Is it just me? Or do I hang with the wrong crowd?

[Stan]

It seems over the 40 years I have been an adventist...

Things have gone from

a- what I can I do to serve the master

to

a- what can God do to serve me?

and

Avoid being a stumbling stone to a weaker brother

to

Get your eyes off of me, look to Jesus.

???

[LifeHiscost]

Quote:

Things have gone from

a- what I can I do to serve the master

to

a- what can God do to serve me?

I haven't drawn a conclusion re: your second observation, however it could be the above is true as a result of this counsel from the Master.

"....I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." John 15:5 KJV

God is Love! Jesus saves!

[joeb]

It seems over the 40 years I have been an adventist...

Things have gone from

a- what I can I do to serve the master

to

a- what can God do to serve me?

and

Avoid being a stumbling stone to a weaker brother

to

Get your eyes off of me, look to Jesus.

???

Yes, Stan, it has, at least in my opinion.  We are, as a church, and unfortunately, a product of our society at least as much as we are a product of Biblical truths.  And, our society has been taught by the liberal elite and the educational system in this country that "me first" is the way things are supposed to be.   Everywhere we look in the media, the educational system, etc... the very idea of self-sacrifice is ridiculed and held up as ancient, out-of-date, thinking.  What we see in society is reflected in the church.  

 

This is one of the reasons I'm conservative, both politically and theologically.