tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27936658.post116316875143858617..comments2024-02-07T10:28:50.958-08:00Comments on Word Traveler: "Sacramental Living"davescrivenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14462058588564974007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27936658.post-55157036147238144202006-11-13T12:43:00.000-08:002006-11-13T12:43:00.000-08:00Dave, awesome discussion on Friday morning as alwa...Dave, awesome discussion on Friday morning as always. Great to look forward to seeing all the guys on Friday morning and always appreciate so many differing thoughts and opinions on the word. (by the way, I was shocked to find out I remembered all 7 sacraments as daydreaming was my favorite pasttime throughout parochial school) <br /><br />A few thoughts I had on chapter # 3:<br /><br />"But in your hearts, set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.<br /><br />----------1 Peter ch 3, vs 15<br /><br />Sharing my faith has never been something that has come easily to me. How many times have I not done it when I could have, or upon doing it, realized I could have done it much more effectively? Why is it that I sometimes feel so hesitant to share my faith? I hate to say it, but on some level I must buy into the contemporary thinking: <br />1) Don't offend anyone<br />2) They have a right to their <br /> beliefs also<br />3) Don't want them to think <br /> I'm a religious fanatic. <br /><br />Of course we all know where those thoughts come from. <br /><br />I know I'm not the only one who struggles with this. I remember during college, I worked as a waiter for The Old Spaghetti Factory. At the same time there were at least 6 guys who were students at, or recent graduates from Multnomah Bible. And yet in the 27 months that I worked there, not once did any of those 6 guys come withinj a country mile of sharing the gospel with me. Why not? Is it for the same reason<br />that I am often hesitant to do the same? What these guys didn't know is at this time I would have been very open and receptive to the message. <br /><br />I remember one guy named Rocky. He was my favorite. He had graduated from Multnomah and was looking for a full time position in the ministry. I remember actually thinking that I would like to hear him preach, as he occasionally did so at his home church. Yet being a young guy of 21, I wasn't ready to ask him. But I certainly would have gone if he had invited me. <br /><br />Perhaps as beleivers we are all in the same boat, hesitant to share the gospel with a world that is more than willing to hear the message and accept the free gift of salvation.<br /><br /> ------CEDART MILL MADNESSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27936658.post-1163253642335962452006-11-11T06:00:00.000-08:002006-11-11T06:00:00.000-08:00Thank you for your comments.Thank you for your comments.davescrivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462058588564974007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27936658.post-1163199211606037532006-11-10T14:53:00.000-08:002006-11-10T14:53:00.000-08:00Dave,As you said in yesterdays blog "Does Your Act...Dave,<BR/>As you said in yesterdays blog "Does Your Action Please God?" I think any faith inspired "ACTION" is a sacrament to God if it pleases him. As you say the death an resurrection of Christ made eternal salvation possibl but not guaranteed. It is only guranteed when it motivates us to "ACTION" that is pleasing to God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com