ROSS DOUTHAT IS A COLUMNIST FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES. AS A CATHOLIC, HE OFTEN WRITES ABOUT ISSUES OF FAITH. IN HIS COLUMN YESTERDAY HE ISSUED A WARNING TO ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH OTHER FAITHS, SPIRITUALITY, HALLUCINOGAN DRUIGS AND NO FAITH AS THEY TRY TO FIND MEANING IN LIFE.
HE WARNS THAT SUCH EXPERIMENTATION CAN BE DANGEROUS AS EVIL EXISTS IN THE WORLD AND A VACUUM LONGS TO BE FILLED WITH SOMETHING. HE’S RIGHT.
IF GOD IS NOT THE CENTER OF YOUR LIFE. IF JESUS HAS NOT GIVEN YOU A SECOND BIRTH THERE IS NO ULTIMATE FULFILLMENT IN THIS LIFE AND ONLY MISERY IN THE LIFE TO COME.
ALL OF THIS EXPERIMENTATION IS LESS ABOUT GOD THAN IT IS ABOUT SATAN, WHO SEEKS TO LEAD PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE ONE TRUE GOD AND INTO OTHER THINGS. HE IS A DENIER, A DISTRACTOR, A DECEIVER AND A DESTROYER.
IT ISN’T WHAT WE FEEL ABOUT GOD; IT’S ABOUT WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR US. IT ISN’T ABOUT US CREATING A GOD IN OUR IMAGE; IT’S ABOUT GOD CREATING US IN HIS IMAGE AND HAVING A PLAN FOR OUR LIVES.
FLEE THE COUNTERFEIT AND GRASP THE REAL. THAT REAL IS CHRIST CRUCIFIED FOR YOU AND FOR ME. AND HE IS RISEN, JUST AS HE SAID. I’M CAL THOMAS.
