It Seems Truth Tends To Tally Best Its Claims In The Arena Of Paradox

It seems truth tends to tally best its claims in the arena of paradox (James 1:25). Is it that such a statement is aloof? Or is it merely that such a proclamation regards the infinite claim of the finite and likewise the finite of the infinite. Truth is as love. Love is love. Whereas, unconditional love is merely a condition of love and thereby not love at all. Love is boundless yet equally definitive.

Moreover, to suggest that my truth is not your truth is to not know truth whatsoever but instead an attempt to render it false for the grave mistake of accepting it as the more menial perception by which you attempt to become your very own god.

Now, while truth is intolerant, it is not such that there is intolerant truth nor may there be peace without righteousness, since peace is indeed righteousness and righteousness truth. And the lot is likewise love. Therefore, if any seeks to issue an olive branch and neither truth nor righteousness exist, then likewise love does not exist, and such a quest remains forever false, bound in angst and laden in the grave danger by which is borne a servant to the serpent.

For this, wars thought to be won merely go unfinished by way of such false claims, only to be fought again at even greater cost to generations that assuredly follow. No such jovial life do you render them in such a lackadaisical premise of lies.

There are not wars but only one war. Therefore, fear not this war when it is the very war that wages on continuum from the fall unto the return. It is already won. Rest assured such battles before you are not in vain. Purpose is instilled in you but must nevertheless be claimed and proclaimed continually for there are those who fail not to hear and others who ought shutter before the adversary bound in truth that shall assuredly smite them.

They layer themselves in their very own law shall thereby die of suffocation. You submit to the very law by which is given life.

The Earnest Inquisition Of Obfuscation Bound By The Theorhetical Declaration Of The Theorem Derived From The Uniformed Chaos Axiom

Merely a hack who has rarely had the patience to sit through elongated oratory or literary dissertations in my quest to conceptualize and even capture the crux of creation through the language of mathematics and physics, I have found it gravely difficult, during my years of formal education, to await the necessarily standardized absorption by which mundane knowledge is methodically received. Boredom becomes quite captivating and even the most minute segments of data sets are set aside for in depth examination by which to formulate extraordinary principles both simplistic yet paradoxically profound. It seems truth tends to tangle in the arena of paradox (James 1:25).

There ultimately arrived a time by which I had to toss my systematic quest to conquer the principalities of physics to a far more poetically achievable educational genre. I therefore relented from the intensity of such studies into simpler tasks such as English, art and photography. History has likewise served such a capacity but to a lesser extent, since its process is more an abstract yet more tangible life application of the aforementioned principalities, which lends to its own enthusiastic arrangement of frustrations and fascinations. All the while, that which is exhibited within the confines of the Holy Bible has wallowed divinely in my midst throughout such eras, serving as an evermore acknowledged theme by which one in any such endeavor ought to engage with greater consideration, as its power of principalities provides a foundation by which wisdom is exponentially jettisoned to all who earnestly partake. Examine it as hereby stated and the wonders of the universe, whether academic or even spiritual, becoming exceedingly awakened unto your eyes and afforded the confluence of axioms.

Anyhow, I loved science and found great excitement in at least a few of them throughout my junior high and high school years. And later in college, math class, just as science, while it was a love, was likewise a match for my focus. Some facet would always seem to snag my interest in such a way that captivated me, leading me to overthrow the lesson for a gaping reception into the far too fundamentally apparent finiteness of one simplistic element.

Perhaps my greatest issue with the confines of formal education is its formalities of indoctrination, since it teaches merely to know than to learn, and therefore, my zealously fascinating manner of inquisition into easily accepted principalities disrupts well trained technicians of academic dissemination who themselves have very little understanding.

There have been several, perhaps many, instructors who have found my inquiry to be irritating to the point where vehemence erupts from their frustration. Likely, it is that their understanding of such principles bound within their chosen field of study is so light that immersion becomes frightening, to the point by which they attempt to maintain surface tension, yet cannot, for they have yet to achieve perfection.

