Christianity-the difference in my life
I received a very interesting comment from a long lost friend, Zee Kin and thought it’ll be interesting to explain the things I have written in the post "what’s happening to the world today".
Point to note though, I’m not very good at debating. Heeh.
Homosexuality and Christianity
I said that ‘gay marriages are made legal’, which I think should not be done. The issue is not that I hate homosexuals, I don’t. It’s just the act of homosexuality itself that I cannot agree. It is based on my firm belief in what the bible says. There are certain situations, where your friend does something you think he/she shouldn’t do, because it is in your opinion, wrong. I don’t care whether a third party agrees to my opinion or not, because I care for my friend, I will tell him/her what I think and the rest will be up to the person to decide.
Zee Kin, I’m surprised that with the amount you have research about the bible that you said it does not explicitly say anything against homosexuality.
I’ll quote some versus here then. Romans 1:24,27 "Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lust of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves… Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the women, burned in their lust for one another, men with men commiting what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due."
Another verse is found in I Corinthians 6:9 "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolators, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites…"
The issue about the word MORALITY
Ok, I might be wrong in using the word morality. I mean, who checks the dictionary to find out what’s the meaning of MORALITY before putting it in their blog? But I still hold firm to my opinion that the world is definitely not getting better anytime soon. If we don’t touch on morality, we can talk about the increasing crime rates all over the world, the global warming, the shocking amount of natural disasters happening in the last century etc. I think I choose to believe in what the bible says, that the end is coming soon. Because no matter how hard we humans try to take God out of the picture, we cannot find one logical explanation that explains everything that’s happening in the world.
The Bible and the Quran - a fair comparison?
Well, before the Muslims stone me, with all due respect, I’m not saying that the Quran is not accurate, no no no… Just want to point out Zee Kin’s comparison on the people who wrote these holy books.
Just a reminder from a simple-minded person like me, Christianity is a faith. It is not science, who needs people with degrees and PHDs to publish a paper. The bible says that every word in the bible is living, and God-breathed. It is the Holy Spirit that gives these writers of the bible the words to write. That’s where faith comes in again. You can either choose to believe that statement or not. For us who believe, it speaks to us in a very profound and personal way. That is the beauty of it. When you’re in trouble and upset, God speaks through the versus in the bible. You’re comforted and uplifted. That’s what faith does to you when you believe in the bible. If you don’t, you can fork out the greatest arguments in the world against it. That’s just it!
The APROSTLES…?
Just to make it clearer, the bible is written by the APOSTLES, not the APROSTLES. Heeh. They are Jesus’ followers when He was on earth. They walked and lived and served with Him. So a simple, logical thinking mind of mine says that if these guys lived with Jesus and went everywhere with Him, they should know His every detail of life on earth. So I think the gospels are pretty reliable.
SINFUL PEOPLE LIKE US
Erm, the bible is also accused of being written by SINFUL HUMANS, but the Quran is written by holy people. We SINFUL HUMANS as written in the bible, are given a way to be made holy through Jesus’ death on the cross. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." When someone accepts Jesus to be his saviour, he is accounted as holy and his sins forgiven. So it is technically holy people writing the bible.
BIBLE TRANSLATIONS ?
Why does the bible have so many translations then? Why into so many languages? It’s for a simple reason that it can be as much understood as possible, so that people from every language and nation can come to know the contents in the Bible. It is not only a religion for the intellectuals, but for the not-so-educated ones. So there are translations of the bible in plain, simple english.
CONCLUSION
I am accused of being narrow-minded. *sweat*.
My opinions are formed by my faith in Jesus. And I have the freedom to believe in it. Dahlah I’m terrible at debating!
But I won’t condemn you for your beliefs either. It’s just that all in all, my experience as a Christian has made me believe that Jesus is real. I don’t only base my beliefs on what others say, but I have experienced God every day. God has made all the difference in my life. God gave a reason to keep on living. Can you imagine I use to think about suicide all the time? Not anymore! I want to live! Because Christ gave me a purpose for living. For all He has done for me, I will believe in His teachings, no matter how everyone else condemns me of being narrow-minded.
Zee Kin, sorry if I said anything that hurt your feelings. I don’t mean to. Heeh. By the way, stating that you did some research is not enough. Usually you need to quote where it comes from. (Just a point to note). Again, I don’t mean to offend you!
