Every Generation Shall Have a Prophet.
by
William Joseph
Published on October 25th, 2009, 6:25 pm Rift: Religion |
a man who 2000 years ago agitated against the "establishment" and preached universal love is now the favorite guy to invoke when going to war or urging that people have a right -- nay eve a DUTY -- to own guns.
I from the inside of the faith do on this point become very angry because it is so misrepresentative of the actual writtings concerning Christ and the emphasis of His life and ministrty.
That is what happens when people make Jesus into their own personal subjective saviour who is more akin to a jeanie instead of one who will infact juge the world according to thier right or wrong relationship to him.
North Amecican Christian culture could never survive in places like China where beleif and practice could cost you everything and even your life.
When jesus said that his followers were to be persecuted it was to be for genuine "salt and Light" faith and living truthfully and lovingly even toward our enemies. When people try to graft biblical principles to secular thinking you are diluting the faith and numbing the culture to the strong claims and Power of the Gospel.
So southern fried infidel though we fundamenatly disagree regarding the claims of Christ and His claim upon our lives you are disdcerning a problem that is as real and bothersome to me as it is to you. Yet for diferent reasons.
let me also say to all of the other forum members.
our topic of religious discussion is one that qutie naturally brings out our strongest convictions and deeply rooted belefs about life I have to keep reminding myself that when I aproach our converstaions here that my steriotypical notion of who i am talking to is just that , a notion. There is no such thing as a secularist that actually fits the steriotype.
The topics are difficult and your observations and objections to biblical faith are not easily answered. so before i go any furthur let me say that I do not mean to make light of difficult topics such as slavery in the O.T or any other difficulty. You bring out topics that are debated even amoung Christians as to context and meaning.
I don't think it is wise to attempt to dilute or make some sort of moral jusification on behalf of God. He does't need my help. He is who He is. ( I am who I am as he declared to moses).
I actually have some of the same questions yet somehow i trust and even Love God and beleive that Jesus christ is a great redeemer for sinners simply because he has proved himself to be ,both objectivly ( He went to the cross) and subjectively ( The love of God is shed abroad in my heart).
When i die all of my hope is in Him and i have not ignored the longins of my soul to know the love and peace of God while i live.
" Seek and ye shall find" Some people are not seeking.