BIBLE NOTES
John 4:1-3
Jesus has this uncanny knack of not letting any drama get to him. How much are we like that? Here we have the Pharisees starting a competition between Jesus and John the Baptist, saying things like, your numbers of baptisms are increasing while John's are decreasing. What does Jesus do? He leaves town. Maybe this is a lesson to all of us. When we start to compare our lives to others, our ministries to those of others, we should just stop and get out of town for a while. For me, I will not compete for the crown of largest or the best church. I would rather have a small, real ministry that effects people's lives and promotes life changes in a community no matter what the size.
John 4:4-32
These are my thoughts about the story of the woman at the well. The woman was there at noontime. Water was usually drawn twice a day — once in the early morning and once in the early evening. So, here we have a woman at a well at noon. What does that say about the woman? I wonder. We find out she wasn't exactly the most morally sound woman on the planet, being divorced five times and living with another man who was not her husband. This poses another question. Here's Jesus alone at the same well with a woman — a Samaritan woman — in the middle of the day, and he asks her for a drink of water.
Here's the question I have for myself and anyone else who cares to join in. Jesus wasn't PC (politically correct) so, why do we feel like we have to be? He wasn't concerned about his image, or about traditions,or what people might think, he just responded to the situation. So why do we feel like we have to be so politically correct, or so cautious about what we say and do? I understand not offending people, but I also understand defending my beliefs. I don't argue about them much, or take big dramatic stands. The truth is, I'm not much of a fighter these days.
So, the question is, why as Christians do we feel like everything is a fight — from prayer in the schools to Christ in Christmas? Is it because we want everything our way? Prayer in school: a Christian might say, "You can only pray to God, the Christian God." I still think we should have prayer in school, but I think that we should pray to whatever God we serve. But, pray!
I'll stop here, for now, and try to get part two up in a week or so. But, I'd really be interested to hear your thoughts on the subject.
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I think if we are not careful, we will fall into a real trap of the church becoming disassociated with it's siciety because soon no one will be able to measure up, we will all become picketers of society becuase we do not show love.
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