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Is love enough?

07 Thursday Nov 2013

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“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” Lao Tzu
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  • Bert Amsing I like this saying…very true….the problem is that most love, most of the time is not deep enough or strong enough or doesn’t last long enough….only the love of God can give us the strength to love always, to love anyway and to love our enemies…..only the love of God can overcome all circumstances, even sickness and death….the joy (and love) of God is my strength…..just saying. The Desert Warrior
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  • TJ Sorry I disagree. I have seen the deepest and most compassionate love come from people of all and different faiths and people of no faith whatsoever. I have seen the most vile, evil cruelty and hate come from deeply reliigious people Christian, Hindu, Muslim, etc. Decency and compassion requires ethics and morals NOT religion. If it is done in the name of religion good for that person, but it is not a requirement.
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  • Bert Amsing Interesting thought Tammy….however…..I never mentioned religion…..I was talking about God…not people….your point proves my point…..people (by themselves) are often vile, evil and cruel as you say…..some people (religious or not) are full  of love…..good point….what makes the difference? Why are some people full of love and others full of hate…regardless of religion….is it simply a decision? You know better than that…..your original quote says it all….when we are loved, we are able to love…..the human condition is screwed up because there isnt enough love, for long enough, to everyone (regardless of whether they hate you or not…which is usually the definition for being an enemy)…..it’s called Attachment Theory and basically it says that if you did not receive love, it is difficult to express love…..true….but where does decision come in…..do you, Tammy, love the religious vile, evil, cruel haters out there? Is your love strong enough, deep enough to overcome the hate, the cruelty of the world? That is the question of the ages….all philosophers from all religions will tell you that love is the answer….but that isn/t the question….obviously, love is the answer….the question is why is our love (even the love of the good guys who received love as children) why is our love not deep enough or strong enough to give us the courage to love the haters, the vile, the cruel even while they continue to be hateful, vile and cruel….the Bible says that God loved us even while we were still his enemies….he loved the prostitutes, the sinners, the tax collectors, the outcast, the sick…..his only requirement was humility….the recognition of our need for his love….when we recognize our desperate need for God…
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  • Bert Amsing s love, we will be on the road to healing…..The Desert Warrior….www.desertwarrior.net
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  • TJ God is not needed. If a person feels a need for a God then all the power to them. To insist that a God is needed is naive and abusive. You have a right to believe as you wish. You do not have any right to force your beliefs on anyone else.  Religion/God is like a penis. You can be proud of it, but if you start waving it up in my face we are going to have a problem.
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  • Bert Amsing Wow, that is agressive….someone must have really hurt you….I am sorry…..I am neither naive nor abusive and I am not forcing my beliefs on anyone…just sharing some thoughts on facebook….but, to be truthful, I am not feeling that deep, strong love that you say you have for those who disagree with you….and I don-t blame you…..not easy to love those you disagree with….which is why there are fights, terrorism, hate, spite, vile, cruel people in the world…they don’t think that they are cruel….they simply disagree with your way of looking at the world and often feel threatened….so they lash out at you because of a lack of commitment to the way of love….are you doing the same to me? Sorry to be so blunt….but you are proving the point….if you don’t want God/s help to love others or you have decided only to love those that agree with you or that you happen to like….then, certainly, your love is good enough for your purposes in your little world, but in the real world it needs a tougher, stronger source….love must become a virtue before it can become a solution….as a virtue it must be for everyone, always….who is up to that task on their own….once again, my apologies….I did not mean to offend. The Desert Warrior.
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  • TJ Yeah, that is a very typical response from someone that likes to shove their religion at people who are in no way interested. Sort of like the JWs and Mormons that go knocking on the doors of strangers trying to get their God points to get into heaven. I do not believe in religion, or as you say God, because it is not necessary, not logical, and completely made up. You are totally free to believe as you wish and keep it to yourself and on your page. What you are doing is spamming.
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  • Bert Amsing I don’t agree…but accept my apologies if I have offended you…..I don’t need God points just like I don’t need wife points….she loves me….he loves me….and it does give me strength and courage to love others. Thanks for listening…..Bert
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    • CK Bert I’m glad you apologised-thank you. Saying that someone who is simply asserting that love doesn’t need a deity, relic, talisman, superficiality to exist doesn’t mean that she’s been hurt by someone, she’s not broken, or any less of a human than you or I. Disagreeing with you shouldn’t make you feel less loved (this by the way is passive aggressive behaviour that you are demonstrating). It doesn’t make Tammy deficient in any way or a victim to have her own beliefs and be solid in them – yes she’s direct and bold and it’s refreshing.Athiesm is taking over, the nonsense that exisits in the world today with religions, this GOD that everyone speaks of, has given people justification to judge, commit war, assert control and power over innocent people and it simply is not being tolerated anymore. Religion and god is a fairy tale, a book that men have carved out to help people ‘do the right thing’. I hope it helps most who are followers rather than allow them to judge as I most commonly see. Science is the way forward and love will exist in relationships if you can find it in your heart not to judge.
