If the atmosphere of today's society could get any more politically correct, I couldn't imagine it. I am thankful for the right we have to stand for what we believe, for what it's actually worth these days, even when those beliefs don't line up with mine. I'm glad that everyone can figure out what he thinks for himself and aren't made to adhere to any certain creed.
What I am addressing today is the scorn, anger, and even hate that is directed at Christians when we uphold traditional biblical beliefs that contradict popular socio-political thinking. I can understand in a way that us thinking certain things are wrong, even sinful, could offend those who don't agree with the Bible or its teachings.
However, when we are true, born-again Christians, we are SUPPOSED to hold every single word of the Bible as truth. If we fall prey to popular thinking and start to embrace certain things that the Bible makes clear are sin, then we are failing as Christians, or else we were never Christians to begin with. The Bible is our truth, and it is very, exceedingly, and abundantly clear on a lot of things.
Among those things are abortion, which God considers murder and equivalent to the sacrifices to Molech of old. Sexual perversion from God's clearly, unarguably established way (one man, one woman in covenant bond of marriage) is wrong. That means pre-marital sex and shacking up, post-marital affairs, pornography, lustful thoughts and daydreams and yes, homosexuality, is sinful. Not because I say so, or the preacher says so, but because the one true God, the creator of everything, says so, and He says so quite clearly (regardless of what some people try to argue) in His word (the Bible). And as a believer, I am supposed to agree with Him, even when and if I don't really agree with Him.
And that is why, if you don't believe in God, you shouldn't get mad at those of us who do when we believe what the Bible says. It's part of our job description. It is really kind of non-negotiable, even though a lot of "Christians" don't think so. When you read the Bible all the way through, study it, and take God at His word, there is no room left for argument, at least about the above-mentioned things.
Who you really don't agree with is God himself. And that's okay, because He gives us all a choice to accept Him and His truths or not. He wants willing followers. Just know that He has also established an end for those who ultimately reject Him, and refusal to believe in Him or that end (Hell) doesn't make them any less real, just like not believing in gravity will not save you from splattering on the pavement when you jump off the roof.
So, coming to terms with who you really have a beef with (God) will release you from the anger you feel towards us Christians when we just do what we are supposed to do- believe God and everything He has said. That way, we can just agree to disagree and still be friends. :)
Blessings,
Debbie
Life as the mother of four children and four grandchildren. Homeschooling the two still at home. Things that interest me - reading, herbs and essential oils, gardening, natural chemical-free living, and continually learning how to be a better wife.
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