I've been thinking.
by This doesnt happen a lot I grant you but hey Ive had a lot of time on my hands.
A few months ago now I was on this site and someone mentioned The Matrix II on the musings page. I dont remember who mentioned it I just remember this person was pretty much ridiculed and yelled at, by some others(I dont remember who that was either) for doing so. I felt really sorry for that person to be embarrassed like that and even felt uncomfortable myself because my friends and I had planned to go and see it. However I kept quiet because I thought hey, Im from a different country and maybe its got a bad rating over there.
Then I signed on and read a rave review on here about Pirates of the Caribbean. Ive not seen the movie but I do hear that it involves an evil curse and people who turn in to ghost like creatures. This I figured when I read about it, would be something a lot of people would find unsuitable. So I got to thinking.... why one is ok to watch and talk about and the other isn't.
Now, please dont think Im taking a swipe at the people who watched either movie and definately NOT the person who wrote the review, Im not! It just made me think a lot and I got it down to one line of reasoning which was, in the end, way more important than who watches what movie.
We all have our own bible trained consciences. Some people think it's wrong to put posters of famous people on your wall, others dont. Some people think it's ok to go out and party in large groups, others dont. Some people think alcohol shouldn't be allowed at Christian parties, others think it's ok. Some people think going to night clubs is ok, others dont...the list is endless.
Anyway, thinking about it taught me personally this. The last thing I, as Christians, should do, is jump on other people for doing something I dont agree with, because chances are I'm doing something someone else doesnt agree with, maybe even something Jehovah doesnt agree with.
We all render our own account at the end of this system, so we need to be dealing with our own imperfection, not everone else's.
I was pretty impressed with myself, it's very rare that I reach a conclusion that makes sense to me. Feel free to tell me I'm wrong but please dont yell at me because I have sensitive ears.