Thursday, November 25, 2004
Genesis 1:26-27: "Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over . . .all the earth. . . .' So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them."
"In the same breath in which our author says God created man in His own image, he says He created him male and female... ... There is in God a woman's tenderness as well as a man's toughness, a woman's responsiveness as well as a man's initiative, a woman's intuition as well as a man's logic, a woman's beauty as well as a man's ruggedness, a woman's sympathy as well as a man's drive." (http://eis.net.au/~paulh/gen4hp.html)
the internet is such a wide world that when you key in something like da vinci code or sophie's world, a million websites come up. in the same way, if you key in da vinci code is wrong, sophie's world is a fraud, another million websites come up. i'm not saying either is right or wrong, i'm not taking any sides. non christians think this: the bible was written by men, and that men can make mistakes. Christians believe this: the bible IS god's word. i think there is some truth in both sides. so let's try to be open-minded... .... ....
put yourself in the shoes of non-christians... imagine living your life with nothing but reason and common sense: men DO err. so even in such a divine book as the bible, there are chances that they may err, think of the famous "broken telephone" game. now before, as christians, you jump to defend, no one is pointing fingers. because, by this view, it does not mean that non-christians don't think that the bible may be true, or that it was indeed written because it was inspired. their point is, men IS imperfect, and with that imperfection, mistakes may be made. so let's think for the christians now... "how can OUR god ever make a mistake???" yes, these christians also have a point.. but... their claim is valid to the extent that their god is real. will they refute the claims of the buddhists who swear by their scriptures and also insist "how can OUR god ever make a mistake???" then the hindus "how can OUR god ever make a mistake???"
when your line of thought reaches this far.. what's the conclusion you can come to? faith is true, accurate, only to a person who has made a commitment to a religion or believe it to some extent. this is mine. what's yours?
heex.. don't get so solemn and harsh coz i'm jus sharing with u what i've found coz i think they're very thought-provoking. im glad for u being tolerant, flexible and open-minded and i luv u for it!~ ^^ if u think religion is too sensitive i'll go surf on the best way to remove armpit hair. at least we can all agree we want them gone. wahaha. let's grow and learn together... kaex??? yi qi xue xi yi qi cheng zhang. :)
ahahaa. guess what. i've fallen sick. and i'm going to hongkong on sunday. then we may stop by at tokyo.. wahahaha.. hope i don't ask any guys for numbers, laogong.. wooah~ but i really forgot my jap.. i do remember the last time i stopped at tokyo airport with my family one coke was $5.. -_-" and guess what again? wahaha. my beloved twin is sick toooooooo.. ahaha.. twins afterall huh??? when one falls ill, the other quickly succumbs... wahaha.. so i've always had company.. but im so worried... what if i go there its so expensive i cant buy anything.. and then if i have language barriers.. and my whole family will be glaring at me.. thought u studied japanese??? heex... so must brush up!! wahx!! i wish i could go there when i'm more stable and matured and confident.. ah wells~~~~ take care.. dont fall ill like me! rah, za, hui, laogong! rah... anticipating ur story!! ur first one left me thinking loads siaaaaaa~ ^_*
debbie at 1:38 PM