Bible
So finally here's the promised post about the Bible. This thing is four pages long single spaced at size 10 font in Word so I'm probably eating up everyone's friends pages again but I haven't figured out the LJ cut and since I'm at work I don't really have time to research it. So we're just gonna have to copy it in here. Take care all and hope
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for different things in our God, and the things that I believe a
Supreme Deity to be can never really reconcile with the Christian
notion of the Lord.
I'm always open to being persuaded, but it's not an easy thing to do,
and as it stands almost everything that you say sounds like sound
bites to my ears. It all sounds like something you read or were told,
and not something that you produced from your heart. And while I know
logically that that isn't true, I still just would rather go on in the
hope that my view of things is right than be the kind of person that
God demands I be. Fortunately to my mind, the God I believe in does
not care if I am homosexual, or a heathen savage, or a fornicator. He
loves me if I am a good person, and even if I am not, He would never
condemn me to eternal suffering for being misled. So thankfully I feel
no need to rebel out of spite, because my belief system allows for who
I am and not who I should be. But, all this is just my own feeling
from my heart, and I condemn no one for their own disagreements (not
to say that you do).
And for the record, I know that you're not judging me. At least, not
any more than you already have. And I know that sounds harsh, but I
recognize that you have your opinions about where my lifestyle will
lead me, and you're entitled to that. The reason you're my friend is
because you love me anyway, and don't let our disagreements get in the
way of us being friends. And that is one of the things I respect most
about you.
Finally, I think I've said all I need to on this point. I don't want
to end up in an argument that's more heated than it should be (and I
know it would be me, not you, who would turn it into that), so I'm
shutting my mouth. If you have more to say, I'll certainly read it,
and I will always be happy to discuss this with you in a more personal
capacity. Speaking of which, now that I have your number, I will give
you a call... there's something I've been meaning to ask you about
anyway.
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