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Hate Speech

  • Posted on August 8, 2008

What is ‘hate speech’? It is when someone hates another person to speak. Such an individual usually loves to act as a judge and assumes to know what’s in another person’s heart. He might use words like ‘masquerading as’ when he wants to twist around what that person is saying because he hopes to get more people to hate this same person he hates. In order for him to do that though, he has to direct attention towards who it is he hates.

True hate speech doesn’t target behavior. Instead, the focus is personal. If someone is sincere about what he is saying, then there is no need for him to tack on any particular person to make his point.

Here is an example:

I hate adultery. Adultery is a bad behavior. I don’t like seeing it in other people and I would especially hate to see it crop up in myself. I now know what Jesus meant by his statement, “But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart (or if it’s a woman, then substitute it with, ‘…whosoever looketh on a man to lust after him hath committed adultery with him already in her heart’).”   —  Matthew 5:28

You have to ‘nip sin in the bud.’ All bad behavior begins with nurturing its malignant thought.

I just expressed my feelings on the topic of adultery. Did I need to include anyone personal who I thought might be masquerading as a friend but in reality is lusting after me? No, but if I did, then the only reason I would be doing so would be for trying to make myself look better by attempting to make another person look bad.

I chose to use what’s in this post for a page. I don’t want this issue getting buried underneath future posts.

How are you?

  • Posted on May 2, 2008

What I simply cannot understand, nor ever will, is why people don’t communicate messages the way they should be expressed. Children are told things straightforward, so why not do the same with all people?

Usually Asperger people are up front, but now I see that they too can trash this blessed quality. When I invite a person to visit for becoming acquainted, I get the impression she’d love to stop over. She does seem to act grateful for the friendly¹ gesture, but is that any reliable indicator? Apparently not quite so, nor ever can it be for Aspies like me.

It’s evident most people are too busy to visit. That’s fine. However, it is completely illogical for people, who are too busy to accommodate newcomers into their lives, to NOT mention that they are too busy to increase their social circle. There is nothing offensive about telling someone, who is extending an invitation, that her social life is too full for adding another person into it.

I get blamed for being rude because I don’t see that the invited guest has no intentions of visiting. I’m not rude anymore, because I now learned how to adapt into this world full of unreasonable² people.

My question is, “What are people like me supposed to do then? Believe what people say or not believe what people say?” I ask this question not to get an answer, but rather to get people to think about their inconsistencies between what they say versus what they do.

I know most people would love to tell me that my problem is I shouldn’t take what others say literally. I will always stand by my conviction that idle³ talk is wrong. Words reflect a person’s reputation. What someone says is a reflection of who they are. If they value what’s popular and acceptable by society more than what’s right and acceptable by God, then that person’s integrity is questionable.

“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.” — Matthew 12:36

If what I’m saying in this post angers you, then that indicates insufficient thought is at your end. When others don’t care enough to speak candidly, then they are possibly robbing an Aspie of her time. I have always tried to make an effort to be understood correctly by others. If that can’t be appreciated, then I must have some screws loose if I keep investing of myself into those who display no evidence of wanting to meet me half-way.

I might sound angry, but I’m really not. I’m just expressing something shameful. That’s all. Maybe by some miracle, my sharing this bit of information might actually be useful to someone. Truthful words, spoken by the motive of love for other Aspies, do not make idle talk. If my message is useless, it’s only because its words have fallen on deaf ears.

We will all eventually be accountable for what we say or don’t say. We are not responsible for what others do with the words we speak. Nor are people (most Aspies for example) responsible for what others don’t say, especially if they’re unable to ‘receive’ a message that remains concealed to them.

¹I’ve read that friendliness is often mistaken for friendship by Asperger people. Now I understand why. What protects me from making this mistake anymore is knowing the difference between what most people label as friendliness versus what I call friendliness. My definition of it is no where near as liberal and/or quickly dispensed upon a person. It must be that way for me, because I cannot be friendly towards someone I cannot sincerely respect. Jesus behaved the same way. He never was friendly towards pretentious people.

²Inconsistent with reason or logic or good sense.

³Idle: vain; fruitless; lacking substance or worth; futile; barren; useless.

Where oh where did the church go?

  • Posted on April 6, 2008

Few would consider the reverse of what most perceive God’s meaning when He says, “as the manner of some is” in this verse:

“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” — Hebrews 10:25

The first thought that probably comes to mind is that this must mean people who quit attending ‘church.’ The last thought that would ever occur to most would be that this could mean that those who are meeting in a ‘church’ are the ones who are “forsaking the assembling of ourselves together.”

