Don't Forget ...
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Episodes 10, 11, 12
Episodes 13, 14, 15
5 Comments:
It is interesting how lightly we take the decision to accept Jesus. I think we as Americans are so spoiled through the satiation of pleasure that we equate a decision for Jesus in the same way and approach it with the same priorities. What will Jesus do for me now? Will I still be able to have fun? etc.
We have become a shallow people for the most part. Maybe the hard times that seem to be on the horizon will teach us what is important. Hopefully, before it is too late!
Do you have a newborn yet?
Our anticipation for fun and pleasure can't tell us what is important to us, that's for sure.
No newborns yet. We're not sure if Elizabeth's water has broken (a bit) or not.
You make a good point joy. Consumerism has completely saturated society to the point where people live, to a varying degree, by the principle of instant satisfaction. Anything slow that is achieved through a gradual process is often deemed a waste of time. Accordingly, the concept of spirituality suffers.
The idea that "a diet always starts tomorrows" applies just as forcefully with following Jesus. Objectively we know it's beneficial, we know that we need it, and yet it's always just beyond our will.
Timothy,
Yep! Australians must not be that different from Americans! We want our desires to be gratified dsl!
I like your observation about how a diet always starts tomorrow. The thing which we do not do (to paraphrase Judge Wilhelm) is live in the present.
Aristotle's view about the weak will gained acceptance in his day, but one of the unique things about Christ's teaching is its assertion that the spirit is willing and the body (the objective element) is weak. In my way of seeing it, our requirements are not universally understandable, but that's okay because God gives us the personal understanding to do what we ought to do.
Thanks again for stopping by.
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