Reflection

As my blogging days draw to a close, I think it is only fitting to write about what Christ has done in my life through an ethics class. Therefore, today there will be no blogging, only reflection.

When I walked into my Biblical Heritage class, I didn't really know what to expect. I remember my professor saying to us once that the purpose of the class was to shake the foundations of our beliefs, but not with the aim of leaving us confused, but with the goal of building a stronger foundation. This has been my story.

I have learned that in all issues, ethical or otherwise, Christ comes first. Always. His heart is what we should seek after, when deciding right and wrong. As hackneyed as the mantra "What would Jesus do" has become, it really does sum up what our ideal response to ethics should be. I have sat in classes that talked about the Christian response to war, tears brimming in my eyes as I thought about my father, a retired general, that had fought at some point. Fought and killed. My father, a retired general. My father, a Christian. I have forced myself to put my father aside, and look at war through the eyes of Christ in order to develop my stance on the issue. I'm still looking...

I have sat in classes that have taught a different way to look at controversial issues such as homosexuality and abortion. Not to find some justification for them, but to discover Christ's response to them. I have been forced to realize that the Church is the body of Christ and as the body, we must love, guide and correct, but never condemn. It is the kindness of God that leads us to repentance...

As my blogging days come to an end, I think it is only fitting to write about what Christ has done in my life through an ethics class. Jesus Christ has made me realize that in all things, He comes first. Always.