You get so caught up in life that you often lose track of what you are doing. It becomes habit. Life goes on in an unchanging monotony, swamping you with trivia, until it suddenly changes.
A writer hunts for truth, meaning and purpose among the debris of the days.
The truth is that in the depths of eternity all we have are the precious moments in which we live. That is where the best stories are to be gleaned. We defiantly carve them from thin air.
Our stories have the same substance, the same significance, as life. They will outlive us.
There is no ultimate purpose and everything will pass. That is why we write. It is the defiance that makes us special.
I read the page
I read the page behind the words
And breathe the air beneath the birds,
In which nothing lives,
Yet it holds all life.
Seeking meaning
Through this mad strife
I search the black between the stars
And touch the skin between the scars,
To find the story
That does not exist.
But in that blankness
Lies life’s gist
I hear the silence between the notes
And trawl the depths on which all floats.
For that alone is true
And contains the tale
On which we grew.
But there is nothing there
Anew
I knew
Opher 21.8.09
THE MAJORITY HAS NEVER BEEN RIGHT BY STEVE FINNELL
When the subject of Christianity has been debated the majority has never been right.
The majority of first century Jews rejected Jesus as the messiah.—The majority has never been right.
John 4:25, 26 The woman said to Him. “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, He will tell us all things.”
26 Jesus said to her. “I who speak to you am He.”(NKJV)
The majority of world rejects Jesus as the only Savior.—The majority has never been right.
Acts 4:10-12 …the name of Jesus Christ…..12 “Nor is there no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”(NKJV)
The majority of those who claim to be Christians believe the false doctrine of original sin. They believe that because Adam and Eve sinned that all men are guilty of spiritual sin at birth. They believe in inherited sin.—The majority has never been right.
Ezekiel 18:20 “The soul that sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself. (NKJV)
No man has inherited the guilt of Adam. Men will face spiritual death because of their own sins.
Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—(NKJV)
Death spread to all men because all men have sinned.
The majority of those who claim Jesus as Savior believe that modes of water baptism are sprinkling and pouring—The majority has never been right.
Mark 16:16 Whoever trusts and is immersed will be saved; whoever does not trust will be condemned. (Complete Jewish Bible)
Mark 16:16 He who has believed, and has been immersed, will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. (The Better Version of the New Testament by Chester Estes)
There are no translations that translate Mark 16:16 as such, “He who believes and has been sprinkled or poured shall be saved.”—The majority has never been right.
The majority of Baptist believe that water baptism is not essential to the forgiveness of sins and that once you are saved you can never be lost—The majority of Baptists have never been right.
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(NKJV)
Galatians 5:1-4…..you have fallen from grace.(NKJV)
The majority of those who claim to be Christian believe that their church denomination is the final authority when it comes to faith and practice of the Christian faith—The majority has never been right.
The word of God found in the Bible and the Bible alone is not only the final authority, but the only authority for mankind.
THE MAJORITY WILL NOT BE GOING TO HEAVEN
Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 “Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.(NKJV)
If the majority were always right there would be many who find life eternal, however—The majority has never been right.
Luke 13:23-24 Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?” And He said to them, 24 “Strive to enter the narrow gate for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.(NKJV)
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Posted by Steve Finnell at 8:11 AM No comments:
As an antitheist the only thing I can agree with is that the majority have never been right and often the minority are wrong too!
I do not believe in any god, heaven, afterlife or hell. If I had to chose one from the many on offer I would not go for the Abrahamic version. Neither do I believe in the bible as anything other than an interesting historical document cobbled together in the third century at a symposium by the Emperor Constantine probably for political motives. The gathered writings, all written generations after the death of the apostles, were selected and the ones that did not fit were declared heretical and burnt. What we have is a hotch-potch – fascinating, contradictory and an insight into a primitive culture from the Middle East, their customs, beliefs and knowledge. But I accept everyone has the right to their own personal beliefs. Best wishes Opher.