April 1, 2004

  • I haven't said anything in hear for a while, mainly because my computer was all bunked due to my forgetting the charger at home. Anyway, I've had this topic on my mind for a few days, so here goes.


    I take a certain amount of joy in offending people. Especially when I do it in a respectful manner, as not to actually be doing something they can blame me for. For example, this fucking journal. I mean, why the fuck would someone read this shit if they don't want to, it's their fucking choice. Heh, see I've probably already offended some. Well, I guess I don't really know who reads this, so maybe not. Either way, you get the point. Another example would be something like the way I act, the music I listen to, or the games I play. I will never hide magic or D&D from someone who thinks it offensive.


    Why? I suppose I enjoyed it before I rationalized it, so this may sound like a cop-out, but I think it's valid. You see, my Christian walk was basically torn down and rebuilt when I was challenged to think about what I am doing. This, in many ways, has since made me value the questioning. It's sort of like a blissful ignorance verses a sometimes painful knowledge of reality. Check out Apathys_Opposite, he knows of this. Well, this is the result I perceive. If I give my friend the finger, or say fuck in this journal, people may want to judge me. Heh, well, they will have to use judgement for that, or at least I would hope. Am I actually sinning when I tell you to fuck off? I clearly don't believe so. If you do believe so, well, we have something to discuss. The person judging me will hopefully check out whether what their judging is truly wrong.


    I don't have the fools hope to suggest that most people will actually do what I hope... but over time. I think it takes time, it did for me. I found that people I respected could do these thing that I had assumed to be immoral. I had to question: is it? I slowly moved from unfair judgment, questioning weather people were actually saved or not, to doing the things I would question the salvation of others for. I suppose this is the hope I have for the people who would judge me.


    So there you have it. If this fucking obnoxious statement about the shit you refuse to deal with because of your own ignorance bothers you. Try and understand it.


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    What to do
    What to do about truth
    What to do when you know it’s absolute
    What to do
    What to do about truth
    Do you run away, oh tell me, what do you do


    And out of the dark,
    And into the light,
    Comes and angle with the good news.
    Why do you hesitate?
    Why do you run away?
    Won’t someone tell me what to do?


    -Phil Snowdon

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  • Romans 15

    1We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. 2Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."[1] 4For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
    5May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, 6so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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