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DISCLAIMER: This is NOT a religous discussion thread. I am not here to make trouble. I am simply telling a true story of what happened last night. Please don't get the thread locked. There will be people who might have similar experiences. Some due to UFO's.
I was at my weekly bible study last night. When I arrived there was a yellow 2 AA flashlight sitting on the table. I fiddled with it and saw it was dead and just left it in front of me as the study went on.
During the course of the study, I was prompted to recall James 2:20, "...that faith without works is dead. So, to validate my point further I grabbed the flashlight to cast some "light" on the situation.
"Let's say I was to go into the dark boiler room over there. <pointing to door>." I removed the batteries and noted the flashlight is symbolic of the Lord. I went on to say, "Now if I put half my faith in Him (dropping in 1 battery and closing it), What happens?" <shaking light side to side.> Women besides me notes, "It doesn't work."
I reopen the flashlight and continue, "Now if I say I put my faith in Him <inserting other battery and closing> but I leave it here when I go in the dark room, is the light (faith) of any good to me?
So what happens? Well, like any flashlight that's been sitting unused for long periods, faith without works is dead. <clicking dead flashlight on and off repeatedly.>. I went on to tell them you can't just claim faith, you have to live it. Everyone seemed impressed with one noting, "That was very good."
This story may mean nothing to many of you, but it should get me in Carrot's list.
I was at my weekly bible study last night. When I arrived there was a yellow 2 AA flashlight sitting on the table. I fiddled with it and saw it was dead and just left it in front of me as the study went on.
During the course of the study, I was prompted to recall James 2:20, "...that faith without works is dead. So, to validate my point further I grabbed the flashlight to cast some "light" on the situation.
"Let's say I was to go into the dark boiler room over there. <pointing to door>." I removed the batteries and noted the flashlight is symbolic of the Lord. I went on to say, "Now if I put half my faith in Him (dropping in 1 battery and closing it), What happens?" <shaking light side to side.> Women besides me notes, "It doesn't work."
I reopen the flashlight and continue, "Now if I say I put my faith in Him <inserting other battery and closing> but I leave it here when I go in the dark room, is the light (faith) of any good to me?
So what happens? Well, like any flashlight that's been sitting unused for long periods, faith without works is dead. <clicking dead flashlight on and off repeatedly.>. I went on to tell them you can't just claim faith, you have to live it. Everyone seemed impressed with one noting, "That was very good."
This story may mean nothing to many of you, but it should get me in Carrot's list.
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