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Rick C. Hodgin

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Sep 25, 2017, 8:27:21 AM9/25/17
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To my fellow "Usenet group"ies:

I come before you today with a request for each of you. I ask
you to give it an ear and ponder it in your heart. Consider it
for a time each day and think about what it means to the baseline
fundamental views we hold in our lives.

-----
My request is that you consider what this means to your self-
image: You were created. You do have a purpose. You were not
an accident of random chance in this universe. You were, instead,
specifically and purposefully hand-crafted by God, hand-placed
into this world where you are, with a purpose to have a real im-
pact upon this world. To further realize that within the creation
of your existence, the one creating you had a real purpose in do
doing. God created you with a goal of certain things He wants you
to do in this world, for example.

Think about this idea: That you were created, that you do have a
real purpose, and that you will go on after you leave this world,
and that you do have a choice today regarding how you will live
your life, and that the warning given you by your very creator is
that there is a real enemy here in this world, responsible for all
that we see wrong here, who seeks to mislead you, trick you, trap
you, and ultimately destroy your soul by leading you away from God,
but if you will give God an ear, and stop hardening your heart
toward Him, that He will guide you not only to safety in this world,
but to the fullest, richest prosperity in Him.

Think about this. Read it a few times. Make sure you get a clear
understanding: You were created specifically by God. You have a
real purpose, and there are two paths before you: one leading to
forgiveness for the wrong you've done, to be a part of God's plan
for your life, one that keeps you unforgiven in the wrong you've
done and is leading away from God and God's plan for your life.

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God created you for greatness. He loves you. He will lead and
guide and protect and save you from all evil. But He also honors
you too much to violate His greatest gift to you: your volition.
He will not violate your free will to choose. But look into Him
and see how He's revealed Himself through His Son. The Bible
gives us a view of God that explains things in a way which really
resonates on the inside if you're willing to receive it. But if
you harden your heart, it will always only be a book of laughable
tales and fantasies.

The choice is yours, but the truth speaks to you. You were God's
creation. You were made special. You do have a purpose. And
you will go on after you leave this world. God has a plan for you
and will save you from everything bad, and give you a real and
secure future that dwells in fullest, richest prosperity for you,
His beloved and held dear, most special creation.

Thank you,
Rick C. Hodgin

Rick C. Hodgin

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Sep 25, 2017, 12:56:30 PM9/25/17
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Additional information. Here you are taught about the two natures,
and what is happening to you (to your flesh) in this world.

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.lang.c/9Pu0u8Yi7L0/dVYZ0ALQAQAJ

Rick C. Hodgin

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Sep 27, 2017, 8:39:27 AM9/27/17
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There is additional information about this on this thread:

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.arch/FHcTC4_xQMs/uwwqpFrHBAAJ

It describes how we are all a part of a larger-than-any-of-us plan
put in motion by God, whereby He created us on purpose, put us where
we are on purpose, gave us the ability and opportunity to learn and
know and be creative and do (on purpose), so that we could be a part
of that which He is doing for mankind.

Our goals in using the skills and abilities we've been given, and
in our labor time and efforts, are to look up to Him and see how He
wants us to be a part of this assembly of man He's created.

Each of us is a part of that system, and when we acknowledge that
actively, and look up to God actively, and seek how we can use our
skills and talents to improve the people around us and be a part of
that world He intends for us here on Earth, then we are moving as
we should be, and then we are part of His plan, and then our labor
will bear forth unto real fruit, even fruit which lasts into the
hereafter because those things we do for Christ will be tried in
the fire along with all our other works, and those things we do for
Him will not be burned up by the fire, but will endure, and we will
receive a reward.

Refocus your life and your life's purpose on serving God with your
skills. Don't follow after the ways of the world, but rely upon
God to provide for you, and use everything you possess to try to
improve the lives of those around you. And if you ever have any
doubts or concerns on how to do that, ask God the Father ... literally
ask Him in prayer. Say in your prayer, "Jesus, I've come to you
asking forgiveness for my sin so I could be saved, and now I'm here
wondering what to do next. You've told me that I can come boldly
before the Throne of Grace, and that I can speak directly to God the
Father. So, I come forward and I ask: Father, please show me in
my life what to do, and how to do it."

God has promised to guide us:

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1%3A5&version=KJV

James 1:5 - "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that
giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and
it shall be given him."

