Interesting on several levels. What is our motive? What motivates us? Those who believe and have not seen Christ are believing in an intangible person. By that I mean one they cannot touch and feel as Christ indicated. That faith given by God is the same faith it takes to communicate to other about God – after all – that was how we heard of Christ in the first place. Yet when a future reward is clearly offered with eternal benefits, we shrink back and do not speak out. Then provide instant gratification (immediate benefits) – all of a sudden the task set before us is easy. I think we all have thought about “missed opportunities”. We all need to act on those moments before they become missed opportunities again. Think of those who are in severe danger for their faith – in Pakistan and Afghanistan – they don’t need the $100 for motivation – they are living it.
Gee, I was feeling ashamed of myself just within the first thirty seconds. My answer would have been, with a down-hung head, “Not as often as I should.”
That point aside, I would be curious to know whether the foul-mouthed college student gave the $100 back after his love of Mammon was pointed out to him…?
JP,
Interesting on several levels. What is our motive? What motivates us? Those who believe and have not seen Christ are believing in an intangible person. By that I mean one they cannot touch and feel as Christ indicated. That faith given by God is the same faith it takes to communicate to other about God – after all – that was how we heard of Christ in the first place. Yet when a future reward is clearly offered with eternal benefits, we shrink back and do not speak out. Then provide instant gratification (immediate benefits) – all of a sudden the task set before us is easy. I think we all have thought about “missed opportunities”. We all need to act on those moments before they become missed opportunities again. Think of those who are in severe danger for their faith – in Pakistan and Afghanistan – they don’t need the $100 for motivation – they are living it.
Derek
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Gee, I was feeling ashamed of myself just within the first thirty seconds. My answer would have been, with a down-hung head, “Not as often as I should.”
That point aside, I would be curious to know whether the foul-mouthed college student gave the $100 back after his love of Mammon was pointed out to him…?
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