(January 8, 2024 at 8:35 pm)JJoseph Wrote: Make yourself a Christian? Anyone who can raise his right hand, over the Bible, for e.g. and say solemnly and sincerely, " I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God, I accept Him as my Lord and Savior, I repent of my sins, and I'm striving to follow Him", is a Christian. Is not Christ better to follow than Hume or Marx? Than Nietzche, that Atheist who died a practical Nihilist in an Insane Asylum? If Atheism is true, life becomes dull and meaningless, and hopeless hedonism or misery, as he understood all too well. Christianity instead counsels enjoying the good things of this life, but without sin, as for e.g. King Solomon the wise says in many of his Biblical Writings. So married Christian Couples can and should enjoy sexual love for e.g. like the same King says, but should abhor adultery and sexual sin. And the same applied to other aspects of life, just like Adam and Eve should have enjoyed the 1000 legitimate fruits of the garden, instead of that one forbidden fruit. In this way, we are called to live a life of partial happiness here on Earth, while waiting for the Perfect Happiness of Heaven. 20 Centuries of Christian Saints are witness to the fact that such a life is easy and is possible for people from any and all states of life.
God Bless.
Just did it. When does it start working?
