Gut: I'm an outcast. GOOD.
Spill: If I were to stay in character as an Essene, I would just run into the wilderness and avoid everything I hate/dislike about the world. However, I am not one. To try and solve the issues of today is useless, but just because you cannot solve them doesn't mean you cannot decrease the world-suck as some people describe it. You cannot change the world by trying to remove yourself from it, but nor can you be of the world to change it. You are an outcast either way, only your motivation is different. Impacting the world for the better puts your focus on others rather than yourself. The Essenes THE PEOPLE IN THE DORM NEXT TO ME NEED TO STOP USING THE MICROWAVE--IT KEEPS DINGING. STOP EATING. Okay, the Essenes removed themselves from the world with the hope of being saved, but Jesus immersed himself in the world in order to save. You cannot change the world or have an impact by keeping your hands clean; you have to be willing to work with the dirt in the world to make something grow from it. And usually, dirty people are outcasts.
Good post! I think that rather than trying to remove themselves from the situation, Christians should immerse themselves in problems to try to make them better. We can't solve them ourselves, but we can at least try to help those we can.
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