Why do people foolishly assume that just because a building has a steeple and the ‘worshipers’ inside are gathering ‘in the name of Christ,’ that God is there. God never said he would follow the people. God always tells people to follow Him. What else could God be meaning when He says, “as ye see the day approaching,” if He wasn’t warning about this:

“When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:” — Matthew 24:15-16

“But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:” — Mark 13:14

God sure isn’t the ‘abomination of desolation’ because He wouldn’t warn people to flee from Him. He does tell His children to flee to the mountains. Obviously this can’t be literal. Jesus spoke in parables for a reason and so does God. The mountains symbolize where God is.

God is not going to prevent ungodly people from desecrating His holy place and Satan always must act subtly since his only power is in deception so as to stop people from trusting and obeying God. Satan doesn’t attack people like Hollywood portrays in thriller movies. Evil comes in the form of goodness in disguise; a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Without God’s spirit, it’s impossible for anyone to discern scripture.

“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” — 1 Corinthians 2:14

“For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” — Matthew 24:24

Actually verses 17-28 in the 24th chapter of Matthew are all warning God’s people of eminent spiritual danger by continuing to stay in man-made tabernacles originally built for God. God’s tabernacle is within every one of His elect. God’s church walks. The counterfeit church plays ’show and tell’. His people should learn from history that God moves about and does not keep His people in one place forever on earth. A shepherd of sheep must keep the flock moving in order to keep them nourished. [There are too many verses in scripture for me to add here for expounding greater on the end of the church age. I would love to go on, but time doesn't permit it. I only touched on this topic with the hope that it provokes others to flee towards safe ground.]

The period of tribulation (spiritual testing/trial period of faith) is almost over, but once it is, then it will be too late to be salvaged from this world. The ark’s doors will be closed and then the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

Immediately after the part of, “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is;” in Hebrews 10:25, comes the explanation of why we are not to neglect (meaning not to contain a spirit of: disregard, abandon, shun, leave alone, inattentiveness, carelessness, etc. towards) our brothers and sisters in Christ. The why to assemble follows “but” with, “exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”

To exhort is prospective, looking to the future, to urge one to pursue some course of conduct. Exhortation is always a good thing because it is simply caring for others as you would have others care for you. Notice however emphasis is placed upon the urgency of, “so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” This is a subtle urge in itself that compliments the importance of continuing to care for others through prayer and exhortation as times progress into greater tribulation and testing, especially so when having to undergo such a powerful transition as leaving a comfortably traditional church environment. It wasn’t an easy time for the Jews who began meeting in private homes instead of synagogues nor do people have it easy who go to meeting privately after having belonged to a church. By merely “coming out” of a corporate form of worship that church provides, those who are left behind will feel strongly affected by such an action (especially if it is between close family relatives). It would be easier to just forget about those who don’t want to consider something different as possibly being truth, but that doesn’t excuse someone from caring about others.

Real Dangerous Anger

  • Posted on March 30, 2008

“But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.” — Matthew 5:22

Why else can this be except for the reason of a self-righteous attitude? Those who spill over such words as Raca and/or fool don’t let God be God and think they can do a better job. It is the opposite of praying for your enemies and loving them. There is no humility behind such anger. Any anger that stems from self not getting its way is without a cause. When anger is provoked by God’s will being ignored by those who claim to follow Him (your brother), then there is a cause to be upset.

First examine your own self to remove that board from your own eye before you attempt to remove a splinter out of your brother’s eye. Whatever measure you judge another person by is the same measure God is going to judge you by. So, don’t be angry without a cause (reason) to be angry or else God is going to judge you and you will be in danger of hell fire!

When you let the sun go down on your anger, you have suppressed your feelings instead of working with what they are telling you to do.

Raca means vain fellow and vain implies worthless. To think of your brother as worthless reflects arrogance. We are all worth nothing without God’s grace. To treat someone as if she does not exist is saying Raca to her. “I will forever ignore you because you are a non-person,” reflects judgment by God through social council. This middle-of-the-road malice is effacing (literally removing one’s face out of your memory) a person’s mind without casting away her heart. Raca reflects a disdainful mind from a contemptuous emotion primarily upon the thoughts another person has. The attitude behind Raca is, “I won’t listen to you, I don’t care about your opinions, your ideas are worth about as much as those of a lunatic in a psychiatric ward,” stemming from a childish level, “Jane Doe is a crank” and/or “Jane Doe is a kook.” An attack like this aims to nullify another’s words. It is not attacking character, but it does create alienation by isolating the victim.

In a church congregation each person is equally important, and his or her opinions are to be heard and taken seriously. This is one way that we can see God’s spirit no longer is in man’s churches. When self-proclaimed Christians ignore what input you have to share, it is truly a sign that the abomination of desolation has taken her stand in the holy place. Even if someone doesn’t verbally say the words signifying Raca (to spit), actions can reflect the neglect to care (be interested) about another’s soul. To be interested is to invest of oneself into another. To have no interest implies no one can gain anything of value from that person. Spit is to expel. To kill is to murder. Murder begins in the heart. Many years ago, church members have already started to kill God’s elect among their congregation. This marked the beginning of the Great Tribulation and the time for wise Godly people to come out from the antichrist’s temple (silencing the visible church).

