You are never alone
Man’s chief and highest end is to glorify God, and fully to enjoy him forever.
The very light of nature in man, and the works of God, declare plainly that there is a God; but his word and Spirit only do sufficiently and effectually reveal him unto men for their salvation.
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amirite?
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Should you google that to help decide, you’ll find that:
- I’ve copied two paragraphs verbatim from a Catechism
- nerd version: Instructional FAQ
- cynical nerd version: Instrument of Sheeple Opium
Some healthy cynicism is warranted: I’m quoting from the translation of the Westminster Larger Catechism accepted by the “Orthodox Presbyterian Church”. Read that like a DNS entry: “Orthodox” names a split among Presbyterians, who have denominated themselves apart from the Church, which in this case refers to Protestants who left the once-Καθολικός religion, that as far as those go was an (eventually three)-way split between Abraham’s sons.
If you think that’s cause for concern, just imagine the mayhem when half the “Orthodox Christian Reformed [protestant] Church” members fall into heresy.
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ridiculous.
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Like all our goals,
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alone.
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Jesus Christ — who BTW can raise sons for Abraham out of rocks — promised that he would never leave what he’s created alone.
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That’s why I’m struggling and remain dogmatic about this The Goal: to glorify God and enjoy him forever.
Goals are hard, and staying sure of Them is harder, especially when our minds let Goals lead us into jaols lest They fade into ghosts.
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Practically imposible. Severe budget constraints.
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But if God is not dead, whether we killed him or not.
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Then that is a comfort.
Which you may call a crutch.
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You may be right but I’m a perfectionist, and while time has proven very competent at making humanity and its Goals, bigger.
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It seems They never get, better.
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Or closer; on their own.
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so
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Here’s to the crazy one.
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