A Little Study of 10-Propositions on True and Rational Out of My Mindedness

 

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"...Our Lord does not promise to change life for us; He does not promise to remove difficulties and trials and problems and tribulations; He does not say that He is going to cut out all the thorns and leave the roses with their wonderful perfume. No; He faces life realistically, and tells us that these are things to which the flesh is heir, and which are bound to come. But He assures us that we can so know Him that, whatever happens, we need never be frightened, we need never be alarmed..."  (D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Studies in the Sermon on the Mount, © Lloyd-Jones,1959-1960, p. 196. Used by Permission.)

Acts 26:25 ESV

But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking true and rational words...."

1.  Paul saw a post-ascension appearance of Jesus Christ, but the others around Him did not hear the voice.  Its possible to see Christ and not hear Him.

2.  The infallible Word is foolishness touching the world, but a foolishness of God unto wisdom.

3.  Jesus' family thought He was insane or out of His mind, but here is the same reaction to Paul.

4.  There is a biblical out of my mindedness, but it is not a clinical insanity.  That is both of these cases suffer from a spiritual insanity from conception.  The reason why there is a so-called good and rational "biblical insanity" is because the nature of man is totally defiant in total depravity to spiritually comprehend the biblical God-speaking Scriptures.  False religions would be an intense spiritual insanity unto an ultimate justice unless God changes their spiritual situation.

5.  Its the people in authority that look at the true Christian as if he is out of his mind in their secular sense, but even if you give your word it is held in dispute.  The Bible is like the blue and pink pills they give "sane people" in the secular authorities, but the "sane people" think the Bible is not worthy of belief.  I am with Jesus and Paul: namely, I would rather honor God than fallen sinners.

6.  Sometimes the sinful nature is so profound that it takes the mind into hell before the time.  No one could believe unless the Spirit of God is at work in true and rational words, but even true and rational words no one even cares due to man's corruption in a total abyss of hell flaming evil that even possess a civil goodness and a seeking after betterness.

7.  The true and rational words of God-Speaking Scripture is from the Hand of God in the writing on the wall through holy men of old that wrote by the Spirit of God everything we need for justification by faith alone and Christian living.

8.  The true words of the Bible demonstrate the reliable words of Scripture in internal and external evidence of the absolute trustworthiness of the Holy Word of the Bible.

9.  The rational words of the Bible demonstrate a presuppositional actuality of the credibility of the written Scripture as God-breathed: namely, divine inerrancy, infallibility, inspiration, and self-authentication.

10. Have you suffered for the Name?   Are you regarded as out of your mind?  Have you joined the ranks of a biblical insanity?   I remember when its me, Jesus and His apostles in the nut house, but you know I rejoice that I am counted worthy to suffer for the Name without illegitimate self-harm but a righteous pursuit of the glory of Jesus Christ.

Standing by a purpose true,
Heeding God's command,
Honor them, the faithful few!
All hail to Daniel's band!  
Dare to be a Daniel!
Dare to stand alone!
Dare to have a purpose firm!
Dare to make it known!  
Many mighty men are lost,
Daring not to stand,
Who for God had been a host
By joining Daniel's band.  
Many giants, great and tall,
Stalking through the land,
Headlong to the earth would fall,
If met by Daniel's band.  
Hold the gospel banner high;
On to vict'ry grand;
Satan and his host defy,
And shout for Daniel's band.  (TH, 660).