1. Lets be fair. I think it was "I", not "we" who flamed the Las
Vegas idea. When you live on the opposite side of the country,
you can forget that the media image of a place does not tell
the whole story.
2. Sometimes people give gifts to influence people or to gain a
measure of control. This is as true of your average person as
a lottery winner. If I had good evidence that this was the case,
I would more than likely refuse. Otherwise I would accept.
Jesus had no problem accepting water from an adultress at the
well in Samaria, nor lunch from Zaccheus. In both cases, one
could make a good case that the source of the supply was tainted.
In Christ we have a reversal of a traditional religious idea.
Before Him, evil tainted good. Much of the levitical law is
based on this premise. However, Jesus showed us that Good
can cleanse evil.
3. My backchannel conversations about Las Vegas reminded me of
an important truth, which is well communicated in the parable
of the wheat and the tares. Good and evil are mixed here.
This will not always be the case, but for now, we must live
in the light, walk in the light, and shine the light. Much
that is evil can thereby hear the Gospel and repent. The flip
side is that it is all to easy for Christians to fall.
White Buffalo
Duane Wheeler wrote:
>
> A swimming pool installer who stoped to buy a Hot Dog just won
> more money than he will ever spend...
>
> Recently we about flamed someone for going to Las Vegas...
>
> *I wondered if.. IF someone in yur church was the big Lotto winner..
> and wanted to give some bucks to your Rangers, and spruce up the
> church..
>
> Would you accept?
>
> *Say fly the entire Outpost to Hawaii or Euro-camp<G>
>
> -=A=-
>
> --
> ��ࡱ
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