Wow, what a beautiful and truthful quote:
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. -Mahatma Gandhi
As Christians, sometimes we get so caught up in our religion that we forget that some Truths are universal.
Truth is Truth is Truth.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, the Old Testament was the blueprint for another age, another mindset. One that too many in this world are stuck in.
When Jesus fulfilled the prophesies, He did not set aside the law, but He did lead us into a different path of love and forgiveness. Instead of an eye for an eye, He said to turn the other cheek. To give unselfishly. To love one another.
I think Jesus was telling us all to grow up, set aside childish things in order to reach out for His Glory.
We can't afford for the whole world to become blind.
Some of us have to open our eyes so we can see, our ears so we can hear. We have to follow the Truth that's embedded in this world, for all who are willing to follow the long and winding Path.
Some of us have to be willing to see -- and become the People of the Book in the way that God intended.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Pitiful Attempts By Unbelievers
Sometimes the attempts of unbelievers to rock your faith are utterly ludicrous.
Have you ever had someone mock you, say that the Spirit didn't move, that you didn't get that healing, didn't have God working on you?
You know what I'm talking about. Those who are so darn secure (they think) in their belief in nothingness that they stoop to any level to try to pry you lose from the Rock?
Don't let them get to you. Their house is built on shifting sands and will eventually fall into the abyss. They CHOOSE their ignorance.
Don't bite.
Don't fuss with them.
Do the worst thing you can do to a fool -- ignore him. Watch him jump up and down, trying to attract your attention like a two-year-old when you're on the phone.
Pity him.
Pity those who choose ignorance. They will learn, some too late, that their choice has kept them from Glory. It is not for you or I to judge, they will be dealt with by the Lord.
Have pity upon them in this life, even if they don't deserve it. Perhaps especially if they don't deserve it.
They will die the eternal death -- alone.
Have you ever had someone mock you, say that the Spirit didn't move, that you didn't get that healing, didn't have God working on you?
You know what I'm talking about. Those who are so darn secure (they think) in their belief in nothingness that they stoop to any level to try to pry you lose from the Rock?
Don't let them get to you. Their house is built on shifting sands and will eventually fall into the abyss. They CHOOSE their ignorance.
Don't bite.
Don't fuss with them.
Do the worst thing you can do to a fool -- ignore him. Watch him jump up and down, trying to attract your attention like a two-year-old when you're on the phone.
Pity him.
Pity those who choose ignorance. They will learn, some too late, that their choice has kept them from Glory. It is not for you or I to judge, they will be dealt with by the Lord.
Have pity upon them in this life, even if they don't deserve it. Perhaps especially if they don't deserve it.
They will die the eternal death -- alone.
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