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... slave-- now named Anthony-- from the Danish West Indies. In their book, Count Zinzendorf, Janet and Geoff Benge describe their conversation: "Tell me, how did you come to hear of Christ?" Ludwig asked. Surprised that one of the dinner guests would ask him questions of a personal nature, Anthony answered, "I first heard of Christ when I was on the ship coming to Europe." "What do you mean'first heard of'?' Ludwig asked. "St. Thomas has been ruled by European countries for many years. Surely you must have heard of Jesus Christ before then.. Tell me, how is it that you could live on a Christian island and not know about Christ Jesus?" "Perhaps a story will help you understand, sir," Anthony replied. "When I was a child, a slave who was a coach driver drove his master to church. While the service was going on inside, the slave was expected to wait with the carriage. But this slave became ...

... Conspiracy is a different kind of revolution, with different revolutionaries. It looks to the turnabout in the consciousness of a critical number of individuals, enough to bring about a renewal of society.."[p.26] "The Paradigm Shift. New perspectives give birth to new historic ages. Humankind has had many dramatic revolutions of understanding --great leaps sudden liberation from old limit. We discovered the uses of fire and the wheel, language and writing.. Each of these discoveries is properly described as a'paradigm shift,' a term introduced by Thomas Kuhn, a science historian and philosopher, in his landmark 1962 book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Kuhn's ideas are enormously helpful, not only because they help us understand how a new perspective remerges but also how and why such new views are invariably resisted for a time."[p.26] "A paradigm is a framework of thought (from the Greek paradigm, "pattern") .. a scheme for understanding and explaining certain aspects of reality.. A paradigm shift is a distinctly new way of thinking about old problems ...

... his adviser at the 1945 Yalta Peace Conference, where much of eastern Europe was handed over to Stalin. His leftist ideology may even have prompted his assignment as the Secretary General of the United Nations Charter Conference in 1945-- and, later, as president of the multimillion dollar Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. [9] In our UN Chronology, you can follow the hidden threads toward world government. Notice that today's radical "change" simply means that we are nearing the completion of goals set long ago. As President Thomas Jefferson said, "Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms [of government] those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny." [10] It's true! Unscrupulous leaders have traded the solid guidelines of our Constitution for evolving laws that conform to global standards and human greed. Since the Constitution was written for a nation that valued God's moral guidelines, it crumbled under the pressures of power-hungry globalists, financial transnationalists, and the deceptive promises of pragmatic socialists ...

... nor accepted Him. Seeking an earthly kingdom ruled by a human king, some stretched His words to fit their vision. Others sought to kill Him. The reason? He made "good" people feel bad, for His message exposed their sin." .. the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light.." John 3:19 Through the centuries, religious leaders have often added the name or promises of Jesus to their self-made paths to peace. The marketing message of the popular Christian painter Thomas Kinkade-- probably written by professional advertisers rather than Mr. Kinkade himself-- shows the growing acceptance of such spiritual synthesis today: "My newest work, A Prayer for Peace, is a poignant reminder that peace in our world is always possible for those who believe and pray. The dramatic figure of a prophet occupies the rocky heights above the city. To my mind, he is a Christ figure, but I have treated him with a deep spirituality that could well be embraced by people of other beliefs. ...

... most of the epistles. However, there was disagreement as to whether the following six epistles should be part of the New Testament canon: Hebrews, James, 2 Peter, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude. [5] This was more than 50 years before Constantine became Emperor of Rome. (He ruled from 306 to 337 A.D.) If you read quotations from Gnostic "gospels," it quickly becomes obvious why they were never included in the Bible. I've read some quotations from "The Gospel of Thomas" and other Gnostic "gospels." They are confusing. Some of the language seems vaguely Biblical, but the ideas don't make sense. There is an emphasis on secrecy. (In contrast, Jesus taught openly.) Here are two examples of Gnostic teachings. According to the "Gospel of Thomas," Jesus made the following statements. [6] "The one who is acquainted with father and mother will be called the son of a prostitute." "For each woman who will make herself male will ...