"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order. Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And the last state of that person is worse than the first." Luke 11:24-26 (ESV) "THE SOUL, FROM WHICH CONVICTIONS OF SIN HAVE BEEN FINALLY BANISHED, IS MORE PERFECTLY PREPARED TO BECOME THE SEAT OF ABSOLUTE WICKEDNESS THAN BEFORE THESE CONVICTIONS BEGAN." (T. Dwight) Those who know the truth and reject it will be the most miserable people on earth. Countless depressed, anxious, and hopeless people have known and rejected the truth. They realize that if the truth is truth, then their lives are a wreck, and they one day will give an account for such thought and living. Often they become preoccupied with convincing themselves or others that the truth is not the truth. If they could somehow convince themselves of no absolutes, then all beliefs are valid, all religions are good, and belief and feelings can become the source of truth. The problem is that Jesus said that He alone was the truth, the life, and the way to God. That means that either Jesus is correct, and those who disagree are wrong, or Jesus is wrong. One day there will be no debate for God will declare this war over, and all will stand before Him and acknowledge that He, alone, is God. Those who refuse to admit and live that way now, especially those who once knew and now reject Him, will be inconsolably miserable. For now, the choice is mine. | 
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