I found this on a blog of note. It goes to show what Dad has always said, it's not what you learn, it's learning how to learn. And, so what? This question really got me thinking. Are we really living in the best times? And what would make them the best times? Technology? I could argue on either side. On the one hand, people 200 years ago didn't know about or want our modern toys and gadgets, so they aren't really missing anything. But on the other hand, I love taking pictures, and point-and shoots are quite new. And those just barely scratch the surface of then vs. now. But, technology is not the most important thing. It isn't anywhere near the most important thing. In the past Christianity was the accepted religion in places like Europe and North America, but this does not mean that all people then were wonderful godly people. There were still drunks, thieves and people who had no religious inclination, just like there are today. As well, there was a lot of segregation in the church because of money, nationality and gender. Doesn't it say in Galatians 3:28 "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." And although today the church has become much more welcoming and accepting, we now fight, argue and break apart fighting over whether or not you should play instruments in church, or if girls should wear pants or skirts, or if you must be baptized in order to go to heaven. In many ways, people for the last 2000 years have totally missed the point of what it means to be a Christian. To Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength is the most important commandment, followed by loving your neighbor as yourself (Mark 12:29-31). I think if we all worked more to fulfill these two commandments instead of the comparatively trivial points of doctrine, we would be much closer to what we are called to be doing.
I realize that last bit didn't have much to do with the video, but the video is what triggered it all.
~Ellentia
