I was merely 16 years old when I went to church in the middle of nowhere with one of my aunts. I had never been super religious, even though I had read the bible several times. I always questioned religion, and even at a young age had asked some questions that even seemed to make church officials think. At this point in my life, my home life really, really sucked.
So today I celebrated Passover at a Jewish friend's house near where I used to live when I attended high school. Now, I am not Jewish, or religious in any respect for that matter. In fact, in the last two years of my life I have become agnostic and nearly atheist. However, I think you would have to be rather cocky in order to proclaim a 100% confidence in atheism.
Well, it has been a while since I did the last one of these, but hey, I’ve got plenty of time. At this rate, if I keep it up, and live to 75, I might get to Exodus.
So, anyway, god has just killed every non-aquatic animal except for Noah and his family and the animals on his ark. We now return to our, uh, protagonists, after the flood has done its work.
Genesis 8
Genesis 1:1-2:3
Chapter 1
Verses 1-2
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.Verses 3-5
I just found out that I am dying from an incurable disease...At first (before I knew it was pretty serious), I think it is fun (because maybe I'll get to stay home from school and watch the Price is Right on television instead of taking that dreaded bio test!).
I am fairly certain that everyone can agree that no one is perfect. I know I'm not!
I will ask the question again. If God asked you to marry a prostitute, would you do it? Hosea did. It seems unlikely that God would ask a man to marry someone who was probably not a Christian, was continually unfaithful to her husband, and is not exactly the best example of what a godly wife should be. But then God has a purpose behind everything and this was no exception...
