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So this morning I was wondering who cares? Lets get the facts straight I am a Bible-worker.

r. By definition that means that I get paid to bring the Gospel to people. If youre a sceptic, you will say that I get paid to bring people over to my denomination, of youre already a born-again Christian, you will say Amen (hopefully). The point is this I will not deny that everything I do will be to try and convince you of the Truth, this writing included. So now that you know the reason for this, you may choose to continue reading, or close the window freedom always comes at a price! Having said all that, and considering that you are still reading, I will now start by trying to peak your interest. Remember, Im trying to convince you of something here in other words, I am trying to mess with your mind; leave now if you know whats good for you! We have to start by defining truth. You see, the topic, right there on top, where the mindless advertising banner usually goes, is Who cares? You see, that is the ultimate question when it comes to religion who cares? I realise this is a very vague question: What do you mean sir? Am I asking if God cares? Am I asking if people care? Actually, I am asking if people care, especially about truth Only the Atheists and Nihilists are really concerned with Does God care? and they would not still be reading Are people really concerned with ultimate truth? I said we have to start by defining truth, and here, a paragraph later, I still havent defined it! Well, you might not like my definition of truth since the worldly formula for truth has a 2:1 ratio Truth = 1 part error + 1 part apathy In reality, truth should not have any interpretations since by definition, truth is ultimate. That would mean that there would not be more than one denomination in fact, there would only be one worldwide religion, one church and one God. Following this reasoning, there would be no pending hostilities in North Korea, no gang-rape of Anene Booysen, no parents setting their children on fire, in fact, there would be no sin! But wait a second, there was a time when the world was in this condition! It wasnt called the World Council of churches, it wasnt called the UN, it was simply called the Garden of Eden. So what happened to Truth? I refer you back to my formula 1 part error came in the form of the lie to Eve in Genesis 3:4 (you will not surely die) and one part apathy came in verse 6 (and they ate) From that day onward truth has become diluted, and man has never been able to return to that prefall state. Satan has not changed his tactics at all by the way he has been diluting the truth ever since, as is evident by the diversification of religion throughout the ages. Some believe this, some believe that and wars have been fought over differences in religion. The question then remains does anyone care about truth? If you asked my brutally honest opinion, my answer would be in general , NO! In my experience, a very small percentage of people are willing to research truth, however inconvenient it might be. These select few are normally called converts and we rejoice over each and every one of them. However, social media, television and internet have made zombies of the general population. We accept anything because if its on Facebook it must be true and this mentality pervades our religion as well. Lies like Immortality of the soul, the true Sabbath, Prosperity Gospel and the gift

of tongues are peddled as religious indulgences and the general populace accepts this 1 part error without resistance. Next comes the 1 part apathy, where we are just simply too lazy to investigate the truth that is dished up to us in nice bite-size fast food portions. We accept someone elses reality rather than create our own, someone elses version of the truth, rather than question his honesty. It would be inconvenient to have to change our religion, hence it is easier to simply remain where we are and not upset the apple-cart. This thinking would be less problematic if it was concerning ones choice in pizza, but when it comes to religion, it pertains to a Higher Power and ultimately, ones salvation! At the heart of this problem lies the way that God is portrayed. Satans ultimate goal is to present Christ to humanity as an unfair dictator if he cannot achieve this by outright Satanism, he is certainly not above using religion! So by infusing a little bit of error and a whole lot of apathy, he has so successfully diluted ultimate truth that the world has 21 major religions, not to mention the approx. 41 000 denominations within Christianity itself! If you accept my definition of ultimate truth in the Garden of Eden, then you also accept that all subsequent diversion has been a steady dilution of that truth. So where do we go for ultimate truth then? Based on our track record, certainly not the pastor. Or the elder. Or the Bible worker! The single only object of permanence and proven trustworthiness left for us in modern society is the Word of God. Ultimate Truth lies within its pages. Everything in it, from Eden in Genesis, to Eden restored in Revelation, is put there for the benefit and salvation of man, by a kind and merciful God. You may choose to accept it or you may choose to reject it, the simple fact remains, it still contains absolute truth. To the sincere student, it contains no contradictions, no ambiguity and no deception. By the guidance of the Holy Spirit, it WILL lead you into all truth. And by virtue of the fact that you have read this right through to the end, the answer to my opening question of who cares is this: You care! Eugene Visser

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