Armed for battle: part 1

This Saturday we had a great study on the armor of God. One of the
key points that gets overlooked is that in the scripture on the armor
of God (Ephesians 6:13-17) the first item mentioned is the belt of
Truth. We often loose sight of the fact that all of our pieces of
armor are held together by the Truth in God's Word.

If we let ourselves believe things just because they make us feel
better, then we deceive ourselves and will not be effective in our
battle. We can't believe things just because we want to, we need to
seek out the truth and test the spirits and take joy in the service
our Lord has called us to.

Not taking notes

Despite the coffee, I find it easier to blog than take notes during
meetings at times.

Expelled preview

I had the opportunity to watch a preview of Expelled: no intelligence allowed. It was a very enlightening movie that was presented in a very mature fashion. I also, however think that if Christians want to be heard, we also need to be willing to listen. I have seen too many Christian arguments that have no thought behind them. I agree with my fellow Christians most of the time, but I still wish the debates we start would allow the opposing side the same respect we demand of them, as was presented in this movie.

What makes this movie so easy to relate to is the fact that it is not making a religious argument, but rather that the debate on evolution should have two sides. A one-sided debate is pointless and stifles growth and knowledge. I think anyone in favor of free speech and the freedom to think should watch this movie. Anyone who does not agree with the freedom of thought should continue to yell at people who don't agree with them, and should not be surprised when one day we give up entirely on searching for truth in favor of making the world fit our preconceived notions of how we think it should work.