The word upbraideth there means it won't be tangled or confusing,
but will be easy to receive, known, and understand, because God
gives to us at the point of our abilities, just as you would give
to your 14-year old at a 14-year old level, and your 8-year old
at an 8-year old level. God does the same for us.

It is a great comfort to know you are part of God's Kingdom. It
gives you real inner peace, and as He begins to work in your life
you look around and go, "Wow! Will you look at that." It's not
you doing it, but it's God living inside you guiding you to do it.
It's something you cannot help but feel awe over.

Rick C. Hodgin

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Sep 27, 2017, 8:45:06 AM9/27/17
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On Wednesday, September 27, 2017 Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
> God has promised to guide us:
>
> https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1%3A5&version=KJV
>
> James 1:5 - "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that
> giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and
> it shall be given him."
>
> The word upbraideth there means it won't be tangled or confusing,
> but will be easy to receive, known, and understand, because God
> gives to us at the point of our abilities, just as you would give
> to your 14-year old at a 14-year old level, and your 8-year old
> at an 8-year old level. God does the same for us.

It's interesting how the spirit of God works in a person. When I
posted this, there was a feeling inside of me that I did not have
the correct definition for upbraideth. I have heard teachings on
this matter before and that was the explanation given me, but the
spirit of God guides us to all truth. He gave me a feeling within
my core that it wasn't right.

I went and looked it up:

http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-dictionary/upbraid.html

2. To reproach; to chide.
God who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not.
James 1.

It means God won't criticize you for not knowing something, or
having not yet figured it out on your own. He's a good Father,
and He teaches His children properly, lovingly, in all areas.

> It is a great comfort to know you are part of God's Kingdom. It
> gives you real inner peace, and as He begins to work in your life
> you look around and go, "Wow! Will you look at that." It's not
> you doing it, but it's God living inside you guiding you to do it.
> It's something you cannot help but feel awe over.

Amen.

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red floyd

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Sep 28, 2017, 1:17:52 AM9/28/17
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[useless gobbledygook redacted]

Shut. The. Fuck. Up. And take your religious bullshit to a
newsgroup with "religion" or "christian" in its name.

Alf P. Steinbach

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Sep 28, 2017, 6:16:53 AM9/28/17
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Happy that it seems that I've killfiled all you replied to here.

However, I don't entirely agree with you: I think the group should allow
the occasional praise of FSM (the Flying Spaghetti Monster) and Odin,
Tor, Loki & Freya, and in general, Pastafarianism and Norse mythology.

Because those are my religions (yes, I only have two religions).


Cheers!,

- Alf

David Brown

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Sep 28, 2017, 7:29:54 AM9/28/17
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These are popular in my family too.

You are not supposed to praise the FSM - just follow the 8 "I'd really
rather you didn't" condiments. (The great thing about these are they
are equally applicable to all religions - and even to people who claim
their religion is not a religion because it is "the truth".)

And properly praising Odin and the gang could be a bit messy for a
newsgroup like this!

Rick C. Hodgin

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Sep 28, 2017, 7:30:32 AM9/28/17
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It's not about religion. It's about salvation from your sin.

These messages are posted here so those who don't go to
church, or visit "religious forums" can also be taught about
their sin, and their need to ask forgiveness to be saved.

It's good news. It's eternal life ... just for the asking.

Rick C. Hodgin

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Sep 28, 2017, 8:08:23 AM9/28/17
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On 9/28/2017 1:17 AM, red floyd wrote:
> [.. redacted]
>
> Shut. .. .. . Up. And take your religious .. to a
> newsgroup with "religion" or "christian" in its name.

Jesus isn't about condemnation. He's about forgiveness, guiding
each of us toward doing only what's right, teaching us the truth
about ourselves, our world, our future, and He's about giving us
healing for the pain we have in our heart, the pain this world
has pounded us into over our lives.

It's not religion.
It's not a club.
It's not judgment.
It's not a list of dos and don'ts.

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It's about you having your sin physically taken away from your
soul's account, so that you are not guilty before God, so that
you will not be judged, so that God can restore you to eternal
life.

It's about God giving you a real second chance to be a part of
His eternal Kingdom.

Daniel

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Sep 28, 2017, 8:45:29 AM9/28/17
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On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 7:30:32 AM UTC-4, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
>
> It's eternal life ... just for the asking.
>
That didn't work for the rich young man! Have you sold all of you possessions
and given them to the poor?

Daniel

Rick C. Hodgin

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Sep 28, 2017, 8:58:29 AM9/28/17
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Christianity is not a works-based religion. And that message Jesus
had for that particular person was to address the thing that was
separating HIM from faith in Jesus.

