Is your destiny written in the stars? - AUTHENTIC with Shawn Boonstra
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- Опубликовано: 23 май 2024
- Whether you identify as a total Gemini, take a passing interest in the Chinese zodiac, or regard all horoscopes as ripe for mockery, you can't deny their massive popularity. This week Shawn Boonstra dissects the appeal of astrological signs. Are we seeking a cosmic destiny? Guidance? Order? Whatever it is, we can't help but look up.
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About Authentic:
Host Shawn Boonstra makes it easy to understand how philosophy and biblical principles can help you live an authentic life in the 21st century.
We talk about real existential questions-stuff that everybody wonders about: the meaning of life, purposeful living, the nature of human existence, the thoughts of great philosophers and how those have impacted our culture and how we live-the nature of love, relationships, emotions, self-awareness . . . But most of all, we explore what it means to live an authentic human existence.
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God is comforting me now after 30 years of struggle with depression
and He will continue to be by your side. All the best brother!
Amen. Keep trusting in Him.
I am grateful to God for the comfort He offers in reminding us that He is not far from any one of us. Thank you for sharing these insights. May God continue to bless your ministry.
Thank you, Pastor Boonstra, for yet another thoughtful episode of Authentic.
Wow, nailed it! My sister and I at a very young age had our innocence taken from us by a mantally- physically abusive father. Ok, that wasn't our choice and for another 40 years or so we made a lot if bad choices in life causing great pains and always blaming it on 'dad'. We've both lost children, multiple divorces, family alienation, etc., and I was very angry with God and wondered why He was so cruel and hated me so terribly Pastor. But God, in His pursuit of winning our hearts, stayed after me and my sister. I began searching whyHe hated me and my family so much only to find out just how much He LOVED us, me!! Long story short, I can't undo the bad choices, but I have that peace that passes understanding Jesus promised! Forgiveness of sin that I had and made my own choices in. I genuinely forgave my dad before he passed even tho he never acknowledged or asked forgiveness. THAT was in itself a 'Godthing'!! I'm 66 and couldn't be happier and more in love with my Father who's NEVER let me go, Jesus my Savior, my Creator! My sister still struggles and our sin choices remain as losses but shes slowly coming to understand. You know how God got my attention? VOP, 1984, the beginning of my new found freedom and a hatred turned to soul satisfying devoted love! Ty for this segment!❤🙏🏻
Wow. Praise God! Thanks for sharing.
God bless you for sharing your testimony!!! God always has a away to get us back, He is hunting for that sheep. Amen! Thank you for blessing me with your experience… Blessings from above!!
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Praise God!
It was a very thought-provoking discussion. Love Authentic, it's one of the highlights of my Sabbath. Love the Bible Study guides, too!
Always something to think about.
A few days ago I had been greatly impressed by psalm 73:25 "Whom have I in heaven but You?" More so in the thought of what sci-fi speculates is out there but it also applies to Astrology.
I sure like your humour Pastor Shawn, and you are a very good writer.
Great, greeting from London
I never miss an episode. Thank you so much for sharing the truth in such interesting way. Happy Sabbath, God bless
Excellent and thought provoking.
Thank you, Pastor. authentic is such a blessing to me. God bless you.
Really good discussion
Thanks 🙏
Thank you, as always!! Really deep talk
Amazing! Thanks for covering this important topic.
Thank you for another wonderful thought provoking episode! Love ❤️ your program.
The emotional construct of the individual and Society explained.
1. Self deception/ or being deceived
2. Common Behaviors of a person that's been dehumanized.
3. Self- centered or altruism
1. Is the answer to all of these things as simple as our 10 basic needs of all human and the environment and society that we are brought up in. With only a slight variance and complexity.
Or is it more complex.
2. As we talked about yesterday how a people pleaser and a malignant narcissist have the same psychological shortcomings of low self-esteem which creates fear and how both of them deal with it in a extreme opposite manner.
As a survival strategy and A coping mechanism for their believed inadequacies.
We carry the malignant narcissistic traits and the people pleaser traits inside of us. it's part of our emotional makeup. In some form of variance of degree or even extreme.
Which comes out and is used as a survival and coping mechanism to our environment and Society as a whole and individual.
Which I've just come to the conclusion. It comes down to what I originally wrote.
Adding on a emphasis too our survival Instinct. The 10 basic needs of all mankind whether you are a boy or girl.
