Maybe I mean noodle-spined. Or pansy-hearted. Or gutless.
On the other hand, perhaps all those adjectives are ill-fitted to the term Christian.
Whatever the case, I call to your attention the matter of risk-taking disciples of Jesus:
Today I mused on the thought that Prisca and Aquila “risked their necks” for Paul…
I thought it interesting that Paul tacitly approves of risk-taking in this casual greeting to a friend. That is to say, not all risk—even risk of life and limb—is sinful and irresponsible. There is a kind of risk that is sinful, to be sure. But there is a kind that is not only acceptable but also commendable. […]
It seems funny to even make this point, since Jesus’ handing over his own life for execution is the central fact of Christian dogma. And yet you and I do pause before doing costly things for Christ, especially where other family members are involved.
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How much risk is acceptable risk for the gospel?
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They might have a decided opinion on the question of risking your neck.
Source: Risked their necks
What have I “risked” for Christ and His people and His kingdom? And how long ago was that? And why not anymore? (I don’t want to go there. Not here.)
I’ll “distract” you from those questions with this one: Is Operation Auca a good example of acceptable risk? (See also The Years They Have Wasted.)
Oh, if you read the full version of the article from which I quote, take special note of Comment 8.
Chicken-livered, lily-livered, dachshund-livered, mule-livered. All good, all filtering, all toxin-removing. Certainly not as foolhardy and arrogant as was Operation Auca.
Chicken-livered, lily-livered, dachshund-livered, mule-livered. All good, all filtering, all toxin-removing.
That’s a great perspective, Stan; thanks for pointing that out! (Well, except for the liver-having lily. 😀 )
Certainly not as foolhardy and arrogant as was Operation Auca.
For all that I know, you may be right about that as well. 😉 I read something recently about the whole “unnecessariness” of their approach and subsequent deaths, but I’ve been unable to find it this evening.
Well, whatever the case, I don’t know what all was in the missionaries’ hearts. 🙂