Forbidden Book Symposium February 27 2009 Joel Lampe

Forbidden Book Symposium February 27, 2009 Joel Lampe

Let’s Start With One of Our Own n “I’m for taking weapons out of the hand’s of the people…

Let’s Start With One of Our Own n Let’s Start With The Typewriter. ” Frank Lloyd Wright

The Foundation of This Symposium n "Unless I am convinced by the testimonies of the Holy Scriptures or evident reason - for I believe neither in the Pope nor councils alone, since it has been established that they have often erred and contradicted themselves - I am bound by the Scriptures adduced by me, and my conscience has been taken captive by the Word of God, and I am neither able nor willing to recant, since it is neither safe nor right to act against conscience. HERE I STAND! God help me. Amen!" n April 17, 1521, Diet of Worms Who? n

Martin Luther

Let’s Go Back In Time

God’s Providential Hand Does Not Exist Only In The Events of the Bible n All of History & All of the Universe is…

His Story

The 586 Effect The Destruction of the First Temple Had a Worldwide Ripple Effect n What Do I Mean? n n Let’s Examine

Little Geography 101

Absence of God / Pursuit by Man The Destruction of Jerusalem / The Mega City of Religion Did Not Stop The Pursuit of Wisdom n To Understand This -- We Have To Know Our His Story n 3 Men 3 Different Places All Alive At The Exact Same Time n

Let’s Say ‘Howdy Hey How Are You? ’ To the “Fab 5” & The Famous 3 n 5 That Will Change The World n

The “Fab 5” Buddha (1) n Confucius (2) n Ezra n Nehemiah n Socrates (3) n

Man vs God Buddha, Confucius, & Socrates All Shared The Same Ideology n Philosophy n

Philosophy noun, plural -phies. 1. the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct. n Understood as Morality n

Socrates, Buddha, Confucius n Shared A Couple Themes n n n Impossible To Have Laws & Expect Humans To Follow Them Impossible To Have Free Will & Be Moral Free Will Disrupted Happiness Exposes Ignorance is Unhappiness Ignorance is Immorality

Buddha / India Born 500 BC n Died 420 to 410 BC n Never Wrote n Teachings Passed Down Orally n The Buddhist Bible n n Anyone Know the Name

Tripitaka n Tripitaka – The Buddhist Bible Written 400 Years After His Death n 2 Doctrines of Teaching n n The Middle Way Enlightenment

The Middle Way n The Path Away From Self Indulgence n n Buddha Didn’t Eat or Drink Except for 1 Leaf or 1 Nut a Day Almost Drowned From Being Famished After This Time He’s Abandoned By His 4 Closest Companions and Considered Un. Disciplined Meditates For 49 Days & Discovers Enlightenment

“Enlightenment” What is Enlightenment? n Hint n n What is the Nature & Cause of Human Suffering?

Ignorance n Enlightenment - Being Rescued From “Ignorance” n Thru the Noble Eight Fold Path n n n n n right understanding right thought right speech right action right livelihood right effort right mindfulness, & right concentration Only Way To Pari. Nirvana n The Reward For Achieving Enlightenment

250 BC n 3 rd Buddhist Council Establishes Alexandria as the Base of Operation in the Near East

The Silk Highways Are The Roads

Confucius The System / Religion? Of the Far East 530 BC to 460 n Philosopher n n Taught The System of 5 Values n n n Moral Social Political Philosophical Quasi-Religious § Human Nature & Its Role in the Cosmos

Not A Religion “Confucianism” n n n Before One Can Govern Others One Must Govern Himself Anti-Legalist Various Levels of Honesty n n With Oneself With Others With the Cosmos 7 Themes

7 Themes n Ritual n n Relationships n n Strive to Be a Saint, Scholar & Man Failure To Deal With Reality *** n n To Family, Friends, Spouse over Rulers The Gentleman n n Respect of Parents Loyalty n n Social Harmony Filial Piety n n Politeness (Silver Rule) Without Punishment – People Are Afraid to Move Hand or Foot Humanity n Deal With Others As You Want Dealt With