Anyhow, there have been others who have found my earnest inquiry to be considerably intriguing and have engaged greatly. From them, I have learned much and have been equally challenged to such extents, exponentially jettisoned, just as iron sharpens iron. For when word becomes word, so goes the saber of triumph.

And so there I was. I had failed to turn in several weeks of assignments, stuck and even failing asleep on a series of formulas. While I had figured them is such a learned way, I envisioned yet another way, comparative to the difference of a casual observer who meanders through a garden on his way to his next class and that of a ballerina become the very beauty abound amid her arena. Then, I entered class to turn in homework from several weeks back, and as the class proceeded on several problems the instructor issued to buy him time to grade the evenings homework, he later landed upon mine near the end of class.

Looking up my way in a cross and unsettling manner: “This is late. And what is this (no question mark for it was not a question). This is not done right. This is unacceptable. Did you even read the book.”

I walked up. Observed what I knew to be in question. He continued. I watched. And might I mentioned I was also quite rebellious and had considerable disdain for those are fierce for the letter of the law but who have very little consideration for the spirit of the law. He was quite disrespectful in his way and even authoritarian in his astute posture. For this, I found fancy in foiling his stature.

“Yes. I read the chapter multiple times over.”

He became exacerbated, particularly since I offered no other explanation at anytime during the long pause for silence.

“I can’t have this. I can’t accept this. This is just wrong.”

“No.” I replied. My retort was accurate. It was right.

“No what?”

“The answer is right. Look upon your cheat sheet. It correctly matches what you have there. Therefore, according to your very own means of judgment, your readily accepted and utterly proclaimed sense of right and wrong, it is right.”

“No. It is wrong. You did it all wrong.”

At this point, the diatribe drew upon the attention of the class, which was acutely focused upon the dance of an arrogant subset of individuals. I stood. The instructor sat half in his seat, while the other half worked to rise in frustration, except for the tactical advantage of an underling who literally stood above him. To escape the sunken seat of the throne at that very moment would have only worked to his disadvantage, divulging the inferiority of his physical position, as a rabbit who uneasily waits behind the bushes as a hunter passes, hoping he who seeks blood has no clue of the thinly veiled vulnerability that resides easily within reach.

“If you are now saying the answer is wrong, then your theorem is likewise wrong, for it renders the same result. But if you are saying that my methodology is wrong, then you are wrong, for it renders the very same result as does your readily accepted methodology, yet you are unwilling to accept it, since you fear what you fail to consider.”

Just then, during the prelude to the climax, the clock struck the hour and officially called to a close the class, but even still, the encore was yet to unfold, and therefor kept at bay the bulk of the class.

Now, being that I in certain terms had just turned over the desk from which he dictated, the repercussion was on the verge of volleying grave result. Therefore, an intersession accompanied by a well-announced olive branch was boastfully interjected in such a way that the Little Hero Of Holland held at bay a great mass of water with merely a finger. And likewise amid the moment, the class teetered upon the crux of implosion.

“Okay. If you find that the methodology does not work according to the stated result, which equals that stated in the book, then, you may rightfully fail me for the remainder of the class. But should the methodology work out correctly, according to the result so stated, then it will be graded as such.”

Going merely by the memory of some 15 years ago, I recall him officially calling the class to a close by dismissing us.

The next class, as he was handing back papers, perhaps during a test, he quietly called my name to receive my graded paper.

“I don’t know how you did it. I have never seen this before. I even brought it to the attention of the department faculty. It seems you have found a new theorem. Good work.”

I walked away and left it at that. My grade for the class was somewhere around a C- for that class. I don’t blame the guy. Between my frequent surfing trips to Baja and inconsistent homework, even a C- may have been undeserved.

Perhaps one day I will share just how daunting the study of literature and moreover writing courses were and how one college professor struck a sword through such difficulties, severing my ties with such trying tasks by delivering me unto understanding, as is referenced in 1 Peter 4:8 (NIV), where is said: “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”

VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO YOU: To Submit, Surrender And Sacrifice Is Not The Code Of A Coward But The Virtue Of An Honor Bound Warrior Whose Nation Lives And Whose Sould Is Eternal

It is wise that if Jesus speaks, one ought listen with the greatest intent and consideration. Even more so to that point when Jesus delivers the word verily, meaning assuredly, twice in succession, for the Lord is about to deliver an extraordinarily important truth by which one should heed with the greatest vigor.

