Originally posted by RJHinds
It means you must understand what is expected of you before you can be faithful. If you can not even understand the little things, then how are you to be expected to understand the large things so you can be faithful. That is, you can not be dishonest and claim you understand God's commands when you don't. It is like the blind leading the blind and they b ...[text shortened]... would know that this is contrary to the spirit of love for God and neighbor.
The Instructor
Well your bringing it up so how is the blood transfusion issue not being faithful to god?
I asked earlier, even with things God has said to us and in fact commanded to us and it's something we may not understand or even agree with, so how does that affect or test our "faith" in God that he just may know better?
He says not to do something and gives no conditions or exceptions and as of this day, he has not concelled that command.
How does our faith in God react now? Stay strong and unwilling to compromise or do we fall back and give in to human weekness and emotions?
I'm not saying at all it's an easy thing and that emotions are not valid and real.
But where does faith come into our relationship with God even with life at stake?
Are we only faithful with the easy obvious things but give in with the harder things? Is your faith only on the surface or how deep does it go?
How did Abraham handle this? How would you have handled this?