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Faith: 

I will use this space to air some thoughts on life, thought, perspectives, and the world, with an emphasis on faith and religion.

Many times I have heard faith refered to as believing in things you've got no good or logical reason to believe in. I think that is totally wrong. That implies you have no reason to believe in God and it means you are a fool. Faith really means trust. If I say I have faith in you there would be no doubt as to the definition. It means I trust you. It means the same in reference to God. I trust God. 

I think love is such a complex and misunderstood concept. Many people seem to think of love as fanciful love. Like it's all butterflies and rainbows and happiness and joy. Real love can be sad and it can painful too. It is as much about sacrifice as it is about good feelings. I'm not saying love is all pain either but real love is a multifaceted thing. So how does this apply in regards to my understanding of God? God gives us life but we disobey him and the penalty is death. God becomes a man and allows himself to be killed by us to pay that price. In doing so he demonstrates the depth of his love for us and makes it possible for us to have a personal relationship with him that will last for all eternity. But making it possible doesn't mean everybody just gets it. You have to submit yourself to his will and ask forgiveness for your crimes against him. It's really not asking very much but so very many people will still perish, but why? I don't think it's the asking forgiveness that trips people up. It's the obedience. Thats what it's been about from the very beginning. God loves and expects love in very real terms. Obey me and serve each other. Christ said "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven.". 

"For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths."

Yup, that pretty much sums it up. Thats from II Timothy.

"And if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck." - Christ

As much as God is the God of peace and a loving God he can also be a wrathful God. For those who target kids to soften them to be accepting of sin you can know your meeting with the Lord on judgement day is not going to be a pleasant one. 

Go God Go!

Ok, ok, I know I should be praying for them to see the light and mend thier ways and find salvation. I guess I'm just too flawed for that. In my mind as long as they are on the offensive they are the enemy and I wish for thier defeat. I see the scars of thier influence carried by so many kids, and the world in general, I can't help but be insenced by it.