Issue Task: My answer/thoughts on the following issue...
"Tolerance is necessary for the greater good of our society. World peace can be found in coming together with the understanding that what is true for you may not be true for me."
Before coming to a specific position on this issue, one would need to define tolerance. I have seen tolerance described in more than one way, but some equate tolerance with full acceptance. This is the way that I am going to approach this issue. Does full acceptance truly bring about the greater good of our society? Is it not better to see intolerance as the greater good? Is it for the greater good that one who believes vengeance should be taken in his own hands and does so, must be tolerated? Must we then tolerate murderers? If I were to commit a crime like robbing a store, and used these items to feed my starving family, would it then cease to be a crime because it was done in good morale?
If we make tolerance the rule for society, then who can tell any other how they are to live? What is intolerance then? The definition of intolerance must be defined by the definition of tolerance. Then if I must fully accept all, I make all men to be liars. If we make all things true, we are calling all men liars, thus making only important the views of the individual; and corporate order is eventually ruined. I propose that the tolerance agenda is only for the greater good, then, of the powerful of society.
In our society today, many advocate for tolerance as a means of creating a solution to the passionate and different viewpoints expressed in our culture. Their advocates follow tolerance religiously in an effort to create world peace and bring opposing views at rest with one another.
If it is true that tolerance is necessary for the greater good of our society, then what do these advocates do about the belief systems that are inherently intolerant of other belief systems? If the belief system of these people is true, then the other belief systems must be false. I cannot believe one thing, and truly believe it, and then say that your truth is true for you. I cannot accept that.
Two people are put in a room and told tolerate each other. They are told to put their differences aside and discuss their morale in such a way that they are tolerant of the other's views. I propose they could accept the other person as free to make their own decisions and morale, however now make it a full acceptance. It will be impossible for either of them to hold to their current positions without making compromise on some level and coming to an agreement. In order to fully accept the other person without desire of changing their mind, they must lay to the side their personal convictions. The dominant party will win in the agreement, for it will be impossible for them to say in their hearts, "your truth is right," although they might openly confess that it seems to be right for them.
Therefore, if dominant society can come to a place where they are willing to sacrifice morale and spiritual convictions so that the world can come to peace, they are in essence creating a strong force that will oppose any group which has claims or beliefs incapable of compromise.
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We passionately believe that there is only one way to our Father in heaven, and that His kingdom is not of this world. This world peace which people seek to enforce will rise against the believers in THE way. We have no hatred towards any, rather must confess the truth in intolerance to the "wooing to sleep" that is happening in a big way around the world. How can we silently watch and what kind of shepherd allows his sheep to walk into a pit or off of a cliff? We have an enemy working to hypnotize and put to sleep every one, but we have been given a Greater Advocate, that is the Spirit which sets us apart. He has already paid our debt in full and leads us to His kingdom which leads in all righteousness and justice. He did not come to kill or destroy humankind, but to lead all to Him by his great love through repentance.
Again, if all things are true, then all things must be false.
If you call my beliefs false, then yours must be also. You cannot believe your beliefs and at the same time think that mine are true for me. So then, what stops you from turning and receiving the Truth? If I did not believe it were true I would not say so.
Come to the Messiah through the open door while it is still open, for soon it will shut and those left outside will be weeping and in utter darkness forever. Yet the Messiah is willing to receive any who will call upon his precious name and be redeemed from their sins.
Turn and trust the Messiah who showed us the only way to obtain world peace which is by rejecting its domain, and recognizing the domain (that is dominion) of the Almighty God who is the maker of heaven and earth and ultimately rules and reigns forever.
"I will show mercy on whom I will show mercy, and have compassion on whom I have compassion." Come Today while it is DAY for THE NIGHT IS SOON FALLING.
