Klingon Proverbs and the Bible Part 2

I present to you part deux of relating Klingon Proverbs (fiction... I think) to the Bible (definitely NOT fiction... no doubt).  You can find a kernel of truth in other people's bowls of popcorn.  You just have to make sure it squares with the Scriptures. 

"Pity the warrior who slays all his foes."

For the Klingon Warrior, I can see how this would be a real downer.  For the Christian person, the opposite is actually true.  Pity is the person who keeps all his foes.  We are commanded to forgive.  Don't forget Jesus told in a parable, "Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. "This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart" (Matthew 18:32-35).  And of course, there is always Matthew 6:14-15 to back up that passage (as if Jesus needed backup), "For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins."

"A sharp knife is nothing without a sharp eye."

There are many tools in this life that are useless unless you know how to use them.  This makes perfect sense to me, but without stretching the above proverb to passages that speak about "eye for eye" or alluding to flint knives in the Old Testament (ouch!)... I got nothing on this one.

"Brute strength is not the most important asset in a fight."

As soon as I read this, a vision of the best movie ever popped in my head.  After William Wallace's family was killed, his uncle, Argyle, came.  At a fire, William wanted his uncle to teach him to use a sword (he had revenge on his young mind).  His uncle said, tapping on his forehead, "First you learn to use this."  Drawing a sword into the firelight he promised, "Then, I'll teach you to use this."  Way cool.  How does that relate to the Bible?  It doesn't, but any blog that can use the movie Braveheart as an example is going well. 

I did however just have an epiphany.  Discipline of the mind is the point of the Klingon Proverb and the example from Braveheart.  Romans 8:6 says, "The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace."  A mind filled with the Holy Spirit and disciplined by Him will be one full of peace.  Now that is something to think about.

"You cannot loosen a man's tongue with root beer."

Ah good ole Worf.  I thought his favorite drink was prune juice?  Anyway, I got nothing for this one relating it to the Bible.  Apparently, root beer was not the drink of choice for the Israelites as they trekked J through the desert or of Jesus at any time during His ministry.  That's okay, everybody knows Jesus liked Dr. Pepper the best.  As a side note, Judas liked Mr. Pibb.  Besides all that, the proverb clearly indicates that whatever beverage would loosen a man's tongue is something best avoided.  I wonder what type of beverage makes people do things they wouldn't normally do?  What would we have to avoid?  

"Act, and you may eat dinner. Think, and you may be dinner."

Imagine yourself in the woods.  A wild hungry beast approaches.  This Klingon Proverb applies in that situation.  I have been learning recently that patience when dealing with people and situations is often a wise move.  People often work things out for themselves while others are being patient.  People's motives and true selves are revealed while others are being patient.  Patience is a virtue and all that.

"Mere life is not a victory, mere death is not a defeat."

The Apostle Paul writes, "Death has been swallowed up in victory." "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.  But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 15:54b-57).  He also says later in 2 Corinthians 5:4-7, "For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. We live by faith, not by sight."  Please note, all this only applies for the Christian.

"Perhaps today is a good day to die."
See above.  For the Christian, death should have no fear.  We can be sad about those we leave behind, but what awaits us is so far beyond what we can imagine!  If death must come, I sure know where I am going.  Do you?  If you don't, today is NOT a good day to die.

"To those who are overly cautious, everything is impossible.""Impossible" is a word that is only used 13x in the Bible.  That is probably because the Bible is a book that shows us what IS POSSIBLE.  Throwing caution to the wind is not what makes things possible.  Faith does.  Matthew 17:20, "He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."  Matthew 19:26 also says, "Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."  And finally Hebrews 11:6 says, "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."
"If winning is not important, why keep score?"
All I can think of is those news stories about sports teams not keeping score to help the development of the children.  I believe it was Earl Pitts that called it the "Panty Waist Society" or something like that.  I can imagine that this type of statement works for other things in the Bible:

If sin is not important, why would Jesus have come?

If God's name is not important, why would He say over and over to use it well?

If choice is not important, why would He allow us to NOT choose Him?

If once saved always saved was true, why Hell?