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Boredom
Posted in breaking, Christianity, ME, people skills, questioning, social networking, thoughtsBoredom is a self-accusation.
it means that we've run out of "fun" stuff to do,
which only leaves the "not-so-fun"
which, if we're being honest, we should probably be doing anyway...
And if you WERE doing that instead of cruising Facebook like the networking zombie that you are-
You'd discover you weren't bored anymore!!
(dirty, tired, annoyed, and covered in dog hair maybe- but NOT BORED!)
Let all things be done decently and in order.
1 Corinthians 14:39-40
Now I'm gonna go bag some trash!! WITH GUSTO!!
HAHAHAHAHAHA, JK, ITS FREEZING OUT THERE!!
AC:
Everytime I read Twitter updates I am saddened by the world's mental state and by teens emotional maturity.
Really.
I promise, there is.
Growing up is tough, but someone has to do it.
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Hrmn, I think as a rule that the state of ones Twitter stream is a good reflection of the soul...
- You chose to follow each and every one of those people and could unfollow them at any time-
And there are now settings so you can follow people without them being in your feed at all!
So, if your stream is full of the depressed, sex-starved, emotional ramblings of the "world"
one might want to ask why that's what your choosing to accept as the "world"
Ignore what the pastors say,
the world isnt safe outside with those other people,
It exists almost entirely in your head-
And your choice to accept it gives it life.
I promise, there is plenty of good stuff and bad on Twitter just like everywhere else.
I've been a member of this church since 04,
It's a good church with good honest people who truly long to be closer to their God.
That said,
they frighten me.
I turn on the news and hear about the West Borough Baptist Church, and if I asked anyone about them they'd surely shake their heads and cluck in remorse that any thing like that could come out of Jesus's teachings
"So Extreme"
"They aren't displaying the Love of God"
"The bible doesn't teach that"
it's all very comforting, but the more I heard about it the more I began to wonder
How extreme are they really??
Extreme:
adj.
1. Most remote in any direction; outermost or farthest: the extreme edge of the field.
Extremists tend to isolate themselves from society,
either through rules or through actual physical space.
They frequently move from place to place as the area either becomes more crowded or as the surrounding populace becomes less hospitable to their beliefs.
2. Being in or attaining the greatest or highest degree; very intense: extreme pleasure; extreme pain.
Extremists are always pushing to become that which they worship
and often do not stop to evaluate their goals or consider the consequences
3. Extending far beyond the norm: an extreme conservative.
Rules are an integral part of any Extremist lifestyle,
separating themselves from others in a clear unmistakeable way is often the goal.
This is seen as being "set apart" or "chosen"
4. Of the greatest severity; drastic: took extreme measures to conserve fuel.
Extremists are constantly striving,
either against each other or the "evil ones",
to become closer to their prospective goals (God, Land, physical perfection, etc.)
They have a tendency to see the world in terms of black and white
and have problems showing empathy or compassion for anyone they see as wrong.
I think what really scares me isn't that I haven't met a single member
of my church that doesn't swear by at least three of these four definitions,
it's that not too long ago I did too.
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Religion matters...
Doesn't it?
I mean, where your spending eternity, who your spending it with, and HOW your spending it matter alot right??
but...
How about them hats?
Or the color red?
Or (as in a recent "discussion") whether or not the peace sign is a satanic symbol??
And is ignorance of the biblical viewpoint on these matters an excuse for the extreme amount of hostility we see in the church today??
Where do we draw the line between being a loving corrector, a jugdemental self-righteousness hypocrite, and a spiritual doormat for our peers?
it's a question I've been pondering as I study the character of our (my?) saviour-
Why did he spare the Adulteress - yet condemn the Pharisees?
we all know the scenario-
Hypocritical judge mentors vs. Innocent(wait a minit) defenseless housewife
8:1 Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
(note this it seems important)
3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
(Okay TIRED joke, but it bears repeating- where was the guy?? These people aren't interested in this woman's soul and they aren't hurting for her husband either.
Whatever, this woman is guilty and everybody knows it)
5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
(Theres the pitch!!)
6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
(This is almost as if Jesus needed a slight break to himself,
or this whole thing was so ridiculous he reverted to a state of child-likeness for a moment)
7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
(Nag nag nag nag NAG, these people were starting to mess up his sand drawing!! still, its a good quote, and "cast the first stone" calls up about 262,000 results
8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
(Cue the Jepordy music!)
9 And they who heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
(Ok, now that we've dealt with all those people who really had no business being involved in the first place we can get down to the judgement!!)
10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? 11 She said, No man, Lord.(duh) And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
WAIT!!! so NOONE got stoned??
obviously, the only one in a position to punish her was Jesus,
AND she was guilty
AND He's the God of judgement
AND nowhere does it say she apologizes to her husband!!
I dont think the worthiness of her accusers changed her crime in Jesus's eyes...
Yet somehow, I do??
one thing I know is she deserved to be stoned-- but she wasn't.
and what sort of precedent should we take from this if any??
(I'm asking way more questions than I'm answering here and I think thats ok, because I don't know and how I decide these answers for myself will determine how I deal with gross immorality in my day to day.)
I know, I know! another open-ended post lol, but this time I at least got you a second opinion!!
(or Technically first, QUIT NAGGING ME!!)
