ADRIFT
Friday, March
01, 2019
John 8:26-32 I
have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I
speak to the world those things which I have heard of him. They understood not
that he spake to them of the Father. Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have
lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do
nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. And
he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always
those things that please him. As he spake these words, many believed on him.
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word,
then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth
shall make you free.
James 1:8; 4:8 A
double minded man is unstable in all his ways. … Draw nigh to God, and he will
draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye
double minded.
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for
there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be
saved. ... I [Paul]found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD.
Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship …” (Mars Hill - Acts 4:12; 17:22)
Picture this: You join a company that has no
Mission Statement, undiscoverable standard(s) with leadership of unknowable
trait or tenet plus incomprehensible ways without clear direction or purpose.
Been there? Sound
familiar? It probably does for a number of you, whether realized in workplace,
among acquaintances and friends, and possibly even in marriage. (To love one another should be a base of
operations, not the other way around.) It also describes over 50% of professing
evangelical Christians surveyed; skeptics thinking that truth is not knowable. At
50% not far behind the skeptical 63% of Americans overall.
The 50 percenters are persons of
contradictory nature: Christians claiming to know Jesus and salvation through
Him and yet denying absolute truth can be known! (Jn.1:1, 14; 14:6; 17:17; Acts
4:10-12)
Is it any wonder
that so many professing Christians live sans peace, freedom, and eternal
purpose?
Is it possible to walk in divided conflicting
manner and live life empowered in and by God? No!
·
Kingdom,
company, denomination, local church, family, divided against itself cannot
stand! (Mk.3:24-25; Lk.11:17; Jam.1:5-8; 3:11)
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Believing
His Word is Truth, we are set apart. (Jn.17:17-19)
How can one possibly even expect to live in
harmony with God and man when living in false belief? They cannot!
Claiming to trust God while denying that
truth can be known is expensive double-mindedness; travelling in the company of
muddled unitarian universalist philosophy we can expect nothing from The Truth
but to slide the muddy slope of Mars’ Hill to struggle adrift in the opaque
roiling waters of arcane hope. (James 1:5-8)
EBB4
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