I just finished reading about a movie called The God Who Wasn't There. As I read, I began to think of all the rebuttals pastors and others would come against this "blasphemy" with. I even let myself think there was no reason to fight it myself because so many would rise up. Well, guess what? I am wrong.
None of us need to argue for or against any of it.
Being in our state has made us develop an unnatural sense of justice. Everyone thinks it is their job to fight for God and be a warrior for Him, and that's what their Grandparents did, so by goodness it must be the right thing.
Here is what has been taught to me. When we know our convictions and we stand firm in them, and humbly agree to disagree and discuss and travel into places we no one else will go, God is more present than anywhere. It is imperative we study and learn, but Jesus summed up the law in this, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength and love your neighbor as yourself."
You say love the sinner, hate the sin. Why don't you get your nose out of the air while you say that and actually put it into practice. It isn't about all the emotion we feel. It is about the times we don't feel. Anyone can believe anything in times of trouble. If we can stick to what we believe in times of dryness and struggle, it shows we truly have a heart for God.
None of us are perfect. We all desire to protect our own. It just so happens the masses have taken Christianity and used it as their next shield. Sometimes it appears as welcoming to all and sometimes as a weapon. All the lies created by this facade are what people attack. And they always fall. Imagine if collectively, we could move as Christ did, giving up everything just to serve everyone. That would be a movement I would like to see. It's like Forest Gump's run. Contagious. Even to those who disagree. Because at its root, who can argue a helping hand to the needy?
What I would like to see from the skeptics is them argue true Biblically based beliefs. Not some off belief system some maniac has created, but everything from the Bible. That is the "guide book" after all. Then attack Christianity. Don't waste your time with a false basis. And to those "Christians" who say they are godly because they sit in church a lot: Get off your butt and follow God where he leads you. Stop focusing on yourself and start focusing on others. This is where true servant-hood and the true christian thrives.
Arrogant, seemingly educated but not self-studied proclaimed christian man with his nose in the air: "Love the sinner, hate the sin!"
Me: *laugh* Ah, the irony. I suck, too."
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