Church Voices

Intellectually, it’s one of the most alleviating things you could hear from your opponent within the context of a debate; emotionally, it’s one of the most depressing things you could hear within the context of reality as a whole—“I just don’t care.”

The truth finally comes out; that is, some couldn’t care less. Beyond the intellectual façade of unrelenting selfish motives, like terms usually surface. As much as I love to see people concede that admitting the existence of God isn’t as much an intellectual problem as much it is an emotional appeal toward the self, I hate that I can no longer enamor erroneous flotsam and jetsam fostered my way in defense. I’ve been ministering to a friend for quite some time now and have just recently been given by her the same brutal truth I suspect underlies most everyone’s rejection of God’s existence—she just don’t care. It’s so…true. In her case, she’d frankly much rather peruse her own carnal desires than face up to such a life-altering conviction. Another issued me the same stone cold sentiment amidst a current on-line debate I’ve been engaging. I’m not sure where everyone stands, but no matter the case it ultimately boils down to what emotional/selfish barrier one isn’t willing to let go of; for it’s certainly not the intellect. However, severing intellectual barriers is key in digging up the real motives, however many, behind their rejection of the Holy One. That’s when the power of the Gospel comes in.

Hebrews 4:12 - For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

There lies found only at rock bottom an emotional blockade buried deep beneath the much wanton intellectual soot—a thick deposit of both the certitude and incertitude of one’s own disconcerting convictions.