January 2010
Can we just get back to where we've started?
Please ? :(
Faith or Fear ?
Augustine (patient who is a nun): I want to die. Why has He left me?
Dr. Chase: I was in seminary school. They asked us once what our favorite passage was. I chose 1 Peter 1:7. “These trials only test your faith to see whether or not it is strong and pure. Your faith is being tested as fire tests gold and purifies it.”
Augustine: “And your faith is far more precious to the Lord than pure gold; so if your faith remains strong after being tested, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day of His return.”
Dr. Chase: He hasn’t left you. The only thing in the way of your knowing if he’s left you is your fear. You have a choice: faith or fear. That’s the test.
Augustine: Do you think faith doesn’t mean I won’t die?
Dr. Chase: It will affect how you experience your death, and therefore your life. It’s up to you.
Augustine: Why did you leave seminary school?
Dr. Chase: That test. You passed. I didn’t.
