Come Monday...Harry's Law

“Come Monday…” is a weekly series that will involve a review of, or commentary about,  websites, movies, documentaries, television shows, sports, music, and whatever else may tickle my fancy at the time.  Be assured that these reviews will be generally positive, as in accordance to the Jimmy Buffett song “Come Monday.”  This is subject to change, however.  In fact, I would be most derelict in my duties to neglect going on a rant every once in a while.  For rants promote change, and change can be good—right?  Therefore, since good is generally considered as being a positive force in 99.3% of the parallel universes that I am aware of, even a rant could be considered as being something positive, and a genuine hissy-fit would be even better (so I’m told).

There have been times when some of the voices in my head have told me that I am not nearly as cool as I would like to believe that I am. Okay, it has sounded like ALL of them at other times, but that’s beside the point—isn’t?

One of those times involved [Ally McBeal]. For it became wildly popular with the masses long before I warmed up to it, and I never did warm up to [The Practice].

I caught on with [Boston Legal] a lot quicker. After all, one of main characters was played by [William Shatner], and I am not a [hater].

Even if I must say so myself, I have to be about the coolest of beans now. For I started looking forward to the newest [David E. Kelley] masterpiece the first time I saw a promo for it, and it has lived up to all of my expectations so far.

The show I am talking about is [Harry’s Law], which can be seen on [NBC] at 10:00 PM Eastern/9:00 PM Central on Monday nights. It stars [Kathy Bates], with a fine supporting cast of [Brittany Snow], [Nathan Corddy], [Aml Ameen], [Johnny Ray Gill], and as the ultimate tool, [Paul McCrane]. If you can’t make it there on Monday nights, you can see full episodes on [Hulu] anytime.

Yeah, [Misery] still gives me nightmares, and if they ever have Kathy Bates handling a sledgehammer for any reason, it just might finish me off. Harry’s Law appears to be worth the risk, however. For it is every bit as quirky as Boston Legal, and her role as Mama Boucher in [The Waterboy] helped to ease some of my fears.

No, it doesn’t hurt a thing that Brittany Snow is not at all hard to look at, and she is perfect in her role as a ditzy blonde with a little sumpthin’ sumpthin’ deep down inside. Nonetheless, I do find her thing for shoes a little disturbing.

All in all, I highly recommend this show to anyone who wants a little break from reality. Of course, some of you might feel right at home there. I would rather not name any names, but if you insist…

Link: [On YouTube]

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A Sunday Drive

Back during my childhood, our parents would often load up my brother and me after Sunday morning church services for a leisurely drive around where we lived.  Even though we were seeing mostly familiar sights, it was still good to see them, and this is why “A Sunday Drive” sounded about right for the name of a weekly series revisiting familiar sites that are well worth seeing again and again.  The link below the image is to the site itself, and the image is linked to the post it was first included in here.

 Link: [A BadGal Says - The SUSS]

 Link: [All The Creatures]

 Link: [As Above So Below]

 Link: [Berea]

 Link: [Comedy Plus]

 Link: [Confessions of a Mystic]

 Link: [The Concrete Journal]

 Link: [Vixen's Den]

 Link: [Whiney Momma]

Link: [Zeitheist]

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The Sum Of All Our Fears Repost

The following is another chapter from [Bittersweet Refinements].  Since each part is connected to the rest, it would do you well to keep reading (and listening for our Heavenly Father's explanations, of course).

The Sum of All Our Fears

“I tell you the truth, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”  Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!” [John 21:18-19 NIV]

Be assured that this also applies to the kind of lives that we are to live in this world.  For we are all led down paths that we would not naturally want to go[1].

The Prophet Jonah stands as a good example of that.  For he certainly did not want to go to Nineveh[2].

