Then I went to church, where the topic was the Beatitudes, and of course the main strain for an hour or more was Humility, then I got home and read your response to my comments about homosexual percentages. I am very grateful to you for it, and feel that it's yet another part of the message that myself and every other self-proclaiming Christian must be constantly on guard against arrogance and feelings of superiority,...and especially...
ARROGANCE AND FEELINGS OF SUPERIORITY FOR HAVING RESISTED TEMPTATIONS WE'VE NEVER HAD.
WOW!
And as for our homosexual brethren, surely only they and the Lord know what agonies they go through...
Many thanks again Quix, that was exactly what I needed to hear.
All the best,
M
THANKS TONS.
As it goes now, I'm likely to be ready for bed about the time church starts. Gotta get my days and nights back more right-side up!
I particularly concer about pontifications re temptations we haven't had. But it's all the worse when some pontificating are plenty addicted to their "nice" little sins and they STILL LOOK DOWN LONG NOSES about problems they really can't begin to wrap their minds around. I doubt any of us is remotely as "sanctified" as some would like others to believe.
The way I see it, Jesus' Blood when received and applied makes us legally perfect--e.g. were we to die at that point etc. . . . but working it into our being is a lifelong process not even finished when we graduate. Humility is always a fitting suit or cloak.
Humility and meekness are not wishwashy nor wimpy. They often require incredible strength and courage.
. . . and resisting the press of inner or outer winds of conformity to earthly or devilish standards requires plenty strength and courage--more than humans can begin to muster. Christ via His Spirit--our only hope of eternal life as well as comfort. IMHO.