(Potentially) Profound Thoughts
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My pastor said something last night that really stuck with me.
"If you take more joy in denouncing sin than you do in helping the sinner, you really need to inspect your life."
Then he went on to relate something from his job, as an illustration. Once upon a time they had a suggestion box on the wall. At the start everybody was eager to put suggestions in the box. Then one of the managers took the box down, read the suggestions in front of the employees, and said, "there are some pretty good suggestions in here. Now who wants to step up and make some of them happen?" Nothing.
Nobody else ever put any suggestions in the box. Eventually they took the suggestion box down.
It's really easy to point and say something is wrong, something needs to be done here. It's a lot harder to find somebody who's willing to actually do something about it. Are you willing to roll up your sleeves and help a sinner, or do you just like to tell the sinner where he is wrong?
"If you take more joy in denouncing sin than you do in helping the sinner, you really need to inspect your life."
Then he went on to relate something from his job, as an illustration. Once upon a time they had a suggestion box on the wall. At the start everybody was eager to put suggestions in the box. Then one of the managers took the box down, read the suggestions in front of the employees, and said, "there are some pretty good suggestions in here. Now who wants to step up and make some of them happen?" Nothing.
Nobody else ever put any suggestions in the box. Eventually they took the suggestion box down.
It's really easy to point and say something is wrong, something needs to be done here. It's a lot harder to find somebody who's willing to actually do something about it. Are you willing to roll up your sleeves and help a sinner, or do you just like to tell the sinner where he is wrong?
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Well am I living or am I dying
Will the world see another day
I hear a baby crying
And I pluck out another gray
I'm always talking 'bout change
But talking's all I've done
I'm gonna start tomorrow
But tomorrow never comes
There's just today
That's all we've got
Tick tock, the past is locked
The future's far away
Can't go back, can't hurry it up
Gotta learn to live today
- Chris Rice
Will the world see another day
I hear a baby crying
And I pluck out another gray
I'm always talking 'bout change
But talking's all I've done
I'm gonna start tomorrow
But tomorrow never comes
There's just today
That's all we've got
Tick tock, the past is locked
The future's far away
Can't go back, can't hurry it up
Gotta learn to live today
- Chris Rice
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The love Jesus has for us is profound.
Here is a childlike and yet profound way to challenge the power of the greatest commandments; when looking for one single purpose; that might impel God to create the universe and life. If you choose to read further, then search for something greater.
God created galaxies, stars, planets, plants and animals. What relationship could God have with his creation?
Could God create anything greater than children in his own image? Could God love each and every one of his children as he loves himself. Can there be any greater single reason for God to create the universe and children in his own image?
What greatest purpose could God set mankind?
We cannot love God as we love ourselves, because that would bring God down to our level, so we have the greatest commandment to love God with all our heart, soul and mind. If God loves everyone as he loves himself, we are given the second greatest commandment to do likewise. Should we treat everyone as if they are God’s children, we should also love everyone; because God loves everyone.
When you ask the question; why did Christ say the two commandments are greatest? Can it possibly be that God cannot do anything greater?
Trying to understand what the greatest commandments might mean to God, challenges our understanding of what they mean to us.
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Here is a childlike and yet profound way to challenge the power of the greatest commandments; when looking for one single purpose; that might impel God to create the universe and life. If you choose to read further, then search for something greater.
God created galaxies, stars, planets, plants and animals. What relationship could God have with his creation?
Could God create anything greater than children in his own image? Could God love each and every one of his children as he loves himself. Can there be any greater single reason for God to create the universe and children in his own image?
What greatest purpose could God set mankind?
We cannot love God as we love ourselves, because that would bring God down to our level, so we have the greatest commandment to love God with all our heart, soul and mind. If God loves everyone as he loves himself, we are given the second greatest commandment to do likewise. Should we treat everyone as if they are God’s children, we should also love everyone; because God loves everyone.
When you ask the question; why did Christ say the two commandments are greatest? Can it possibly be that God cannot do anything greater?
Trying to understand what the greatest commandments might mean to God, challenges our understanding of what they mean to us.
My 2c
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