tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post8494058167322947091..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Faith and WorksAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-49135858437125676232018-06-27T18:11:58.360-04:002018-06-27T18:11:58.360-04:00C.S. Lewis talked about gradually coming to see th...C.S. Lewis talked about gradually coming to see the church as a useful tool in accomplishing the good works that one has decided are the ultimate goal: the "Christianity and Spelling Reform" mindset. Myself, I'm all too prone to have a solitary life and neglect good works, so it's a good corrective for me. It makes me demonstrate that my faith isn't empty words, or cold judgmentalism, as it always threatens to be. For someone who tends to be active and helpful anyway, the balance might be different, and the temptation greater to obsess on the works and forget the faith. If I'm very lucky, I do something good that makes someone think, "Hey, maybe I should check this Christianity thing out" instead of "Good grief, what a hypocrite."Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-59879151026758821022018-06-26T16:20:08.841-04:002018-06-26T16:20:08.841-04:00@ Tom Grey - People going on short-term missions a...@ Tom Grey - People going on short-term missions are in particular danger of leaving the church, and presumably, the faith. Perhaps for a more general version of the reason you give in your first paragraph. They come up against evil, and the Christian response does not seem adequate, or the Christians do not seem adequate. A governmental solution looks more promising to them.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-62296273454984981122018-06-26T04:03:00.689-04:002018-06-26T04:03:00.689-04:00It might even be that "good works", like...It might even be that "good works", like serving in a soup kitchen, leads people away from faith.<br />a) Too many poor -- something wrong in society<br />b) Not enough people helping, including both Christians and non-believers<br />c) More money would "solve" the problem<br />d) We need more gov't. QED<br />e) ... and maybe faith isn't so important<br /><br /><br />I've moved more towards faith because:<br />1) It's clear that Good and Evil exist, altho not all always agree on which is which<br />2) God is Good << the source of Goodness is God<br />2b) non-believers have alternate sources and often definitions for "good", but usually believe in that source, as a God-substitute. Political Correctness has become a God-sub for too many Dems.Tom Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15046612425809449502noreply@blogger.com