Some say that religion is the opiate of the masses. Kark Marx is most famous for the saying. There are good reasons to be a Christian, but being an opioid is NOT one of them!

Many of the rules we have would be considered a buzz kill among party animals.
no sex outside of marriage, drugs limited to what your doctor is willing to prescribe, limited alcohol use.

I repeat there are very good reasons for those rules, but we often don’t see these reasons until our life leads us to the bottom of a ditch somewhere, and we know that our life would be better off if we had followed the rules that God gave us.

The only good reason to be a Christian is that it is absolutely true.
Paul wrote:
1 Corinthians 15:12-14  (KJV)
Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:  And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

Our religion isn’t about opioids, it isn’t about fantasy, it isn’t fiction. It’s about Christ. If he lives our religion is true!
Jesus Lives!

Jordon Peterson isn’t exactly a Christian theologian, he did however provide inspiration for this blog post, and he is an incredibly intelligent man. You can find his books at my affiliate link at Amazon.

People seem to live for extremes nowadays, and how they see Jesus is no exception.         Some people seem to have an extreme Jesus.  To some, he is a “Homeboy” who is always ready to pat them on the back, even if they are currently dancing with the Devil.  Others seem to see him as the commander of a concentration camp, ready to throw them into the fire the first time they mess up. He is neither! He is the good Father, who loves you no matter what, but knows when you do things that he has forbidden you are hurting yourself and others. He knows that the consequences of the things we do often extend far beyond the seconds it took to do them.    He simply can not endorse many of the things we do.  But he isn’t just a rule-maker, he is a loving father who is saddened and even angry, but he still loves us.  When we realize our need for forgiveness and accept his grace he also has boundless love for us.

Just like our earthly fathers, if we run away he desperately wants us to come home, he will search for us and plead with us to come home. But at some point, the father will decide that he loves you enough to let you make your own decisions, and will regretfully let you have it your way.
He loves you, no matter what you have done. but don’t make him wait too long.

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