Very well stated--that is why I like this list so much. Many times I know what I want to say, I feel what I want to say, I just don't know how to say it.
Then someone, Gary this time, writes along and puts the words there that sum up my feelings. Thanks ;-) your sis in Mishawaka, IN val ---------- Gary Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: From: Gary Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ZION] Coffee, tea or eternity? Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 10:00:08 -0600 The Lord tells us he doesn't/shouldn't have to command in all things. The WoW is written for the "weakest of saints." It is the minimum standard for us to live by. As members mature, they tend to seek higher levels of spirituality, and will often, through the Spirit, create their own personal commandments. Why do so many members not drink caffeine drinks? Because the Spirit has guided them to that decision. It becomes personally binding on them, but not on others who are not prepared. The gospel is like this in many things. The commandments give us minimum compliance, and then the Spirit teaches us the higher things. This way, we don't need to be slothful servants: commanded in all things. Do I need the bishop to instruct me in every service project I am involved in? Of course not. I should actively seek opportunities to do good works, whether in the church or out. Do I pay just a tithe? Or do I consecrate more of my funds by paying a very generous fast offering? No one commands me just what amount I should pay for fast and other offerings. I follow what the Spirit guides me to do. So it is with the WoW. We grow in it as we grow in the Spirit. K'aya K'ama, Gerald/gary Smith gszion1 @juno.com http://www ..geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html "No one is as hopelessly enslaved as the person who thinks he's free." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Stacy, If the recommendations were changed to not include caffeine, why not, since we know the following about it? I read or heard on the radio that caffeine takes calcium from the bones. If this is true, it seems likely that it should be included. ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
