DUTY AND PASSION--WISDOM lectio one

(part of the Duty, Apathy, and Passion series)

the readings

• "wise man"
• "the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house"
• "foolish man"

the thinking

• The external circumstances are the same.
• Wisdom and foolishness are determined by the fruit of righteousness--by doing the will of the Father.

the writing

This is a direction I did not think the "Duty, Apathy, Zeal" lectios would go. But here I am. The Sermon on the Mount--of which this is a capstone passage--is taken by some to be legalistic, but this is not at all the case. The fact is that God has set before us two ways. One way is wise: do the Father's will. The other way is foolish: do not do the Father's will.

The question that remains is, What is the Father's will?

(and, How do duty and zeal fit in?)

Tag(s): ministry lectio

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