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Subject: Distractions Author: Micah John [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 18:04:00 03/20/02 Wed Thanks for your thoughts AK... I too must concur with Jonny Yeager as he states at the end of his post that Christianity is a "condition of the heart". I know that you can cut-and-paste certain portions of the Bible to say that your faith will be shown through works or by your faith, etc.... However, I would say that all this is secondary to the condition of your heart. There are plenty more (not that quantity wins when it comes to the Scriptures, but it is the idea of the whole book) references to the heart and how it influences your mouth, eyes, actions, etc... Jon, myself, everyone probably agrees that we are not in a position to judge the church and decide what the true for of "church" should be. Do the other forms of church and worship bother me?? Do I see some of the problems discussed in Adam's writtings? Yes, as evident by my thoughts from last week. However, while it IS healty to question and ask like we do on this site, it is not for us to decree which style of church is not our place. I'm not saying that was AK's point, as I know it was not. My point is this; I can not allow myself to be SO distracted by things outside my control or knowledge that it hampers or affect my spiritual life. I did allow it to at TU and I know it was harmful to my spiritual walk. I allowed the "pharisees" to so affect me that I did not grow or learn as I should have -- either way "the kingdom of God" does not win. -mj [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]