The Miller Book of Life

By Rear Admiral Joseph H. Miller and Cathy Miller

The mental basis for this book began 72 years ago when I was age 17. I wrote and defined the “Great Beyond” as my future from age 17. I asked the question, “Who am I?” I traced through the years the Miller genealogy to Adam and Eve.

I defined a Broad Mentality as having knowledge of: The Bible, (One is illiterate without a knowledge of the greatest book of all time.), God, Man, Salvation from death, The Church, The Lord’s Day, God’s Kingdom, The Last Things (end of the world.), Social Order, War, Religious Liberty, The Family, and Education. (Learn from study and experiences, and for professionals meet their qualifications (Doctors, lawyers, ministers, teachers, etc.)

Famous people travel. I have circled the earth seven times, traveled to Japan 40 times, to Pearl Harbor 25 times. I have driven thousands of miles in Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. “Study the world’s culture.” Learn the motto God gave us, “Faith, Hope, and Love”.

My life is working and learning. Young person plan your life “NOW!” Thirty years in advance I planned a sabbatical every 10 years. I had three planned concurrent careers: Academic Neurosurgery, United States Naval Reserve, and founder of a Neuroscience Center with an interchange with 25 countries. I have performed 10,000 operations.

God promises that learning will prolong your days. God will deliver and preserve His people for His Heavenly Kingdom. This book is for our family and friends.

Our (Cathy and I) “Retirement Career” is at Top Speed, but I feel it slowing down. I have no more subjects in my mind to write about. I have authored 17 books. I am on the voluntary faculty at the medical school.

I had Navy orders for 62 years (1952-2014). I was the first 80-year-old still drilling in the Navy Reserve.

We are active members of the First Baptist Church of Brandon, Florida. Cathy and I have help with chores in and around our house. To God be the Glory.

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Rear Admiral Joseph H. Miller

Rear Admiral Joseph H. Miller (MC) USNR retired from the Navy Reserve in 1986 after 34 years (credited with nine years of active duty) Since retirement with annual Permissive Orders he has had consecutive Navy Orders since 1952 or for 63 years. The Permissive Orders included informal visits to Navy hospitals. RADM Miller completed three years as the first reservist to serve as a Deputy Surgeon General, Pentagon, and concurrently as Commander Naval Reserve Force, Force Medical Officer 1983-1986. On active duty, he served as Chief of Neurosurgery, National Naval Medical Center, and subsequently as Chief of Neurosurgery, US Naval Hospital, Da Nang, Vietnam. As a consultant to the Surgeon General RADM Miller chaired a committee of five prominent civilian leaders of neurosurgery to develop a Navy neurosurgical residency. While in the Pentagon, with Dr. Barry, he wrote and staffed the directive for the establishment of Physician Reservists in Medical Universities and Schools. (PRIMUS) RADM Miller has been to Bethesda over 100 times, Yokosuka, Japan 40 times, San Diego 24 times, Pearl Harbor 22 times, and every other Navy Hospital in the world. (For two months, he personally provided neurosurgery coverage at the Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii) He served in the Joint Chiefs of Staff (J4) war planning section as the only Flag officer. Later, at his recommendation, a Flag officer billet was established in J4. The first assignment was a Navy Reserve Flag Officer. He had duty with the Commander in Chief Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, December 1982, February 1983, and February 1984. RADM Miller’s Military decorations include: Legion of Merit, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Navy Unit Commendations, Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Unit Citation, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation, Navy Pistol Marksmanship, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Combat Action Ribbon, and Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V. In civilian life RADM Miller practiced Neurosurgery from 1960 through December 2000. He served as Chief of Neurosurgery at Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery University of Tennessee and University of Tennessee Training Director in Neurosurgery at the Methodist University Hospital. (1983-2000) RADM Miller was Founder and Director of the Memphis Neurosciences Center at Methodist Hospital and the University of Tennessee. He developed an international academic interchange in Neurosurgery with 27 countries. He is currently on the Voluntary Faculty of USF Medical School, Tampa, Florida. He is certified by the American Board of Neurosurgery and his memberships include: The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, The Society of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, The American College of Surgeons, The Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces. Civilian activities include: Mission Service Corps, The White House, May 1978, served on the Boards of Union University, Mars Hill College, Samford University, and Regions Bank. He has researched and lectured on the Philosophy of War more than ninety-five times. RADM Miller has been a Christian for 74 years, a Southern Baptist Deacon for 64 years, and taught Sunday school for 58 years. He is currently a member of First Baptist Church, Brandon, Florida. He is a 5,258-hour pilot and recently passed the course to be a Coast Guard Captain. He is married to Cathy Miller and they live in Apollo Beach, Florida. He developed 24 Clinical Teaching Systems as a “cerebral computer model”. He was an invited medical lecturer 56 times and had numerous Medical Journal publications. He is a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia with an M.D. degree in 1955 and Mercer University with an AB degree in 1951. He was also a proud graduate of Ludowici

