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07.09.10

Cracking the Code

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for
they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are
spiritually discerned. - 1 Corinthians 2:14.

For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach
you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to
need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is
unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. - Hebrews 5:12-13.

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. - 2
Timothy 3:16-17.

.desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you
have tasted that the Lord is gracious. - 1 Peter 2:2-3.

Here is the code: 9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a can you crack it? If you
can, you might have won a wired dot com dangerroom t-shirt or a ticket for
the International Spy Museum. I say you might have won, because the secret
code that the Pentagon's US Cyber Command has in its logo has already been
cracked. jemelehill cracked the code in a little over three hours. md5
cryptographic hash was used to translate the Cyber Command's Mission
Statement into the 32 character code.

What is the Cyber Command's Mission Statement? "USCYBERCOM plans,
coordinates, integrates, synchronizes, and conducts activities to: direct
the operations and defense of specified Department of Defense information
networks and; prepare to, and when directed, conduct full-spectrum military
cyberspace operations in order to enable actions in all domains, ensure
freedom of action in cyberspace for the U.S. and its allies, and deny the
same to adversaries." You can see the logo at the USCYBERCOM website
www.defense.gov/home/features/2010/0410_cybersec/ The logo must be
enlarged to see the 32 characters around the inner circle. If you want to
know more about md5 cryptographic hash you can read the Wikipedia article
at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD5

Many people think that the Bible is somewhat like deciphering the meaning of
the 32 characters on the USCYBERCOM's logo. Even if you had the deciphering
tool, the md5 hash thingy, if you are like me, you still would not be able
to understand what it was saying. The Bible is complex too, and that is an
understatement; however, it can be understood, even if you do not have a
doctorate in theology, and even if you cannot read Hebrew and Greek.

Here are some secrets of how to make the Bible understandable. The first
secret is this: You have to be "born again (John 3:3)." The apostle Paul
says in 1 Corinthians 2 that the "Natural man does not receive the things of
the Spirit of God.because they are spiritually discerned." Until you know
Jesus as your personal Savior it is impossible for you to understand the
Bible.

Next, once you have been "born again" you are a baby Christian and can
receive the "milk" of the Word of God. Jesus says, "Man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God (Matthew
4:4)." You need to begin to read and study the Bible, even if you do not yet
fully understand because you need it to live the Christian life. The apostle
Peter tells how to grow in understanding as he says, ".desire the pure milk
of the word, that you may grow thereby."

Now for perhaps the biggest secret of all to understanding the Bible. You
will need to ask the teacher for help. What teacher is that? The Holy Spirit
who lives within every person (1 Corinthians 3:16) who has been "born
again." Jesus says to His disciples and to us "But the Helper, the Holy
Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all
things.(John 14:26)." Whenever you are having difficulty understanding, pray
and ask for help.

The code has been cracked. Will you use the knowledge that you have been
given, or will it like many Bibles, lay around gathering dust?

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