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A good friend of mine shared this quote: Quote:“There are always those who take it upon themselves to defend God, as if Ultimate Reality, as if the sustaining frame of existence, were something weak and helpless. These people walk by a widow deformed by leprosy begging for a few paise, walk by children dressed in rags living in the street, and they think “Business as usual.” But if they perceive a slight against God, it is a different story. Their faces go red, their chests heave mightily, they sputter angry words. The degree of their indignation is astonishing. Their resolve is frightening.
These people fail to realize that it is on the inside that God must be defended, not on the outside.They should direct their anger at themselves. For evil in the open is but evil from within that has been let out. The main battlefield for good is not the open ground of the public arena but the small clearing of each heart. Meanwhile, the lot of widows and homeless children is very hard, and it is to their defense, not God’s, that the self-righteous should rush.“ from Life Of Pi by Yann Martel
Old-Timer wrote:The main battlefield for good is not the open ground of the public arena but the small clearing of each heart.
Meanwhile, the lot of widows and homeless children is very hard, and it is to their defense, not God’s, that the self-righteous should rush.
Ray, thank you for sharing this. What a great thought to ponder as I prepare for the Sabbath day tomorrow.I think people who feel “red in the face” to defend God are really trying to defend their shaky faith in God…for if they had strong faith in the characteristics of God, they would know He can defend Himself…it is the widows and children that need temporal help, and that is
pure religion. Thanks Ray, great quote and wonderful to think about. I would like to add, tentatively of course
Quote:(Col. 4:16)
16 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
which seems to clearly suggest that there was an “epistle to the Ladoiceans” that should have been in the collection of Paul’s letters and should have been collected up and included with the canonical New Testatment BUT it was either lost or intentionally suppressed and God didn’t take a hand in order to preserve it likely on the overall grounds that He doesn’t interfere with people’s free ageny.Just a thought.
I really like that quote! Thanks. Kind of reminds me of a quote I like. Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to the garage makes you a car. – Author Unknown
“Christian” is (should be) a verb not a noun..Short Story.
Beautiful! Brings to mind so many scriptures about serving others=serving God. Drawing near him with our lips, but hearts far from him. And having the Word written on the fleshy tablets of our hearts.
LaLaLove wrote:Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to the garage makes you a car. – Author Unknown
“Christian” is (should be) a verb not a noun..Short Story.
I really like this quote to add to this topic. Wonderful! Thanks so much.I love this Ray, and everybody’s comments. My sentiments exactly! Old-Timer wrote:But if they perceive a slight against God, it is a different story. Their faces go red, their chests heave mightily, they sputter angry words. The degree of their indignation is astonishing. Their resolve is frightening.
The above was actually Ray quoting Yann Martel.
I’m sorry to be debbie-downer but the above quote reminded me exactly of Holland’s talk at GC. Sorry.
😳 Quote:Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to the garage makes you a car. – Laurence Peter
I’m going to be using this quote on my own blog and in a church talk at some point – and I added the author to the quote in this comment, if anyone wants to know who said it.
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