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    • Bert Amsing hello Carmen, welcome to the discussion….let me also apologize to you if you thought that I was saying in any way that tammy was broken….or less of a wonderful person for her beliefs….but, let’s be honest here….it wasn’t her beliefs that I was referring to….but rather the aggressive nature of her comments….normally people don’t show such strong emotion about a topic without having an emotional history behind it….in addition, my apology is directed to the emotional situation not the intellectual one….your comments seem to be less emotional and you, apparently, agree with her intellectual position….good for you…..but I disagree….intellectually…..I hope that is alright…..athiesm is not taking over….in fact, it is back on its heals and having a hard time recovering from the onslaught of overwhelming evidence that evolutionary theory is just that….a theory…and that the Big Bang theory strongly suggests an intelligent, purposeful design of the universe….many atheists in the past 30 years have either become Christians or agnostics….check out my blogs at www.desertwarrior.net for more information. Sorry, but your position is about a generation too late….I like your last statement…science is the way forward….true for things like poverty, health care and the like…but for some strange reason….human nature seems to stay the same…greater technology seems to bring greater evil….love is always a choice but few people seem to take the road less traveled and love not just their neighbor but also their enemies….that’s the truth…..not a judgement…..everybody knows it….love is the answer but somehow we humans dont have enough of it to go around….or do you really think we do….not that we COULD but that we DO….not POTENTIAL…..ACTUAL LOVE….for those who hate your guts….what is your solution to that problem?…..would love to know. The Desert Warrior
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    • TJ Bert, just because I do not ‘defer’ to you with you being a man and all does not make me aggressive. There is no need for me to be passive or passive aggressive. What you are experiencing is assertiveness.
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    • Bert Amsing Why do you bring up the man/woman thing? Frankly, I am confused…..why is this not simply a disagreement of beliefs about the existence of God and his role in inspiring humans to greater efforts at love? You make it about a lot of other things…..I appreciate your position that it is assertiveness and not aggressive….I don’t agree but that is all right…..no problem…..thank you for a wonderful discussion. I truly hope that you experience the deep strong love that will give you the courage to give that same love to others, whether they deserve it or not, whether they love you back or not…at the end of the day….real love in the real world is what matters….if you think we can do it on our own, please be the first to demonstrate that truth in your own life….deeply love your enemies….and you will inspire me and others to do the same…..thank you for your committment to the greatest power on earth….the power of love as a virtue, for everyone, at all times, no matter who they are or whether they even deserve it….who of us, do? The Desert Warrior www.desertwarrior.net
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      Here are a few things that I would have liked to say…..
      First of all, if someone posts something on my facebook, I assume that they are interested in a conversation.  I certainly don’t mean to offend…..
      Secondly, last time I checked, Lao Tzu is not a Christian and yet he is the one we are discussing…..interesting.  I truly like his reflection on love….the two key words are “strength” and “courage”.  Love can give you strength because it meets your needs, it gives you security which frees you up from worrying or even thinking about yourself and your needs and allows you to love…..but love can still be risky….that’s why I like the second part as well….that love can give you courage…..the motivation to risk in the face of fear….nicely put….I think we all know that his comment is true…and many of us have experienced in some degree that kind of love from our family, friends and lover.  My point was not that we don’t experience that love or that we are not capable of that love to some degree….my point is that we don’t love ENOUGH….enough to love our enemies….enough to love when we are not loved in return…..yes, it takes courage…..but the truth is that neither, I, nor anyone else, loves ENOUGH, neither deeply nor strongly nor long enough….
      Third, maybe….just maybe….God isn’t really happy with religious people who are cruel and vile and hurtful either……maybe God is as angry and upset and sick to his stomach with our lack of love for one another.  I think that he has a special place in store for those who, on top of it, try to hide in his church, under his protection, while continuing to practice their evil….that kind of arrogance is sickening.  I agree.  Not that those people can’t be saved from themselves and the consequences of their evil….they can….if their arrogance becomes shame and humility and if that shame is nailed to the cross of Christ and transformed into love for God and others…..or do you know of another way to find the courage to forgive someone for being a pedofile or abusing your children or stealing your life’s savings……that kind of love isn’t possible without forgiveness and forgiveness isn’t possible for the evils of this world unless it has a strong foundation in justice as well as love…..throughout the history of the world, the cross has been the only force strong enough to act as the foundation for forgiveness…and therefore, love….
      Fourth,  maybe….just maybe….if God is real…if He is there…if He is listening (or rather reading) this conversation….then maybe He considers it also arrogant for us to think that we have enough love to deal with the problems of this world without His help…..if we do, then why don’t we….our arrogance condemns us….
      And finally, a thought on the whole human condition as we live out our lives in the presence of the God who is there….
      “There is no greater embarassment in heaven or on earth
      than the arrogance of those who ought to be ashamed of themselves.
      Sadly, that applies to all of us.”   The Desert Warrior
      We like to think that we can handle things without God, that we can love enough without God, that we can be good enough without God……if so, then why is this world and our individual lives so full of hatred, cruelty and pettiness (not to talk about the real, daily terrorism that we inflict on each other).  I have never found a single philosopher, thinker or religious leader that can explain how to get humans to love each other rather than hate each other.  That’s the truth.  The virtue of love is a rare bird….
      Of course, if God doesn’t exist….no problem….don’t worry about it….the little bits of love that we do manage to generate for our families, friends and loved ones…..is the best we have….in the face of the great evils that plague this world…..poverty, discrimination, religious bigots, pedofiles, crime, abuse, and the like…..frankly, that depresses me beyond words…..I no longer believe in the fantasy of my own goodness or the power of my own love to solve my own problems much less anyone else’s….
      Is my love enough?  No.  Only the love of God can save me and change me….
      “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son..”  John 3:16
      That’s still the good news as far as I am concerned…..
      The Desert Warrior
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Weekly Update No. 6 (Crowdfunding Campaign)

