So, one morning, I was having a conversation with a
colleague of mine,
I mentioned in passing
(during a conversation about vegetarianism) that I was a
Rastafarian many years ago, and was a vegetarian during that time.
My colleague said then that their spouse loves Reggae Music
I asked then, if the love was based in faith or music
appreciation. My colleague stated that it was music appreciation, that their
spouse attends many concerts, and Loves the Music. My colleague went on to say that
their spouse is a schoolteacher and teaches the students to say... JAH Rastafari!
Surprised, I explained that to declare "JAH!
Rastafari"
is a declaration of the deity of Haile Selassie. I broke it
down word-by-word, and making clear that it means “YAHweh/Jehovah is Haile
Selassie!”
My colleague looked at me with this vacant stare, then said
someting along the lines of
The spouse says that if Haile Selassie is watching over all
those people (e.g. Rastafarians I assume) then he can watch over the kids…
Now, is that not a FAITH statement???
People blinded by the god of this age...
But the unbeliever does not welcome what comes from God’s
Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since
it is evaluated spiritually.The spiritual person, however, can evaluate
everything, yet he himself cannot be evaluated by anyone. – 1 Cor 2:14-15
(HCSB)
