Idol Fuel
The perpetual thrill of slagging off what we don't know is growing. Blame the 'net' and general leading of media, which rampages around in putting people down. Not opinions and self-evident stuff but getting personal and presume insight into someone's heart. Their inner-most deep and what's going on. It's projection and patronising. Feeds what the Bible calls 'the flesh'.
An outcome of not knowing God -- or well enough. Refusing to care but in a me-god substitution caring to criticise. Who and what we don't know, gets our smart-ass nasty treatment. Ranks top in destructive and dumb moves. Not so idle and harmless, all about our collective demise. The world order in construction to reshape humanity. Pushed to do it -- to each other. Saves evil-unseen effort and amplifies our call to go the way of the devils. Fuel for the idols.
Who some/Christians like to spout are 'in control' -- or is that -- God is..? Same ones, claim both. In yes... they'd say, different ways. Still makes no sense. Heard Jordan Peterson puzzle over this.
There's an established yet alternative to mainstream/theological answer to God-unlimited and evil. Jordan does well on flawed assumptions: God isn't limited or even self-limited, in relation to the creation. At least he re-asked the question the right way; 'what does a being who is...' And brings out three O's.
Second question. What do these O's mean and what might the Bible actually describe? Up comes a fourth O - Open (theism). Check historical roots and shoots. How come..? Jordan quotes a Jewish head on this. Should hear this one.
Back to m'gripe about griping. This the danger and falling in on the satanic soup in slagging-off the slaggers. For this is what it is. Make like-company. The satan ones are accusers, come deceivers. They can and do -- what?
This the beginnings of discernment.
To quote -- the one used to say under enemy control -- : we have known that of God we are, and the whole world in the evil doth lie; is Young Literal on it. But easier in a swathing of "there-ya-go" think explains all and whole-world under-demonic's.
And yet they go... 'the whole world is in his...' Which the simple and right-to-be flummoxed ones understand means; God is hope-less. Or complicit and/or suppose oh so mighty... other.
Why then -- Jesus and the cross? Was this not the limitation embodied and for all to get. Yet, meticulous and a zillion moves able, once the Holy Spirit comes for one and all. Those who call on and change mind to receive. Live with and out. Chasing the could-be looking. With heart sight.
Time tight and to close.
Need not to think-know people's hearts. Be generous in grace to all the stupidity that slushes around blind-judging. Not to cop-out and keep eyes on God's word and seek presence first and ask help to heal up. To realise the word is sown but the birds 'snatch' from our minds. Close wrestling-like manipulation.
There's connection. Zero-zero percent get that the lies are that profound in the News. Deep and so matters we holla-out.
In a violent psychological resistance and understandable run-from. The same propensity to psychoanalyse with blinkers.
Conclusion: We need God. The promise is God will help us SEE. And know.
Always in the POWER of humility. Not the need to get our superiority kicks. We should feel the sickness. Best not be ill with. A sign we know God, who emphasised this. Know better. Know God.