Truth: Episteme, Doxa and Veritas. Buy low and don't sell.

It's been a while since I attempted to portray God's truth as authoritative. Here goes nothing all over again.

In Luke 8:..he spake by a parable:
[5] A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
[6] And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
[7] And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
[8] And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried,

...He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

[9] And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
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[15] ...But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Puzzled about why I love the truth with such ferocious implacability? 2 Thess 2:
[7] For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
[8] And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
[9] Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
[10] And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;

...because they received not the love of the truth, (that they might be saved.)

[11] And

...for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,

...that they should believe a lie:
[12] That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

2 Tim 3:
[1] This know also, that

..in the last days

perilous times shall come.
[2] For

...men shall be {bad}

lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
[3] Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
[4] Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
[5] [Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof:]

...(from such turn away.)


[6]For of this sort are

...they which creep into houses, and lead captive (silly) women (laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,)

[7] Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
[8] Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
[9] But they shall proceed no further: for

...their folly shall be manifest unto all men, (as theirs also was.)

[10] But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
[11] Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
[12] Yea, {yes, not hurray,} and [all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.]
[13] But

...evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

1 Tim 1:
[8] But we know that

...the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;

[9] Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for

...the lawless and disobedient,
{locks tend to keep honest men honest}

for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
[10] For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind,

...for menstealers,

for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

Questions for review:
1. Do I control if my heart is good ground or path (way side,) or thorny? Does Calvin; Does Satan? Does God actually afford me choice in the matter?
2. What is the penalty for hating the truth, no matter how awful?
3. Are the last days over, with Christ fulfilling the contract, and God keeping his bargain, or do we continually await the Rapture?
4. Does a bad form of godliness have power?
5. What sort of people are kidnappers? Do they even exist?
6. Are they actually on a perennial learning curve of useless information?
7. Whose folly will be manifest (UNTO) all men? Whose was evident in the past? (Hint: It wasn't Korah!)
8. If atheists and people who actually don't WANT to _meet_ God "prove" that reality is bad, by assisting it (with such embellishments about seductions and disasters as they deem necessary to their purpose,) will they deceive? Will they in turn be deceived? In that order? Whose lies will prevail?
9. Is slavery different from "menstealing?" How old is it?
10. How old is the concept of perjury? Is this older than the old saw Ex 20:[16] "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour."
11. Is that the 9th or 10th commandment? Were there actually 248 do's, and 365 don'ts, for a total of 613 commands? Why did the people beg God to stop? Who did they send to make the agreement, and how many times did they have to be inscribed?

I'll endeavor to have more answers and fewer study questions for the next trial.