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“And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with…
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I just published a new video: The Straight and Narrow Path. This video references The Glory of God is Intelligence, by Robert Smith. I talk about how following the straight and narrow path requires accepting new truth that is offered to us. Often this truth contradicts what we previously thought was true. .
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Jesus is the most abused, slandered, misunderstood, underappreciated, disbelieved, misrepresented, and rejected person in history. Those who choose to follow Jesus, who walk in his footsteps, can expect to be likewise abused, slandered, misunderstood, underappreciated, disbelieved, misrepresented, and rejected. If this has not been your experience, then it is entirely likely that whatever it is…
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An excerpt from The Glory of God is Intelligence, by Robert Smith, p. 39. If you do not own this book, you should. Get it and read it. Increased awareness can come from God or Satan. Both possess awareness beyond your own, and both have a reason to give you more, but the reasons differ. God…
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“And the light which shineth, which giveth you light, is through him who enlighteneth your eyes, which is the same light that quickeneth your understandings; which light proceedeth forth from the presence of God to fill the immensity of space—the light which is in all things, which giveth life to all things, which is the…
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Updated on Feb 3, 2023 That which is good can be defined as that which has the most value, or positive value. That which is evil can be defined as that which has less value, or negative value. God is good because He offers us the most value. Satan is evil because He offers us…
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“The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth.”[1] Intelligence is light and truth.[2] It is the correct knowledge, understanding, and application of truth. We increase in knowledge and intelligence through diligence and obedience.[3] We are to be diligent in doing the best good we can do, in obedience to God’s…
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Absolute truth comes from God; everything else is narrative. Narrative is almost always compromised. There are a million ways, reasons, and motivations for compromise when expressing narrative. Often enough, the compromised aspect of narrative is unintentional and even unavoidable; but, more often than not, the truth in any given narrative is compromised quite intentionally. So,…
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“Truth is knowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come… “The Spirit of truth is of God.” [1] “The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth.”[2] By these verses we learn that truth is knowledge of things as they are, as they…
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Revised: 11/9/2024 What you see, what you perceive, and what you understand of the existence you find yourself in is fundamentally incomplete and inaccurate compared with the absolute truth of what is actually in existence in the world and universe around you. Deep down you know this is true, and this bothers you. After all,…
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GREATER LIGHT AND TRUTH 