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Post by open minded on Aug 13, 2007 9:47:35 GMT -5
an excert from short story fiction:
"the forestor seldom sees the forest because he is too busy looking at the trees, which is to say that a specialist confronted by an enigma in his field is no more likely to find the explanation than an open-minded generalist because the specialist won't climb the fence and snoop around in adjacent pastures. He is shackled by the dogmas of his expertise."
It sounds like some of you have become the specialist described above who can't see the forest because of the trees. You have turned your belief into a 'thing' which is more important to you than embracing and enhancing the nuances which should come from living a life of faith.
Your back & forth arguing about such finite details of scripture is wearisome. If Jesus came back today, and spent time reading this board, I'm sure he'd be scratching his head in both confusion & disappointment, commenting on how you all are missing his point of living a life of love.
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Post by Sylvestra on Aug 14, 2007 11:19:41 GMT -5
an excert from short story fiction: "the forestor seldom sees the forest because he is too busy looking at the trees, which is to say that a specialist confronted by an enigma in his field is no more likely to find the explanation than an open-minded generalist because the specialist won't climb the fence and snoop around in adjacent pastures. He is shackled by the dogmas of his expertise." It sounds like some of you have become the specialist described above who can't see the forest because of the trees. You have turned your belief into a 'thing' which is more important to you than embracing and enhancing the nuances which should come from living a life of faith. Your back & forth arguing about such finite details of scripture is wearisome. If Jesus came back today, and spent time reading this board, I'm sure he'd be scratching his head in both confusion & disappointment, commenting on how you all are missing his point of living a life of love. Well said! A person who truly "comes to the Lord" can begin to be taken up with the system of fellowship, supporting a preacher that is "off the mark", making themselves "cookie cutter" Christians, worshiping their knowledge of the Scripture, or simply making the gathering of the church a social club where they feel good -- and the Lord begins to take second place. Someone said on this Board yesterday or the day before that when this happens, our relationship with the church becomes an "idol". I think you are both right on target! Best regards, Edy
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Post by selah on Aug 14, 2007 12:00:33 GMT -5
AMEN....AMEN!
Blessings, Linda
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