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NASB | Joshua 10:12 ¶ Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, "O sun, stand still at Gibeon, And O moon in the valley of Aijalon." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Joshua 10:12 ¶ Then Joshua spoke to the LORD on the day when the LORD handed over the Amorites to the sons of Israel, and Joshua said in the sight of Israel, "Sun, stand still at Gibeon, And moon, in the Valley of Aijalon." |
Subject: The burden of proof is on you. |
Bible Note: The way God has designed this force we call "gravity" did not change in 1905, 1906, or 1907. All that changed was our understanding of how it works in terms of our ability to calculate/predict its effects. Gravity did not become stronger or weaker, but we can now 'look' at it from a different perspective. As to this whole conversation about defining truth, the crux of the matter is that people tend to confuse 'truth' (as statements or propositions that are equivalent with objective fact -e.g., GWBush is currently serving as President of the United States government) with 'meaning' or 'significance' (as statements that reflect our understanding of evidence - e.g., someone claiming that GWB is not President of the United States because they believe that the evidence demonstrated in the election process did not warrant his swearing in, and they refuse to recognize him as President). In terms of the discussion re: the sun standing still, the considerable lack of evidence we have available as to the astronomic facts at that time would seem to allow for a variety of possibilities (including: the sun literally stood still, and God adjusted everything else to fit accordingly; the earth stopped rotating, then started again, also with God adjusting everything else accordingly, so Joshua did not shoot off into space or be crushed by 'gravity' without the counteracting centrifugal (centripetal? I got a C in college physics) force, etc.; God decreased the rate at which Joshua et al. traveled through time; etc. etc. The point being reminiscent of Yoda's advice to young Luke Skywalker, "size matters not." It is no more difficult for God to perform a universe-wide miracle than to turn a bit of water into the best wine. Returning to 'truth,' suffice it to say that Jesus' claim to BE THE TRUTH speaks volumes as to his eternal and divine nature, the factual guarantee of his Lordship, and the certainty of his return. Cheers! one 'disciple' among many |