Til next time everyone. Byes!
January 20th, 2007 at 11:38 am
i wee vien
thanks for your clear explaination. I was shocked to receive such a prompt reply.
Anyway, your explainations does make sense. I shouldn’t had judged your blogs through my own tinted glass. I hereby express my utmost apology.
I neglected one very important thing, and you did a good job to mention it. FAITH. how can i know realise that faith is the hardcore element in believing the bible. Anyway, there are much clearification about my opinion in which i would wish to share with you only when i meet u. U’re in UK right? i will be going to UK this september for my law degree. hope to see you by then!
Anyway, thanks for remembering me as a friend. you’re a friend too!
take care and i wish you the best!
regards with love
zee kin
January 22nd, 2007 at 11:21 am
Hi Wee Vien.. what a profound posting!! I believe the Holy Spirit helped you out through this writing as it nothing but the TRUTH.. I just want to amplify a few points here, for the homosexual thing it is written clearly in the bible that God againsts this sinful sexual orientation. Remember Sodom and Gommorah ( GENESIS 19) God destroyed them due to their sinful manners (ie. homosexuality), here’s a link of a picture where recent researchers found the ruined cities —>
http://www.bibleplus.org/discoveries/sodomfound.htm
Another thing about the comparison of Bible and the Al-Quran.. Personally, I wouldn’t think and say that Al-Quran is wrong as I do respect the Moslems. Yet, I have to say that, nowadays.. there are a lot of Moslems who converted to Christianity after studying the Bible and Al-Quran. In the Al-Quran, there is one verse they will always recite before they start their reading.. it’s Surah Al-Fatihah chapter 1 v6 - “show us the straight path”.. and for those Moslems who are good in translating those Arabic phrases would always being haunted by the question “when can I know the straight path?”.. Later after reading the Bible one verse will change their life forever and cast away their thirst of truth.. In John 14 v6 says “I am the Way, and the Truth and the Life, no man can come to the Father, but BY ME”..
Actually I have a lot to add.. but it will take a lot of space… hehe.. I think this is enough for now.. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL…
In Jesus’ LOVE,
Byron MC
April 25th, 2007 at 12:55 am
Why did you delete my comment?
That IS your problem. Always take the good and refuse the bad. Go and pray. But the angels won’t come and save you cos you’re shite and not worth saving.
April 25th, 2007 at 4:14 am
Oh, and I almost forgot!
Use your talents, flaunt them however you like. They won’t make you any prettier you ugly bitch.
The more I think of it the more you and your church stuff suck.
April 25th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
heya jebus!! thanks for commenting again! i regreted deleting your comment. firstly i take the talent and pretty part as a compliment. thanks. second, do you think you’ll make any difference by your load of swearing? it won’t, sorry. if you don’t like church, no one’s forcing you to like it. but you can’t stop me from loving church, too bad for you. your constant swearing will only show other readers how rude and inconsiderate you are to the views of others. finally, God bless you!
May 13th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
Hey girl, looks like I read this blog a month late :p
Been following up this particular issue and I’m itching to say few words.
Well it’s healthy to say there’s no need to have winners or losers in this conversation. As long as we learn and as long as we handle this in a mature way, both parties will benefit from each other. I’m proud and relieved at how this is handled (though there is an ugly side-conversation). Anyway Wee Vien, do not fear of what you have faith in. Keep doing what you believe in and God can give you the power to make a difference whenever you need it for the best cause.
Yeah we’re already in this deterioting world. Sinful world. We all are sinners by nature. The only thing that sets us apart is the God’s grace so what we can do is to stay firm. The word ‘religion’ is over-politicalised. The core element, like you and Zee Kin said, is faith.
Take care, and God bless you.
June 18th, 2007 at 9:12 am
hey, um.. it was a really interesting post. Simple but really motivating post.
it was weird how I ended up here. ^^; I was actually searching about AIMST. But I’m glad I did. I’m still struggling with my faith..I’m a christian btw..I fully believe that Jesus is our saviour and ..well, there are still loads of questions and.. I’m still filled with doubt but…
“… If you don’t, you can fork out the greatest arguments in the world against it”
this is so true. =) God must have led me here. Thank you.
October 29th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Interesting to know.