19 Monday Nov 2012

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Lucifer at the Cross

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

These two stories come from the novel The Temptations of the Cross.  Admittedly, they are short and to the point but the idea was to give people a taste of what they could find in the book.

Lucifer at the Cross is a short snapshot of the moment when Lucifer realizes that all is not what it seems and that there is something more going on than meets the eye.  Of course, all of the build up to that point in the book is essential for really “feeling” that moment even though we know the story well.  Essentially, I wrote the story of Jesus from the point of view of the angels (and demons) in order to interpret the story from the point of view of the two temptations of the cross.  The temptation of Jesus to avoid the cross and the temptation of Satan to use the cross as his instrument of revenge.  It all culminates at this point when the divine sting is fulfilled and Lucifer is destroyed.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a snapshot of heaven at the time of the fall of mankind.  This is after the temptation of Gabriel by Lucifer and after the temptation and fall of mankind.  Now Gabriel (and the other angels) have some questions for God about what to do next.  In this section, a general concept of evil and how God will ultimately use evil´s own nature to defeat itself (poetic justice) is given.  Also, there is a picture of God dancing and working out the details of the Story of Redemption in the sands of time.  This is a combination of the main character of Fiddler on the Roof together with the passage in the OT that tells us that God dances over us in joy.

Hopefully these two quick pictures of the spiritual dimension of the History of Redemption will motivate many of you to check out my novel The Temptations of the Cross.  Enjoy.

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The Miracle Journey

12 Monday Nov 2012

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There are three things too wonderful for me,

Four that I do not understand.

A child made in the image of it´s Father,

A cross in a garbage dump outside the Holy City,

A journey from arrogance to shame

and the grace that transforms it into love.

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A Genealogy of Grace

11 Sunday Nov 2012

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Steve Green is a talented musician and a Godly man who was a missionary son in Argentina where he grew up.  I wanted to share a little bit of his testimony with you.  He resented being a missionary kid and wanted to get back to the States as quickly as possible.  In his own words….

“I wanted to bury some things, run from some things, forget some things but I´ve discovered in the years that have followed that God is the author of all of our story.  It doesn´t mean that He is making us do things that are wrong choices along the way but He is present in all of our story.  He is writing a genealogy of grace, bringing us to a place where we have to have a redeemer to rescue us.  And through all the ups and downs and twists of life, He is doing something way beyond what we normally can see that will someday be for His glory and our good. So what I resented so much early on, I now treasure.  Those are the things that brought me to Jesus and continue to bring me to Jesus….”

