Greek Translation: “Wherefore it is contained in the Holy, God breathed scripture, Behold I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, the chosen preferred elect, precious and he that believeth in me and trusts me giving credit with mental persuasion shall not be confounded.” Comment: Confusion everywhere in 21st Century America? Sex Identity confusion! Gender confusion! Identity confusion! Financial confusion! Political confusion! These are the symptoms of the disease but what are the causes? A culture that is abandoning the scriptures! The Greek word for our English word scripture is “Graphe”. We get our English word graph from this Greek word. Graphs are used to paint a picture of something! They are used in science, research, politics, religion, government, medicine and the list goes on! The scriptures are a graph that measures us! God will judge the world according to his word! God takes the template of his word and places it over your life! Are you found wanting? The same scriptures will either save you or condemn you! The next important word in this text is the word elect! With elections coming up it might be a good time to look at this word. The word means chosen however it does not imply rejection of what is not chosen but favor or preference to what is chosen! God chose you on the Cross but unless you choose him the covenant will not apply to you! The next word believeth needs some explaining. It means to give credit to with mental persuasion! To entrust! Our word faith is closely related to this word! Do you give credit to God for your life or take credit unto yourself? Do you brag about God or about yourself? Do you trust the scriptures or your own understanding? Do you dilute the scripture with worldly idea’s? Do you believe the scriptures or something contrary to them? To dilute the scriptures is to end up with Babylon or confusion! What is the foundation you build your life on? The rock or sinking sand? Is your graph off the charts? No boundaries? Lawlessness? Anarchy? Great cultures in world history have spiraled into collapse! Sometimes they were replaced with even more wicked cultures! After Israel turned their back on God they went into captivity for 70 years! After repenting they were restored to their own land! They had enough of Babylon confusion! Where are you on the graph right now? God’s graph is drawn in red with the blood of his only Son Jesus Christ! Have you applied his blood over your soul for redemption? Or have you rejected him? God has chosen you but you have to choose him! God paid a heavy price for your redemption with death on a Cross! Is it too hard to say yes to him? The clock is ticking on the timeline of the graph and one day the time will stop! Game over! What is the score? Did you win or lose? Did you enter the contest or sit on the sidelines? Are you easily beaten by Satan or do you put up a fight! Fight the good fight of faith! The battle has already been won but you have to acknowledge the victor! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com