For the record, I did not watch the VP debate last night (forgive me if you need to.) But, as I have been perusing the comments of the pundits it has become clear to me that it is difficult for people to get past what they believe when evaluating a candidate’s performance. This is what I mean; as a result of my perusal-ing I have been able to decipher who won last night's debate and here it is: without question Sen. Biden won the debate, AND what is more, Gov. Palin clearly won the debate. There can be no questioning the reliability of my conclusion; after all, multiple witnesses and statistical polls have established them. If you consider only the polls it wasn’t even close: one poll has Sen. Biden winning a victory by a generous 18%. Which I have to say is a clear indicator that Gov. Palin was simply out of her league last night. But wait…another poll has Gov. Palin victorious by a mind-blowing 41%. So, clearly she knocked Biden out. So far, every "conservative/Republican”-website/pundit that I have read has Palin victorious, whereas every "liberal/Democratic"-website/pundit that I have read has Biden sitting in the victors seat. Conclusion = people generally see what they want to see.
Now, I have no direct comment related to the above observation, but I do have a related comment…
…if we are not very careful, we will do exactly the same thing when we read our Bible. Because it is possible to read it, and only read what we already believe...it is possible to open our Bible and see in it, only the things that we want to see. Which means it is possible for us to read the entire Bible and find only affirmation and never find correction. But the bible does both...it affirms and it corrects. So, as you are reading through your Bible this year, I challenge you to make room for affirmation and for correction.
If you are only seeing the things that you want to see...beware...the Bible is bigger than that.
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16 & 17
Blessings,
PB
Now, I have no direct comment related to the above observation, but I do have a related comment…
…if we are not very careful, we will do exactly the same thing when we read our Bible. Because it is possible to read it, and only read what we already believe...it is possible to open our Bible and see in it, only the things that we want to see. Which means it is possible for us to read the entire Bible and find only affirmation and never find correction. But the bible does both...it affirms and it corrects. So, as you are reading through your Bible this year, I challenge you to make room for affirmation and for correction.
If you are only seeing the things that you want to see...beware...the Bible is bigger than that.
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16 & 17
Blessings,
PB
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