Who would you go to?

[Guest scrambled_brain]

I dont know whether maybe I should put this into another board not general discussion but ah well, its here now

Just another thought towards christians...

I was thinking earlier about the age difference between young and old christians and thought i would put this forward to you all

If faced with a spiritual problem who would you think it would be best to go to for help and advice?

A) A person who has been a Christian for 1 year

or

B) A person who has been a Christian for 11 years

You love both these people equally and they would both try to give you advice to the best of their abilities.

Based on this knowledge I would logically chose to go for person B and I'm sure most - if not all of you - would too.

Now if i asked you the same question but in a different way, what would your response be;

A) A good christian, 40 years old, goes to church every week, loves God.

or

B) A good christian, 18 years old, goes to church every week, loves God

You love both these people equally and they would both try to give you advice to the best of their abilities.

When I started thinking about this I figured that most people based just on the second piece of info would most probably go for person A.

Why is this? ...

We need to stop looking at physical maturity and start looking at spiritual maturity. Just because a person may be younger in physical age, does not mean that they are young in spiritual age.

Just something to think about.

[Guest FrenchPhenom]

I totally agree with you.

Spiritual maturity should be number one when we are looking for fellowship. Physcial age is just a number, except in extreme cases, but overall what your saying hits the nail on the head.

[Guest Daisy]

Of cource one would lean to the more spititually mature whether they be twenty, thirty, forty of otherwise.

[Born Again]

If faced with a spiritual problem who would you think it would be best to go to for help and advice?

A) A person who has been a Christian for 1 year

or

B) A person who has been a Christian for 11 years

You love both these people equally and they would both try to give you advice to the best of their abilities.

Before a decision is made, you should look at their fruits- that's the deciding factor. I've seen many Christians, who have been a believer for decades have less fruits than one who has been a Christian for 6 months.

[Guest Daisy]

One does have to ask as to what is the definition of a true Christian?

[Guest Daisy]

Is it by their fruits? So many Christians that I know have two different entities. One is their outward public Christian and underneath their public picture does not match.

[Born Again]

Is it by their fruits? So many Christians that I know have two different entities. One is their outward public Christian and underneath their public picture does not match.

You're exactly right Daisy!

BTW- Daisy, FrenchPhenom and scrambled_brain- Welcome to Worthy! Be blessed!

We all see lukewarm Christians everyday- and I know because I used to be one! It's very sad and very scary at the same time, because the word says in Revelation 3:16, God spits them out of His mouth.

[rejoicevermore]

Dear S, I would definitely start with the prayer for wisdom and understanding (Those are ministering spirits of the Lord ).

Isa 6:2  And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

and for leading thru the scriptures. And than ask the Lord to confirm thru the Christian fellow.(If there is a need) That what I usually do. He has never let me be ashamed.

Jude 1:24  Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

25  To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Blessing to you.

Irina.

[Dad Ernie]

Greetings Scrambled Brain,

I would normally gravitate to the oldster, but I've known some oldsters in the church that I couldn't trust to recite John 3:16, and I've known some fine youngsters that just blow me away with their knowledge of the Word and their humility. So here is what Paul says to one of his favorite students:

1 Timothy 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Blessings,

Dad Ernie

[other one]

It would totally depend on the people.

However first and formost you should take the problem to the Lord and read the entire bible with the problem in mind as you read through and in prayer.

I know of many who didn't need to take the problem to anyone but the Lord this way and you don't have to put your trust an any single person. It isn't a quick fix, but good results are seldome really quick or easy.

It would also depend on the spiritual problem, all things are different and need different responses.