Pastor's Ponderings--God's Compassion Never Falters or Fails

  "God's Compassion Never Falters or Fails"

By Pastor Doug Stauffer

Faith Independent Baptist Church

Journalist for Bay Life Newspaper

December 2022--Article 38 (2022-12-038)

God expects every true child of God to demonstrate compassion, but even more impressive is the thought that the Lord Jesus Christ manifested compassion during His earthly ministry. What an amazing truth—the Lord of Glory willingly humbled Himself to suffer with and for others.

One might assume God's compassion only became possible because Christ took the likeness of sinful flesh upon Himself. Yet, the Bible attributes compassion to God before Christ's First Coming. The Old Testament records repeatedly: "But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth" (Psalm 86:15).

The scripture declares that God was compassionate before the coming of Christ. His First Coming to earth in a body of flesh confirmed that He is a compassionate Saviour. The Coming of Christ, in the likeness of sinful flesh, enabled God the Son to experience humanity's temptations and struggles. The Bible says He was "touched with the feeling of our infirmities" (Hebrews 4:15).

Christ's compassion on earth reveals that He suffered WITH man, but more importantly, He suffered FOR man. He took the world's sins upon Himself and gave man His righteousness. One of the most incredible demonstrations of His compassion is that God Himself loved us enough to be housed in a body of flesh.

God's compassion originates from His mercy and grace, and how He deals with man displays this compassion. For example, He is "slow to anger" and "good to all," along with many other manifestations of His character.

The Bible emphasizes the importance of this truth in the book of Psalms by stating that God is "full of compassion" on five separate occasions. God's actions (past, present, or future) can all be traced back to His compassion, including His acts of judgment. When the Bible refers to God's longsuffering, this means He will suffer for a long time before bringing judgment against a person, nation, or the whole world. America is a prime example of God's compassion.

God is a compassionate Lord. The earthly ministry of Christ repeatedly demonstrated this truth. In Luke chapter 7, the Lord entered a city only to find that a widow had also lost her only son to death. It was a sorrowful time for this dear lady. The loss of her husband had been hard to bear, but her son was a daily reminder of the husband whose love she treasured so greatly.

Yet, now the son too was gone. Perhaps the young man worked to help support his mother, but now she was alone without her husband and without their son. Fortunately for this woman, God is rich in mercy. Christ intervened on behalf of the woman, bringing her son back to life. Her tears of mourning turned into tears of joy. Read this testament by God of God: "It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness" (Lamentations 3:22-23).

When your heart is pained and the way grows weary, remember the words of the song, "Does Jesus Care?" I promise you He cares, and He will give you relief from that deep grief. Soon, you will be saying, "O, yes, He cares; I know He cares." Christians are not promised an easy life but a relationship with a caring, loving, compassionate Saviour. 

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FWB Chamber Honors the Horse Soldiers of ODA 595

 "FWB Chamber Honors the Horse Soldiers of ODA 595"

By Pastor Doug Stauffer

Faith Independent Baptist Church

Journalist for Bay Life Newspaper

December 2022--Article 37 (2022-12-037)

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(Picture is ODA 595 and they let me jump in the middle with them)

September 11^th, 2001: the first enemy attack upon American soil since Pearl Harbor. World attention immediately focused on the innocent victims of the attack and the first responders who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Until recently, another heroic part of the story remained classified and hidden from public view. The release of a Warner Bros. movie called “12 Strong” gave the world a glimpse into the Secret missions that took place in the aftermath of 9/11. The film depicts the true story of the retaliatory attack by the first Special Forces soldiers entering Afghanistan.

These soldiers were tasked with a broad mission: defeat the Taliban; eliminate the terrorist haven in Afghanistan. The Special Forces team chosen to lead the offensive was the Operational Detachment-Alpha 595 (ODA 595). The mission, expected to take several years, toppled the Taliban in just a matter of months. ODA 595 led an unconventional warfare campaign by partnering with indigenous forces to topple the terrorist-supporting Afghan government. The Western media appropriately labeled ODA 595 “The Horse Soldiers.” 

