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Conversation With a 17 Year Old

Conversation With a 17 Year Old

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by: fcabanski Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Dec 2, '15 12:38am  
Conversation with a 17 year old who had just hurt his ankle playing basketball.Me:  "Do you want me to get a saw?"Him:  "Why?"Me:  "To cut off your foot."Him:  "What?"Me:  "The bible says if your eye is bothering you, pluck it out.  So I say if your foot is bothering you, cut it off.  It's biblical."Him:  "The bible doesn't say that."Me:  "Yes it does."Him:  "Where does it say that?"Me:  "It's in there a few times.  One place is Matthew 18:9."Him:  "I'm going to look it up."Me:  "OK.  Next time you see me, let me know you found it."A few days later.Kid:  "I found it in the bible."Me:  "What?"Him:  "About taking out your eye if it bothers you."Me:  "So next time your ankle is hurt, you'll cut off the foot?"Him:  "That's crazy."Me:  "But it's in the bible."Him:  "I don't think it means that."Me:  "What does it mean?"Him:  "I'm not really sure."Me:  "Things in the bible can mean a lot of different things.  That's God's word, it's powerful.  One thing it can mean is if you have a bunch of friends, and one of them is a bad guy, like he says "hey, let's steal some cigarettes" or something, you should stop hanging out with him.  He's leading you to do bad things that will get you in trouble and hurt you."Him:  "You're telling me about the people who sneak into the gym, when I open the back door for them."Me:  "I didn't mention them.  You mentioned them.  You have to think about your own actions and your own friends.  That's not my business.  But the Bible is written for you personally.  It's a good idea to read it."Him:  "I'm going to read it more."Me:  "Good." 4951
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beadweaver Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 8 years ago   Dec 2, '15 12:43am  
Conversation with a 17 year old who had just hurt his ankle playing basketball.Me:  "Do you want me to get a saw?"Him:  "Why?"Me:  "To cut off your foot."Him:  "What?"Me:  "The bible says if your eye is bothering you, pluck it out.  So I say if your foot is bothering you, cut it off.  It's biblical."Him:  "The bible doesn't say that."Me:  "Yes it does."Him:  "Where does it say that?"Me:  "It's in there a few times.  One place is Matthew 18:9."Him:  "I'm going to look it up."Me:  "OK.  Next time you see me, let me know you found it."A few days later.Kid:  "I found it in the bible."Me:  "What?"Him:  "About taking out your eye if it bothers you."Me:  "So next time your ankle is hurt, you'll cut off the foot?"Him:  "That's crazy."Me:  "But it's in the bible."Him:  "I don't think it means that."Me:  "What does it mean?"Him:  "I'm not really sure."Me:  "Things in the bible can mean a lot of different things.  That's God's word, it's powerful.  One thing it can mean is if you have a bunch of friends, and one of them is a bad guy, like he says "hey, let's steal some cigarettes" or something, you should stop hanging out with him.  He's leading you to do bad things that will get you in trouble and hurt you."Him:  "You're telling me about the people who sneak into the gym, when I open the back door for them."Me:  "I didn't mention them.  You mentioned them.  You have to think about your own actions and your own friends.  That's not my business.  But the Bible is written for you personally.  It's a good idea to read it."Him:  "I'm going to read it more."Me:  "Good."
 
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What a wonderful story and lesson.
Great job!
4951
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fcabanski Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Dec 2, '15 12:50am  
When my dad was 20, this guy (in the story linked below) was dad's friend.  He asked my dad to be the look out and to carry the gun.  He promised my dad the gun was not loaded.  My dad decided not to go.  It was a good decision.en.wikipedia.org/wik i/Escobedo_v._Illino is 4951
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beadweaver Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 8 years ago   Dec 2, '15 2:29am  
When my dad was 20, this guy (in the story linked below) was dad's friend.  He asked my dad to be the look out and to carry the gun.  He promised my dad the gun was not loaded.  My dad decided not to go.  It was a good decision.en.wikipedia.org/wik i/Escobedo_v._Illino is
 
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I've often said no and hit delete.
I'm very happy your dad said no.
I often wonder how someone can be talked I to doing some things. 4951
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sweetie Active Indicator LED Icon 11 Forum Moderator
~ 8 years ago   Dec 2, '15 8:15am  
When my dad was 20, this guy (in the story linked below) was dad's friend.  He asked my dad to be the look out and to carry the gun.  He promised my dad the gun was not loaded.  My dad decided not to go.  It was a good decision.en.wikipedia.org/wik i/Escobedo_v._Illino is
 
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Good lord! Glad your dad said no!! So did the killer go to prison? 4951
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