Socrates 470 – 399 BC Arrived On The Heels Of Defeat By The Spartans in the Peloponnesian War n Great Warrior / Army Officer n n n Disciplined Soldier / Known For Valor Never Left His Post & Revered As a Warrior Opposed “Might Makes Right” n Taught Lived By 4 Paradoxes n

The 4 Paradoxes *** No One Desires Evil n No One Does Wrong Knowingly n All Virtue is Knowledge n Virtue is Morality n n This Is The Socratic Movement n If / Then Statements That Argue Till A Point Can No Longer Be Argued

Supporter of the Mystery Religion n According to Plato n n n Socrates Supported the Mystery Religion Religious Laws That Govern Men to Make the God or gods? Moral. Argued Against Multi-gods

Morality n “How Am I Expected To Be Moral When The More Ignorant Than I Rule Over Me? ”

Thinking It Out n If Then Statements

His Statements If I Cannot Govern Myself Then Others Cannot Govern Themselves n If One Cannot Govern Himself Then One Cannot Govern Me n HOLD THIS THOUGHT HERE ON OUT

Preferred Moral Smart Thinkers To Rule Believed the Corruption of the Populous Was Caused By the Desire To Be Wealthy Instead of Moral n If You’re a Good Politician You’re A Good Liar n Grew Tired of Corruption And Being Governed by Fools n

Where He Gained Enemies Refused to Practice Homosexuality n Did Not Believe in the Olympic gods. n n n Believed in Only One Supreme God Argued That Freedom of the Will Is Immorality

Where He Faced His Death Strong Dislike For Democracy n Accepting of the Thirty Tyrants 404 BC n n n 30 Wealthy Smart Men Not Capable of Corruption Didn’t Have To Be Governed By Fools Spoke About God in Singular and Rejected the Parthenon Exposing Their Weaknesses and Faults Exposed the goddesses Immorality / Ignorance

The 3 Concluded Through a series of If / Then statements all concluded n If Wisdom Then There is Nothing n

God / Jesus / Holy Spirit & Their Accepted “Names” God is Knowledge n Jesus is Wisdom n Holy Spirit is Understanding n

Back To Socrates

Asked You To Hold This Thought If I Cannot Govern Myself Then Others Cannot Govern Themselves n If One Cannot Govern Himself Then One Cannot Govern Me n n n All Men Are Corrupt In Paul’s Day. They Knew & Believed Man Was Corrupt

Acts 17: 11 & 12 11 - These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things (which Paul was teaching were so. ) n 12 - Therefore many of them believed; also of honorable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. n

God’s Providential Hand on HIS STORY God – Preparing the Table For the Saving and Healing Message of Jesus Christ Alone n Preparing the Way For n n n The Resurrected Jesus Paul to Asia Minor & Greece Thomas To India Mark To Alexandria

As In Paul’s Day As Was In Luther’s Day As In Our Day Man Is Corrupt n So Much Man-Made Doctrine & Not Scripture Doctrine. Either Luther is Right or He’s Not n

The Foundation of This Symposium in Today’s Context n "Unless I am convinced by the testimonies of the Holy Scriptures or evident reason - for I believe neither in the Pastors, Obama, The Trillion Dollar Bailout, nor councils alone, since it has been established that they have often erred and contradicted themselves -

The Foundation of This Symposium in Today’s Context n I am bound by the Scriptures adduced by me, and my conscience has been taken captive by the Word of God, and I am neither able nor willing to recant, since it is neither safe nor right to act against conscience. HERE I STAND! God help me. Amen"

He Chose You n n n He Chose You For Himself He Did Not Choose You For Somebody Else He Chose You To Trust Him, He Chose You To Seek The Faith of Jesus He Chose You To Shout Out! Scripture is My Authority, My Conscience is My Guide – Here I STAND – GOD ALONE - HELP ME! AMEN – It Is Finished.

Dr. Craig Lampe’s & My Prayer Today For You & Us n n God sent His Son - they called Him Jesus, He came to love, heal and forgive; He lived and died to buy my pardon, An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives. Chorus: Because He lives I can face tomorrow, Because He lives all fear is gone; Because I know He holds the future And life is worth the living just because He lives.

Thank You