My belief in Christianity (that Jesus is the way, and the truth, and the life) has never been stronger. It's the external "blind spots" that I still don't have answers for that trip me up. These are "big picture" questions that after wrestling with to the point of exasperation, I must put in God's hands.
Why do some not believe? With all the terrible things going on in the world today (abortion, drug abuse, genocide, child slavery and exploitation, sex trafficking, prostitution, war), it is clear that our secular, selfish way of doing things is a failure of the greatest magnitude. And yet what comes under the most fire? Not the governments, the political parties, the economic systems....but rather the one institution that does the most to deal with the aftermath of these destructive forces.....the Church. It is simply beyond me how people so desperate and in need can so quickly reject Christianity and the Church.
Why do some stop believing? Furthermore, how can those that do know better and were raised in the faith, just stop attending and/or believing? Is it merely laziness or boredom?
How has God's Church on earth been broken and scattered into so many competing denominations? This last question is the most troubling to me. By one count made in 2001, there were 33,830 different denominations of Christianity. How can this possibily be, when Jesus Christ called us all together to become a community and follow Him? You wouldn't fight a war with a scattered or divided front.....you wouldn't compete in a sport with a disorganized team. This can't be the way He intended it.
Anyway, that's what's on my mind and heart. I'll be revisiting all this in future posts. In the meantime, pray for the non-believers, once-believers, and the believers (who might just need it most of all).
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