February 27, 2013
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God doesn't award prizes for Creative Reinterpretations
Seems all my facebook status's of late are deep theological treatise's on matters concerning the validity of Christianity. Here's another one I'll add to my recent collection of posts here at Xanga.
There is "Truth" and it is as absolute as it is concrete and clear. God doesn't speak in puzzles and riddles and esoteric metaphors --- Neither has God waited 4000 years for you to be born so as to tell us what it all meant. Truth had meaning long before you came on the scene.
God has said plainly and clearly:
"Come now, let us reason together,”
says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red as crimson,
they shall be like wool.
If you are willing and obedient,
you will eat the best from the land;
but if you resist and rebel,
you will be devoured by the sword.”
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. (Isaiah 1:18-20)It is the pride of man which refuses to humble itself to God and insists to seek for hidden meanings and clever re-interpretations..... refusing to accept the straight-forward presentation and interpretation of what has been plainly written. And to this God has said two things:
God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble. (Proverbs 3:34 / James 4:6)And
He who turns away his ear from hearing the law [of God and man], even his prayer is an abomination, hateful and revolting [to God]. (Proverbs 28:9 Amplified version) (See also Psalm 66:18 & Isaiah 1:15 regarding God not listening to your prayers)
Those who persist in twisting Scripture to their own preferences, likes and bias do so to their own destruction....
There is a way that seems right to a man, but it's end only leads to destruction. (Proverbs 14:12)
Trust in the Lord with all of your heart
and lean not on your own understanding
Acknowledge Him in all that you do,
And God will walk with you through all that you face. (Proverbs 3:5-6)I followed that status update up with this sole comment which is in summary and explains the title of this post.
In short: God doesn't award prizes for the most clever interpretation of the Bible --- He only awards those who diligently seek to listen and obey what it plainly says.