And as with any word that comes direct from the tongue of Christ, it is not merely enough to marvel at such a magnificent revelation you are about to behold, but we are indeed called to make it the utmost quest to “observe all things whatsoever (he) have commanded you,” and in this sense, the word observe is by no means defined as an onlooker but indeed a command to obey. Of course here, we are referring to none other than The Great Commission, which is here referenced.

THE GREAT COMMISSION – Matthew 28:16-20

• ¹⁶Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
• ¹⁷And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
• ¹⁸And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
• ¹⁹Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
• ²⁰Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

So, as I scanned through the Bible as a boy and later a teenager, in an environment that was most certainly astray from Biblical principles, marveling but not yet grasping and even defying the concept of Christ’s church and even the great calling to observe, meaning to obey, I nevertheless realized what the great love and fulfillment the Lord was about to deliver a lonely warrior, as He segued into the words, “verily, verily.”

The following study arrives my way through the youth Bible studies I am engaged in through StudentLife.com. The key passage of scripture spans John 12:23-33, as seen below.

John 12:23-33 – http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John 12:23-33;&version=9;

• ²³And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
• ²⁴Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
• ²⁵He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
• ²⁶If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
• ²⁷Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
• ²⁸Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
• ²⁹The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
• ³⁰Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
• ³¹Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
• ³²And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
• ³³This he said, signifying what death he should die.

As you can well see, there is an enormous amount to consider here within the abundance of truth bound within these verses. The focus of my study pays particular attention to verses 24 and 25. I urge you to spend at least 15 minutes considering these two verses in great depth, for there is extraordinary glory held within its message, and with great consideration, you and yours may be exceedingly blessed with its extraordinary wisdom.

While it is evident by examining these verses that we are called to surrender in our sacrificial service to the Lord, this by no means subjects us to a life of passivism unto the world. Such teaching is completely false and predominant among us. Yet, to suggest so is completely foolish.

Furthermore, such a concept of Christ as a passivist is simply foolish and an utter assault on truth. Commonly, it is used against self-proclaimed followers of Christ who have not a rock solid foundation in study, consideration and obedience to His Word, for Christ was assuredly the ultimate warrior, the ultimate revolutionary, the ultimate tactician and the ultimate strategist. His word testifies to this truth and is denied by fools.

I despise such a concept Christ. And as a man, I despise such a defiling description of man.

No, we are indeed called to be warriors of great honor and courage. Surrendering to that which is greater in our sacrificial service to the Lord. And should you consider such an oath of sacrifice to be the endeavor of a passivist, look no further than one of the most readily sacrificial oaths one can take in the service of his or her country, the oath of enlistment to the United States Military.

Surely, such an oath for such an occupation, whereby you surrender your rights and comforts as a citizen, is by no means the actions of a passivist, as one might suggest submission to Christ The Lord be. It is not the act of a passivist. Yet it is indeed submission.

First, let us reflect back upon verses 24 and 25.

• ²⁴Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
• ²⁵He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

Now, be not mistaken, The Word Of God is eternally applicable to our lives in either the micro or the macro, where it be in a place of worship or upon the battlefield. Truth holds no bounds, just as the light overcomes dark but yet dark does not overcome light. So, since we have made reference to warriors and more specifically the military, let’s take a look at the macro.

Great wars are won by the principles bound in the Bible. What use would an army be if it were fashioned from selfish men who thought only of their own well being, their own survival? Such an army of cowardly individuals would only be of use to its enemy, for the extent of each individual’s fight would never go beyond his own safety, security or even his meager comfort. And despite this cowardly quest for self preservation, the result would be a battlefield flowing with the blood of selfish cowards. Inevitably, the homeland from which those selfish cowards had come and attempted to frantically flee to would gush with the blood of its women and children.

This is the lesson of hesitation and inaction. This is the lesson of the coward. This is ultimately the lesson of disobedience. Consider.

