Saturday, February 23, 2002
Saturday, February 23, 2002
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of
yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according
to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
We can laugh at such rivalry now but there was a time on the American frontier when a
popular song expressed more intense feelings. It went something like this:
And if you will not join us, we bid you now farewell;
We can laugh at that but there was a time not very long ago when blood was shed because of
differences in Biblical interpretation.
Let's bring people to Christ with love, hope and peace.
(Romans 12.3
NRSV)
There is a time-honored story about a church basketball game between two rival churches.
Competition was stiff and heated. One spectator, however, cheered for both teams. When one
church made a good drive toward the basket the man cheered. He did the same thing for the
other church. At this point a man nearby stood to his feet, jabbed the man in the back and
shouted, "Good Lord, man! Ain't you got any religion at all?"
For we are bound for heaven, and you are bound for hell.
Dear God, forgive me when I have thought of myself highly than I should,
especially at the expense of others. Amen.
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