Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 17:45:58 -0700 From: "Godthoughts Wired" <brad@godthoughts.org> To: "freebsd-ports" <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Meet Phil the Pharisee Message-ID: <20101104011928.31C331065670@hub.freebsd.org>
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GodThoughtsWired! Wednesday, November 3, 2010 An Inspiration for Today...A Resource for a Lifetime! meet phil the pharisee "To the weak I became weak,=20 that I might win the weak;=20 I have become all things to all men,=20 so that I may by all means save some." 1 Corinthians 9:22 Yesterday's GT was entitled, I'm a Giants Fan...But a Jesus Fanatic! = The point of the message was that, while I enjoy baseball, "on a scale= of 1-10, in terms of what's truly important in my life, the Giants an= d the World Series aren't even on the scale" (see GTWired!, November 2= , 2010). And, as I'm apt to do, I provided a visual illustration from the pulpi= t to contrast that which ultimately means nothing (the Giants winning = the World Series), and that which means everything (my relationship wi= th Jesus). Like the Apostle Paul before me (Olympic games, boxing, running, see a= bove context 1 Corinthians 9:22-27; see also, 2 Timothy 2:5), I've fou= nd sports llustrations to be powerful teaching tools. Having said tha= t, I'm sad to report that phariseeism* is still alive and well in the = body of Christ.=20 Please note the following response from one of our GT subscribers: "You made a poor choice to showboat in the pulpit. On the face of it, = the ministry to which you are called would seem to preclude this...gue= ss not...Your obvious affection for the Giants should not have intrude= d in the pulpit ...Holding on to the world with one hand and on to the things of God with the other is tough. My prayers are with you=20 as you agonize over these choices." -Phil the Pharisee*=20 (name changed to protect the guilty)=20 Very sadly, I'm reminded of Matthew 11:19, "The Son of Man came eating and drinking,=20 and they say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man=20 and a drunkard, a friend=20 of tax collectors and sinners!'=20 Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds." "Wisdom is vindicated by her deeds." =20 Indeed! FOR FURTHER STUDY: *Pharisee: "religious," "judgemental," "hypocritical." Phariseeism: see Matthew 23:1-36. WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR? Click here. WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE GODTHOUGHTS MINISTRY? Click here. Unsubscribe
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