However you might define evil (I define it as anything that opposes God’s will) its persistent presence in humanity is forever pulling us toward self-destruction and destruction of the world itself.
We are the cause of evil, and Jesus is the cure.
. Just as Israel is to play a role in the restoration of the cosmos, so too Jesus.
. Just as Israel’s role in the restoration of the cosmos has led to its destruction, so too Jesus.
. Just as Israel, as God’s chosen people was crushed, so too Jesus.
The problem of evil results in the destruction of the world itself. There is nothing, absolutely nothing that we as human beings can do to restore this earth to health. Oh, sure, we have wonderful plans but our evil nature makes sure that we are never able to fully carry those plans to completion. Personal corruption and greed see to that. In fact, we ourselves are so broken that we can’t even recognise that we no longer work as intended. Some, as with atheists, celebrate and revel in our brokenness. They see the symptoms of our brokeness as progress.
Our cosmos, our earth our selves are irreparably damaged. We broke Creation by opposing our Creator, thereby inviting the entrance of evil into Creation.
We broke God’s Creation and only Creator God can restore it.
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It's interesting because now that you have described what you perceive as God's wrath, and what you perceive as evil (...anything that opposes God’s will...) I realize even more how your world is full of magic and mysteries.
ReplyDeleteMy world on the other hand is full of... well a lot of things, but certainly not magic, and a lot less mysteries.
Perhaps this quick comment will make you understand why it makes me smile when you write something like 'Some, as with atheists, celebrate and revel in our brokenness. They see the symptoms of our brokeness as progress.
It's so simple... so inaccurate...
I have yet to find the time to read your book, since I need to be home and in front of the computer, but I find it fascinating that after being a counselor for so long, you still see the world only from your own little narrow perspective. It's as if you were not able, at all, to out yourselves in others' shoes just for one minute in order to understand how they feel and interpret their own piece of reality. Only then can you realize that some aspect of this reality is shared by everybody and... objective.
It's weird because, here I am, the young 27 yo who seem to know more about the world and people than the 60+ counselor who spent thousands of hours listening to people. It just does not make sense to me. You are supposed to be the wise one; you are suppose to be the one who can teach me about the world and others. But no, you know nothing about others, you only give your own little personal opinion, you share your own feelings and interpretations, and pretend that it's as close as it can be to an absolute truth, as close as it can be to... God's thoughts.
Really fascinating!
Hopefully you won't be offended, I am just giving an opinion, and I am probably wrong to a certain extend... but I know that I am not completely wrong... I wonder if you'll see why.
Cheers!
No, I’m not offended. Imagine, only 27 years old and already you know so much.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good thing that you did not pick a job related to comedy.
ReplyDeleteAre you kidding me? Are you freakin kidding me?! Well, see, that’s where I disagree with you. I’m actually hysterically funny. Atheists just don’t have a sense of humour. That's the problem. If that wasn’t the case you’d see that I’m a very funny guy.
ReplyDeleteFor example, there’s this Indian / Native / Aboriginal / First Nations Person (pick one) from a Canadian Reserve. He’s at a First Nations conference in Arizona. While there, he meets up with another First Nations person who happens to be from New Mexico. They get talking about their reserves and the guy from New Mexico says, “If I got up in the morning and started driving around my Reserve, I could drive for two days and still not make it all the way around.” And the guy from the reserve in Saskatchewan says, “Ya, I’ve got a truck like that too.”
Now, don’t tell me that isn’t funny.
Anyhow, here’s what I want you to do. I want you to write down on a piece of paper, “It's weird because, here I am, the young 27 yo who seem to know more about the world and people than the 60+ counselor who spent thousands of hours listening to people.”
Go ahead. Write it down. I'll wait. And make sure you include the typo for counsellor and seem(s).
Got it? Ok -
Next I want you to put the piece of paper in an envelope and write on the outside, “Do not open until I’m sixty.” Then put it away some place safe.
I promise you, in 33 years you too will have a good laugh.
Well now that is funny!
ReplyDeleteWasn't it obvious that by saying 'It's a good thing that you did not pick a job related to comedy.' I was simply continuing in the same line of tongue-in-cheek-ironic humor you had just used?
However, it kind of stopped being funny when you jumped to bigotry by labeling ALL atheists as having no sense of humor... but again, coming from you, it's still hilarious since it's so predictable and meaningless at the same time, since you don't even know atheists as far as I know. Correct me if I am wrong by the way!
At least we can agree on one thing: if I were to do your little challenge, I am sure that I would find it funny! I won't pretend to know exactly why though since there could be so many reasons...