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Originally Posted by Ohio
It has been said that our conscience does not instruct us to do what is right, but to do the right thing. As such it becomes readily apparent that it can be incorrectly "trained," either by parents, or teachers, or ministers. This is why the Apostle Paul warned the elders to watch for those who will "rise up among yourselves speaking perverted things to draw away the disciples after themselves." Perverted things are those distorted things which resemble the real thing, yet have been twisted or deviated for personal gains.
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Gradually our conscience and our brain get coordinated by years of hard experience, as false copies continually lure us away from the original message, from "the simplicity which is in Christ Jesus."
The psalmist wrote, "I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness"... Jesus taught the disciples that it is better to take the least place, to be the "doorkeeper", than to try to sit in a prestigious place. Take the lowest place, Jesus advised, repeatedly. Instead, today we get endless wranglings about "who is of first": Dong Yu Lan, or Titus Chu, or Blended 1 or Blended 2?
And those who successfully champion "their man" as the Top Dog get to be in coveted slot #3, #4, #5, etc. Just like politics. Just like the Gentiles - push the Alpha Male and maybe you get to be the Beta; and get the choice leftovers. I don't care how many Bible verses you paper it over with, you are drawing people away from the simplicity of Christ Jesus, and are building a kingdom of this world, and this age.