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.
> >
>
>
> > ----------
> > "Let your speech be always with
grace, seasoned with salt, that
> you may
> know how you ought
to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6)
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