Creation Nutrition

  

I was helping Melo-Cream at the age of four. Labor laws did not include children at that time. I learned about the best ingredients compared to the cheapest. Recently, someone suggested the Fuhrman book and I found it, unread, in my own library.

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A church member suggested making a Zoom video, so I am trying it out.

I began working at the Melo-Cream Donut Shop very young. The owner, my father, stressed nothing but the best ingredients in his products. He boasted that he saw about 200 bakeries go out of business, all guaranteed to make a ton of money, but lacking in quality and hard work.

We all live in a Bizarro world (see Superman comics) where everything is upside down. People complain about food prices, but they buy processed foods at hideous prices and have them delivered. Those foods are the worst possible for health, but they are addicting - fats, lots of sugar, and plenty of salt. 

Super Stew for You

Many variations are possible. This is one I developed over time by making it for lunch every day, sharing with Charlie Sue, the Patterdale-Chihuahua. The ingredients are based on Doctors Joel Fuhrman and Michael Greger, seeing food as effective and inexpensive medicine.

I am going to list the way I make it. Feel free to plagiarize or improve.

Two-quart pan for the stove, starting with a bit of filtered water.

Blueberries go in first, as a super-food, plenty of antioxidants, low in sugar, anti cancer.

Sausage slices - a small amount is the base for some meat, either beef or pork or chicken. Charlie gets some during cooking and her portion later. Meat is not high in nutrition but some meat provides balance.

Walnuts - a small handful daily will remove bad cholesterol from the body. The blood chemistry convinced me when sugar and fat were way up with ice cream, but cholesterol was way down. I stopped ice cream completely. Those allergic to walnuts can try almonds.

Ground seeds and spices - 

1. Ground flax seed is very cheap, good against cholesterol and for the intestines. 
2. Ground mustard is added to help the blanched (frozen kale). 
3. Ground black pepper helps the turmeric, the ginger spice having oxidants and spice. (Go very easy with mustard and turmeric.) 
4. Allspice - would probably make a good bakery product - sob. Cumin is bean soup flavoring. 
5. Ground cardamom - aromatic and a memory of Mom, who never used any of these spices, but kept them for decades. 
6. Curry powder reminds me of cooking in India. Fennel and anise are seeds that add flavor.

I vary this group often and look up nutrition values with the Michael Greger website. Charlie has given me the evil eye about some of my concoctions so I go easy with the experiments.

Frozen greens have the advantage of being superstars in nutrition, filling, almost absent calories, and champions of fiber, which we need yet ignore.

• Kale is the daily champion. I resisted it but came to enjoy it, Greger said, "Nothing tops kale," so consider that. I use a lot each lunch.
• Spinach is the daily supplement. Variety is good in all the ingredients, because every plant has some variety, perhaps more than we know.
• Turnip greens are much like spinach.
• Collards are associated with bulking up future athletes who have little money.

At this point I add a variety of favorites.

Mushrooms daily - they are supposed to be anti-cancer. I have used them canned but would rather use frozen. Check them out with Fuhrman and Greger.

Lima beans or other legumes - they all have protein and fiber plus other nutritional values. Beans are satisfying without becoming stuffed. 

Onions and green peppers. They are nutrition and very low calorie. I get the mixed frozen package and use some every day.

Chick peas/Cicero beans. Cicero is one of Rome's most famous orators. His name is the Roman name for chick pea. This legume is neutral in flavor, inexpensive, and packed with nutrition and protein and fiber. I use one can every day. 

Here is the nutritional list for chick peas.

Chick peas also provide a variety of vitamins and minerals, as well as a decent amount of fiber and protein. A 1-cup (164-gram) serving of cooked chickpeas offers (1Trusted Source):

• Calories: 269
• Protein: 14.5 grams
• Fat: 4 grams
• Carbs: 45 grams
• Fiber: 12.5 grams
• Manganese: 74% of the Daily Value (DV)
• Folate (vitamin B9): 71% of the DV
• Copper: 64% of the DV
• Iron: 26% of the DV
• Zinc: 23% of the DV
• Phosphorus: 22% of the DV
• Magnesium: 19% of the DV
• Thiamine: 16% of the DV
• Vitamin B6: 13% of the DV
• Selenium: 11% of the DV
• Potassium: 10% of the DV

 https://nutritionfacts.org/

Contributions of St. John's Gospel - Reformation Seminary

 

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1. The symbol of John is an eagle, because "he soars above all the rest." Luther.

2. Modernists (apostates) argue the Fourth Gospel was Gnostic and written 300 years later.

3. John's Gospel is clearly the capstone of Matthew-Mark-Luke. Touching on some events (baptism, Lord's Supper), more detail on others - Jesus's sermons.

