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Bible Question:
Justme I believe you may have missed the road all together. Somewhere in your having read this thread, you have missed or misread the roadsigns, and gotten onto a different route all together. Re-read EdB's first response. Then re-read "HERE IS THE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION" in my response to Mother Superior. I made a "note" somewhere in this thread. Re-read that one too. I once read that a parable tests the "spiritual receptiveness" of the hearer. (I intend no offence to anyone.) As of this morning when I last checked, EdB has been the only receptive responder to this thread. George |
Bible Answer: GeorJoy: Greetings and thank you for the response. As I read the notes the thread has had 11 notes. You sparked a nice dialogue and that's good in my book. George I believe that I understand your question and it's presumptions. What i was responding to was the insuation that a large number of Christions are stupid and lazy in the way they handle and understand the Bible. To that I am not so quick to label Christians in to the catagory of lazy or stupid. My concern is when someone comes to Christ, unless the person introducing Christ, takes the required effort to start them on a soild foundation, we do a diservice and set the newybeliever up for becoming a lazt stupid Christian. To me it is abundantly clear we who think are so much mature have a high notch on the belt record. But when it comes to discipling we do a miserable job! Then because of Our failure to assure growth by taking the required time to disciple these new believers, we are as much or more responsible for the laziness and stupidness you have discribed. I in no way am saying this with unkindness or anything negative toward you. I said this with a heavy heart and lived enough years to see the other side of the stupid lazy people, and how they got to be such. I hope this helps clear up what I was responding to you about. In other words I said all this to say, don't be so quick to make a call that someone is stupid or lazy. Your tone of voice in your quuestion comes accross as being ridged and stern and seeing only black or white. Some times we, ourselves play a significant part in why Christians do not mature as you have. Any thoughts? Blessings. justme |