http://martyholman.com/2009/09/thechristianutopia/ Inspired by a true story Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:08:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://martyholman.com/2009/09/thechristianutopia/comment-page-1/#comment-9348 jeff Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:24:21 +0000 http://martyholman.com/?p=1776#comment-9348 When the word "utopia" was coined, there was a sense implied by the construction and orgin of the words that made it up that implied it was both ideal and impossible at the same time. I believe that there will be a utopia, but not in this life. I think that this utopia requires people who are ready to be perfect citizens, and I don't think we will be made perfect citizens in this life. Seriously? If they let anyone I've ever met into heaven, we would just ruin it. I think we're being prepared for it in this life. I think we'll be (in some limited sense) perfected as we enter the next. There is cleary a good and a bad, a right and a wrong, and we can be good or bad people... But a utopia? We may as well try to explain omniscience, omnipotence, all the rest. Our puny little brains just aren't ready to get very close to them. When the word “utopia” was coined, there was a sense implied by the construction and orgin of the words that made it up that implied it was both ideal and impossible at the same time.
I believe that there will be a utopia, but not in this life. I think that this utopia requires people who are ready to be perfect citizens, and I don’t think we will be made perfect citizens in this life. Seriously? If they let anyone I’ve ever met into heaven, we would just ruin it.
I think we’re being prepared for it in this life. I think we’ll be (in some limited sense) perfected as we enter the next.
There is cleary a good and a bad, a right and a wrong, and we can be good or bad people… But a utopia?
We may as well try to explain omniscience, omnipotence, all the rest. Our puny little brains just aren’t ready to get very close to them.

]]> http://martyholman.com/2009/09/thechristianutopia/comment-page-1/#comment-9320 MB Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:02:22 +0000 http://martyholman.com/?p=1776#comment-9320 I've never been good a trying to fit into the super christian mold. The most difficult, painful job i ever had was working at a christian bookstore..simply because alot of it felt really fake, and there was almost no real connection with people, at least not on a level that felt natural to me, but there was a whole lot of talking about the right music, right bible...For me i love to fellowship and be with people- relate in a real way.... I’ve never been good a trying to fit into the super christian mold. The most difficult, painful job i ever had was working at a christian bookstore..simply because alot of it felt really fake, and there was almost no real connection with people, at least not on a level that felt natural to me, but there was a whole lot of talking about the right music, right bible…For me i love to fellowship and be with people- relate in a real way….

]]> http://martyholman.com/2009/09/thechristianutopia/comment-page-1/#comment-9314 david Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:53:12 +0000 http://martyholman.com/?p=1776#comment-9314 I cor 1: 10-17 I cor 1: 10-17

]]> http://martyholman.com/2009/09/thechristianutopia/comment-page-1/#comment-9312 garret Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:32:21 +0000 http://martyholman.com/?p=1776#comment-9312 Whose eyes are we using? Whose eyes are we using?

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