{"id":6135,"date":"2020-10-15T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=6135"},"modified":"2020-10-15T13:00:27","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T17:00:27","slug":"one-beggar-telling-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/one-beggar-telling-another\/","title":{"rendered":"One Beggar Telling Another"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"One Beggar Telling Another 10\/15\/20\" height=\"122\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/2ux8i-ef5cf0?from=pb6admin&#038;download=1&#038;version=1&#038;auto=0&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Helvetica&#038;skin=1&#038;pfauth=&#038;btn-skin=107\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paul Tillich was one of the greatest theologians of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century, the \u201cfather of&nbsp;&nbsp;existential&nbsp;theology.\u201d<\/strong> When he was asked to define what a Christian is, he said,&nbsp;<strong><em>\u201cOh, that\u2019s easy, a Christian is simply one beggar telling another beggar where to find food.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Christian Church in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century does not see itself as beggars telling other beggars where to find God.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather, I fear we see ourselves as being right. We have the right theology, so that makes the others wrong. We have the right liturgy, or the right political opinions, or our supporters act in the right way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We\u2019re not beggars! We\u2019re not even sinners! We used to be, but not anymore.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>And that sort of attitude is not only a myth, but it repels the people whom Jesus wants us to reach out to\u2026the ones who know the secret \u2013 that Jesus\u2019 primary purpose in coming into the world was not to tell us to straighten up and fly right.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It was to tell us that we were beggars, and Jesus was the food.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Words from Steve Molin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What happens when a Christian becomes part of the establishment and no longer sees himself or herself as a beggar and not even a sinner?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>It\u2019s a great thing for a man to walk on the moon. 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