The rich young man had his faith in his possessions. Jesus asked
him to sell everything he had and follow Him because that was the
thing that was separating that young man from Jesus.

It's not the same for all people. For some, it's their love of
this or that. For some it's the desire to do this or that. But
for each of us, in our sin, because of our sin, we have something
that is separating us from God.

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Christianity is about faith, and even that faith is a gift from God.
Until God reaches in to a person's soul and flips invisible switches,
nobody can come to Christ. But for all who will seek the truth, even
if they don't know what they'll find when they get there, then for
those people God makes it possible for them to come to faith. He
flips those invisible switches which impel us from within to come to
Him, repent, ask forgiveness, and receive salvation.

It's a free offer for all who will receive it. But God honors our
choices. If we will not seek the truth, then He will honor that
choice even though it leads us to Hell. But even so, He continues
to send men and women like me into your lives to teach you these
things, to spark curiosity, to potentially jar you from a prior
mis-conception you're holding on to regarding God, just as I did
above for you.

You used the example that to be a Christian, he/she must sell all
his/her possessions and then follow Jesus. You most likely did
this to mock me, but nonetheless, such a teaching is there in
scripture. What you failed to realize was the reason why Jesus
said that particular thing to that particular person.

And if you are mistaken in that thinking, what other thinkings
regarding scripture are you also mistaken in?

If you can get to the place where you can say to yourself, "God, I
may be wrong. I don't think I am, but I might be. And if I am,
then I want to know the truth. The real truth." If you can get
to that place, God will do the rest in your salvation.

Melzzzzz

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Sep 28, 2017, 9:02:20 AM9/28/17
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On 2017-09-28, Rick C. Hodgin <rick.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 8:45:29 AM UTC-4, Daniel wrote:
>> On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 7:30:32 AM UTC-4, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
>> >
>> > It's eternal life ... just for the asking.
>> >
>> That didn't work for the rich young man! Have you sold all of you possessions
>> and given them to the poor?
>
> Christianity is not a works-based religion. And that message Jesus
> had for that particular person was to address the thing that was
> separating HIM from faith in Jesus.
>

Said sect which is not recognized by mainstream. Seek professional help.
You need it. Things can just get worse, you can loose your IQ and
became intellent like idiot which is obbvious from your postings. Don't
hasitate, before too late. You just became stupid again.


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press any key to continue or any other to quit...

Rick C. Hodgin

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Sep 28, 2017, 9:11:01 AM9/28/17
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Look at the fruit of my life, Melzzzzz. I advocate:

(1) Loving one another.
(2) Not fighting with one another, but seeking peace actively.
(3) Teaching one another, passing on your skills freely.
(4) Using your time each today to help other people rather
than watching TV or going to the movies. Go and help
your neighbor paint their house, for example.
(5) Re-purposing your goals to do things you need, but in a
way that will also help others by making them owners,
and not renters.
(6) As a general focus in life: Look to improve the lives
of those around you by your labor time, thinking, goals,
and activities.

Which of these do you disagree with?

What you do disagree with is the fact that I point to Jesus as the
reason why I do this, and I point to Jesus for the reason why you
should do this. Your flesh knows it is in sin, and you know in your
core that you are in sin, and it is that sin you're holding on to
which is in rebellion against God, which manifests itself as this
real need you have to attempt to demean and discredit me, because
if you can do that and succeed, then it means you are not under the
very judgment you are under today.

It will never work. The truth is invincible. It defeats every
enemy in all circumstances. And Jesus is truth.

Daniel

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Sep 28, 2017, 9:14:51 AM9/28/17
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On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 8:58:29 AM UTC-4, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
>
> Christianity is not a works-based religion.

"What shall it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but hath not works?" The Letter of James


Melzzzzz

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Sep 28, 2017, 9:15:22 AM9/28/17
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On 2017-09-28, Rick C. Hodgin <rick.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 9:02:20 AM UTC-4, Melzzzzz wrote:
>> On 2017-09-28, Rick C. Hodgin <rick.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 8:45:29 AM UTC-4, Daniel wrote:
>> >> On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 7:30:32 AM UTC-4, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > It's eternal life ... just for the asking.
>> >> >
>> >> That didn't work for the rich young man! Have you sold all of you possessions
>> >> and given them to the poor?
>> >
>> > Christianity is not a works-based religion. And that message Jesus
>> > had for that particular person was to address the thing that was
>> > separating HIM from faith in Jesus.
>> >
>>
>> Said sect which is not recognized by mainstream. Seek professional help.
>> You need it. Things can just get worse, you can loose your IQ and
>> became intellent like idiot which is obbvious from your postings. Don't
>> hasitate, before too late. You just became stupid again.
>
> Look at the fruit of my life, Melzzzzz. I advocate:

