BLVNHIM
All sarcasm aside (at least for this sentence) for those possibly not familiar with deciphering American license plate jargon, that particular masterpiece is meant to be read "Believe in Him." Herein lies my problem.
So, this person is claiming to be a Christian? This young lady is telling the world (at least the world directly behind her in traffic) that she is "BLV'ing N HIM" yet her actions to me on the way home prove drastically otherwise.
Hypocrisy is nothing new to the Church. It bleeds like a Sharpie through an unsuspecting shirt pocket through much of the NT. In fact, many of Paul's most important addresses to his early congregation center around this issue. Paul writes his letter to the Galatians because they are abandoning their authentic faith in Christ under the influence of the Judaizers. Having begun with the "grace of Christ," they are now "turning to a different gospel" (1:6 NIV). Having started with the Spirit, they are living by "human effort" (3:3).
True faith is not "easy believism"--a superficial acknowledgment that the Gospel is true without any personal commitment. Paul later writes: "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me" (2:20). Genuine faith, then, involves a comprehensive investment of oneself in Christ. My traffic surprise on the way home this afternoon just serves to "drive home" this very important point...
I think a simpler explanation is that this woman's "HIM" is the sugar-daddy who got her the SUV. Either that, or the vehicle was stolen. ;)
ReplyDeleteIt makes me mad, too, when people think so little of my safety, of the safety of others, that they would play games on the road. This isn't a game; people can get killed--all because of what? Lack of patience? A sense of entitlement that one "shouldn't have to wait"? This is NOT practicing a love for one's neighbor, nor the "love is patient, love is kind" that is talked so much about in Corinthians.
And, on a side note, let me say I despise---DESPISE SUVs. They are not environmentally conscious, they are top heavy aka unsafe, and there is something about the mentality of the vehicle that when one drives it, one loses their MIND. I have never known an SUV driver to be anything less than a total jerk, driving in the exact manner of which you speak. Nine times out of ten, they have no real reason for driving one. They are NOT soccer moms, they do NOT have a job that requires hauling heavy equipment, they just freaking want one. Never mind how expensive they are, never mind how much gas they cost, never mind that their vehicle blocks visibility for smaller vehicles. Jerk. It would not hurt my feelings if they are outlawed, ditched for something a little more Green.