CHRISTIANITY IS
A LIFE FILLED WITH PARADOX

A paradox is defined as a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that is actually true. It is a statement that contradicts itself.

In Paul's last words (last words always carry added weight!) to the Ephesian elders he said:

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BEEN THINKING ABOUT NEW TESTAMENT COMMANDS - It is clear that our Father places considerable emphasis on Commands in Scripture, for there are at least 1642 commands in the New Testament alone.

NOTE: THESE ARE ROUGH UNFINISHED NOTES RELATED TO SPIRITUAL THIRST. THEY CONSIST OF QUOTES AND BACKGROUND MATERIAL RELATED TO THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC. 

A Christian on the Mount
A Treatise Concerning Meditation
Thomas Watson

"His delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night." Ps 1:2

Having led you through the Chamber of Delight in my previous discourse, I will now bring you into the Withdrawing Room of Meditation. "In his law does he meditate day and night."

Integrity (from "integer" = the whole of anything, a whole number not a fraction - think "whole character" not a fraction of one!) speaks of the unimpaired state of one's mind and heart, of moral soundness and purity, of incorruptness, of uprightness, of honesty. Just as we would talk about a whole number, so also we can talk about a whole person who is undivided. A person of integrity is living rightly, not divided, nor being a different person in different circumstances. A person of integrity is the same person in private that he or she is in public.