Hello, John and Doves,
we can see that,
"The beggar who is
sitting in the marketplace is deaf, insofar as the
song of the mockingbird is concerned."
[Evelyn Tremble (Peter Sellers) as
James Bond 007 to Le Chiffre (Orson Welles) in the
baccarat scene in Casino Royale (1967)]
As Obi-wan
Kenobi said to Han Solo, "Who's more foolish:
the fool, or the fool who follows him?"
[from Star
Wars, Episode IV--A New Hope]
In other words, though many may
quote scripture and try to get you to believe that
scripture does not lie [which indeed is true],
they may themselves be deceived by the Enemy.
Don't let the cleverness of man deceive you by any
means!
It is written,
"For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not
know God, it pleased God through the
foolishness of the message preached to save those who
believe.
"For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after
wisdom;
"but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a
stumbling block and to the Greeks [fn]
foolishness,
"but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks,
Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
"Because the foolishness
of God is wiser than men, and the
weakness of God is stronger than men."
There are so many obviously
conflicting and irreconcilable ideas out there that some
of them must be false. Among those ideas that are
false, some are absolute bullocks.
For it is written,
"...Let God be true, and every man a liar. As
it is written: "So that you may be proved
right when you speak and prevail when you
judge." [fn]
Again, it is written,
"For
no matter how many promises God has made, they are
"Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is
spoken by us to the glory of God."
Therefore,
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty
hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for
you.
"Be self-controlled and
alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a
roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
"Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you
know that your brothers throughout the world are
undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
"And the God of all grace, who called you to his
eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a
little while, will himself restore you and make you
strong, firm and steadfast.
"To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen."
Baruch HaShem Adonai Roi,
Mike C.