HOW FAR SHOULD WE GO IN BECOMING ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE IN ORDER TO WIN SOME ACCORDING TO 1st CORINTHIANS 9:22 ? Jim felt called to take the gospel to a foreign country. Upon arrival,he discovered that the people had a taste for foreigners to earn the right to stay among them. The foreigner had to swallow,& not regurgitate a portion. If the foreigner failed the taste,he or she had to leave immediately; otherwise they could be eaten by the tribe. Jim watched the tribe prepare the portion of milk,human saliva,blood,chewed up herbs,& other herbal concoctions. It looked & smelled sickening. All he could do was pray,& drink. To everyones amazement (especially his own) Jim drank it & held it down,earning the right to remain. Making disciples might require us to do strange things:eat or drink strange mixtures & be all things to all people so we can win some. This is the call & challenge of discipleship,especially as the gospel goes around the world & into cultures sometimes radically different from our own.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:09:44 +0000
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