I heard an interesting quote today... and I'd love to hear what you guys think. "Love is not efficient." It was in regard to the call of the Christian to love others. Any thoughts?
It often requires going out of you way and making sacrifices.
efficient: (esp. of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense
It can often seem like a wasted effort, and produce (at least seemingly) no result. And revivals might be more "productive" because they minister to a bunch of people at once, but you can't just have a bunch of revivals. You need to invest time in relationships. So... that's actually a really cool quote.
Good insight Christian! Now we just gotta get more people on here to interact.
Another thought about revivals is that often the results are not as productive as they initially appear. When it comes to love, quantity is not quality.
Yeah. And a relationship with someone can also help in the follow through: not just converting them once and being done, but helping them to grow as a Christian after. But you're saving someone, which is invaluable, so no effort should be spared because it is definitely worth it. Even if it isn't convenient or efficient. But neither of those are necessarily right... the right way is rarely easy.
Are we talking economic efficiency as in "societies use of scarce resources giving its unlimited wants"? Based on theory that humans are rational beings and therefore all decisions are based on a comparative advantage scale decisions would have to be efficient, at least in that single person's mind. It may not fit Christian's definition, but if the person feels it is the best allocation of their time, money, and energy, their investment would be considered individually efficient. The question is really what scale or point of reference is used. Sean
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It often requires going out of you way and making sacrifices.
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(esp. of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense
It can often seem like a wasted effort, and produce (at least seemingly) no result. And revivals might be more "productive" because they minister to a bunch of people at once, but you can't just have a bunch of revivals. You need to invest time in relationships. So... that's actually a really cool quote.
Good insight Christian! Now we just gotta get more people on here to interact.
ReplyDeleteAnother thought about revivals is that often the results are not as productive as they initially appear. When it comes to love, quantity is not quality.
Yeah. And a relationship with someone can also help in the follow through: not just converting them once and being done, but helping them to grow as a Christian after. But you're saving someone, which is invaluable, so no effort should be spared because it is definitely worth it. Even if it isn't convenient or efficient. But neither of those are necessarily right... the right way is rarely easy.
ReplyDeleteAnd I hope more people come on soon.
Are we talking economic efficiency as in "societies use of scarce resources giving its unlimited wants"?
ReplyDeleteBased on theory that humans are rational beings and therefore all decisions are based on a comparative advantage scale decisions would have to be efficient, at least in that single person's mind. It may not fit Christian's definition, but if the person feels it is the best allocation of their time, money, and energy, their investment would be considered individually efficient. The question is really what scale or point of reference is used.
Sean
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ReplyDeleteThat is an interesting point Sean, but I am confused how it connects to love in the context of the quote.
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