Soul Survivor

[Reg]

Going back over some of my former posts here's one that deserves a second posting for those who may not have been here back then.

Soul Survivor - December 1/04

I’m reading a book “Soul Survivor” by Philip Yancey. ‘
‘How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church’.
I just read this part and it is pregnant with meaning for me.

“Religious systems, said Tolstoy, tend to promote external rules:................

The test of observance of Christ’s teachings is our consciousness of our failure to attain an ideal
perfection. The degree to which we draw near this perfection cannot be seen; all we can see is the
extent of our deviation.”

Here’s the part I really like: “A man who professes an external law is like someone standing in
the light of a lantern fixed to a post. It is a light all round him, but there is nowhere further for
him to walk. A man who professes the teaching of Christ is like a man carrying a lantern before
him on a long , or not so long, pole: the light is in front of him, always lighting up fresh ground
and always encouraging him to walk further.”

[Anna Marta]


Here’s the part I really like: “A man who professes an external law is like someone standing in
the light of a lantern fixed to a post. It is a light all round him, but there is nowhere further for
him to walk. A man who professes the teaching of Christ is like a man carrying a lantern before
him on a long , or not so long, pole: the light is in front of him, always lighting up fresh ground
and always encouraging him to walk further.”

My confirmation verse:
"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Psalm 119:105

Thank you Reg. I discover how hungry I am. I have this yearning, I would liken it to hunger pangs, and I find I am "on the road again" to dig deeper and grow. I so much enjoy your posts; they challenge me and cause me to chew on the good stuff. Iron sharpens iron, huh?

Shalom
Anna Marta