We will be convening here at the ZigZag café, Suisse, on Thursdays for conversation and dialogue. I invite you to stop by every Thursday for the question of the day. Your thoughts and participation are most welcome. Pull up a stool, avec un café, un thé, ou un chocolat chaud, et un croissant, and join in here on Thursday at the ZZ café.
For today:
Would you see any problems when people measure their self worth and value solely on the perspectives that others have of them?
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9 comments:
Ask the woman at the well, Bartimaeus (sp), the Gedarene (sp again) demoniac, the 10 lepers, and (isn't this) Jesus (the son of Joseph?).
Carter,
I have, but was wondering what current readers thoughts were.
Greg,
In the area of politics this is a constant problem. Moses was afraid to speak. David was great he didn't care.
Jesus did dispise the Shame.
The Corinthians criticized Paul and he boasted of his sufferings.
When a person becomes a Christian things change whether we like it or not, whether you're a Roman soldier a fisherman, or Slave, adjustments can be difficult but the sooner you make the change the better. Hard though.
HCM
I have a terrible time with precise communication, don't I? I was thinking about how we, as a societal animal, do tend to evaluate ourselves based on other's perceptions of us. The apostle Paul says that we are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. I have a temptation (and that is the right word) to think of myself in terms of my shortcomings. Scripture tells me that God sees me as being washed white as snow. I need to learn to see myself as God sees me and to see others as God sees them. Grace and peace.
Harry coe,
Thanks for these thoughts. While others views are important to make them the sole consideration of worth and value is highly detrimental and even selfish.
Carter,
Thanks. Good points. Perhaps, we need a creational (images of God), salvific (cleansed by Christ), and empowered (by the Spirit) perspective of ourselves and others. If so, this should enable us to begin to live in new and fresh ways and as you so helpfully point out
"to learn to see myself as God sees me and to see others as God sees them."
Forgive me for trying to sound deep. I have to remind myself that I have a skewed perspective of who I am. I am bald, but when I wash my hair I start on the dome.
Carter,
In that case nor reminding should be necessary.
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