June 22nd, 2021: Many Questions

 

I have too many questions in my mind, so it might be good that I share them with you.


Is it OK to be angry at things that hurt the heart of God and to be politically incorrect?


Is it right to address real issues concerning abortion and to be called names by those who believe that they have the right to decide when a human being begins?


Is it cowardice to hide behind the struggles of racism to advance our personal gains and our political influence?


Is it detestable to think that we have the right to destroy others people's property because we believe that our lives matter?


Is it possible to believe that we can erase racism and racial inequality without the transformation of our hearts?


Is it plausible to believe that life is getting better because everything is good and acceptable? or because we say so.


Is it meaningful to be confused between education and indoctrination?


Is it true that we are dealing with a new cultural revolution that intends to eradicate history?


Is it impossible to express ourselves because we can no longer use our languages to convey our honest opinions?


Is it acceptable to love God when the notion of God has become offensive to those who demand to keep God out of all human endeavors?


Is it cool for me to be me, an Asian Christian male, a husband, a father, a follower of Jesus, and a lover of the search for the truth? Maybe or Maybe not.


Proverbs 18: 17

"The one who states his case first seems right until the other comes and examines him."


Ephesians 6: 12

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places."

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