To the editor:
A young man asked me a question concerning “our nature.” “Who will have their nature changed?” To cut to the chase those who will have their nature changed are those who are speaking, thinking and acting “now” as if they don’t need it to be changed.
When the true eternal change occurs it will be so complete that one will never feel compelled to contend with an urge to hate or discriminate or be intolerant or envious or cruel or nasty or mean spirited. To be of this nature now is of course very difficult.
Nothing is more stubborn, selfish and obstinate than human flesh or human nature…nothing. To bend it or train it or conform it to something Divine is nearly impossible.
It takes more than singing together and tithing and celebrating ancient pagan festivals. In all honesty there are tremendous requirements needed to being selected for that change. It all takes place in the mind.
Our minds must be changed now. How is this accomplished? By wanting to know. By asking endless questions and seeking the answers in all the books of the Hebrew Scriptures…now. The manner in which to live as suggested from these books must be attempted now.
One who relies on what pastor teaches or the church system offers will not have the nature they are born with changed. Showing up on Sunday and tossing in a buck is the laziest and most useless method of correcting our ugly nature. Human flesh and its wonderful deeds need no encouragement or refueling to be itself.
In order for Divine thoughts and ideas to conquer and dominate the mind of flesh one needs a constant, daily dose of Divine thoughts.
The ways of the flesh are relentless and they will dominate our thoughts, deeds and words if they are not challenged daily. If you are seeking a frivolous emotional high or a shallow religious buzz then church is for you. This sort of fix disappears after you leave the building.
If you are serious about wanting to see a world without the anger and hate then the work starts at home…now.
Sitting down with your spouse and quietly reading for a half hour a day will begin to allow the Scriptures teachings and ideas to penetrate that thick skull we all have. The results? Many are called but only a few are chosen. Like to be chosen for the change? Change that mind…now.
Gary Fischer
The Dalles
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