The Greater FWB Chamber of Commerce, with Ted Corcoran at the helm, celebrated history by making history. The Ft. Walton Beach gathering was the first time the Horse Soldiers reunited. Remarkable as that is, the Chamber is the only organization in the world to host the FINAL Reunion of the Doolittle Raiders in 2013 and the FIRST reunion of the ODA 595 Horse Soldiers.

Backstory: conflicts have raged in Afghanistan for more than 100 years. Ethnic factions have been continuously at war. The ODA 595 operation was aptly described as a 19th Century Afghan military using horse cavalry with 20th Century weapons systems. When ODA 595 arrived, it added 21st-century technology and the might of the most powerful nation to eradicate the threat. The mission brought devastating air power with the full force of the United States military’s advanced weapon systems. The mission of ODA 595 was not accomplished with tanks or mechanized vehicles, but horseback with only one man experienced with horses. Horseback riding lessons started as the men traveled through the treacherous terrain.

ODA 595 was inserted about 100 miles from Mazar-i-Sharif, which linked up with ethnic Uzbek fighters under General Abdul Rashid Dostum. They had to earn Dostum’s trust and help him capture Mazar-i-Sharif, opening a beachhead into the rest of the country.

Ted Corcoran stated that the FWB Chamber is no stranger to honoring our brave military heroes. Earlier this year, the Chamber held the Final Goblet Ceremony honoring the Doolittle Raiders. Just like the goblets for the Raiders, the Horse Soldiers will have silver canteen cups, the Army equivalent of goblets. The Chamber commissioned these mementos with the local business community's support, which were unveiled at the banquet.

 “The United States of America has been attacked twice,” said Ted Corcoran, President/CEO of Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, “Pearl Harbor, with the first group to retaliate being The Doolittle Raiders. September 11, 2001, with ODA 595 being the first in Afghanistan to defend OUR Country. Brave Bombers. Heroic Horsemen.” The Green Berets advised Afghan commanders for two months and directed a massive air campaign to rout the Taliban from power. This retaliatory mission is considered modern history's most successful unconventional warfare campaign. It is hard to describe what it was like to meet ten soldiers together in the room.

New York City erected a statue near Ground Zero. It depicts a Special Forces soldier on horseback honoring the special operations teams who headed into Afghanistan in the weeks following the 9/11 attacks. Now America has the Silver Canteen memorabilia to serve as a reminder, never to be forgotten. This is only the beginning of a historic story yet to be finished. 

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"Only in America"--The Story of Dr. Paul Hsu

"Only in America"--the Story of Dr. Paul Hsu

By Pastor Doug Stauffer

Faith Independent Baptist Church

Journalist for Bay Life Newspaper

November 2022--Article 36 (2022-11-036)

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Mentor, Tech Entrepreneur, Presidential Appointee, Philanthropist, Visionary and Author. Dr. Paul Hsu is a man that will inspire you to have a renewed belief in America’s future. Listen to him speak or read his book if you want to find out how visionaries invest in the future—the next generation needs people like Dr. Hsu. Listening to him tell his American journey is riveting and inspiring, a story of American exceptionalism. He believes that as a first generation immigrant to this country, he became a shepherd of the American Dream.

Dr. Hsu was the September RCOC speaker at the Fort Walton Yacht Club. Everyone in the audience was treated to two free books, including his book, “Guardians of the Dream.” Dr. Hsu is a busy man with family commitments but adheres to the principles he preaches. After a last-minute cancellation, I needed a speaker, but I knew Dr. Hsu was still in California, as he had been for several months. When I called him, I was surprised to find out he was returning a few days before our meeting. He graciously agreed to become our speaker and did not disappoint his audience.

Dr. Hsu believes in building relationships and cultivated many on this night. Relationship building is one of the principles that made him a successful entrepreneur and person. In business, he connected the dots that did not exist because he was courageous enough never to give up. He did not seek to get rich but sought to create from his heart. He believes that immigrants are successful because they are generally hungrier and greater risk-takers, having overcome hardship, rejection, and setbacks. Their unique stressors make them stronger and more adept at accepting and thriving through adversity.

