Thursday, December 28, 2006
Black White and Gray
I recently discovered that I'm fuzzy on a lot of the details of my faith. I went to a Catholic elementary school, and I've been a part of churches ranging from Presbyterian involved in occult to extreme Pentecostal; and from Lutheran, to a small group of 15 people meeting in a school music room. I've seen firsthand what can go wrong with churches, and I've seen what can go right. I've learned so much from my different experiences in churches, but it's also kind of screwed me over because every denomination will teach you something different. It makes me wonder why we argue about details so much. I mean if God wanted everything to be black and white, I think he would've made the Bible a lot more specific.
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Nietzsche once said that truth is not absolute, but rather, abstract.
He also said "God is dead", but like many things of his; it too was just a metaphorical statement.
Just covering my bases.:) Anyway...
When it comes to beliefs, I feel it's about faith more than anything else. What you have faith in, how much faith you're willing to give, and where that chosen-faith lifestyle will take you.
And by 'faith' I mean in anything; not just religion.
Moreover, eventually you must be honest and ask yourself if are you just acceding to the ideas that were set before you, possibly even leaning on them like a crutch? Or have you actually taken a leap (of faith) and adventured for your own identity?
I speak generally with the latter, not directed at anyone in particular, and again not necessarily relating to religion.
The literay details of any set belief or code don't really matter I think, the person finding value in the synopsis does. Actions are character, not ideas, and definitely not words.
"Facta non verba."...Deeds. Not Words.
...I'm finished ranting now. ^_~
Chadd you're alive! Good to hear from you, however I'm not gunna lie, I had to read your comments about 8 times over before I got it. I think I'm still fuzzy on some of the details.
You said you believe faith is individual , that truth is what each person believes to be true right? I don't know I find it hard to except that the belief that caucasians are superior to any other race can be true because someone believes it is. I don't know, I'm not very good at explaining what I'm thinking. I may have missed your point entirely.
Oh and to answer your question, I think I lean on the beliefs of my parents in some respects, I mean they are the ones who showed me who God was. But yes I have "taken a leap of faith" so to speak (altho I think it was more of a big step) for myself, and I didn't choose to follow Christ because my parents do, I chose for other reasons and put a lot of thought into it.
You got the jist; truth is only as true as you feel it to be.
See? Value in the synopsis! :P
Whether or not whites are the epitome of the human genome (using your example) is not something I could ever believe, but, many do believe just that.
As for my 'question'...well, it wasn't actually a question per se, more of a method for self-improvement along the line; a 5000km tune-up for the soul.
Choice is king before faith ever has a chance, so good on you for discovering something to believe in.
Some never do.
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