Tower of the Lord

Hot and Cool, Good and Bad
By Joshua Russell

When you look at this car one of two things most likely run through your head. 1.) That is one HOT ride, or 2.) That is a really COOL set of wheels. In both cases you are referring to the fact that this is a really nice car however you doing so by using two opposite terms to describe the same thing. In this Blog I would like to look at the logic behind this concept that hot and cool can mean the same thing and that opposites are alike.

Now since Cool means “Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.” according to the 1913 Webster Dictionary we will use cold in its place seeing as they mean almost exactaly the same thing. And since Hot means “Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; — opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air.” we will use the terms Hot and Cold

The idea that hot and cold can mean the same thing comes from the idea that Tolerance means “Accepting all religions [ideas] as equally true, and allowing others to worship [think] as they please because you have no right to criticize another’s truth.” now I would like to stop and consider where this line of reasoning takes us. For example: (I only have my permit so far so imagine…) I am driving in a parking lot and I hit another car whose owner is walking out of the store, for obvious reasons the owner is angry and begins to fume. Now there are two ways of looking at this situation, 1.) I hit the car and committed a wrong, that is the Real Truth, or 2.) I didn’t hit the other car because that is not my truth so there for the other person is wrong and intolerant, this is the Imaginary truth. Do you see where this line of reasoning can lead? If the Truth is relative to what every individual believes then how can there be such things as: Sin, Consequences, and Judgment? Because if Truth is relative then judgment, and punishment are intolerant. If these things are true then Hot means Cold, and Good means Bad. If we start believing this idea of relative truth to be true then how is society to survive? If the world accepts this idea then who is to say that something is wrong? If we want to keep this from happening then we must take a stand.

Take a stand with me for Right and Wrong, Good and Bad, Hot and Cold.
Joshua 24:15 “But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.” verse 16 “Then the people answered, “Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!” ”