Cognitive Dissonance

Bad Eschatology, Part 2 – Blindness

It is normal to be blind to our own errors – even when people show them to us. Even when we struggle to find errors and misconceptions, it can take a lot of work to see what should have been obvious.

Unfortunately, most believers are not interested in ferreting out falsehood. Change is painful, and it’s much easier to trust the stories of a professional – their pastor. And, the pastor is the product of seminaries that are paid to produce cookie-cutter Christians.

Then, there are the fabulists that created the fables that we love so much.

So, let’s talk about why we can be so blind.

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Bad Eschatology And An Announcement

After getting both books out a month ago, I went looking for what other people believe about Last Days. It has been a fascinating journey through some really bad eschatology. Worse, very few seem to understand why they believe what they believe, and even fewer seem able to understand why people would disagree with their position. That’s bad.

Our pastors have not been giving us the tools to help us understand the Bible, to rightly divide the word of Truth (2 Tim 2:15). And, because we are unable to do so, Christianity has devolved into a team sport, where ours is always right and yours is heresy.

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Breaking Out Of Delusion

Our society has become so divorced from reality, that we don’t know where our food comes from, how our electricity is generated or why fuel is so cheap and available. Our wealth has been so incredible for so long, that we take our luxuries for granted and call them necessary. And, with all of our prosperity, we have spun fanciful tales of our own greatness.

In short, we are living a delusion and ignoring the wolves at the door.

I also talk about The False Prophets of Profit – Redux, The Predators Among Us, Increasing Censorship and there are always Links From The Past Week.

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Before the Storm

After last week’s article, Hurricane Irma blundered through Florida and Georgia. Then, Typhoon Talim set its sights on my apartment building. However, Talim veered off to the North and didn’t do much more than rain on us, here in Taipei. But, Irma left a gigantic swath of destruction in her wake.

Half of Florida might be without power for weeks. People have been displaced. Lives and jobs disrupted and even ruined. And the loss of lives…

That was a terrible hurricane, and Florida hasn’t had one of those in a long time. But, I have an interesting observation, from all the typhoons that my wife and I have been through…

…did you notice how quiet and normal everything was, the day before?

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Love of the Truth and Cognitive Dissonance

If you do not love the truth, you will perish. And, when I say ‘perish’, I don’t just mean physical death.

If you do not love the truth, you will perish for all eternity.

And yes, the truth really is that important.

However, I will assume that you have already discovered the truth, and that you will be welcomed into the arms of our loving Father, when this life is over. So, I will turn our attention to the life that lies before you.

If you love the truth, you might live long enough to serve God to the fullest, and that is what we want.

For those who do not love the truth, they are left with Cognitive Dissonance and destruction.

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