The ones whom, belong not anymore to any church system, whom have compassion and real good hopes toward all humanity, and their main wish and desire is to live a more piety life, i have seen that it is hard to generalize them with an specific identity or naming. And that's okay with me.
But, Whit what should we be related or which should be our referential?
The word 'Christian' have gone way to big in significances, I guess we are just people making a hard effort and having much intentions to follow and try to imitate Jesus life.
How does most of the people surrounding us see at us? Answers could be many..., like with rejection, respect, admiration, etc.. But a better question should be: How does they (the people surrounding Jesus) used to see him? And from there try to compare our selves.
And how do we see at our own selves? Humble followers trying hard? (I hope so), hypocrites?, failures? Very mature and spiritual giants?
Does telling people (people that surround us and that doesn't know much about us) about our unconventional theological founds and understanding will really help them to understand us? Hardly, because lets remember that same sentences can be able to mean very different things for certain groups of individuals. But maybe the ones that have some respect toward the bible will have more possibilities to understand us a little better.
If we see Culture as every expression of life on a certain group of persons
Then we kind of are having our own culture, our own way to interpret language,
there is great discourses taken from the Scriptures that hold us together
we have very different Values and also very different cultural statements regarding the bible
I know many of us here have had struggles regarding 'carnal family' relations. Personally, the paper of Ray called ''love'' has help me much.
Since a few years ago I have had the opportunity to live in certain places very far from each other and also to talk and to read two languages. One main thing that I have learn from these, is to try harder to don't generalize (people and places) much (without enough evidence), and if possible try to don't at all.
For example: IF somebody (that we don't know much about) say to be from another country, then the only fact that we know for sure about these saying is that he was born in that certain region of the world and that's it.
AND THAT'S IT? ...
Oh no, because most of our busy minds don't work just like that. Because when we hear the name of that certain country we also have a tendency to relate much about what we already know about that certain country (which is usually very limited) with that person. And these is what I mean when making generalizations, judging simplistically, easily and fast.
Don't get wrong on my example, I know that they are concepts of things and places that must remain quickly in us as individuals as our knowledge is limited, all I am saying is that I think that we all most try to be more careful when choosing, using and interpreting words and phrases and sayings. And the same goes when we try to show information regarding the bible truths that we know about. Because:
We want to say what we mean! We would like to show who we are, and give what we have to give!
And these is very Fine, but lets keep in mind that we will always have good chances to be misunderstood if we don't pay enough attention.
It's easy to generalize, isn't it?
The place
The name
The skin color, the race
The social status, the work, the experience, the hobbies and the income
Oh,
and The place!
But where we live doesn't have to say strictly, something about our characters
The number of habitants and the general main ideologies from the country where we live I don't think that it describe us at all
How can somebody embrace a certain culture without diminish another ones?
What does defile us the most is our main believes, our aptitudes and wishes toward others and what do we think and hope the most of the time.
We are trying here to be grateful and content with what God have already give to us
And if we suffer, we should be encourage, because God is going to console us.
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Hi.
I have decided to post a new subject on these old tread, well, it was just made these present year in August. The reason is because I would not like to make a brand new one just for these.
Some here on the forum know that I was on a long trip since a couple moths ago. --From south center mexico I took a bus to texas and from there I took a plain to NY in the beginning of August. I was able to stop by to visit friends and alike minders, and in one occasion I almost was able to met again with other very meaningful people that I met at the Alabama's conference.
Then, in september I departed to the UK from NY, that was part of the plan since I was invited. Dave UK and her wife Karen welcome me gladly. I have been in contact with him since we met at the last year conference. Now at the present moth; november, I am back in mexico.
I believe I did a lot with very little. I still can verily assimilate these blessed past moths that felt to me like a couple of precious years to my perception.
I had many motives to make this long trip. Plus, since I still have many years ahead of me, I took these opportunity. In the UK I also was able to met more alike minders that behave very kind and gentle with me, and that also helped me out when they had a chance, just like Dave and Karen did. Dave is fortunate to be able to share the truths taught on these site with her. I was living in a small community and was very greatfull for the time spend there. Plus I had opportunity to go an admire many great landscapes in that nice region of the world.
So now I am back from where I departed from the beginning, and I am glad that I am not totally alone in my believes at these region of the world with such a nice template weather. Since I arrived I have been kind of busy, however, my mind is clear and running fast, I have been encoraged to hopefully keep on building an spiritual edifice.
One good memory of before departing the UK was a last meal-dinner reunion that we all had with another couple of brothers where we had a great time.
Even so, some trials at traveling, that I experienced, I would not dare to complain. I keep on seeing over and over again, how everything is preordained and when good and bad things that have very little possibilities to happen, do happen to you, --you have more evidences and proves of this truth. Another thing that I have noted lately is how we seem to be able to advance or grow faster, under certain amount of pressure. And God knows exactly how much heat do we need.
I guess that I could entertain many of you with personal stories or as they call them adventures, but, I no time for it, I am still a young (and please I would not like to be looked down because of it). And as I hear before; 'to know that the God of peace will be with us' when we are thankfull with what we already have and know ''is what makes it all worth it.''
By the way, I don't like the word adventure when talking about my trip, it feels to me as if I would just be going wherever the wind blows, looking for excitement, when these is not the case. Really, I am not a conventional tourist at all.
'' be constantly fleeing (taking flight from) these things. But
continuously pursue (rapidly follow and chase) fair and equitable dealings in right
relationships in the Way pointed out (justice), faith (trust; trustworthiness),
love, remaining under in patient endurance, meek and gentle sensitivity (mildness of
temper).'' Timothy 6:11
and how I wish these,
18. to be habitually doing good acts (working profitably), to continue being rich in beautiful
deeds (ideal acts; excellent works), to be liberal contributors (ones good with giving), ones
in community (ones who partner and share; fellow participants),
At these region of the world, I hardly can see what is next. It is not a bad ideal to be rethinking the present
empty ideologies found at this present predominating society. --(this last saying; way too generally speaking, I know)