Kopp Disclosure
(John 3:19-21)
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When Wingman
bought Healer from Woodstock Harley-Davidson, some unknowing heads turned
because the dominant accessory theme on his steel pony is skulls.
Symbols, uh,
symbolize beliefs generating feelings steering behaviors.
Whether it's the
black sails of Pirate culture or Chris Kyle's Punisher from Marvel Comics to let
Islamofascistnutballs know raising hell will be resisted by lethal vengeance or
bikers' skulled tats, Ts, and chrome, skulls have been displayed without
shame to warn, "Don't mess with me!"
Or something like
that.
It's like our 81
friends say, "If you treat us well, we'll treat you better. If you
treat us poorly, we'll treat you worse."
Surely, the dark
side has used skulls to symbolize their evil beliefs and behaviors.
There's no need
to mention the use of skulls by some of the most despicable purveyors of
darkness in history.
Yeeeeeeet, skulls have
been a significant symbol of Christian tradition representing existential
calm enabled by eternal assurance.
In other words,
like people wearing crosses for the right reason of honoring Jesus by the
book, symbols suggesting beliefs are efficacious/authentic when behaviors
match the beliefs suggested by the symbols.
The same symbol
can mean different beliefs generating different feelings steering different
behaviors.
Maybe that's why
someone said so aptly, "Don't judge a book by its cover. Read it!'
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This KD is about the light side of skulls.
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On the light side
of skulls are women and men of faith who are not afraid of death in a John
11:25 kinda way.
Wingman: "I
understand many folks associate skulls with evil. I do not. We all
have one after all! I think they look BA! Not fearing death is
meaningful to me. Because of Jesus, I do not fear death. I have
that assurance through my faith in Christ as Savior and Lord. I don't
think I will be getting any skull tats soon; but I wouldn't rule it out.
If you get your Je suis
Charlie and Star of David tat, we can go together to get inked for
Jesus!"
Read 1
Corinthians 15.
A Christian
wearing a skull symbolizes her or his trust in Jesus for life after life in a
Revelation 21:3-4 kinda way that compels a life of gratitude in honor of Him by
the book.
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When you know
you're going to live forever with Jesus, you're not afraid to die for Him in
time.
Time is a speck
of sand on the beachfront of eternity.
Assurances like
Matthew 16:24-26 come to mind.
I think of it
this way.
Remembering we're
going to live a lot longer with Jesus than anybody else makes establishing
life's priorities a no-brainer.
Becoming more
intimate with Him decreases our fear of anyone/anything else in a 1 John 4:18
kinda way.
I was skulled
when I finally got Matthew
10:28.
That's when I
bought a "Respect All Fear None" patch for my riding jacket.
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Skulls can
symbolize many different things for many people.
True.
It's also true
that skulls have been an important symbol of lasting beliefs for Christians
that have generated positive feelings steering noble behaviors.
Christians are
skulled when they don't fear death because of Jesus, don't fear anyone/anything
else because of Jesus, and want everyone to know that strong calm sanity is
available to anyone who invites Him into the heart as Lord and Savior.
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Blessings and Love!
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