John 1:32; after Judas left John 13:31

4. John is the clearest example of "sermons based on the original Scriptures." The first three Gospels do the same, using the Old Testament texts.

5. Genesis and John start the same same - In the beginning, and teach Creation, and the Trinity. The Four Gospels are not a four-volume dogmatics set, but a delicate tapestry of pictures, events, and sayings.

6. The Fourth Gospel is full of Jesus' sermons.

7. The Faithless Five - ELCA-LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC (sic) teach against faith in Jesus Christ. John's Gospel is especially clear about faith in Him -

KJV John 6: 27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. 28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? 31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. 32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. [Note how two major themes overlap in a  few verses.]

8. The Trinity is very clear in John's Gospel and the Holy Spirit is emphasized more than Matthew-Mark-Luke. We can say that the Fourth Gospel enlarges the first three and teaches what we take for granted - the three-year ministry.

9. The empty tomb is especially clear and so are His resurrection events.

10. We can never get enough of the insights in the Fourth Gospel. The text is the simplest in vocabulary in the New Testament and also the most profound. John is more easily translated in all other languages. Virginia R. said, "I think that was on purpose." Yes, anyone who wants to learn a foreign language will start with the Fourth Gospel in that language. 

 

Contributions of Mark's Gospel

 

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Mark's Gospel was the favorite of the apostate scholars who came from Halle University and from England. Note the Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament Mark 1:1 - This is the beginning of the Gospel  of Jesus Christ [omitted - the Son of God].

They also loved to end Mark with 16:8 - 8 And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid. 

[Their Gospel ends with gar - for.]

They were also allergic to miracles.

1. Mark is associated with Peter. His Gospel is the shortest and emphasizes the miracles.

2. Mark is concise when Matthew and Luke are more detailed - usually - in covering the same topic. Unique - Mark has the seed growing secretly. Q is a scholarly hoax with no proof.

3. The Passion of Christ is about 25% of this Gospel, which is roughly what the other Gospels have in relation to the entire Gospel.

4. "Scholars are divided." That means avoiding the issue.

5. That is a "hapax." It is only found once, so they cannot compare it to a similar passage.

6. Mark is a "simple Gospel for simple people who believe in miracles." The 19th century adored rationalism - note the hallowed attitude toward Evolution, scorn about Creation and miracles.

7. Benefits - a shorter Gospel is easier for reading or copying the entire book.

8. Being concise is useful in comparison with the longer Gospels.

9. One can buy a copy of all four Gospels in parallel columns - interesting and educational.

10. John's Gospel - Thursday - hints at Jesus' Baptism and Holy Communion, but read carefully what is revealed. One might say that John is supplemental and therefore only touching upon topics.

The pigs were so demonic, they signed up for Fuller D.Mins degrees.

Contributions of Matthew's Gospel

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Special Contributions - Each of the Four Gospels

Two of the Gospels are directly associated with the Apostles - Mark and Luke. 

Matthew and John are Apostles. 

KJV John 14:But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John's Gospel is clearly the last of the Four Gospels, and we may assume that Matthew, Mark, and Luke are in order.

Matthew is especially Jewish in its format, which can be seen as relating to the Five Books of Torah (Pentateuch)  - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. 

The Messiah is proclaimed and described throughout the Old Testament. As Luther wrote, the Scriptures for the Apostles are confined to the Old Testament. The New Testament books are sermons on the Scriptures, which the Biblical sermons are built upon. My Old Testament students agree that they have very little Old Testament in their background. 

Genesis 3:15 - the Atonement.

And Genesis 15:6 Justification by Faith. 

Outline based on the Five Discourses

Introduction: Infancy Narrative: Chapters 1–2

Narrative: 3–4

First Discourse: "Sermon on the Mount": 5–7

Narrative: 8–9

Second Discourse: "Missionary Instructions": 10

Narrative: 11–12

Third Discourse: "Collection of Parables": 13

Narrative: 14–17

Fourth Discourse: "Community Instructions": 18

Narrative: 19–22

Fifth Discourse: "Sermon on Eschatology": 23–25

Conclusion: Passion & Resurrection Narrative: 26–28 

Luke's Contributions

 

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Paul wrote the most letters, so he wins the race in numbers.

The so-called scholars try their best to determine exactly how Matthew, Mark, and Luke coordinated their works. Nils Dahl said, "No one really knows. No one has the answer." The alleged scholars - with no evidence - consign the Fourth Gospel to oblivion because they want it to be Gnostic and 300 years after Christ. 

There are various hocus-pocus games with John. 

