I don’t know about that one.
I do know there are a lot of folks who fit the definition of ‘ox’ + ‘moron’ while claiming the name of Christianity.
Where is the line between using this label for a saying, or using the label for a person?
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How about this for real—is there room for words to carry truth—more than just using words flippantly for effect?
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“In the world you will have BIG trouble—cheer up . . .” (Insane oxymoron of the highest order)
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“We must through MUCH trouble enter . . .” (Pass, on purposely following that promise)
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“Count it all joy when you land MANY troubles . . .” (You’ve got to be kidding)
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In case you’re wondering, there’s more from that same source.
In case you want to sign up,
“Everybody will hate you . . .” (If they find your leader’s name on you)
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“You’ll lose it all, ALL, for signing up with my label, my name, my EXCLUSIVE outfit.” (Interested yet?)
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You know, lots of gangs recruit that way, and operate that way, successfully.
Oh, by the way, those gangs are not limited to the low-life in dark alleys.
Lots of ‘gangs’ use the same tools for recruitment and brutal control in very high places—in business, in politics, in religion, even churches.
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So, if you look at my writings, I am not a negative skeptic, not a pacifist, not a cultist, not a dreamer, not a genius, not a conformist, not a ‘sheep,’ . . . so, how do I pull this together, after intentionally posing brutal questions of life?
If I’m not smart enough or clever enough or influential enough to start a new movement, I must put my weight and my words on proven truth—TRUTH that keeps getting forgotten over and over as history relentlessly repeats itself.
And we all fall victim to that, unsuspectingly.
For anyone who will read, and listen, I will call you back to TRUTH that stands because it has stood the test of time.
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Pilate asked Jesus the right question, but he missed the answer—silence—because TRUTH was standing right there.
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You see:
+Jesus did not fit in this world.
+Jesus’ followers did not fit in this world—never have, never will.
+This entire world is against God.
+This entire world is against God’s followers, but only if you claim the name of Jesus for your life. (Anyone can observe that nowadays.)
+Jesus is the one offense—universally.
+Jesus is the devil’s one enemy—and the devil lost at the battle of the grave—the RESURRECTION.
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So, now we can see some of the puzzle pieces, even the oxymorons, start to fit in the big picture.
But it’s God’s picture, not created by people, or even by the church.
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