bloging my mind
I am not simply afraid to speak my mind. On the contrary I want to speak my mind and that is exactly the reason I do not want to come out and say which side of the argument I'm on. If I do this my voice will be ignored because people don't listen after yes or no. When someone hears a simple answer they assume your opinion is just that, simple; black or white, liberal or conservative. My opinion is not simple; it's difficult because it's a difficult subject that can't just be fought against with a few controversial Bible verses. I try not to ask others for simple answers because I want to avoid making labels myself. I try not to expect yes or no because people’s thoughts don’t usually fit in yes or no, for or against, pro or anti, etc.
I don’t blog to give simple answers and neither should you. If you blog let this be a place where you hear yourself out. Don’t allow yourself to remain unchallenged. Why blog at all if everything you say can fit into one word? Speak your whole mind and let others do the same. This is a space where you don’t have to fit into the labels. Take advantage of that space.
I don’t blog to give simple answers and neither should you. If you blog let this be a place where you hear yourself out. Don’t allow yourself to remain unchallenged. Why blog at all if everything you say can fit into one word? Speak your whole mind and let others do the same. This is a space where you don’t have to fit into the labels. Take advantage of that space.
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Christians who won't STAND UP and SPEAK OUT about what the BIBLE clearly teaches are NOT being "tolerant" - they are being weak.
The problem with blogging is NOT "black and white" - the problem with blogging is that many don't really take the time, nor have the courage, to actually speak the truth - in love, or otherwise...
Even the heaven/hell thing you brought up. Do you know how much there is to that? There's stacks of books and hoards of great theologians who've debated the subject. No one really has the nature of heaven and hell nailed. But let me tell you every perspective I've read has something I can hold on to, something for us to take and learn.
Let me give you an example. Some people say that heaven and hell are present realities here on earth and that they are not eternal destinations (at least not the way we understand them) but they are here and every once in a while we see a glimpse of one or the other. When all things are right that's a glimpse of heaven. When everything sucks that's hell. Now weather you agree with this view or not you can still acknowledge that things are either right or wrong and God once it to be good. This view, right or wrong, gives us the respomdsebility to do something in this world (a concept that's all over the pages of scripture), to bring heaven here in all that we do.
As you can see there is truth in this view though it is debateable how some the particulars in it hold up theologically.
keep in mind, the point here is not for us to debate the nature of heaven and hell. My point is that truth is not black and white or even gray. Truth isn't confined by our simple answers. Even things that seem so obviouse in scripture are often much more complex than at first sight.
-Wes
Man that was good. I need to think more about that. Thanks for your thoughts on this.
There are interesting implications to what you say. If Jesus is "Truth" then perhaps Jesus is present in some of the most unlikely places. When we disregard any truth in any place we are rejecting Jesus himself. After all truth is availabl;e to everyone, no matter how little they may know about the Bible.
Great thoughts,
-Wes