The Pattern of This World
Let me preface by saying that I believe in participating in the governmental system. I am Independent/Libertarian in philosophy and will vote that way and support those candidate I believe will best keep the forefathers' ideas alive. I am not a fan of what is currently going down in America. I don't believe in being passive...But sometimes I wonder where my energies really should be spent as someone who claims to believe that Jesus Christ in me is more powerful than anything outside of me... There is so much imagry of war in the Christian mindset...And I think that's OK...I have a tattoo that says "Mighty Warrior" on my ankle. But I wonder if sometimes I miss the point of what that 'war' really is. I think that this parallel isn't meant to reflect an earthly battle with guns and swords and blood and physical violence. I think that maybe some of us Christians get caught up in that and lose sight of what we're really called to do which