I was at a meeting recently the objective of which was to bring different faiths together to present their take on God and the world. Good to see some evangelicals presenting the case for Christ - Free Church of Scotland in this case.
One of the most arresting statements however, came from a JW. If an evangelical had said 90% of what this man said we would have loudly amened him.
The statement that stuck out was "People say we love doors. We don't love doors - we love people." I have to admit I felt really convicted. Here was a man with whom I could find much to disagree on, but because he and his organisation loved people and wanted them to find their faith they were prepared to be dismissed as door-lovers. Something there I need to reflect on.
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Yes, James, very thought provoking, especially since my expectation would be a legalistic motive, not a relational one......
Hi Mike. Thanks for the comment. As you can imagine, his presentation did take me by surprise. I sometimes wonder if there is some kind of parallel between Gentile God fearers and people like this Jehovah's Witness. Some light, but not quite the whole picture?
Mmmm. I guess all of us tend to want a "simple" set of rules rather than relational responsibility and gratitude. Thats what makes for "religion", I suppose.
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