Recent Discovery is Amazing!

I was surprised to see in the paper a few days ago, an article about an archaeological discovery in Israel. They found an ancient city , known in the past as the Valley of Elah, which is about 12 miles from Jerusalem. This is the area where David would have fought the giant, Goliath.

This find is about 3000 years old!!!!!!-- Dating it around the time when young David would have roamed the fields as a shepherd of his father's sheep. The Bible gives the account of the famous story of David killing a giant when he was just a boy. But many have thought it was just a myth that people had passed down through the centuries. The archaeologists, who uncovered these artifacts, think that this discovery may now give credence to that ancient story.

Before this find, the earliest known Hebrew documents were the Dead Sea Scrolls; one of the greatest archaeological discoveries known to modern man! These scrolls were well preserved in linen earthenware and they gave us proof that the copies we have of the Old Testament are reliable! They also verified that much of the Bible is historically accurate!

But this new discovery, at the old Valley of Elah, places the writing on the pottery uncovered there to be at least 1000 years older than the scrolls!!!! This is truly amazing! I look forward to all that they discover through these new clues to the past.

This recent discovery is also being used by a Zionist group to strengthen the tie of the Jewish people to the land. They feel they are redrawing the map and that these ancient texts and artifacts are forming the context of Jewish identity. This helps support their claim that the land does indeed belong to them since they lived there thousands of years ago before the Palestinians.

These findings have only added to the many others that sure up the claims of Judaism and Christianity. The Bible is one of the most well documented texts in the world. This discovery ( and many others) gives credence to what is written in this amazing Book! And it demonstrates that Christians and Jews do not have a blind faith. I think you will be surprised to find out how many places and names in the Bible have been verified by archaelogical finds.

There are other religions I want to explore too. And I hope you will be open minded and continue with me in this search for the Truth. I don't think there could be anything more exciting than "uncovering" what is hidden to so many. It's kind of like going on our own "dig" to uncover the secrets that have been buried by the world with all of its distractions. These Truths are lying there underneath the gloss of this world just waiting to be discovered! So get out your "shovels" and join me on the path to Truth.
Indiana Jones--move over!

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Definition of TRUTH

TRUTH
Pronunciation:
\ˈtrüth\
(1): the state of being the case : fact (2): the body of real things, events, and facts : actuality (3)often capitalized : a transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality b: a judgment, proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as true c: the body of true statements and propositions3 a: the property (as of a statement) of being in accord with fact or reality.

Truth is real and it is based on facts or things that can be proven. If not, then it does not constitute Truth. It is only conjecture. I do not want to base my life on conjecture. I want the Truth and nothing but the Truth.

What facts or evidence do you have to back up your basic beliefs regarding things like: family, faith, goals, life, death,etc. Is it based on how you were brought up or things you have learned in life? Is your belief system based on hurt, rejection, love, knowledge, faith, or just the facts?

I would love to know what you believe and why.

Would you believe something entirely different if you were shown that another belief was true? If someone had some hard evidence contrary to what you have always held dear, would you then embrace that Truth?

I think I would. I would do a lot of research but if the facts and evidence were there, I hope I would say, "OK-- new thoughts, new way of thinking, new life-- bring it on."

I'm not saying that I can definitely back up everything I believe but that's why I am doing this blog.

We live our lives every day based on some type of belief system. I am just trying to get you to question yours because I am questioning mine. I want to have some company on my journey.

And also, I do not want to be fooled. I do not want to believe a lie. And I do not want to promote a lie or a false belief system. I do not want to BASE my life on something that is not true. What we believe effects EVERYTHING we do.

But when I do find the TRUTH, then I want to passionately embrace it and I want you to embrace it, too!

Does it make sense to you that I would want you to embrace what I believe is true? Don't you love it when you meet someone who thinks like you do? We all want to find that kindred spirit, don't we?

Does that mean you have to believe what I believe for me to embrace you? NO, absolutely not!
BUT-- it does not take away the desire for it to happen.

