Mar. 17, 2008 - Open Minded
Lately I have been a little too reflective about everything. While spinning around in my thoughts and becoming dizzy, I have to stop and post my opinion on "open mindedness". Apparently, there is a group of people in this world who think they know what is best for everyone that call themselves "open minded" and "liberal". I have to laugh at them because I used to be one of "them".
Yes, it's true. I used to run around believing I knew what was best for everyone else based on half-thought ideals. I can't claim to ever have been a true liberal, but I definitely thought I was a "progressive thinker". I was all about saving the environment, freeing Tibet, freeing my mind, stopping the injustices of the world, yadayadayada.... And Christianity was a man-driven religion meant to cram a woman into a tiny box where she wasn't allowed to speak, control an entire society and oppress millions.
Now I'm on the other side. I'm a woman, living outside of the box, freely expressing my love for Jesus Christ and feeling freer than I ever felt before. The lies we'll believe...what a shame. I have been liberated from my closed-minded thinking.
But I am not writing this post because I want to share my personal transition, but because I feel great compassion for all those "progressive thinkers" that are in bondage by their hate for Christians. They have aligned themselves with false thinking and believe they are open minded by not living by a "religious doctrine". This thinking is generated by a fear of having to "change". Kind of the same reason people want abortion to remain a choice. Because becoming a parent requires "change".
Being a Christian isn't about being force fed a belief system, or having to live within a box, never coloring outside of the lines and always walking a straight and narrow path. God gave us the ability to choose for ourselves between right and wrong. Christianity simply states there are consequences for both and there is forgiveness when we admit we are wrong. It's about knowing that Jesus Christ carried your burdens to the cross so that you no longer have to drag your iniquities around with you. And with that there is growth so that we are equipped in life to handle all of the rest.
Well, I don't know if anyone stuck in the bondage of hating Christians will read this post, but I hope that those who feel led will pray for the people that haven't been won over to the cross. And I pray that the people still in the bondage of hate have a loving example in their lives that can shine a bright enough light on the lies they are believing.
Comments
Mar. 17, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by sixfolks
Your comment on my blog was cute. I'll try my best to make our RV experience enjoyable for you :-) Keep praying that it will be soon. Thanks,
Corey
Mar. 17, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by MountainMommy
AMEN to that!
Mar. 17, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Angeline
It seems like many of the arguments by "progressive thinkers" are so contradictive. When someone refers to us as "close-minded" because we don't accept others' beliefs (that aren't in line with the Truth of God), I feel like asking them "Do you accept my beliefs?" Aren't you judging me when you call me judgmental? Just like when someone argues that there's no absolute truth...yet at the very same time, they're making a statement that they believe to be true. Too much contradiction. I enjoyed reading your entry...that gets me fired up.
