The Tragedy of “Almost”

“For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner. King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.” Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?” Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.” The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.” (Acts‬ ‭26:26-30‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

The passage above records a very tragic moment. King Agrippa was on the verge of believing in Jesus as Lord, but he hardened his heart and stood up, rejecting the free gift of eternal life.

His actions are essentially saying this, “Stop it. I don’t want to hear anymore. I refuse to accept Jesus Christ as Lord.”

Other translations render Agrippa’s words like this:

“Then Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time [and with so little effort] you [almost] persuade me to become a Christian.”” (Acts‬ ‭26:28‬ ‭AMP‬‬)

The word “almost” is the great tragedy.

It is like coming so close to the finish line in a race but fainting and being disqualified when you are just a hair’s breadth away.

Hell contains many souls who are “almosts”.

“I should have responded when that preacher asked for us to place our faith in Jesus. Why did I harden my heart? I almost got saved, but now it is too late...”

“Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you will hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tested me by proving me, and saw my deeds for forty years. Therefore I was displeased with that generation, and said, ‘They always err in their heart, but they didn’t know my ways;’ as I swore in my wrath, ‘They will not enter into my rest.’”” (Hebrews‬ ‭3:7-11‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

It is possible to know with the mind that Jesus is the Son of God and everything that He claims to be, and yet not be saved.

A person has to believe and confess Him as Lord. If you just believe that He is the Son of God but don’t receive Him as Lord, you are not saved.

Even the demons believe that God is real, but they don’t submit to Him as Lord.

The Holy Spirit convicts the hearts of unbelievers about their sinfulness and woos them to receive Jesus Christ as Lord. But they can choose to reject it. Every individual must choose to accept or reject the gift of eternal life.

Yet, it is God’s will for all to hear the Gospel and to be saved. No matter how dark someone’s past is, he can freely receive forgiveness of sins when he places his faith in Jesus as Lord!

If you are already a born-again believer, through faith in Jesus, you have entered God’s rest—the rest of your conscience and also rest from works-based justification.

You are a saint who is already sanctified, justified, saved, holy, righteous, pure, and blameless. The next time you read these words in the Bible, don’t feel condemned or shrink away. These words describe who you already are in Christ.

“Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.” (Colossians‬ ‭2:8-10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬)

Dear brethren, you are not an “almost”. You are complete in Christ.

Let someone know the Gospel so that they are not almost, but fully saved through faith in Jesus Christ!

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人們往往不是相信知識本身，而是相信鋪陳知識的過程所創造的感受(說服術)。

所以，光是把改變人生或世界的秘訣寫出來，並不能引發共鳴，除非能有好的鋪陳引導。

然而，為何要花費心力引導？

除了某些真的有志推動改變的人努力做，其他可能是各有盤算(資訊戰，統戰，象徵符號之戰，文化霸權，話語權爭奪，洗腦，銷售，行銷，教育...)。

因為，人們更相信的往往是引導過程產生的感受而非知識夥真理本身，這就讓使用這套引導過程來將人導向滅亡或有利引導者這件事情，變得可能。

有些知識技能是單純的工具或載體或容器，裝什麼都可以，且往往是有心征服世界的人更會認真學與用而非真正掌握真理的人。

掌握真理的人有種素樸的錯誤認知，覺得高舉真理夠了，大家都會因此追隨我。

結果是慘了，大家都追隨懂得鋪陳說服技巧的人！

所以，重點不是發大財，而是讓人相信可以發大財。

#論辯與說服
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Business has so many moving parts.

You must learn how to close sales…

Market your products and services…

How to communicate both verbally and in writing.

You must learn how to persuade and influence your prospects to give you money in exchange for your offers.

Educating yourself in all areas of business gives you the absolute best chance of success.

That’s why so many entrepreneurs fail.

They simply don’t know the game of business.

They think they’ll work it out as they go, and there's a time and a place for that.

But often they go to battle unprepared.

They think business will be easy.

But business is far from easy.

So, which business skill are you working on right now?

Comment below.

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But don’t pour all of your effort into making a single introduction. The real content of your essay is found in its main body. Again, follow a structure to make it all as clear as possible, but don’t just fill up the paragraphs with meaningless fluff! Like your 'appetiser', your 'main course' must be concise and really fill you up. Dive straight into your topic and explore all the relevant points.

And of course, nothing tops a meal off better than a refreshing dessert! In terms of the essay, your conclusion will be your dessert. The introduction and conclusion are actually quite similar - your dessert is not there just as a goodbye, but it’s there to round everything up and bring things to a logical end. And because it’s the last thing you read, it needs to leave the reader with a good memory of the whole experience - that’s what good conclusions consist of.

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