Do you know someone that does not advocate that?
>
> (1) Loving one another.
> (2) Not fighting with one another, but seeking peace actively.
> (3) Teaching one another, passing on your skills freely.
> (4) Using your time each today to help other people rather
> than watching TV or going to the movies. Go and help
> your neighbor paint their house, for example.
> (5) Re-purposing your goals to do things you need, but in a
> way that will also help others by making them owners,
> and not renters.
> (6) As a general focus in life: Look to improve the lives
> of those around you by your labor time, thinking, goals,
> and activities.
>
> Which of these do you disagree with?

I don't have problem with that rather I notice you have mental
problems...

Rick C. Hodgin

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Sep 28, 2017, 9:28:54 AM9/28/17
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We are saved by faith, but faith without works is dead. If one has
faith, they must also have works, because works will naturally flow
out of their faith, which evidences their faiths.


https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A17-26&version=KJV

But, it's not the works which gain salvation:


https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+2%3A8-9&version=KJV

8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

It is simply that if we have genuine faith, we will also have real
works. So, faith does have a works member, but works DOES NOT have
a faith member:

faith->works // Valid
works->faith // Unknown member

It does have a pseudo-faith member, however:

works->pseudoFaith // Does exist, but only harm the user

Daniel

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Sep 28, 2017, 9:32:45 AM9/28/17
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On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 8:58:29 AM UTC-4, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:

> ... something that is separating us from God.
>
A man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do
to inherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “You lack one thing: go,
stop spamming usenet.” 22 Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful,
for he loved spamming usenet.

Daniel

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Sep 28, 2017, 9:41:43 AM9/28/17
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On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 9:28:54 AM UTC-4, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
> On 9/28/2017 9:14 AM, Daniel wrote:
> > On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 8:58:29 AM UTC-4, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
> >>
> >> Christianity is not a works-based religion.
> >
> > "What shall it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but hath not works?" The Letter of James
>
> But, it's not the works which gain salvation:
>
The Letter of James was a rebuke from the Jerusalem Church to the teachings
of that whippersnapper Paul, who taught what you're describing. It appears
that your variant of Christianity comes from Paul, rather than the original
apostles.


Rick C. Hodgin

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It's an incorrect assumption to think these message are spam. Jesus
said in Matthew 28:18+ that all power and authority had been given
Him in Heaven and on the Earth. We are to go ye therefore and teach
all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy
Ghost, teaching them to obey all things whatsoever He has commanded.

That "baptizing" part is not meant to be water baptism only. It is
intended to be an immersion in our lives of the Lord and His teachings.
It is preceded by a teaching request, and followed by another teaching
request. It is to be the catalyst which causes that teaching to come
into being: full immersion in the things of God.

We are supposed to have God ahead of all things in our lives every-
where. We are supposed to hold all of our ideas, goals, thinkings,
wants, wishes, all of it before God BEFORE we move on them. We are
to keep ourselves under subjection to God.

God doesn't do this to impede us, but to protect us from the enemy
who is at work in this world. That enemy is seeking to harm us and
destroy our soul in Hell. God is seeking to guide us toward full and
rich prosperity in right ways, and to give us forgiveness of sin and
eternal life.

It's not spam. It's God's love reaching out to a sinful world for
those few who will be saved. The message is not given for other
people, but for all who will be saved it is given for them.

If you can hear His call on the inside of your heart, then rejoice!
It is God reaching out to save your eternal soul from eternal death
in Hellfire. It is true cause for celebration. Even the angels in
Heaven rejoice when a sinner repents:

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+15%3A10&version=KJV

10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of
the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

The angels of God are distinct from the angels of Satan (demons).
Both are real, and the demons are here among us tempting us con-
tinually toward immorality and sin. They are literally around you
right now where you are, invisibly to our eye, but in real ways
influencing your thinking, your feelings.

If you ask God to protect you from them, and seek to be saved from
within, then He will draw you away from them and to salvation. It's
why these messages go forth: To teach those who will be saved those
things they need to know. None of it is intended for other people.

