By Jeff Moore

This has been one crappy week. I have had thoughts of my faith and beliefs running through my head. My conclusion so far is that Christianity is a problem. When asked to give a defense, I usually resort to the usual arguments trying to prove that I am right and that those that don't believe in Christianity (or my version of it) are wrong. I have been so consumed with being right in my life that it has cost me more than it has helped. It still causes me problems. No matter what, when I am in a discussion and take a differing view than someone else, I am going to keep going and going and going until I either PROVE that I am RIGHT, or beat the other person into submission. It has alienated friends, created enemies, and cost me financially.

I want to back up for a moment and explain what I mean by Christianity is a problem. What I mean is that a lot of things are done in the name of Christianity that have nothing to do with Christ. For example, the people that hold the signs, "God hates Fags" at the funeral of a homosexual that has been beaten to death because of his homosexuality. What about the guy that shoots down the abortion doctor. Let's not forget the televangelists with the vertical hair talking and crying about God while reaching into the purses and wallets of the gullible and lonely. It goes without saying that the crusades were horrendous.

What about standard mainstream denominations? The Baptists that believe that ALL Catholics are going to hell because they might pray to a saint or to the Virgin Mary or have statues in their churches? What about the Pentecostals that believe the Baptists are going to hell because they don't speak in tongues? Or the Church of Christ people that believe everyone is going to hell that aren't Church of Christ?

We all are killing ourselves by trying to be right.
"King James only!"
"You must speak in tongues to prove your salvation."
"You must never speak in tongues!"
"Women must wear pants and not cut their hair."
"You have to keep all the Commandments."
"Lord's supper every week!'
"Baptism by immersion!"
"Salvation only after baptism."
"Once saved, always saved."
"You can lose your salvation."
"We were predestined."
"Man has libertarian free will."
"Pre-trib rapture"
"Post-trib rapture."
"Amillenialist."
"Don't drink!"
"Gambling is evil!"

Tired yet? Me, too. I am so damn tired trying to be right all the time. Argument after argument. High blood pressure. Headaches. Sore throat. Enough already.

Jesus said the greatest commandment is to love God with all your heart, soul and mind and love your neighbor as yourself. I have forgotten to love because I need to be right. Jesus never once asked a sinner what his theological position was. If He asked us, we would all have it wrong somewhere.

"Where are those accusers that condem you?"
"They are gone."
"Then neither do I. Leave your life of sin."

I for one am going to try to focus on Jesus and not on being right.