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I get lost in the weeds of Christianity waaaayyyy more often that I’d like to admit. With so many different rules, challenges, goals, and teachings, I find it very easy to understand why so many of you have given up on the faith (amongst many other reasons).
I have to constantly remind myself of my main two objectives: love God and love you. That’s it.
Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: …love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. The second is equally important: Love your neighbor as yourself.”
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Does it necessarily follow that you must do one with the other?
We’ve been enjoying a rather rousing debate /:) on Deb’s blog in recent days that does have some relevance to the idea of loving your neighbour as yourself. I can certainly appreciate that “loving thy neighbour” is a good foundation for a moral life. Does this suppose that deferring moral authority to a higher power is the best option though?
Oh dear. You were keeping it simple.
The problem with simplifying faith, as I have found out, is that it isn’t simple. If you condense the message down too much you lose sight of it.
Must disagree with Hoverfrog 100% on that one. Faith is simple. I just watch my baby girl and see that in action.
Faith becomes complicated when we try mixing it with our own understanding of what is “moral” - in essence trying to create our own “God” that reinforces our own limited world view. I didn’t agree with probably 80% of the Bible when I became a Christian, hence requiring faith that this “God guy” knew what he was talking about.
I found that 99% of the things I was worried about becoming/losing/dealing with was 100% baloney. So faith can be proven true, but only if you act in faith… otherwise it’s a wasteful time of speculation.
Matt, kids are wonderful. My own really make me see the world through eyes that aren’t as jaded as my own. Honestly though they make me appreciate the natural world all the more, not the supernatural.
Still, each to his own.