Comments on: Peace for Virginia Tech http://deeperdevotion.com/weblog/1698 Delivered Monday through Friday, our daily devotions are the perfect companion to your time in the Word. Biblical, consistent, and with over three years of back content, DEEPERDEVOTION.com is a great resource for everyone. Check us out on the web at www.deeperdevotion.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:04:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Patrick http://deeperdevotion.com/weblog/1698#comment-1220 Patrick Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:10:20 +0000 http://deeperdevotion.com/weblog/1698#comment-1220 Is there any hope for peace in a world as chaotic as ours? You ask. If you read a bit about history, the short answer is definitvely "no". But then, here is my question: "who do you refer to when you say "as ours"? Ours who? Brothers and Sisters who? Because what happened at Virgina Tech this week happens every day in troubled places such as Irak, Sudan, Somalia, Timor and many other regions of our little planet. Do you consider people over there as brothers and sisters? Humans? Is your heart broken every day you live? Cheer up! Our world is no more chaotic than "theirs"! We live in a peaceful era! Now, we do not need Jesus Christ or any other prophet. We need gun control, common sense, education and better sharing of wealth. While you are playing, you are not acting! So move your butt and do something to make America better... I mean, your world. Is there any hope for peace in a world as chaotic as ours? You ask. If you read a bit about history, the short answer is definitvely “no”. But then, here is my question: “who do you refer to when you say “as ours”? Ours who? Brothers and Sisters who? Because what happened at Virgina Tech this week happens every day in troubled places such as Irak, Sudan, Somalia, Timor and many other regions of our little planet. Do you consider people over there as brothers and sisters? Humans? Is your heart broken every day you live?

Cheer up! Our world is no more chaotic than “theirs”! We live in a peaceful era!

Now, we do not need Jesus Christ or any other prophet. We need gun control, common sense, education and better sharing of wealth. While you are playing, you are not acting! So move your butt and do something to make America better… I mean, your world.

]]> By: Glenn http://deeperdevotion.com/weblog/1698#comment-1222 Glenn Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:50:56 +0000 http://deeperdevotion.com/weblog/1698#comment-1222 Hi Patrick, thanks for your honest comment. Here are some observations and responses of my own. I think we must first identify that you and I are operating out of two different world views. While the resurrection of Jesus is central to my answers, the denial of Jesus is central to yours. You should know that while I do not agree with your worldview, I do not think less of you or your opinions. I hope that you would offer me the same respect. As far as your question as to who I am referring to when I say "our world," I think your point is valid and one that needs to be addressed by more Christians. Too many of us live in a bubble, only coming out when somebody else bursts it. If we were to take the Scriptures we believe more seriously, there would be a greater emphasis on reaching out to those outside of our comfort zones. Indeed, our hearts should be broken every day that we live. I have a question for you too though: You tell me definitively that there is no hope for peace in our world. Yet, you say we live in a peaceful era. Since I entitled this entry as "Peace" for Virgina Tech, I think it would be good for us to define peace. I have a feeling that this may lie at the center of our differences. How do you define peace? Hi Patrick, thanks for your honest comment. Here are some observations and responses of my own.
I think we must first identify that you and I are operating out of two different world views. While the resurrection of Jesus is central to my answers, the denial of Jesus is central to yours. You should know that while I do not agree with your worldview, I do not think less of you or your opinions. I hope that you would offer me the same respect.

As far as your question as to who I am referring to when I say “our world,” I think your point is valid and one that needs to be addressed by more Christians. Too many of us live in a bubble, only coming out when somebody else bursts it. If we were to take the Scriptures we believe more seriously, there would be a greater emphasis on reaching out to those outside of our comfort zones. Indeed, our hearts should be broken every day that we live.

I have a question for you too though: You tell me definitively that there is no hope for peace in our world. Yet, you say we live in a peaceful era. Since I entitled this entry as “Peace” for Virgina Tech, I think it would be good for us to define peace. I have a feeling that this may lie at the center of our differences. How do you define peace?

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