The most devout Christian I know used to show off his ‘Satanic bible’ in his high school days.
[ The most devout Christian I know used to show off his ‘Satanic bible’ in his high school days. ]
True strength is learnign from one mistakes.
I went to Catholic high school. I needed to do a paper on some other religion in theology class, so, just to be obnoxious, I picked Satanism and used the Satanic Bible.
The mercy and grace of God is everreaching! In my small-town high school, a kid who was very popular (because he had a great personality) was also the biggest doper one could imagine. He did pot, acid, speed, booze -- you name it. In his senior year, he became Born Again. Clean. I can't even begin to imagine the peer pressure he bucked. I saw it, witnessed it, and I still can't imagine it.
His courage, strength, and faith I am CERTAIN changed many more lives, straightened many more paths, than just his own. He was a beacon. I would rather have as a leader someone who dabbled and overcame -- now THAT is a resume.