Entrepreneurs have exceptional confidence and strong self-esteem and are visionaries with courage springing from the heart. One of his mentors’ advice was to ensure that people can like you because you are likeable. He cares about others. The Bible offers the same advice, “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly” (Proverbs 18:24a). Dr. Hsu is an optimist that recognizes the highly addictive nature of the entrepreneurial spirit in his blood.

Even amongst the economic instability in a polarized society, he believes that an argument needs to be made for optimism. His story provides hope for parents of wayward children. Dr. Hsu grew up not liking being told what to do and hating school; he became defiant. His mom inspired him by telling him always to be able to look into the mirror with no regrets, a bit of advice that I regularly repeat when trying to inspire others.

He especially liked a quote from Ronald Reagan concerning immigration that went something like this. People who go to live in France don’t become Frenchmen. Those who go to live in Germany or Italy can’t become German or Italian. Yet, Reagan pointed out that anyone from any corner of the world can come to live in the United States and become an American. This fact is true from America’s origins because this country was created as an immigrant nation. Dr. Hsu believes that immigrants need to assimilate. He does not think of himself as a Chinese-American but simply as an American. He believes in the ability to dream big and follow through with the determination to reach your dreams.

America remains the most welcoming place for legal immigrants. America is the only country where an immigrant can be embraced as an insider. This unique aspect is not found in any other country. He believes in America’s five core values of freedom, ingenuity, integrity, opportunity and inclusion, elements lacking in most other countries. Most countries have widespread bribery as just another aspect of doing business. America has an infrastructure built around fair play and ethics based on the rule of law and common decency.

Americans with ingrained negativity toward America are likely taking too much for granted. Dr. Hsu started his first business in his garage. American children must get interested in math again. He believed he really needed to do something about solving the problem by inspiring youth to consider engineering degrees. He believes Artificial Intelligence (AI) will dominate the next ten years. Robots will take 80% of the workload. 3D printing will dominate manufacturing.

Amanda Negron, Executive director at HSU Educational Foundation, discussed the foundation for the last half of the meeting. The mission of the HSU Educational Foundation is to encourage excellence in teaching and inspire innovation in the classroom. She said she believes in this community and the education given to our children. “If you like what we are doing, roll up your sleeves. We create space and get out of the way.” A foundation principle involves growing up future talent and filling the void where needed. They do this through the STEM workforce program—Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs raise interest and inspire students to prepare for careers of future demand. Check things out at www.hsu-foundation.org. It may surprise you what is happening here in Okaloosa County, and it will undoubtedly inspire you and give you hope for future generations. 

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I Am the Real Forrest Gump

 I Am the Real Forrest Gump

By Pastor Doug Stauffer

Faith Independent Baptist Church

Journalist for Bay Life Newspaper

November 2022--Article 35 (2022-11-035)

“You don’t lose until you quit trying!”—an oft-repeated quote from Sammy Davis. You might recognize that name, but this Sammy is not an entertainer but a Vietnam War American hero.

I love to meet inspiring people, but there is always more to the story. These two interrelated stories involve sacrifice, service, honor and selflessness! They illustrate how catastrophic events produce future opportunities—both inspired by and through love. Some events in life are extraordinary; for me, they mainly involve my interactions with genuinely amazing people. We should never take for granted the wonderful people who cross our paths.

Brian and Kathy Haugen asked Sammy Davis to be the keynote speaker in a fundraiser for the Taylor Haugen Foundation. Before that event, I was blessed to attend a private luncheon with Sammy and Dixie Davis, General (Representative) Patt Maney, Colonel Jason Grandy and Colonel Brian Haugen. Yes, the conversation was indescribable.

In 1965, after high school graduation, Sammy L. Davis enlisted in the Army and volunteered to go to Vietnam. Because his father had been an artilleryman in World War II, he volunteered for the same and was assigned to the 4th Artillery. Davis said he did not go to war to kill people but wanted his dad to be proud of him. He went to war because he loved his daddy, his grandpas, and his country. Once there, they fought because they discovered they loved their comrades in arms—they became brothers.