Our environment and our society. That influences us and becomes a learned behavioral response. Which again society and our environment teaches us how to act and behave. So environment willing if society says we should all run around naked tomorrow 80% of us would.
And the scientific proof. Is in the extreme behavior and customs that we see in different societies. And even social groups.
This is the reason why man can never be perfect. we can only try to be better.
And without the Lord God we become more and more immoral. We all basically have an intuition of right and wrong. But add in all those other factors without a strong leader we can easily be misled and corrupted.
As evident of what we see in society today happening quickly and extremely. And we know it's not right.
But due to fear and anxiety we go along to get along to survive.
Which in many ways is a normal survival Instinct.
So when we see extreme behaviors in other people, and wonder why it's because it's allowed and accepted. And becomes the norm just like different societies do things that we think are extremely weird strange or wrong.
So people's behaviors are built off what society and individuals, anxieties and fears of the known and unknown. Which then Fosters our strong beliefs Of what's right and wrong .Which in turn become allowed and acceptable behavior in our Society.
10 basic needs of all human explained
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It's not really that complex. Think about what A babies Basic needs are . It's no different for a boy or girl. Take away sexuality. For boys and girls, as they're growing up.
We're talking about emotionally. And physical needs.
Physical needs.
1. eat & drink
2. Breathe
3.sleep,
4. wear clothing
5. housing To protect us from the environment we're in. That is whether you're a boy or a girl. It doesn't matter.
What are our emotional needs. For both boys and girls. It's absolutely identical.
1. Affection
2. Intimacy
3. Acceptance
4. Feeling safe
5. Emotional bonding with others and the opposite sex
Boys and girls are two halves of the whole. That is where sex and sexuality join as one. Each one has a strong part to play. Both are equally important to build a strong union,
Sex and sexuality is the cherry on top. Through that we bond with each other. And the better it is the stronger the bond.
So are 10 basic needs of all humans. Fulfilled give us comfort and peace.
If we start having a lack of any of them just one of them or an extreme absent of even one of them. Where we then start looking into answers of the known and unknown to bring balance back in to our lives. Which immediately triggers anxiety self-doubt and fear.
Which can only be fixed by bringing our 10 basic needs back into some form of balance. Which we find acceptable to us and or the society as a whole around us.
Which is seen in ritualistic forms through all individuals and all other societies. Without exception. Wear a Doctrine will develop for the individual and the society as a whole of right and wrong Behavior.
The 10 basic needs we all have. that is the foundation of the individual and Society.
The outside influence is always going to be. Environment which encompasses everything that goes on around us. And our Society's beliefs and behaviors. Which if threatened will cause. Anxiety and fear of the known and unknown.
Which means the more stable the society is. The safer we feel and the happier we are.
But regardless of everything . If anxiety and fear start to control us as a individuals feelings of inadequacies or the appearance of true inadequacies, mainly due to self perception and the outside influences of the environment and Society they see around them. It will corrupt the individual and can and will corrupt the society as whole given enough time.
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It also explains the reason why using it as a extreme example. Of the malignant narcissist and the people pleaser.
Both have the same shortcoming. Of low self-esteem and self worth which triggers anxiety and fear. And why and how they cope with it. Both an extremely different ways. One through dominance. And the other through, submissive people pleasing.
And the best way of understanding things is to always understand the extreme to understand everything else.
But you have to understand the foundation first.
Which is always going to be with all humans the 10 basic needs.
Example:
You can't take care of a baby unless you know what the babies needs are.
Or any other living thing.
I will respond to all intelligible inquiries
Thank you:
Barry E, Ives.
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Wonderfully thought provoking! Thank God for this program!
Always worth listening to
Wow! You really got my imagination and belief system going in full search mode. Thank you for your insightful and thought-provoking commentary . God bless you.
Excellent 🎉
Your content is always so insightful and well thought out,may God continue to bless your ministry 🙏🏻
Thank you!
