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I’ve taken some time to collect myself and my thoughts. What comes to mind, most often, is Ecclesiastes.
I’ve taken some time to collect myself and my thoughts. What comes to mind, most often, is Ecclesiastes.
“God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” Genesis 1:26-28,31
It’s hard to stay focussed on what’s right. I know that personally. From time to time my temper flares up and I find myself saying, or doing something completely improper. I suppose that as I grow older it’s supposed to get easier to control my reactions to things… at least that’s the theory. So, when I say that I understand what it means to loose sight of what’s sacred, I hope you’ll understand that I personally can appreciate the problem.
It’s really frustrating for me, and many of those I know, to try to talk to the unregenerate. You see that word? Unregenerate. That word alone is enough to cause conflict… real anger. It’s considered harsh and exclusionary. It doesn’t “feel” good.
A plethora of unrighteousness is spreading across the land. It seems to echo with the words of the prophet Amos.
What are the signs of the end of days? The Bible says in many places not to worry about wars and earthquakes and other natural phenomena. It says that the changes in the weather or the conquering of nations isn’t a sign. So what is a sign? The same thing that’s always been a sign; the removal of righteousness.
What have we learned so far? First is that what you think of the Bible, not only in terms of its accuracy, but in its physical time frame, effects what you think about all kinds of doctrine. Second is the fact that your view of scripture can be influenced, for good or for bad, by your personal history. Do you accept the words of “authority?” What is your idea of authority? Third, and probably most important, is the fact that God always tells the faithful what he’s about to do.
What is Prophecy? Really, what is it? I think the common answer is telling the future, but that’s not prophecy, that’s oracle. I’ve written articles ad infinitum on the discernment of what’s Christian and what’s not. Among those articles are in-depth examinations of neo-platonic philosophy. I’m starting to develop a theory.