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50-YEAR REVISION of the MILLER MONUMENT

GATE OF HEAVEN

Miller Circle, Elmwood Cemetery – Memphis, Tennessee

24 June 2018

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Rear Admiral Joseph H. Miller and Mrs. Cathy Miller

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instructions are the ways of life. (Proverbs 6:23, paraphrased.)

CONTENTS

A Word to Our World

Rear Admiral Miller traced the Genealogy back to Adam and Eve.

As a Christian Church in this Modern Age What Are Our Problems?

True Interpretation of Life as It Is Now!

A. Inward Truth and Thoughts

B. Truth to Current and Inward Though

Thirty-Year Tribute to My Wife Cathy

Cathy’s 70th Birthday - 21 March 2018

I. My Thoughts at 90 Years of Age. – Citizen Armies

II. My Thoughts, 14 June 2019

III. My Thoughts - 1 July 2019

IV. Thoughts as Beliefs!

V. Eschatology - The Last Things - Rapture

VI. Study of Thoughts

VII. Jesus Christ

VIII. Non - Biblical Records of the Death and Resurrection of Christ

IX. What is Truth?

X. Geriatrics

XI. Life’s People Problems

XII. Happiness in a Long Life!

XIII. Believe That You May Understand

XIV. God (Yahweh, Jehovah)

XV. MAN

XVI. The Miller Code of Ethics

XVII. Wisdom Not Yet Learned

XVIII. Loyalty to America is Necessary

XIX. Revolutionists Without Religion

XX. Terrorism

XXI. Education: What Does God’s Word Say?

XXII. Religions and Wars:

XXIII. Stand Your Ground

XXIV. The Ark of the Covenant

XXV .Eighty Years Behind the Masts

XXVI. Vietnam

XXVII. Five Stages of Man

XXVIII. Thoughts for a Better Prayer Life

XXIX. Warriors of God

XXX. Miller Monument - Elmwood

XXXI. My Thoughts at 90 Years

Author of 17 Books Since Retirement from Academic Neurosurgery 20 Years Ago.

Books Published Since Retirement:

About the Author

Experience for Writing This Book

About the Co-Author

The Great Thoughts That Rule the World Are Marching On!

Family and Friend’s Pictures

A WORD TO OUR WORLD

Admiral Joe and Cathy 2020

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me." (John14 :6)

You have already started laying the foundation of your lives. Will it be beautiful or not beautiful?

Love is an entity that explains itself in every situation. God is love. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love…And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. (1 John 4:8,16)

If God is not in the love, then it is not love. Looking back can be wonderful or bad.

Cathy and I have built our house with blocks of strength, beauty, and love. We love the walls that we have built together.

We look back on beauty with a personal blessedness and thankfulness for all of life.

Twilight is defined as the light from the sky between full night and sunrise or between sunset and full night. The length of twilight depends on the time of year. The life of a human includes the physical and mental experience of an individual where there is growth, metabolism, reaction to stimulation, and reproduction. Age is the length of time during which a being or some particular qualification is achieved.

We are building the roof of life. At this height we see light in all the nights and thousands of sunsets around the world.

Where did the strength of our perfect marriage come from? We look unto the hills of life. The Lord made the heavens and hills. We will lift up our eyes unto the hills, from where cometh our help. (Psalms 121:1)

All our life we have praised Him who made us and brought us together. Our roof is finished, and the chimney is set.

When the smoke ceases, we will already be in our second and eternal paradise, which is the never-ending eternity.

Our blessings are too numerous to count which is the proof of what we feel and say. God fought the good fight and died for us. All we did was follow Him and as He promised He gave us all the strength we needed.

Follow Him and you will have goodness and mercy all the days of your life on earth and in Heaven.

REAR ADMIRAL MILLER TRACED THE GENEALOGY BACK TO ADAM AND EVE.

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(Front Row Left to Right) Joseph H. Miller, (My father) Hardy E. Miller (My Grandfather) Horach Aytch Miller, Della Mae Crawford Miller, (My Grandmother)

(Back Row Left to Right) Allie Faye Miller Myracle, her husband, Jap, Bird and Ray Miller.

