This is listed in Luke 9:20 ...as well as the apostles wanting to hear with certainty, there were those who were not so concerned with the truth, but with their bold accusations.
Certain elders, the chief priests, and scribes held council ...asking Jesus, "Are you the Messiah?"
They sought for witness against Jesus, and many stepped forward to make false statements.
The high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, "With all these witnesses against you, and answer you nothing?"
Monday, December 15, 2014
Some of us say we don't like big banks and big corporations ...we somehow equate their huge profits with robbing us. Utility companies raise their rates so high ...it seems inhumane at times, with people struggling and trying to just live their humble lives.
Not to mention those who feel they are justified with robbing others ...because they feel they have been robbed of opportunity, or wish to rob others to gain it. If someone feels they've been unjustly treated, or someone they know, it is not uncommon to loot and ransack businesses run by people who are in no way tied to the incident they are infuriated about.
It seems that not everyone wants just treatment, or true justice. Or they somehow just have a knack for looking at things in a skewed way. Yes, there are things that are clearly wrong ...yet, the solutions to the problems do not usually fit into categories, creating more division and more problems.
So, if we really hate injustice ...what about the eternal thieves??
What about those who deceive you, so you will be robbed of eternal blessings ...aren't those the worse crimes of all??
But, those who live in the present, for the moment, seem to look only to what is going on now. And that is important, for certain. But, we cannot ignore the future pain.
There are those who do seem to be talking about the importance of the future and future generations. Yet, we spend so much time and efforts focusing on imaginary pain of the future such as global warming, or climate change ...that we lose sight of the real changes that are going on.
The real changes that we seem to often ignore, are affecting our spiritual relationship. Yet, that too is being misrepresented. There is too much fabrication in representing the spiritual walk we could be taking towards finding real truth.
Finding real truth is not found by searching inside ...unless we first allow ourselves to accept the truth of Jesus inside us.
It seems that not everyone wants just treatment, or true justice. Or they somehow just have a knack for looking at things in a skewed way. Yes, there are things that are clearly wrong ...yet, the solutions to the problems do not usually fit into categories, creating more division and more problems.
So, if we really hate injustice ...what about the eternal thieves??
What about those who deceive you, so you will be robbed of eternal blessings ...aren't those the worse crimes of all??
But, those who live in the present, for the moment, seem to look only to what is going on now. And that is important, for certain. But, we cannot ignore the future pain.
There are those who do seem to be talking about the importance of the future and future generations. Yet, we spend so much time and efforts focusing on imaginary pain of the future such as global warming, or climate change ...that we lose sight of the real changes that are going on.
The real changes that we seem to often ignore, are affecting our spiritual relationship. Yet, that too is being misrepresented. There is too much fabrication in representing the spiritual walk we could be taking towards finding real truth.
Finding real truth is not found by searching inside ...unless we first allow ourselves to accept the truth of Jesus inside us.
That same question must be answered by all of us. Who do we say that He is??
Can you say that the orange you see is different than the one you taste?
Well, if it is plastic fruit, you may discern at the first bite.
Is it more what is inside than what it appears on the outside?
Can you separate from who Jesus is ...from what He says??
I don't always say what I really mean, and I often want to take back what I say ...yet, that is not the case with God, or His Son.
A calculator can be very useful if the teacher permits you to use it to do Math. But, what if you had an idea of what the answer should be ...and you get something quite different than you expected?
Likely, you would re-enter the numbers ...and try again.
If you still got an answer that didn't seem quite right, you might try something you definitely know the answer to ...like two plus two.
If the answer doesn't come up ...four, then you may conclude that the calculator is on the blitz. And you wouldn't be able to trust any of the answers anymore.
Have we been programmed wrong?? Can we give the right answers, or can we not be trusted anymore??
If my calculator is a bit off ...then what should I do??
I use my brain, that God gave me ...you plus you, equals more.
And if I want more, this is, more meaning in life ...yes, I can go to what I always know works ...the Bible.
I can't separate what it says from what I believe ...because it is the source of my belief. That does not mean that many of us who read it always agree on what it says, but I will not change the wording to suffice what I want it to say.
Yes, there are many books that say different things ...and I didn't always believe blindly what the Bible said. But, just like the blindness of Saul was lifted, revealing the truth to him, so this apostle Paul could in turn share with us ...likewise, yet not in so dramatic fashion, the Holy Spirit led me to the truth.
Yet, let it be known that the Holy Spirit of God has never led me to veer away from the Bible, but only toward it and the joy of understanding it.
Well, if it is plastic fruit, you may discern at the first bite.
Is it more what is inside than what it appears on the outside?
Can you separate from who Jesus is ...from what He says??
I don't always say what I really mean, and I often want to take back what I say ...yet, that is not the case with God, or His Son.
A calculator can be very useful if the teacher permits you to use it to do Math. But, what if you had an idea of what the answer should be ...and you get something quite different than you expected?
Likely, you would re-enter the numbers ...and try again.
If you still got an answer that didn't seem quite right, you might try something you definitely know the answer to ...like two plus two.
If the answer doesn't come up ...four, then you may conclude that the calculator is on the blitz. And you wouldn't be able to trust any of the answers anymore.
Have we been programmed wrong?? Can we give the right answers, or can we not be trusted anymore??
If my calculator is a bit off ...then what should I do??
I use my brain, that God gave me ...you plus you, equals more.
And if I want more, this is, more meaning in life ...yes, I can go to what I always know works ...the Bible.
I can't separate what it says from what I believe ...because it is the source of my belief. That does not mean that many of us who read it always agree on what it says, but I will not change the wording to suffice what I want it to say.
Yes, there are many books that say different things ...and I didn't always believe blindly what the Bible said. But, just like the blindness of Saul was lifted, revealing the truth to him, so this apostle Paul could in turn share with us ...likewise, yet not in so dramatic fashion, the Holy Spirit led me to the truth.
Yet, let it be known that the Holy Spirit of God has never led me to veer away from the Bible, but only toward it and the joy of understanding it.
There is a poem that I remember from childhood:
There was a crooked man,
And he walked a crooked mile.
He found a crooked sixpence
Against a crooked stile.
He bought a crooked cat
Which caught a crooked mouse
And they all live together in a little crooked house.
Crooked doesn't mean that all members concerned are corrupt.
A person on a crooked path doesn't mean the person is crooked ...perhaps only lost.
The path of God, by His Word, the Bible, leads us through a history of growth, maturity, and understanding ...straight to Jesus.
It is often said that misery loves company ...yet, we don't have to go to that extreme. We can all just co-exist with mutuality ...thinking that our mutual benefit is not threatened by our ignorance of it.
Crooked doesn't mean that all members concerned are corrupt.
A person on a crooked path doesn't mean the person is crooked ...perhaps only lost.
The path of God, by His Word, the Bible, leads us through a history of growth, maturity, and understanding ...straight to Jesus.
It is often said that misery loves company ...yet, we don't have to go to that extreme. We can all just co-exist with mutuality ...thinking that our mutual benefit is not threatened by our ignorance of it.
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