Progress??

[My Own Eyes]

Originally Posted by iceniez

In that line of thought I read a great book about getting back to basics it is called "A Plain Life walking my belief" by Scott Savage it was a book of local intrest in Ohio.The jist is just that a plain life a simple life is what he was after and how his search for simple faith brought him to this point in his life.Very interesting read.He was a yuppie type 2 cars and a great job who gave it up to follow what God was telling him to do.

Originally Posted by Ron

I believe (personally) that an Amish or simpler life is more along the lines of what God would desire for us.
It isn't practical & of course would cut us off from the very harvest field we need to minister too.
Nevertheless if the economy crashes, we may not have a choice!

Maybe it's the slippery-slope compromiser in me talking, but I don't see why we can't have it both ways....both a simpler lifestyle, and still have a common ground with the rest of humanity.

I think where the amish get it wrong is that they focus on rules (I could make a parallel here, but I will behave!). They want to keep a simplier lifestyle and they arbitrarily decide that having an electric fridge would ruin that (but that a gas generator power one is ok).

I think it's really a matter of perspective, and a matter of priorities.

Are you in control of the technology in your life, or is it in control of you? What's more important; having money to buy the latest toys, or having time to spend with friends and family?

It's all a matter of choice.

[iceniez]

Originally Posted by My Own Eyes

Maybe it's the slippery-slope compromiser in me talking, but I don't see why we can't have it both ways....both a simpler lifestyle, and still have a common ground with the rest of humanity.

I think where the amish get it wrong is that they focus on rules (I could make a parallel here, but I will behave!). They want to keep a simplier lifestyle and they arbitrarily decide that having an electric fridge would ruin that (but that a gas generator power one is ok).

I think it's really a matter of perspective, and a matter of priorities.

Are you in control of the technology in your life, or is it in control of you? What's more important; having money to buy the latest toys, or having time to spend with friends and family?

It's all a matter of choice.

True,I know God knows where we are in life and we do have a job to do where ever we are. I saw something though in 1 Tim 6 that has me thinking.Another thing is I would not go full blown Amish because Apostolic have differing beliefs than the Amish.

[Ron]

Originally Posted by My Own Eyes

Maybe it's the slippery-slope compromiser in me talking, but I don't see why we can't have it both ways....both a simpler lifestyle, and still have a common ground with the rest of humanity.

I think where the amish get it wrong is that they focus on rules (I could make a parallel here, but I will behave!). They want to keep a simplier lifestyle and they arbitrarily decide that having an electric fridge would ruin that (but that a gas generator power one is ok).

I think it's really a matter of perspective, and a matter of priorities.

Are you in control of the technology in your life, or is it in control of you? What's more important; having money to buy the latest toys, or having time to spend with friends and family?

It's all a matter of choice.

Good point!

[ILG]

Originally Posted by My Own Eyes

Maybe it's the slippery-slope compromiser in me talking, but I don't see why we can't have it both ways....both a simpler lifestyle, and still have a common ground with the rest of humanity.

I think where the amish get it wrong is that they focus on rules (I could make a parallel here, but I will behave!). They want to keep a simplier lifestyle and they arbitrarily decide that having an electric fridge would ruin that (but that a gas generator power one is ok).

I think it's really a matter of perspective, and a matter of priorities.

Are you in control of the technology in your life, or is it in control of you? What's more important; having money to buy the latest toys, or having time to spend with friends and family?

It's all a matter of choice.

This is all true on the one level of this discussion. For example, we still don't have a tv hooked up over three years after leaving the UPC. Why? It is a personal choice because we just like it that way. Not heaven or hell, just a preference.

Then, on the other societal side, I'm not sure we can do anything about it. I don't know that spending cash and all that would help. What do you think?

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Ron

I believe (personally) that an Amish or simpler life is more along the lines of what God would desire for us.
It isn't practical & of course would cut us off from the very harvest field we need to minister too.
Nevertheless if the economy crashes, we may not have a choice!

I agree with this as well, with the exception that I believe these should be individual choices rather than church mandates.

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by ILG

I agree with this as well, with the exception that I believe these should be individual choices rather than church mandates.

yup.

[iceniez]

Originally Posted by ILG

I agree with this as well, with the exception that I believe these should be individual choices rather than church mandates.

Very true.We should all walk the direction God calles in our own individual walk with him there may be something that is a stumbeling block to one but be a non-issue to someone else.

[iceniez]

I did hear someone comment once and say that Apostolics are Amish with lightbulbs .He was trying to be funny.

[Ron]

Originally Posted by iceniez

I did hear someone comment once and say that Apostolics are Amish with lightbulbs .He was trying to be funny.