I was having a conversation with my godfather a few weeks ago now and we got to talking about religion and such. He's recently become an ordained minister, so this isn't an odd occurrence for us. As families, I mean; I guess I don't really do a lot of one-on-one conversing with him.
Something he said last time he was up has been spinning around in my head lately. And it's not like I've never thought about it before, obviously, but I guess that it's different hearing it from him. I look up to him. I always have. He's pretty much immediate family, even though we aren't related by blood.
Anyway, he said, "The Bible's great, but it's a story. It's all a story."
And he's right. There's a lot to be learned from the Bible. I am not discounting the lessons that the Bible is designed to teach us. But I don't think that so much emphasis really needs to go into/onto some of the points within.
For example, the Bible states that we aren't supposed to mark our bodies or cut our hair, etc. Body is a temple kind of thing.
But, quite frankly, our body doesn't come with us when we die. Our bodies we leave behind. Therefore, what does it matter whether or not we inject our skin with ink or chemically alter the color or texture of our hair? What should it matter if we surgically alter things that make us uncomfortable?
The only thing we take with us to Heaven when we die is our everlasting soul--which is only everlasting in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not condemning anybody who doesn't believe religiously/spiritually the same way that I do. I don't care if you're Muslim or Catholic or Mormon or Jewish or whatever you are. More power to you. Honestly. But I am Christian and I stand behind what I believe in, even if it isn't fun.
Anyway. Yeah. The body art is really what I wanted to talk about. I don't think it matters so much what we do with our physical selves so much as people like to insist that it does. Like I said, we don't bring them with us. It's our spiritual selves, our souls, that we really have to worry about.
Chew on that. You don't have to conclude in agreement. But think about it.
Something he said last time he was up has been spinning around in my head lately. And it's not like I've never thought about it before, obviously, but I guess that it's different hearing it from him. I look up to him. I always have. He's pretty much immediate family, even though we aren't related by blood.
Anyway, he said, "The Bible's great, but it's a story. It's all a story."
And he's right. There's a lot to be learned from the Bible. I am not discounting the lessons that the Bible is designed to teach us. But I don't think that so much emphasis really needs to go into/onto some of the points within.
For example, the Bible states that we aren't supposed to mark our bodies or cut our hair, etc. Body is a temple kind of thing.
But, quite frankly, our body doesn't come with us when we die. Our bodies we leave behind. Therefore, what does it matter whether or not we inject our skin with ink or chemically alter the color or texture of our hair? What should it matter if we surgically alter things that make us uncomfortable?
The only thing we take with us to Heaven when we die is our everlasting soul--which is only everlasting in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not condemning anybody who doesn't believe religiously/spiritually the same way that I do. I don't care if you're Muslim or Catholic or Mormon or Jewish or whatever you are. More power to you. Honestly. But I am Christian and I stand behind what I believe in, even if it isn't fun.
Anyway. Yeah. The body art is really what I wanted to talk about. I don't think it matters so much what we do with our physical selves so much as people like to insist that it does. Like I said, we don't bring them with us. It's our spiritual selves, our souls, that we really have to worry about.
Chew on that. You don't have to conclude in agreement. But think about it.
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