HARMLESS THOUGHTS

 What does the Bible say?  Apologia Studios

“If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at the moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. “Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved. “And to be steady on all the battle fields besides is merely flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point.” ~ Martin Luther

 As always, I gotta be honest... And I'm gonna be real honest about this phrase right now. And here it is -- If I hear another person say, "I don't need to be their Holy Spirit" one more time... I'm one camel hair and two locusts away from going all John the Baptist on them.  Ok Matt. Take a step back. Re-group.  I get it, I get it. I'm not the Holy Spirit. You're not the Holy Spirit.  None of us is the Holy Spirit. And... the Holy Spirit needs no help!  He is doing great. He is not putting out any Help Wanted signs. He is not hiring. I know that. I get that.   But people keep using that phrase, and I don't think it means what they think it means.  Every single time I hear that phrase being used, it is in the context of coddling someone in their sin. So they say that to mean that they aren't going to point out that person's obvious and blatant sin. That, by itself, would be fine, but it is almost always partnered with someone attempting shelter...