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2BODYOFCHRISTNEWSFEBRUARY2013WHILEWEVIEWTHECONDITIONOFTHEWORLDtodaythequestioniswhatshapeisitinThisquestionhasnothingtodowithwhethertheworldisflatorround.ThisquestionparticularlyrelatestoGodsword.TherehasconsistentlybeenanadjustmentexploitationandadisregardfortheabsolutewordandthoseofuswhoknowChristasourSaviourshouldcontinuetoquestionthosewhowouldmisleadusconcerningGodswordAKAtheTruth.Infartoomanyinstanceswehavewitnessedthetruthbeingreshapedrepackagedandresoldasifitwasinitsoriginalformandshape.Andmanyofusdidnothaveanyretorttowardthosewhoweallowedtogounchallenged.Aswecontinuemakingthedifferentresolutionsforthisyearweshouldnotomittheabsolutetruthasoneofthethingsonourlistthatwearticulatebeaboutorstandfor.RememberitsGodswordandallthatthepeopleofGodhavetodoisbeawitnesstoit.ProclaimingGodswordisnotanarmwrestlingcontest.InthegospelofMatthew1014itsaysAndwhosoevershallnotreceiveyounorhearyourwordswhenyedepartoutofthathouseorcityshakeoffthedustofyourfeet.Wehaveobservedatdifferenttimesandatdifferenteventsourchildrenandgrandchildrenwantingtohaveaballoonistmakedifferenttypesoffiguresthattheyarefamiliarwith.Theyalsowantedtowatchasheorshewouldmaketheshapesandfiguresoftheirchoice.Therewouldbealltypesofknotstwistbendscurvescirclesetc.iftheballooniststartedmakinganelephantwhentheywantedagiraffetheywouldquestiontheshapeitwasin.Weshouldconsiderthisscenarioasitappliestothetruth.MostofthepeopleofGodwanttoreceivetruthbutmanytimeswearegivensomethingdressedupasthetruth.Whenthetimecomestobuyanewcarorausedcarinparticularwequestionthetypeofshapeitsin.Noonelikestobuysomethingorreceivesomethingwithouttryingtounderstandtheconditionitsin.Manytimesthesellerwilltryanddeceiveyouinordertooffloadwhattheyhavetooffer.Thisisverysimilartothefalsepreachersorteacherswhowilltryandhidetherealtruthwhilepursuingtheirownagenda.Justbecauseyouweresoldsomethingthatyoufindoutlaterisnotwhatyoubargainedfordoesntmeanthatyoucantgetridofit.Sometimeswemaytakealosswithsomethingsbutwhenitcomestotruthnolossisacceptable.IngestingdeceptiveinformationregardingGodswordcanbeharmfultoonesspiritualgrowthaswellastheirspiritualoutcome.WhywouldweasChristiansnotquestiontheshapethetruthisinGrantedwewouldhavetounderstandwhatIITimothy215saysStudytoshewthyselfapproveduntoGodaworkmanthatneedethnottoobeashamedrightlydividingthewordoftruth.Yeswewillalsohavetohearpreachingandteachingsinorderforustodeterminewhetherornotitisinthecorrectshape.InthebookofRomanschapter1014-15itsaysHowthenshalltheycallonhiminwhomtheyhavenotbelievedandhowshalltheybelieveinhimofwhomtheyhavenotheardAndhowshalltheyhearwithoutapreacherAndhowshalltheypreachexcepttheybesentAsitiswrittenHowbeautifularethefeetofthemthatpreachthegospelofpeaceandbringgladtidingsofgoodthingsManytimesweareservedwithwhatissupposedtobetruthbutisitreallyOnsomeoccasionsmistakesaremaderegardingthetruthbutourresponsibilityistocontinuestudyingandlisteningtodetermineitsaccuracy.TruthmixedwithanythingelsechangesitsVeracity.Itwouldbelikemixingwaterwithkoolaidbutcontinuetocallitwater.Subtractingfivefromtenandconcludingtheanswerisstillten.InthebookofIIPeterchapter21-2itsaysButtherewerefalseprophetsalsoamongthepeopleevenasthereshallbefalseteachersamongyouwhoprivilyshallbringindamnableheresiesevendenyingtheLordthatboughtthemandbringuponthemselvesswiftdestruction.Andmanyshallfollowtheirperniciouswaysbyreasonofwhomthewayoftruthshallbeevilspokenof.WhileweknowthattherearethosewhopreachandteachafictitiousdoctrinewealsoknowthattherearethosewhostaytruetothewordtherebyupliftingGodandglorifyinghimasLord.AccordingtothegospelofSt.Matthew518itreadsForverilyIsayuntoyouTillheavenandearthpassonejotoronetittleshallinnowisepassfromthelawtillallbefulfilled.TheNewInternationalVersionputsitthiswayItellyouthetruthuntilheavenandearthdisappearnotthesmallestletternottheleaststrokeofapenwillbyanymeansdisappearfromthelawuntileverythingisaccomplished.WhenitcomestopeopleIdontbelieveGodparticularlycaresaboutouroutwardphysicalshapebecausehesurelyknowsthattherearealldifferenttypesofshapesweashumanssport.InICorinthians1550itsaysNowthisIsaybrethrenthatfleshandbloodcannotinheritthekingdomofGodneitherdothcorruptioninheritincorruption.YetmoreimportantlyGoddefinitelycaresaboutourspiritualfitnessasitrelatestowhatshapethetruthisin.John424tellsusGodisspiritandtheythatworshiphimmustworshiphiminspiritandintruth.Althoughmostpeopledonthaveanyproblemstakingsupplementsdietpillsandsoonneverthelessfortoomanyofusthetruthisahardpilltoswallow.Thetruthdoesnotchangeaccordingtoourabilitytostomachit.FlanneryOConnorWilWilsonWhatShapeIsItIn