One of the main things that attracted me to the University I work for is that everyone must sign a statement of faith. The statement is along the lines of; I believe that Jesus is the son of God, that he was raised from the dead, that he is the ONLY way to the Father, etc. Since I have been here for over a year now I thought I’d try to summarize this. Here are the things that I’ve learned about working with those type of similar minded believers.
1. We are SIMILARLY minded. That doesn’t mean that everyone is convicted in the same manner over the same things.
2. I have heard VERY FEW swear words…Few, not none…see number 1.
3. Regarding number 2 – being away from the plethora of swearing afforded by previous places of employment really makes me sensitive to hearing it now…I have even found it’s more offensive than before.
4. Pride exists just as heavily here as it does in fortune 500 companies.
5. There are still people that you just don’t like.
6. People are still driven by lust for the flesh, pride of life and lust of the eyes. It’s not as prevalent…but, it’s there and It’s just as ugly.
I am driven to a weird place here. It’s one of those things where you feel OBLIGATED to say something..but, it’s just as ugly as addressing this among non-believers. It’s a strange sensation…
CS Lewis states (paraphrased) that if you love for God’s sake another person that you don’t really love…but act as you do love them..you’ll begin to love them. If you act ugly to a person that you don’t like, you’ll like them less. Good and evil increase at compound interest.
That’s not to say that makes anything easy here…The only thing more touchy than a hard headed non-believer is a hard headed believer.
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