tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400340423678181828.post8387090606054284530..comments2023-10-04T18:01:43.464-05:00Comments on Dads Teach the Bible: Change Agent – Part 5Mike Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05971102076711413290noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400340423678181828.post-44302797374971997622016-02-18T10:52:16.686-06:002016-02-18T10:52:16.686-06:00Should we be surprised that reworking our convicti...Should we be surprised that reworking our convictions is a long process (at least life-long)? My understanding is that convictions begin to be formed at least at birth, but likely even before, in utero - but even before that as we are products of our environment. From a Biblical perspective that would be back to the Garden at our original creation. There are a lot of generations in there that have a bearing on my life today.<br /><br />Doubtless Peter was some decades old, and although not a "trained" religious professional had absorbed the natural ethnic prejudices of his day, just like I have mine. When those prejudices have the status of "biblical truth," as Peter's religious convictions were, they are even more entrenched. <br /><br />Most of us haven't seen flaming tongues of fire descend from heaven and transform a group of people on the spot like had happened to Peter, then seen it all repeated in another context. <br /><br />If he had such problems correcting his heresies, what about me? I have no question I'll carry all too many of mine to the grave despite significant effort to identify and deal with them. Fortunately the Holy Spirit is still just as powerful as He was in Acts 2 and 10. I need all the help I can get. Saturation in the Word, and help from people like you are an essential environment for that to happen.<br /><br />Keep it up! chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631165961382647198noreply@blogger.com