Thank you so much for your series. I look forward to every new episode. 😊
Great show. Thank you
God blessy you ❤
Can you do an episode on why is the rest of humanity under the curse, just because Adam and Eve sinned? Why didn’t God just deal with them separately?… Thank you. 🙏🏼
Dear klinefam2010
I don’t mean to have the perfect answer for you but, I humbly share with you what I know from the Bible. The spiritual law declares that we inherited from Adam and Eve a sinful nature (Romans 3:23-26). We cannot change that, because it’s part of the effect and proof to us and the universe of what terrible are the consequences of sin. And yes, God dealt with each one of them separately, as He does with every one of us; as salvation is also imparted individually. Unfortunately we need to deal with this inheritance by now, until God destroy it. But the good news is that this inheritance loses its power when we accept Jesus as our Savior, as long we depend completely upon Him. And greater than that is that Jesus will change completely our sinful nature for a perfect one soon! So we don’t need to dispar or understand everything. What we need is to believe everything He says that He will do for us, in us, and despise of us. 💙🙏🌷
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his gracethrough the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[a] through the shedding of his blood-to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished- 26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus. Romans 3:23-26
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I always used to look at the zodiac... At the Chinese restaurant... lol
Did it say that in the Bible
Many questions I had about the Bible. Why did people suffer, why did they have to suffer. How could something that seem right and feel good and you cannot see anyone being hurt by it be wrong.
They're not really hurting anybody. They seem to me to be good people. What's wrong with free love. Does it not bring pleasure to everyone. If that girl and I had hooked up and we both fulfilled each other's desires and bonded through that, what is wrong with it. How could that be of sin. Especially if both of us believe in a god.
The answer comes from Human Nature. You'll never respect anyone or anything that doesn't respect themselves. It's a reason why you hate nice guys are what truly is a people pleaser and the more you're around them the less respect you'll have for them. They will become dehumanized in your own eyes.
That's what I recognized with that young lady the wanted to do the things to me that she wanted to do. And after a while there would be no limits to what she would do. And as I said at best she would see me as a pet or a child not as a partner
The only reason for fighting and killing is when you are having to defend yourself or others. From other's violence. But the Holy Bible
does say always speak the truth, but not as a weapon. That a lot of people misunderstand. You can hate the sin. But don't hate the person. Mainly because none of us are perfect and we all do things that are wrong.
But that also means we don't have to accept what they're doing wrong or hang around them. Because as you pointed out it's just human nature to become desensitized to what's going on and at some point accepting what they're doing is right.
My analogy is when you had your first drink are puffed on your first joint. No one planned to be an alcoholic or a drug addict or even have an addiction. When we were very young we would have looked at it is that stupid and we were warned about it. But as we got older we thought we knew everything, and that would never happen to us.
Nothing happens overnight it's a progression that's what will happen over time. And the extreme things that does seem to have happen overnight. You'll find are always correlated with something else that has been happening for a long time. And all we were doing is taking the next step.
So what many people have done is point out the wrong that someone else has done. To discredit the Holy Bible and Lord God and the word of God.
Or at the very least, question did the Lord God really say that. Is that what the Lord God really meant to say. Again we can see all the pain and suffering in the world. Including religious wars if the Lord God is so powerful and good and righteous why didn't he just stop all this pain and suffering and Evil.
I've asked all these questions. And again it came back to actually two things one I knew about and can actually understand it. We have free will we have the choice of doing right and wrong and we are responsible directly for our own actions.
And the second one I heard about but wasn't really sure until the past year maybe a little bit longer but not much. Lucifer has domain over the Earth. Which causes the death and suffering that we see.
Which means we've been at all out War and caught up between Good and Evil without realizing it. Or at least for me understanding it. Literally direct War people are dying suffering and being crippled families displaced children murder human beings are being harmed physically and psychologically. But just like me most people don't actually realize it. We hear it and kind of say yes but not really. And either tend to blame the Lord God or the people that believe in the Lord God. Because of the things we clearly see them doing that's wrong.
Too often religion and the Lord God become the scapegoat. Instead of blaming the human or humans that corrupted the word of the Lord God.
I understand the free will now better than I did. Looking into all of this. When you're in a relationship you want the person that you're with to want you. Just for Who You Are accepting you fully. Because they want to and see something in you. No one can respect somebody that is forced into accepting you and only does things for you because they have to. Just like the people pleaser they're only doing it because they feel they don't have a choice.
Which means they're giving you a payment and not a gift.
A gift is something you give from your own free will something you want to do.
A payment is something you have to do to either receive or set a balance straight.
Basically something you owe or want.
Or have no choice in the matter.
Will answer all intelligible responses.
Thank you:
Barry E, Ives.
Hey Shawn, what do you make of the Apochrapha saying that one of the Angels gave astrology to man?
God's angels have their ministry, so it's common sense that the fallen angels have theirs, likely teaching mankind every wondrous falsehood. Mythology, alchemy, necromancy, etc...
These days the Evangelists need to watch where they go to Preach.
I think it’s Satan and witchcraft that does those horoscopes