Not arbitrary

I’m not talking about some arbitrary religious rules, fabricated by tired, bitter old men, who are only looking to impose and control.  I am talking about short term and long term reality.  You may not like the boundaries that are identified by the Church as non-negotiable.  You may argue that you have the right to love whomever you wish, to put whatever you wish into your own body and to live in any way that you see fit as long as it does not interfere with anyone else, but it simply does not work that way.

Reality, as it is, is corporate, spiritual and physical.  It simply is not valid to argue that you having sex with someone else is simply a physical act between two consenting adults.  Yes, it is physical and consensual, but it is much more than that.  There is a spiritual side to people that is very real and tangible.  

This is not meant to be an argument or a proof.  I’m not interested in having a debate and to prove myself right and you wrong.  I want you to understand what Christianity is, the claims that it is making and what is expected of you in this physical/spiritual reality in which we live. You can reject the claims and authority of the Church, but doing so is akin to rejecting the power and authority of gravity.  The end result will not be beneficial.  

You need to learn the difference between getting what you want and getting what is best.  Hopefully, the two eventually become the same thing, i.e., you transform yourself into the person that is seeking the best possible results in every situation.  The reality of this growth and development process is, I believe, why we have families and a father figure.  As a child is growing up, he has an immense amount of learning to achieve. Having someone in authority over you, directing you in the way that is most advantageous is to your benefit.  By the time you become 18 years old, you should be in a position to continue the path upon which your parents have started you.  You still have authority over you (the Church and the police), but these are incidental.  In other words, you should already be moving in the right direction, with a need for occasional correction and advice.  

Every decision that is made should be built upon what we have learned is good and right and true, not upon what we feel like doing at the moment. This brings us back to the first line of this post.  The boundaries that define reality for us are not arbitrary.  The decisions we make will be motivated by the boundaries we have learned and embraced. Don’t throw away what is real, in order to grasp and revel in what is false and destructive.  Anything that is outside the boundaries of good and true will only lead to death.