Now, of course, he has a worldwide music and worship ministry and has sung and given testimony to the grace of God in his life in every Spanish speaking country in the world.  PTL.

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The Leadership Question

10 Saturday Nov 2012

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Beyond the general maturity in Christ expected from all leaders, a few more questions might reveal the beliefs and values they hold on to when the going gets rough.  Many other questions could be added, but these get to the essence of whether or not this potential leader is ready for spiritual warfare and has some idea of what the strategic and tactical plan of God is in the context of the church.

1.  Is it possible for a leader of the church, one who truly loves God and has good intentions, to make fundamental and dangerous mistakes in morality, life and spiritual management of the church and be blind to it?      yes/no

2.  Which things are essential for every Christian (and even more so for a leader) to protect them from the ignorance, blindness and willfulness of the flesh?

  • the conviction and ministry of the Holy Spirit within,
  • the knowledge and ongoing application of the Word of God,
  • the fellowship (and accountability) of a group of mature and wise believers,
  • all of the above.

3.  Do you believe that there is a spiritual battle going on for the hearts and minds of every believer (including your own) and for the church as a whole with a particular focus on the leadership?     yes/no

4.  Do you believe that a leader of the church, including the Pastor, has the right and responsibility on their own to prohibit the use of a believer´s gifts in ministry within the church based on a general lack of maturity in the believer as judged by that same leader?      yes/no

5.  Do you believe that a leader of the church, including the Pastor, has the right and responsibility on their own to prohibit the presence of a believer (or non-believer) in the church for any reason or any sin whatsoever (other than temporarily because of an immediate physical threat of danger to themselves or others)?    yes/no

6.  When do you think it is appropriate to spiritually and publicly confront a leader, if ever?  How should a leader act when he is confronted in that way?  When is a rebuke spiritual and when is it an expression of the flesh?  Is our reaction to sin and flesh in others as deadly as the sin itself that we are offended by?

7.  What (and who) are you willing to fight for?  You can either have the status quo or the abundant life, but you can´t have both (until you arrive in Heaven).  What do you believe is the bottom line for the church?  When will you stand up and be counted, at least in an ultimate, defensive manner (since a proactive approach is what is really needed)?

Finally, is the job of the leaders to defend the church or to defend the gospel?  And no, those are not the same thing.  They are supposed to be, but they´re not.  Sadly.  If we defend the gospel, we defend the church.  If we defend the church, (most often from unsavory characters such as prophets or the least, the last, the lost and the losers) we may, in fact, be hindering the gospel.

Send me a comment with the answers you would give.  Privacy assured unless permission is given.  Pray.  Think.  Share.

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Arrogance

05 Monday Nov 2012

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There is no greater embarrassment

in heaven or on earth

than the arrogance of those

who ought to be ashamed of themselves.

Sadly, this applies to all of us.

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Reflections by Bert A. Amsing
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Truth in Flip Flops 1

05 Monday Nov 2012

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Imagine for a moment that you are in a huge hall with a very large oval table in the center of it with plush chairs all around.  You might think that this is a meeting of the G7 or a symposium on some weighty matter facing mankind.  You would not be far wrong.

Various well-known celebrities begin to enter the room and take their places at the table.  Representatives from all the major religions are there – Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Shintoism, Confucianism, from the East and Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, from the West (although nowadays pluralism has made such east-west distinctions obsolete to a degree).  Each one of them has an important place at the table with their attendants and advisers in close proximity.

Finally, a wave of security breaks through the main doors and a phalanx of advisors, philosophers and scientists come in followed by the representative of Secular Humanism.  He has been given the dubious honor of being the moderator of the assembly.

Outside are protestors with their placards promoting their particular take on the proceedings.  “Down with religion.”  “Religion is Evil. God is Good.”  “All you need is Love”  and, of course, “Tolerance is the Highest Religion.”  In the background, as you look out the window, you can see various groups under the trees standing in circles, holding hands.  Some of them are singing and some appear to be praying.

What is all this?

