Comments on: To Heal a Fractured World http://andersoj.org/oddments/2005/11/17/to-heal-a-fractured-world oddments by Jon Anderson Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: jdgough http://andersoj.org/oddments/2005/11/17/to-heal-a-fractured-world#comment-14 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 20:36:07 +0000 http://andersoj.org/oddments/2005/11/17/to-heal-a-fractured-world#comment-14 Interesting take. The best explanation I have heard is that it all depends on what you are fundamental about. A religion by definition must believe that they hold the market on truth. All religions believe that you must do something in order to be _______ or attain _______. All are in essence work based and therefore must abide by a standard of rules. When one is fundamental about the rules and the truth that governs ones hope (their believed in future) it leads to violence or war. Christianity, which is the opposite of religion, says that it is by nothing you do. In fact Christianitys starting point is that we were first Loved. Loved so much that in order for our sins to be paid in full, God himself had to die to pay the price. If you are first fundamental about Christianity, then by definition you are living a fundamentalism of Love. No other faith puts Love first, instead they put action or works first. When we fully understand Gods Love for us, our response is to Love him as he loved us, as servants. Religion says we must be the greatest (where the followers response is 'I need to be like that') where Christianity says we must be a Servant (where the followers response is 'i don't know if I could be like that'). Just my 2.2 cents/understanding Interesting take. The best explanation I have heard is that it all depends on what you are fundamental about. A religion by definition must believe that they hold the market on truth. All religions believe that you must do something in order to be _______ or attain _______. All are in essence work based and therefore must abide by a standard of rules. When one is fundamental about the rules and the truth that governs ones hope (their believed in future) it leads to violence or war. Christianity, which is the opposite of religion, says that it is by nothing you do. In fact Christianitys starting point is that we were first Loved. Loved so much that in order for our sins to be paid in full, God himself had to die to pay the price. If you are first fundamental about Christianity, then by definition you are living a fundamentalism of Love. No other faith puts Love first, instead they put action or works first. When we fully understand Gods Love for us, our response is to Love him as he loved us, as servants. Religion says we must be the greatest (where the followers response is ‘I need to be like that’) where Christianity says we must be a Servant (where the followers response is ‘i don’t know if I could be like that’).

Just my 2.2 cents/understanding

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