Innocence of My Evil

Personal Evil Begins at Conception

Innocence of My Evil {Sin}
Begins at Conception (Ps 51:5)

I have not met or read anyone admitting that he or she awoke and decided to do evil, of whatever ilk. The most notorious political leaders of the 2oth century which people today point back to as the personification of evil, never saw themselves as evil. Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Churchill and FDR all saw themselves as justified in pursuing their policies for the betterment of their people and themselves; yet, each leader was responsible for millions of deaths either overtly or covertly. In my over forty years of speaking to people about God’s salvation, the one consistent fact is that people do not see themselves as sinners, evil; hence, they do not need Christ’s salvation (Ro 3:21-24). To rephrase a line from Benjamin Franklin in the play, 1776, “Evil is only observed in the third personal, ‘your evil’ but never in the first person, ‘my evil!'” (Mt 7:1-5) Continue reading “Innocence of My Evil”

Vulgarity: Expression of Equality

Vulgarity, and thus this emoji, have become
the ultimate expression of equality today

When Apple demonstrated their animojis at their recent keynote event by using the above emoji {first introduced by Google}, they were acknowledging the commonality of vulgarity in everyday language. this emoji did not cause vulgarity in everyday language; however, it did acknowledge that vulgarity was wide spread and thus ready for a graphic expression. It is probably one of the more popular emojis in use today. Why? Continue reading “Vulgarity: Expression of Equality”

Fallaciousness of Autonomy

This Painting: Temptation of Eve
Depicts the Lack of Clarity of this Sin

When Lucifer encountered Woman {Eve} in the Garden she was in her pre-sin state. Her mind, unlike ours, was unclouded by sin. She could reason more clearly, more fully, than we can possibly envision; therefore, the question becomes, “How was she deceived?” Herein lies the tale that affects us especially today in our 21st century postmodern worldview: the fallaciousness of autonomy. Continue reading “Fallaciousness of Autonomy”

Evolutionary Morality an Oxymoron

If Morality Arose from Humanity
Then Humanity Defines Morality

This is an example of circular reasoning, an informal logical fallacy. The conclusion arises from the cause and the cause defines the conclusion; the problem, one has not made a case for the conclusion based on provable premises. Unfortunately, this logical error occurs all too frequently in discussions, especially in the media where time is of the essence so various stereotypical images or types are substituted as proof for one’s forced dilemma conclusion (yes, another logical fallacy). Continue reading “Evolutionary Morality an Oxymoron”

America: Revolution or Evolution

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In 1776 the America Revolution
Was the First Nation-State from Scratch

In 1776 an amazing thing occurred, a set of divergent colonies decided to form a nation-state basically out of nothing. Until this time nation-states were formed from monarchies to one extent or another. The nation-states was a new development in government born out of the philosophies of the Enlightenment era. Continue reading “America: Revolution or Evolution”