Some People Will Believe what They Want to Believe

Some people will believe whatever they want to believe. Sean Spicer’s recent comments will have made some people who hated him hate him…

Some people will believe whatever they want to believe. Sean Spicer’s recent comments will have made some people who hated him hate him more, and others who support him feel that the media takes everything out of context. In terms of the recent United Airlines scandal, some will think this shows how liberties are being crushed, while others will consider this to be the overreaction of liberals — I’ve read articles saying “He should have just got off the plane”. Some people don’t care what events actually take place. Sometimes I wonder if that’s me.

I believe some stuff that not everyone believes. I think that a Middle Eastern man died 2000 years ago and that His death ought to have an effect on our lives. I believe that God loves every one of us and seeks to have a relationship with us. I have reason to think that it’s true, regardless of our opinions on the matter. I don’t know what this looks like to you, but I imagine I’m pretty weird. But I’m not weird for no reason. I take little pleasure in being different, but some things outweigh the cost.

Good Friday is the day Christians remember the death of Jesus. This is a thing that historians (as far as I can tell) are sure happened. I think there are good reasons to believe in the Resurrection too, but I can understand if you’re sceptical. The death of Jesus however seems to be beyond debate as far as even non-Christian scholars are concerned — seriously, go on wikipedia. Christians believe that when Jesus of Nazareth died, he took all the punishment reserved for us; punishment which, like that unspoken conversation about Brexit with your parents, drove a wedge between us and God. Though I don’t expect you to agree before we get to the events of Easter Sunday.

It’s hard to say why I believe what I believe. Some of it probably is because of comfort or culture, but some of it is because of evidence. And as far as I can tell, the evidence for the death of Jesus is beyond dispute.

See you on Sunday.

Republished from an earlier blog.