Intercepting Humor!! Ep. 2

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Giving It ALL to God

     During the Crusades, the war leaders hired many Mercenaries, (hired soldiers), to help fight for them.  Right before fighting in battles, the local priests would baptize the Mercenaries as a sign of devotion to God before they carried out whatever it was that they thought was His Will.  When being baptized, they would unsheathe their swords and hold them above the water.  By doing this, they were telling God "Lord, I give you everything I am for your Will, except for the sword."  (The sword represented the bloodshed they were about to cause.)  
     This was the story my pastor told during last Sunday's service.  Because the sermon was about money and debt, I personally didn't get too much out of it, but this story really got to me.  It made me realize what I have been holding above the water.  For me personally, often times I find myself holding music, video games, movies, and other media like that above the water, saying "God, you can have everything I am and have, except for my media."  What about you?  What do you feel you're "holding above the water"?  Comment below!   

Pascal's Wager: Looking At God From a Logic Standpoint

     I had actually never heard of this until a few days ago, but after doing some research, I feel this could be a necessary tool for witnessing to non-Christians.  To start, Pascal lived from 1623-1662, and was a well known mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and theologian.  He was also a Christian and an apologist.  However, in the area of theology, he is best known for this 'wager'.  In his book, the Pensees, he argued that while God’s existence cannot be known with rational certainty, it is nevertheless prudent to believe in God.  Pascal argued that either God exists or he does not exist. However, our present life, and possibly our future destiny, rests upon the alternative that we choose. Pascal reasoned that by believing in God (Christian theism), you have everything to win (in fact, you have eternal life to win) and nothing to lose. However, by not believing, you have nothing to win and everything to lose (in fact, you could lose your eternal soul). He therefore reasoned that if you consider what’s at stake, your best (or safer) wager is to believe in God.  Thus, Pascal's Wager.  The reason this could be such a valid point in arguing your case to a non-believer, is because logic is the only thing you can really use to argue your case.  When you think about it, if someone says "I don't believe in the Bible", but then you try to use the Bible as an argue point, what does that do?  Nothing!  This is why logic is necessary, and Pascal's Wager is perfect for the job.

Quote of the day:

"Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists." -Blaise Pascal

Intercepting Humor!! Ep. 1

    *WARNING: EXTREMELY RANDOM* Today I went shopping with my mom for dress-up stuff for homecoming week this upcoming week, and bought a batman mask for "Super-Hero Day". Thought this picture was pretty funny, and somewhat relevant.