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putting the "blah" back into "blog"

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By Elijah G.
You know you want one anyhow!

 

Speak the Hungarian Rapper "Sometimes" lyrics

By Elijah G.
Two tousand tree
I pray for god
May people make der right decision
I don wanna wall (trying to say "war," typ.)
I jes wan a peace
Stop the wall, check this
I hope my black brothers feel da same like me
Dre, Snoo, Puff, Al, Tupac Shakur, rest in peace
He was da best, my respect
Yee common ("yeah, come on")
I hate terrorists, and I understand
September levent
I never forget you
Rest in peace
Catch the bad men
Stop your plan
Osama bin Laden, something incoherent
Yee common
Stop the wall, thass right

Chorus:

Sometimes people make a wall
Done know what iss for
Biznezz...
Say you staw the wall
Yee common, once again

Sometimes people fight the wall
Don't know what iss for
Biznezz...
Say you stop the war
Yee thass right, common

I done wanna wall
I jess wan to live and love each odder
My family, my frenz
Nobody wants wall
Life is shore
Yee, comon, thass right, check

They juss simple people, one simple life
Simple land, simple ting
We have so many places
Whurl is big
Ders place enough
Thass right, common, yee

Done make warl anymore
Show der right way, I pray
Done kill each odder
I done want a wall
Stop your biznezz
I pray for god: stop the wall
Yeah, come on, that's right

Chorus (chorus with shrieking ad lib)

We don't want a wall:
Takács Tamás
Varga Miklós
Bebe
Nal C
My respect. SPEAK.
I'll be back, peace.
 

The Dangers (and Differences) of Hypocrisy, Inconsistency, and Duplicity

Category: By Elijah G.
I've heard many people who refer to the Scripture that speaks of "giving account" for "every idle word" with a high level of fear and anxiety. Upon examining this passage further, there may be a good reason for this fear, but the meaning of it may be different than what most think. Here are the verses:

Matthew 12:34-37

34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees in this passage about two things. The first (vs. 25-29) concerned their accusing him of casting out devils through the power of the Devil himself. Jesus refutes this with a logical argument. Basically He said that power like He had could not be the result of inconsistency.

The second takes the power of words a step further and is concerning what we call "The Unpardonable Sin": blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. It is possible for a person to go so far with his words that there is no return.

What do these two have to do with each other? That's where the above passage (vs. 34-37) comes in. Christ, in typical, masterful fashion, flips the accusation on the Pharisees. "You accuse me of being inconsistent? I'll show you how much duplicity and hypocrisy is in your own hearts!"

At this point Jesus begins to show them that very thing (divided kingdoms), all the while keeping in mind the idea of the power of words (saying one thing while living another). He asked, "O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things?" I believe that Jesus was not pointing out an impossibility, but rather asking an incredulous question. He was amazed at how such black-hearted men could be so sanctimonious in speech. "Make the tree good and his fruit good." Jesus wanted them to stop confusing the people with their hypocrisy.

One more blessed thought before we get to "idle words." James 3:10 says, in talking about the tongue, "Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren these things ought not so to be." It ought not be, but sometimes it is. Sometimes the hypocrisy is more harmful than the cursing itself.

Now for "idle words." The real question seems to be here, "Does your mouth match your heart?" The word "idle" in the Greek (Strong's #692, argos) can be literally translated as "unemployed, or inactive." Is what's really in your heart the thing that is putting your mouth to work? "...Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment." The Scripture didn't say that we would be automatically sent to hell over these words. It seems to ask for a serious assessment of their source.

This problem runs two ways. Many times within the same heart.

The first is having a heart that doesn't align itself with its words: hypocrisy.

(Let it be clear that when I refer to "hypocrisy." I refer to it in the broadest sense. Hypocrisy is not the same as sin. We all have sin. Hypocrisy is, on the lowest level, living a lifestyle that you condemn and knowing it is wrong. Hypocrisy is, on the highest level, living a lifestyle you condemn for everyone else but justifying it in your case.)

Isa 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

This is the condition of feigned service to God with no real change or a weakening of conviction of the heart. This was the Pharisees problem and is considered traditional hypocrisy. (i.e., Go to the bar on Saturday, wake up, and go to church on Sunday.)

The second is more complex--though a nearly identical twin to hypocrisy--is more accurately called duplicity.

Mat 10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

This condition is a type of treachery. We take on the spirit of Herod who "gave not God the glory" (Acts 12:23). This type of double-dealing is associated with the Apostle Peter and his denial of Jesus on that dark day. Consider the definitions of duplicity:

deceitfulness in speech or conduct; speaking or acting in two different ways concerning the same matter with intent to deceive; acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another.

How many times have you said what sounded cool instead of sharing what is truly in your heart? The Spirit of God lives inside but is never allowed to shape the exterior.

All these things become a problem when the words to say, or what you profess to be your moral guide (i.e., The Bible), says something different than what you live.

This is my personal opinion of these passages. I hope it helps.


 

Yeah, I need another blog already

Category: By Elijah G.
Dorksayings. I couldn't resist.