The United States was directly involved in V
ietnam from 1965 to 1973, with over two million Americans serving in uniform, including my father. I have met several Medal of Honor recipients, including Gary Beikirch and Woody Williams. This story is about Sergeant First Class (SFC) Sammy L. Davis, another Medal of Honor recipient.

A handful of those two million servicemen distinguished themselves with acts of valor. Their actions were considered so far above and beyond the call of duty that they received the highest military honor for valor in combat—the Congressional Medal of Honor. Only 248 Vietnam soldiers were presented with the medal, making it a highly exclusive award. Sergeant First Class Sammy L. Davis was one of those 248. Over one-half of the medals were awarded posthumously.

Because Sammy Davis shared a name with the famous entertainer, his fellow soldiers sometimes chided him. Many years after his time in the Army, he would again be attached to another entertainer—Tom Hanks (or Forrest Gump). Those familiar with the story of Sammy Davis knew he was the “real” Forrest Gump Medal of Honor recipient portrayed in the movie.

Early on November 18, 1967, his unit was helicoptered into an area west of Cai Lay in the Mekong Delta to set up a forward fire-support base---Firebase Cudgel—offering support for the infantrymen operating in the area. Battery C consisted of 11 guns and 42 men.

The following day, at precisely 2 AM, Battery C came under heavy mortar attack. Thirty minutes later, a reinforced battalion, estimated at 1,500 Vietcong soldiers, launched an intense ground assault. Fortunately, a river separating the two forces helped hamper the enemy’s advance. Davis’ squad operated a 105mm Howitzer that fired shells containing eighteen thousand metal flechettes. A “beehive” round turns the Howitzer shells into a shotgun blast.

An enemy rocket-propelled grenade scored a direct hit on the howitzer, knocking the crew from the weapon, blowing Davis sideways into a foxhole, and knocking him unconscious. He was later struck by friendly fire, which caused him to regain consciousness, and Davis credits this hit with saving his life.

Over 30 razor-sharp one-inch beehive darts passed through his buttocks. Thus, the Forrest Gump story had an aspect of truth but took on a life of its own. Tom Hanks was superimposed over Davis’ head in the footage of President Johnson presenting Davis with the Medal of Honor.

Convinced that the heavily outnumbered Americans couldn’t survive the attack, Davis fired off at least one round from the damaged artillery piece before being overrun. He struggled to his feet, rammed a shell into the gun, and fired point-blank at the Vietcong advancing five deep directly in front of the weapon; the beehive round cut them down.

His wounds included a perforated kidney, crushed ribs, a broken vertebra, ripped flesh from the beehive darts and burns all over his body. He ignored his injuries and crossed the river under heavy fire to rescue three wounded American soldiers. He kept fighting the enemy until they retreated. Only 12 of the 42 soldiers survived that battle. His book, “You Don’t Lose Until You Quit Trying,” chronicles his life.

Later in the day, Davis was shot in the thigh by an enemy AK-47, earning his second Purple Heart. As amazing as this story was to hear, the love story with his wife chronicled in her book, “Endless Love and Second Chances,” reveals the impact they are making in the lives of others.

The parents of Taylor Haugen displayed the second illustration of turning catastrophic incidents into future opportunities. After suffering a ruptured liver, their son died in a Niceville football game in 2008, and Taylor’s parents have used that tragedy to touch countless lives.

They have honored their son’s memory by starting the Taylor Haugen Foundation. The Haugens devote their lives to protecting other young athletes by outfitting them with Evoshield rib protectors. The custom-molded compression shirts shield the torso from impact, the same impact that took their son’s life.

The foundation also awards scholarships, enabling many graduating athletes to pursue their college ambitions. Much more could be (and should be) said about the Haugens, but that is for another day and another story. Find out much more about this story at www.TaylorHaugen.org.

