Media Journal #3

In this blog I am going to talk write about one of the oldest mass mediums in existence, the Holy Bible. What is it about this book that leads people to believe that it is in fact, inspired by the all knowing benevolent creator of the universe? You should know right now that I believe this to be the case, well, almost. Most people should agree that if there is a God that loves us and wants us to be happy, then it would make sense that he would inspire such commandments as, "Thou shalt not kill", and "Love thy neighbor as thy self", but there are some very controversial instructions in the Bible that have led to its increasing unpopularity. For example, one passage that has given me some trouble recently comes from Titus, chapter 2 verses 3-5, it says "Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God."

The pastor at my church brought up this passage a few weeks ago in order to address the issue of who wears the pants in the marriage relationship. I can't even remember exactly what it was that he said, but I know that it made me uncomfortable. But why should a passage that instructs women to be obedient to their husbands make me, a young Christian bachelor feel uncomfortable? You'd think I would have been jumping for joy with the knowledge of what's in store for me. But as I delved deeper into this issue, taking into account the current feminist philosophy that is quite popular today, I realized that something has gone terribly wrong in the Christian church.

We have become so obsessed with pleasing our elders, fitting the mold of the typical suburban nuclear family with 2 cars, 2.5 kids, and money pouring out the ears. When it is put that way, you come to realize that the word of the Almighty has been distorted so irreverently that 50% of marriages have ended in divorce and Christianity on the whole is on a decline. For someone who believes that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the human race, this fact is very sobering. It's possible that one day nobody will experience the joy that I have upon realizing that despite the fact that all I have accomplished in my life amounts the nothing, that I still have hope; I still have a chance at complete and utter happiness in this sweet, short life. While I don't believe it will come to this, there is still a huge task to be undertaken if the world is going to take us seriously.

What's a man to do? Well, I can start by admitting that I have been pathetic, lazy, and ungrateful for all of the beautiful ( I mean inner beauty as well), self-sacrificing, determined women in the world. I can start by rejecting the lies that are fed to me about what it means to be a Christian. And most of all, I absolutely must vow to never, ever take for granted a certain angelic woman in my life who is the only one I have ever truly desired. I just hope she will understand that up to now I have been imprisoned by lust, greed, envy, sloth, gluttony, wrath, and worst of all, pride. I now have no choice but to turn my back to the world and try to spread to word, the true word of God.