To me, that’s the strongest, most important part of Christianity. It is the basis of what I stand for and believe in.
Unlike other earthly leaders, anarchists, kings, dictators, monarchs, capitalists, republicans or democrats, God doesn’t just say “honor me,” and stop there. He makes it a point to say HONOR YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF. That statement is fully loaded with ideas. We have such a caring and loving God, unlike any ruler of this past or present world. He loves us, unconditionally. And by that I mean he loves us no matter what, expecting nothing in return. Jesus’s death burial and resurrection gives us HOPE for our future, and knowledge that what we do on this earth does not just disintegrate when our bodies sink into the earth. What we do now, matters. We must try with every fiber in our being to mirror this world with what God’s kingdom will look like. If we don’t, then all the worldly tragedies such as poverty, famine, abuse, disease, cruelty, greediness and murder will keep on getting larger in supply. I believe a giant misconception of believers is that what we do now, doesn’t really “count” or “matter” because were destined to be with God in his kingdom. Really? Then what’s the point in life? Life is not a mistake. God intended us to live on this Earth and love each other and ourself. He WANTED us to have emotions and relationships. He wanted to be in a relationship with us, here on Earth. Sadly, words are limited, and lots of information gets misconstrued in translation or simply in trying to get out an idea. Luckily we have the Bible and prayer to dig deeper in our own understanding of what it means to “follow Jesus” and to love God. It’s OK to have questions and doubts. If we simply agreed with everything that other people believed in, our world would be an even larger ignorant mess than it is now. But I do recommend, from my own personal experiences and others that i’ve witnessed, to at least be open to the good news of the Lord if you have never been exposed to this kind of thinking or idea before. You won’t regret it.
