This Journey

I am a flawed person. I have weakness, I have faults that lead me to choices that are not good. I sin daily. I need forgiveness daily. But if I repent, if I confess my sins, I am forgiven. There is a truth that by forgiving others you are released from a burden. By forgiving yourself for your flaws, it is the same. I hope that what I write about here helps people think about an issue more than otherwise. I hope that if you hadn't considered something that I am writing about, about the Christian journey, you now will.

I receive occasional e-mails here regarding my faith, how I practice it, and whether or not I believe certain aspects of the Christian dogma. Unfortunately for those who ask, I tend not to be concerned by the small aspects of belief and religion, but rather, the big questions, the absolute truths, and what I see as fundamental to understanding the whole of the issue at hand.

A couple points I think are important about our journey.

Matthew 7:14 "But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."

The road is narrow. Many think all roads lead to the same destination, but that is very untrue. I believe in God, Love, Forgiveness, but even so, if we are all ultimately redeemed, what is the point? Not all ideas are equal. Not all faiths are worthy.

Ecclesiastes 1:15 "What is twisted cannot be straightened; what is lacking cannot be counted."

The path we seek to follow is hard. Not only is it hard due to the needs of the physical body and at the same time the denial of the wickedness of the flesh, we also find a world that is broken. While God is perfect, and we seek order, because of sin, the world is crooked. Sin has made the world subject to the laws of entropy. This is confusing. We were made by God, and God instilled in our hearts a desire for order, and we assume it, and find none. Or, as a philosopher said, “Mathematics would certainly have not come into existence if one had known from the beginning that there was in nature no exactly straight line, no actual circle, no absolute magnitude.” (Friedrich Nietzsche, German classical Scholar, Philosopher and Critic of culture, 1844-1900.)

I seek God, I see a narrow road, and I believe that the shortest distance from point A to Point B is a straight line. Walking that line, no matter how true, or how good, is nearly impossibly hard. But that is the road. Therefore, impossible or not, I need God to guide me, Jesus to love me, and the Spirit to give me strength.