So, I go to Borders with some friends from the youth group every other Thursday. Always great conversations with these two guys...
Brought up being "open-minded". One guy is from a catholic background and the other guy is straight Nazbo. So, one friend is extremely open to new ideas and people from different backgrounds, but the Nazbo has a harder time. So we got into a discussion about listening to other people's ideas and worldviews...and my catholic friend is all about being open-minded, but hates people who aren't open-minded.
So we worked through the logic of open-mindedness, and how it falls short in being like Christ. Because open-mindedness is never truly open-minded to all things. There are always stops on it. There's always a limit.
But is there something that we don't have a limit to? What about love? When we look at the Text, we find that love is something that abounds, it's always available.
So if Jesus was giving a Sermon on the Mount today, I think he might say something like this..."You have heard it said, 'be open-minded to all ideas and people', but I tell you, be open-hearted to all people, because our God loves all people beyond their imagination."
2 comments:
most clever and righteous. most people in the Church need to hear this.
that's crap dave. I obviously don't need to hear that. I already know the answers.... ;-)
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