i don't think the world is going to end on saturday, unlike the billboards say.
one person, harold camping, read the bible from one vantage point and came to a conclusion that for one reason or another really appealed to people. he is one person, he is not God, and he doesn't have a great track record for accurate predictions.
judgement day - may 21 has become a hot topic of conversation, facebook, radio, etc etc. the thing is, rapture theology - which is this notion of christians being taken away from earth - totally flies in the face of the gospel. one little verse in the bible was taken out of context and has become the basis of escapism and apathy... "none of this matters because i'm leaving some day anyways". how tragic! what a sad way of existing. how contrary to the teaching of jesus. i get why it's appealing, i just wish it wasn't such a rampantly held belief. it's essentially church pop culture! it's distorted theology! i wish that people would study the bible for themselves if they're really interested instead of letting other peoples ideology become their belief system. the bible is complex, and can be used to damage and oppress others when taken out of context. but it's actually one complete story. it really needs to be understood in it's entirety - even though i'm partial to all the red words, they don't make sense without the rest.
to be honest, i'm looking forward to sunday when all the tension is broken and we get back to living (which is the point!). i feel sad for the people who are banking on being raptured (not even a biblical word by the way!), it will be a mighty blow. i truly wish them well in figuring out where to go from there.
that's great, it starts with an earthquake,
birds and snakes, an aeroplane -
one person, harold camping, read the bible from one vantage point and came to a conclusion that for one reason or another really appealed to people. he is one person, he is not God, and he doesn't have a great track record for accurate predictions.
judgement day - may 21 has become a hot topic of conversation, facebook, radio, etc etc. the thing is, rapture theology - which is this notion of christians being taken away from earth - totally flies in the face of the gospel. one little verse in the bible was taken out of context and has become the basis of escapism and apathy... "none of this matters because i'm leaving some day anyways". how tragic! what a sad way of existing. how contrary to the teaching of jesus. i get why it's appealing, i just wish it wasn't such a rampantly held belief. it's essentially church pop culture! it's distorted theology! i wish that people would study the bible for themselves if they're really interested instead of letting other peoples ideology become their belief system. the bible is complex, and can be used to damage and oppress others when taken out of context. but it's actually one complete story. it really needs to be understood in it's entirety - even though i'm partial to all the red words, they don't make sense without the rest.
to be honest, i'm looking forward to sunday when all the tension is broken and we get back to living (which is the point!). i feel sad for the people who are banking on being raptured (not even a biblical word by the way!), it will be a mighty blow. i truly wish them well in figuring out where to go from there.
that's great, it starts with an earthquake,
birds and snakes, an aeroplane -
lenny bruce is not afraid.
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