Truth and the Weather

1/18/2019

How do we establish our precedents? What is our social barometer? What is our “Christian” barometer? What is “normal?” If you started a sentence with “Normally, I….,” to what would you be referring? When is carrying a thing too far, too far? 

A lot of the above questions are answered at various stages of our lives, changed as certain things are learned about getting along in the world, and/or our individual financial and community settings. If one lives in a community where typical “blue collar” careers are the majority of residents, the habits and thought patterns of common areas and affairs will not be the same as if the community was predominately professionals, be they hi-tech, academics, doctors, lawyers, etc. Then, there is the rural settings: farms, country homes, lower priced lands, small farms, etc., all of which change the social dynamic of the area. (This latter community is apt to be far more tolerant of each other’s wide spectrum of incomes, but less tolerant of the other communities of which I spoke.  Interesting, isn’t it?)

What I want to re-focus on concerning all this is truth. The truth is the truth, it isn’t socio-economic or built around or subjected to status. Truth is not relevant. It is absolute. Where truth is concerned, none of the above should be thought to be important, but even so, it is. If I expected to get any and all socio-economic groups together to teach them the absolute truth, I would be setting forth a goal very hard to reach. So, I’m putting down my thoughts as to why and what, if anything, can be done about it. 

On the 16th, I wrote about the departure from the truth of the King James Bible (in 1901) and its affect on our country. I don’t know if anyone who might have read what I wrote is used to using another version of the bible or not, but I hope not. If you are, or are close to family or friends who do, take a common sense approach toward the benefit of “absolute truth.” Doing so will bring you and those close to you back to a common focal point with which to start toward understanding what the will of God is. The Lord Jesus, speaking to His Father in prayer said, “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”—John 17:17

A better verse for believing there is one true word of God, I cannot find. Even most versions with horrible errors in them leave this verse alone. In light of that, a comparison study is very helpful if someone is in doubt of the KJB as God’s word. In coming days, I’ll add more to this “truth” discussion.

Another Winter week has nearly gone. The days are noticeably longer, and we’ve thus far escaped any bad weather (unless, like me sometimes, you just wanna gripe about cold and damp!) In the middle of the month, I usually think about what I intended to do this month and am usually disappointed I haven’t gotten more of it done. That’s supposed to make me resolve to do better, but mostly I work at having an excuse, probably trying to use the weather, for my tardiness. Every month I do believe I’ll do better and I’ll keep believing that. I’m just a month away from proving myself!

I’m enjoying the Monday night bible class excursion into a rather lengthy, and I hope in depth, study of the book of Ephesians. I hope others are enjoying it, also. May the Lord richly bless our study of His word. 

Later this month, if the Lord wills, I will be making another trip through Louisiana and into the Houston area for a couple of reasons. The primary reason is a longtime good friend and prayer partner of this ministry passed away and I have been graciously asked by her loving family to speak at her memorial.

The SIMH this morning was done by many, but my favorite of it is Alison Krause: the song, “A Living Prayer” —written by Ron Block, but Alison Krause and a slight altering made it very popular. Some of the prayer thoughts, I would alter a little, but I love the song and the sentiment.

Thanks for reading, the elder.