Kopp Disclosure
(John 3:19-21)
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"Do not think of yourself more highly than you
ought..."
Romans 12
(Yeah, read all of it!)
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"You are no more nor no less important to God than
anyone else. Jesus
lived, died, rose, and reigns no more nor no less for you or
them."
Adamson
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She epitomized
the challenge before me.
Though I had
discerned the oppressing demons within her for several years, the apocalyptic
moment had arrived.
A myriad of
motives - vainglorious and vulgar - generated ingratiating herself to me by
esteeming me at everyone else's expense; except, of course, for her.
Extracting myself
from the ego-massaging that felt so good, I said, "You always come in to
tell me how great I am and how awful everyone else is compared
to us."
Her discomfort
with that observation was exacerbated when I continued, "I was thinking
that maybe you tell those people how great they are and how awful I am when
you're with them."
She turned
crimson.
That was many
years ago; but that encounter provided a valuable lesson that has stuck since.
People who esteem
us and themselves at the expense of others will stab you in the back whenever
it suits them.
Warning!
There's more to
it/Him.
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"Contempt for a human being is an affront to God almost
as grave as
idolatry, for while idolatry is disrespect for God Himself,
contempt
is disrespect for the being He made in His
own image. Contempt
says of a man, "Raca! This fellow is of no
worth. I attach to his
person no value whatsoever." The man guilty of
thus appraising
a human being is thoroughly bad" (cf. Matthew 5:21-22).
Tozer
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I'm reminded of
what Luther called the gospel in a nutshell.
John 3:16.
Just about anyone
who has ever hung around a church has memorized it; and if you watch the guy
with the funny hair and poster of it behind home plate or in the end zone, you
get the feeling that it's really, really, really important.
It/He is.
Go back to the
quote from Adamson.
Essentially,
it/He means everybody is special to Him.
He lived, died,
rose, and reigns for all of the below.
We get it/Him
right from the start of praying what we call The
Lord's Prayer: "Our
Father,...
Not just my Father.
Not just your Father.
Not just their Father.
Our Father.
Now go back and
click on the video above.
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"Jesus spent a disproportionate amount of time with
people described
in the gospels as: the poor, the blind, the lame, the
lepers, the
hungry, sinners, prostitutes, tax collectors, the
persecuted,
the downtrodden, the captives, those possessed by
unclean spirits, all who labor and are heavy
burdened, the rabble who know nothing of
the law, the crowds, the little ones, the
least, the last, and the lost sheep..."
Brennan Manning
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Why shouldn't I
look down on some people who are...?
Because Jesus didn't!
Why should I
esteem everybody as equal to you, me, and them?
Because Jesus did!
How can I do
that?
Obey Him!
Jesus: "Love
each just as much as I have loved you!...As you do it for them, you do it for
Me!"
What if I can't
do that?
It means you're not close to Him!
Paul: "It is
no longer I who live but it is Jesus who lives in/through me!"
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"As Lincoln came to see slavery as more and more of an
evil,
he also came to a greater relationship with God."
Michael Allen and Larry Schweikart
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Selah!
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Blessings and Love!
1 comment:
Bob,
One of my favorite scriptures - "No longer I, but Christ!"
Thank you for always lifting up Jesus!
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