Superstition
I've heard it said, that in order to be a Christian (or believe the Bible) one had to turn their brain off. Nothing should be further from the truth. Unfortunately, many of us base our "religious" point of view on superstition; both Christian and non-Christian.
I grew up with a religious background. From my earliest days I was told about God. I had a superstitious belief in God. And while I did believe in God, I also knew that I hadn't met His requirements. In fact, I was rather unsure of His requirements, I only "knew" that I had to give up all of the things that were "fun" in my life. Boy was I surprised to find out that that wasn't quite true. According to my understanding of His own words, I merely had to believe in my heart that Christ died for my sins, and proclaim with my mouth that Jesus is Lord and God would take care of the rest!
After God got a-hold of my heart, I began to be interested in the facts around the Bible. It's truly amazing! As far as I can tell, to not believe that the Bible is supernatural in origin and existence is to be ignorant of quite a number of facts. Likewise, if you hold the Theory of Evolution to the light of truth, you'll find that it is thin and chock full of holes.
Now, I no longer have a superstitious faith, but one based in logic and understanding. I challenge everyone, Christian and non-Christian to push their own belief beyond "believing what you've been told" (superstition) to understanding what you believe and why you believe it. Or as the (rather ironic) tagline of the Da Vinci Code movie states "Seek the Truth"!
Tag(s): superstition
I grew up with a religious background. From my earliest days I was told about God. I had a superstitious belief in God. And while I did believe in God, I also knew that I hadn't met His requirements. In fact, I was rather unsure of His requirements, I only "knew" that I had to give up all of the things that were "fun" in my life. Boy was I surprised to find out that that wasn't quite true. According to my understanding of His own words, I merely had to believe in my heart that Christ died for my sins, and proclaim with my mouth that Jesus is Lord and God would take care of the rest!
After God got a-hold of my heart, I began to be interested in the facts around the Bible. It's truly amazing! As far as I can tell, to not believe that the Bible is supernatural in origin and existence is to be ignorant of quite a number of facts. Likewise, if you hold the Theory of Evolution to the light of truth, you'll find that it is thin and chock full of holes.
Now, I no longer have a superstitious faith, but one based in logic and understanding. I challenge everyone, Christian and non-Christian to push their own belief beyond "believing what you've been told" (superstition) to understanding what you believe and why you believe it. Or as the (rather ironic) tagline of the Da Vinci Code movie states "Seek the Truth"!
preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
(2Ti 4:2 ESV)
Tag(s): superstition
posted by Bryan at 7:26 AM
3 Comments:
Glad you're back. Missed reading what you post, You hit right at the heart of the matter, So many of us grew up with religion rather than being taught about the relation ship we can have with God thru His Son Jesus.
I wonder if you might be interested in my Bible Reading Notes, covering the whole of Scripture.
You'll find them at
http://www.christinallthescriptures.blogspot.com
http://www.theologyofgcberkouwer.blogspot.com
http://chascameron.spaces.live.com
Best Wishes.
Amen!
I'm glad that my teacher give me this essay about superstition~ ^^
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