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    God’S Rainbow and Human Behaviour: Seeking Intimacy with God
    God’S Rainbow and Human Behaviour: Seeking Intimacy with God
    God’S Rainbow and Human Behaviour: Seeking Intimacy with God
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    God’S Rainbow and Human Behaviour: Seeking Intimacy with God

    By Gloria Pagendam-Rankin

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    What is the significance of the Rainbow in the sky? I researched books and found very few are written on the subject of Gods Rainbow. However, it has great significance to mankind. The rainbow is placed in the sky by the Creator of both the universe and human beings. One might say, What does the rainbow have to do with human behavior?

    My answer is, Everything. God reveals His very own personality in His rainbow. His desire is for us to get to know Himto learn His characteristics and to become more like Him on this journey of life. For Him to fulfill the purpose He has for each one of us, individually, He has given us a free will to make our own choices.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJul 30, 2014
    ISBN9781491858714
    God’S Rainbow and Human Behaviour: Seeking Intimacy with God
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    Gloria Pagendam-Rankin

    The author Gloria Pagendam-Rankin is an ordained minister and has a Bachelor’s Degree of Religious Education/Counseling. She also has a Master’s Degree in Christian Counseling and is a Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling. Lastly, she’s a Registered Psycho-therapist and chaplain.

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      God’S Rainbow and Human Behaviour - Gloria Pagendam-Rankin

      © 2014 Gloria Pagendam-Rankin Ph.D. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Cover Artwork Designed by: Roy Schlienz

      Photograph by Brad Murphy

      Dr. Stephen Hambly – Mentor

      Published by AuthorHouse 07/28/2014

      ISBN: 978-1-4918-5872-1 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4918-5871-4 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2014901829

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      GOD’s Characteristics/ Man’s Characteristics

      Chapter 1 R—God Reigns

      Chapter 2 R—The R In Rebellion

      Chapter 3 A—Alpha And Omega

      Chapter 4 A—Anti-Christ System—The Other Side Of The Spectrum

      Chapter 5 I—I Am

      Chapter 6 I—Ignorant

      Chapter 7 N—New Covenant

      Chapter 8 N—Negative Thinking Of Mankind

      Chapter 9 B—Bible Given for our Instruction

      Chapter 10 B—Bondage

      Chapter 11 O—Omnipotence

      Chapter 12 O—Over Anxious

      Chapter 13 W—Word without end

      Chapter 14 W—Found Wanting

      INTRODUCTION

      What is the significance of the Rainbow in the sky? I researched books and found very few are written on the subject of God’s Rainbow. However, it has great significance to mankind. The rainbow is placed in the sky by the Creator of both the universe and human beings. One might say, "What does the rainbow have to do with human behavior?"

      My answer is, Everything. God reveals His very own personality in His rainbow. His desire is for us to get to know Him—to learn His characteristics and to become more like Him on this journey of life. For Him to fulfill the purpose He has for each one of us, individually, He has given us a free will to make our own choices.

      I will share with you an experience in my life that took place August 17, 2007.

      I have worked in a large ministry over ten years in Burlington, Ontario. I work evenings, and that night, which was a Friday, I went out on my break at 8:15 pm. I was driving in my car on the North Service Road. I looked both ways at the bottom of the driveway and the road was clear of traffic, my seat belt was on and I was driving the speed limit. All of a sudden, along came a pickup truck, speeding and passing the car behind me. The truck rammed into the back of my car, then side-swiped it, causing my car to roll over three times. I was seriously injured and my car was totaled. My arm was badly injured and I had eight broken ribs. I am thankful for the guardrail that was along the road, or my car could have collided onto the highway below. Witnesses and the police all said I was not at fault for this accident. I required surgery and was in the hospital for two weeks, then was in my mother’s care for a month. I was off work for the following eight months. Back at work now, I am still receiving therapy on my arm.

      While I was at home one sunny day, convalescing, I looked up and across the ceiling of my office was a beautiful rainbow. It warmed my heart and I found it very comforting. It happened again a week later—another rainbow across the ceiling of my home office.

      I thought about this and God’s covenant with man, and then it came to my mind to write this book and to title it God’s Rainbow and Human Behavior and how man can become the rainbow of God’s divine character.

      I looked to the Holy Spirit to lead me totally and completely in the writing of this book. There is so much inside of me. It is difficult to put into words the revelation of God’s character in the rainbow—His faithfulness, power, unconditional love, perfection, and His covenant promises. God is the only one who is perfect and excellent in all His ways. We can be very thankful that He is a Good God.

      CHAPTER 1

      R—God Reigns

      The R is the beginning letter of the word Rainbow.

      In the beginning was God, who is and always was. (Genesis 1)

      In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God (John 1:1)

      The Lord reigneth, let the people tremble, he sitteth between the cherubim. Let the earth be moved. The Lord is great in Zion, and He is high above all the people. (Psalm 99)

      The rainbow God placed in the sky was the beginning after the flood, that God made a promise the earth would not be destroyed again by a flood.

      Throughout the Bible God makes covenants with the people He loves. The first recorded covenant was marked by an appropriate symbol—the rainbow!

      While later covenants applied specifically to the Israelites, this one extended and still extends to every living creature. ¹

      God said,

      I have set my rainbow in the clouds and it will be a sign of the covenant between God and the earth. (Genesis 9:13)

      Note God says, it is His rainbow. He created the rainbow as He did the heavens and the earth and everything in it. God speaks:

      Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between Me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between Me and all living creatures of every kind on the earth. (Genesis 9: 14-16)

      The Word of God says that Jesus, His Son—who is God the Son—is the same yesterday, today and always, and does not change and because of who He is all things were created. God’s Word changes not—He means what He says—He cannot go against His own character, and His rainbow is testimony of His unchanging Word. This is our confidence, to believe in our hearts the truth

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