You Cannot Define My Universe
Published on Facebook, July 11, 2011
By Bud Powell
Hmmmm?
The other day someone posted something like the
following.
Three Calvinists were discussing the doctrine of
God's Sovereignty when an Arminian came into the room and said, "Who wants
to go with me to win some souls to Christ."
The Calvinists looked up but did not reply, but went
back to their discussion.
I suppose that the author thought that would show
that the Arminians had more passion for souls than
the Calvinists did, and bring about a twinge of conscience. Not so,
for I do not live in that universe. Let me redefine the universe.
Three brain surgeons were discussing the latest
techniques in their profession when a newly minted intern came in with his
shiny new scalpel and said, "There's a lot of bad brains out there.
Who wants to go do some brain surgery?"
Why do we think that operating on a body is harder
than operating on a soul? Why would we refuse to have an ingrown toenail
removed by our hairdresser, but we will deliver our souls to every Tom, Dick,
and Harry, who has read a Bible verse and has been encouraged to go out and
make converts. Converts to what?
Do you wonder why the church is so divided and
without respect? Of course, if you think that soul surgery is easy....