Isaac Miller moved from Ireland in 1775 and died in Tennessee in 1806. He was my great, great, great, great-grandfather.

Joseph Hardy Miller, my father, was born on December 26, 1907. He married my mother Leta Elsie Caddell who was born March 12, 1908, in Electra, Wise County, Texas. My father died on May 16, 1977 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, listed on the National Historic Register, in the Miller plot on Miller Circle just as you enter the cemetery. Mother died August 27, 1989 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, and is buried next to Dad in the Miller plot, at Elmwood Cemetery.

AS A CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN THIS MODERN AGE WHAT ARE OUR PROBLEMS?

As the body of Christ, the church is how Jesus is available in the world, as the Temple of the Holy Spirit. The church is how God is present in the world, as a royal priesthood, the church is how God’s kingdom continues to arrive on earth, and in our digital world, as it is in Heaven.

• The decline of membership in Christian churches.

• The steady rise of atheism since World War I.

• Biblical Illiteracy, lack of intelligence of the Bible.

• Securitization, de-Christianization of the United States, Europe and the world

• Pursuit of pleasure and leisure from Christian morality.

• Religious worldview no longer known

• Academic Bible scholars might not be trusted

• Loss of trust in the Bible

• Failure of Christian leaders

• Failure of ministers and those in churches who do not follow Jesus

• Radical intellectual enemies

• The revolution of sexuality

• Misery and degradation caused by violence, warfare, greed, poverty, disease, starvation, and most amazing of all is indifference!

99% of all animal species that have ever lived have become extinct.

Will we as humans outlive atomic power bombs and ecological destruction?

Will we survive modernism?

"The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he… (Proverbs 14:20, 21; 19:4, 7)

Poverty is ignored from successful action.

The United States is the most powerful military nation in the world. Our aircraft carrier are 20 story buildings with the length of three football fields. We also have large battleships, cruisers, frigates, destroyers, submarines, and supply vessels.

Christendom in Europe with social and political institutions for 1000 years has largely dissipated.

Churchgoers fell below 10% in some populations. There has occurred a spontaneous combustion of rebellious spirits around the world.

The 20th century was the world’s bloodiest century with 108 million war dead.

President Trump seems to be starting to change the current failure to learn anything from the previous one.

Be without fear is the face of your in the face of your enemies.

Modern social activities have made access by non-professionals, which undermines the plausibility structure of our churches.

As Christian leaders we have in our authority to deny actions in the church that does not glorify our Father in Heaven.

As leaders we are to identify ourselves. Who are we in God’s kingdom? What is our place? Where are we? We are God’s spokesman. Do we speak when we are capable of the subject?

In this world we have a high calling of a digital self where no longer does Christ live in yourself. Cyber activity may replace shadows of our former selves. With Jesus as our digital self, memories and minds, our sins are forgiven. We do not live our lives in the flesh, but by faith in the son of God. 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. (Gal. 2:20)

Keep in mind what Paul said of his place with Jesus. "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. (1 Tim. 1:15)

We must not speak of a digital world but of digital worlds which we control as followers of Christ Jesus.

The Internet has been a great equalizer where anyone can record, search, and learn. Social media platforms have reshaped the numbers of followers and their likes and dislikes.

Popularity has replaced credibility.

Such access by non-professionals can undermine the acceptable structure of a religious system.

ZIP Codes are more than postal delivery. Each one is the mix of geography, race, ethnicity, poverty, affluence, growth, and decline. Growing ZIP Codes show growing churches, shrinking Zip codes show shrinking churches.

Global Christianity includes 33,820 denominations and para-denominations. In the world one cannot pinpoint a core of the Christian religion. As biblical Christians we note this at the beginning of this paper.

With all our knowledge human beings have suffered appallingly because of poverty, malnutrition, deprivation of water, disease, warfare, fascism, capitalist, terrorism, nationalism, racism, sexism, and ageism.

The Kingdom of God rules in the hearts of His followers. God Himself is our power. God’s knowledge is beyond the greatest of human rational knowledge.

Epictetus (Quotes of 120 years ago)

(Discourses of Epictetus, D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1900)

(This section is included so that we can compare the thoughts of 120 years ago with our thoughts of today.)

We are a citizen of the world.

Our duty oversees all things.

Our souls are bound up and in contact with God. The human soul is part of many impressions. What will you do when you were dead? Read about what you put on a headstone which lasts forever.

