King Solomon, Seeking What?

Is what purpose we choose to seek in life make a difference whether or not it is a “waste of time?”

King Solomon, The Saddest Three Words that will…

lead to failure to compromise?

King Solomon, We Do Not Have to Have Any Religion. Wisdom or Folly?

Is it wise to concur with this statement?

King Solomon, Church and State Wall War Declaration

Is it time to end the wall war in the USA courts " prohibiting the free exercise therof: of religion?

King Solomon,Why Were You Born?

 

Every wonder what was the reason why we humans were created?

There have been millions of words written over time to explain why God created us.  In my opinion, this reason may be the best succinct  explanationIn .

“Someone once said the reason God created us was because He loves to hear a good story.”

Will your personal story of what occurred in 2017 please Him?

If not, I hope and pray that you receive a numinous touch to make your 2018 story be more pleasing to Him, yourself, family, friends, and community..

Regards, Goodwill Blogging, and Happy New Year 2018.

King Solomon, Creationism vs. Atheism Stories

Ever wonder which story is based on wisdom?

King Solomon on a Mother’s Day Choice (u/d)

This Mothers Day, perhaps you mothers may want to also add this reason to your list of things to thank your mother about.  Just imagine when you were a new born baby girl being laid for the first time in her arms and she had to make a choice.

Was King Solomon a Jerk? (Revisited)

 

I read a post today of a male blogger who divulged his manly advice to women in a blog titled Is This Why Women Fall for Jerks.

King Solomon, Thanksgiving Day

 

Is it wise to celebrate Thanksgiving as a National Holiday in the USA?

King Solomon, “Terrible” Pope Francis?

 

Should I sue the Pope for Plagiarism?

King Solomon, Love, Wisdom, Courage? Post 4 Conclusion

 How to “take” courage. What did King Solomon have in common with Atheists? What are the benefits of Faith?

King Solomon, ‘Chasing the Wind’ by Alistair Begg (Ecclesiastes)

Are you chasing the wind, the truth King Solomon discovered?

King Solomon, Presentism, Seven Deadly Sins

 

Are we modern humans smarter or more intelligent than their ancient predecessors? Are we wiser?

King Solomon, Psychological Set, Atheism, War (u/d)

 

King Solomon was wise to understand the experience identified today  as of ‘Psychological Set’ 

King Solomon, Psychological Set, Atheism, War

Was King Solomon a psychologist? 

Definition

A  Psychological Set is an experience by making people especially sensitive to specific kinds of information. A perceptual set, also called perceptual expectancy, is a predisposition to a “perception” in a certain way.

Sets can be created by “motivations” and so can result in people interpreting ambiguous situations so that they see what they want to see. 

Example of King Solomon’s Awareness of Psychological Set

In a novel excerpt, I surmised how King Solomon, based on ancient wise sayings, may have explained to the Queen of Sheba two conflicting “ambiguous situations. The novel is a contemporary application to relate God’s timeless wisdom to our modern world. Proverbs and wise sayings teach us to succeed in life, sometimes called “the granddaddy of every self-improvement book ever written.”

Excerpt

“Solomon, I noticed you studied the writings closely before you solved the riddle. Why did you do that?”

“We have a saying. Sometimes you must gaze upon details for a time in order to better comprehend a problem.” I replied.

 “We also have a saying. Gaze not overmuch, and let thy vision be dimmed. It seems we have two contradictory sayings.”

“I do not believe so. My saying means that sometimes we need to study the details of a problem closely in order to find a solution. Your saying states that if you look at a problem too closely for too long, you may become distracted in meaningless details and fail to comprehend what is most important.” I replied.

“I was hoping you would say that Solomon. I believe there is a problem we most discuss candidly to prevent us from becoming distracted from the reason of my visit.”

“A problem, I pray I have I not said or done something to offend you.”

 Atheism

“In the past year I have to read a number of blog comments of atheists  on various blogs. The atheist writers express their views well with clear concise writings, an indication of their intellect. Many seem to have acquired a lot of knowledge about the Bible and often refer in critical terms why they believe certain writings in the Bible to be offensive to them.

Why is it when an atheist “gazes” at the Bible, they see the writings differently than a faith believer? Is it because of “psychological set” or is there another reason? Perhaps the answer or solution made be explained in this novel excerpt.

Excerpt

“Bilqis, we believe that the belly is the deepest part of a human’s character that resides in this chamber. The belly is the repository of all thoughts, motives, words and actions of a person. Both good and evil reside within the belly.”

Three thousand years later, modern scientists believe good or evil resides in the mind rather than the belly.  Modern psychologists have numerous theories of how perceptions of good and evil thoughts enter our minds. Are there good and evil spirits roaming around trying to enter within us seems to be the principal difference in faith believers or atheists and choices to control their actions.

Faith believers” gaze” at Bibles to try to find good advice how to find solutions to guard or control their actions.

Atheists do not believe in evil spirits. Instead they “gaze” in a mirror of their intelligence to control their actions.

Which beliefs have a good or evil scorecard in recent history?  You can decide for yourself by “gazing” at in this brief blog post whether psychological set, religion, or atheism is the major cause of this human folly.

Why is Religion Responsible for So Much War HERE  

Here is another King Solomon explanation I surmised King Solomon gave to the Queen of Sheba about piety versus intellect.

Excerpt

“Bilqis, a fool is a person who relies on his own intellect, is self-opinionated and incorrigible. Before a person can rely on their own intellect, they must first be willingly to learn discipline and conduct from a teacher. Piety and acquiescence conduct is necessary to acquire the wisdom to understand how to escape from bringing unnecessary harm upon ourselves.” The fool is the one who relies on his intellect, but it is a man of wise conduct who escaped harm. (Proverb 28:26)

Regards and goodwill blogging.

 Source:

As A Lily Among Thorns – A Story of King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba, and the Goddess of Wisdom by Rudy U Martinka

Now available as an eBook at most  sellers.   View at link below.

http://amazon.com/gp/search?field-author=rudy+martinka&index=books    

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King Solomon on Hasty Words, Fools, Atheism

Want to read a great example of how fools reveal themselves with hasty words? Interested read on.

King Solomon, Atheism, God’s Creatures

A picture is worth a thousand words. Perhaps these brief words and pictures will help you decide what to believe about creation.

King Solomon on a Mother's Religious Choice

Imagine a new born baby girl being laid for the first time in her mother’s arms and the mother must make a choice.

King Solomon and Atheism

 

The word atheism did not exist 3000 years ago. The term atheism originated from the Greek ἄθεος (atheos), meaning “without god(s)”, used as a pejorative term applied to those thought to reject the gods worshipped by the larger society. King Solomon’s wisdom was gifted to him by his God Yahweh according to the Bible. To fear God was to believe you will be judged for your evil deeds in life. I surmised in a novel that Solomon would have used the word nonbeliever when he gave his views of wisdom in regards to atheism in response to a question posed by the Queen of Sheba. The novel is a contemporary application of a story form to promote understanding of proverbs and ancient wise sayings in relation to our modern times.

King Solomon’s Beginning Explanation to the Queen of Sheba of Why Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom

The Proverbs of Solomon originated 3000 years ago. How did Solomon answer her? Compare your interpretation of this proverb to mine which I surmised was his beginning explanation  based on his proverbs in the following novel excerpt.