Subject: Other gifts throughout history? |
Bible Note: Brother Ed, I can add my unequivocal amen to these statements. You should know me well enough by now that my heart is in it, too. The lost do not change, in spite of their "ever learning but never coming to the truth." In your example of of the "identical churches" I couldn't help but think of John 6. The people were more interested in his feeding of the multitude than they were in spiritual truth (v42). The lost are ever this way, unless by Providence they are given a thirst for the things of God (v65). I also thought about the prosperity teachings that are so common in our nation today. One Sunday, in my own church, a discussion began on how one might be blessed by God in material ways. You've read my statements on this forum, so you can probably guess my disappointment. When we have been given the a Gift greater than a million universes, why in the world would we even care if God blesses us in ANY other way??? Brother Ed, we differ in a lot of fundamental ways, but I think we are very much alike in our love for the Savior. Thank you, again, for sharing. |