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Originally Posted by Brother Strange
TS...
This is a level of piety that a believer must grow into. He cannot be born into such level of maturity. You have to be kidding.
Coon did exactly the right thing. He did not take away the volition of his boys by insisiting on such level of unnatural perfection out of two boys. He gave them room to grow without unnatural demands of maturity that is not there yet.
Notice the wisdom seen in Coon in his instructions to his boys. He inquited of them concerning their understanding of what they were doing. He inquired of them if they understood what the consequences might be if they were called into account of their perceived misdeed. He further inquired into other areas of their understanding before he proceeded to instruct them how to fully explore their whole expanse of BOYHOOD without unnatural pressures of phony perfection. Coon well understood that the boys were not matured into the level of perfection to be fully grown sons of God. GRACIOUS!
Coon is going to guide his boys on into perfection from stage of manly development to stage, from grace to grace. Right now the grace of those boys are learning how to gain the advantage over their opponents in a good natured way that will serve them well in their warfare with the flesh and the devil later on.
So boys, you little coons...fight the good fight...but keep the faith while you are fighting that good fight.
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Would helping them make the best hornets to shoot in class in disregard for the teachers authority be training them in the way they should go? Just a yes or no answer will suffice.
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Today pull up the little weeds,
The sinful thoughts subdue,
Or they will take the reins themselves
And someday master you. --Anon.
The most deadly sins do not leap upon us, they creep up on us.
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