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Professor of English 1973 M.A., New York University 1989 Ph.D., New York University Linguistics View all posts by Dr. Robin Starbuck →

Quantum Entanglements

October 23, 2015Quantum worldDr. Robin Starbuck

SUBATOMIC PARTICLES EXIST as a phenomenon dubbed “non-locality”, i.e., they can’t be pinned down to (a) a specific place or (b) a specific time. As a matter of course they reside in an entirely different dimension!

Quantum entanglement and quantum tunneling are just two of the curious behaviors exhibited by these endearing particles, all perfectly explainable by the God of the Bible and His heavenly host. Why, even Satan and his minions are only recognized in extra-dimensional jargon.

When the author ponders the immensity of God, His creation and expansiveness, it becomes abundantly clear to her that petty arguments and debates about what God can and cannot do for His beloved children are ludicrous at best.

Science vs. Religion

October 23, 2015Quantum worldDr. Robin Starbuck

REMEMBER THAT OLD “RELIGION VS. SCIENCE” DEBATE ? If not, it’s just as well because it’s now dead! In its stead has arisen a new twist: science wants to distance itself as if biblical revelation were somehow hostile towards it. Scientists are gradually recognizing a god in their findings, but, alas, it isn’t the God of the Scriptures!

Hope springs eternal, though, and we are afforded an inroad, albeit in dire need of an upgrade. It is the God of the Scriptures that created and is ever so present in the entire universe and beyond, and it’s incumbent upon us to ferret out the true descriptions of God in the literature in order to do justice to Stephen Hawkings’ famous quote, “If we do discover a theory of everything… it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason – for then we would truly know the mind of God.”

Forgive and Let IT Go!

Forgive and Let – IT – Go!

FORGIVE EVERYONE !! . REJOICE !! . LOSE YOUR INTEREST IN “HOW” EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT !! . JUST LET IT GO !! .

IN THE BEGINNING, G-O-D !!! .

IN THE MIDDLE, GOD !! .

IN THE O-N-L-Y, GOD !!

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:12 KJV

Speaking in Tongues

DON’T LET ANYONE, OR ANYTHING, DEPRIVE YOU OF THE AMAZING P-O-W-E-R OF SPEAKING IN TONGUES WHICH DRAWS OUT SUPERNATURAL WISDOM !!
Acts 1:4-5 KJV
And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. [5] For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

ALL “CHANGES” TAKE PLACE IN YOUR SPIRIT WHERE YOU “PUT ON THE NEW MAN”.
Colossians 3:10 KJV
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

SPEAKING IN TONGUES AND ASKING GOD FOR AN INTERPRETATION WILL BRING THE WISDOM – WHICH IS ALREADY IN YOU – UP INTO YOUR MIND WHERE YOU CAN USE IT ON THIS PLANE.
1 Corinthians 14:13-14 KJV
Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret. [14] For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

YOUR SPIRIT DOES THE PRAYING WHEN YOU SPEAK IN TONGUES.
1 Corinthians 14:2 KJV
For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him ; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

WHEN BAPTIZED IN THE HOLY SPIRIT, SPEAKING IN TONGUES IS A NATURAL RESULT.
Acts 2:1-4 KJV
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. [2] And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. [3] And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. [4] And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Know All Things

YOU ALREADY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO !!
1 Corinthians 2:14-16 KJV
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. [15] But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. [16] For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

YOU KNOW – A-L-L – T-H-I-N-G-S .
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS ? YOU REALLY SHOULD!!
1 John 2:20 KJV
But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

I LOVE TO ASK GOD TO SPEAK TO ME . THEN I JUST ENJOY LISTENING AND LISTENING AND LISTENING !!

Quantum Faith

GOD’S KIND OF FAITH IS NOT LIMITED TO THIS REALM.
Rom 4:17
God … calleth those things which be not as though they were.

YOU HAVE THE SAME (AMOUNT AND KIND OF) FAITH THAT JESUS HAS.
Galatians 2:16, 20 KJV
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by THE faith OF Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by THE faith OF Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. [20] I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by THE faith OF the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

The Fruit of the Spirit

October 15, 2015AllnessDr. Robin Starbuck

THERE IS NO LAW THAT CAN STAND UP TO THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT.

Galatians 5:22-25 KJV
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, [23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. [24] And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. [25] If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Perfect Joy

EVEN-OUR-JOY-IS-PERFECT because its entire source and fullness is in God.
John 15:11 KJV
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
● WE DON’T HAVE TO SETTLE FOR MERELY BEING HAPPY ABOUT JESUS: WE CAN CELEBRATE HAVING THE VERY JOY OF JESUS THAT DOESN’T COME AND GO, WAFT AND WANE, EBB AND FLOW !! . . . . . . OH NO, THE JOY OF THE LORD SUPPLANTS ALL OTHER LESSER EMOTIONS!

Never a Shadow!

GOD NEVER CASTS A SHADOW because He is always at the center, as can be seen on any sundial: the light of God is shiftless, never wavering. Just preach the light, the gospel, and watch it happen! RStarbuck

Julienne Chambers added:
“‘GOD NEVER CASTS A SHADOW because He is always at the center, as can be seen on any sundial: the light of God is shiftless, never wavering.’ This reminds me of the Law fulfilled in Christ. The Law was the shadow of Him. His Person, His Ministry and His Mission. When all the promises of the OT were fulfilled in Him, by Him and through Him, the Old Covenant disappeared and the shadows dissipated. The Law was represented in the Temple, its structure, furniture, priesthood, sacrifices and rituals. But when Jesus fulfilled every type of the OC the shadow disappeared. Forever. And Christ is All in All. Col 1: “15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. .. . 19For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.” I <3 this post, Robin! Thank you."

Focus on the Kingdom in order to Dispel Unbelief

UNBELIEF, DISBELIEF, OR GOD?
R Starbuck
Sorry to say this to you (and me) but if you have faith – even as a grain of mustard seed – and you also have unbelief, or disbelief, the two belief systems will cancel each other out. Doubt and fear, even if brought on by ignorance, will becloud any believer’s confidence in God’s allness. I say this because I am absolutely certain that we can see through the wiles of false belief by “seeing” the Kingdom of God right where you thought you “saw” its absence. Quit flipping back and forth! Don’t listen to the body when God is right here … and there … instead.