"The Bible made me realize we're a bunch of sluts and serial killers."

The title is, sketchy, I guess. I had to title this blog post as that, however. It's a quote of mine that my friend Andree immortalized. She and I, along with Candice, were cleaning the purple auditorium (a part of the church where the young adults service is, and that is used largely by the Christian schools attached to the church). Andree and Candice vacuumed while I laid down on a pew and started singing Tegan & Sara songs for them. At one point I grabbed a Bible that was underneath the pew I was laying on. The passage I read was Matthew 5. After reading it, and thinking about how often these thoughts and feelings arise, I came to the conclusion that is summed up in this title.


Matthew 5:21-30:  "You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca,' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.
 "Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
 "Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny. "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.


Reading this made me re-evaluate things. How often do I get mad when someone cuts me off in traffic and I go into a small fit of road rage? How often do I raise my voice at people out of anger? And how many times do I truly ask God and these people for forgiveness?
Same with lust- I had to ask myself how many times I would let my thoughts wander further than "He's hot." Even in conversations, how many times had the person I had been conversing with, and even I, said lustful things about others? I had to re-evaluate when the line had been crossed from making these people humans into objects. Or punching bags.


This is a very simple blog, but that's the current thing on my mind.
These are the places where we need to take every thought captive and replace it with truth or other thoughts. These are the little foxes we must kill before they grow bigger. Anger can turn into hatred and murder. Lust can turn into adultery and fornication. Lust and anger seem harmless at times, but they snowball. Believe me; they do. 


Kill those lil' foxes before they turn into ugly motha foxes!


Elementary truths, my dear reader.


Peace.