Brantly was doing what Jesus commanded us all to do. I certainly don't have his courage or his devotion to Christ. It is the kind of Christianity we should all strive for. To many of these Hard Hearted Americans, Kent Brantly is the only Bible they will ever read. And to many of us weaker vessels, he is someone to be emulated and a vessel we should be praying that we can someday be like.
Coulter's comments show that she is a shallow vessel if a vessel at all. More like an ash tray compared to the 50 gallon drum that Kent Brantly represents. I was rather shocked to read Coulter's comments. She writes books extolling the virtues of Christianity and then when someone actually lives up to those virtues, she questions their motives.
If we all truly had the kind of faith that Kent Brantly had, we would not lose any sleep over the possibility that the guy next to us on the plane has ebola. Brantly is in God's hands and not Ann Coulter's. But Ann Coulter apparently prefers to rest in Ann Coulter's hands rather than God's. That's a pretty normal state for the shallow vessels that occupy the pews in most of the churches in American these days. Perhaps Brantly can show us the way to become deeper vessels.
Ann Coulter, if she were consistent, would blast Mother Theresa for risking her own health helping the diseased and poor of Calcutta. To be consistent, Ann would tell Mother Theresa that her ministry was a waste of time, and that she’d have done far better ministering to her own people of Albania. Her Albania was officially “The Atheist State of Albania.”
She is remembered. That atheist leadership isn’t. Her outreach gains us, even now, a hearing for our Christian faith with those who reject Christianity.
You are right, P-M, ‘the only Bible they’ll ever read’ is the lives of the giftedly compassionate Christians.
That was beautiful. Thank you!
I have, in the past few days, found myself completely humbled by these servants of Christ, such as Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Whitebol, and for their obedience to His call on their life. As you stated, sometimes this person or these people are the only Jesus people see. To willingly go walk into these horrific situations, with unspeakable conditions, to spread the love of Christ by being His Hands and Feet, shows such unbelievable faith and love, that it leaves me weeping. And properly humbled.
The Lord bless you.