He says, "I will lead him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on me" (Isaiah 26:3)
References:
(Matthew 7:13-14, Psalm 95:6-7, Hebrews 3:7,12-15, Romans 9:13, Matthew 24:36-44, Luke 18:6-8, 1 Thess. 1:5-11)
Monday, September 13, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Take the throne of my life
I'm studying for a GRE graduate level exam that I will be taking on the 24 of September, and keep getting distracted. My hunger for the things of God has increased over these days, and I long for him to take the throne in my life. I completely surrender again to my Lord and my God. These days there are a lot of details that have been slowly coming together.
He is faithful to supply, and I wait for the answer from the graduate school and from the emergency shelter. In the process, I have been studying and learning amazing things about Yahweh, the Great and Mighty and I want to love him in his fulness. I know that he is jealous for our love, and He is deserving of all the honor and praise.
I have found that there are poor and hurting anywhere we go, and have seen that the needs of many can overwhelm and surround us no matter what area of the world we are. It is in keeping our eyes centered on Jesus, Yahoshua the King, that we can produce a fullness and a fruitful tree. We must stay in the river of life and drink from it often, or we miss the purpose. His love, His oil, His fruit, He fills us to overflowing and gives freely to those who ask of him.
Jesus, you see my dreams, you see all things. I surrender all that I have to you. Please forgive me for things that I have done in error or that I have not done, and lead me in your way everlasting. Thank you for your patience with mankind, that you are not willing for anyone to die, but that all men might know you. Thank you for giving freely of the oil of your Spirit in abundance, so that we may be like the virgins with oil in their lamps to the overflowing.... the wise virgins who were ready when you the groomsman opened the door and entered. The foolish were not full of oil, were not ready at your call, were still dry, but the wise knew their SOURCE, and there was no drying of that oil that flowed abundantly like a never ending fountain, lighting their way as they went.
Let your Holy Spirit, yes your Ruach ha Kodesh, lead your children to unity through the matchless power of Messiah's ressurection which overcame the grave, yes overcame our sickness and death. He bore our burdens and our suffering and sin was upon him. We are not worthy Oh Lord, but you are ALMIGHTY. and full of mercy.
I come to you Father. Take your place in my life. I put to the grave my flesh, my desires, myself, that I might rise with you, as your chosen one together with your beloved Son.
"Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his path, let him return to YHWH, that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He does abundantly pardon." (EST) Isaiah 55:7
He is faithful to supply, and I wait for the answer from the graduate school and from the emergency shelter. In the process, I have been studying and learning amazing things about Yahweh, the Great and Mighty and I want to love him in his fulness. I know that he is jealous for our love, and He is deserving of all the honor and praise.
I have found that there are poor and hurting anywhere we go, and have seen that the needs of many can overwhelm and surround us no matter what area of the world we are. It is in keeping our eyes centered on Jesus, Yahoshua the King, that we can produce a fullness and a fruitful tree. We must stay in the river of life and drink from it often, or we miss the purpose. His love, His oil, His fruit, He fills us to overflowing and gives freely to those who ask of him.
Jesus, you see my dreams, you see all things. I surrender all that I have to you. Please forgive me for things that I have done in error or that I have not done, and lead me in your way everlasting. Thank you for your patience with mankind, that you are not willing for anyone to die, but that all men might know you. Thank you for giving freely of the oil of your Spirit in abundance, so that we may be like the virgins with oil in their lamps to the overflowing.... the wise virgins who were ready when you the groomsman opened the door and entered. The foolish were not full of oil, were not ready at your call, were still dry, but the wise knew their SOURCE, and there was no drying of that oil that flowed abundantly like a never ending fountain, lighting their way as they went.
Let your Holy Spirit, yes your Ruach ha Kodesh, lead your children to unity through the matchless power of Messiah's ressurection which overcame the grave, yes overcame our sickness and death. He bore our burdens and our suffering and sin was upon him. We are not worthy Oh Lord, but you are ALMIGHTY. and full of mercy.
I come to you Father. Take your place in my life. I put to the grave my flesh, my desires, myself, that I might rise with you, as your chosen one together with your beloved Son.
"Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his path, let him return to YHWH, that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He does abundantly pardon." (EST) Isaiah 55:7
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