The internet is both a gift and a curse, and it has definitely become significantly worse as time goes on. There is so much information on it that it
can overwhelm you into passivity or egoism. It brings to mind part of a quote from Neil Postman in his book "Amusing ourselves to death": "Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism. Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance."
This is so true. I believe that there is way too much information on the internet and not only that, but way too much false information. There are multiple alternative versions of practically every single subject and so many people just don't know what is true anymore, even about the most basic subjects that you would think are common knowledge. It is leading to more subjectivity, more solipsism, more relativism and ultimately more confusion, which leads to more insanity. It is as if they are manufacturing a collective form of schizophrenia or psychosis. Because of the influx of all these thousands of alternative versions of every topic, people are becoming less capable of distinguishing between reality and fantasy and everyone is creating their own reality tunnel.
So I believe that Postman was correct in asserting that the focus of the elites modus operandi is not depriving us of information (granted, they do ban and censor certain books and videos, however, albeit sometimes harder to find, it's still out there on some platforms to be found), but giving us so much and drowning the truth in a sea of irrelevance.
If there's one thing I am certain of, when you look at everything and all of the mass information that we're constantly streaming into our minds nowadays, is that Jesus Christ is Lord, He died, was buried and rose again the third day and that we have a Bible - the written word of God that we can trust - the King James Bible in the English language, which is our final authority.
People who don't believe this and reject God's word do not have a final authority and so ultimately all they have is their own subjective opinions and feelings, the ever changing opinions of popular culture, moral relativism, solipsism and so they are much more likely to fall for anything and be swayed and deceived by the plethora of information about every subject, coming in from countless people all of the time.
But when you have the King James Bible as your final authority in all matters of faith and practice, you have objective truth where you can judge all information and all matters by the light of scripture. This process weeds out so much false information and relieves your mind. Yes, standing for something or being narrow minded brings joy and gives you peace. It gives you clarity and makes you stable and saves so much precious time on earth, time that people waste on entertaining and researching false ideas because they have no standard whereby they can judge those ideas by.
There is objective reality, folks. There is an objective standard - the Bible, which has been given to us by the God of the Bible/ - the Lord Jesus Christ.
Proverbs 9:10 says, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding."
True wisdom and knowledge starts at fearing the Lord. Before this, no one has any true wisdom or knowledge.
People, I plead with you to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your savior today. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ today while you still have the chance. Now is the day of salvation.
Trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ and believing His death burial and resurrection as a payment for your sin is the narrow way that leads to life. Very few are on it. Many are on the broad way that leads to destruction because they are trusting in themselves and their own works and a plethora of other things; they are trusting in anything but Jesus.
"...repent ye, and believe the gospel." (Mark 1:15).
Enter the narrow way today
Matthew 7:13-14 - Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
DO YOU KNOW?
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)
WHO IS GOOD?
As it is written, There is none righteous, not not one. (Romans 3:10)
WHO HAS SINNED?
For ALL have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23)
WHERE SIN CAME FROM
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin: and so death passed upon ALL men, for that ALL have sinned. (Romans 5:12)
GOD’S PRICE ON SIN
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23)
GOD’S WAY OUT!
But God commendeth His love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8) That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Romans 10:9-10) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13)
This is so true. I believe that there is way too much information on the internet and not only that, but way too much false information. There are multiple alternative versions of practically every single subject and so many people just don't know what is true anymore, even about the most basic subjects that you would think are common knowledge. It is leading to more subjectivity, more solipsism, more relativism and ultimately more confusion, which leads to more insanity. It is as if they are manufacturing a collective form of schizophrenia or psychosis. Because of the influx of all these thousands of alternative versions of every topic, people are becoming less capable of distinguishing between reality and fantasy and everyone is creating their own reality tunnel.
So I believe that Postman was correct in asserting that the focus of the elites modus operandi is not depriving us of information (granted, they do ban and censor certain books and videos, however, albeit sometimes harder to find, it's still out there on some platforms to be found), but giving us so much and drowning the truth in a sea of irrelevance.
If there's one thing I am certain of, when you look at everything and all of the mass information that we're constantly streaming into our minds nowadays, is that Jesus Christ is Lord, He died, was buried and rose again the third day and that we have a Bible - the written word of God that we can trust - the King James Bible in the English language, which is our final authority.
People who don't believe this and reject God's word do not have a final authority and so ultimately all they have is their own subjective opinions and feelings, the ever changing opinions of popular culture, moral relativism, solipsism and so they are much more likely to fall for anything and be swayed and deceived by the plethora of information about every subject, coming in from countless people all of the time.
But when you have the King James Bible as your final authority in all matters of faith and practice, you have objective truth where you can judge all information and all matters by the light of scripture. This process weeds out so much false information and relieves your mind. Yes, standing for something or being narrow minded brings joy and gives you peace. It gives you clarity and makes you stable and saves so much precious time on earth, time that people waste on entertaining and researching false ideas because they have no standard whereby they can judge those ideas by.
There is objective reality, folks. There is an objective standard - the Bible, which has been given to us by the God of the Bible/ - the Lord Jesus Christ.
Proverbs 9:10 says, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding."
True wisdom and knowledge starts at fearing the Lord. Before this, no one has any true wisdom or knowledge.
People, I plead with you to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your savior today. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ today while you still have the chance. Now is the day of salvation.
Trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ and believing His death burial and resurrection as a payment for your sin is the narrow way that leads to life. Very few are on it. Many are on the broad way that leads to destruction because they are trusting in themselves and their own works and a plethora of other things; they are trusting in anything but Jesus.
"...repent ye, and believe the gospel." (Mark 1:15).
Enter the narrow way today
Matthew 7:13-14 - Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
DO YOU KNOW?
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)
WHO IS GOOD?
As it is written, There is none righteous, not not one. (Romans 3:10)
WHO HAS SINNED?
For ALL have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23)
WHERE SIN CAME FROM
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin: and so death passed upon ALL men, for that ALL have sinned. (Romans 5:12)
GOD’S PRICE ON SIN
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23)
GOD’S WAY OUT!
But God commendeth His love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8) That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Romans 10:9-10) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13)
31-35, M
