The Gospel of Doug: Psalm 147: Trust in God Alone

Gospel of Doug: Psalm 147: Trust in the God Alone

"You either believe in God, or you don't" Marjorie Jensen Polk

  It was once thought, America was thought to be a God fearing nation. The advent of Covid-19 has proven the USA, is not only not a God fearing nation, but a nation filled with unbelievers. One of the basic concepts of Christianity is to place our trust in God, Let His Will be done instead of our own. Jesus asked us to give control of our lives to God, and the principles handed down in the Bible. Salvation exists through Jesus Christ. Yet because of Covid-19 we have ignored these principles and have changed the way we live. All in the hopes of survival. We hide in our houses and behind masks in fear of Covid-19. Covid-19, a disease, seemingly much more powerful than God Himself. powerful enough to shut down houses of worship. God evidently plays little or no part in the survival of this disease. Our lives here on earth, even though every life will eventually end, are much more important than any trust we place in God. 

  Covid-19 also has laid bare the lie that is organized religion. Few Christians realize Christianity is more a philosophy regarding life, than it is an organized religion, based on weekly church service. When I read and ponder the Bible, I suddenly realized the small amount of time Jesus spent in houses of worship, and one of the few times He did, He became seriously upset about how it operated.

  As a practicing Catholic, I was led to believe being in church was one of the few places when I could experience the presence of God. But Covid-19 has shown us, how important the church really truly believes that to be. It isn't important enough to have Mass, if that means two percent of us may die. Even though logically, we all are going to die, sooner or later. I guess dying because you were trying to worship and praise the Lord, isn't a good way to die. A better way to die, is hidden in our homes, behind masks, fearing Covid-19, as if it is Satan, Himself. You either believe in God, or you don't.

Second Message from the Gospel of Doug

The Gospel of Doug

         Many people believe that the "Good News", or Gospel, of Christianity is that God Loves us, and that Jesus loves us.  My own personal view is, while that is good news, it is not the best news available to us as Christians. The best news to me, is the promise that God, and Jesus Christ, will never abandon us, we can only abandon Them. All that is asked of us, is to follow the teachings of God, and Jesus Christ and avoid sin. As long as we attempt to do those things, and do not abandon God or His teachings, He will not abandon us. I base my life on this promise. I don't base my life on God's love, because quite frankly, I am not that lovable.  Jesus may love me, but that doesn't mean he likes me. Reading the Bible, Jesus had a disciple he loved best. So it isn't quite like He loved everyone the same. (I love horses, but there are a few horses I could almost shoot. I don't like them, even though I love horses.)

          It also seems to me, that Christ can only love us, in a meaningful way, when we love Him and his teachings. In today's world, being Christian, tends to mean taking on the role of God. We decide for ourselves how righteous or good something is, or if someone is a sinner. One of the things that I think about is how destructive believers have been towards God and His creation. With the gift of free will we have been tearing down what God was trying to build, since the beginning of time. The Garden of Eden, a beautiful place, God created and established rules which allowed the place to exist. Almost immediately we were defying the rules, and God. The Bible documents this defiance up and to the present day. The thing that blows my mind, is how smug and arrogant we are when we defy and change all of the teachings of God. "Well He didn't really mean that, How could he have meant that? No, what He means is this." If you read the Bible, it is like God predicting this happening, and warning against it, and yet Christians seem blind to the very words and teachings expressed in the Bible. . . .When people say, "What would Jesus Do?" I want to reply, "You don't have a FUCKING clue." Jesus never asks us, to think about what He would do, He TELLS us what he expects us to do. I guess when it comes down to it, I am more comfortable, when I screw up, to remind Jesus of His promise, to not abandon me, then to call attention to the fact, that He loves me, when it is obvious, I don't Love Him enough, or my love isn't perfect enough for me not to have screwed up. 

The First Message  of the Gospel of Doug

     

The view from the edge of sanity

the plan

the world crazy for all to see,

people burn through days,

hoping the future better,

no guarantees,

healthy or ill,

disease uncontrolled throughout the eons,

people sick and die every day,

every hour,

yet this year, 

humanity will hide,

and cover up,

death will not recognize us,

we have masks,

we will hide,

death will not find us,

locked in our houses,

burning through the days.

a couple of new paintings

A couple of new paintings.  Release your mind and look and see what  you can see.