You may think it doesn't really matter if we all believe different things. But it could make a huge difference in your life depending on the circumstances.

The election is a good example of this. Depending on what you, and a million others deem to be TRUE, either Obama or McCain will soon be our new President.
This decision will profoundly effect all of our lives.

People come at this election with many different opinions, beliefs, prejudices, fears and even facts. Why are you voting the way you are? Is it because you grew up a Democrat or a Republican? Is it because you are mainly concerned about the economy? Or is it out of anger about the war? Could it be your belief about the sanctity of life? Who is right and who is wrong? Who is the right choice?

If you live in America right now, it DOES MATTER what others believe to be TRUE!

There is a TRUTH that could remedy each problem we face in this Country. It has nothing to do with a certain party or candidate. It is not a matter of right or wrong. It has nothing to do with our opinions or beliefs. The TRUTH is just simply there. Our part is to look for it.

I hope we can find it together!

carolrtexas2@aol.com

ONLY ONE TRUTH

I asked my son the other night if he believed there is only ONE Truth about each thing in this world? At first he said he wasn't sure and then he said he thought there probably was only one Truth.

It then occurred to me that this question was kind of profound although I didn't realize it at the time.

So I wondered about it myself. Do I believe there is only one Truth in regard to everything? I thought about it quite a bit and then decided that-- I think I do!
As amazing at it may seem, I think there must be only ONE TRUTH in regard to everything on this earth!!!!!

Have you ever thought about that? I never had until I started on this journey seeking Truth.

Let me ask you: what would the alternative be?
IF there is NOT just ONE Truth in every situation, every writing, and every belief in this world, would that mean there are many truths regarding each one?
How could there be many truths about one thing?
There can be many opinions and thoughts but all of those are based on what each person believes to be TRUE!
How could each person be right when they believe very different things?

If you take this to its logical conclusion, I think you would have to agree that there must be only ONE TRUTH in every single facet of life!

And IF that is True, then how could there be so many different opinions and thoughts and beliefs in the world? And each one believes they are right?

That has never been more evident than NOW in watching this election!!!! There are a lot of people who think they have found the truth in a certain candidate and they will not even consider the possibility that they are wrong.

Of course, not any one candidate has ALL the truth but one of them has to have more than the other, right? Does that mean that one of the candidates is definitely the right one?

People are willing to die for what they believe to be true. I admire their passion, but passion does not equal Truth! We can be passionate about something that is false.

That is the reason it is so important that you know what you believe and KNOW that it is TRUE! Otherwise, you are living your life based on a lie. That is not a good way to live!

Is it possible to know THE TRUTH about each and every thing? I believe it is. That's why I'm doing this search.

So what have I come to believe is THE TRUTH? Let me tell you by saying this:

The world is in chaos and I would propose that if everyone REALLY did follow the ONE I believe has the TRUTH--all the TRUTH--that the world would be in order. That there would be no collapse of the economy because there would be no greed. That there would be no hunger because we would share. There would be no extermination of people in Darfur because they would be loved--not hated. There would be no loneliness because we would care. There would be no orphans, or homeless, or poor because we would take care of them because we would see them as our own.

And there would be no need to spend millions of dollars on campaigns to pick a leader because those with the gift of leadership would naturally lead. And others would follow and they would contribute to this world with their gifts--through giving, teaching, art, music, healing or whatever has been given them. Leadership would not be about power and showing how horrible the other candidate is. It would be about caring about other people and doing what is in their best interest.

There would be peace in this world. There would be no war in Iraq and no country would feel the need to take over another. They would all exist respecting each other because they would all follow what is TRUE!

It kind of sounds like heaven, doesn't it? I believe that is what TRUTH would look like on this earth--Heaven.

I would love to know what you think about this. Sometimes we need others to help us see what is True. We can all be deceived at times. We can help each other if we care enough to try. I believe we can arrive at the TRUTH together.

TRUTH awaits us. We just have to find it and embrace it.

carolrtexas2@aol.com