Rick C. Hodgin

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There is a large movement which attempts to discredit Paul, or to
hone in on particular aspects and try to make a case out of those
being a cause for disbelief of this teaching or that, but the one
central message of the New Testament addresses the one common theme:

(1) We have sin.
(2) Our sin condemns us to judgment and Hellfire.
(3) Jesus came into the world to forgive our sin.
(4) All who put their faith in Christ and ask Him to
forgive their sin gain eternal life.

The Bible is before you, Daniel. You don't need me or anyone else
to teach you what it says. God Himself will teach you if you read
and study it seeking the truth, He will reveal to you that truth,
as much as you're able to receive.

Seek the truth and you will find it. That's a promise from God,
not from me.

Daniel

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On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 9:43:49 AM UTC-4, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
> On 9/28/2017 9:32 AM, Daniel wrote:
> > On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 8:58:29 AM UTC-4, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
> >
> >> ... something that is separating us from God.
> >>
> > A man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do
> > to inherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “You lack one thing: go,
> > stop spamming usenet.” 22 Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful,
> > for he loved spamming usenet.
>
> It's an incorrect assumption to think these message are spam.

Of course they're spam. Everybody here thinks so, believers and non-
believers alike. And you love to spam, like the rich young man loved his
possessions. You couldn't give it up even if your eternal life depended
on it, just as the rich young man couldn't give up his possessions.

Rick C. Hodgin

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If you go back and read my posts, you'll see every one of them is a
teaching effort. I address incorrect thinking, incorrect beliefs,
things stated that are in error, etc.

I point people to Christ because I want them saved. It was the
reason Jesus left Heaven and came to Earth to live as one of us.
He cared enough about people to push His existence in Heaven's
perfection aside for a time, so that He could save us.

My goals are to reach people with the knowledge that they have sin,
are under judgment and condemnation, and that Jesus will save them
from that just for the asking.

It is a proper thing to do with one's time. It is the thing all
born again Christians will do with their time, though the weight
of our sinful flesh and the sin in this world pulls strongly
against us as real evil spirits align to drag us into ineffective,
fruitless works by their spiritual influence upon our flesh. But
as John teaches:

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+5%3A4-5&version=KJV

4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and
this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our
faith.

5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth
that Jesus is the Son of God?

It takes time sometimes because the inertia of our former life,
a life taught to us by demons, drags heavily against us through
our sinful flesh. But when we press in and seek to pursue the
spirit in an honest pursuit of the truth, the spirit overrides
the flesh and our victory in Christ is assured, as it asserts
itself in the visible fruit of a person's life.

If all I did was just sit back and write these things, you could
conclude that it was just spam. But when you look at the fruit
of my works, the result of years of labor purposed on a real-
world application of these things I teach, you must realize they
are not just spam, but are honest teachings of those things we
are supposed to do, and that Christ has enabled me to do in an
ongoing manner. And as I've said many times, Rick the man has
tried repeatedly to thwart this effort in seeking to create a
full hardware and software stack unto God. I've grown tired,
weary, and have even resolved within myself to walk away twice.
But the spirit of God continues to move within me and I am
impelled from within to proceed.

It will be the same for all people who are born again. Wherever
they are they will overcome the enemy's attempts to thwart them
in their life, and their life's goals. Greater is He who is in
me, than he who is in the world.

Jesus gives us full victory. We just need to receive it and
walk in it.

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http://www.libsf.org:8990/projects/LIB/repos/libsf/browse/pbl_v1.txt

Daniel

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Sep 28, 2017, 3:28:07 PM9/28/17
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On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 10:05:32 AM UTC-4, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
>
> teaching ... I address incorrect thinking, incorrect beliefs,
> things stated that are in error, etc.
>
You're no teacher, Rick, no student either. There's no delight in inquiry in
your messages, there is no curiosity, no discoveries. There are no ideas,
ideas would only frighten you. No scholarship, not a hint of an interest in
the vast field of scholarship that studies the texts using biblical and
extra biblical sources. What you are doing is you are spamming, and you
enjoy spamming, in the same way that the fornicator enjoys fornication (in
defense of the fornicator: fornication is fun, but spamming is just a waste
of time.)

Rick C. Hodgin

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Sep 28, 2017, 3:32:42 PM9/28/17
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Read them again, Daniel, but this time with at truth-seeking heart.

Every message I have teaches us we are (1) sinners, (2) damned, and
that (3) Jesus came to forgive us so we are no longer damned, but are
alive in eternity in the paradise of Heaven with God in a body like
the angels walking on the streets of gold.