No death is evil except a shameful one.

Magnanimity (courageous spirit, noble, generous), the magnificent (grandeur, beauty, splendid, exalted, stately, majestic, greater esteem)

The greatest magnesia (white earth), a flesh magnet. Magnanimity is the greatest explanatory word in the English language. There is no other word that can explain or make any other word any bigger. (My wife is magnanimous.)

Material things themselves are indifferent, not conscious, but the use of them may be fatal such as guns.

Friendship is only possible with the good. Where your treasure is there your heart will be also. (Matt. 6:21)

A Roman sensor said that man could not live without a woman. The best of that business is a marriage.

Common sense is noted when one has constellation of the mind. Similar to the 88 groups of stars forming patterns or a group of qualities.

Surgeons must have their knives ready at all times

God gives better things to men who make themselves better. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose…For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom. 8:28, 38, 39)

Deacon’s Oath:

Do you trust that you are inwardly moved by the Holy Spirit to take upon you this office and ministration to serve God for the promotion of His glory and the edifying of His people. or Do you think in your heart that you be truly called according to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ."

War is the work of men. (Iliad 6,490)

The reward of virtue is the acts of virtue. Virtue is its own reward.

He is free who lives as he wishes to live.

Lead me O God and thou o destiny, the way that I am bid by you to go.

Jesus said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever commits sin is the servant of sin." (John 8:34; Romans 6:16; 2 Peter 2:19)

And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you. (John 8:32)

Freedom from Fear

A man knows that his body is his property.

God has made all the things in the universe and the universe itself is completely free. The parts of it is for the use of the whole. Understanding is our part of the whole. We being naturally noble, magnanimous, and in his power freedom. On our own power we will be free, from God happy, free from harm, pious, thankful to God for all things.

It becomes a time to die. We are to make it to be no tragedy. Speak as it is time for the matter of the body to be resolved into the things out of which it was made. We have been made free. God created us and made us master of our bodies. What God chose is better than what we choose. It makes no difference if we are killed by an accident, disease, cancer, or by soldier in war.

We serve God as long as he allows our body to do it. Leave the needs needed by your family. Give away your books. Turn your mind to the last. You have your choice about things at death. Man is distinguished from the animals, by having the love of purity, contained in him.

The things that happened to us are according to reason. God gives better things to man who is trying to be better. Great is God who has given us things we need to cultivate the earth. Great is God who has given us hands, the power of swallowing, a stomach, imperceptible growth, and the power of breathing while we sleep. Everything that happens in the world makes it easy to praise Providence. God oversees all things.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Psa. 23:4)

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. (Isa. 43:2)

He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. (Dan. 3:25)

What do you say to dying? It is now time for the matter of the body to be resolved in the things out of which it was composed. What then can I fear?

What God chooses is better than what I choose.

The cause of death is irrevocable and not of relevance. (What’s done is done!)

Death is the harbor (place to dock) when dead.

About Purity:

The highest purity is that which is in the soul. The soul is pure which has proper opinions of the soul.

Alone in her own acts is free from perturbation and pollution.

This is the immaterial essence of an individual life.

Evidence for Creation, Institute of Creation Research Dallas, Texas

The Science God Shows Us:

The day unto today, faithfulness of constant stability and dependability processes is a speech without words that testifies to Gods care and provision.

Life Simply Could Not Just Happen (non-thinkers without thoughts)

Human’s work for the earth includes:

Science, Technology, Commerce, Education, Humanities, Government and Politics, Environment and Ecology, Ethics and Justice.

The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God. (Psa. 14:1)

Beyond a reasonable doubt, that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him." (Heb. 11:6)

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. (Jer. 29:11-13)

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen… (Romans 1:20)

The law of cause-and-effect of all things must be an infinite, eternal, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, spiritual, volitional, truthful, loving, living, Being!

All our knowledge is in Time, Space, and Matter.

Manifested by His Creation:

Stars give grace to space (heaven)

There is no good news in the evolutionary theory.

God is the author and organizer of orderliness in the universe.

Our thinking can be thinking God’s thoughts after Him.

God’s creative grace gave human beings thinking any thoughts at all, much less thoughts that are logical and analytical enough to be called scientific. Think of thinking God starts after Him.

Buy the truth, and sell it not, also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. Proverbs 23:23)

The Golden Rule, universal law, is written in our hearts. (Romans 2:15)

To have justice we must have just laws.

We need learning to have truth and right.

