Fast Food Religion #1: Random Introductory Thoughts

http://fatherhurley.com/2007/10/fast-food-religion-1-random-introductory-thou... Fast food religion for a fast food nation. First in a series of talks about how we have reduced God to a quick/right now idea. Anything worth having is worth working for. Why should knowing God be any different?



SOURCE:
Schaeffer, Frank. Interview with Maureen Fiedler. Interfaith Voices. Interfaithradio.org. 04 Oct 2007.

Also see. Crazy For God -- How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back by Frank Schaeffer

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[LouisPlume]

Jesus said "take no thought for the morrow" so of course Christians want it now, the scripture tells them they can.

It tells them if they believe and pray, they can have what ever they want. Anything at all, as long as it doesn't transgress the same scripture.

Clearly they cant, but it will make people who don't get what they want through prayer frustrated and inpatient.

[fatherhurley]

Well John 15:7 says, "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you." So following this scripture we really don't get anything we want. Having the word in us kind of alters what we ask for. We won't ask for just any and everything.

[fatherhurley]

Also you misunderstand Matthew 6:34, "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." This means don't worry about tomorrow, have faith, because things will work out. This scripture is not referring to prayer.

You are right though that many believe they can just pray for anything random and get it now. So, thank you for your thoughtful comments. Peace & Love

[LouisPlume]

I know thats not prayer.

Yeah, follow me dont worry about a thing, God or Jesus (or the combination that I dont think any one understands) will provide.

But life is not like that, is it.

[fatherhurley]

Hey brother its all about your perspective. We just complain too much! Of course things can be better, I can't deny that. But hell things could be far, far worse.

[fatherhurley]

I'll use the current auto crisis. We had several people attempt suicide because they lost their auto jobs. Others saved and invested and aren't worried that they lost their job (at least in the short term). Still others went right back to school (e.g. Michigan is short on nurses and nurse aides and becoming a nurse aide is only a two week course!!!)

[MrUrbanMedia]

Good job 5AM god bless going to this job with a mind set of what i have just heard you speak about and i am ordering the book for me and some others. I will subscribe Peace Keith

[MrUrbanMedia]

Amen preach!

[Ezer101]

You're a good dude. Just saw the Frank Schaeffer video, and he says a lot of things that many Christians need to hear.

[fatherhurley]

Study the Bible for yourself. I suggest you go through a program called, "The Bible in 90 Days". Yes, it helps you read the WHOLE Bible in 90 days. After this start, you begin making your own decisions on whether the biblical interpretations you are being taught are correct. Its ALL about interpretation. Peace and Love.