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Alate_One (make-believer), leaning on her own understanding daily (Pr 3:5). Failing to glorify God for what he has done in his work of creation (Re 4:11).

Deceiving in the classroom: It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble (Lk 17:2).

For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God (2 Pe 3:5). The word of God, which also works in you who believe (1 Th 2:13).

O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge— by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith. The New King James Version. 1982 (1 Ti 6:20–21). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

"Theistic evolution may be defined as an anesthetic which deadens the patient's pain while atheism removes his religion." —William Jennings Bryan

[Introduction of his book Evolution Exposed Biology by Roger Patterson] "This book is dedicated to all of those who have been deceived by evolutionary philosophies in the classrooms across the world, especially those student to whom I presented evolution as the only scientific explanation during my years as a teacher...I...thank God for the talents and courage He has provided me to speak out against the evolutionary indoctrination of our youth."

Beware lest anyone ⁵cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to ⁱthe tradition of men, according to the ^jbasic principles of the world, and not according to Christ

⁵Lit. plunder you or take you captive.

ⁱGal. 1:14

^jGal. 4:3, 9, 10; Col. 2:20

The New King James Version. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 1982, S. Col 2:8

, Although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but ^fbecame futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

^f 2 Kin. 17:15; Jer. 2:5; Eph. 4:17

The New King James Version. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 1982, S. Ro 1:21

fu•tile \ˈfyü-t^əl, ˈfyü-ˌtī(-ə)l\ adj

[MF or L; MF, fr. L futilis brittle, pointless, prob. fr. fu- (akin to fundere to pour) — more at found] ca. 1555

1 : serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective 〈efforts to convince him were futile〉

2 : occupied with trifles : frivolous — fu•tile•ly \-t^əl-(l)ē, -ˌtī(-ə)l-lē\ adv — fu•tile•ness \-t^əl-nəs, -ˌtī(-ə)l-nəs\ n

syn futile, vain, fruitless mean producing no result. futile may connote completeness of failure or unwisdom of undertaking 〈resistance had proved so futile that surrender was the only choice left〉. vain usu. implies simple failure to achieve a desired result 〈a vain attempt to get the car started〉. fruitless comes close to vain but often suggests long and arduous effort or severe disappointment 〈fruitless efforts to obtain a lasting peace〉.

\ə\ abut \^ə\ kitten, F table \ər\ further \a\ ash \ā\ ace \ä\ mop, mar

\au̇\ out \ch\ chin \e\ bet \ē\ easy \g\ go \i\ hit \ī\ ice \j\ job

\ŋ\ sing \ō\ go \ȯ\ law \ȯi\ boy \th\ thin \ṯẖ\ the \ü\ loot \u̇\ foot

\y\ yet \zh\ vision, beige \ḵ, ⁿ, œ, ue, ^y\ see Guide to Pronunciation

adj adjective

MF Middle French

fr from

L Latin

prob probably

ca circa

adv adverb

n northern, noun

Merriam-Webster, Inc: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Eleventh ed. Springfield, Mass. : Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2003

"In 2 Timothy 4:2b, we are commanded to 'Be ready in season and out of season. convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.'

...'whether the opportunity seems to be favorable or unfavorable. [Whether it is convenient or inconvenient, whether it is welcome or unwelcome, you as preacher of the Word are to show people in what way their lives are wrong.]'...

'For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ear, they will heap up for themselves teacher.'

...[T]he Amplified Bible can provide a detailed commentary on the content presented in this verse:

For the time is coming when [people] will not tolerate (endure) sound and wholesome instruction, but having ears itching [for something pleasing and gratifying], they will gather to themselves one teacher after another to considerable number, chosen to satisfy their own liking and to foster the errors they hold..." Demolishing Strongholds Series.

Alate One believes in: Theistic Evolution, Local Flood Theory, "Framework Hypothesis".

See:

Terms

Contradictions Between the Biblical and the Secular View

Faulty Thinking Process Employed by Many Christians

The Bible Is Clear: Adam Was a Historical Person

The Bible and Evolution—Mixed Messages

Why I Believe in 24-Hour Days

Did God Use Evolution?

Old-Earth Creationism—Is It a Sin to Be Wrong?

Bill Nye’s Crusade for Your Kids

Why Orthodox Darwinism Demands Atheism

Theistic Evolution: An Incoherent and Inconsistent Worldview?

Understanding the Nature of Scripture, of Jesus, and the “Dis-Ease” of Theistic Evolutionists (BioLogos)

Can Theistic Evolutionism Explain the Origin of Morality?

The Importance of an Historical Adam

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding (Pr 3:5). Those who hear the gospel but do nothing with it remain in unbelief and go to hell. "He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day (Jn 12:48, NASB)." It is the word that you have not accepted which condemns you in the last day. You hear His words and reject, which is literally "to count them as nothing" in the original language. Everlasting life is not based on performance it is believing the word of God. The word is eternal life. It's believing Jesus Christ. "What I speak, therefore, I speak just as the Father has told me (Jn 12:50, ISV)."