Saturday, July 22, 2000

2 Corinthians 3:3

"Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart."
2 Corinthians 3:3


This is really interesting... the whole "you are a letter" thing.  Kind of like lots of other things in the scriptures about how we need to set an example for the people around us, and make sure God doesn't get a bad name because of something that *we* do... that people have a chance to choose for themselves, and that we are kind of God's advertisement. :)  Look how changed that Suzanne girl is... God must be amazing. :)  But it isn't some flyer that you receive at your house... some junk mail that you throw away, but it is the Spirit of God that has etched something in our hearts.  And people can see it... and get the message.  Unfortunately they get the message either way... whether you stand up and advertise for God... or stand up and advertise against him.  Our religion isn't just a cultural footnote... it is a living breathing power in our lives.  Maybe we should find that power and apply it in everything that we do.  We have something that people want, but too often we act like our religion is some shameful secret that we chain in the attic so no-one can see it.  Break the chains.  Live what you believe.

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