Exodus 1:12 (KJV)
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
I wonder if the children of Israel knew that, in the midst of their affliction, God had blessed them with growth, and perhaps more importantly, the eye of Egypt?
- That they were afflicted could have been such a preoccupation that they failed to see their numbers growing.
- That Egypt was grieved because of them could have been such a concern that they did not see that such grief was a sign of their influence.
Egypt would not have been grieved by an insignificant people.
I am not sure that the current number of Christians is growing.
The surveys taken these days would be so skewed by errors of presumption[1]that I doubt any count could be considered accurate.
The surveys taken these days would be so skewed by errors of presumption[1]that I doubt any count could be considered accurate.
I am sure that, these days, Christianity is a grief to those of the world.
That grief ought to be interpreted as an indicator that we are fulfilling our function. We are acting as the salt of the earth.
That grief ought to be interpreted as an indicator that we are fulfilling our function. We are acting as the salt of the earth.
God help us not to lose our savor.
[1]They would presume every Christian denomination is Christian. They would presume that everyone who claimed to be a Christian in previous decades is Christian. They would presume smaller groups of Christians such as the independent Baptists, should be included as a part of the larger Protestant count and not as a separate count by themselves. etc.
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