Most people are less likely to accept new knowledge when they have already been convinced of something. Especially if the rest of the culture believes that something.
Most people do not evaluate things, they just go with what most people believe and become agitated when told those people they have such high regard for are wrong.
Born again believers tend to be more questioning, seeking truth rather than popular opinion.
John 8:32
"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
When someone believes something because their favored famous or accomplished people believe them then they are drones doing the bidding and thinking of others. These people have no thinking of their own, all they do is based on what others think.
1 Corinthians 3:18
"Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise."
2 Corinthians 4:4
"In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."
Personally I am more interested in truth than I am in being loved and accepted by the culture. It is such a blessing when I meet other committed believers who are interested in truth too.
Thursday, July 18, 2019
The "semmelweis" effect:
The "semmelweis" effect:
When we see what we want to see and hear rather than what is really in front of us.
Our mind often interprets things the way we wish to interpret them based on biases and gossip far more than though analytical thinking.
Those who are analytical in their thinking, look at the information to determine truth are more likely to be rejected in a culture that loves its fantasies far more than it loves truth.
The anti-christ is preparing to deceive many with illusions and promises. He will begin his reign of terror with promises of great things and end with terrible torturous destruction. He will torment the very people he made wonderful promises to while leading them into the fires of hell.
Think about it!!!
When we see what we want to see and hear rather than what is really in front of us.
Our mind often interprets things the way we wish to interpret them based on biases and gossip far more than though analytical thinking.
Those who are analytical in their thinking, look at the information to determine truth are more likely to be rejected in a culture that loves its fantasies far more than it loves truth.
The anti-christ is preparing to deceive many with illusions and promises. He will begin his reign of terror with promises of great things and end with terrible torturous destruction. He will torment the very people he made wonderful promises to while leading them into the fires of hell.
Think about it!!!
Hear It, Test It!!!!!
Even if we reject something we hear the first time, over time if we hear it long enough we begin to accept it. This is why the liberals shout loudly and long to convince others of their views.
Good examples of this principles are things like "the self esteem teaching", also, "forgiveness for our own sake" and many other modern churchy ideas that are not biblical, but rather are based on the psychology that seminary grads have been trained with.
Those who believe we cannot know the truth of the bible or perform Christian works unless we have a human degree and been ordained by man is one very strong deception in our day. Even though these things are not taught in the word of God they have been repeated so long most Christians believe them.
1 Thessalonians 5:21
"21 Test all things; hold fast what is good."
It is not man who teaches truths, it is man being taught by the Holy Spirit and sharing what the Holy Spirit taught that man. This is the reason we must test all things according to the Bible. Every born again believer has the ability to know truth without teaching from any man. Men enhance our understanding by sharing what the Holy Spirit is saying in His Word. However, today men teach their own ideas without seeking the Holy Spirit, in so doing lead many into error.
John 16:12-14 "…12 I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it. 13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.…"
It is also a technique of false preachers and teachers to repeat things often without scriptural evidence. If they are bold enough, long enough they can convince others of false things. They can even convince them so strongly that the hearer begins to defend the false premise as though they always believed it was true.
The news media manipulates thinking all the time with their word management. They use words that are designed to influence. One expression of that is the use of the word, "refuse." Rather than saying someone was not able to make it to the gathering when they had a legitimate reason for not showing up, the media will say "they refused to come."
This kind of verbiage leads people to believe those involved had a problem with the gathering and made a conscious decision to avoid it, when their spin was not the truth.
This goes on in conversations with narcissists all the time. The narcissist will pump someone for information and then phrase it very differently when they are gossiping it to others.
The news media does the same thing as modern preachers, they exude an air of authority over others as though they are the ones with the knowledge and truth and all others are ignorant and unworthy of respect.
The born again believer must be vigilant to understand the tricks of the devil so as not to be drawn into lies and false perceptions.
When I see someone who continually embellishes an event in the form of over the top flattery I know they are viewing that event the way they wish to see it and not necessarily the way it actually occurred.
Over the top flattery is often a clue that someone is attempting to cause a perception in the hearer that gratifies themselves. They do this because they wish to be seen as a positive or a special person.
When someone is complimenting another person in a way that manipulates their emotions they are "shmoozing." This term is associated with insincere flattery to disarm someone from thinking critically and authentically.
God hates flattery and guilt tripping because these tactics are not truthful, they are manipulation to disarm and control.
Conversely there are those who use mocking and intimidation to disarm those who may be likely to back down when disrespected.
An honest and sincere compliment based on truth is not flattery, its lovely and encourages people. I am assuming most born again believers know the difference between flattery and encouragement.
Those who are insincere often use flattery to disarm but never encourage when they are not the center of attention.
Proverbs 29:5
"A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet."
Proverbs 28:23
"Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue."
My take on this last verse mentioned is that it is God who shows favor when we rebuke those who are sinning. Obviously most of the time these days when we rebuke the one being rebuked does not show favor they simply become angry.
We are living in the last days when most people will not tolerate correction or rebuke. Never suck their bad attitude into your soul. Slough it off as volcanic ash from your shoulder. Those who use techniques of the devil to control our thinking are but volcanic dust that falls and can be brushed away as quickly as it falls.
2 Timothy 4:2-4 "…2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.…"
Born again believers will not be tolerated when they rebuke or correct, not even in their own church gatherings.
God describes the end times church gatherings in this day in 2 Timothy 3. It is astonishing that those who claim to be believers would act in these ugly ways. Perhaps these are the apostate pretenders that God is speak of in the following verses.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 "2
“Difficult Times Will Come”
3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,
4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these."