Yes, it could be argued that the wayward prophet brought all of his misery down upon himself by being so disobedient, but can the same be said of the Prophet Ezekiel?  Be assured that it cannot.  Yet: The word of the LORD came to me: “Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears.  Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Keep your turban fastened and your sandals on your feet; do not cover the lower part of your face or eat the customary food of mourners.”  So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded.  Then the people asked me, “Won't you tell us what these things have to do with us?”  So I said to them, “The word of the LORD came to me: Say to the house of Israel, `This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary—the stronghold in which you take pride, the delight of your eyes, the object of your affection. The sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.  And you will do as I have done. You will not cover the lower part of your face or eat the customary food of mourners.  You will keep your turbans on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep but will waste away because of your sins and groan among yourselves.  Ezekiel will be a sign to you; you will do just as he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.” [Ezekiel 24:15-24 NIV]

Special circumstances?  I would think so, but if one life is just as important as another to our Heavenly Father[3], are we not all living under special circumstances in this world[4]?

No, it is not that I have some sort of a great desire to sully the glory of our Heavenly Father, but many do—albeit unintentionally.  For by denying that He has anything to do with this or that, they portray Him as being be far less than He absolutely is.  Whereas what He actually says is absolutely true about Himself is: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things. [Isaiah 45:7 KJV]

Alas, is it not time to come out of the darkness of spiritual ignorance[5]?   For what good can come from insisting that all of our problems are of our own making when there is absolutely nothing that we can do about them[6]?

No, that is not what most want to hear[7].  For it sounds oh so very noble to take full responsibility for our own actions[8].

Moreover, there can be no self-esteem, which is just a more politically-correct way of referring to self-righteousness, without personal responsibility.  For when we make that vow to do better, in whom are we really depending upon to make it happen[9]?

Far worse to most, however, is having to give others the benefit of our doubts until told otherwise[10].  For as in the case of Judas Iscariot[11], it may not be their fault that someone has done wrong.

The Prophet Jonah would certainly attest to that.  For it is written: But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry.  He prayed to the LORD, "O LORD, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.  Now, O LORD, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live."  But the LORD replied, "Have you any right to be angry?"  Jonah went out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city.  Then the LORD God provided a vine and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the vine.  But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the vine so that it withered.  When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah's head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, "It would be better for me to die than to live."  But God said to Jonah, "Do you have a right to be angry about the vine?"  "I do," he said. "I am angry enough to die."  But the LORD said, "You have been concerned about this vine, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight.  But Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well. Should I not be concerned about that great city?" [Jonah 4:1-11 NIV]

No, Jonah was not angry about the vine dying.  For he absolutely hated the Ninevehites, and the last thing he wanted to see is them repenting of their wickedness and being spared utter destruction, which is exactly what did happen after he obeyed his call to go Nineveh[12].

Alas, are not our hearts so very wicked by nature[13]?  For making sure that everyone gets just exactly what we want to believe they got coming to them is paramount—especially when a perceived wrong is considered personal, which is one of things that the parable of the prodigal son is all about[14].

Regardless of whether someone is truly at fault or not, we would do well to listen to our Heavenly Father[15] when He reminds us that mercy triumphs over judgment[16].  For all who demand justice will receive what they are willing to give[17].

{1}Proverbs 16:33; {2}Jonah 1:1-2:10; {3}Ezekiel 18:32; {4}Romans 8:18-21; {5}1 John 1:5-10; {6}Zechariah 4:6; {7}2 Timothy 4:2-4; {8}Proverbs 14:12; {9}Jeremiah 17:5-7; {10}John 7:24; {11}Luke 22:3-6; {12}Jonah 3:1-10; {13}Jeremiah 17:9-10; {14}Luke 15:11-32; {15}John 14:26; {16}James 2:12-13; {17}Matthew 7:1-5.

 

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Sites To See

The SOLE purpose of this weekly series is to call attention to sites that I think many would find most interesting—in one way or another.  Just to be clear, inclusion in this series is not necessarily meant as a recommendation, and I have included sites that are rather disturbing to me.  The link below each image is to the site itself, and each image is linked to the particular post from which it was taken when applicable.  Please, go see for yourself.

