Sunday, July 24, 2005
Do you see the Bible as this book of rules, and that as a Christian, there are many things you cannot do? When you compare yourself before and after conversion, do you remember (with a tinge a regret) the things you used to do?
Preachers speak about how being a Christian liberates us from sin. However, I used to think that other than freedom from the bondage of sin, we as Christians are not allowed to do alot of stuff, like drink excessively(its bad for the liver btw), smoke (hurts your lungs, increase chances of stroke), tattoo our bodies (yesh, you cannot even tattoo the cross or "JESUS"), swear/curse or watch porn, just to name a few. Majority will agree that all these are not healthy to start with, but to many youngsters, just the thought that one is prohibited to do those, is stifling.
Today, I was enlightened during sermon. Our preacher this morning posed us the question: "Who is free? A person on earth, bounded by gravity and friction? Or an astronaut in outer space, who experience zero gravity? Can you play a game of soccer, if players could move the goal post wherever they liked, whenever they wanted?" You see, it is because of certain laws and rules, that makes us free to roam the earth and play a game properly. Likewise, we are free, because the Word of God grounds us with the law of liberty. Sounds like an oxymoron? Well, life is full of contradictions.
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