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Gen. 2,8-9, 16-17 L'Eden non c'era nè il fuori nè il dentro. Era ovunque. Niente recinto, niente cancello. L'uomo era libero. Lì Dio aveva posto due piante strane, albero della vita e albero di conoscenza del bene e del male. Questi due alberi erano reali o erano metafore? Meditazione a cura di Angelo Orsucci Registrato presso la Chiesa Cristiana Avventista del settimo giorno, Roma Lungotevere il 03 settembre 2022 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iWRiu0wdRg
The showdown on top of Mount Carmel had ended (1 Kings 18:1-46). Fire had come out of heaven, all the people had acknowledged the true God, and the false prophets had been put to death. God had been vindicated. You would have thought that Elijah had been growing in spiritual strength as the day went on, but suddenly he heard something that terrified him so much that he wanted to die.
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Read the rest of the story in 1 Kings 19:1-9. The last words in the verses are worrisome: “And the word of the LORD came to him: ’What are you doing here, Elijah?’” (1 Kings 19:9, NIV). Evidently, Elijah’s fear caused him to run and find himself in the wrong place.
This story illustrates something important: when we rush, we can very easily find ourselves in the wrong place. In Elijah’s case, it was his fear that caused him to be overwhelmed and rush into the desert, wishing that he had never been born. But there are other things that cause us to rush outside of God’s plan for us.
How easy to let such things as ambition, anger, passion, lack of faith, or a supposed “zeal” for the Lord cause us to rush ahead to where we shouldn’t be. No one is immune to this danger. The key is to cultivate a trusting faith in the goodness and mercy of God, who we know loves us and wants what’s best for us. This doesn’t happen automatically. Faith might be a gift, but it’s a gift that needs to be cultivated, nurtured, and jealously guarded.
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Meditazione a cura di Saverio Scuccimarri Testo: Marco 5:1-20 Registrato presso la comunità di Firenze il 03 settembre 2022 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiDlaoLXhB8
What is natural selection? Charles Darwin is widely known as the father of the theory of evolution. He is most known for his theory and book, “The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life.” Natural selection, according to Darwin, is the ability to create all biological diversity, the complete array of animals and plants, from one or a few very simple organisms. It is the process through which organisms with specific characteristics tend to live longer and produce more offspring than organisms without these characteristics– the survival of the fittest. Biblically, there is no natural selection in the first two chapters of Genesis. There is no scarcity of resources, no struggle for existence, no predation, no death. Plants nourish animals and humans, while plants feed on water, air, and sunlight. Different organisms were designed to work together and help one other in a variety of ways. However, when Adam and Eve chose to eat the forbidden fruit, they also chose to stop depending on God. Though God created a beautiful world free of pain, sorrow, death, and natural selection, these things began to appear as a result of human disobedience. Now, animals fight for survival, there is predation and death. The good news is that God is preparing a New Earth where everything will be restored to its original state. Watch the video to understand natural selection from a Biblical perspective. (link) ————————————————————————————-
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