Genesis Chapter 3 A criminal mastermind: “The Serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field.” Verse 1 A robbery target: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said “ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.” Verse 3 Agreeing with the criminal and carrying out his plan: “For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” Verse 5 Committing the crime: “She took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.” Verse 6 Feeling of Guilt and trying to hide: “ I was afraid because I was naked and I hid myself” Verse 10 Being Discovered: “Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? ” Verse 11 Blaming someone else: “…she gave me of the tree and I did eat” Verse 12 That person blaming another: “The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.” Verse 13 Sentence Passed: The ...
From the Authorized Version of the Bible, Isaiah Chapter 53: Who hath believed our report? and to Whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? For He shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected of men; a Man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from Him; He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not his mouth: He is brought as a lamb to th...
In business life the word accountability is often used. Ultimately it seems that accountability, once it has passed through the various ranks of control, is to the shareholders. Shareholders could be a group of people ranging from the casual investor to the hardened professional who has a "nose" for the market. When accountability is required often excuses such as "the market was in a slump", "there is a slowing in consumer spending", "the bottom has dropped out of the market", "we're in a negative growth phase" and even "the increase in oil prices has slowed demand" are used. Fuzzy language is often used to avoid the responsibility for lack of "performance". "The demographics are moving against us" was a phrase used by a candidate to explain his election loss. It might surprise the reader to find that in the sphere of dealings with the Creator the God of Heaven there is an unmistakably clear system rel...