Website owner: James Miller
The bad news and the good news
For all the bad people in this wicked world, there is bad news and there is good news. The bad news is that the god of this great universe (the creator of this universe), is a very biased being, a being strongly biased in favor of virtue and goodness and strongly biased against wickedness, badness, and immorality. Very simply, he loves good people and dislikes bad people. And intolerant as he is toward immorality and badness, bad people are not allowed residence in his home (heaven) in the afterlife. It is a very exclusive place. It is a place reserved only for the virtuous and good. He wants only good, virtuous, morally pure, right-thinking people living there with him in his kingdom. Bad people are all shunted off to another place, a place called hell, a place of punishment and torment.
Now for the good news. The good news is that if a bad, wicked person will repent of his sins, forsake them, and follow in the way of goodness, virtue, and moral purity (i.e. follow in the way given to us by Jesus, the way of true Christianity), he will be allowed to live with God in his kingdom (heaven) in the afterlife. It is a standing offer to all of the wicked. If they will repent and turn from their wicked ways and follow in His way, they will be forgiven their sins (no matter how many or how bad), and allowed residence in his kingdom. We are all inclined toward sin, do sin from time to time, but are forgiven if we repent and are serious about following in his way.
God is a god of holiness and purity. He is the epitome of righteousness, goodness and virtue. One cannot blame him for wanting only those of his own outlooks, attitudes and values to live with him in his kingdom. This earth is a proving ground, a place to sort out the wheat from the chaff, the good from the bad.
July 2014
Jesus Christ and His Teachings
Way of enlightenment, wisdom, and understanding
America, a corrupt, depraved, shameless country
On integrity and the lack of it
The test of a person's Christianity is what he is
Ninety five percent of the problems that most people have come from personal foolishness
Liberalism, socialism and the modern welfare state
The desire to harm, a motivation for conduct
On Self-sufficient Country Living, Homesteading
Topically Arranged Proverbs, Precepts, Quotations. Common Sayings. Poor Richard's Almanac.
Theory on the Formation of Character
People are like radio tuners --- they pick out and listen to one wavelength and ignore the rest
Cause of Character Traits --- According to Aristotle
We are what we eat --- living under the discipline of a diet
Avoiding problems and trouble in life
Role of habit in formation of character
Personal attributes of the true Christian
What determines a person's character?
Love of God and love of virtue are closely united
Intellectual disparities among people and the power in good habits
Tools of Satan. Tactics and Tricks used by the Devil.
The Natural Way -- The Unnatural Way
Wisdom, Reason and Virtue are closely related
Knowledge is one thing, wisdom is another
My views on Christianity in America
The most important thing in life is understanding
We are all examples --- for good or for bad
Television --- spiritual poison
The Prime Mover that decides "What We Are"
Where do our outlooks, attitudes and values come from?
Sin is serious business. The punishment for it is real. Hell is real.
Self-imposed discipline and regimentation
Achieving happiness in life --- a matter of the right strategies
Self-control, self-restraint, self-discipline basic to so much in life