I wanted a way to respond to Christian issues and themes I saw around me. I think a blog is the best way to go, so here are my thoughts.
I kept seeing things that friends posted on Facebook that related to Christians. I wanted to share my views, but Facebook is not very good for controversial things like this. Facebook is supposed to be about your happy life and all about you, and I think it is very easy for people to be offended if a view comes up that they disagree with. The short comment system is not good for explaining big ideas and allows for quick and heated debates that have negative impacts (e.x. YouTube comments).
A blog has the specific purpose of presenting a person's ideas so that the readers can completely take them in, think about them, and comment on them if they want. So the whole atmosphere is better.
The title is God is Sovereign to convey the idea that God exists, he matters, he acts in our lives, he is holy, and everything he does is righteous and has a reason.
I also use it to say that I trust whatever he will do with this blog. At first I was sort of worried that I would do it all wrong: I would write to much and take too much time and then feel obligated to completely explain ideas. Or I wouldn't do it for the right reasons and the writings would sound opinionated or would offend people too much. But after thinking about it for a while, I'm going to try it anyways, which I think is better than nothing, and do my best with his guidance. (And I really do feel that he helps me in my life to know what to do.)
What do I believe?
I am a Christian and associate with the Baptist denomination. I attend Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (You may have heard of John Piper, our main pastor.) I believe in the salvation from sin through faith in Jesus Christ, the Gospel (the good news of salvation) according the Bible alone.
No comments:
Post a Comment