We live behind these fences all of our lives. We ignore each other and go about our business. We do not seek to know, we do not wish to know what is going on in a strangers life. We do not wish to intrude upon anothers life for fear of their response. We live alone surrounded by people. We surround ourselves with a wall of sound so that we cannot hear anything. We walk past each other avoiding each others gaze. This is the result of the secularisation of the West that we do not need anyone else. While it is said that the securalisation of the West is the natural fruition of the christianisation of the West it has not been successful. The secularistion was meant to be the final culmination of humanity living with each other in harmony. Yet we do not live in harmony rather we live separately.
This is not what God intended for us. We are not meant to be alone we are designed for relationship. God does not desire us to relate to him individually the alone to the alone. Rather as community to Trinity.
"If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return." - Luke 6:32-35 (NRSV)
This is not what God intended for us. We are not meant to be alone we are designed for relationship. God does not desire us to relate to him individually the alone to the alone. Rather as community to Trinity.
"If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return." - Luke 6:32-35 (NRSV)
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Quoted: "The secularistion was meant to be the final culmination of humanity living with each other in harmony."
This was man's way of attempting to sever all links between himself and his Creator. But with creating such a hole, what do people propose we fill it up with? The problem is, is that you don't have to look far in order to see exactly what people have filled this hole with. Why do we call Enlightenment "Enlightenment", when we don't live and look so enlightened?
"The human race's coming of age is not rebellion against God, but is God educating his highest earthly creature to be independent of him. Just as wise parents help their children become independent of them, so in secularisation God has been striving to bring the human race to a point of self-sufficiency...To be Christian is not to be 'religious,' but to be human." - Erickson, 914
maybe i'm just nosy, but i always want to know whats going on in other people's lives... and i am very pleased when people i know open up and get personal with me..
eh JARED. Come to Mrs Yang and tell her yours secrets =P
he he he I am of Michelle's school of thought. Ah, we're such meddlers :P Plus your posts are usually wrapped in enough mystery to make them sound like there's an underlining something going on even if there isn't. See ya Monday :)
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