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. (Psa. 19:1, 2)

Nature is God’s language for all humanity. As we learn the logic of the universe, man is (in essence) thinking God’s thoughts after Him.

We have been created to think God’s thoughts after Him."

The diameter of the earth is about 8,000 miles and weighs 6.6x 1,021 tons.

Each day is a wonderful testimony to the design, purposes, and faithfulness of the Creator.

The wordless language of nature reveals to all humanity, and openly declares that God is awesomely omnipotent and omniscient, and at the same time lovingly compassionate and faithful. All living creatures depend on it.

By the evidence of science our hearts are comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (Colossians 2:2, 3)

The carbon-14 of diamonds are believed to have been formed millions of years ago. This suggest the earth was formed thousands of years ago and not millions.

Science:

• There are no human witnesses to the origin of life, and no geological evidence of its origin exists.

• DNA is a reservoir for the information of life. It is life’s blueprint God left for life to exist. DNA is the information system for life to exist. Intelligence tells us that DNA came from an intelligent source of the Creator.

• Man was miraculously created in the image of God by God. Humans have no ancestry (line of descent) except that he is descent from God.

• Man reveals God’s image in many ways such as his ability to imagine and make objects never seen before.

• He is able to show compassion for strangers.

• He can ponder his role and fate in creation. He sees that he is the only creature that has a relationship to God.

• Men are God’s most treasured creation.

• God died for us and made provisions for our salvation.

• Scripture clearly presents God is the Creator of all things.Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. (Psa. 119 :89, 90)

The Bible’s Text is Inspired by God.

• Powerful men over many centuries have tried to destroy the Bible. All have failed.

• There are over 3000 different religions in the world.

• The Bible noted that the God of the Bible is the only true God. (Isaiah 44:6; 45:5, 6) and that Jesus is the only way to God. (John 14:6)

• The Bible notes that it is the only true religion and the words are not to be changed. (Proverbs 30:5, 6; Revelation 22:18, 19) Its words are the basis of all judgment. (John 12:47 - 50)

• The Bible has a unique account of its origin. (Genesis 1-11 The Bible relates eternity of matter at the beginning, the first part of an action in existence.

• The Bible was written with 40 authors and many eyewitnesses. (Luke 1:2; 2 Peter 2:16) Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Moses, Daniel, Jude, and all others in the Bible where reliable eyewitnesses. (No other religion has eyewitnesses close to this number.

Another amazing fact is that of transformed lives. History is replete with testimonies of radically changed lives into a new creature. (2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 4:24)

From the Bible and History:

• The previous pagan, Abraham became the father to many nations. (Genesis 17:5)

• Banished Jacob became a prince with the name of Israel. (Genesis 27:43; 32:28)

• Joseph hated by his brothers became a ruler in Egypt to save the lives of many people. (Genesis 50:20)

• Moses a murderer became Moses the deliver. (Exodus 3:10)

• Gideon the fearful became Gideon the mighty warrior. (Judges 6:12)

• Samuel the child became Samuel the judge. (1 Samuel 7:15)

• David the shepherd became David the giant-killer (1 Samuel 17:45) and king. (2 Samuel 7:8)

• Zacchaeus the dishonest tax collector became Zacchaeus the generous benefactor. (Luke 19:8)

• Peter the rough commercial fisherman became a fisher of men. (Matthew 4:19)

• Saul the self-righteous Pharisee and persecutor of Christians (Act 9:1) became Paul the Apostle and teacher of the Gentiles. (2 Timothy 1:11)

Why do we get prophesy? Noted in (Isaiah 46:9-10)

"I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done.

Every person capable of rational thought think these things.

(There are no exceptions. There are no exclusions.)

• Who am I? (identity)

• Why am I here? (purpose)

• What is going to happen to me? (future, life and after death)

• Where did I come from? (my origin)

Human Stewardship (a director of God’s affairs on earth)

The first command from God given to humanity was to rule and subdue and have dominion over the earth.

The First Dominion Mandate:

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. (Genesis 1:26 – 28)

Dominion Mandate

All honorable human occupations

Men and women are to exercise dominion over all the earth

In technology: (engineering, medicine, agriculture, etc.)

Social Sciences: (Law, civics, counseling, etc.)

The dead were judged out of those things according to their works. (Revelation 20:12)

Subdue the earth, humanity would occupy the earth.

Man was to keep the earth. (Genesis 2:15)

Control the world for man’s benefit and God’s glory.

Thinking God’s thoughts after Him.

Obedience, physical and biological processes and systems.

