What do you think happens to people who change in their walk of
faith? Do they tire out? Do they lose vision? Do they let their
relationship with God go sour? What happens, that we know them,
feel close to them, and then just over a short period of time,
they are gone? John said it happened because they were never
really a part of us to begin with;
1Jo 2:19 They went out from us, but they were not of us;
for if they had been of us, they would [no doubt] have continued
with us: but [they went out], that they might be made
manifest that they were not all of us.
...not doubting John, after all, he hung out with Jesus in
the physical, and, so, John it would seem, would know?
Yet as I study John much of history tells me
he was dealing with issues which we today are not? So in that
he was writing to, talking about, and thinking about issues
which we aren't, are they the same? Will the suggestion to deal
with legalistic Christianity and doubt also work for someone who
has an emotional falling away?
We believe that John took care of Mary, the Bible says that Mary
pondered her experiences with her Son, Jesus, our Savior, and
such seems to me to be the case, so is it possible that some of
what Mary had to say rubbed off on John? Just as you rub off on
others? We presume here that as a follower of Jesus, you have
impact on folks around you? Such may not be the case, but it's
nice to imagine that you try to steer them toward Him at all times?
The rubbing off factor in what we do with Jesus. Much of our lives
are spent in doing things which have nothing to do with
the direct evangelical outpouring of the Holy Spirit- we work
at whatever it takes to make our living as it's called; and we
have our homes, where we live, if we are fortunate enough to have
shelter, and we live out our lives many times doing the evangelical
outreach as an after thought to that. Is this wrong? Is this
a misinterpretation and a misrepresentation of what Christ would
have us to do? At the end of the day, are these the questions
which we want to deal with? Did the first followers of Jesus
have these same questions? Did John and Mary look at one another
across the table, and know that they knew, that He was
who He said He was, and that was what they shared as she pondered
what it meant? If someone stares into your life, will they
find Jesus rubbing off onto them?
Per Signum Crucsis (By The Sign of the Cross)
De Inimicsis Nostre (From our Enemies)
Libera Nos, Deus Noster (Deliver us, our God)
In Nomine Patris (In the name of the Father)
Et Filii (and of the Son)
Et Spiritus SAncti (and of the Holy Spirit)
Amen
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