On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 05:54:46 -0500 "Lance Muir" <
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writes:
> Arthur Custance, author of the 'Doorway Papers', added his two
cents
> worth on 'personality types'. He employed geometric shapes
in order to
> describe who we are at birth and, for the rest of
our lives. He suggested
> the immutability of the 'shape' (circle,
rectangle etc.) with the possibility of
> change within the shape.
That's closer to what I'm getting at here.
> From: "David Miller" <
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> > 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.
>
>
> >
> > ----------
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always with grace, seasoned with salt, that
> you may
> know how
you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6)
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