Arrogance? Not here

5Therefore (F)do not go on passing judgment before [a]the time, but wait (G)until the Lord comes who will both (H)bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts; and then each man's (I)praise will come to him from God.

6Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that in us you may learn not to exceed (J)what is written, so that no one of you will (K)become arrogant (L)in behalf of one against the other.

How do we fight arrogance? It is as simple as this verse. We wait till the Lord comes. We must also believe that he is coming soon. to think, that day by day we are proven wrong, but still to wait in anticipation.

It is cliche to say "live each day as it was your last". Movies have squeezed these idea into comedy, drama, action, and romance. It has been played over and over again. Is it really possible for people that consider themselves responsible to actually be allowed to live like that? And if not, is it possible for the great administrators and long term investors to be partially-carefree? To say what we mean, and mean what we say?

Is this the reign of fear we feel day to day? As it was said in "V for Vendetta", "i see people in fear everywhere they go, but it should not be so! " And when the calm maiden askes to be free of fear, it takes losing all things, hair, freedom, comfort and joy to realize what it means to be free of fear.

"It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place, but for three years I had roses and apologized to no one. I shall die here. Every inch of me shall perish. Every inch, but one. An inch. It is small and it is fragile and it is the only thing in the world worth having. We must never lose it or give it away. We must NEVER let them take it from us."

And so i digress talking about how we should live in the shortness of life. I do believe that I can live without regrets, seeking to fight the fear that dwells in me. Fear that I may not die alone, but live alone, that I shall be a small dingy in peaceful shores, with no fellows to race with, or to talk about rudders and fishing with. Fear that I may fall down and have no hands offered to pick me back up.

If you do not feel this fear every moment of the day, you are sick with a deep disease, it is called sin. Perhaps the heinous of all sins, the oblivion to the obvious, a death to the mirror. See the monster behind hte mask, the inner decay of a beautiful tree.

1 Corinthians Ch 1

For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved itis the power of God. For it is written,

"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.

Where is the one who is wise?
Where is the scribe?
Where is the debater of this age?
Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.

For Jews demand signs,
and Greeks seek wisdom,
but we preach Christ crucified,

a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,
but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness if God is stronger than men.


For consider your calling brothers:
not many of you were wise according to worldly standards,
not many were powerful,
not many were of noble birth.

But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise;
God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;
God chose what is low and desised in the world,
even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are,

so that no human being might boast in the prescence of God.

And because of him you are in Christ Jesus who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that as it is written, "let the one who boasts, boast in the lord"