tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532784642140941466.post7572741271705983142..comments2012-05-28T20:57:16.945-07:00Comments on Eternal Energon: Chromia (And Friends)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01589745738245165979noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532784642140941466.post-29054684900858709002012-05-28T20:57:16.945-07:002012-05-28T20:57:16.945-07:00*waves, grins* Hi Prowl!
First of all, I love bo...*waves, grins* Hi Prowl! <br /><br />First of all, I love both of you for the thought and time you've put into this already: Chromie for setting it up (and the hilariousness of the peectures) and Prowl for the honest and unstinting comment. Bring More! (and the partridge, too. /John Rhys-Davies Voice)<br /><br />Some answers to The Questions:<br /><br />I do think that if we take our religion seriously we ought to check everything we come across by its parameters. If we're not, we're going to quickly end up feeling very confused, won't we? I mean, there's a LOT of stuff going on, and it often seems like none of it is sending the same message. Fat-Free is good/Fat-Free is bad; Vote Republican/Democrat/Third Party/Don't Vote, it Just Encourages the B******s (<-- actual title of book by P.J. O'Rourke) You know how it is. Heck, even in TF-dom things can get murky. (And I'm not just talking about Kiss Players.) The Autobots are Good, but here's Ratchet holding Laserbeak down while he uploads a virus into the poor little guy. The Decepticons are bad, but here's Starscream (Starscream!) letting Arcee live, just this once. And things get infinitely more confusing once you delve into fanfiction. I HAVE to submit all that I do/see/hear/consider to the Rule of God. I figure, HE knows what is true, just, or enlightening; what's just time-wasting, and what's plain mind-melting slime. And no, I don't think that hoping for God's guidance in making my decisions makes me a fool or a sheep, either. If God is who we believe He is -- who He says He is -- then He knows a lot better than we do what is right. We should make our decisions as best we can, but follow His guidance in all things, if we want to be most happy. <br /><br />...And that leads me to the last question (I don't seem to have much to say on the second one). Giving up things to God's judgement. *Sigh* I say it's what we ought to do. But I have a hard time doing it. I have an actual, vivid fear that one day having an Imaginary Best-Bro Megatron will appear on the List of Things Prime Ought to Give Up Because They Are Contrary to God's Will. This is why I spaz whenever I go haywire and start wanting to bang the big lug. I KNOW it's not God's will that I should go lusting after an imaginary robot, when I should be focusing on my real life marriage and family. But, see, there have been times in my life when I've gone against the Still Small Voice, and done what I wanted to do despite God's promptings. And I've always regretted it. Always. It was never worth it. Most of the time though, I've got to say, I think He gives us the choice, and doesn't ring out all the bells when we obey, or beat the drums of doom when we do not. I think it's much more subtle than that. But I do know that I always want to be in the place where God can bless me. I miss out often enough through my own bull-headedness. But if I'm on the path, following His will, then I'll be able to receive the blessings He's made available along the way.<br /><br />One more thought, in agreement with what Prowler said in her first paragraph: Definitely. There's no such thing as, "Oh, it's just a little harmless pr0nfic; who cares?" Everything we create out of love for transformers or anything else should DEFINITELY be something we would not be (too) ashamed to show to God. In fact, I'd like to hope that in some small way, there have been one or two things I have done that might lead someone -- anyone -- just a teeny bit closer to Him. <br /><br />There. <br /><br />I think that is all. <br /><br />Love to all. <br /><br />Prime out.<br /><br />PS -- when I went to post this, it asked me to type in the skeewonkedified wordies, like usual, with the request, "Please prove you're not a robot."<br />Bwahahahaha.<br />DARN IT!Ha-Hee Primehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521265678749860052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532784642140941466.post-46910125333583226422012-05-28T18:45:06.949-07:002012-05-28T18:45:06.949-07:00Hi Chromia! Thanks for making this blog, it looks...Hi Chromia! Thanks for making this blog, it looks like serious fun :)<br /><br />"What do you think about discernment? Do you think that Chromia is full of slag when she says that we should submit every bit of pop culture we devour to religious scrutiny?"<br /><br />I don't know about EVERY bit, but I agree that if we are devoting a great deal of time and thought to a certain bit, we should scrutinize it. For instance, I watched Ironman, but I do not dwell upon it – so I have not really thought about how closely its morality matches my own. But something like Transformers or Star Wars where I am watching and reading repeatedly (time), making fanart (talents), and buying things (treasure), I definitely tend to think harder about what I am taking in. ((we had this sermon about giving your Time, Talents, and Treasure to God, once)) Wow, I feel like I could write a lot more about this, but it could get overly large.<br /><br />"In what way is the World’s morality different from the Christian life? In what ways are they the same? Can you think of a time in a Transformers series where a ‘moral’ is presented as good or okay that is contrary to Christian life?"<br /><br />Hmm, the world's morality is a tough call – surely it varies by culture? If you mean the kind of innate code of ethics that may or may not lurk inside us all (depending on who you ask, I guess, I personally think we all have some sort of such thing), then I think it would agree quite closely with Christianity. But each culture develops its own...hmm, maybe level of acceptance of pushing certain boundaries of moral issues? One thing that comes to my mind is revenge – I think that the world is generally pretty accepting of revenge, or at least it accepts that beings who are hurt in some way will feel a desire for revenge; however, Christianity teaches that we are to turn the other cheek. I am having trouble coming up with a concrete example from the TF universe...but it seems I have noticed this issue coming up there. <br /><br />"Are there things in your life you would not be willing to give up, or give over to God for his judgment? Why? Can people go ‘too far’ in giving things over to God? Is this even possible?"<br /><br />Of course I would like to think I would be willing to give anything up that God required – but who knows if that is true? I find it difficult to discern exactly what is okay to pursue, and what should be given up – I have been slacking in the personal relationship with God area lately, and I have lingering doubts that I would ever be able to truly know what God wants (or doesn't want!) me to do. :(<br />I do wonder about the going too far question. The bible hints that we should rely on God for everything – like an animal, a bird in the field that lives day by day, relying on God for food, shelter, etc. Does it mean we should give up our house, our supply of clothes, food, etc, and just wander the streets? But it is a difficult metaphor, because many animals do store food, build their own shelters, etc. So it has always confused me as to what we should take away from it. Perhaps it merely suggests that we should not WORRY so much about making ends meet?Emilzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073811353857710908noreply@blogger.com