 Link: [A Simple And Spiritual Life]

 Link: [Aerten Art]

 Link: [An Independent Viewpoint]

 Link: [Blurb from the Burbs]

 Link: [Bubblegum and Duct Tape]

 Link: [Cabin In The Woods]

 Link: [Chez Cheri]

 Link: [Coming Down The Mountain]

 Link: [Crocheting In Georgia]

 Link: [Discovering The Purpose Of Our Lives]

 Link: [Distressed Parents]

 Link: [EarlyPunk]

 Link: [In The Blink Of An Eye]

 Link: [White Sky Project]

Link: [Wonderland or Not]

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James Brown vs. Weird Al Yankovic

Link: [James Brown]

Link: [On YouTube]

Living In America

James Brown

Super highways

Coast to coast

Easy to get anywhere

On the transcontinental

Overload

Just slide behind the wheel

How does it feel

When there’s no destination

That’s too far

And somewhere on the way

You might find out who you are

Livin’ in America

Eye to eye

Station to station

Livin’ In America

Hand to hand

Across the nation

Livin’ in America

Got to have a celebration

Rock my soul

All night diners

Keep you awake

On black coffee

And a hard roll

You might have to walk

The fine line

You might take

The hard line

But everybody’s workin’

Overtime

Livin’ in America

Eye to eye

Station to station

Livin’ in America

Hand to hand

Across the nation

Livin’ in America

Got to have a celebration

I

Live in America

Help me out

I

Live in America

Wait a minute

You may not be lookin’

For the promised land

But you might find it anyway

Under one of those

Old familiar names

Like

New Orleans

New Orleans

Detroit city

Detroit city

Dallas

Dallas

Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh, PA

New York City

New York City

Kansas City

Kansas City

Atlanta

Atlanta

Chicago

And

L.A.

Livin’ in America

Hit me

Livin’ in America

Yeah

I walk in and out

Livin’ in America

I

Live in America

State lines

Gonna make the prime

I

Live in America

Hey

I know what it means

Livin’ in America

Hit me now

Eye to eye

Station to station

Livin’ in America

So nice

With your bad-self

Livin’ in America

I feel good

Link: [Weird Al Yankovic]

Link: [On YouTube]

Living With A Hernia

Weird Al Yankovic

Help me out

Dig

All I do is

Grunt and groan

Hurts me to walk

Anywhere

Went to see my physician

Dr. Jones

He took my trousers off

Told me to cough

Doctors says there ain’t nothing

To discuss

He tells me any day

I might have to wear a truss

Livin’ with a hernia

All the time

Such aggravation

Livin’ with a hernia

Gonna be

My ruination

Livin’ with a hernia

Got to have an operation

Feel so old

Too much

Back pain

Good gawd

Drives me insane

Can’t run

Barely crawl

Got a bulge in my

Intestinal wall

Walk real funny

Bless my soul

Can’t play tennis

And it’s hard to bowl

You can’t even do the splits now

Say it

Better call it quits now

Now I’m sick of all this dancin’

Anyhow

Livin’ with a hernia

Hurts me bad

In a tender location

Livin’ with a hernia

Had enough

Humiliation

Livin’ with a hernia

Got to have an operation

I

Live with a hernia

Can’t get up

Can’t bend over

Now I

Live with a hernia

Wait a minute

You may not be

Familiar with the common types of hernias

That you could get

So just settle down

Let me clue you in

There’s

Incomplete

Incomplete

Epigastric

Epigastric

Bladder

Bladder

Strangulated

Strangulated

Lumbar hernia

Lumbar hernia

Richter’s hernia

Richter’s hernia

Obstructed

Obstructed

Inguinal

And

Direct

Livin’ with a hernia

Rupture

I said it’s causin’ me

Such irritation

Livin’ with a hernia

Have to have

My medication

Livin’ with a hernia

Yeah

I feel bad

Lyrics From: [Sing365.com]

