In the woird we
lvie in tehre are tihngs thai smoetiems jsut dno’t seem rihgt. Tehre are otehr teems
when things are blatantly wrnog, and stcik out lkie a sroe thmub. Hvae you
eevre ntoiecd that wehn you are porof redaing soemthnig taht you hvae written, taht
yuor eye deos not cacth an erorr? Geiv it 10 somoene else to raed and tehy sopt
it rihgt aawy. Why is tihs? Colud it be taht we are too colse to the sitaution?
Okay, enough
with the fun. However, I hope you do see what I’m trying to convey with the overemphasizing
of the misspellings.
It’s widespread
practice for most states to issue examines to high school students who are
nearing graduation. These pupils are given more than one chance to pass this
test before they can participate in a graduation ceremony. Are some students passing
along just because administrators do not know what else to do with them? Perhaps
some children don’t understand what it means to have structure, yet they expect
to perform miracles at the eleventh hour, so to speak. A test of a child’s
knowledge is based on how much they have learned and how well they retain the
information fed to them by teachers and textbook data. Their future hinges upon
whether or not they go to college based on their test results.
Likewise,
teachers are given competency tests and are given more than one chance to pass,
and with an overall passing score they may become certified to teach. Prospective
teachers are evaluated for their knowledge, which is based on how much they
remember and how well prepared they are to instruct our children. Teachers must
pass the tests because their future depends upon their dream job. Some students
cannot pass the exams and ironically some teachers cannot pass their exams –
this is an enigmatic problem.
[Acts 17:22-23]
… “Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; for as
I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found
an alter with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD…”
In any sizeable
community one will find the building of various denominational groups. Nearly
all professing a different doctrine from the other. The apostle Paul noticed
something similar in Athens. Now, if I’m looking at this in a logical way, I
would say that not all the denominations can be right in their doctrine.
Something is wrong somewhere. Most of them, I will admit, have a form of
Godliness, just like the misspellings above. There is enough of the words
spelled correctly (their teaching) that one can make it out, yet they are not
totally truthful and correct. In John 4:23-24, Jesus reminds us that God is
Spirit and said that true worshippers must worship Him in spirit and in truth. This
is a command to the believer. How do we know if we are true worshippers – the kind
that God wants? The answer is really simple – by studying. God wants His people
to know the Scriptures. 2 Timothy 2:15, “Be diligent to present yourself
approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the
word of truth.”
“When We All
Get To Heaven” makes me think of death as a graduation ceremony. Like a
classroom, we already know that we will have an exit exam. John 12:44-50
plainly states that God will examine us in the end by His every word and our
belief in Him.
Did I do my
part to help others? Was I courteous even when I wasn’t in the mood? Did I
honor my responsibility to the church? Did I respect the rights of others? Did
I make righteous choices? This is one exam that we don’t get to retake until we
receive a passing grade. Are you sure you’ve been taught the truth? Can you say
unequivocally you are worshipping God the way He wants to be worshipped? 1 John
5:13 – Eternal life awaits.
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