Resurrecting a post from last year...
Strong, Dedicated Beliefs
1 -There is a God. He cares, & can be taken at His word.
He never lies
2 -There is such a thing as absolute truth
3 -There is no truth in ambiguity, for Truth is immutable
4 -God hears, and listens to every word you say
5 -Light is the presence of color, Darkness is the absence of color
6 -God is the author of Science, Science points to God
7 -There is a purpose to each and every living soul that does not
necessarily include a long and happy life
8 -We are born to love, and worship God
9 -In addition, we are born to discover our gifts, find our purpose,
fulfill it, and move on when He wills it
10 -Everything said or done has motive, be it for good or ill
11 -Satan is NOT God’s opposite
12 -Good is stronger than Evil
13 -Few people have my best interest at heart
14 -Every sin committed under heaven is born of selfishness
15 -Not all selfishness is sin
16 -Age does not infer wisdom
17 -Philosophy is vain if it’s predicated on anything other
than truth
18 -We are eternal. We do not cease to exist when our eyes close
in death
19 -There is a choice to be made in this life that directly
impacts the next
20 -Perfection is impossible to achieve, but the pursuit of
it is not without merit
21 -Man made governments, and the politics that drive them,
like all things, fail in time
22 -Nothing man builds in this world will endure.
All things must pass
23 -Without mutual love, concern, and respect, friendship
cannot flourish
24 -Everyone dies alone
25 -We are responsible for ourselves. If we fail, or do not
achieve, it is we who are to blame
Update: Clarifications
In regard to item...
5) I often hear that black is the presense of all color; mix the entire box of crayons together and black [sorta] is what you get. White, like-wise is an empty page, clean and unstained by color -- they say this not taking into consideration that white is itself a color.
I reject these conclusions on the basis of "Light". Without light, the only color one sees -- if it can be said one sees anything -- is black. Light enables the eyes to see color. Like-wise, the light of God allows us to see our sin. Without God there is no light. Without light there is no knowledge of color.
22) No physical thing; ie, buildings, paintings, scuptures, etc. Only relationships have the ability to endure forever, provided those who share them are all covered in Christ's blood.
24) In the physical sense. Spiritually speaking, God is with us every moment.
from the mind of... Eric | 11:32 PM
4 Comments:
Comments:
1. True. But his word is Christ, not the Bible per se; the Word of God can be found *in* the Bible, but they are distinct. And, no human being can fully hear, that is, understand, his voice.
2. True. But no human being can ever fully know it.
3. True. But there is ambiguity in our understanding.
Faith, both of mind and hands and feet, is the caulking that fills the gaps.
Yes on the rest.
:-)
I could nitpick, but I virtually agree with nearly everything you've said. With the exception (which you sorta make) of
24. We don't all die alone. We have God with us and, those fortunate enough, have family and community, too.
25. We ARE responsible for ourselves.
However, sometimes we may fail or not achieve thanks in part to others' actions. No one is an island. Jesus tells us, "Woe to the one who causes one of these to fall..." We CAN make others fall and woe upon us if we do.
We ARE our brothers' keeper, that question is not rhetorical.
But perhaps even that is being nitpicky. I mostly agree with you.
Common ground?
You have missed the implicit in No. 24. We are brought into the world alone. We are the only ones who look out from behind our eyes. Only we can walk the path our feet were set upon at birth; many have friends and family who gladly share the journey, but in the end, when our eyes close in death, it is we who do the dying. No one else shares that-- we die alone. For all there may be someone holding our hand in the end; tears in their eyes-- or perhaps something altogether different --experiencially speaking, we all die alone.
That is all I meant.
I think I can agree with you on these!
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