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A lot of theories I see presented over the decades, are presented not as theories, but as facts. We all know how dangerous that can be with eschatology, because it was the exact same mistake made for our benefit today by the religious scholars who opposed Jesus.
What did they do wrong? They said they were not blind, so they could not ask and be healed. In perspective terms, they had a certain idea pictured for "what must happen" and they thought this meant clarity. In the reverse, it was as covering their eyes with a bandage of their own making.
Of them, Jesus specifically said they need to say they do not know, but they are saying they do know.
They put too much confidence on an idea. How does that happen? It must be a basic 'weights and scales' matter. We should strictly only use the most honest and accurate of weights which we can, to be diligent for accuracy in our judgments as we possibly can be.
How do some Christians end up this way? One is they mistake "faith" as a concept that encourages over rated confidence on a critical idea.
These sorts may be born in their particular end times teaching. The idea of considering this a potentially dangerous, subjective bias never entering their mind. It is an alien concept to them, entirely absent in their isolated subculture.
At times, they may be basing their saving faith on their own teachers, instead of Christ.
Others have stumbled onto this or that end times idea, and eventually fallen to believe in one or the other. There are personal preferential reasons to do so, found in many of these. Especially if they promise they alone are the true way to the future age of power.
Others believe in using more rigorous methods of measuring out their own confidence with utmost diligent accuracy. A product of a commitment to self-honesty and humility. They do use modern tools to do so. They approach end times problems with new questions. They are rigorous in their methodology and strict on what is theory and not yet 'absolute confidence theory' or 'fact'.
They are far from being like pre-'modern times' homicide detectives, who would just grab whomever they wanted to, to pin a murder on. Those who had no concern or thought about putting an innocent person to death and letting the guilty go free.
They are able to ask questions and not rely on mere tradition or the sageness of some wannabe guru.
They are able to keep open many theories, and have no problem calling the various possibilities "theories". Instead of "facts" when they should not be. Again, noting, "facts are just theories someone has put all their confidence in, whether they should have or not".
They have a strong respect for unknown theories. They do not think they have all of the possible right answers. They understand there may be answers far too strange for human beings to even have been told.
Though, in each of these factors, there are many ways to fall, to make a basic mistake that invalidates much of their efforts to accuracy.
What did they do wrong? They said they were not blind, so they could not ask and be healed. In perspective terms, they had a certain idea pictured for "what must happen" and they thought this meant clarity. In the reverse, it was as covering their eyes with a bandage of their own making.
Of them, Jesus specifically said they need to say they do not know, but they are saying they do know.
They put too much confidence on an idea. How does that happen? It must be a basic 'weights and scales' matter. We should strictly only use the most honest and accurate of weights which we can, to be diligent for accuracy in our judgments as we possibly can be.
How do some Christians end up this way? One is they mistake "faith" as a concept that encourages over rated confidence on a critical idea.
These sorts may be born in their particular end times teaching. The idea of considering this a potentially dangerous, subjective bias never entering their mind. It is an alien concept to them, entirely absent in their isolated subculture.
At times, they may be basing their saving faith on their own teachers, instead of Christ.
Others have stumbled onto this or that end times idea, and eventually fallen to believe in one or the other. There are personal preferential reasons to do so, found in many of these. Especially if they promise they alone are the true way to the future age of power.
Others believe in using more rigorous methods of measuring out their own confidence with utmost diligent accuracy. A product of a commitment to self-honesty and humility. They do use modern tools to do so. They approach end times problems with new questions. They are rigorous in their methodology and strict on what is theory and not yet 'absolute confidence theory' or 'fact'.
They are far from being like pre-'modern times' homicide detectives, who would just grab whomever they wanted to, to pin a murder on. Those who had no concern or thought about putting an innocent person to death and letting the guilty go free.
They are able to ask questions and not rely on mere tradition or the sageness of some wannabe guru.
They are able to keep open many theories, and have no problem calling the various possibilities "theories". Instead of "facts" when they should not be. Again, noting, "facts are just theories someone has put all their confidence in, whether they should have or not".
They have a strong respect for unknown theories. They do not think they have all of the possible right answers. They understand there may be answers far too strange for human beings to even have been told.
Though, in each of these factors, there are many ways to fall, to make a basic mistake that invalidates much of their efforts to accuracy.