Tuesday, October 2, 2007

All or Nothing

I sort of touched on this in a comment on What Do You Believe, but I was asked to make a post about this due to its prevalence and importance. If you call yourself Christian, you can't say, "Oh well I sort of believe..." YOU CAN'T HALF BELIEVE! I know for a fact this is not only in Christianity, but for many other religions, and even just beliefs in certain topics in general, half believing makes no sense, does nothing for you, and truthfully, I think it makes you look bad. Thusly, I cannot say I'm sort of Christian, I'm either a fully devoted, solid of faith Christian, or I'm not. For example: We have so many people in this country who say they are Christian, but come judgment day, can they honestly proclaim that they truly believe and truly accept Jesus Christ and live their life for a higher cause?
People be whether you are strong with your beliefs or not, remember, there is no use in pretending.

Hatred

The word hate (along with many other words today) is used too lightly. If something is not in agreement with what you believe, you cannot just make fun of it, say: I hate this or that. As a Christian, I believe that sin is the utmost evil, and whether I agree with something or not, I can't just label people: dumb _____, stupid _____, etc. etc. By doing such, you commit a sin. People who "attack" others (verbally, physically) because they believe that certain belief or action is wrong is committing a wrong themselves. Believing your belief is the best does not give you authority to express others' in an inferior way. We are all people, we all have feelings, morals and consciences(I hope). Next time you think about saying: I hate this, or stupid ____, look at the situation from a different perspective examine the impact of your words.