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tamaralv:
I was on facebook yesterday and looked at a biblegateway poll.  The question was "Who's your favorite obscure Bible character, and why? "Obscure" meaning they don't have a book of the Bible named after them, and rarely get mentioned in Sunday school."  I wanted to see what names people had put down.  I am in the process of reading the Bible for the first time all the way through and don't even know some of the names in the Bible.  There were wonderful names like Hannah, Jesse, Caleb, Deborah, Joseph, etc.  But there was another name and it disturbed me that people would so miss the point that they would name JESUS! 
I thought about this all night and through today. Earlier, my daughter and I were talking about some of the things we used to believe.  I remembered what I had seen on the poll and wanted to show her.  I didn't have to search long to find that people were STILL naming Jesus. I knew why this had bothered me so much.  And without thinking I went to my computer.  This is what I wrote to them. "I'm sorry.....I have to ask a question at this point. Over and over again I've noticed people naming Jesus, OUR Lord and Savior, as their favorite OBSCURE Bible character. What part of the Gospel of Jesus do you not understand?  Don't you know that from Genesis to Revelations the WHOLE ENTIRE Book is HIM? How is that OBSCURE? And what Bible/Sunday school have any of you ever gone to that didn't at least MENTION Jesus Christ? People......read the question and stop blaspheming our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Acts 4:12 "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." (NIV)
And then I hit SEND.  I felt really good about it until the adrenaline wore off.  Now I wonder.  I am used to NOT speaking out so I was surprised that I would say something at all. Someone answered me with this "Jeez, take it easy sis, and be a gentle teacher."  To which I replied "Sorry, it's just a no brainer."   So she wrote back, "It's not a contest about how much we know! "God looks at the heart".  I replied "Point well taken and I agree, but didn't Paul instruct us to teach with sound doctrine? I wasn't looking for a debate, just hoping someone would see my point. There was no criticism intended in what I wrote, but I was trying to make a point and blasphemy is blasphemy, unless done out of ignorance." 
That was awhile ago and there was no further comment.  I'm a little ashamed of the way I came across to her, but just maybe it started someone thinking?  Truthfully, I wonder if the lesson was for me.  When is it time to speak out and when should we remain silent and absorb the lesson?
Any help with this is welcome and much appreciated.

Peace and Love,
 
Tammy

Ninny:
Hi Tammy,
This may not be any help to you, but sometimes it seems easy when we see things that others don't necessarily see. Maybe some of the ones answering the questions didn't pay attention to the word "obscure" or didn't really know what the word means! Some people don't know anything about the Bible at all and the only character they can identify is Jesus.. I wouldn't probably have worried about that, I probably would have commented that Jesus isn't exactly an obscure character in the Bible!! But you just have to meet people where they are and try to remember that everyone is just where they are in God and He will lead them along in His own time! I have learned that I am not where others are and they are not where I am..It makes it easier to just proclaim that we serve an awesome God and he loves us with an extreme love!! That's all we really have to know ultimately! God is a loving Father and in Jesus we can see Him!!  :D
Kathy ;)  \o/

tamaralv:
Thank you, Kathy.  Of course you are right.  I believe I knew I was wrong after I posted.  It is so easy to forget that everyone is not in the same place spiritually.  I believe the lesson is mine after all. 

Ninny:
Tammy,
Don't feel bad, if we didn't do something we wish we hadn't done, well we might just get a little smug!!  ;D
Kathy ;) :-*

tamaralv:
Kathy,
Isn't He perfect in ALL His ways?  That includes how he chooses to humble us!  I will consider this a lesson well learned.  Thank you again for taking your time to help me with this.  I really do appreciate your honesty.

Tammy :)

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