Just Under the Surface

While in line at the grocery store I noticed the text on the tee shirt worn by the man standing behind me. He was grumbling about the current shortages of some items on grocery store shelves. I suppose that he thought his tee shirt was witty or funny but it may have spoken more than he meant to express. The text was


                                DON'T MAKE ME VIOLATE MY PAROLE! 


The message is a subtle threat. He is expressing that "I am angry and seething inside and if you irritate me in any way I may respond with physical violence." Any police officer can tell you that there are many people like this. I suspect that the numbers of these sociopathic people would horrify you. We live in a fallen lost world.

(For those who may not know, parole is the early release of persons from criminal incarceration based on their good behavior while incarcerated.)

Book Comment: 10 Lies About God and the Truths That Shatter Deception

10 Lies About God and the Truths That Shatter Deception (2009) by Erwin W. Lutzer discusses several very hard questions. Pastor Lutzer challenges several misconceptions which have crept into the belief systems of many in the modern church.


The misconceptions are:
1. "God is Whatever You Want Him To Be"
2. "Many Paths Lead Into God's Presence"
3. "God Is More Tolerant Than He Used To Be"
4. "God Has Never Personally Suffered"
5. "God Is Obligated To Save Followers of Other Religions"
6. "God takes No Responsibility for Natural Disasters"
7. "God Does Not Know Our Decisions Before We Make Them"
8. "The Fall Ruined God's Plan"
9. "We Must Choose Between God's Pleasures and Our Own"
10. "God Helps Those Who Help Themselves"


If any of this shocks you, get this book and see why Pastor Lutzer says what he does.