How am I Trending?
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Introduction
Perception Defined
Immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic qualities; insight; intuition; discernment
Job Interviews (what we taught students)
Strangers (test with kids and ice-cream truck)
Personality Assessment - There’s always one that’s the people pleaser
“Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.
How we see ourselves - self assessment
How others see us
How we want others to see us
How we want God to see us
How God actually sees us
How am I Trending?
How am I Trending?
When we see this what comes to mind
Social media of course
This can be lucrative
Downside
Downside
75% of HR managers get their first impression of applications by checking Facebook and other social media platforms. If you decided to make photos of your alcohol or drug binges available to the public, this will reduce your chances of getting the job. Also, if there are many statuses bad-mouthing you, this can also hinder your chances.
Likes are activate the endorphins in our brain
Cyber bullying
cancellation
Meaning absolutely no mention of God at all
Suppression of the Truth
Suppression of the Truth
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
People suppress the conscience and try to hold down the truth WHY
TRUTH DOES NOT TREND WELL
TRUTH DOES NOT TREND WELL
But this takes a lot of work, why?
When you hold down your conscience, it does not get more docile and calm - IT GETS MORE VIOLENT
Like trying to hold down the head of a lion
How do we do this
We take aspects of of our conscience, the good moral principles and we wrench the out of context to make a bad thing we want to do, actually seem good.
We take aspects of of our conscience, the good moral principles and we wrench the out of context to make a bad thing we want to do, actually seem good.
in other words, to trend well, we will cover up evil with moral sounding terms like
Choice
Equality
Justice
Love
Tolerance
Fairness
Who couldn’t be for these things right - so in order to make we trend well in society, I need to be for these things? Right?
In context these are moral goods, but they are deceptions when they are used to excuse, rationalize, or give cover to evil.
For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.
HOW AM I TRENDING WITH GOD?
HOW AM I TRENDING WITH GOD?
in professing God’s word
As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.
In loving one another
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,
Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.
In prayer
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
In obedience
He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.