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Pastor's Ponderings: When the Ends Justify the Means (Part 2)

 When the Ends Justify the Means

By Pastor Doug Stauffer

Faith Independent Baptist Church

Journalist for Bay Life Newspaper

November 2022--Article 33 (2023-11-033)

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I cannot count the number of times I have cautioned people to check their motives. Why do you do what you do? The “ends justifying the means” usually involves doing something questionable to achieve a positive outcome. Those who justify wrongdoing by pointing to the positive good believe in situational ethics. Societal norms continue shifting further away from holiness and godliness; thus, societies are drifting far from the Creator and His intended purposes and will.

People often say you don’t question results, but God always questions them. Human beings may not be bothered by how results are achieved, but God cares. He objects to the methods when the processes fail to uphold biblical principles.

God’s attributes are many but summarized as holy, just, and good. In turn, His followers are called to be holy in our conduct, thus reflecting His true character. Peter offers the world God’s true standard. “But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:15-16). The Bible commands Christians to be holy because our Maker and Redeemer is holy.

We can rationalize any action with a strong enough motivation. God doesn’t just want us to make “good” decisions in a vacuum. He wants us to be led by Him as we make those decisions. When we are not actively seeking His counsel, terrible choices will follow. Society’s greatest “genius” sometimes revolves around justifying bad behavior.

The ends don’t justify the means when we rely on anything other than God for our victories. A case in point: King Asa. This king displayed fantastic leadership skills by saving his people from the enemy. By anyone’s standard other than God’s, Asa did an excellent thing, but the ends do not justify the means. Here is a synopsis of the story:

When King Baasha of Israel, a neighbour, came against Judah, Asa entered into a military alliance with Syria. Syria was a military power, so a military alliance seemed wise and prudent, but not to God (2 Chronicles 16:2-6). God disapproved of his method. Although the treaty worked­ and Syria successfully helped Judah against Israel, God pointed out that Asa had done foolishly. The rest of his reign would find no time of peace because he had acted foolishly.

“For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars” (2 Chronicles 16:9).

Asa used Benhadad, king of Syria, in place of God’s protection. Early in his reign, he had trusted God against the army of Zerah, the Ethiopian. Statistically, Judah was no match for the Ethiopians. The Ethiopians came against Judah with an army of one million men and three hundred chariots (2 Chronicles 14:8-15). Yet, Asa’s army of 580,000 men routed an army almost twice their size. Why? Because that time, Asa trusted God and cried to Him, knowing that it is within God’s power to help those with no power.

The Ethiopians were superior. King Asa of Judah admitted as much. He trusted God and went in His name against the Ethiopians, a superior army. God won the battle against the Ethiopians; the powerful fled before the weak, and the weak pursued the powerful. God gave the victory to Judah.

In Asa’s thirty-sixth year on the throne, he was now much more proficient in the art of governing. His experience produced in him the confidence to trust in man and self. He decided to replace his trust in God with trust in a powerful man. Asa should have known better, and God judged him for allowing the ends to justify the means. Leaders today need to be like Jeremiah, who said that the Lord was his strength, fortress, and refuge (Jeremiah 16:19a). Motives are important, so always ask yourself, “Why am I doing what I am doing?”

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Florida Recognizes Niceville's Rich History

Florida Recognizes Niceville's Rich History

By Pastor Doug Stauffer

Faith Independent Baptist Church

Journalist for Bay Life Newspaper

November 2022--Article 32 (2022-11-032)

The City of Niceville celebrated the community’s rich history with the unveiling of three Florida historical heritage markers.The dedication and unveiling took place at Lions Park in Niceville on October 6, 2022. State Representative Patt Maney was the keynote speaker.

The event was moderated by Niceville Councilwoman Cathy Alley with Mayor Dan Henkel offering the opening remarks. Niceville Police Department Chaplain, Doug Stauffer offered the invocation. The presentation of the colors was performed by the junior ROTC followed by the national anthem by Opus One from Niceville High School.

The three current markers are the “Old Maritime City” marker, the Boggy Mill Company Site marker, and the Niceville Fire 1934 marker. The attractive, informative signs are located at three locations on historic Bayshore Drive. The stories cover the places and people who created the Niceville community.

The project has been in the making for years. The Old Maritime City marker is located at the Niceville Landing (old fish company site), the Boggy Mill marker at Lions Park (part of the old mill site), and the Niceville Fire 1934 marker is near Katie’s House of Flowers (the site of the fire).