There is NOTHING wrong with that message, or that teaching. It is
ENTIRELY everything you need to know in this world, because if you
can come to that point you'll know that everything before Christ was
a waste, and even after Christ your old flesh fights against you
continually trying to keep you from a righteous walk.

But God is greater, and He does the work within you making it possible
for you to overcome that old sinful man in your flesh.

Good luck, Daniel. The truth knocks at your door. It will continue
to do so until you leave this world, or until you open the door and
receive it.

Daniel

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Sep 28, 2017, 3:40:10 PM9/28/17
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On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 3:32:42 PM UTC-4, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
>
> Every message I have ...

He's spammin', and he hopes you like spammin' too ...

(sung to the tune of Bob Marley's
Jammin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFRbZJXjWIA)

Chris M. Thomasson

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Sep 28, 2017, 5:24:33 PM9/28/17
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Hey now, don't forget the Unicorns in Zork.

http://zork.wikia.com/wiki/Unicorn

Ahhh, the Plane of TransInfinite Splendor.

Chris M. Thomasson

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Sep 28, 2017, 5:38:00 PM9/28/17
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On 9/28/2017 6:43 AM, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
> On 9/28/2017 9:32 AM, Daniel wrote:
>> On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 8:58:29 AM UTC-4, Rick C. Hodgin
>> wrote:
>>
>>> ... something that is separating us from God.
>>>
>> A man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what
>> must I do
>> to inherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “You lack one
>> thing: go,
>> stop spamming usenet.” 22 Disheartened by the saying, he went away
>> sorrowful,
>> for he loved spamming usenet.
>
> It's an incorrect assumption to think these message are spam.

Bait?

Chris M. Thomasson

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Sep 28, 2017, 5:45:47 PM9/28/17
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On 9/25/2017 5:27 AM, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
> To my fellow "Usenet group"ies:
>
> I come before you today with a request for each of you.  I ask
> you to give it an ear and ponder it in your heart.  Consider it
> for a time each day and think about what it means to the baseline
> fundamental views we hold in our lives.
[...]

Check out this online program I created that simulates field based DLA:

http://funwithfractals.atspace.cc/ct_fdla_anime_dynamic_test

Let it run for a couple of minutes. It builds DLA clusters in a dynamic
environment that allows the user to click and create new attractors at
will. Here is a screenshot:

https://plus.google.com/101799841244447089430/posts/LjJesbaokGd

This uses random numbers for the number of particles that are released
per-round. I am experimenting with some other DLA techniques/ideas of
mine that use no random source, and are 100% deterministic. They still
end of producing natural looking trees, or networks. Simulating an
orbiting particle source seems to create some very natural looking,
deterministic DLA clusters.

Field based DLA looks natural. Can it provide an insight into some parts
of nature? Na. ;^)

BTW, working on a C version.

Öö Tiib

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Sep 29, 2017, 2:25:24 AM9/29/17
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His madness. The invisible pink unicorns are magical because how else
those can be invisible and pink at same time?

red floyd

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Sep 29, 2017, 12:10:41 PM9/29/17
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Heresy!! All know that the IPU is phony, while the FSM is real!!!

Chris M. Thomasson

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Sep 30, 2017, 12:10:51 AM9/30/17
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On 9/28/2017 11:25 PM, Öö Tiib wrote:
If one of the invisible unicorns tells you it is pink... Is it lying?

;^)

Chris M. Thomasson

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Sep 30, 2017, 12:19:59 AM9/30/17
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IPU is the one true way, FSM is crap. Give me the right amount of $$$
and I will send you the real deal, top-secret documents that will blow
your mind. People that worship the FSM are most likely possessed by the
demon lord Jeearr:

https://www.thezorklibrary.com/history/jeearr.html

lol.

Richard

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Oct 2, 2017, 1:21:33 PM10/2/17
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[Please do not mail me a copy of your followup]

*plonk*

Maybe you say something useful sometimes, but since you insist on
feeding the trolls and making them post more and more and more, welcome
to my KILLFILE.
--
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Rick C. Hodgin

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Oct 2, 2017, 3:30:42 PM10/2/17
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Last night, I was listening to a sermon from a church in Hawaii,
and I heard the most amazing thing I've ever heard regarding Jesus
dying on the cross.