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WhiteHeart Wednesday

Link: [Emergency Broadcast]

MP3 Audio Player From: [BlogDumps Video]

Fashion Fades

WhiteHeart

If you don't look

Like the picture in a book

You're an outcast

Life's so hard

You're wearing out your credit card

'Cuz styles keep changing so fast

Fashion fades

Things will change

But something stronger

Will remain

The love of Jesus

Stays the same

Stays the same

So where you will be

When fashion fades

When the fashion fades

Bell-bottomed jeans

And everchanging mood rings

Once made sense

For Miami Vice

You would have paid most any price

But now pastels are past tense

Fashion fades

Things will change

But something stronger

Will remain

The love of Jesus

Stays the same

Stays the same

So where you will be

When fashion fades

When the fashion fades

All those things you had to buy

Special ordered through the mail

Things you thought would change your life

Are the highlights of somebody’s yard sale

Fashion fades

Things will change

But something stronger

Will remain

The love of Jesus

Stays the same

Stays the same

Where will you be

When fashion fades

When fashion fades

When fashion fades

It’s gonna go

Fashion fades

Link: [WhiteHeart]

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TWO FOR TUESDAY

Link: [Genesis]

Not every song that will be featured here will be what is generally considered as being “Christian” in the eyes of this world. For some will be anguished cries from the pit of despair, and others will be quite obviously ferverent rants of rebellion. Nonetheless, be assured that they will all be of our Heavenly Father (in one way or another) and I hope that you have been given ears to hear the message.

Link: [On YouTube]

Man on the Corner

Genesis

See the lonely man

There on the corner

What he’s waiting for

I don’t know

But he waits

Every day now

He’s just waiting for

Something to show

And nobody knows him

And nobody cares

‘Cause there’s no hiding place

There’s no hiding place

For you

Looking everywhere at no one

He sees everything

And nothing at all oh

When he shouts

Nobody listens

Where he leads

No one will go oh

He’s a lonely man

There on the corner

What he’s waiting for

I don’t know

But he waits

Every day now

He’s just waiting for

Something to show oh

Nobody knows him

And nobody cares

“Cause there’s no hiding place

There’s no hiding place

For you

And me

Are we just like all the rest

We’re looking too hard

For something he’s got

Or moving too fast to rest

But like a monkey on your back

You need it

But do you love it enough

To leave it ah

Just like the lonely man

There on the corner

What he’s waiting for

I don’t know oh

But he waits

Every day now

He’s just waiting for

That something to show oh

Who’s the lonely man

There on the corner

What he’s waiting for

I don’t know

But he’s there

Every day now

And he’s just waiting for

Something to show oh

Who’s the lonely man

There on the corner

What he’s waiting for

I don’t know

Oh but he waits

Every day now

He’s just waiting for

That something to show

Link: [On YouTube]

Land of Confusion

Genesis

I must’ve dreamed a thousand dreams

Been haunted by a million screams

But I can hear the marching feet

They’re movin’

Into the street

Now did you read the news today

They say the danger’s gone away

But I can see the fire’s still alight

They're burnin’

Into the night

There’s too many men

Too many people

Making too many problems

And not much love to go around

Can’t you see

This is a land of confusion

This is the world we live in

And these are the hands we’re given

Use them and let’s start tying

To make it a place worth living in

Oh Superman where are you now

When everything’s gone wrong somehow

The men of steel

The men of power

Are losing control

By the hour

This is the time

This is the place

So we look for the future

But there’s not much love to go around

Tell me why

This is a land of confusion

This the world we live in

And these are the hands we’re given

Use them and let’s start trying

To make it a place worth living in

I remember long ago

Oh when the sun was shining

Yes and the stars were bright

All through the night

And the sound of your laughter

As I held you tight

So long ago

I won’t be coming home tonight

My generation will put it right

We’re not just making promises

That we know we’ll never keep

Too many men

Making too many problems

And not much love to go around

Can’t you see

This is a land of confusion

Now this is the world we live in

And these are the hands we’re given

Use them and let’s start trying

To make it a place worth fighting for

This is the world we live in

And these are the names we’re given

Stand up and let’s start showing

Just where our lives are going to

Lyrics From: [A-Z Lyrics Universe]

