Two Manchester men, Ali Abdullah and Muqtar Nuren, came up with a scheme to take driver's license tests for people (both the driving test and written) even though it is illegal to take a driver's license test for another person. Between them, they had 35 clients and took 43 tests but failed 33. They passed only seven driving tests and three written. Their scheme didn’t impress their clients and certainly didn’t impress authorities who sentenced them to four years in prison. I guess people foolish enough to cheat on a test designed to protect their safety and others, would also be foolish enough to hire these two. People make even worse decisions with those they trust to take care of their souls! Many folks make spiritual decision on “What my pastor says” or “What the church I grew up in taught” rather than looking to the Word of God. Many religious authorities are as ignorant in what the Bible truly says as these two men were about the driving rules. Those that trust them to “pass on” God’s teaching to them will find themselves woefully ignorant on judgment day.
In Acts 20, there is the tragicomic event surrounding a young man by the name of Eutychus. He did what a lot of folks before and after him did, he fell asleep during a sermon. Unfortunately, he was setting in in the third story window at the time. So instead of nodding off and hitting the pew in front of him, he fell to his death. The good news was the apostle Paul was delivering the sermon and had the ability to bring him back. I don’t know, however, if we can judge Eutychus too harshly. The sermon had gone on till midnight. Paul wouldn’t finish it up till daybreak. That’s a long lesson. I know some folks that might want to jump out of a window if I had a lesson that long, yet these Christians wanted to be there to hear Paul. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not pushing for all night sermons but I think we might need to adopt these folks' dedication. They knew that Paul was only in town for a limited time only and they were determined to ...
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