Dogmatic Indifference
You know, I was thinking. I am tired of the way that conservative Christians are being treated in the media and by society as a whole. There are actually some places (Ann Arbor) where professing your faith and your conservative view points will bring on debate and ridicule! Well, I have just gotten to the point where I just don't give a rip anymore. I am tired of seeing pro-abortionist, pro-homosexualist, pro-socialists, pro-give away all of our money to people who are completely able to hold down gainful employment and choose not to-ists, and pro-Christian slammingists! I am fed up with people who want to protect their rights to the point of pushing God completely out of the picture! As a Christian I gave up my rights many years ago to follow the teachings of the one true Messiah, Jesus! It is in him that we have everything. So for all of those who think that they are able to wrap God up in a little box and tuck him away somewhere until he is absolutely needed, guess what! He's still here! He is watching and waiting for the right time to reveal Himself to you! He will too! Just wait.One of my favorite professors in college had a saying that "if every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord, then we better be bowing and confessing now before we are FORCED to bow and confess on the day of judgement". I guess what I am trying desparately to say is that I am not going to be quiet about what I believe. When faced with the liberalistic view point that says that Christians are narrow minded people who go to God as a crutch, I hope I can have the faith that Elijah had and prove to folks who God really is! God is good, all the time and He will reveal Himself to people but He often uses us to do his bidding. God use me today! Be blessed today.
posted by Doug E. Pudge @ 7:51 AM
9 Comments:
That's really stepping out, I will pray for you, and me that I will be able to do the same thing more often. ATT
powerfull stuff DEP...my prayers are for you and the rest of us consevative Johnny-Bible-Thumps that we follow your lead, and profess our faith boldly...I know, as does God, that this is a true struggle for me.
I say it is time to clear the Temple as Jesus did when He saw unspeakable things being done in His Father's house. BBT
Finally the Hawkman chimes in. Those are absolute points, all things done in love. We just need to stop rolling over to the forces that are out there that flat out oppose us. We need to stand firm and be loving all at the same time and allow God (like with Elijah) to show His power and might. Boldness in love, difficult but possible. BBT
I absolutely agree DEP..I've been told by a friend that her kindergardner said they could not talk about Jesus in class. WHOA. If that is the case, the teachers have not met Mrs. Kelly Nevins. Anyway, I often hear people say, "all you can do is pray", and I say "your first step should be to pray. Have a great day.
Reminds me of a song...
Newsboys - Shine
Dull as dirt
You can't assert the kind of light
That might persuade
A strict dictator to retire
Fire the army
Teach the poor origami
The truth is in
The proof is when
You hear your heart
Start asking, "What's my motivation?"
And try as you may, there isn't a way
To explain the kind of change
That would make an Eskimo renounce fur
That would make a vegetarian barbecue hamster
Unless you can trace this about-face
To a certain sign...
SHINE
MAKE 'EM WONDER WHAT YOU'VE GOT
MAKE 'EM WISH THAT THEY WERE NOT
ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING BORED
SHINE
LET IT SHINE BEFORE ALL MEN
LET 'EM SEE GOOD WORKS, AND THEN
LET 'EM GLORIFY THE LORD
Out of the shaker and onto the plate
It isn't Karma
It sure ain't fate
That would make a Deadhead sell his van
That would make a schizophrenic turn in his crayons
Oprah freaks
And science seeks a rationale
That shall excuse
This strange behavior
When you let it shine
You will inspire
The kind of entire turnaround
That would make a bouncer take ballet
(even bouncers who aren't...happy)
But out of the glare
With nowhere to turn
You ain't gonna learn it on "What's My Line?"
SHINE...
it's like rogers and hammerstein around Russ lately, hey that reminds me of a musical....
Whoa, Pudge on the loose. Go get-em. FYI the only people who were allowed to clear the Temple were, a priest, a prophet or the Messiah. In Jesus's case he fit all the catagories.
I concur, we must speak boldly the truth about the Good News. There were people in Jesus's day who did nit like what he taught. WE are to follow Christ not the world.
1. Why don't you just go ahead and tell us how you feel instead of this mamby pamby D.E.P.???
2. Who put the burr under your saddle or did this just occur to you?
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