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You said that one of your character is a devout Christian, now I know you have had a lot of comments on here but being a Christian myself, I would get sooooooooo excited... Why wouldn't I my Lord is coming to take me and his children home... To Heaven where there will be Eternal Love and Peace... Who wouldn't want that!... I've seen enough evil in this life and it's time to say goodbye... I see the responses from the younger folk on here and from the older ones we've been down that road... This devout Christian in your book make him an older man, whose been down the road, and he knows even though bad times are coming, he looks past them to the coming Glory of The Lord... He might even be thinking of this scripture as he is waiting... Brother Glen
Luke 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
I think a true Christian would do everything he can to help as many people he can. He would work with his church, the government, friends, family and everyone else to give as much as he can. He would be the hero in the story, bravely facing the challenge like the modern David against a modern Goliath. Where everyone is giving up, he will be the last man standing. The thing here is, the question is wrongly asked. As a Christian, the fate of the world is in the hands of God, and therefore not of our concern. Our concern is to love one another and to do the best we can to help as many people as we can. The premise here that a Christian will somehow rely on his religion but not on his own practical actions is false. Christianity is primarily a religion of action. Jesus saved the world. Our job is to continue his good work. God comforts us in our suffering but He calls upon us to help Him save the world. I think all the heroes you see in the movies are essentially the right model for the modern Christian. We are called to act righteously, while having faith in God that good will overcome. We would be like the modern David, have enough spirit to face whatever calamity, however much the odds are against us, because we believe.
What you've read here are good examples of how Christians will react. We'll take it calmly, logically, have a sense of humor about it, and be available to help if needed. We wouldn't worry about it because we have our faith and our attention is on what is real and doable and not on what is beyond us. If I were you, my Christian hero would be someone who's a single mum or someone completely ordinary and, now challenged by the end of the world, rises to the challenge because he is simply a good person and cannot stand by at a time like that.
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I appreciate the amount of research needed to write even fiction. (I've had to do research for my novel too.) But don't you think you're missing the point here? We're Christians, thus don't really buy into the "don't have consciousness" stuff.
Have you never run into Christians before? One of the things you're really going to have to learn to deal with is, even if you don't agree with what one of your characters believes, you, at least, have to understand it enough to see why he/she would. You have to get into your character's skin at least that much or it's going to be a lousy story. This "don't have consciousness" stuff is proof you will need quite a bit of research to do a good job on the Christian character.
Have you never run into Christians before? One of the things you're really going to have to learn to deal with is, even if you don't agree with what one of your characters believes, you, at least, have to understand it enough to see why he/she would. You have to get into your character's skin at least that much or it's going to be a lousy story. This "don't have consciousness" stuff is proof you will need quite a bit of research to do a good job on the Christian character.
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Probably would be interpreted by some as an apocalyptic event. I'm just into believing that event already happened. Sooo, back at you. You're going to have to narrow down your view of "devout Christian," and pick a version of what that means. Go for the expected, and, again, a lousy story.
You can no more pigeonhole "devout Christian," than you can pigeonhole a nihilist, an existentialist, or a hedonist. One size doesn't fit all for any group.
I'm curious. Which one of those characters is you? (Let's face it, every writer has a part of him in every character, but we all know which character we're playing as we write the story. lol)
You can no more pigeonhole "devout Christian," than you can pigeonhole a nihilist, an existentialist, or a hedonist. One size doesn't fit all for any group.
I'm curious. Which one of those characters is you? (Let's face it, every writer has a part of him in every character, but we all know which character we're playing as we write the story. lol)
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I feel bad for you. Here's the scoop. You never will do all the things you dream to do. You also have no idea how long you have. So do what you have to do, and when you still have time at the end of the day, pick out both what you want to do and what you can afford to do.
Then, out of that list, pick out what you want to do first. Then do it! If you have to learn how to do it before doing it, then learn it. And if you have to practice it before you can do it well, practice it. And keep doing that until you don't feel like it anymore, then pick the next thing. Or, if you still have time to do a second thing, then pick the next thing. And keep going, always realizing the money issue changes through life, so you may have to reevaluate that list.
Things I wanted to do that I will never do in this life:
Go back to visit my family in Virginia, go to the Galapagos, Australia for 3 months, travel Europe, see Niagara Falls/Grand Canyons/Jackson Hole/every single zoo in the US/and go to every lake in a Winnebago (starting with Winnebago Lake) to go fishing. I will never be a potter, a CEO, an honest politician, an event organizer (wanted to do conventions), an English teacher, or an accountant.
Things I wanted to do and did or am still doing:
Social work, work in an ad agency, have a garden that filled my yard, (thankfully my yard is incredibly small lol), have my own business, stained-glass, a variety of needlecrafts, write and publish a novel (written, still working on publishing), have my own house (I didn't get the "two cats in the yard part" but had one), wreath-making, basket weaving, make a topiary, draw.
Things I never wanted to do but am glad they happened anywhere:
Marry, live in a city, become disabled. (Last one sounds dumb, but if I weren't already disabled, no one would have been home to take care of hubby when he needed it. I would have had to keep working.)
Things I tried but couldn't do:
Become a high school English teacher, learn .http and photoshop.
It's all worth it. The only thing you need is to see what you want, figure out if you can afford it, and, if you can? Go for it!
(BTW, GWil, this does help you get some idea of what Christians believe, even if it wasn't what you were expecting.)
Then, out of that list, pick out what you want to do first. Then do it! If you have to learn how to do it before doing it, then learn it. And if you have to practice it before you can do it well, practice it. And keep doing that until you don't feel like it anymore, then pick the next thing. Or, if you still have time to do a second thing, then pick the next thing. And keep going, always realizing the money issue changes through life, so you may have to reevaluate that list.
Things I wanted to do that I will never do in this life:
Go back to visit my family in Virginia, go to the Galapagos, Australia for 3 months, travel Europe, see Niagara Falls/Grand Canyons/Jackson Hole/every single zoo in the US/and go to every lake in a Winnebago (starting with Winnebago Lake) to go fishing. I will never be a potter, a CEO, an honest politician, an event organizer (wanted to do conventions), an English teacher, or an accountant.
Things I wanted to do and did or am still doing:
Social work, work in an ad agency, have a garden that filled my yard, (thankfully my yard is incredibly small lol), have my own business, stained-glass, a variety of needlecrafts, write and publish a novel (written, still working on publishing), have my own house (I didn't get the "two cats in the yard part" but had one), wreath-making, basket weaving, make a topiary, draw.
Things I never wanted to do but am glad they happened anywhere:
Marry, live in a city, become disabled. (Last one sounds dumb, but if I weren't already disabled, no one would have been home to take care of hubby when he needed it. I would have had to keep working.)
Things I tried but couldn't do:
Become a high school English teacher, learn .http and photoshop.
It's all worth it. The only thing you need is to see what you want, figure out if you can afford it, and, if you can? Go for it!
(BTW, GWil, this does help you get some idea of what Christians believe, even if it wasn't what you were expecting.)
I would probably do what I normally do, try to not worry and relax because there is nothing I could do or pray to the Lord to delay the end of the world and to have mercy on my loved ones that they may come to faith in Jesus and pray for others to believe in Jesus. I would probably keep on singing praise songs because I love to sing! I might ask other people to pray that the world won't end so quickly. I might quit my job and hang out with my mom and do stuff together. I might even sing the song " It's the end of the world as we know it..."