240611-Bible-Thoughts-Tuesday.txt -- .1. Strava > a friend and her greenhouse. People that have achieved peace and stability, or maturity? I notice, They keep turning to growing plants. Do you notice how similar this is to God in the beginning with Adam and Eve, when He gave them purpose to "tend the garden." And this was before the Fall, before the deception of the serpent in Genesis 3. 9:47 AM 6/11/2024 Genesis 2: 15 And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it. (BEB) 9:49 AM 6/11/2024 Likewise, when Jesus met Peter in John 21, what redemptive purpose did Jesus give Peter? "Tend My sheep." John 21: 16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." (WEB) -- .2. The Bible warns, something like, ~don't get in the way of the marraige of another. What of God's desire for His people? How much more so don't get in the way of that relationship. 8:05 AM 6/11/2024 I just recalled, "What God has joined together, let no man put asunder." Matthew 19:6 and Mark 10:9 Thoughts on this: As Jesus said let not man put asunder. What if someone does "put asunder" where Jesus said "Let not man" do so? So, to those who DO put asunder, here's a THEORY: Such is a bit natural-focused, animalistic in pursuing its own desires, perhaps not fully human in the way God intends for "human" to be, another way of missing the mark. -- .3. Languages - Cyrillic vs Roman / Anglo / present-day English. H in Cyrillic is N in Roman lettering. Same letters have different meaning. << Was this written expression done differently as one nation guarding against others? Guarding against times of war? -- .\4. Artificial Intelligence (AI). Movies and Books: What do these three things have in common? I'll give you a hint: Regarding the end of the world: Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning The Terminator The Bible All show horrific examples of the creation rebelling against its Creator. Now, one reason the Bible is different? In the first two narratives, in those two movies, the AI gained the same or more power and control over its creator, mankind. Horrific. In the case of the Bible, by the nature of God being who and what He is, there is no way we can ever grasp more power and authority than He wisely allows us; for us, this is impossible. --