Sunday, February 13, 2022

A rant on super bowl Sunday

I normally try not to be anything but civil and to try to stay out of the fray of disputes. But I am feeling the need to speak up on something. There are a few people I have interacted with that have proven to be enigmas to me. While in a normal chat or thread they are nice, civil, and in some even educational. However, the minute they are questioned on their belief patterns or questioned on their faith, they become hostile, rude, and vindictive, very dangerous additions to them also being enigmatic in nature. If you are of such a strong belief and with such a high degree of certainty in your faith and that you believe you are so right you can not be wrong. That everyone else must follow your belief pattern, then you have missed the whole point of your beliefs. The Pharisees were certain they were right, there were not, the Romans were absolutely certain of their righteousness and faith was the right one, they were not, Judas was certain in his faith and in his deed, he was not, Pilate chose to not even decide right or wrong, but he was certain it was not his decision, he was wrong. Certainty to the point you no longer can see and hear anyone else is the downfall of faith, not the strength of it. When we as people of faith start condemning others' faith and their journey to find their faith are we not being as bad as the very thing we are condemning? Instead, celebrate their faith journey, encourage a civil open conversation that allows you to hear how they got there, and offer them suggestions. DO NOT belittle, condemn or tell them they will rot in hell. That is not the teachings of Christ. I am certain in my faith and in my journey and knowledge of my salvation and I am comfortable enough in that certainty to no care how I am attacked or accused by others. My faith is between Jesus and God and no others. No one knows the journey I have traveled any more than I know of others' journey. It is not for me to condemn, it is only for me to celebrate others' faith with them, however, they got there. Thank you for listening, reading and all have a blessed day/night. 

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