Lots to Learn
WOW! I had an amazing conversation with one of the women I work with today. She's Muslim and I'm Christian and we were just going at it back and forth about what we believe and justifying what we believe and everything. We weren't angry at one another or anything. There was a bit of yelling and passion in our conversation, but it was great! We talked about everything such as Jesus, heaven/hell, the resurrection, the Old Testament/New Testament, baptism, man I can't remember everything. It was so cool though because I learned a lot about myself and what I believe versus what others believe, even different sects of Chrsitianity.
One thing I did learn though is that I know so little about my faith. At times I was having such a hard time defending myself because I just don't know enough. But the thing is, I want to start to study about it more because before I just read the Bible, but I never take it in and piece things together and really take it to heart. It's more of a dutiful act. I also want to learn more about other religions and what they believe so that I have a deeper understanding of where they come from, such as Christadelphians because one of the other girls I work with is Christadelphian and they are coming from a completely different background if you really look at the fundamentals. It's the same with Catholocism. Everyone says Christianity and Catholocism are one in the same, but I really don't believe that because there are fundamental differences that make a huge difference between Christianity and Catholocism.
Anyways, I just thought it was such an eye opening experience for me and my faith and I really need to know where I stand on everything and take it seriously because it is serious and I can't just go around believing what everyone tells me and not being able to back it up. I believe the Bible to be 100% true, but I need to be able to justify why, and telling people "just because" doesn't suffice. So yeah, that was my revelation for the day.
One thing I did learn though is that I know so little about my faith. At times I was having such a hard time defending myself because I just don't know enough. But the thing is, I want to start to study about it more because before I just read the Bible, but I never take it in and piece things together and really take it to heart. It's more of a dutiful act. I also want to learn more about other religions and what they believe so that I have a deeper understanding of where they come from, such as Christadelphians because one of the other girls I work with is Christadelphian and they are coming from a completely different background if you really look at the fundamentals. It's the same with Catholocism. Everyone says Christianity and Catholocism are one in the same, but I really don't believe that because there are fundamental differences that make a huge difference between Christianity and Catholocism.
Anyways, I just thought it was such an eye opening experience for me and my faith and I really need to know where I stand on everything and take it seriously because it is serious and I can't just go around believing what everyone tells me and not being able to back it up. I believe the Bible to be 100% true, but I need to be able to justify why, and telling people "just because" doesn't suffice. So yeah, that was my revelation for the day.
2 Comments:
At 3:58 p.m.,
Abe said…
Doing a good study into apologetics is a healthy basis for any Christian who is starting to experience intellectual debate on religion. Just be forewarned that it's a study that is endless without necessarily being edifying. And, a lot of the material may not be coming from the same basis as your personal beliefs, so don't feel you have to believe something just because it is eloquent (ie. a lot of the material you'll find is hyper-conservative).
At 1:51 a.m.,
Grail said…
What do you mean by Christadelphians coming from a "completely different background" ... I'm a Christadelphian and I would be very interested in your perspective on this... Thanks ...
Grail
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