It was from the communion part of their service published on
YouTube (beginning at 1hr 19m 0s):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQj-_BVAG1U&t=1h19m0s

The pastor's talking about the bread and the wine, and how Jesus
said as often as you eat this bread, or drink this wine, do this
in remembrance of me.

He teaches of the two elements which came out of Jesus when he
was pierced by a spear at the cross. They were blood and water,
which are also the two elements which come forth when a woman
gives birth.

He teaches that it was the birth of the bride of Christ, which
is the church (believers in Jesus Christ), taken from the side
of Christ in His death, just as Adam's bride had been taken
from his side when God put Adam into a deep sleep and made Eve
from his rib. God made Eve for Adam, just as He made His own
bride for Himself.

Jesus literally created His own bride by His death on the cross,
birthed at the time of His death, with the seventh wound He
received (two in His feet, two in His hands, one on His back
from the scourging, one on the head from the crown of thorns,
and then one more, the seventh, was the piercing of His side
by the Roman soldiers -- seven is the number of Biblical
completion. It comes up time and time and time again in
Bible scripture, and is significant to God's design).

-----
It's the most amazing thing I've ever heard about the full
circle from man's original creation to Christ's redemption of
man, in the same pattern from pre-fall form, to salvation-from-
the-fall form.

I've never heard his piercing explained in that way in my
entire life, and even with a tremendous amount of active study
of the Bible since 2004, in listening to sermons, thinking
about these things, searching the matter out, etc.

God is so beautiful in what He conveys. You just have to be
looking for it. You just have to be willing to receive it.

Chris M. Thomasson

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Oct 2, 2017, 3:38:19 PM10/2/17
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On 10/2/2017 10:21 AM, Richard wrote:
> [Please do not mail me a copy of your followup]
>
> *plonk*
>
> Maybe you say something useful sometimes, but since you insist on
> feeding the trolls and making them post more and more and more, welcome
> to my KILLFILE.
>

Just joking around wrt the IPU and FSM.

red floyd

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Oct 2, 2017, 8:04:42 PM10/2/17
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As was I. Sorry guys.

Juha Nieminen

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Oct 3, 2017, 2:44:29 AM10/3/17
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Rick C. Hodgin <rick.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Look at the fruit of my life, Melzzzzz. I advocate:
>
> (1) Loving one another.
> (2) Not fighting with one another, but seeking peace actively.
> (3) Teaching one another, passing on your skills freely.
> (4) Using your time each today to help other people rather
> than watching TV or going to the movies. Go and help
> your neighbor paint their house, for example.
> (5) Re-purposing your goals to do things you need, but in a
> way that will also help others by making them owners,
> and not renters.
> (6) As a general focus in life: Look to improve the lives
> of those around you by your labor time, thinking, goals,
> and activities.

I find it rather telling that honesty is among those. Which is quite
telling given how dishonest you are.

fir

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Oct 3, 2017, 5:13:59 AM10/3/17
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W dniu wtorek, 3 października 2017 > I find it rather telling that honesty is among those. Which is quite
> telling given how dishonest you are.

obviously dickhead rick is idiot badass that radiates with rays of utter stupidity
which is harmfull

but there is secondary problem people who read that, gets angry and answers to that making overeal increased focus to that devastating crap (i know it also is including me)

at least i would propose one rule here

1) if you answer to craphed rick do not quotate his trash in your ovn answer, just cut to zero not polluting eyes of people who filtered it out

i would also advice

2) dont answer to other answer of our craphed even if it is ontopic (becouse if you do so it will flod more of braindead trash soon) --- (his ontopic propositions are obviously also only examples of his utter cretinism nothing more)



dick is real deadly as human brain has some specyfic that is if you focus on A you unfocus on B & C and if it is such heavy crap it is just simple devastating,
it just smashes normal inteligence out especially effectively and thats needs utter defence ;c




fir

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Oct 3, 2017, 5:19:27 AM10/3/17
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ps obviously i agree that dickhead rick is cheater

this moron expect people to drop criticism and take all what he says as a true becouse he says so even if it is false and he is just idiot (as he obviously is)..

Rick C. Hodgin

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Oct 3, 2017, 8:24:37 AM10/3/17
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I have said it in other posts, to other people who are attacking me as
you are here:


https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.os.development/XawaCBEClXE/zylVTZ_FCAAJ

-----[ Begin ]-----

The message I teach is this: There is coming a day when you will
then be removed from denial through sin, and forced into the realm
of true reality, whereby you will know on that day the reality of
realities ... that you have sin, that you are under judgment, that
you are being condemned, and that you will be tossed forever into
the eternal lake of fire where you will be tormented day and night.

