Would it be an understatement to say that most humans have always misunderstood God? Whether as a Deity or as a Benevolent Concept, the idea still stumps many people today.
My view is that, in the absence of a cogent alternative, and in the presence of concrete evidence – corroborated by other major monotheistic religions of the world – in the Bible, thanks and appreciation ought to be given regularly for all the daily wonders around us and, especially, for our ability to create whatever we call our own.
That is not the central theme of this post, which is more about how many Christians still misunderstand the teachings of Jesus Christ, who came to Earth to live among humans essentially to bring us back to God by teaching us how to first know how to love one another so that we can gain the respect that comes from learning to love ourselves also.
By the way, there really are a multiplicity of new Christian denominations and Bible-believing fledgling religious outfits that are very much aware of the need to protest against these observed misconceptions about God.
So, just as Christ protested the passive and smug attitudes/activities of the Pharisees, so did the Catholics protest the unbelief of the Gentile nations after Christ’s death and resurrection; and so too today the new wave churches and organizations are protesting against the activities and practices of the Protestant and other much more ‘Orthodox’ religious congregations.
To bring all these points a bit closer home to you in more practical terms, I am really talking about how a few people place the wrong priority on various aspects of our daily lives.
I mean why spend the whole day in Church when you know that your kids have not yet finished their school homework because you were all very busy getting ready for the often numerous church-related activities at the weekends?
As Jesus said to the Pharisees when they complained about his healing work on the weekly day of rest from work, “Which of you, seeing his/her child fallen into a well on the Sabbath, would not try to save the baby?”
To extend it further, let me ask two more questions. Would you leave your house chores undone and piling up daily because you were too busy with ‘important’ religious activities throughout the week?
Lastly, would you pray earnestly beside your sick relative’s hospital bed in order to also look after him/her, or would you travel to the Vatican to pray for his/her wellbeing or good health inside St. Peter’s Basilica?
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