Monastic Life… Apparently for some people, this is ideal. I
fail to see why it is so great. Sure, Christ was a homeless dude who hung out
with his twelve buddies, but I don’t believe that he called us to get rid of
everything, hole up in a building and never get out again. If we are following
his example, then yes, by all means, go ahead and sell all you have. That isn’t
where the problem is.
I don’t think there is any reason to stow away from the
world around us. Jesus didn’t say, “All authority in Heaven and on Earth has
been given to me, now sell all you have, move away from the people around you
and don’t show them any love other than pray for them.” He DID say to go to all
peoples of the world and spread the Gospel. It seems that these monasteries were bringing people in to do the opposite of what they said they believed. It doesn't help the lost if we live on UM's campus for the rest of our lives and never show them the love of Christ that we claim to have. It just seems backward.
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