Matthew 3:13-17 – http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew 3:13-17;&version=9;

• ¹³Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
• ¹⁴But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
• ¹⁵And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
• ¹⁶And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
• ¹⁷And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Understand, Jesus arrived before the waters of the Jordan that he be baptized by John. But John forbad him. Indeed in the instant of this act John was not obedient to the Lord. He focused not upon the Lord but instead upon his own inadequacies. Through the Lord all things great cometh. John focused not upon the Lord but upon his own idea of what was to transpire. He focused upon his own his own anticipation and not the Lord before him who spoke. He slipped ever so slightly in his focus and fell to disobedience by mere hesitation and submission to his own understanding and not first to the Lord. This is the lesson of obedience.

Costly wars are diverted from ever taking place by the principles bound in the Bible. When a warrior, through his wisdom, is called to act, he acts without hesitation and without regard to self. Only through such valiant and unwavering dedication can his comrades or even his nation be saved. Only through such dedication can he himself be saved. And so it goes for his soul before the Lord.

Now, consider the great paradox of God’s word, particularly by comparing the parallels bound in the virtues of surrender, submission, sacrifice and service to that which is right in the Lord. And dutifully study this last statement, which is mine, but not because it is mine, but because it is a warning of the utmost.

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UNITED STATES ARMY HISTORY – http://www.history.army.mil/faq/oaths.htm

OATH OF ENLISTMENT

“I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.” (Title 10, US Code; Act of 5 May 1960 replacing the wording first adopted in 1789, with amendment effective 5 October 1962).

OATH FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

“I, _____ (SSAN), having been appointed an officer in the Army of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of _____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; So help me God.” (DA Form 71, 1 August 1959, for officers.)

Anyhow, this evening as I was reading, cross referencing verses against keywords and concepts, analyzing and contemplating, I finally extended my studies beyond the confines of my King James Study Bible and BibleGateway.com and into the World Wide Web, here are some of the links and reference material I happened upon.

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THE 25 VERILY, VERILIES OF CHRIST FROM THE BOOK OF JOHN – http://www.geocities.com/landmarkbiblebaptist/Doctrine/25Verilies.html

I. The verily, verilies of the Trinity:

1. John 3:11:

“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.”

2. John 5:19:

“…Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Fatherdo: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.”

II. The verily, veriliesof the Deity of Christ:

3. John 8:58:

“…Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.”

4. John 1:51:

“…Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.”

III. The verily, verilies of the Holy Spirit and those He empowers:

5. John 13:16:

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him

6. John 13:20:

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.”

7. John 14:12:

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.”

IV. The verily, verily of wrong motives:

8. John 6:26:

“…Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.” (Christ’s miracles spoke of His Deity, but many people think only of their stomachs)

V. The verily, verilies of the new birth:

9. John 3:3:

“…Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

10. John 3:5:

“…Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”

VI. The verily, verilies of salvation:

11. John 8:34 (Sin Is The Problem):

“…Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.”

12. John 5:25 (Repentance And Faith Are The Solution):

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.”

13. John 12:24 (Repentance And Faith Are The Solution):

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.”

14. John 10:1 (Christ Is The Only Way):

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.”

15. John 10:7 (Christ Is The Only Way):

“…Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.”

16. John 6:32 (Receive Christ):

“…Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.”

17. John 6:53 (Receive Christ):

“…Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.”

VII. The verily, verilies of everlasting life (security of the believer):

18. John 5:24:

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”

19. John 6:47:

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.”

20. John 8:51:

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.”

VIII. The verily, verily of Christian failure:

21. John 13:38:

“…Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.”

IX. The verily, verilies of the Christian’s troubles in this world:

22. John 16:20:

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.”

23. John 21:18:

“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.”

X. The verily, verily of Christian prayer:

24. John 16:23:

“…Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.”

XI. The verily, verily of fake Christians:

25. John 13:21:

“…Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.”

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VERILY VERILY – http://verilyverily.org/
BIBLE DOCTRINE – http://doctrine.landmarkbiblebaptist.net/
LANDMARK BIBLE BAPTIST - http://www.geocities.com/landmarkbiblebaptist/Doctrine/25Verilies.html