The apostasy is a description of those who depart from the truth but remain in the gatherings.
2 Corinthians 11:13–14
"13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light."
2 Peter 2:1
"2 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction."
It is my opinion based on what the Bible says that most people in our day are in this condition of apostasy. I believe this because of the hostility with which most "Christians" resist the truth when it comes straight from the Bible. When we prove what we are saying from God's Word and those hearing argue from circumstances, desires or their feelings, we know they are not dedicated to the Word of God.
Romans 6:1–2
"6 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?"
Those who resist the teachings of the Bible to embrace their own ideas or the ideas of those they wish to see as having special knowledge who add to the scriptures with their own human desires are in disobedience and rebellion against God.
Matthew 15:14
"14 Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
We are to identify the false teachers and the bad doctrine and disregard it, while also preaching against it when others are involved. In order to disregard bad doctrine and false teaching we must be willing to stand alone, even losing friends who are disobedient to the word who will not listen.
Romans 16:17-18
"I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive."
Good examples of this principles are things like "the self esteem teaching", also, "forgiveness for our own sake" and many other modern churchy ideas that are not biblical, but rather are based on the psychology that seminary grads have been trained with.
Those who believe we cannot know the truth of the bible or perform Christian works unless we have a human degree and been ordained by man is one very strong deception in our day. Even though these things are not taught in the word of God they have been repeated so long most Christians believe them.
1 Thessalonians 5:21
"21 Test all things; hold fast what is good."
It is not man who teaches truths, it is man being taught by the Holy Spirit and sharing what the Holy Spirit taught that man. This is the reason we must test all things according to the Bible. Every born again believer has the ability to know truth without teaching from any man. Men enhance our understanding by sharing what the Holy Spirit is saying in His Word. However, today men teach their own ideas without seeking the Holy Spirit, in so doing lead many into error.
John 16:12-14 "…12 I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it. 13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.…"
It is also a technique of false preachers and teachers to repeat things often without scriptural evidence. If they are bold enough, long enough they can convince others of false things. They can even convince them so strongly that the hearer begins to defend the false premise as though they always believed it was true.
The news media manipulates thinking all the time with their word management. They use words that are designed to influence. One expression of that is the use of the word, "refuse." Rather than saying someone was not able to make it to the gathering when they had a legitimate reason for not showing up, the media will say "they refused to come."
This kind of verbiage leads people to believe those involved had a problem with the gathering and made a conscious decision to avoid it, when their spin was not the truth.
This goes on in conversations with narcissists all the time. The narcissist will pump someone for information and then phrase it very differently when they are gossiping it to others.
The news media does the same thing as modern preachers, they exude an air of authority over others as though they are the ones with the knowledge and truth and all others are ignorant and unworthy of respect.
The born again believer must be vigilant to understand the tricks of the devil so as not to be drawn into lies and false perceptions.
When I see someone who continually embellishes an event in the form of over the top flattery I know they are viewing that event the way they wish to see it and not necessarily the way it actually occurred.
Over the top flattery is often a clue that someone is attempting to cause a perception in the hearer that gratifies themselves. They do this because they wish to be seen as a positive or a special person.
When someone is complimenting another person in a way that manipulates their emotions they are "shmoozing." This term is associated with insincere flattery to disarm someone from thinking critically and authentically.
God hates flattery and guilt tripping because these tactics are not truthful, they are manipulation to disarm and control.
Conversely there are those who use mocking and intimidation to disarm those who may be likely to back down when disrespected.
An honest and sincere compliment based on truth is not flattery, its lovely and encourages people. I am assuming most born again believers know the difference between flattery and encouragement.
Those who are insincere often use flattery to disarm but never encourage when they are not the center of attention.
Proverbs 29:5
"A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet."
Proverbs 28:23
"Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue."
My take on this last verse mentioned is that it is God who shows favor when we rebuke those who are sinning. Obviously most of the time these days when we rebuke the one being rebuked does not show favor they simply become angry.
We are living in the last days when most people will not tolerate correction or rebuke. Never suck their bad attitude into your soul. Slough it off as volcanic ash from your shoulder. Those who use techniques of the devil to control our thinking are but volcanic dust that falls and can be brushed away as quickly as it falls.
2 Timothy 4:2-4 "…2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.…"
Born again believers will not be tolerated when they rebuke or correct, not even in their own church gatherings.
God describes the end times church gatherings in this day in 2 Timothy 3. It is astonishing that those who claim to be believers would act in these ugly ways. Perhaps these are the apostate pretenders that God is speak of in the following verses.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 "2
“Difficult Times Will Come”
3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,
4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these."
The apostasy is a description of those who depart from the truth but remain in the gatherings.
2 Corinthians 11:13–14
"13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light."
2 Peter 2:1
"2 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction."
It is my opinion based on what the Bible says that most people in our day are in this condition of apostasy. I believe this because of the hostility with which most "Christians" resist the truth when it comes straight from the Bible. When we prove what we are saying from God's Word and those hearing argue from circumstances, desires or their feelings, we know they are not dedicated to the Word of God.
Romans 6:1–2
"6 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?"
Those who resist the teachings of the Bible to embrace their own ideas or the ideas of those they wish to see as having special knowledge who add to the scriptures with their own human desires are in disobedience and rebellion against God.
Matthew 15:14
"14 Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
We are to identify the false teachers and the bad doctrine and disregard it, while also preaching against it when others are involved. In order to disregard bad doctrine and false teaching we must be willing to stand alone, even losing friends who are disobedient to the word who will not listen.
Romans 16:17-18
"I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive."
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