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I'm very shocked to find a religious debate going on in an official's forum. I have enjoyed reading what others have written, however. The truth is, we can sit and debate and argue over who's what all day long....but the more important question is how do we live our lives. We can have all the right beliefs of what the Bible says and be right on in our theology, but if we do not live like-Christ (whether we adhere to Catholic beliefs, or protestant beliefs) then our belief is in vain. In the words of James, "Faith without works is dead". I know people who are Catholic that I believe are Christian and live right. I also know former Catholics who have converted to Christianity that say there is no way that Catholics are Christians. I say it's how one lives their life. BTW, Christ Himself did not adhere to one of the specific religious sects during his day (Saducees, Pharisees, Zealots), but He lived a right life. Don't get caught up in beliefs, get caught up in how you live. Religion is so difficult to speak about in America today because it is so subjective to people. Is the Bible literal or symbolic? The answer is "Yes". In some places it's literal, in others it's symbolic (e.g. "Revelation"). Some of Jesus' teachings were literal, others were symbolic. It is our responsibility to study for ourselves and determine which is which, but with our knowledge must come a changed life. Christianity was not meant to be learned about, but to change your life. Jesus is not interested in what you know, but how you live!
I always have trouble closing my eyes and kind of flinching at the high/inside pitch when I'm in the slot, any solutions or does it just come with more time and telling yourself to quit being a wimp?
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