Imaginary enemies and Universal Statistics

[Sonic247]

You know you can never really tell for sure what's underneath the surface when you look at a person. I passed out some flyers of the Romans Road downtown, and you would think that people would be less friendly there because there is higher crime and drug use. The truth is whenever something like that happens it stands out in peoples minds, and while there is some truth in it to say it is not as good of a place to grow up in, the truth is there are many decent people who live there. The same thing could be said for many churches, sometimes the people who want to be contentious are the only ones that make any noise, and a visitor may see them without taking into account all the quiet people who love the Lord, but are not noticed. You could talk to someone with a million body peircings and tatoos who is polite and an average looking guy in a polo shirt that is rude. On the other hand you may have caught the guy in the polo shirt going through a tradgedy in his life while the guy with the body peircing could act nice and then go home and beat his wife. Anyway the point is there are so many people in the world and they each have a diffrent story, which we will only know a small part of, or more likely nothing at all. Only a few thing are universal, everyone has life, everyone will die or other wise leave there current body, everyone concience of right and wrong has done something they regret. And from the Christian view- Jesus died for everyone.

 

[Random]

Yes, what is bad here in this world can be infinitely good elsewhere, dependent upon a divine perspective and intellect that we all do not regularly possess. Christ wanted the stones the builders threw aways, the unwanted, the un-Chosen, the castaways: these were his people...those who needed his love. There is much beauty and tremendous depth in much of Christianity, too oft ignored. Jesus would not treat anyone based upon social reputation alone.

Thank you, Sonic. Good post.

 

[ChristineES]

Yes it was an incredibly good post. If one reads the bible, he or she will notice that Jesus taught the "sinners" of his time. The righteous (pharisees, scribes, etc) were contemptuous of this fact and called him on it. His answer was that the well don't need a doctor, but the sick do.