“Being Perplexed” (an adoptive behavior) cji
4/28/13
Over time and space many say they’ve found what
another has said or written ‘perplexing’ and therefore have difficulty with
what was said and especially by who said or wrote the statement in question! In
the world the idea of confusion and contention is rampant and therefore
intended to be beguiling and or rhetorical or both. Truth sometimes has little to
do with what the world/worldly deal with in their thinking and or their actions
(or both).
However, when one is dealing with a truth-teller
(i.e. a Prophet of God) there is nothing perplexing or confusing or contentious
with what they teach, say or do! The problem is upon the receiver not the
provider!
First the perplexing statement is most likely
not perplexing! - The way we receive it makes it what we think it is! The
Church does nothing perplexing if we've done our own homework - understood the
principles - studied the matter out - we'll know what they've said makes sense!
I'm sorry that I've not a problem with where the Brethren clarify something in
writing then reason why it is what they wrote! If one wants to be part of the
worldly they'll never understand the Brethren and therefore as the Gospel of
Jesus Christ is perplexing to the
worldly - so is that which even members fail to understand via their own
spiritual understanding!
At my age I’ve learned most things are very simple
and are part and parcel of taking care and protecting the those involved. What
the worldly do or don't do has little to do with being a 'just' member actively
engaged in the garden or vineyard. Thus we choose who we are by what we seek to
understand rather than to be just perplexed!
Those who’ve done their own homework – read the Scriptures – Old and New
Testament and other revealed texts such as the Book of Mormon – should find
nothing in the Gospel of Jesus Christ confusing – contentious and or
perplexing.
If one allows another to read, study and or
rehearse for them what to believe or think then one should be prepared to be
confused – in contention and perplexed with what is presented. Indeed if one
actually pays someone else to do this homework for them – (the word in the school
systems is called deception or cheating) and then takes credit for it as their
own effort then they are liable for the consequences! Most don’t consider this
in their thinking as the charismatic rhetoric of the Greeks which transcends
into our lives today won’t allow them to consider it! The Father and Son give no such ‘free passes’
on one who takes another’s paid viewpoint for what they have had their Prophets
say, write and preserve.
Being perplexed is an adoptive behavior of
choice – and it is only accomplished by one not doing their own homework, their
own research and refusing to listen to truth. Sadly most of the educated world
are found to be such – calling common sense a mystery – and rhetorical lies –
truth!
c/ork
“Being
Perplexed”
cji
4/28/13
Awakening
on the Sabbath Day
pretending
it is just the weekend
thus
only a time relaxed to play
choosing
how one will time spend;
Being
perplexed with the simple
determined
to make all a mystery
covering
their lives in a wimple
ignoring
wisdom in God’s history;
Rather not
to understand and pray
found in
play saying they disserve
being
perplexed their way to stay
from
Zion’s road to thus swerve!
Copyright
© 2013 – cji
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