The message I teach is this: Jesus doesn't want you to go there.
He's made the way out for you, and for everyone else. He's made
it free. He's having men and women like me go all over the whole
world teaching you about it. He gave you the Bible to learn and
study about Him so you can know for sure these teachings are not
our own. The Bible I teach from (King James Bible) was written
in 1611, long before anyone alive today became a concern to man.

Jesus changes souls from the inside out. It is that REAL CHANGE
that I am teaching you about, and pointing you toward.

I'm not asking you to join a religion. I'm not asking you to
join a church. I'm not asking you to send people money.

I am asking you to, quietly, when you're alone, no noise or any
distractions, the TV turned off, no music, no kids or family or
whatever ... just you and your silent contemplation, I am asking
you to ask Jesus to forgive your sin.

It is not about another man.
It is about Jesus.

It is not about any religion/religious doctrine.
It is about Jesus.

It is not about money or property or even our flesh.
It is about Jesus.

I'm not advocating any thing or work of man. I am only teaching
you that you need to go to Jesus and ask forgiveness for your
sin so that you can have eternal life.

Jesus will then begin working on your insides, turning your life
away from sin and toward His Kingdom and Kingdom purposes. It is,
at that point, only natural.

-----
Do not do false things.
Do not do wrong things.
Do not be a hypocrite.
Do not be a liar.

What I'm teaching you to do is ask forgiveness for your sin from
Jesus, and then live a proper and true life before Him.

It is His calling. It is His teaching. And He makes it possible
for all who will look up to Him in their lives, and then walk.

-----[ End ]-----

You misunderstand, Juha, because you are unwilling to hear the truth.
You purposefully misunderstand the message because you do not want
to hear it.

The message is there before you. And it is a proper message. And
if you don't believe the words I speak, then look at my life and see
where I am doing things other than I say. I have given all of my
excess labor away for free, and am continuing to do so year in,
year out:

http://www.libsf.org:8990/projects/LIB/repos/libsf/browse/

I am trying to rally multiple men and women together to create a
full hardware stack devoted to the Lord. It will be for our use,
and we will design a proper system that works like other systems,
but the reason we're doing is a devotion to the Lord, and not a
plan to get rich on patents or unit sales. We are looking to reach
deep within ourselves and pull out the best we have to offer, and
to do so to make other people's lives better.

You conclude about me falsely, Juha, because you are unwilling to
hear or see the truth.

Rick C. Hodgin

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Oct 3, 2017, 8:31:59 AM10/3/17
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On 10/3/2017 5:19 AM, fir wrote:
> ps obviously i agree that .. rick is cheater

If there is something you need help with in software development,
fir, I am willing to help you. I will put in labor and time and
thought and effort to help improve your knowledge, your product,
to help make your life go a little smoother.

I will do the same for you as I do for other people.

> this moron expect people to drop criticism and take all what he says
as a true becouse he says so even if it is false and he is just idiot
(as he obviously is)..

I do not expect you to believe me. I expect you to go and see for
yourself the One I point to. I'm asking you to put Him to the test.

I do not advocate Rick.
I do not advocate any man.
I advocate only Jesus, because only Jesus can save us from sin.

We have a real enemy, fir. Other people are not our enemy. There
is a spiritual enemy slithering its way among us, enticing us via
spiritual forces to do bad things, to sin against God, and to harm
ourselves and others.

I am trying to teach people about that enemy so we can all overcome
him through Christ.

Jesus has already given us the victory. All we have to do is walk
in it. All we have to do is receive it and then stand up and keep
our pace in it. It's not a great effort to have the victory. Jesus
even taught:


https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11%3A28-30&version=KJV

28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and
lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

I testify that his words are true, but I'm not asking you to take
my word for it. Go to local churches in your area and speak to
total strangers, born again Christians who have nothing to gain
by convincing you of something, but will only teach and tell you
the same truth I am teaching and telling you.

We don't ask you for money.
We don't ask you to join our church.
We ask you to go to Jesus and ask forgiveness for your sin so you
too can be saved.

It's a different goal, different purpose than the things of this
world. It is the way of Heaven. It is the way of eternity. It
is the way of the spirit. It is the way of God.

You go to Him directly, and ask of Him directly, and He alone saves
you. No other name has been given that authority or power, but only
Jesus Christ.

He is sufficient.
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