The Bible On Trial

Be Well, Stay Safe~

There is a greeting for our current Covid-19 world situation that reflects the mind set of the population, it is "Stay Safe"! I hear it at the hardware store where I work part time, i hear it from the cashier at Stater's Market as I leave with my groceries, or when I am at George's German Market buying some great German coffee, or a cabinosi. It has become a ubiquitous farewell that says that we care about each other, and want the other person to 'live through it'! I have even gone so far as to add the phrase "Be Well" in front of "Be Safe", which accounts for my concern for their mental and emotional well being, as well as their physical being.

But I have been thinking about the ramifications of what "Be Well, Be Safe" actually implies, and I have decided to just say "Be Well" and no longer say "Be Safe". That is because the expression of "Be Safe" means that safety of our physical being takes precedence over everything else in our lives, including our hard won freedoms that are innumerated in the Constitution and Bill of Rights of the USA. 

It is becoming more clear by the day that the people of the United States (and of the world) are tired of their rights being abrogated simply to satisfy some 'guidelines' that may or may not be working. Safety comes at a deep cost, and that cost is often more expensive than it is worth.

Salvation also comes with a deep cost. Christians believe that 'cost' has already been paid by Jesus on the cross for their personal sins. Christians feel 'safe' in this knowledge, but that safety is an illusion. Gaining safety through 'salvation by grace' comes the loss of the freedom of Salvation that Jesus taught His own disciples. To gain salvation you must learn and practice obedience to the Covenant of the Kingdom.