Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!ukma!seismo!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: muts@fysak.fys.ruu.nl (Peter Mutsaers) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Campus Crusade Message-ID: Date: 9 Jun 91 19:20:18 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Physics Department, University of Utrecht Lines: 26 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu credmond@watmath.waterloo.edu (Chris Redmond) writes: >It seems to me that whether someone is fed and housed, or not, depends >on me and people like me. Whether someone enjoys eternal life, eternal >punishment, or any other condition throughout eternity, however, depends >on Almighty God, who is wiser, more powerful, and more merciful than >I am. So I think I should put most of my attention onto things that I >can actually help with. You don't think you can actually help people find God? Then why did God give us the commandment to go out and make all people His disciples? Look at the zeal already portrayed by the apostles in the Bible to spread the gospel. I agree it does not ultimately depend on us, but often it is Gods way to use people to show Himself (only rarely directly by a revelation). It depends on God, but also is our responsibility. (with which I do not mean to say that housing and feeding people is not our responsibility too). -- Peter Mutsaers email: muts@fys.ruu.nl Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht muts@fysak.fys.ruu.nl Princetonplein 5 tel: (+31)-(0)30-533880 3584 CG Utrecht, Netherlands