Candle light whisper
warmth flickers against shadows
clothed in nakedness
The prompt at Carpe Diem was Nudity
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The mindset in postmodernism is that objective truth does not exist. But in post-truth, the person believes that objective truth exists, but they subordinate truth to their preferences, or their comfort. In other words, one doesnât care that truth exists or what the truth is if it doesnât line up with oneâs preferences. "There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily" - George Washington letter to Edmund Randolph â 1795. Faith in Jesus Christ is our response to God's elective purpose in our life. These two truths--God's initiative and man's response--co-exist throughout the Bible. The gospel is "the message of truth" because truth is its predominant characteristic. Salvation was conceived by the God of truth (Ps. 31:5); purchased by the Son, who is the truth (John 14:6); and is applied by the Spirit of truth (John 16:13). To know it is to know the truth that sets men free (John 8:32). Believers are people of the truth (John 18:37), who worship God in spirit and in truth (John 4:24), and who obey the Word of truth (John 17:17). People have rejected, neglected, redefined, and opposed Godâs truth for centuries. Some cynically deny that truth even exists or that it can be known by men (John 18:38). Others foolishly think that denying truth will somehow make it go away. Truth determines the validity of one's belief. Believing a lie doesn't make it true. Conversely, failing to believe the truth doesn't make it a lie. The gospel is true because Jesus is true, not simply because Christians believe in Him. His resurrection proved the truth of His claims and constitutes the objective basis of our faith (Rom. 1:4; 1 Pet. 1:3). Truth is our protection and strength (Eph. 6:14). Throughout history, people have tried everything imaginable to gain favor with God. Most turn to religion, but religion apart from Christ is merely a satanic counterfeit of the truth. At the heart of every false religion is the notion that man can come to God by any means he chooses--by meditating, doing good deeds, and so on. But Scripture says, "There is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). That name is Jesus Christ, and we come to Him by confessing and repenting of our sin, trusting in His atoning death on the cross, and affirming His bodily resurrection from the grave (cf. Rom. 10:9-10). There is no other way to God. False religious leaders and teachers talk much about Godâs love, but not His wrath and holiness; much about how deprived of good things people are, but not about their depravity; much about Godâs universal fatherhood toward everyone, but not much about his unique fatherhood toward all who believe in His Son; much about what God wants to give to us, but nothing about the necessity of obedience to Him; much about health and happiness, but nothing about holiness and sacrifice. Their message is full of gaps, the greatest of which leaves out a biblical worldview of the saving gospel and replaces it with the worldview of postmodernism with its dominant ethical system of relativism. The Bible describes mankind in the end times: âalways learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truthâ (2 Tim. 3:7). Spiritual answers cannot be deduced by human reason alone (1 Cor. 2:14). Itâs not that spiritual truth is irrational or illogical, but that human wisdom is defective, because itâs tainted by manâs sinfulness, and unable to perceive the things of God. That is why the Bible is so important. It gives us the answers we canât find on our own. It is Godâs Word to mankind. Scripture is divinely revealed truth that fills the vacuum of spiritual ignorance in all of us. Post-truth is the word of the year for 2016 and also the philosophy of the day, According to the dictionary, âpost-truthâ means, ârelating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.â Simply put, we now live in a culture that seems to value experience and emotion more than truth. In a âpost-truthâ world, people make choices based on emotion and experience rather than objective fact. So in a post-truth world, truth is irrelevant. What exactly is a post-truth culture? Itâs a culture where truth is no longer an objective reality. It has become subjective. Itâs whatâs true for meâmy beliefs, my opinions, determine my truth. So in our post-truth culture, man determines truth. Man makes himself the ultimate authority. This starting point, which rejects Godâs Word and the idea of moral absolutes, makes truth subjective. Truth will never go away no matter how hard one might wish. Christianity is grounded in objective truth. âAnd you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you freeâ (John 8:32). Objective truth exists because we have Godâs Word. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says, âSanctify them by Your truth. Thy word is truthâ (John 17:17), and Paul and James describe the Bible as âthe word of truthâ (2 Timothy 2:15; James 1:18). The Psalmist says, âThe entirety of your word is truthâ (Psalm 119:160). Jesus Himself said, âFor this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voiceâ (John 18:37). When Jesus said, âI am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except by meâ (John 14:6), He wasnât expressing His personal belief or opinion. He was speaking the truth, a fundamental reality that doesnât change from person to person. It doesnât matter if our culture thinks all roads lead to God. The truth of the matter is âno one comes to the Father but by [Jesus].â This blogs goal is to, in some small way, put a plug in the broken dam of truth and save as many as possible from the consequencesâtemporal and eternal. "The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." - George Orwell
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Now that’s an interesting way to be clothed!
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I liked the idea
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I like the soft tone of this, and also the last line about being clothed in nakedness. It is romantic. There is a naturalness to it as well. Great haiku!!!
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Thanks so much for your visit – I like romantic…
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I like clothed in nakedness too..
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You have done a good job with the prompt,Leslie đ
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Lovely and romantic!
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Soft, and romantic, and a suitable clothing in such warmth
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I like that – clothed in nakedness. And the warmth of the candlelight.
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Wonderful, Leslie! I will forever look at the glow of a candle in a whole new light đ
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candles do change one’s perpective đ
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Intriguing concept! đ
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Another beautiful poem Leslie. Feeling like you have nothing on even when you are covered. So vulnerable đ
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Awesome haiga Leslie. Looks very mysterious …. and that’s quite an idea to be clothed in shadows
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sweetly mysterious
cheers
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Moonie, beautiful.
__I can offer nothing beyond these fine comments but to simply add, such a beautiful senryu_!
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this is lovely…the mystery behind those shadows (sigh)
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this is just simply beautiful in so many ways.
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