Lance wrote: > To quote myself, "Who you are at > six is who you are a sixty.
As someone who has worked many hours with the homeless and poor and in the jail systems of this country, I think you are way too pessimistic. Have you ever considered a transvestite? What about a prostitute destroyed by crack cocaine? Their future would have been much different if they had made different choices since the time they were six years old. I cannot meet such people and not blame sin as being that which has destroyed their lives. The decisions we make and our behavior greatly effects who we become. Why do you think sin is such an abomination to God? Why the death penalty for something like homosexuality unless it is an eternally destructive thing to the soul? I would certainly agree with you that a six year old has a predisposition and personality that heads him off toward a certain destination. However, the decisions he makes greatly determines who he becomes. Many during their life have hit the bottom and then turned to Christ, and their lives were turned around 180 degrees. Haven't you met any like that, whose life was completely changed? I often focus my preaching at the youth of our nation. The reason is because if they can come to know Christ at an early age, and avoid the dangerous and defiling sins that are tempting them, they will turn out much better and be a blessing to future generations. Most of the older generation, those who do not appear to be like the elders I read about in the Scriptures, have already been defiled by sin and rarely are open to the change necessary. As Jesus said, you can't put new wine into old wineskins. They are what they are. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