Social Sciences (Psychology, sociology, etc.) Proper disciplines useful to enhance one’s spiritual condition.

Commerce and Business fill the earth with useful things. Serve the Lord fervent in spirit". (Romans 12:11)

The Golden Rule: And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. (Luke 6:31)

Education: The knowledge of science, the skills of technology, and the techniques of commerce must be transmitted to others. True knowledge and wisdom once known not be either lost or corrupted. Each generation has the responsibility to transmit its knowledge of truth to the succeeding generations. This is the ministry of teaching.

Educating the Young.

• "And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up…And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. (Deut. 6:7, 9)

• And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (2 Tim. 3:15, 16)

• And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. (Eph. 6:4)

But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. (1 Tim. 3:15)

Gifts of the Spirit for Teachers:

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. (Rom. 12:1-8)

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. And if they were all one member, where were the body? But now are they many members, yet but one body. And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. (1 Cor. 12: 1-31)

But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. (Eph. 4:7-16)

Teaching must be in truth, in fullness, and purity, in love and wisdom. Glorify Christ in his perfect love and absolute truth will e united forever.

Capital punishment requires oversight of human relations through government, politics, sociology, indeed all legitimate human endeavors.

Man’s logic is might makes right. The Bible indicates right justifies might.

Man’s justice can be punitive (penal), punishing the criminals, as a matter of social morality, for the wrong committed involving jail time, fines, loss of driver’s license, a criminal record, or even capital punishment.

Ethics concerns what is morally right or wrong. Justice concerns what is legally right or wrong.

The Ten Commandments

1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

3. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

5. Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

6. Thou shalt not kill.

7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

8. Thou shalt not steal.

9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s. (Exodus 20:3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)

TRUE INTERPRETATION OF LIFE AS IT IS NOW!

2019

A. Inward Truth and Thoughts

Knowledge by Description, Instinct

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. (Matt. 24: 6)

"The LORD is a man of war. (Exodus 15:3) God is love." (1 John 4: 8, 16)

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. (Rev. 21:4)

We must always remember those who died in war and keep their memory alive.

Memorial Day is a day in America on which our war dead are commemorated. They died for America which is you and me.

OUTLINE

1. Introduction

The United States is Under Attack

known Terrorists’ Organizations

Gun Ownership

2. A Falling Away from Christianity

3. A Country’s Standard of Greatness

4. Why Do Empires Fail?

5. Declaration of Independence

Divine Gift of Reason to Man

Love is a Mighty Social Bond

6. Politics is Considered a Divine Science

7. Equality is Impossible

Unalienable Rights

God’s Gift to Us is Life

8. An Orderly Life is the Surest Path to Happiness.

Debt May Be an Ugly Specter

Manifest Destiny

9. The Patriot and Patriotism

Courage is Essential for a Good Soldier

The Shot Heard Around the World

10. Citizen Militia

First Militia in America

Crime Begets Crime

11. Religion Relates to Patriotism

12. Cicero (106-43 B.C.)

Argument for the Existence of God

Cicero was Founder of Rome

De Officiis Standard Work on Ethics

Master Orator and Latin Prose Stylist

Most Influential Figure of Classical Civilization

All Educated People Read Cicero

Antony’s Agents Executed Cicero. (7 December 43 B.C.)

1) Cicero’s Execution orders

2) Cicero’s Head and Hands Nailed Above the Rostrum in the Forum

13. Love

Christianity - First Religion to Place Love at the Center

1) John 3:16, 17

2) 1 John 4: 8, 16

3) 1 Corinthians 13:13

14. Man’s Fountain of Life

15. The Intellectual Love of GOD

Three Kinds of Intellect

1) Senses

2) Reason

3) Intuition

16. Our Mind Conceives Eternity

17. My Afterthoughts

Conclusion:

Theology is Condensed into Four Words: Jesus Died for Me!

Since 3600 B.C. the world has known only 292 years of peace. In that period, stretching more than 55 centuries, there have been an incredible 14,531 wars in which over 3.6 billion people have been killed.

1. Introduction

Crime is rampant and out-of-control.

1775 - 2018 the United States has been at War 93.5% of the time fighting Wars in 80 nations, six continents and 40% of the world’s countries with a cost of 71.9 trillion dollars.

Criminals must be eliminated as it is obvious, they cannot be rehabilitated as noted in history.

In World War II (1941 - 1945) there were 291,557 deaths. In the war with Afghanistan and Syria the United States deaths are 331,765. This is 40,280 more in the recent note wars. The Declaration of Independence is the most memorable epoch in the history of America. Our founding fathers were men of patriotism, virtue, wisdom, charity, courage, diligence, frugality, humanity, humility, justice, and patience.