The Niceville Historian, Elisa Mitchiner, said the Old Maritime City marker depicts that all commerce in the area was by water until the advent of the automobile. Products from local sawmills, shingle mills and turpentine stills were transported across Choctawhatchee Bay to Pensacola. In 1911, the steamer Belle sank with the loss of four lives including local Capt. Noah Edward Burlison. The Niceville Fish Company operated by Claude Meigs and the Spence Brothers Fish Company were the leading commercial fishing industries of the Choctawhatchee Bay region maintaining fish warehouses and fleets of boats.

The Boggy Mill Company Site marker highlights the timber and lumber industry during the early 1900’s. The complex consisted of 40 acres, one of the largest lumber-mills operating in the area in the early 1900’s.
 
The Niceville Fire 1934 marker tells of the fire that destroyed three grocery stores, a dry goods store, creamery, post office building, hotel, drug store and fish warehouses, estimated at $100,000 (worth $2,000,000 in 2021). There was no running water with which to combat the flames and it appeared for a time that the town would be completely destroyed until the forest firefighters and CCC workers took charge.

The historic markers are part of the state’s historical markers program. Mitchiner said, The text for the markers is based on warranty deeds and period newspaper accounts. Currently, there are seven markers in Okaloosa County with three of those now located in Niceville. Check out the Niceville history website at www.boggyflorida.com. 

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A Pastor's Ponderings: Do the Ends Justify the Means?

  A Pastor's Ponderings: Do the Ends Justify the Means?

By Pastor Doug Stauffer

Faith Independent Baptist Church

Journalist for Bay Life Newspaper

October 2022--Article 32 (2022-10-032)

The “ends” in this cliché represent a good outcome, while the “means” refer to the method or actions used to achieve the desired result. When a person says, “the ends justify the means,” this implies that a noble enough outcome justifies whatever measures taken to achieve the objective. The Bible teaches the exact opposite approach. For instance, the Apostle Paul vehemently denied following this godless way of thinking.

“And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.” (Romans 3:8).

Paul never encouraged anyone to do wrong so long as good followed. Godly decisions are determined by what we do and how we do it. Does God care only about what we accomplish for him, not how we achieve it, or do the means and the outcome concern him? God doesn’t just want us to achieve a good outcome regardless of cost. He wants us to bring glory to him in how that good materializes.

When we strategize independently of God, we rob him of his rightful place. Interestingly, God may lead us to do the very thing we were going to do on our own, but when we do it without God’s leading, our self-reliance becomes sinful.

It is essential to recognize that achieving a good idea is not necessarily God’s design. The path God desires for each person to take is the path where he is the pilot. God’s work must be done God’s way. Dr. Bob Jones, Sr., once famously said, “It is never right to do wrong in order to get a chance to do right.” Oh, if this could be the world’s mantra or, at a minimum, the church’s protocol.

Two biblical points encapsulate these truths:

(1) God rewards only those who endeavor to live, work and function biblically. “And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully” (2 Timothy 2:5).

(2) God expects us to keep our passions under control so that all the good we have does not end up being for nothing.

“But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway” (1 Corinthians 9:27).

History reveals some horrid examples of things done in the name of God and religion. The means used to bring about religion’s goal of converting others to their way of thinking at all costs has no basis in scripture and no place in societies. Some religions have lied, cheated and even killed to accomplish their goal of converting people. Just like God never sanctioned this behavior in the religious sphere, He never approves this methodology in our everyday lives. Small immoralities are wrong even when used to achieve larger moralities.

The problem with the “ends justify the means” philosophy is that it puts the standards of morality into the hands of human beings and makes right and wrong subjective based on outcomes. The Bible warns against this repeatedly:

“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” (Isaiah 5:20).

The ends-justify-the-means philosophy offers an excuse to do something we know is wrong when we view good outcomes as the pinnacle of success. Yet, true success must never be measured by results alone. Let each person endeavor to do right and live right so we may ask God’s blessing upon our every undertaking. 

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