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Come Monday...Being Unprepared

“Come Monday…” is a weekly series that will involve a review of, or commentary about,  websites, movies, documentaries, television shows, sports, music, and whatever else may tickle my fancy at the time.  Be assured that these reviews will be generally positive, as in accordance to the Jimmy Buffett song “Come Monday.”  This is subject to change, however.  In fact, I would be most derelict in my duties to neglect going on a rant every once in a while.  For rants promote change, and change can be good—right?  Therefore, since good is generally considered as being a positive force in 99.3% of the parallel universes that I am aware of, even a rant could be considered as being something positive, and a genuine hissy-fit would be even better (so I’m told).

My time as a member of the [Boy Scouts of America] is arguably when I shined the brightest in the eyes of this world. You can read about some of the highlights in [The Eighth Crumb] of [The Crackerhead Chronicles].

Oh yeah, I would have highly recommended the experience to most, but that has come to a screeching halt after watching a segment of [ABC’s Nightline] that aired last week. I’m sorry, I failed to find an embeddable video of the segment, but you can go [here] to see it for yourself.

No, my drastic change of heart is not on account of the tragic death of [Michael Sclawy- Adelman]. For I do not believe that the leader of the hike pushed him way too hard.

It is, however, on account of the responses offered by those three BSA officials that has me so appalled. For they might as well have been reading a statement prepared by their legal department.

I would even consider the interview to have been a rather soft one—wouldn’t you? For when that lady said, “There are circumstances beyond our control, but that is when our training kicks in,” the door was left wide open for a comeback of, “Well, that training sure seems to be woefully inadequate.”

Yes, during an age when anything you say can be twisted completely out of context in a court-of-law, it is advisable to say as little as possible, but appearing to be disingenuous just makes it worse—does it not?  Methinks [Shakespeare] may have been on to something.

Boy Scout Oath

On my honor

I will do my best

To do my duty

To God and my country

And to obey the Scout Law

To help other people at all times

To keep myself

Physically strong

Mentally awake

And morally straight

Boy Scout Law

A Scout is:

Trustworthy

Loyal

Helpful

Friendly

Courteous

Kind

Obedient

Cheerful

Thrifty

Brave

Clean

and

Reverent

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A Sunday Drive

Back during my childhood, our parents would often load up my brother and me after Sunday morning church services for a leisurely drive around where we lived.  Even though we were seeing mostly familiar sights, it was still good to see them, and this is why “A Sunday Drive” sounded about right for the name of a weekly series revisiting familiar sites that are well worth seeing again and again.  The link below the image is to the site itself, and the image is linked to the post it was first included in here.

 Link: [Minna's Favourites]

 Link: [Music and Mommies]

 Link: [Out Of The Mouth Of Dave!]

 Link: [Rambling Unsettled Vagabond]

 Link: [Rebecca Bridges Photography]

 Link: [Ruminations of a Small Town Mountain Boy]

 Link: [Shie's Asylum]

 Link: [SingleChristian.org]

 Link: [The Astral Cowboy]

Link: [The Bible Post]

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Crosses To Bear Repost

The following is another chapter from [Bittersweet Refinements].  Since each part is connected to the rest, it would do you well to keep reading (and listening for our Heavenly Father's explanations, of course).

Crosses To Bear

Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.  For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.  What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?  If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.” [Luke 9:23-26 NIV]

Back in those days, following the Lord Jesus Christ was quite a cross to bear.  For it meant the total abandonment of traditional beliefs[1] that often tore families apart[2].

