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Missing the point
I was chatting today with a friend an interesting point that I thought worth sharing.
I am a Christian, but the vast number of our fans are not. We have a huge pagan following, many of whom were raised with the Christian faith, but turned away for whatever reasonings. Talking with another friend the other day, one of those is the very un-"Christian"-like attitude of many Christians.
Yeah, that's a continual problem among many faiths. And many who've adopted Christianity because they were "raised" Christians IMO have kinda missed the point.
There's more to Christianity than just believing in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It's a way of life. And it's also a choice.
Yes, believe it or not, but Christians choose to believe in the Gospel. If you're just believing cuz that's what you were raised to believe, you've again missed the point.
God gave us the right to choose whatever we want to believe in. Yeah, we could talk consequences of choices, but those are unimportant when it comes to the fact that He gave us a choice.
It bothers me a lot to see people trying threatening people with damnation. I don't know. Maybe it works for some people, but it sure doesn't work for me. I want to see and feel God's love. And I want to try my best to share it in whatever we God has enabled me to do so. So that when people think of God, they don't think of some fool yelling about fire and brimstone, but rather, they see the smile, the glow radiating inside me, as a product of God.
God is love. Yeah, He's had his fits as any father does. But ultimately, all He wants is your love in return. So make your choice.
Okay, so you don't believe in God. Well, that's your choice. My choice is to believe there is that there is a God, and he had an earthly son who died so that human-kind could live out God's will. If you don't agree with my choice, that too is your choice.
Whatever your choice, I pray God blesses you.
Posted by Marc Gunn on Monday, February 23, 2004 |
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