War is a political instrument needed to defeat the enemy of our freedom. America is a divine blessing from God, not man. There are emotional forces of spiritual and moral courage. All men cherish civic order, religion, science, and art which depends upon security provided by military might.

As a general theory, human salvation must in times be supported by military strength. Political factionalism, which we have, is as bad as any violence or conspiracy of tyrannical rule.

Knowledge and honesty are always the rule in private and public affairs.

The great age of migration is now!

There are 25,796,681 illegal immigrants in America today. This number is increasing daily. We must study Islam which means surrender! There are more than 100 verses in the Korean enjoining Moslems to fight, kill, torture, rape, pillage, and conquer in the name of Allah.

Muslims are incompatible with democracy. Islam has found a place in America. The United States Postal Service has issued a statement commemorating Muslim holidays.

Wake up America! (Our leaders and you and me.)

On September 11, 2001 Islamic terrorists killed more people (3,000) in New York than in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 that started World War II. (343 firefighters and 72 law enforcement officers perished.)

The United States is Under Attack

Four coordinated terrorist attacks using commercial airliners by the Islamic group al-Qaeda killed 2,996 people and injured over 6,000 others. American Airlines flight #11, and United Airlines flight #175 crashed into both Towers of the World Trade Center. (Both Towers collapsed.) American Airlines flight #77 crashed into the Pentagon, killing 184 people. United Airlines flight #93 initially headed for Washington, D.C. crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers attacked the hijackers. All the immigration laws and actions have failed. (February 2019) There are 26 million illegal aliens in the United States as of January 2019. (This is five million more than the population of Florida.)

I developed a new word Terror-us related to the fear of criminal activity in the U.S.

In 2000 there were 15,517 murders in the U.S. This is 42.5 per day. In over 2 months that will be more than those killed at Pearl Harbor that started World War II in 1941.

44 known terrorists’ organizations are already in every country in the world (including the US).

There are 11,593,860 serious crimes committed in the U.S. each year or 31,764 per day. There are 400,000 illegal immigrants in our prisons at a cost to us of 20 billion dollars per year. (We could build 5 walls in one year with this money.) There are 600,000 prisoners released each year in the U.S. This is 6 million in 10 years and represents a persistent criminal base.

The police and the F.B.I. have lost control of crime-They just react! A murderer is a murderer whether he is mentally defective or not!

If Islam continues to grow at the present rate by 2020 there will be more Muslims in the US cities than Christians. (Islam did not begin until 600 years after Christ.) Most prisoners in prison have no remorse and continue their war against America even in prison.

Gangs and mobs have been around for hundreds of years. They are tolerated in America presently.

Gun Ownership

89% of gun owners see it as important.

85% of gun owners say they have a right to own a gun and it is essential to their sense of freedom.

The 130,000,000 people in United States with a gun (2018) could develop the largest citizens militia in history. The FBI processes 2,500,000-gun purchases per month.

Crime in this country has increased tremendously through the last 50-100 years. By May 25, 2018 the police and the FBI can only react to crime.

In the Bible Jesus told his disciples that if they did not have a sword, to go buy one. They had two. (Luke 22:36) He knew the people needed to protect themselves against raiders.

The potential for war and terrorism has never been so great. The ancient savages are now called criminals.

Wake Up America!! Thirty-eight years ago, it was noted that the best police force cannot stop crime and it is still rising!

Jesus said, And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that ye be not troubled, for all these things must come to pass. (Matt. 24:6, Mark 13:7, Luke 21: 9)

Jesus, "whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. (Luke 14:31, 32) The statement ends here, but one must assume that if one king thought he could go against the other king then the battle should begin.

2. A Falling Away from Christianity

In 1922 there were 167 Protestant seminaries in the United States: In these 95 years there has been a falling away from Christianity.

The "Nones (No religion) already outnumber Catholics and mainline Protestants. Soon there will be more Nones" than any single group of Christians.

The philosophy of our country is being changed by the migrants.

The worst place on earth for Christians is North Korea.

Iran is now a threat to the world.

Of 50 countries there was noted to be 36% Islamic and 10% Christian.

Massive hatred has prevailed over patriotism.

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. 100,000 people die every minute. Life and death don’t matter. (General Võ Nguyên Giáp)

America is the only country where suicide has increased by 18% since year 2000. Globally it is down by 29%. There were 47,000 suicides. (2018). 660 murders in New York city alone (2005).

