The question is not so much, "What sacrifices are we willing to make for our faith", for I think that most people will be consistent with what they practically believe. The question will only honestly be answered in the moment when sacrifice is called for. Any other time is mere theory and much too easy to falsify.
The question is more about what we see as the value of our earthly life, the value of our passions, and the value of our comfort and ease.
The claim of belief and what is actually believed are different, often because one has been taught something false. What I mean is this: if someone believes that they are X, simply because that is what they have always been told is true, does not mean that it is true. There is deception involved in this, but not necessarily malicious deception. And of course, there is responsibility on the part of the person believing.
My point in bringing these two seemingly random points together is this: belief always produces fruit and sometimes this fruit may not be what one expects. The sacrifices that one will make will be based, often times unconsciously, on the beliefs one holds.
So what sacrifice are we willing to make? The one that is consistent with what we practically believe. With that, we need to compare what we say we believe with what we actually live out, and then honestly ask ourselves of we are ok with any discrepancies we may find.
The question is more about what we see as the value of our earthly life, the value of our passions, and the value of our comfort and ease.
The claim of belief and what is actually believed are different, often because one has been taught something false. What I mean is this: if someone believes that they are X, simply because that is what they have always been told is true, does not mean that it is true. There is deception involved in this, but not necessarily malicious deception. And of course, there is responsibility on the part of the person believing.
My point in bringing these two seemingly random points together is this: belief always produces fruit and sometimes this fruit may not be what one expects. The sacrifices that one will make will be based, often times unconsciously, on the beliefs one holds.
So what sacrifice are we willing to make? The one that is consistent with what we practically believe. With that, we need to compare what we say we believe with what we actually live out, and then honestly ask ourselves of we are ok with any discrepancies we may find.
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