Philippians 3:19a
"whose end is destruction..."
Now, in the NIV bible, "end" is translated as "destiny." That's not what I had thought when I first read it. I thought it was more like "goal." Maybe there's a mixture of the two meanings intended. I'd need a commentary. Still, it's the goal part that I want to talk about. Who would have a goal of destruction? That seems like an almost ridiculous proposition. Everyone's goal is some sort of gain for themselves or others, no?
No. It seems that this description must fit the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. Is there anything they want besides destruction? I mean, they kill Americans and British and Indonesians and Austrailians. A bomb is indiscriminate destruction - simple destruction - just destruction. When they had their own country in Afghanistan they weren't happy at all. They beheaded and shot people in their own country daily. Daily. They destroyed the Buddha statues with dynamite. Afghanistan under Taliban rule was destruction served fresh daily.In fact, that's all it was. Their end was destruction.
Of course, we see this everyday on a smaller scale. Plenty of destructive and self-destructive behavior in your neighborhood. Plenty. Perhaps even in your own life. Paul of course has an answer for all that. Jesus.
Now, in the NIV bible, "end" is translated as "destiny." That's not what I had thought when I first read it. I thought it was more like "goal." Maybe there's a mixture of the two meanings intended. I'd need a commentary. Still, it's the goal part that I want to talk about. Who would have a goal of destruction? That seems like an almost ridiculous proposition. Everyone's goal is some sort of gain for themselves or others, no?
No. It seems that this description must fit the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. Is there anything they want besides destruction? I mean, they kill Americans and British and Indonesians and Austrailians. A bomb is indiscriminate destruction - simple destruction - just destruction. When they had their own country in Afghanistan they weren't happy at all. They beheaded and shot people in their own country daily. Daily. They destroyed the Buddha statues with dynamite. Afghanistan under Taliban rule was destruction served fresh daily.In fact, that's all it was. Their end was destruction.
Of course, we see this everyday on a smaller scale. Plenty of destructive and self-destructive behavior in your neighborhood. Plenty. Perhaps even in your own life. Paul of course has an answer for all that. Jesus.
posted by Steven at 7:58 AM
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