On Tue, 25 May 1999, John Winter wrote:
> Are we obedient enough to accept discipline?
>
> My $.02.
> John
I am in the middle of this question right now... with reguard to Pastoral
Authority over my service to the local Outpost.
*I answered "yes-if God be served" ...and still the flesh rose with
objection to my percieved in-justice, *just like a bull-headed Trailblazer
or un-informed Pioneer rabble rouser! I am just a big kid!
There is a *spiritual principal here... and if we learn it we can avoid
and un-wind many of the Christian worlds hurts... the answer is to yeild,
for as we do we make ourselves usefull to the master...
*But the human nature struggles and many times blinds our best, from not
"seeing" the sin in our lives. We have "blind spots" and from our mouths
come feeble reasons and logic strings for criticizeing our brothers...
With our lips, we show the content of our heart.
As we struggle, we rehurse our defence, build wall instaed of bridges,
to a loveing God of eternal bliss... for the justice of our corupt flesh!
If I am objecting... and saying: *But what! or Yes..but! I have not a
yeilded and broken spirit, but a fountian that pours both bitter and sweet
water.. *and that cannot be!
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Like I say.. I'm working this out... and the cost will be dear to me.
I'm not there yet, and that is the case of seeing injustice go un-treated.
*Sin tempts us to declare alligences and build walls to defend against a
loveing Father will the best intrests for us... and we fall to rebellion.
Cdr.Duane -=A=-
-=*Jes'Shake off the dirt and take a step up! ...The MULE *=-
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