I could be wrong, I could be overlooking something, I don't know.
Also with opinions. We should all agree to disagree. Religion, politics, abortion, death penalty, whatever, we all have opinions. And some people's opinions are not the same as others, and I dont think it is right to try to force our own opinions and beliefs on anyone.
I don't agree with abortion. I never will. But other people have no problem with it. To me, that makes them wrong, because their opinion does not fall in line with my own. But should I force the fact that I think it is wrong on them? Should I try to change their opinion? And then when I don't agree with their opinion, does that also mean that they have lost my respect? All they did was have their own opinion.
I believe in God. I believe that Jesus Christ was God in human form and came down to earth to save us from our sins. He took our sins upon himself so that we could have eternal salvation and that we would not have to suffer an eternal death. I believe that with all my heart. Other people do not believe the same way, and actual tend to make fun of this belief. They say we are crazy that the Bible is made up and that there is no God. Saying there is not God, that is a difference of opinion. Making fun of what i believe in, that is lack of respect. I think they should go hand in hand. You don't have to agree with me, but I do expect you to respect me as a human being with my own opinions and beliefs. And visa versa.
Is this making sense??
It baffles my mind how disrespectful people are to each other. If we could all just accept that we are all different and we all have different opinions in this life, maybe we would all be able to life in a more substantial harmony. Ya know?
- Cobb
I agree, generally, with your point. There is something that worries me about our generation, though. We do not like definite answers. We are very much a Do What Feels Right generation, and that's not necessarily good.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree that we should always, ALWAYS respect one another. But there's a fine line between respectful disagreement and moral relativism. Yes, I believe that God Yaweh is the one true God. Yes, I believe that Jesus is His only son and that He died for our sins. And, yes, I have many friends who disagree. I respect those people because I love them. However, I don't want them to continue to disagree on that particular subject.
Faith and salvation are the most important decisions we make in life, and I don't want to see anyone I love (really anyone at all) make the wrong decision and suffer for it.
This is a sticky situation.