The more mature I get in spirit, the more terrified I am of the world. We Christians are taught not to conform to the patterns of this world (Romans 12:2) because we know that the world's ways are completely against God's ways.

Growing up, I was exposed to both cultures. I lived in a Christian home, but I studied at a non-sectarian school; which meant my values and perspectives were kinda mixed up before I actually got saved and started studying His word. Like all Christians, my life has been forever changed since then.

So much has been happening in the world recently, like the USA legalizing gay marriage, recognition of various genders, the Orlando shooting and others. I would mention more but I think there would be too many and I'm probably not up to date with current events.

Let me get this straight, us Christians don't agree with the world because we believe that God's ways are the right ways. Non-believers always ask us where our proof is but all we need is the Bible, everything we ever need is in that book. They say that some "old book written by dead men" is false and we should just give up on God or look for something else to believe in. Friend, I believe in Him because I believe He is the one true God. He gave up His one and only Son to die for my sins (John 3:16). I could say more but there is just so much that He's done to make my life bearable and out of misery. He is all-powerful and He knows everything from beginning to end. Why wouldn't I believe in Him?

Now just because we don't believe in worldly virtues, doesn't mean we'll be bitter towards those who follow it. We approach them with love every time. God doesn't promote hate because He himself is love. The second commandment says that we should love our neighbor just as we love ourselves.

James 4:12 says that we shouldn't judge others because who are we to do so? All of us, even Christians have done some sort of wrong, no matter what it is. Nobody is perfect, even the pastor who preaches every Sunday has sinned.

With those being said, the world really is scary. There's no denying that there will be some who are reading this that totally disagree with me and will probably fight me, hopefully none. I've always been hesitant to share my opinions and beliefs for that reason only. Around the world, Christians have been persecuted and we still won't deny the fact that Jesus Christ is the only God we believe in. He will always be with is and if the most powerful Being is by our side, who can stand against?

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