I promised this to my brothers but if you haven't seen them they are worthwhile. Videos are even better if you read the paragraph below each of them first.
http://www.thechurchyouknow.com/ - sorry not hyper - just cut and paste
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
?? WHY ??
No answers this post just questions.
I have been asking a lot of questions lately. I know that I associate with many people that would find these questions dangerous - maybe a crisis of faith. For me they are not. No matter what the answers are - I know there is a God, who loves me, and wants good for me.
WHY:
Why do we care that whether the earth is 4000 or 4 trillion years old. Why is it that so many people that know nothing about the history of the Torah and its authors and what Deuteronomistic history / or theory to believe want to say that without a doubt, the bible says the earth is 4000 and some odd years old.
Why do we squabble about what translation of the bible is best and which are wrong or even evil; but don't even research who choose what books would be included and why.
Why do we want to simplify the incredible mystery of God becoming man into a legal transaction (man has sin + God can't live with sin + Christs death = sin forgiven ; will you please work in the nursery next week)
Why is it that homosexuals are outcast's and heathens but divorcee's are an unfortunate product of our current culture (both of which are mentioned in the new testament, but only one with red letters - can you guess which one?)
Why is it that we think its important to get the religious right in power when Christ (much to the dismay of his disciples) was continuously apolitical.
This list doesn't even scratch the surface, but lets stop here and as always I'm hoping for more intellect from the comments than this drifter's keyboard.
I have been asking a lot of questions lately. I know that I associate with many people that would find these questions dangerous - maybe a crisis of faith. For me they are not. No matter what the answers are - I know there is a God, who loves me, and wants good for me.
WHY:
Why do we care that whether the earth is 4000 or 4 trillion years old. Why is it that so many people that know nothing about the history of the Torah and its authors and what Deuteronomistic history / or theory to believe want to say that without a doubt, the bible says the earth is 4000 and some odd years old.
Why do we squabble about what translation of the bible is best and which are wrong or even evil; but don't even research who choose what books would be included and why.
Why do we want to simplify the incredible mystery of God becoming man into a legal transaction (man has sin + God can't live with sin + Christs death = sin forgiven ; will you please work in the nursery next week)
Why is it that homosexuals are outcast's and heathens but divorcee's are an unfortunate product of our current culture (both of which are mentioned in the new testament, but only one with red letters - can you guess which one?)
Why is it that we think its important to get the religious right in power when Christ (much to the dismay of his disciples) was continuously apolitical.
This list doesn't even scratch the surface, but lets stop here and as always I'm hoping for more intellect from the comments than this drifter's keyboard.
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