I have a few friends and a few family members that are nonbelievers. I don’t want to ridicule them because everyone is entitled to their own views. There’s another reason though, for not wanting to weigh in on opinions of people who I care for. There is far too much belittling and dehumanizing in this world, and I have contributed more than my share, and I know it. I hope to bear no responsibility for anyone’s eternity other than my own. I doubt that to be the case, however, and I find it difficult to not worry at times for others.

I am a believer in Jesus Christ, and the salvation plan, and I believe that if you have another plan, it will fail. I don’t hate you for having another plan, but I can’t believe what I believe, and believe what you believe at the same time. I doubt that you can either, so I wish you well. I profit nothing by belittling, looking down, or disliking you. I also don’t believe that it is necessarily my job to convert you to my plan. Someone far greater than I has that job. I hope you meet Him soon.

Why do I believe? I have no idea. I do know this however, I don’t have the ability to not believe. If there is somebody somewhere that has the ability to change my mind with some new information, or an argument that I have never considered, please don’t take my faith. Without my faith there is nothing but random chance and a cold grave. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. I, like every generation before me, think that time is growing short. Is it growing short for everybody or just me, I don’t know, it could just be an uneasiness that older people get when they realize that eternity is closing in.

Time will tell, and I wish you well. Amen.

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