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I suppose my new appellation accords me the benefit of at least 20 posts a day, .

I would like to make a general statement about
viewpoints on truth. I see two extremes, depending on our heart condition in relation to God.

The closer we get to God's point of view (in truth) the less agreement we have with  man's point of view.

The scripture that comes to mind is, If our heart condemn us not, we have confidence toward him. This is saying to me, the more we agree
with God by believing and doing (and saying) what He says, the more we can see from his point of view.

On the other hand if our heart condemns us, we go to the other extreme, and man's point of view (or the deciever's lie) creeps in and disturbs or troubles us deeply.

Nevertheless God is greater than  our heart, and a broken and contrite heart He will not despise.

If we do not accept the forgiveness He has offered in His Son and let that Holy Spirit create in us a clean heart and renew in us a right spirit, we might always be brought closer to man's point of view moreso than God's.

I am not trying to make a mathematical formula out of this, yet I find the more I think from God's point of view the more I become like His Son.

Indeed!

Php 2:5  Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

I think you're right about that, Cor.

It gets even harder when a Christian brother or sister comes to you and you have to tell them hard things about their lifestyle that they don't want to hear, but you know it's for their own good to hear them.

I bring that up only because a dear friend has just gone through a difficult situation and was telling me how she prayed about every single step and things still did not turn out well. She's very disheartened right now. Please pray for her if you think about it. Romans 8:28 sounds great when you're not the one in the ditch.

It's a tough call to make.

Thank you guys, Chow, Sammy, very much for sharing some of the fellowship of his suffering, and compassion. It is not in vain. It's better to do what is right
come Hell the high water. (According to Holy Scriptures) A local pastor
preached on I am guessing "All things work together for good". Be there when you can for your friends is about the best you can do... I know God takes care of the rest through his Spirit.

Here is a quote from a friend of mine, "The christian life is not harder, it is more demanding."

Then I would add, more rewarding.

Van Gogh was a clergymans son. His family was established from the
Military and clergy. He had a younger brother that died as an infant named Vincent. Apparently from biography, Van Gogh felt He never measured up. When his painting began to be appreciated, He still may have felt it was not good enough. He may even have been afraid of success.

He was an eloquent visionary, a saviour of sort, who knew enough greek to do adequate work as a missionary in the Borenese. His notes and letters contain a clarity and kindness for art and a love for his dear brother Theo.

At one particular instant of his life, he was said to have scribbled on the wall, I am the Holy Ghost. I do not know. According to what I read, He died of a bullet wound in his upper abdomen after a profuse suffering.
His brother loved him dearly.

This is only to say I hope to see him one day in heaven.

(Please do not leave any disparaging remarks about him on this web site
or......  make a scripture reference as to his whereabouts.)

DH