words

Wednesday October 13th, 2 Timothy 2: 14 Keep reminding them of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. In the realm of faith, we argue over words. We argue over land. We argue over who is “part of the kingdom” and who is not “part of the kingdom.” Jews, Christians, Muslims are all the children of Abraham to whom was given the promise that he would be the father of a great multitude, like the sands of the desert. Most of human history has been arguing over whether this pile of sand is better than that pile of sand and which pile of sand does God love best. It is a routine best left to old Smothers Brothers reruns. Over the centuries the religious bickering has produced a few products, the death of millions of God’s children and observing that, billions of God’s children not wanting anything to do with the God who created them and loves them. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over hoping for different results. Perhaps we should try that old loving God with all our heart and loving neighbor as ourselves thing for a change.