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Now take note here. Although alternate fuels can work in cars, gasoline still remains as the mainstay of the motoring public's fuel. What does that fact mean for those of us in the Christian church, as we continue to favor the Word over against theological heresies? Can we refine our understanding of the Word so that we eventually arrive energized more perfectly… like the purity of clean hydrogen burning in a piston engine? We can classify a biblical text into those portions which are descriptive, regulative and normative. Then like gasoline additives that enhance the original crude oil chemistry for right use in engines... theologians and teachers study each biblical Word for right interpretation… and recommend to us how we can operate according to the Spirit. Anyone who works in a convenience gas station can tell you that gas is transferred as a liquid into your vehicle's fuel tank. That rather imperfect and still somewhat dirty hydro-carbon gasoline is pumped into the bowl of a carburetor or the fuel supply system |
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of a fuel-injected car. During this transfer, however, the fuel remains a liquid. Therefore, to burn and produce power, a chemical change must occur. To get combustion, we need a mix of fuel vapors an, oxygen ignited by sufficient heat. Proper combustion that empowers an engine will only happen when the fuel mixes properly with air. We Christians can rejoice here… for the science shows that a particular sort of conversion must take place! Did you ever notice that before Jesus began his ministry in the world, he was baptized? That baptism, however, wasn’t just to get him spiritually ready for the job… but was also done to get us spiritually ready for God. The Holy Spirit was indeed working! The Greek word for Spirit is “pneumatikos”… which means either “air” or “spirit”. Droplets of gasoline quickly turn into a vapor and a mix with air occurs. This is much like we sinners being prepared for combustion by the Holy Spirit which proceeds from the Father and the Son. Think of this! Gasoline begins to vaporize at a temperature well below zero degrees Fahrenheit. But when heat is added the evaporation rate increases. In fact, if the temperature rises to the fuel's boiling point as temperatures beneath the hood of a modern car often do… the fuel may boil too quickly. This causes troublesome fuel line bubbles. This is just like an immature Christian who can falter when uneducated about the Law and the Gospel. Spring/diaphragm fuel pumps feeding fuel to older carbureted engines had trouble |
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