After reading chapter 6, I think the main purpose that Turner wants us to understand is that we have a different view on the world because we have been brought up as Christians. (He is speaking to Christians, obviously). We technically do not have the right to judge other people who have more worldly, secular views. Just like Steve Turner says when he talks about how we know what comes in the life after this. We have hope for an eternal life after this, and that is what keeps us going everyday here on earth. But we really do not have the authority to judge those who do not live their lives for that reason. They were brought up differently than us, and they have different views than us; we are not one to judge them. We can try to help them see that there is eternal life ahead, but we have to respect the fact that they have never believed this before.
As Christians, we see things more clearly and peacefully. We believe that there is something greater than us, and therefore we have an advantage because we feel like there is always something to hold onto. Even when things are going wrong, we know that there is something better ahead, and that is what keeps us going. People that do not have a belief in Jesus, do not have the hope that we have, so we can't judge them for that. They do not see things as "clear" and "hopeful" as we do. Our minds are so different than those that were not brought up the same way as us, and I think that is one thing that Turner wants us to understand when reading chapter 6. If we do not take into consideration the fact that other people were brought up differently than us, we will never be able to impact someone's life. And just because we were brought up differently, does NOT mean that we are better than them. It means that we should feel blessed and humble because of our lives.
I think the part that impacts me the most is when Turner writes, "but I think that Christians naturally feel compelled to say something about what they believe holds the key to the human population." While sometimes I feel like Christians do not say enough about their beliefs, I feel like we also reach a point where we say too much. Not that this is a bad thing!! But harping to some people makes no difference. We have to understand the limits of the person we are talking to, and understand that we can't change everyone. And we should not change everyone anyways!! I think Turner writes this to remind us that we can incorporate Jesus into our art, our lives, our way of encouragement towards others, etc., but we don't have to straight up scream JESUS at people. If we live out a life centered around Christ, and if we follow our callings, then people should be able to see who we are living for and why we do what we do.
As Christians, we see things more clearly and peacefully. We believe that there is something greater than us, and therefore we have an advantage because we feel like there is always something to hold onto. Even when things are going wrong, we know that there is something better ahead, and that is what keeps us going. People that do not have a belief in Jesus, do not have the hope that we have, so we can't judge them for that. They do not see things as "clear" and "hopeful" as we do. Our minds are so different than those that were not brought up the same way as us, and I think that is one thing that Turner wants us to understand when reading chapter 6. If we do not take into consideration the fact that other people were brought up differently than us, we will never be able to impact someone's life. And just because we were brought up differently, does NOT mean that we are better than them. It means that we should feel blessed and humble because of our lives.
I think the part that impacts me the most is when Turner writes, "but I think that Christians naturally feel compelled to say something about what they believe holds the key to the human population." While sometimes I feel like Christians do not say enough about their beliefs, I feel like we also reach a point where we say too much. Not that this is a bad thing!! But harping to some people makes no difference. We have to understand the limits of the person we are talking to, and understand that we can't change everyone. And we should not change everyone anyways!! I think Turner writes this to remind us that we can incorporate Jesus into our art, our lives, our way of encouragement towards others, etc., but we don't have to straight up scream JESUS at people. If we live out a life centered around Christ, and if we follow our callings, then people should be able to see who we are living for and why we do what we do.
http://vestech.com.au/vestech-attends-physics-of-the-mind/