Bullying is so distructive and horrible but such an easy thing to do - a small comment can damage someone for years. This video made a big impact on me (and Perez Hilton by the look of his twitter!) and I wanted to share it.
I've heard Christians that have commented on homosexuality and bullying - that it should be expected and nothing can be done. That attitude is totally unacceptable and not what Jesus said or did at all. We have been called not to judge but to love, to meet people where they are at and not to bully or condemn. It makes me very angry to think that some have been giving Christians a bad name - we're not all like that.
Rant over... just watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdkNn3Ei-Lg&feature=youtu.be
Sunday, 4 December 2011
Saturday, 3 December 2011
Maybe a great magnet pulls all souls towards truth...
As humans we've been given the ability to think and converse and as such we are the highest of the animals. This is our biggest downfall as well as our greatest privilege.
As my closest friends will know I love to argue - I don't mean fight or abuse, just a good old-fashioned debate, I love to win! I try to use that passion to evangelise, to debate truth and I think that in itself is a gift. It helps me to research and come up with better answers to other people's many questions. The process of research, answering questions and debating issues has helped me to think through my own truth and decide what I actually believe.
I've come to the conclusion that everyone has that longing for truth to some degree and that is the gift God has given us - to reason, to decide, to discuss. The freedom of thought and speech should never be underestimated. The freedom of free-will is such a privilege and I feel God was very generous in giving that to us. Being a slight control freak I can't imagine giving complete control over to something or someone I had created! But that is love.
And that's why I love leading 18-30s - the random questions that come out of that group are amazing and its such a privilege. I love debating real issues with that group. The issue of free-will came up in conversation a couple of weeks ago, the idea that free-will should be taken away from some people when they commit sins so atrocious. We discussed that when a prayer is said for help in a horrible situation, God has to ignore that plea if it goes against someone else's free will. If that person is determined to commit the sin, God has to honour that; He has to respect free will.
That doesn't seem fair but I imagine it must be God's sadness everyday to see sin occurring and not to step in.
It reminds me of the C.S.Lewis book 'The Problem with Pain'. Lewis writes of this dilemma, writing that humans created objects like knives and hammers; it is our choice what we choose to do with these things. God cannot allow us to cut food with a knife one day and stop us using a knife to kill someone the next.
I think God is that great magnet that pulls us towards truth but I suppose some people resist a little too much.
As my closest friends will know I love to argue - I don't mean fight or abuse, just a good old-fashioned debate, I love to win! I try to use that passion to evangelise, to debate truth and I think that in itself is a gift. It helps me to research and come up with better answers to other people's many questions. The process of research, answering questions and debating issues has helped me to think through my own truth and decide what I actually believe.
I've come to the conclusion that everyone has that longing for truth to some degree and that is the gift God has given us - to reason, to decide, to discuss. The freedom of thought and speech should never be underestimated. The freedom of free-will is such a privilege and I feel God was very generous in giving that to us. Being a slight control freak I can't imagine giving complete control over to something or someone I had created! But that is love.
And that's why I love leading 18-30s - the random questions that come out of that group are amazing and its such a privilege. I love debating real issues with that group. The issue of free-will came up in conversation a couple of weeks ago, the idea that free-will should be taken away from some people when they commit sins so atrocious. We discussed that when a prayer is said for help in a horrible situation, God has to ignore that plea if it goes against someone else's free will. If that person is determined to commit the sin, God has to honour that; He has to respect free will.
That doesn't seem fair but I imagine it must be God's sadness everyday to see sin occurring and not to step in.
It reminds me of the C.S.Lewis book 'The Problem with Pain'. Lewis writes of this dilemma, writing that humans created objects like knives and hammers; it is our choice what we choose to do with these things. God cannot allow us to cut food with a knife one day and stop us using a knife to kill someone the next.
I think God is that great magnet that pulls us towards truth but I suppose some people resist a little too much.
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