1. "It was originally written in Aramaic." Still waiting for the evidence.
2. "It got all mixed up and no one can fix it" - because they erased the woman caught in adultery passage. Leave it in, and it makes perfect sense.
3. "Two endings! How did that happen?" John 20 and John 21.

These soi-disant experts no longer put the best construction on the New Testament. Any speculation is good for a dissertation, a book, and fame.

Back to Luke. His two contributions make up 25% of the New Testament.

Starting with Acts - this not only filled with Gospel, but also gives us a description of the earliest days of the Christian Church, including tensions and conflicts. Ultimately Paul emphasized the Gentiles and the two segments were united in the Word.

The Gospel of Luke holds such treasures that we would almost be orphans if we did not have the second Gospel.

The Virgin Birth is clearly established.

The unique parables - 

1. The Good Samaritan (10:25-37) 
2. The Friend at Midnight (11:5-8) 
3. The Rich Fool (12:13-21) 
4. The Barren Fig Tree (13:6-9) 
5. The Great Feast (14:15-24) 
6. The Parables of the Lost (15:1-32) Nota bene!
7. The Dishonest Manager (16:1-13) 
8. The Rich Man and Lazarus (16:19-31) 
9. The Judge and the Widow (18:1-8) 
10. The Pharisee and the Tax Collector (18:9-14) 

The number  of parables unique to Luke varies somewhat, but there they are.

The ending of Luke fits well with the Acts of the Apostles.

Simon Greenleaf tried to prove "all the errors" of the four Gospel narratives of the Resurrection of Christ. Instead, he was converted, saw the harmony, and became a noted Christian apologist (a term derived from the Greek word for defender). Now we have clergy who are not apologists and they want traditional Christians to apologize for their adherence to the Word.

Basic Bible Doctrine

 

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Inerrancy contrasts with My Little Toy Paraphrases

Inerrancy has been used a lot, but the term seems empty today. How can they promote the new Bibles with the Greek text corrupted by Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, and Dynamic Equivalence?!

By the way, Fundamentalist is a term that came from conservative Calvinists, not from snake handlers, tongue-speakers, and rednecks.

The Dynamic Equivalence (anything goes) translations come from the unified Biblical associations, which include the Church of Rome. The modern translations are not inerrant, as shown by their weak and fractured passages, the soup is so watered down. The paraphrases - living, amplified, who knows what else? - are the rotten smell of the earlier playing around with D.E.'

The NIV, RSV, ESV, NRSV, Beck, and others fail miserably, and they make money.

Spirit/Word

The Spirit is always at work in the Word of God: this is the primary stance of the Reformation, but laughed at by such notables as Calvin, Zwingli, and the Pope du jour.

Therefore, preaching, teaching, and Holy Communion are always the work of God.

Just as Jesus Christ is powerful, united in His human nature and divine nature, so are the Scriptures. The Biblical books are written by ordinary people and guided by the Holy Spirit. Very few theologians and scholars accept this, substituting their own fantasies, criticism, and erasure.

One example is the "faith of Jesus," found in Romans 3:22, Galatians  2:16, and Philippians 3:9. Why are the apostates so keen on showing faith in His human nature? 

KJV Romans 3:22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

Clarity

The Scriptures are clear. We may have trouble with certain passages, but this is not the fault of the author or the Spirit. We often need more study and comparisons to understand. Jesus did not want every person to grab His teaching and mislead Him.

The darker or more difficult verses are illuminated by the brighter, easier passages.

Likewise, we cannot build a new cathedral because something gets people all excited, and they rush around like chickens in a tornado.

Assume the Best

I have gone through several excitements of Jesus' infant narratives. There is another one - Thomas - being waved around for money and publicity. Common sense is not that common anymore.

The Son of God and the Father help us through the Spirit in learning more and removing false ideas.

Encore - Short Greek New Testament Verses

 

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Stephanus John 3:16 -  ουτως γαρ ηγαπησεν ο θεος τον κοσμον ωστε τον υιον αυτου τον μονογενη εδωκεν ινα πας ο πιστευων εις αυτον μη αποληται αλλ εχη ζωην αιωνιον

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Matthew 28:19-20     πορευθεντες ουν μαθητευσατε παντα τα εθνη βαπτιζοντες αυτους εις το ονομα του πατρος και του υιου και του αγιου πνευματος

διδασκοντες αυτους τηρειν παντα οσα ενετειλαμην υμιν και ιδου εγω μεθ υμων ειμι πασας τας ημερας εως της συντελειας του αιωνος αμην

Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

1 John 1  ο ην απ αρχης ο ακηκοαμεν ο εωρακαμεν τοις οφθαλμοις ημων ο εθεασαμεθα και αι χειρες ημων εψηλαφησαν περι του λογου της ζωης

1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;