16th March 2003, 4:10 PM
Quote:Sacred Jellybean, the thing is according to God no one is a good person, and no one is capable of being a good person. Wow did that sound offensive or what? But, it's basically a very blunt way of putting it. God's standards are very high indeed, he demands total perfection. As a human, it's easy to take that offensivly and be upset, but that's the case. One imperfection will build, until eventually all of heaven could be torn apart. That's why God can't allow imperfection into this perfect place. Seems harsh doesn't it? Think of it this way. Imagine you have done something so terrible you don't think anyone can forgive you for it, like, oh say, killing babies and feeding them to people, while at the same time running all the other soylent businesses to bankrupsy through immoral business practises, and then spitting on someone from a high place every night. Then, you are forgiven.
That's the idea here. AND READ THIS STATEMENT BECAUSE IT SUMS IT ALL UP. Everyone has earned eternal death, and yet, with NO earning on our part at all, we are given the gift. God however allows us to either accept the gift or not accept the gift. That's all there is to it. We can take a gift we never earned, or accept what we do deserve. That's the reality, and wow is it a sober and kinda depressing one, but also a very joyous one. That's the idea of Christianity.
The only conforming is that we should all buy our net from the same company essentially. It isn't believing as in "knowing" it, it's putting your faith INTO Jesus, as in trusting your fellow soldier that you wont' get shot. It's not knowing the tensile strength of the bridge is enough to support your weight, it's actually walking on the bridge.
I'm sorry, I just don't see how anyone can let such grandiose beliefs dictate their lives. You can believe what you want, I just don't understand it. It sounds like a very cruel organization of things, and I don't trust it enough to let it rule how I live.