jerome Avenue Scotiabank cash machine
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John says...
*Global Conditions
A picture of this time begins to emerge when continuing to read Genesis 6: ***“And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (vs. 5).***
Every imagination of the thoughts of men’s hearts was evil continually. How did it get that bad?
Before the Flood, people lived for many centuries. The first man, Adam, lived for 930 years (5:5), which was a decade or two past the standard lifespan of the time.
Try to wrap your mind around living almost an entire millennium. Imagine if a person had 900 years to learn something like playing the violin. He could eventually reach and exceed what is considered a virtuoso level today.
As each person honed new skills, it was not done in a vacuum. They collaborated with others to speed the learning process. Notice: ***“And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them” (6:1).***
The original Hebrew word translated “to multiply” means “increase” and “to multiply by the myriad,” according to Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
In other words, the Earth experienced a massive population explosion. Due to their extended lifespans, the number of people could have grown to between five billion and 17 billion by Noah’s time.
***Knowledge and technology also rapidly increased in the 1,656 years from Creation to the Flood. Mankind built cities (4:17), had cattle ranches (vs. 20), composed and played music (vs. 21), and discovered metallurgy, including how to make alloys such as brass (vs. 22).***
While each man had about 900 years to perfect various crafts, he also had the same amount of time to develop wrong attitudes and habits.
What someone thinks and does becomes part of his character. Just as a person could have become incredibly skilled at metallurgy during that time, he also could have perfected the art of lying, cheating and stealing. Even after just a few hundred years, man would have become incredibly wicked. And, again, there are estimated to have been billions of people like this!
Those alive at the time knew how to work with metals—for both good and bad purposes. This included the development of weapons such as swords and spears. Coupled with a crowded globe, this is what resulted: ***“The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence” (Gen. 6:11).***
This is the world that the Creator looked upon and said, “I w***ill destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repents [grieves] Me that I have made them”*** (6:7).
Yet there was one person who stood out: ***“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord”*** (vs. 8).
Noah lived a completely different way of life from those around him—one that had been known from the day Adam and Eve were created.*
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John says...
Another male was killed last nite/early morning when he attempted to use an ATM machine. he times are ripe for the second coming of Jesus Christ.. May GOD have mercy on his soul and all who have departed in such an unexpected and tragic way.
On Pinewood Gardens shootings: Three injured, including man shot by police
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John says...
While the police cannot issue a gun licence for protection or self defense, many businessmen get a licensed shotgun because it is the closest they can come to protecting themselves when opening, operating or closing their businesses, or when going home at night. But now police are saying persons cannot travel with a loaded shotgun in their car and the gun must be in a case. Some say it must be on the back seat or in the trunk of the car. So if a person is travelling home he must leave the car, go to the trunk, take the gun out of its case, load it, then be prepared if he is attacked by someone waiting to rob him. Fortunately in this case the person being targeted was prepared.
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John says...
By your rationale then the reverse is also true and logical: Most Bahamians do not travel, live abroad, have foreign spouses or children with foreigners and so then there is no real benefit in the proposed changes to the constitution for them. And whether it is real or imagined they feel threatened by giving more powers to foreigners and even changing a law that, even while it may not allow for same sex marriages in the Bahamas, eventually persons who are married to same sex partners will have to be recognized as married couples when the visit the Bahamas. Be it in the hotels, in the casino, when they are on the beach, renting jet skis or hiring a taxi. Bahamian police will be mandated to protect them.. that is what it is and this vote will come around again, probably in another form, and maybe even sooner than the others simply because of the 6 million tourists that visit every year and a number of them will be affected by this bill.
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John says...
The NO vote was more a vote against the government than anything else. The electorate does not trust this government. They feel the need for payback. They wanted their voices to be heard and because the referendum was so clouded in suspicion they voted NO. They still will have opportunities to change the constitution and when they have the confidence of the government, they will do so. As a point Minni's constituency had some of the highest numbers in favor of the 'yes' vote. So Butler-Turners argument does not compute.
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John says...
The NO vote is more against the government than it is against the bills. NO confidence, NO trust, No moral direction and NO more getting swing. Bahamian people do not know what the intentions of this government is. They do not know the real purpose of the bills and so it was a NO vote across the board, except in those polling divisions that can see some direct benefit from one or more of the bills. And with the secrecy looming about the new Bah Mar deal, this government may be on its way out. How can these people ever find the conscience to give foreigners even more concessions when the average Bahamian is finding it hard to pay property taxes on their homes and VAT on everything else. The more concessions they give away, the more taxes the average Bahamian has to pay.
On PM disappointed at vote outcome
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John says...
They give a time frame of 14 years to achieve these goals:
.
"59. We recognise that there are different approaches, visions, models and tools available to each country, in accordance with its national circumstances and priorities, to achieve sustainable development; and we reaffirm that planet Earth and its ecosystems are our common home and that ‘Mother Earth’ is a common expression in a number of countries and regions.
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts*
Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Goal 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development"
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John says...
If the FNM does not unite and pull itself together, not only will they not win the next general election but the PLP will win by a landslide and there will be no (effective) opposition. Imagine that! Of course many voters are looking towards the DNA for salvation. The question many ask is "how can you govern a country if you cannot govern yourselves?" Minnis' biggest problem is that he don't even have the support of the person who appointed him leader. His biggest challenge is going into a general election and not getting financial support from the rich FNM's. The PLP's will have access to the treasury. As they have with the referendum. Are there too many egotists in the FNM or it really a leadership crisis?
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is this the right place for this?
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