Welcome to the world where truth is ambiguous, and knowledge is edited by a board of truth sifters. Factual content is accepted when it fits within the expected narrative, and traditions form the backstay to keep one upright in this life. And today, the news, like a flammable liquid, is packaged into soda-sized cans and tossed onto the bonfires to keep emotions flared and minds in captivity. What do the most of us do when we cannot sleep? Reach for the device that will give us instant connected gratification to the world where we can flood our minds with images and overload all sensory repositories until we are awash with information before the mind has had time to assimilate and catalog.
I do not have to list the endless line of characters, events, places, and natural disasters, for we all know them. The question also needs not to be asked about the integrity of this flood of infectious information because the truth is not the issue but more the manipulation of it to enforce the desired intention of herd mentality by those in the highest echelons of power. It is within the government and technical world, for true power is not centered within financial circles but within the media world. To control a man, you must control what he perceives as truth. I believe that we all have seen how effective that can be already.
I have a significant source of reading material from which I can draw. Some authors, past and present, pen all, and each brings their perspective into their writings. And I, like all others, have been influenced to a certain point here or there. The dividing line for me comes when I pick up the Bible and see man's writings through the lens of the scriptures. And I am quietly reminded of the vanity of humanity in the light of God’s Word. For me, the words of Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, stand supreme when He states emphatically: I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE. No man alive has ever made that statement, past, present, or future, for Jesus Christ, which is genuinely the truth.
The written word, which God has given freely to all men to learn from, contains wisdom, knowledge, and understanding, Godly. The wisdom from men is earthly and sensual, as in seducing the spirit and intellect. There is a profound difference between the two that cannot be bridged. The things of God cannot be understood by a man who does not have the Spirit of the living God within him. Oh, to be sure, there are many spirits in this world, and they are incredibly active in keeping humanity away from God and the truth in Jesus Christ. But the true and faithful disciples of Christ who walk in love, truth, and obedience will have the Spirit of the Living God to guide them unto all righteousness.
And it is again, here to be found, another division between truth and lies because many of those calling themselves believers have gone aside to pursue what they consider to be truth, in their personal view and according to their desires. It is here where many are falling into apostasy, and many already have gone the way of perdition unknowingly because of their straying and unwillingness to adhere to the truth in Christ and the Father.
Take a walk in a bookstore, such as Books A Million, and see the many Bibles and assorted books available concerning the Christian walk. Note the many acclaimed authors, dictionaries, concordances, and versions to be had, and be astounded at how many claim to be guided by the spirit. Please also pay particular attention to the Bibles and the pastor's name imprinted upon the word of God. Now, consider this: When does God need a man to tell another man what God means? When all you need to do is open to page one and begin to read yourself what God will say to you openly and freely. And it won’t cost you anything, and you won’t have to support another man's financial interests. All religions are profitable to the publishers; the more known the author and well received, the higher the profits.
How much do you think God had to borrow from a bank to create creation? It is the man who is inclined to greed and avarice, not God. When a man claims to have revelations from God and sells them to you under a title, are you so foolish as to hand over your salary and pour over the words penned by a man instead of learning the Word of God and thereby remaining in the truth? I grant that some books bring to God the honor and glory due to him, but today, such volumes are rare to find within the Christian Media Circus, for each one seeks its profit from behind the veneer of current Christian teachings. Please view the prolific abuses of those calling themselves televangelists as premier examples.
The truth is Jesus Christ; if that is what you are looking for, you will need to go to the cross of Christ. In His atoning sacrifice, He revealed the love of the Father towards all of mankind, whereas the world loves every kind of despicable act, waves of violence and hatred, perversions and lies, and a great deal of them.
Now, human knowledge is ever expanding; physics, cosmology, medicine, bioengineering, technology, and more are pulling us into the future of tomorrow, but the moral consequences of our actions are with us every day, and it is something that we cannot deny nor ignore lest we become soulless to speak. We are not evolving, as some would like to think, into higher forms of humanity despite the continuing research into the merging of man and machine, drones, AI, and cellular chip implants. These technological advances will only increase our dependence upon such manufactured creations. And because they are, they are doomed to failure as we will be on a scale unprecedented in our history before all is said and done. We are not gods in any shape or form or philosophical ideals but are made of flesh and blood, not stardust and nanotechnology. And despite the massive amounts of attention being given to the conscious universe conglomeration religion, it also is a universal farce, a seduction of the mind and spirit. And you would be astonished to find that many adherents of this universal consciousness are to be found within the body of Christ, and use many Christian-themed words to disguise their intentions, of course, but the goal is the same, to become, at least, more god-like. The trap is sprung, and the intellect is captured by a faulty faith built not upon the faith of Jesus Christ but more upon the empty promises of the master of deception, Satan. And the minds of men not invested in the faith of Christ will, by default, be taken captive by the evil one. There is indeed knowledge to be found through him and his legions, but that source is against God in every way.
Like in all things, there is a mixture of good and evil, in our hearts as well as in the world around us. We are capable of the most beautiful things, but at the same time commit some of the most horrible things imaginable. We are like freshwater springs bringing salt water from the same source. And without Christ, we cannot change. And without Christ, we live out the lies we have been taught to believe is truth. From the atomic level to the edges of the known universe, and all that is to be found between, this is our world, our imaginations thrive within it, our passions, our wars, our lives and all that we are is to be found within our realm of understanding. And most of our understanding is built upon the wrong foundations. For true knowledge, wisdom and understanding are to be found in God and in his Son, Jesus Christ. They are life, they are truth, they are valid witnesses. Everything else is like quicksand, and overtime, if not on the Rock, which is Christ, the hapless soul shall be pulled under and overwhelmed by the wisdom, ways, and lies of this world.
Let the truth which is in Jesus Christ to become your truths to enrich your lives and give them purpose and meaning. But if you insist upon going your ways and choosing your paths and living your lies, then you will die in your sins. And sin is the breaking of the Law of the Creator of The Universe. Therefore, seek out the Christ of God and accept His offer of forgiveness while it is still available before the final trap door is sprung.
I remain a brother to the faithful in Christ.
Edward L Ordway