resistance to religion
Dunno if this is profound, but I just thought of it.
It seems to me that much of the resistance to religion that exists is based on a mistrust for authority.
There are very few authorities on Earth that are worth trusting to any degree (often including the degree to which they are in charge!). This would make it difficult to trust that God would be any different. Yes? No? Something like that. I find it fascinating, and I suspect that it is one of the big reasons that the adversary helps people get the power that they crave - power corrupts, and the example set makes it difficult to trust others in positions of power. Or it is only me that feels that way?
I dunno. I'm not even confident that I am wording this correctly - it doesn't sound quite like this in my head.
I've recently realized that my authority issues are deeper than I'd previously been aware of, and was thinking about how odd it is (to me at least) that I have so little distrust for anyone or anything with any kind of power over me, yet I trust in God/Jesus/The Church pretty well without question.
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On another topic, I am reminded of something a Sunday School teacher of my acquaintance once said when she was asked by her in-laws "aren't you a practicing Mormon?"
She was apparently doing something she wasn't supposed to be doing, don't remember what, maybe going out to eat on Sunday with the visiting family or so. Her reply was "yes I am, and I hope that if I keep practicing, I'll eventually get it right."
I need more practice. Some of the things I need practice with are not things that I think church cares about. Certain online trust issues, that sort of thing. My bad, right? Well, off you go.
It seems to me that much of the resistance to religion that exists is based on a mistrust for authority.
There are very few authorities on Earth that are worth trusting to any degree (often including the degree to which they are in charge!). This would make it difficult to trust that God would be any different. Yes? No? Something like that. I find it fascinating, and I suspect that it is one of the big reasons that the adversary helps people get the power that they crave - power corrupts, and the example set makes it difficult to trust others in positions of power. Or it is only me that feels that way?
I dunno. I'm not even confident that I am wording this correctly - it doesn't sound quite like this in my head.
I've recently realized that my authority issues are deeper than I'd previously been aware of, and was thinking about how odd it is (to me at least) that I have so little distrust for anyone or anything with any kind of power over me, yet I trust in God/Jesus/The Church pretty well without question.
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On another topic, I am reminded of something a Sunday School teacher of my acquaintance once said when she was asked by her in-laws "aren't you a practicing Mormon?"
She was apparently doing something she wasn't supposed to be doing, don't remember what, maybe going out to eat on Sunday with the visiting family or so. Her reply was "yes I am, and I hope that if I keep practicing, I'll eventually get it right."
I need more practice. Some of the things I need practice with are not things that I think church cares about. Certain online trust issues, that sort of thing. My bad, right? Well, off you go.