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