Jared's Thoughts

(updated last part on Dec 20)

Aside from the spiritual path one takes, no other decision matters in life as much as who you marry.  It is said 90% of your happiness or misery will come from this one decision.

So how does one make such a decision, or to marry at all?  Here are my thoughts:

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I see judgmentalism and legalism as a legitimate problem of the Christian church at large, based on the fact non-Christians and ones who have gone AWOL often feel so judged by the church and by God.  It breaks my heart.  I wish I could give all such people a hug. …And tell them God loves them.

Part of the devil’s first schemes against mankind (and therefore God) was to get man and woman to feel guilty before God, needing to hide from Him.  Often when we do something wrong, we feel like we have to go away, fix the matter, and then come back to God. This is totally wrong!

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People believe things for various reasons, good and bad.  Belief in God, or lack thereof, is a pretty big deal.  I believe in God, yet many in Western society don’t, or not in the same way.  Many, if not most matters of importance ultimately come back to this question: ‘Who is God?’

God makes a difference to virtually every part of my life, so it makes sense to acknowledge my non-believing readers and try to give the beginning of an explanation of why I believe in Him.

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