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This verse does not produce necessarily an emotional response for me. It does however make it clear as a sober reminder, that whoever desires to be the leader of a group much is required of him/her, and not necessarily as the world considers worthy or important characteristics of a leader.
It reminds me that to become a true leader of a group that our Father desires, demands the greatest sacrifice of self, being selfless to the needs of others. To attain and maintain a deep sense of humility and servanthood in mind and heart. The 'first' serves the group over his/her needs.
They come first and you become last. They become to most significance and you become the least - the most insignificant. As Christ did for us and for his Father's wish.
Do you know I am responding to this forum while living outside on the streets. It's been 1 year and 6 months top side, and in the last few months I have created the phrase (The Wilds) when people ask me where I live. Everyone I have ever met in relation to my situation believes it is some bad thing. Oh how mortified they all are, especially the Christian's who never open their hearts enough to go the extra mile. But they are all wrong, the streets are not a curse, it's the public attitude about serving others that's a curse. Oh so long as I have money, then they will serve me (Half heartedly)
But when I don't have any money, I must put in exceptional foot work and time for these charity organisations to feel good about what they have been taking for granted for far too long.
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I enjoy hashing out my feelings and experiences online. Shortly after I wrote my last post, I thought of a new phrase about being street bound.
"It's not the streets that are mean, it's mean people who make it that way."
"It's not the streets that are mean, it's mean people who make it that way."
You have a great attitude and outlook in life. You are living in the moment and serving God in the process. It must be rewarding? You will be rewarded for these selfless acts toward folks that have much less. We need more people like you. Can you imagine if there were 10s of you just in where you live in the Wilds? What a difference it would make.
Bless you mate
I am always reminded of what Gandhi, a non-Christian said in this regard:
"I love your Christ but I hate your Christians because your Christians are unlike your Christ."
My own experience has very often been the same. But not always...
It is scary to hear a Christian use a quote from a Guru who'd by all right's be in hell.
Why scary?
Don't you believe that unbelievers can sometimes say things which are correct? What Gandhi said supports what I myself have observed as the situation for many people bearing the label of Christian. Are all the people who bear that label, Christian that is, always behaving just as Jesus himself would behave?
I didn't think that Gandhi was making a faulty observation. Although there is a comparable Bible verse that says the same thing.
Romans 2:24
"Servant" is more appropriate as seen in the KJV and within the general context of Christ's teachings. But all the modern versions have slavishly enslaved themselves to the word "slave", which is ridiculous and stupid (even though the Greek word δοῦλος -- doulos -- can be translated either way).
IOW the highest calling of a Christian is unselfish service to others in this life. And in the life to come Christ will elevate that person to a position of high authority. We see this in the example of the apostles, all of whom were martyred. In the eternal Kingdom of God they will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
"For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written." Rom 2:24
I have seen and/or talked to people who have left the Church and God as they say because of the negative witness of others supposedly in the Church. We can and sometimes certainly should leave a physical church but Not God. People are foolish often, but God never is.
Who wrote all of the written Bible as inspired by God to do so? Is it not a Book full of God's message or messages to man? Why is man the way that he is? Why did God make man with the ability to sin? And so forth...?
No. Just why did God use man himself to spread his message? Considering that God knows that the human heart is wicked and beyond repair.
God has always had a plan which included the whole picture regarding men. Even Apostle Paul who saw much of it still included himself in the seeing as through a glass darkly [I Cor 13:12]. Any sincere believer in God and His Son has a vision, but likely many see as clearly as did Paul. I have a vision myself, but any answer I might give to your question would not mean much to such a skeptic as yourself. My vision is also as through a glass darkly.
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