{"id":12202,"date":"2021-05-08T12:57:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T17:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calledtolifecoaching.com\/?p=12202"},"modified":"2021-05-08T12:57:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T17:57:02","slug":"utterly-dedicated-but-not-a-fanatic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calledtolifecoaching.com\/utterly-dedicated-but-not-a-fanatic\/","title":{"rendered":"Utterly Dedicated But Not a Fanatic"},"content":{"rendered":"
Last month when our Online Bible Study Community<\/a> was reading, writing, praying and studying the Acts of the Apostles we looked closely at Acts 20:19-21. In those verses, we read and reflected on how Paul lived among the people he was preaching and teaching to. He lived with all humility, with tears, with trials, he didn’t shrink from declaring anything that was profitable, he testified repentance to God, with absolute faith in Jesus.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n I have a couple of favorite resources–starting points, when researching our Bible Studies and our live weekly Zoom calls: Different Bible Translations, Matthew Henry’s Commentary, and Fr. Hardon’s writings are at the top. As I was researching for the Zoom call I just mentioned, where we looked closer at Acts 20:19-21, I came across this quote from Fr. Hardon, “You don’t remain faithful to the Savior without paying for it.”<\/em> Ah, that must be a part of the tears and trials Paul experienced while sharing the Good News.<\/p>\n I came across another quote equally explanatory and fitting I think, this one about<\/em> Fr. Hardon. Fr. Groeschel said about Fr. Hardon, “He was utterly dedicated but not a fanatic. He was not an extremist because he won the inner battle. He resisted the temptation to resent or hate those who opposed him. He won the battle for love, for pure love–with no ego concerns.”<\/em><\/p>\n Now let’s go back to our buddy Paul. In case you don’t know his story, he was the king of extreme! We first hear about Paul when he held the coats of the people who were stoning St. Stephen to death. But wait, there’s more! He was a violent persecutor of Christians–like dragging even women and children out of their homes to persecute them!<\/p>\nOnline Bible Study Community<\/h2>\n