in case i haven't told anyone...

...i am a Christian. Really. You'll find all kind of things on this blog; some consistent with that profession, and some not. For the record, I'm not trying to be anyone other than who I am, good or bad alike... This is the most common human failing there is... not trying. Selah.

For those of you who didn't know, it is impossible for a Christian to not commit sin; it's simply not in his nature to be perfect. But being a Christian is not about being perfect but, rather, it's about being perfected. Daily. Assuming of course I allow myself to be perfected. There is still within me the desire to seek my own will, and it wins more often than not. When all you've known, your entire life, is the tactile sensations of your very skin; nerve endings, and the pump and flow of blood rushing; sensations of pleasure and of pain; how does anyone deny the the very thing that tells them they are alive and living in the world? that gives them means of expression and communication? How does anyone die daily to their flesh? let alone a Christian?

It's been said by all and sundry at some point in their vocal lives that truth is relevant, and I have to agree. But allow me to qualify that. When most people hear the phrase 'truth is relative,' what they're really hearing is that my truth is not necessarily their truth. When I hear that particular truism uttered, I hear that truth has specific relevance not only to me, but to everyone, whether I like that truth or not. Every truth is relevant to everyone, whether they recognize it or not. You can say you don't believe in the law of gravity, but try stepping off the edge of a cliff. You can say you don't believe in God, but just wait until you stumble across eternity's threshold.

So, what are you saying E?

What I'm saying is that truth cannot have private, singularly individual interpretations. It is either true for all or it's not true at all. It's either true every time or it's an aberration. Some will argue this distinction, and I understand that need, but I won't argue the point. Except to say that if a thing is true, it is always true; circumstance and geography become irrelevant determinant witnesses in the face of absolute truth.... What's that? You say there are no absolutes?

Too many people-- Christians especially --make excuses for the truth, particularly in the abortion debate. One Christian will call abortion evil in any circumstance, another Christian will make pointlessly arbitrary exceptions for rape, incest, etc., while still other christians [and no, that's not a typo] proudly claim they celebrate a woman's right to choose. Okay...? Many of these latter types are quick to make the distinction that they personally abhor the act; it's only the right to 'choose' that they're celebrating, but this is equivocation. They believe there is nobility in defending a perceived right that, in this arena, only women possess, but even women squabble over this trope... a woman's right to choose. Even women can't agree. But where is this right codified other than in the nebulous 1973 Roe v Wade ruling.

Does man's law supersede God's law? If we are to render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's, in the case of abortion, specifically, who's law do we follow? Caesar says 'Rip It Out!', but God says, 'THOU SHALT NOT KILL.' Who's law is greater? Unto whom are we to render the service of obedience?

So the moral of the story is (assuming there is a story in the body of this post) you should never judge the book by it's cover, or better, by its title. I can call myself a Christian all day long, but that won't make me one.