This is a special emergency meeting called by the United Nations to resolve the world’s religious differences and put an end to war and terrorism and intolerance.  Imagine that the world has deteriorated into endless bickering and there is a serious clash of orthodoxies with each side becoming more entrenched in their view of the world.  The differences are striking and conflictive.  Religious differences can no longer be contained, they are overflowing into politics and racial discrimination, and the world is no longer (or never was) safe or at peace.

Well, maybe you don’t have to “imagine” it.  It has the ring of reality to it as it stands.

In any event, this is a discussion that has taken place in various forms throughout the history of man.  The clash of orthodoxies is a constant reality and a very real threat.  Terrorism fuels hatred and religious and racial discrimination.  Immigration reform and the modern development of a worldwide pluralistic society are on the table for serious discussion.

Suffice it to say that a person’s view of the world, their interpretation of good and evil, their values, beliefs and needs will affect how the discussion will go.

It is to these questions that this group of people must now turn.

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Truth in Flip Flops by Bert A. Amsing
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23 Tuesday Oct 2012

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Charles Benton.  Neighbor.

I remember when the inspiration for this short story came to me.  Like usual, I was talking to Vero about something that Paul said in the book of Romans.  He said that he was willing to go to hell for the sake of the Jews.  Of course, God would never ask him to do that since Jesus already did it and he is the only stumbling block that will be allowed.  Still, Paul says in another place, we participate in the sufferings of Christ, even if it has no redemptive value for mankind.  So why suffer?  In what ways do we suffer with Christ?  He suffered the sins of mankind, became weak in order to give us strength.  He was willing to suffer pain, mockery, and death for the sake of saving us.  Am I willing to do the same?

That´s when I started thinking about a purgatory type experience in which you would have an opportunity to talk with Jesus about your neighbor with your neighbor present.  From there…..

The interesting thing about this story is that, at the time, I didn´t really have any neighbors like that.  But I did soon after.  We moved into a duplex near the Christian school a few months later and the neighbor there was rude, obnoxios, invasive and difficult.  He thought that he had rights to enter our house and make decisions regarding how we took care of the outside of the building because he was the original builder.  Apparently, he had drafted up a special agreement when he sold the place to the current owner.  We were the renters.  She was a shy, timid sort, scared of everything and quite intimidated by him.  But she had some backbone and took him to court and won.  But that didn´t change the fact that he made life hell for us.  His wife and two girls would have made great friends for my wife and two girls but there was no way.  He was an ex-policeman, used to power and absolutely convinced that he was right about everything.  There was a yelling match, cutting flowers that weren´t his, swearing and overall bad blood.

Obviously, the Lord convicted me to treat him as I would treat Charles Benton in my story…..but after the vision.  I need to be willing to suffer his difficult nature in order to be a witness to him.  In the flesh, there was no way.  I needed to pray.  I needed the divine help of Almighty God.

I wish that I could say that there was some sort of breakthrough, that he became a Christian or that, at least, we became friends.  No way.  Not even close.  Not in this story or, at least, not yet.  That´s not the point, anyway.  We don´t do these things because of the guarantee of results but rather because God asks us to do it.  It pleases Him.  It´s a question of obedience.

I will let you know how it goes, but the miracle is already happening.  God has me on the edge of faith, the very place where I need to pray and depend on his help and move forward in obedient faith.  That is the message of Charles Benton.  Neighbor.

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Better to have loved and lost…

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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It is better to have loved and lost then never to have loved at all.

God would agree.

Hence, the world, you and me.

Hence, continuing evil and rebellion without immediate judgment.

Hence, grace (undeserved favor).

Hence, the cross (God sized love).

Hence, glory revealed in us.

Hence, superlapsarianism and, even, an answer to evil and suffering.

(If that last one doesn´t throw you, it should…..lol…)

Our God is a romantic sort

but with the tough love of a parent

who understands reality,

human nature

and the power of confession, repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation

as rooted in the cross.

Love the Lord, your God,

with ALL your heart,

ALL your soul,

ALL your mind

and ALL your strength.

How could it be otherwise?

This, too, is the glory of God that He requires, and deserves, our ALL.

Thank God

Literally.

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Reflections by Bert A. Amsing
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Your Approach to Life

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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There are two approaches to life.

1.  Life is an enigma wrapped in a paradox.

2.  Life is a possibility wrapped in a deception.

Both views can´t be right.  One is based on revelation, the other on observation.  One leads to independence and the other leads to relationship.  One is rooted in pride and arrogance, the other is rooted in self-awareness and humility.  One leads to hell and the other leads to everlasting life.  What is your approach to life?

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