World Contenders

copyright 2010  –  Ken Pullen

Scriptureappears in Italics and is from the King James Version

Only by
pride cometh contention:

but with
the well advised is wisdom.

No doubt

in the
Word

certainly
know

by faith
and discernment

all,
everything,

everyone

is
within the ticking jewel works

of the
final hour,

the end
of all ages

of man
on this earth

the
final lines, upon the final page

moving
around

deafening
sound

false
teachings abound

so proud

of
themselves

of what they have done!

So proud
of their

contention

appearing
like some new invention

so many
just can’t get enough

they
contend they must have more contention

each day

everywhere

like
some contention fair

wherever
two or more are gathered

it
becomes a contention convention!

Forget
that bothersome wisdom

or
truth…

“Mine
ego has seen my own glory

in the
reflection in my mind

and I
like it better

than the
true word of God,

which
just makes me queasy

and so
uneasy,”

the
anthem sung

among

far too
many professing

confessing

they be
Christian

leading
into verse two,

“I
must convolute

pollute

the pure
flowing clear waters

of God’s
Word

with the
vile wickedness of man instead

 it’s
how I like to be fed!”

their
new hymnal resounds.

The
beginning of strife

is as
when one

letteth
out water:

therefore
leave contention,

before
it be meddled with…

Through
desire a man,

having
separated himself,

seeketh
and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

A fool
hath no delight in understanding,

but that
his heart may discover itself.

When the
wicked cometh,

then
cometh also contempt,

and with
ignomity reproach.

The
words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters,

and the
wellspring

of
wisdom

as a
flowing brook.

It is
not good to accept

the
person of the wicked,

to
overthrow the righteous in judgment.

A fool’s
lips enter into contention,

and his
mouth calleth for strokes.

A fool’s
mouth

is his
destruction,

and his
lips are the snare

of his
soul.

And the
contention

was so
sharp between them,

that
they departed

asunder

one from
the other…

O
contentious man!

Acting
as if contending

 for
the heavyweight crown

of what?

Wearing
pride,

ego,

intellect

like
some  worldly gem upon

your
soul

where
being individually right

is the
goal

oh so
wrong,

losing
sight

rather
than

clearly
pursuing of

the
wisdom of the Lord,

the
understanding of the Lord,

the
knowledge of the Lord,

and His
Word

instead

contending

everything
of the Word

an
abomination

pretending

speaking
the absurd

if only,

if only,

if only

O
contentious man

you
would read God’s Word!

Allow
God to be heard!

 

A
brother offended

is
harder to be won

than a
strong city:

and
their contentions

are
like the bars of a castle.

 

But
after thy hardness and impenitent heart

treasurest
up unto thyself

wrath
against the day of wrath

and
revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

Who will
render to every man

according
to his deeds:

To them
who by patient continuance

in well
doing

seek for
glory

and
honour

and
immortality, eternal life:

But unto
them that are contentious,

and do
not obey the truth,

but obey
unrighteousness,

indignation
and wrath,

Tribulation
and anguish,

upon
every soul of man that doeth evil,

of the
Jew first,

and also
the Gentile;

But
glory, honour, and peace,

to every
man that worketh good,

to the
Jew first,

and also
to the Gentile:

For
there is no respect of persons with God.

Preacher
man, minister

under
wraps lurking something sinister

what is
in your head

is more
about doubt

of God
and His Word

more
about

bolstering
your ego and fame

making
of yourself a name

than
being Spirit lead

professing
doubt

within
your heart

of the
risen Lord

for you
are more about

schools
of theology

of
perverse psychology

disbelieving
God’s works and words

injecting

infecting

hearts
and spirits

with
more vile abominations

in most
of the churches

around
our nation

entrusted
as a shepherds

you
mislead

into the
briars and thorns

your rod
and staff

now the
perverse wand

of New
Age death

for the
truth you scorn

God’s
clear truth you mock

misleading
your flock

scorning
clear wisdom

of God’s
Word

contending

pretending

you know
better

than the
divine letter

O
contentious man!

Putting
on the rotting robe

of intellectualism

double
speak

to
further subdue the meek

confuse

take
advantage of the weak

for self
adulation

wealth,

fame,

power,

soaring
ego

you do
seek

false
words do you speak

twisting
Scripture to fit your will

the
Spirit lead truth within you

and equation
totaling nil.