Bi-Polar Bear wrote:the bible also goes on to talk about all the sins, wars, rumours of wars and false messiahs that will mark the end times.
And the Christian right themselves are constantly talking about how all the things going on in the world are signs of the approaching end...you know that....
So again I ask, what's the beef? Who cares what the world does?
Oh, I see. You were addressing the conservative judgmental christians. Not we good and decent christians.
You were poking fun at those few christian souls who expected the apocalypse over gay marriage. But, as I attempted to point out before, gay marriage isn't even a blip on God's radar; this doesn't rate the end times. Now, to answer your question, "What's the beef? Who cares what the world does?" There is no real beef. The bible scripture is written by man, not God himself. It is a human response to the initiative of God. There are plenty of christian denominations and sects, each with a slightly different take on what is written and what it all means. All the ones rooted in the Pauline church care about the world, and what it does. They also try to live up to what each individual believes Jesus would do in our place. That is a key factor in belonging to the body of the christian church. We all care. Because we care, we try to convince others to do what is best for them and for the world. Now, unfortunately, they don't always listen. And some emmisaries of Christ are hung up on their own biases. Their biases, not God's. Not every offense is worthy of bringing on the end times. We don't know quite what things will be beyond some vague guidelines. Many people didn't understand why the end didn't come after WW2, and it may be on its way. The way may take a millenium or longer, we just don't know and aren't supposed to know. Since we don't know, we have to care.
