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C'mon people, you're well aware that you're dealing with people who assume moral authority (via the Bible, or is it the Holy Spirit?) as their core belief.
Mimio
(Jun 28 06, 08:43)That's where things fall apart for people, if they don't see the Bible in the same light that I do, how on earth could they understand my worldview? And it's fine with me if people misunderstand or don't agree with me. It's fine if people lose their tempers or are rude or unfair. I expect that, and I'm OK with it.
I've said it before, and it bears repeating:
I have made, and will make, many mistakes in my life. I used to get wasted at least three times a week. I used to sleep around. I used to be an all-around angry and frustrated person. I used to be very disrespectful to my parents. I got so good at lying that I sometimes could not tell the difference. I convinced a girl to have sex with me who had until that moment wanted to save herself for marriage.
I have done all this, and more. I am not ashamed to tell my mistakes, it has made me who I am today. I just got to the point where as Marie Antoinette says "Nothing tastes". My relationship with the girl whose virginity I had taken was a wreck, drinking heavily was no longer fun. I hit a wall and gave up. I was absolutely broken.
I have since accepted Christ's sacrifice for me. I am a new man. I still make mistakes, and life is far from perfect, but I have been changed from the inside out. I am stil answerable for my mistakes and still have to apologize to people and admit my flaws, but now my answer is that it has been forgiven. because of that, I have hope, I have peace, and I have the strength to get up every morning and learn, grow, and love.