Maybe some parents might believe that what their children think and say are not important, but God always values thoughts, words, actions, feelings, opinions, attitudes, etc. When a person completely rejects another, she acts as her own god believing she can ultimately judge who is a moral rebel (an apostate). It’s like telling a person to, “go to hell!” It is one thing to say someone is rebellious but another matter to label one as a rebel. Christ didn’t condemn anyone while He was here. To call someone rebellious is out of a motive to convict their conscience. To say she is a rebel, fool, or moral idiot is accusing and condemning. Reproof and rebuke can also be called accusing, but the motive is for correction out of a spirit of love and attitude, “therefore but by the grace of God go I.”

To call someone a fool is to label them as an idiot (in the spiritual sense). This totally malignant opinion of another shows God’s judgment as condemning one to eternal death without pardon. To have such total disregard towards another person’s heart (character) reflects the lack of God’s grace.

Fool is an old-fashioned term for today’s modern ones people call others; like: trailer-trash, waste product, trash, good-for-nothing, useless, chaff, reprobate, idiot — destitute one of all spiritual or Divine knowledge, etc.

Hell fire is perpetual. The refuse of Jerusalem was continually being burnt up by the fire outside the city gates. There is no greater curse a person can inflict upon another than to discard her from your concern over what happens to her soul.

Note: Raca expresses contempt for a man’s head —> stupid!; [The Greek word] “moros” expresses contempt for his heart and character —> scoundrel!

There is more than one meaning for the word fool in scripture. Verse 22 here implies spiritually empty. The other use of this term elsewhere implies unbelief. The difference between the two is the former is condemning and the later is convicting.

Matthew 10:14, Mark 6:11, Luke 9:5, and Acts 13:51, are¹ examples of a completely different motive behind leaving others with their kind. For starters, there is no anger involved (unless it’s from those who will not hear the gospel truth). Either you are walking in God’s Spirit living out His will in your life or you are walking in the flesh living out your will in your life.

¹Matthew 10:14, “And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.”

Mark 6:11, “And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.”

Luke 9:5, “And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.”

Acts 13:51, “But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.”

Ready to check out?

  • Posted on March 20, 2008

Psalms 24:1-5,

“The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.”

What is vanity here? It’s vain to trust in anything this world has, including placing confidence in one’s self to do the right thing. We can’t trust anything. We can’t trust that we would not be tempted if we had too much money for our pride. We can’t trust that we would not be tempted if we believed we were ‘hot looking’ and others treated us as being so. We can’t trust that we would not be tempted if others famed us greater than our humility could bear. Why is this so?

Jeremiah 17:9,

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”

How then can a heart become pure? Or a soul not be lifted up unto vanity? Or deceit not become so pleasant to practice that it desensitizes a person’s conscience to the point of being as a rock-hard mountain too cold to move any longer after once having been molten lava able to flow in whatever direction gravity would take it?

When verse 5 of Psalm 24 states, “He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation” it doesn’t just mean blessing and righteousness from God coming in the future, it also includes the present time, and eternity past. God is not bound by time. We are. That’s why life as we know it is a process, but God is not . . . He is perfect (complete; not needing improvements). Everyone comes into this world impure, but not everyone leaves this world impure.

Lamentations 3:26,

“It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.”

Micah 7:7,

“Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.”

Matthew 5:8,

“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”

Tick-tock, tick-tock . . .

The Golden Rule

  • Posted on February 14, 2008

Matthew 7:12, “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.”

Everyone is different. Some want to treat others the same way they want to be treated. Others would like to receive treatment that they do not want to give.

Since I prefer living by this law of God stated in Matthew 7:12 (now better known as The Golden Rule), I have decided to turn off comments in my category for my faith. Religion and politics are hot-beds of controversy. I won’t even write about politics, so that’s why I don’t have a category for my politics (although I do have some links to support the way I lean politically).

I do enjoy observing well-organized formal debates, but I do not like to argue with others. Everyone has the right to express their opinions and everyone has the right to decide what they accept as facts and/or truth.

Whoever does not like what I say in my blog can simply ignore it. That’s what I do with blogs where people express things I don’t agree with. I feel that to go into someone else’s space and tell them what to do is akin to trespassing. When people do such things, it’s as if they’re saying, “What’s mine is mine, and what’s yours is mine too.”

This is why it is so important for everyone to have their own space with boundaries. Unfortunately the price of keeping out unwelcome comments also means excluding welcome ones.

So, for those of you who like to inject unwelcome comments, please stop to think (that is, assuming you care) about how selfish you’re being. Thank you.

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