Wednesday, December 7, 2011
God is Dead
One of the groups in class gave the idea that the quote "God is dead" in Thus Spoke Zarathustra could mean that if people do not act like Christians, God is basically dead to them. If you think about it, the whole reason they became Christians was because of the fact that God is alive. To go about one's life as if He is nonexistent when one claims to be in the light would be pointless. So many people do this because it Christianity is popular or acceptable here, but they still want to be able to live their own life. Oftentimes I think that if we were in a country where Christians were persecuted, we would quickly see who truly loves God and lives as if He is alive today.
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PS commented on Stars by Amanda Gaster
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, good word. Second, have you ever heard of Craig Groeschel's The Christian Atheist? A group of students in my home county sort of banded together over the summer to go through this book, and it covers exactly what you are talking about here. It turns out, the atheist is present in many facets of my own life. It's a tragedy that we can call ourselves children of God and still live like our own god. It's a process, and lines have to be crossed. My name is Samantha, and I'm a recovering Christian Atheist.
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