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This is part of a longer post I found over on Karen Spears Zacharias’ blog. Angered by the words of Bryan Fischer and James Dobson in the wake of tragedy, she says what all of my Christians friends have had to say in response to them. The entire post is worth reading, but this sums up her point pretty well.
If your faith simply compels you to be afraid, to shut yourself off from the world, to think you are better, more righteous, more right than everybody else, that is not faith. It’s the Religion of Certainosity. A belief system for people who are more concerned with being right than they are redeemed.
If your faith compels you to be so afraid of an impending economic collapse, that you stockpile weapons, that’s not faith.
If your faith compels you to isolate yourself from those you deem less than, that’s not faith.
If your faith compels you to speak ill of anyone who thinks differently than you, that’s not faith.
If your faith compels you to despise others for their wickedness and to gloat in your own goodness, that’s not faith.
If your faith compels you to be abrasive in your speech, caustic in your humor, and hateful in your attitudes toward others, that’s not faith.
If your faith compels you to think you have the right to firearms, that’s not faith.
If your faith compels you to blame God for the failures of humanity, that’s not faith.
If your faith compels you to denigrate others, that’s not faith.
If your faith compels you to consider others as emissaries of evil, that’s not faith.
That’s something else entirely different than the Gospel Narrative Jesus lived.
Given the opportunity to call forth the angels of heaven to fight on his behalf, Jesus refused.
Given the chance to slay those who sought to kill him, Jesus refused.
Given the chance to blame God for his own suffering, Jesus refused.
Given the chance to reject the people who rejected him, Jesus refused.
Given the chance to condemn anyone, Jesus refused.
Jesus did not come in order that we have the right to bear arms — he came to wrap his arms around us. Should we do any less toward one another?
When will Evangelicals ever learn that we are not sinners in the hands of an angry God, but dear ones grasped by the nail-scarred hands of Christ?-
This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by
David Hayward.
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This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by David Hayward.
Love this!!!
perfect!
That’s right on…
Thanks for sharing.
Love it. Going to read the entire post. Have had to work on a lot of those areas over the years, too. Getting there….
“the religion of certainosity”, that’s cool
Anonymouseek. working on it still. and im not even going to church.
Cool beans
Wow Sg. Thanks for posting this.
That just reinforces the conclusion I came to several years ago that there is an enormous difference between the Christian RELIGION and the Christian FAITH.
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