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Bible Question:
I see so many questions here. I am gratefull for them for they make me think and research. What I simply don't understand is WHY there are so many LAZY people where the WORD of God is concerned. It is ones MORTAL SOUL at Stake. Why do people ALWAYS turn to people for the interpritation of Gods word? Surely in this country today, bibles are readily available to everyone who has a desire to have one. Oh, but I don't understand what I read? Are you Stupid? 1 a : slow of mind : OBTUSE b : given to unintelligent decisions or acts : acting in an unintelligent or careless manner c : lacking intelligence or reason : Or are you simply Lazy? not easily aroused to activity. LAZY suggests a disinclination to work or to take trouble *convenience foods for lazy cooks*. INDOLENT suggests a love of ease and a settled dislike of movement or activity *the heat made us all indolent*. SLOTHFUL implies a temperamental inability to act promptly or speedily when action or speed is called for *fired for being slothful about filling orders*. If one reads the word they will learn that they will eventually learn it. So why can we not learn from the experiances of others? Just wondering... George |
Bible Answer: GeorJoy: I have read your question and the notes you have responded to, and the notes of others to you. I find your thought patterns and the way in which you express these thoughts in writing interesting. I read your profile and you are a person determined to mature and stand firm in your faith. That is noteworthy and is to be applauded. I asked myself several questions as I read this thread joined by a number of responders. We all have different ways to relateing to people, so no one way is the only correct way. I wonder if you could explain to me who is the "they" that you refer to several times? Are you refering to a paticluar church you have experience with, or just Christians in general? May I feflect on some things I observed in this thread? (I hope you said yes.) Many of us are anxious for others who claim the name of Christ, to take up their cross, and show those who are watching where their faith really is. I have at times been judgemential of those who were maturing in their at a, what seemed to me. a very slow pace. Infact some believers seem ti be moving backward in the maturing of their faith. This has caused me frustation, and I have felt sad for these believers. For me it has been easy to set up in my mind a "us", "them" in the way those who slowly mature in Christ. In reality this is building a straw man, that I precieve as carnal Christians something less spiritual, lazy and even stupid. These lazy stupid Christians just dont measure up to my standard of how fast a Christian should grow. I wonder why can't "they" get with the program as I have? There are all kinds of reason for stunted spiritual growth. However I think the problem for carnal or slow maturing Christians is much deeper than it appears on the surface. I believe that a large percentage of the fault lays at our very feet. How many of us rush to witness and get someone to make Jesus Lord, give thenm apamplet or Scripture, invite them to church and do not take the required time to nurture these babies in Christ? Training and maturing is essiential if these new believers are to grow in the very slightest. We can not judge these non maturing believers when we have not done the basics of follow up. I ask why are so suprised that Word of Faith movement is growing because these believers are ignorant and open to this flawed and dangerious teaching sucks up so many Christians? Sometime ago in the Daily Bread I read the following, "The renewal of the inner person, becoming Christlike, is not accomplished in a moment but a lifetime." author unknown. I hope my sharing this with you and others might cause each of us to see that at one time we too were considered by others to perhaps think we were lazy and stupid. I would be interested in your thoughts. Blessings. justme |