We Are Different!

There is something wrong, sickeningly wrong with the state of morals in the world today. A new ideology has arisen called Fixed Morality. In the words of an obscure philosopher, Fixed Morality is this:

“Some men are born evil, others are born good. The good of this life cannot change who they are, nor can the evil, it is their destiny to be pitted against one another and live their lives as enemies. No one can change who they are; they are who they were born to be.” 

-Unknown

This new concept that people are born either good or evil, that morality is something with every man has in different measures, is contrary to the very nature of Man as told in the Bible. Man is evil, his thoughts are only evil continually, but that is why he needs a redeemer, a savior. 

Now, to ensure that I do not contradict what I have said in previous posts, man cannot become pure evil, for to be evil is to not be pure and vise-versa. It is not for the finite to be utter evil, only to desire to be or aspire. I believe man is a neutral container, only reflecting and outliving whatever is put inside him. Yes, he has will, yes he has choice to select what is placed inside of him, but innately and from birth, that I living element has been evil:

Romans 5:14 (KJV)

Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

Death, the wages or penalty of sin reigned from Adam to Moses even over them who had not sinned. We are born with this evil, this death sentence innately. There are no Fixed Morals, there are moral laws, but each person has the choice to abide with or fall from them.

Now that the introduction is over, if like to get down to business and simply say, “What are we thinking!” There is a distinction between men and women, they are different. From the beginning God made it clear. We don’t think the same, we don’t act the same, praise God we don’t look the same. Intrinsically valuable to God in our own separate ways, men and women are different.

There was a protest for equal rights in Springfeild, MO a few days ago where women were ringing their tops in public and saying that men could walk around without a covering, why couldn’t they.

This isn’t just worst, this is sick. The form and figure of a woman is automatically appealing to a man. God made men and woman to be attracted to one another, and though in many ways that has been exploited and used as a tool of manipulation, it is still not a bad thing that we are drawn to one another by outward appearances.

This is going to sound rather vulgar or rakish of me, but, women, when you are immodestly or innapropriately dressed, it conjures up wicked thoughts in a man’s mind. The mind imagines more than the eyes see, it is a powerful tool that oft times works against us and our better intentions.

I assume that it works to the converse as well and that men, when shirtless or innapropriately attired stir unrighteous thoughts in a woman’s mind. Simply because a man does something does not mean a woman should do it also. Men fail more than they wish to admit, and because they do not wear shirts occasionally is no reason for a woman to do the same. It was wrong when the man did it, for a woman to it means that she is following him into sin; which by the way defeats her purpose for wanting to do it in the first place.

Women have tried to be like men to prove that they are as good as them, however, in most instances, they are only proving that they are as bad as them.

God made us different, God made us unique. We should stay that way. None of this transgender garbage, you cannot change what you are. Why would you even want to try?

I love you, and God loves you just the way you are. So be the best you you can be, for His glory.

As always, thanks for reading. 

–the anonymous novelist

Black Mass

In recent news, the movie “Black Mass” has been a target of hate because of actor Johnny Depp’s statements concerning the main character, James “Whitey” Bulger, and his opinions on the man who had been charged with 11 murders and countless other crimes. Depp said “Anybody and everybody, especially the families and the victims, can say that he was just an evil person. I just don’t think that exists.”

He later went on to say, “I think that people have their humanity, I think they have their- everything that they have carried since they were children, and there is a side to James Bulger that is not just that man who was in that business.”

Now, without taking any particular side here, I’d like to discredit both the actor and the opposition, then get down to the heart of the issue.

 First, the actor. Johnny Depp is a method actor, which means he becomes his characters, tries to get into their minds, makes their stories his story. For this reason, he becomes partial to his characters, he creates a connection between himself and those he portrays and carries a part of each character with him, a shadow of his portrayal and the research he did to become that character. With that in mind, Depp likely has more knowledge of James Bulger than most, due to the fact that he studied the man so as to properly portray him. 

So, on one hand, Depp’s opinion cannot be objective because of his relationship with his character. On the other side, his wealth of knowledge about the man puts him in the way of being the most informed person to give opinion on the man whom he is portraying.

As to his opposition, people can’t wait to jump on anything a celebrity says and tear him/her apart. The people, fans of movies like this, and also haters of the celebrities themselves will do anything to be noticed. Thus, their opinions, no matter what side they are on, will be disregarded for the sake of complete impartiality.

However, it is not only the fans who are upset over Depp’s statements about James Bulger, the victims of his crimes are also speaking out against the actor. But, how can they possibly be objective? They who were directly affected by his crimes, they who harbor a hate and hurt toward the man already, their opinions of him stem only from their pain. 

So, what we have are two opposing arguments that cannot, neither of them give unbiased opinion because of their experience with the man himself, whether through circumstance or knowledge.

Isolating the real matter is the only true way to find a result and resolve. This is not about one man, but one idea: is there such a thing as total evil?

Well, what does scripture say?

Genesis 6:5 

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Apparently it is possible for man to disire to be completely evil, but, can he ever become pure evil? I say no. The Devil is called “The Evil One”, and can we attain unto the level of supernatural darkness that Satan possesses? No. 

Since it is not possible for a man, being mortal to be beyond the realm of evil and become pure righteousness, why should it be possible for a man, being mortal to be beyond the realm of righteousness and become pure evil? 

Man would no longer be finite, for the realms of good and evil surpass the finite realms. We cannot attain to either pure perfection or pure peccancy. I think there are boundaries that humans are unable to transgress, to become wholly like God, and to become wholly unlike God are two extremes beyond our capacity.

The movie’s title, “Black Mass”, entails darkness on a grand scale. Currently, our country is under an enveloping Black Mass, a total darkness; and though it is not possible for a human to be pure evil, it is possible for a people and a nation to enter a state of utter disrepair. The evil of men can never be called pure, complete, or entire, for evil is only what a man can posses, it does not define him and it is never pure or complete.  

For us to live outside of the Black Mass, to break free of our evil tendencies and wicked nature, we must first lay aside prejudice and accept that all men are mortal and prone to mistakes, even capable of great evil, including ourselves. We should judge not, lest we be judged. 

It is not our place to critize or condemn the actions of others, they have been condemned already. We are free of the Black Mass through Christ and he shall judge both the quick and the dead.

As always, thanks for reading.

–the anonymous novelist