Tuesday, February 19, 2002

 

So, a little while ago, I’m talking to this guy I know… A guy from the Wesley, someone who has served on different church committees and it really involved… someone who carries the biggest Bible to church, and sings the loudest, and volunteers the most… the kind of person that people at the Wesley look at and say, “Wow. That guy really knows what’s going on. He must be a really strong Christian.”

But I know how it really is. He’s told me about his porn habits, his problems with hateful thoughts, his past… So I asked him, “How do you reconcile your life with your faith? I mean, if God means so much to you, shouldn’t He be a part of you life more than just on Sundays and Tuesdays?”

And said guy replies with, “Well… See, I’m a Christian. But I’m not perfect.” (ok, I can deal with this. I’m hardly a saint myself) Then he goes on to explain his outlook on life, which goes something like this:

God sent Jesus to die as a sacrifice for our sins (check). God loves us (check). God wants us to be happy (check). I’m happy looking at porn and sleeping with every girl I meet, and since Jesus died to forgive my sin, it’s already paid for. So I can do whatever I want. Besides, a loving God could never send people to Hell.

I said, ok, but what about the verses in the Bible that say not to “abuse the liberty” that saves us? He said, “oh yeah…. See, I’m not sure about the whole Bible thing.”

Not sure about the whole Bible thing?!?! I may be a little behind here, but the last time I checked, most of Christianity is based on the Bible. How can you claim Christianity and be “not sure about the whole Bible thing”?

People who are lukewarm drive me nuts. Don’t get me wrong, this is not a “everyone in the world should be Christian” rant… It really doesn’t matter to me what you believe. If you ask my opinion, I’ll tell you that you’re wrong and I’m right… but, dadgum it, whatever you believe, you should really believe in. I can’t stand people who are half-way anything. I consider myself to be a devout Christian… but I respect anyone that is devout. Devout anything.

Whatever you believe, know a little about it. Don’t leave out parts, or skip over parts, or claim to be something you know nothing about. That’s just frustrating to everyone else.

*grrr*

ok, enough religion ranting. I can apply this to general life. Basically, my theory on life can be summed up like this:

Whatever you do, do your best. *or* Don’t leave the job half done.

Which means, while I’m here at school, I need to spend my time concentrating on doing well in my classes. People who say, “Oh, I only need a C in this class to graduate… guess I won’t study” piss me off. Why settle for being a C-student, when you can be an A-student?

I guess the purpose of this whole rant is to say that I hate mediocrity.

Ok… I’ve taken up enough time and space for this. Now I have to go study *sigh*

posted by Deedee 10:17 PM