tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412187929957069944.post2364109659608372921..comments2024-03-24T14:47:17.079-07:00Comments on Frank's Christian Thoughts: He Went All That Way Just To...Frank E. Blasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218732913319387677noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412187929957069944.post-13514809909838929742016-08-01T09:06:06.146-07:002016-08-01T09:06:06.146-07:00Frank, I agree with you that modern conveniences o...Frank, I agree with you that modern conveniences often interfere with our understanding of scripture, not only of the gospels but of the Old Testament as well. Because they walked everywhere they came in close contact with a lot of people we would sinply drive past. They were aware of natural things, things God had made to degree most people anre not. Their choices of routs were largely controlled by the availability of water. They were in general healthier than people today, simply because they got more exercise, and ate more natural food. They understood that survival required rain and suitable weather for the crops to grow adn the importance of the farmer or shepherd to their society. Modern conveniences have separated us from these things, with the result many people don't seem to understand why they matter. Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412187929957069944.post-64028305445007098732016-07-31T12:58:26.254-07:002016-07-31T12:58:26.254-07:00Dear Frank,
Thank you for this excellent post, whi...Dear Frank,<br />Thank you for this excellent post, which reminds us of the amazing hardships Jesus and His contemporaries faced, even Paul and the early church boldly going way beyond their comfort zone to share the Gospel. We now have so many conveniences, yet I know I am often guilty of being "too busy," or there being "too much traffic," or "bad weather," or having some other lame excuse not to go witnessing or giving out Scripture.<br />I think you raise a great point about the human genome being much more robust then than it is now. Once Adam's choice brought the curse of sin upon the world, mutations developed and diseases became more rampant. Throughout the generations this became worse and worse, which is why, biologically speaking, marrying one's relatives is forbidden in recent times. Yet back in Adam's day, siblings could marry (and had to, because there was as yet no one else) without genetic ill effects.<br />God bless,<br />Laurie Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.com