Serving Without A Name Tag?

[Carborendum]

59 minutes ago, Traveler said:

A Rabbi. 

 

The Traveler

A Rabbi gave an interpretation of a New Testament scripture?

Well, then... obviously.

[Traveler]

13 hours ago, Carborendum said:

A Rabbi gave an interpretation of a New Testament scripture?

Well, then... obviously.

You are making assumptions that perhaps are inaccurate.  Jesus was a Jew.  Rabbis are also Jews that are expert in understanding Jewish traditions.   Perhaps I should initiate a thread titled “Textual Criticism”.  

Perhaps one of the greatest failures in communications is assuming what seems obvious and missing what is the intent.  For example, a simple English word of tree, may seem to have obvious extent of meaning but in reality, the intent, especially in certain forms like poetic or other literature (including humor), could be subjective and lost to a literal reader or listener.

This little post has some literal content but there is also much that is subjective that will allow you a great deal of latitude depending on what you want to take from it.

 

The Traveler

[HaggisShuu]

17 hours ago, Ironhold said:

That's the kind of thing I've been seeing in the Bloggernacle since Conference: people going "See? It's mandatory to serve a mission, and you're a sinner if you don't!". 

These people then balk at any prospect of a person feeling called to serve in another fashion, having health issues that would make a formal mission an undue challenge, or even the idea that people can be missionaries in their daily lives. 

I still recall how the stake lost almost an entire generation of young men due to this drama the first time around, and worry for what will happen this time around.

We have a few RMs in my ward who make a big song and dance about how everyone should serve a mission in priesthood and Sunday school. 
 

In my opinion these people are akin to the hypocrites who pray on the street corners who Jesus bashed in the sermon on the mount. 
 

If you are concerned about your stake devolving into what you describe, then that cruelty needs to be challenged and rebuked. According to D&C 20, this is also a priesthood duty:

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54 And see that there is no iniquity in the church, neither hardness with each other, neither lying, backbiting⁠, nor evil speaking⁠;

 

[NeuroTypical]

1 hour ago, HaggisShuu said:

We have a few RMs in my ward who make a big song and dance about how everyone should serve a mission in priesthood and Sunday school. 

It's the easiest thing in the world to just say "Just about everyone should serve a mission", and be back on the right side of things, aligned with our prophets.  But people don't know enough about their fellow saints to be able to love them as God commanded.

[LDSGator]

54 minutes ago, NeuroTypical said:

people don't know enough about their fellow saints

That was surprising to me when I joined. You’d hear people say “we’re family! I love you forever!” then they stop talking to one another after wards get dissolved or someone moves. It would be more honest if those people said “We’re family, as long as you stay in this ward, agree with me fully,  and I see you weekly.”   
 

Of course, this hardly applies to everyone but it’s not just me who says stuff like this happens. 

Edited Tuesday at 08:19 PM by LDSGator