Be assured that it is no easier today.  For it is written: “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.  If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.” [John 15:18-19 NIV]

There is, however, more to it than that.  Much more—be assured.  For there is also the cross of having to live with who we naturally are to bear[3].

No, that does not appear to be much of a problem at first-glance.  For where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more—right[4]?

Nonetheless, there are still consequences to our actions, and after being given a glimpse of what perfection really looks like, the more imperfect even our best becomes[5].  For it is written: Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.  Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.  For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.  Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. [2 Corinthians 5:1-5 NIV]

No, it is not just in regards to the flesh of our bodies that the passage is referring to.  For it is also written: “The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing.  The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.” [John 6:63 NIV]

In other words, it is what is on the inside (so to speak) that is what really counts, and woe be it to all who have not accepted our Heavenly Father’s Holy Spirit into their hearts[6].  For there is no life apart from Him[7], but even with the measure of grace afforded me[8], I would still like to be a lot more like Him in the meantime[9].

No, it has nothing to do with wanting to be better than others[10], but it does have everything to do with hating who I naturally am[11].  For if I was like our Heavenly Father, I would never do anything harmful—neither to myself, nor others[12].

Yes, I would do well to want to follow the example that was set through the Apostle Paul.  For I know just how he felt: To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.  Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.  But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.  That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. [2 Corinthians 12:7-10 NIV]

No, none of this is meant to deny that changes take place when a person becomes “born-again”[13] in the Lord Jesus Christ.  For it is written: Therefore if any person is [engrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh {and} new has come! [2 Corinthians 5:17 AMP]

In my own case, however, most of those changes have been in regards to knowledge and understanding[14]—not behavior[15].  For aside from having my mouth cleansed of all foul language[16] and losing my love for drunken revelry, I am still just as naturally despicable as I ever was, which causes me even more anguish now[17].

Yes, there are many who would say that it is obvious that I have never been truly born-again—certainly not in Christ!!!  For it is written: Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God?  Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.  And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. [1 Corinthians 6:9-11 NIV]

 

On the other hand, was not Romans 7:14-25 also placed into written form through the Apostle Paul, and does this passage not make it abundantly clear that he was far from perfected?  Therefore, have not many been woefully deceived[18]?

Yes, there are many who have missed the point.  For the absolute truth of the matter truly is: Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.  For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God {did:} sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and {as an offering} for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. [Romans 8:1-4 NAS]

No, there is no danger of encouraging wickedness in this.  For who in their “right-mind” would ever want to do what is harmful to themselves and others—regardless of whether real or imagined[19]?  Hence, the part about walking according to the Spirit[20].

Yes, there is a big difference between wanting to do something and actually doing it, and it is indeed a great blessing to be prevented from acting upon natural impulses[21].  I would still like to be a lot more like my Heavenly Father while I wait for my own time as a part of this world to come unto an end, however[22].

Whoa, talk about coming full circle.  For to truly be a follower of Christ involves participating in His sufferings, and that includes waiting on all that He wants to accomplish to come to pass—not only in ourselves, but throughout the entirety of this world, as well.  For it is written: Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.  I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.  The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. [Romans 8:17-19 NIV]

 

{1}Romans 10:1-5; {2}Matthew 10:34-39; {3}Romans 7:14-25; {4}Romans 5:20; {5}1 Corinthians 13:12; {6}John 14:15-29; {7}1 John 5:11-12; {8}Ephesians 4:7; {9}1 John 3:2; {10}Luke 18:9-12; {11}Luke 18:13; {12}Romans 13:8-14; {13}John 3:3; {14}1 Corinthians 2:6-16; {15}Galatians 5:19-23; {16}Isaiah 6:5-6; {17}Ecclesiastes 1:18; {18}1 Timothy 1:5-11; {19}Matthew 5:17-48; {20}Romans 8:5-11; {21}Mark 14:38; {22}Jeremiah 17:9-10.

 

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