An Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living
It was the philosopher Socrates that said that an unexamined life is not worth living. There are many parallels that can be drawn from that philosophical tidbit as well as others. You see, philosophy can often be used to validate Christian or religious principals.
Let’s take what Jesus said about seeing the mote in your brothers eye while having a beam in your own. Which is to say that you should not try to correct others without first having looked at yourself. There were many philosophers, even as far back as such as Confucius, who believed that one must work to change and improve himself before he could be effective in bringing about positive change in others. This would not just be a philosophical outlook on things but an example of the realities of life.
If you were to examine your own life, on a regular basis, to see where you could improve yourself as an individual, and continuously worked at it, you would be the type of person who others would admire and possibly be inspired by. You would also have more credibility.
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The Babylon Rising series are engaging and intriguing, describing some fantastic possibilities. The action is non-stop, and those secrets are, for the most part, well written. I again take umbrage with the initial mixed up sequencing, but otherwise the scenes are well crafted. As with the last book, I resent (and am bored by) being lectured to, but at least the authors are consistent.
I really enjoyed the way Noah’s ark was linked to the New Testament prophecy made by Christ, and how that worked itself into the story to make this one of warning. I think that LaHaye has always been successful at subtle missionary work, along with a few passages of blatant conversion aimed towards unbelievers in the book. The subtle works the best, I think, because it digs deep into the readers mind without their even being aware of it.
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The Right to Remain Silent
You have the right to remain silent. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney…
I think everyone in American over the age of five can recite those familiar dictates of “Miranda.” And anyone over forty-years old can’t help but remember Jack Webb’s dry recitation of Miranda rights or remember that Mirandizing starts right after “Book ‘em Danno.”
Of course, the Miranda ruling was designed to protect the rights of the criminal defendant. But, we thank God that we have spiritual Miranda Rights. We have the right to remain silent. We have the right to an attorney. In fact, we have the finest Advocate. (1 John 2:1) And He’s working pro bono because he paid our price over two thousand years ago. On judgment day, we can sit silently while our Advocate argues the case before His Father.
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