There are 52,000 sex offenders listed in Florida. There were 290,000 estimated cases of sexual abuse in American public schools. There are 32,222 cases of sexual abuse in American public schools each year. It is dangerous to send our children to some public schools. There were 34 murders of school children in Chicago alone. (2018)

3. A Country’s Standard of Greatness

Exports: (Behind China and Germany)

Standard of living: (Behind Norway, France, Canada, and Australia)

Home ownership: (Behind Canada, Belgium, Spain, Norway, and Portugal)

Affordable higher education: (We are number 10)

4th grade math. (We are 11th)

Quality of health care: (We are 37th - WHO)

World’s largest military force: (China - 3 million)

By usual data: (France, Switzerland, China and Russia are greater)

4. Why Do Empires Fail?

I reviewed 18 empires that failed and 11 or 61% was due to a major influx of immigrants.

There are nine countries with Nuclear Weapons

Russia, United States, France, China, United Kingdom, Israel, Pakistan, India, North Korea?

Our isolation has come to an end! The only way to escape from life is to die!

War is the people’s examination.

It’s not over! Until it’s over?

Man is what he believes, which is related to truth or ignorance. Man is master of his fate, but he must seek the truth.

Truth is on the march, and nothing can stop it!

Individual happiness is self-realization.

Human happiness thrives only in a certain kind of environment.

5. Declaration of Independence, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Private Property is the most important single foundation stone undergirding human liberty and human happiness.

Marriage is the proper remedy. It is the most natural state of man, and therefore the state in which you are most likely to find solid happiness. It is the man and woman united that makes the complete human being. Man claims the tribute of patriotism, who should subvert these great pillars of human happiness?

The Founders (Anglo-Saxon) Peoples Law noted four crimes of treason:

(Cowardice, refusing to fight, desertion, homosexuality) They warned against the well fare state where the government endeavors to take care of everyone from the cradle to the grave.

Divine Gift of Reason to Man

A special endowment from God: In all heaven and earth there is reason and reason when it is full-grown and perfected is rightly called wisdom. Those who have reason must believe that men have Law in common with God. They also must share Justice. We must obey the divine mind and the God of transcendent power.

God’s law is right reason which becomes wisdom and justice when developed. The first and second are commandments from God and on these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind…Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. This is the truth. (Matt. 22:36-40)

Love is a Mighty Social Bond

The love of one’s fellowmen provides the desire to promote true justice among mankind. We learn virtue through education.

Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.

6. Politics is Considered a Divine Science

People in politics are with a heart calling.

Politics and war must be studied.

All history informs us.

A formal education must have religion, morality, and knowledge. The soul of man is immortal.

Christianity is a form of Democratic and Republican religion.

If America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.

7. Equality is Impossible

The Founders distinguished between equal rights and other areas where equality is impossible. This is equal opportunity, but not equal results.

Unalienable Rights

Unalienable or natural rights not enumerated in the Declaration of Independence:

(The right of self-government, the right to bear arms for self-defense, the right to own property, make personal choices, free conscience, choose a profession, choose a mate, beget one’s kind, right to assemble, to petition, free speech, free press, fruits of one’s labors, improve one’s position through barter and sale, contrive and invent, explore the earth, privacy, personal security, natures’ necessities (air, food, water, clothing, and shelter) fair trial, free associations and write to contract.Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force.

God’s Gift to Us is Life

God’s gift to us is life - physical, intellectual and moral life. (life, liberty, and property)

A person’s property is a projection of life itself. Every man has property, his own person. Life, liberty, and property, and property is a fruit of his labor.

Private Property is the most important single foundation stone undergirding human liberty of human happiness.

A Free People will not survive unless they stay strong. We are blessed with freedom and prosperity if we remain a virtuous and adequately armed nation: Peace is the goal, but strength is the means. The way to secure peace is to be prepared for war.

Make yourselves sheep, and the wolves will eat you.

8. An Orderly Life is the Surest Path to Happiness.

Father and Mother are treated equally in the Scriptures with equal responsibility rearing children called parental authority.

Man and woman united makes the complete human being.

Debt May Be an Ugly Specter

The Founders belonged to an age when debt was recognized for the ugly specter that it really is.

Manifest Destiny

A sense of manifest destiny, which was first coined by a journalist in 1845, has been expressed in nearly all the inaugural addresses of our Presidents of the United States.

9. The Patriot and Patriotism

Courage is an Essential