Last Sunday we had to put down our lovable boy-cat Copy. He was 18 years old, had lost sight in his left eye, had thyroid and arthritis problems, and suddenly his upper lungs stopped working. This was not a happy afternoon for us, and we miss him. It raises an age-old question that Christian parents have had to answer their children for generations: where do our pets go when they die? It isn't the world's most important religious issue, to be sure, but it has its importance.
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Every Christian carries within himself a degree of carnality, that is, worldliness, weakness, and vulnerability to temptation. A difference between actual "carnal Christians" (as described in 1st Corinthians 1-2) and mature Christians is that a mature Christian sees his weakness, admits it to himself and God, confesses it when he falls, and consistently applies himself diligently to moving forward. The "carnal Christian" is blind to his weaknesses, or in denial because of pride, won't call his sin "sin", and is lazy about moving forward. |