Contrary to logic about any absolute, I find that people calculate the possiblitiy of faith being possible and valid as a lifestyle on the evidence of people around them who impersonate faith. Problem is that they seem to think that faith should be impersonated by anyone who professes to believe. And so personal failures by the professing believers have not only consequence to themselves but to these calculating spectators who seek confirmation that a lifestyle of faith is not possible or plausible, seeking it to confirm themselves that their own egocentric lifestyles are indeed 'good'.
Confirms Matt 5:13: "You are the salt of the earth but if the salt loses it power.."
I don't like it. Don't like the responsiblity.
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1 comment:
hmmm but is there really something wrong with a person faking their faith until they actually believe it? Some people know what they want to believe, it just takes them a little more convincing and time to accept it, kind of like saying aspirations to yourself in the mirror. Such as "I am beautiful" until one day it hits them, "you know what I really am beautiful." Maybe these people come off as egocentric because they are afraid to experience another persons view point. They are defensive, or on edge because they are so frustrated with themselves for not being able to make up their minds. I think that it would be very hard for a person experiencing this to understand exactly what responsibilities they need to shoulder, let alone know the limitations of that responsibility.
Eryn.
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