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God likes complexities // Deus gosta de complexidades


 

In general people today don’t like churches. I really don’t understand why. I grew up going to church. I admit I was different from most of my friends. So what? I didn’t like to conform, I was kind of rebellious. Maybe I didn’t know what I was rebelling against. 

Today I’d like to think I am rebelling against the pattern of the world, like the church.

People who say they are atheists, but they are afraid of dying. People say they don’t like the church because it has too many restrictions and laws and things, but they don’t like the mess the world is right now. People say they don’t need God because they can be good people. I wonder why they need to be good if no one is judging them after all; where did their concept of good and bad people come from? where does love come from?


Who checks all the boxes below:

•          Don’t believe in God

•          Don’t need church

•          Don’t believe in good or evil

•          The afterlife doesn’t exist

•          Not afraid of dying

 

Most people are afraid of dying. Most people believe in good and evil. There are good people and bad people. Most people don’t know what to think about the afterlife. 

 

You see, all these concepts are in the Bible. Your moral standards may be decaying but they are in the Bible. 

The Bible has a moral code, and people might not know about it, but they try very hard to fit in.

The problem is: you don’t want a God who knows everything about you. You don’t want to stop doing what gives you pleasure momentarily. You are afraid of dying because you know where you are going. You chose not to fit in God’s requisites consciously. 


I don’t believe in atheists. There is no atheist in the world. 

There are a lot of ignorant people who don’t care about a thing. They don’t care about people, with earth, or animals. 

People look for excuses to keep doing whatever they want, and they want to be justified. They need the world’s approval. That’s why they don’t like the church. The church doesn’t approve of immoral behaviors. The church doesn’t approve of deceitfulness. The church is against lies. 

God has set a moral standard bar too high; people just don’t want that. Men have been lowering the bar since the beginning. God is more than perfect.  And we humans are settling for less.


So they always find a way trying to convince everybody that being in a church is too much. You need to be free.

Freedom is the ability to do whatever you want whenever you want, right? Wrong. 

Freedom through the eyes of Jesus is being able to worship Him, whenever and wherever you want. Freedom through Jesus’ eyes is being really free. Free from sin. 


Sin, what is sin? Sin is everything that pushes you away from God, from perfection. Sin is a stain on your soul. Sin corrupts your mind, blinds your eyes, and hardens your heart. Sin makes you proud, selfish, and dependent on temporary things. Sin hinders your ability to worship God. Sin makes you imperfect before God. Sin doesn’t bring you eternal joy, or peace even in turbulent moments. 


Tell me, atheist, do you have eternal joy? Why do you care if you live or die? DO you love? You think there is nothing beyond this life. Who/what holds the universe together? Do you believe in gravity? Who decided to put gravity on Earth so we can walk with our feet on the ground? Do you see gravity? No, you feel the effects of it. I don’t see God. I feel His effects on my life and in the lives of many people.


Atheists, where did you get your moral standard? Who told you that killing is not okay? The wild animals kill, and they are okay with that. 

You pick and choose whatever makes your life easier. God doesn’t like easy. Look around, are the laws of Physics easy? Is the human body easy? God likes complexities. 

Em geral, as pessoas hoje não gostam de igrejas. Eu realmente não entendo o porquê. Cresci indo à igreja. Admito que era diferente da maioria dos meus amigos. E daí? Eu não gostava de me conformar, era meio rebelde. Talvez eu não soubesse contra o que estava me rebelando.

Hoje eu gostaria de pensar que estou me rebelando contra o padrão do mundo, como a igreja.

Gente que se diz ateia, mas tem medo de morrer. As pessoas dizem que não gostam da igreja porque ela tem muitas restrições, leis e coisas assim, mas não gostam da bagunça que o mundo está agora. As pessoas dizem que não precisam de Deus porque podem ser boas pessoas. Eu me pergunto por que eles precisam ser bons se ninguém os está julgando, afinal; de onde veio seu conceito de pessoas boas e más? De onde vem o amor?


Quem marca todas os pontos abaixo:

• Não acredita em Deus

• Não precisa de igreja

• Não acredita no bem ou no mal

• A vida após a morte não existe

• Não tem medo de morrer

 

A maioria das pessoas tem medo de morrer. A maioria das pessoas acredita no bem e no mal. Existem pessoas boas e pessoas más. A maioria das pessoas não sabe o que pensar sobre a vida após a morte.

 

Veja, todos esses conceitos estão na Bíblia. Seus padrões morais podem estar decadentes, mas estão na Bíblia.

A Bíblia tem um código moral, e as pessoas podem não saber disso, mas se esforçam muito para se encaixar.

O problema é: você não quer um Deus que sabe tudo sobre você. Você não quer parar de fazer o que te dá prazer momentaneamente. Você tem medo de morrer porque sabe para onde está indo. Você escolheu não se encaixar nos requisitos de Deus conscientemente.


Eu não acredito em ateus. Não há ateu no mundo.

Tem muita gente ignorante que não se importa com nada. Eles não se importam com as pessoas, com a terra ou com os animais.

As pessoas procuram desculpas para continuar fazendo o que querem e querem ser justificadas. Eles precisam da aprovação do mundo. É por isso que eles não gostam da igreja. A igreja não aprova comportamentos imorais. A igreja não aprova o engano. A igreja é contra mentiras.

Deus estabeleceu um padrão moral muito alto; as pessoas simplesmente não querem isso. Os homens baixaram a fasquia desde o início. Deus é mais que perfeito. E nós, humanos, estamos nos contentando com menos.


Então eles sempre dão um jeito de tentar convencer a todos que estar em uma igreja é demais. Você precisa ser livre.

Liberdade é a capacidade de fazer o que quiser quando quiser, certo? Errado.

Liberdade pelos olhos de Jesus é poder adorá-Lo, quando e onde quiser. Liberdade aos olhos de Jesus é ser realmente livre. Livre do pecado.


Pecado, o que é pecado? Pecado é tudo aquilo que te afasta de Deus, da perfeição. O pecado é uma mancha em sua alma. O pecado corrompe sua mente, cega seus olhos e endurece seu coração. O pecado o torna orgulhoso, egoísta e dependente de coisas temporárias. O pecado impede sua capacidade de adorar a Deus. O pecado o torna imperfeito diante de Deus. O pecado não traz alegria eterna, nem paz mesmo em momentos turbulentos.


Diga-me, ateu, você tem alegria eterna? Por que você se importa se você vive ou morre? Voce ama? Você acha que não há nada além desta vida. Quem/o que mantém o universo unido? Você acredita em gravidade? Quem decidiu colocar gravidade na Terra para andarmos com os pés no chão? Você vê a gravidade? Não, você sente os efeitos disso. Eu não vejo Deus. Sinto Seus efeitos em minha vida e na vida de muitas pessoas.


Ateus, de onde você tirou seu padrão moral? Quem te disse que matar não é bom? Os animais selvagens matam e estão bem com isso.

Você escolhe e escolhe o que torna sua vida mais fácil. Deus não gosta de fácil. Olhe ao seu redor, as leis da Física são fáceis? O corpo humano é fácil? Deus gosta de complexidades.

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