I was listening to a forum with Anne Rice and NT Wright this morning on the way to work, they discussed about the existence of some really bad Christians and good atheists. (btw, Anne Rice is really the one who wrote Interview with the Vampire, I initially thought she's just someone with the same name... she's "re-converted" to Catholicism and vowed to write for God only now.)
Bishop Wright said many Christians who are talking about obeying God's commandments, usually just select the easy ones to obey, and ignore those that are difficult.
Another point mentioned is that we are not supposed to just tolerate each other in church, we are created to love each other in church.
Well, what can I say? I'm guilty. On both charges.
Another point of reflection is on what Christianity is all about. Is it just about getting to heaven when we die? Of course, every Christian would have said no. However, we were doing things as if we believed in that. It seems that our life is about escaping this world. In fact, when we spread the Gospel, we often emphasize on this point. You believe in Christ, you get eternal life, otherwise, you go straight into hell. (Maybe not that frank, but you get the idea. I've been opposed to this for some time even tho I'm a so-called "evangelical Christian".)
Jesus died and rose two thousand years ago, demonstrating his victory over this world. How did this change our present lives? Or are we just a bunch of people waiting for our life after death?
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