Drawing a Straight Line

“All in all a terrible movie. I highly recommend it ^.^”

 

Have you ever tried to draw straight lines freehand? At least as a kid? Chances are you found it excruciatingly impossible. And when your straightedge starts to wear down? Should you keep using it despite how wobbly your lines may become? I’m using too many questions in a paragraph. Looks like my straightedge is a tad worn, too.

What am I getting at? Certainly not grammatical mistakes! Of course not. “My abuse of the ever-useful question mark is completely irrelevant.” Earlier today I had attempted(and failed) to troubleshoot some Vista-related issues in Winamp. My forum search for ‘vista issues’ gave me over 50 pages of results but none of them were related to Vista and less than half of them had anything to do with Winamp. Where are the forum mods? “Here we have an extremely crooked line; somebody obviously made a slip.” =/

I can’t help but notice how many people fail to decide what to consider as being ‘morally and socially correct’. Most people who make this mistake will actually notice it; but refuse to do anything about it. A rather large scale example; something illegal in one country is legal in another. Does that mean it’s okay to do as long as you do it where it’s legal? Perhaps you’re a good, respectable person and don’t personally see anything wrong with the said act. The fact still remains that it’s illegal somewhere. You have to think of why it would be illegal. Unless of course, the country is irrational- in which case you have to verify that very fact. But one of the most problematic examples of this “failure to draw straight lines” is comprehension of biblical law. Such things are often debated; the most obvious of which being whether or not it’s okay to get tattoos. Arguments include ‘But it only applies to old testament!’ vs ‘God doesn’t change his mind. His written laws are solid and definite.’ Who are we to decide what side is correct? Some of you may make a decision to never get tattooed so you it won’t matter anyway. But then you still have a wobbly line nagging at the back of your mind. “For whatsoever is not of faith is sin” (Romans 14:23) This verse should come to mind. Although 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 does not directly apply to tattoos or body piercings, it does give us a principle, “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” This great truth should have a real bearing on what we do and where we go with our bodies. If our bodies belong to God, we should make sure we have His clear “permission” before we “mark it up” with tattoos or body piercings. A tattoo that glorifies god? Now you’re getting somewhere. The laws in Leviticus state that you are not to ‘desecrate your body with such piercings and tattoos’. Not all such tattoos and piercings have to be desecrations.

If you keep letting wobbly lines slide; you’ll end up with a giant scribbly mess and you won’t have a clue at all. Straighten these lines before they tangle. You can use the same straightedge- just use the other side of it. You have to look further into the problem.

Praying for the riddance of mosquitoes- is that alright to do? Try to decide for yourself when you see this thread; http://www.thejesusjoint.net/viewtopic.php?t=2424&sid=7baa9fb897c3123bcab8b28da734ea32