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GENESIS 4:7
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.
I vested much consideration in what sort of things ought to comprise the stuffing for this home page. After due consideration, it seemed most prudent to furnish this space with selections of the Creator’s Holy Scripture. He’s the author and finisher of our faith, the author of all creation, and is the author of the Holy Bible, so I’d reckon he’s the ultimate author. Since the establishment of his authorship can be, and ought to be, fully recognized and acknowledged by all of creation, I figure it ought to be established as vanguard for this digital site.
GALATIANS 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
The general citizenry of the United States has fallen into decrepitude when it comes to the value of essential Liberty. Such principles have been apathetically discarded as we travel along the highway of irresponsibility. We have demanded to be taken care of by government, and so have become a nation of children isolated from the power of self determination. Liberty cannot be sustained without the obligation of individual responsibility, and the abdication of that individual responsibility plunges a people into such detrimental conditions as socialism, or a welfare state. This recognition of the importance inherent in essential principle was demonstrated in the text and spirit of the United States Constitution. It was so demonstrated because the principles expounded in its text were derived directly from the Holy Bible, chief of which is essential Liberty. This particular passage of the Holy Bible emphasizes the importance of Liberty, and its essential role in any society that has prospered both physically and spiritually.
ISAIAH 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with my right hand of righteousness.
This verse was told to me when I was a child, though I don’t recall at what age. I’d been harassed by dreams of a rather horrific nature, dreams characterized by violence and grume and such, and the only consolation I could find after waking from one of these episodes was in the embrace of my mother, whom I woke from sleep to alleviate my fearfulness. The stuff usually didn’t molest my peace of mind during my daily activities, which involved various grades and degrees of play, so I didn’t need consolation in the main. It was after going to my sleep that the frights began to pester me. A friend advised me to speak the words of this particular scripture whenever an untoward event was initiated, and I’ve discovered it to be a steadfast champion ever since.
DEUTERONOMY 8:5
So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.
The concept of discipline seems to myself to be rather foreign to the youth in general today. I opine it is primarily due to the abdication of responsibility that rests upon parents, yet a nearly equal portion of blame ought to be levied against the legal systems of world nations. Children are antagonistic to discipline, and adult versions of human beings are no less predisposed to resist the strictures of discipline. Discipline has been denigrated in recent decades, to the point that it is now considered an abusive act to apply corrective measures upon children. The Holy Scriptures declare discipline to be an act of love, but our generations are in steady declension, engaged in eager department from righteousness and godliness. To be godly means to render obeisance to God, and that means submitting to his rules. It’s much more entertaining to do the things he’s warned us to eschew, so we abstain from holiness, instead. However, the one who loves God, also loves discipline.
JOB 5:17
Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
A correlation to Deuteronomy 8:5. To ever greater degrees, each subsequent generation seeks to avoid individual responsibility, demanding that others take it up. Discipline is now deemed to be incorrigible, and irresponsibility is then deemed to be virtuous.
“I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.” – Clive Staples Lewis