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fellow rarely ever thinks that those who adversely criticize him are
real bright. They probably mean well, but just don’t know as much
about it as he does— or something like that.
A
fellow rarely ever thinks that those who adversely criticize him are
real bright. They probably mean well, but just don’t know as much
about it as he does— or something like that.
Knowing
this bit of human nature, I even take my own reactions to criticism with
a bit of salt. If I feel wronged I give myself time to cool; if hurt,
time to heal; if puzzled, time to think it over. But one little gem
keeps popping up that just leaves me with a cold blank feeling. I’m
willing to study, cry, or blow my top—if someone will clue me in.
“The
trouble with you is that you keep trying to teach others what YOU
BELIEVE the Bible teaches.”
Yeahhhh!!
That’s right, but what can I do about it? Doesn’t everybody do the
same?? Actually, what else can anyone do??
But
my critic tells me that others just “teach the Bible” and say it
doesn’t make any difference how we believe it. Now does this mean it
doesn’t make any difference whether we believe the Bible or not? If we
“teach the Bible” doesn’t this mean we teach what the Bible says?
And if we teach what it
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says—- and this will be WHAT WE BELIEVE IT
SAYS— should we not insist that people believe and act accordingly?
So
my critic makes one more effort to get through my thick skull. (He tries
hard to teach me what HE believes...) “There are many different, ways
to heaven,” he says; “and one is as good as the others.” (He proves
it by drawing a buggy wheel and showing me that all spokes lead to the
hub.)
Well,
I must ask my friend another question. (We agree that I’m, stubborn)
“Do you believe the Bible teaches that the way to heaven is like
spokes in a buggy wheel?”
If
he says “No” then he’s trying to get to heaven on a buggy wheel
instead of divine truth. If he says “Yes” then we have established
this issue: He believes the Bible teaches a buggy-wheel way of
salvation; and I believe the Bible teaches ONE way, truth, and life.
(Jn. 14:6; Eph. 4:4-f)
And
he is trying to teach me what HE believes the Bible teaches, and I am
trying to teach him what I believe the Bible teaches.... and we are back
where we started. What about that????
(Reprint, Vol. 3, No. 4)
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