I could go into a tirade about the Government, Politics, Republicans, Democrats and all sorts of things. Not that it would do any good and besides, there has probably been enough said on those subjects anyway. No, I am going to talk about something else, Religion!
I went up on "Your Dictionary .Com" to see how they defined the word Religion:
n.
1.
a. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
b. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.
2. The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
3. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
4. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.
"Religion" had been the cause of more wars, misery and death in the world then there are books to write about it.
We are at war today, in part, because of 'Religion'! Just because there are those in our Government and Community that don't want to see it that way, doesn't mean that it isn't true.
Hitler's rise to power, in part was achieved through Definitions Numbers 3 & 4. Millions were killed through his reign, both Jews and Christians, among others. How did things get so out of hand that he was able to get away with what he did for so long? I hope to answer that question along with some more in this writing.
Many people in this country think of Christianity when they hear the word Religion. It is true that Christianity is one of many belief systems that fall under the word Religion but true Christianity is more than a 'Religion' by those terms set above. At least in my opinion. True Christianity is God's Love reaching out to man through Jesus Christ, Men (and women) receiving that Love and reaching out to others with that same Love, through Jesus Christ. Walking forth as He would if He were here. Not to push their own agenda, but His.
Now, this may sound off the point, but bear with me. Did you know that you can't measure cold? Cold is simply the absence of heat. Heat can be measured not cold. Where there is heat, cold flees! Here is another little 'tidbit' for you. Did you know that you can not see darkness? Darkness is the absence of light. Since the eye was created to see light, you can't "see" darkness. You can 'perceive' it but you can not see it. Darkness can not stand in the presence of light! It 'flees' from it. In the same manner, Cold can not stand in the presence of Heat, it too must flee from it! So, you might ask, where is all of this going? That is assuming that you are still reading this and haven't thrown up your hands and said that I am crazy.
God is Light! He is Heat (Love). He is Good! Just as with cold verses heat and darkness verses light, evil can not stand in the presence of good!
Just armed with this little bit of knowledge anyone is able to understand that God is not with the Muslims that are killing, not only Christians, Jews and non-Muslims, but each other! And, if we are to be honest, (I hate this part) if we look at this Country with all of its hatred, one for another, drugs, racism (on both/all sides), murders, Government running rampant over the rights of its Citizens, one must come, in fact has to come to the place where one wonders, Where does God stand with us?
The answer is simple: God doesn't! We see the bumper stickers that say: "God Bless America", but my question is: When do we (America) bless God?
Are you still with me? You haven't left yet?
So, then here is where I tell you what my opinion is as to "What is wrong with this Country".
The problem does not lie with the Government. Nor does it lie with the people. It lies with the Ministers of God accross this Country who claim to represent Him, yet they do not! If they did, then they would be preaching against what is going on in Washington today. They would be telling the truth to their congregations about what sin is and how it kills us. If they loved the people as much as they loved themselves, then you would not see drugs in the streets. Drunken men beating up women. People killing one another. Racisim and all of the other evil things that are going on in the Country today.
As a Christian and a Minister, it is my duty to believe what The Bibles says. One of these things is that the Church is the salt of the earth. Salt holds back corruption. Where there is Salt, there can be no corruption!
Stay tuned for my opinion as to how this all got started with the churches getting where they are today.
Rick Davis
1.
a. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
b. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.
2. The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
3. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
4. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.
"Religion" had been the cause of more wars, misery and death in the world then there are books to write about it.
We are at war today, in part, because of 'Religion'! Just because there are those in our Government and Community that don't want to see it that way, doesn't mean that it isn't true.
Hitler's rise to power, in part was achieved through Definitions Numbers 3 & 4. Millions were killed through his reign, both Jews and Christians, among others. How did things get so out of hand that he was able to get away with what he did for so long? I hope to answer that question along with some more in this writing.
Many people in this country think of Christianity when they hear the word Religion. It is true that Christianity is one of many belief systems that fall under the word Religion but true Christianity is more than a 'Religion' by those terms set above. At least in my opinion. True Christianity is God's Love reaching out to man through Jesus Christ, Men (and women) receiving that Love and reaching out to others with that same Love, through Jesus Christ. Walking forth as He would if He were here. Not to push their own agenda, but His.
Now, this may sound off the point, but bear with me. Did you know that you can't measure cold? Cold is simply the absence of heat. Heat can be measured not cold. Where there is heat, cold flees! Here is another little 'tidbit' for you. Did you know that you can not see darkness? Darkness is the absence of light. Since the eye was created to see light, you can't "see" darkness. You can 'perceive' it but you can not see it. Darkness can not stand in the presence of light! It 'flees' from it. In the same manner, Cold can not stand in the presence of Heat, it too must flee from it! So, you might ask, where is all of this going? That is assuming that you are still reading this and haven't thrown up your hands and said that I am crazy.
God is Light! He is Heat (Love). He is Good! Just as with cold verses heat and darkness verses light, evil can not stand in the presence of good!
Just armed with this little bit of knowledge anyone is able to understand that God is not with the Muslims that are killing, not only Christians, Jews and non-Muslims, but each other! And, if we are to be honest, (I hate this part) if we look at this Country with all of its hatred, one for another, drugs, racism (on both/all sides), murders, Government running rampant over the rights of its Citizens, one must come, in fact has to come to the place where one wonders, Where does God stand with us?
The answer is simple: God doesn't! We see the bumper stickers that say: "God Bless America", but my question is: When do we (America) bless God?
Are you still with me? You haven't left yet?
So, then here is where I tell you what my opinion is as to "What is wrong with this Country".
The problem does not lie with the Government. Nor does it lie with the people. It lies with the Ministers of God accross this Country who claim to represent Him, yet they do not! If they did, then they would be preaching against what is going on in Washington today. They would be telling the truth to their congregations about what sin is and how it kills us. If they loved the people as much as they loved themselves, then you would not see drugs in the streets. Drunken men beating up women. People killing one another. Racisim and all of the other evil things that are going on in the Country today.
As a Christian and a Minister, it is my duty to believe what The Bibles says. One of these things is that the Church is the salt of the earth. Salt holds back corruption. Where there is Salt, there can be no corruption!
Stay tuned for my opinion as to how this all got started with the churches getting where they are today.
Rick Davis
2 comments:
Rick it has been a pleasure to be living in this area and meeting you. Your thorough Bible knowledge has helped me immensely. And your assistance on my web page is inspiring. I'm glad to see your blog up and I'll return to check it often. Bob
Thanks Bob, I hope that I can keep this thing interesting. lol
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