I am Stumped

1 John
5:16-17

16
If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death,
he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin
does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not
saying that he should pray about that.

17
All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.

NIV

16 If
any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall
ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death.
There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

17 All
unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

KJV

16 If
anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he
shall ask and God will for him give life to those who commit sin not
leading to death There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that
he should make request for this.

17 All
unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not leading to death.

NASB

My daughter presented this to me in
our nightly Bible discussion. I was stumped. If the wages of sin is
death, what sin is not unto death? Any help out there my friends?

With a Hat Tip to My Lovely Bride

You are an Independent Analyst.

 

about you

 

You are an Analyst

Your attention to detail, confidence, sense of order, and focus on functionality combine to make you an ANALYST.

You are very curious about how things work, delving into the mechanics behind things.

Along those lines, how well something works is usually more important to you than what it looks like.

You find beauty and wonder mainly in concrete, functional, earthly things.

You are very aware of your own abilities, and you believe that you will find the best way of doing things.

Accordingly, problems do not intimidate you, as you believe in yourself.

You trust yourself to find solutions within the boundaries of your knowledge.

You don’t spend a lot of time imagining how things could be different—you’re well-grounded in the here-and-now.

It is important for you to follow a routine, and you prefer the familiar to the unknown.

Your independent streak allows you to make decisions efficiently and to trust your instincts

You are balanced in your approach to problem-solving, not letting your emotions hold you up.

You prefer to have time to plan for things, feeling better with a schedule than with keeping plans up in the air until the last minute.

Never one to be found in chic boutiques or trendy clothing stores, you take an extremely practical approach to getting dressed.

Generally, you believe that you control your life, and that external forces only play a limited role in determining what happens to you.

 

how you relate to others

 

You are Independent

Your inward focus, trusting nature, and sharp sense of right and wrong make you INDEPENDENT.

Your thoughts and actions are not reliant on what others think about you; you have a clearly defined moral structure.

When it comes to others, you are very practical, expecting people to take care of themselves.

You generally believe the best about people, but you hold them to high standards.

Similarly, you believe in maintaining integrity, honor, and a sense of respect for those who have earned their success.

Trust needs to be earned with you; you're slow to forgive when people have violated your trust.

Spending time alone means a lot to you, as does keeping certain things private.

You quietly observe a lot about the world, giving you a keen sense of both how things are and how things should be.

You've learned that you need to prioritize your own feelings, as opposed to always considering others' feelings first.

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"That's True for You, But Not for me." (Relativism)

'Behind this line is fine' is fine, says the relativist. 'As long as you keep
your opinions to yourself then we'll all get along' But does the relativist
stay behind the line when he tells you to?

Imagine a multiple car-car collision at a busy junction near your home. It's
an occurrence that shouldn't be hard to picture. It may, in fact, strike a
little too close to home, as it did for my family and me in June 1997. Now
stretch your imagination further. Assume we live in a less lawsuit-happy world.
Instead of all parties silently exchanging licence and insurance information and
driving away without admitting even a sliver of blame, every one runs into the
junction to explain his or her side of the story: 'You pulled out in front of
me!' 'But I had the right of way. Don't you know that red
means stop?' Pedestrians who witnessed the accident from the curb interject what
they saw. A trucker with an elevated, commanding view of the junction weighs in.
Then perhaps the guilty part steps forward: 'Well, actually, it was my fault. I
was talking on my car phone. I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing. I
caused the accident.'

For all the post-accident debate, when a police officer arrives and begins
taking notes, one truth will be clear: an accident happened. And in time, other
truths will be determined. Ultimately, a description of the accident will emerge
that corresponds to reality.

We live our lives relying on the belief that objective truth exists, if only
we can find it. We gather evidence; weigh credibility and truthfulness; make
difficult judgements. In the end, we arrive at a close proximity to truth. We
can make truthful statements that describe with reasonable accuracy how events
really happened. (Or, given the right evidence, we can determine truth regarding
whether the car we bought was a lemon, or how our major life decisions were
right or wrong, or if God is real.) We believe that if we had a helicopter over
every junction and a video camera inside each car to see who is on the phone,
or shaving, or turning up the volume  we can even discover truth about "accidents".

Truth is more than our subjective reporting of a car crash. It has objective
existence. It has universal application.

Truth is true even if no one knows it
Truth is true even if
no one admits it
Truth is true even if no one agrees what it is
Truth
is true even if no one follows it
Truth is true even if no one but God
grasps it fully

Although some local authorities have given up trying to figure out who
to blame for car accidents (hence "no fault" insurance), truth matters. And when
the stakes are raised – when a child crossing the street is struck and killed,
for example finding the truth becomes essential. Serious circumstances remind
us that the difficulty of finding the truth is no excuse for not looking.

Enter the relativist. To the relativist, no "fact" is in all times and places
true. He argues that because everyone's point of view is different, we can't
ever know what really happened at the accident scene. In fact, the hard-core
relativist says that given the slippery nature of what the rest of us mistakenly
call "truth", we can't even settle on the fact that the accident actually
happened.

So some people, called "relativists", would answer Pilate's question 'What is
truth?' by saying that each person decides what is true for them. Jesus claims
he is true-for-everyone and not just true-for-me.

What could a thoughtful person say in response?

• If my belief is only true for me, then why isn't your belief only
  true for you? Aren't you saying you want me to believe the same thing you do?
  
• You say that no belief is true for everyone, but you want everyone to
  believe what you do.
  
• You're making universal claims that relativism is true and
  absolutism is false. You can't in the same breath say, "Nothing is
  universally true" and "My view is universally true." Relativism
  falsifies itself. It claims there is one position that is true relativism! 
  
• You're applying your view to everyone but yourself. You expect others to
  believe your views (the "self-excepting fallacy").

© Dr Paul Copan 1998

Technical Difficulties

Due to our DSL Modem dying we have been reduced to using the back up 56K modem on our computer. I have forgotten how tedious that is. I will never go back to 56K by choice.

I think I know what is wrong with the modem and I am attempting to fix it. I will know more tonight when I get home. But if it does not work we are stuck in the slow -slow lane until a new one comes in from AT&T. One of the frustrations in having DSL is that you cannot just go out and buy a new DSL modem. You can buy them but you have to sign up for service when you do. I already have service I just need a new modem. If you do not see us around much this weekend you will know why.

On the other hand we are signing up for a cable-based service so we will be greatly increasing our bandwidth for less than we are spending now.

 

Update: I was able to fix our old modem YEAH!!! We will have good access for the weekend and until the cable access is installed July 31st.

Simply Amazing

Chuck Nails one Again

Go read it here.

This commentary was quite timely because of a conversation I was having with my oldest last night.  He just could not understand why I was such an optimist in spite of all that is going on in this world. I turned it around and asked him that if we follow after Yeshua how can we help but be optimistic.

I was telling him that even though we live in a world that everything seems to be going wrong, we have an all powerful G_d in control. We have no real worries in this world including those in the political realm. Our real battle is for hearts and minds, the more we can reach with His love the more we can affect change in our world. On a more personal level I truly believe that there is nothing that can happen to any of His children that He does not let happen. My way of seeing it is if Yeshua wants me alive nothing will be able to take my life from me it is that simple. Even if it is my time, to die is gain so what do I have to worry about? So I say it is time for us to be bold and deliver His message of love and forgiveness, giving full account for the love and joy that is within us. Go win the world and never look back.