WRIT

The scripture says, “there is none that doeth good, no, not one” (Psalms 14:3). Therefore, none of us can stand before the Lord in our own righteousness. But through the righteousness of Christ, we can come boldly before the throne of God’s grace (Hebrews 4:16 ).

Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Pss. 88



[5] Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.

[10] Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.

[11] Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?

[12] Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

King David is urging God to listen to him, because at least it's more interesting than trying to listen to the dead, who are unable to praise God, or declare what a great fellow he is, or to know his wonders and righteousness. And that's a problem for Christians who believe the dead can do just that.

[13] But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.

The essence of prayer was summarized quite succinctly by Robert Heinlein in his 1985 novel "The Cat Who Walks Through Walls":

"The details of revealed religions differed wildly but were essentially the same: Somewhere up in the sky—or down in the earth—or in a volcano—any inaccessible place—there was an old man in a nightshirt who knew everything and was all powerful and created everything and rewarded and punished…and could be bribed."

We have prayer for the same reason we still have the sin of idolatry, it's a vestige of an earlier theology when there were many gods and heaven was like City Hall. God is omniscient and omnipotent and has the perfect plan, but if the perfect plan isn't to our own personal liking we can ask for a modification. Don't let the hurricane hit Pensacola because it will kill Pentecostal true believers. Let it go hit those Catholic libtards in New Orleans.

But when the temple got zapped by the surrounding kingdoms (Babylon, Rome), Yahweh was re-interpreted to be the only God of the whole Earth to explain why he would send soldiers from outside of the Chosen to punish the Chosen with genocide for skipping a Sabbath or two, or helping themselves to some bacon. The attacking armies were agents of this larger God even as the Chosen were.

Nobody stopped to question why a single real God would be "jealous" when other fake gods received worship. Television series often have early continuity errors like this before they get their story straight by the third or fourth season.

Eventually this newly universalized God was given the attribute of omniscience. Yet we still make requests of this God as though he were just an old school tribal deity. Ain't inertia grand?

The very first scientists were christian. Science doesnt contradict christianity but rather proves it. Not all of creation is mentioned in the bible. But there are countless scientific discoveries in the bible that were mentioned far before they were ever known to mankind.

On the contrary, it is written (Psalm 93:1): The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.

Science: "Eppur si muove."