Faith

“Excuse me, can I ask you a few questions?”

“…Sure, I guess I have time.”

“Have you heard the word of Jesus lately?”

“Yes, I’ve heard it. I don’t think it’s changed since last time.”

“My name is Brad.”

“Jones.”

“Tell me, have you ever lied, Jones?”

“Well, yes.”

“What does that make you?”

“I suppose that makes me a liar.”

“Lying is a sin in the eyes of God. Sin takes us further from God.”

“I don’t believe that. How can anything take you further from God? That doesn’t make sense.”

“Well, the Bible says that sin takes us further from God.”

“The Bible says a lot of things… You know what, I don’t care what a book says. I bow to a higher order.”

“What? The Bible is the closest record we have of the word of our savior Jesus Christ!”

“I know what I know, in my heart. How about this though: ‘All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful. All things are lawful, but not all things edify.’ Do you know that one?”

“I don’t think I do…”

“Saint Paul. First Corinthians chapter ten verse twenty-three. What do you think it means? It means that God has given us a mind and a divine spark within each of us, that we can choose what is best. Life isn’t about following a bunch of rules. Rock n’ roll ain’t about being perfect.

“Let me tell you something. Sometimes, when I’m alone, and I need help, I cry out to God. I say ‘Show yourself.’ And He fires right back at me: ‘Show yourself’. I asked for Him, and He said that I should look no further than my own self, my own Spirit. If I know who I am, then surely I know Elohim.

“Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go work on the Sabbath.”