Passing Along a Question

About 28 years ago (roughly 1978), I was heading out of my office at the MacArthur Park Church of Christ and stopped to visit briefly with the Educational Secretary, Betty. She is one of several extremely intuitive people God has brought into my life. She told me she came across a passage of Scripture in her daily reading and wasn't sure how to follow it. She wanted to ask me a question, but wasn't wanting me to answer.

Betty opened her Bible to the last verse of II Peter and read, "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." Betty then said, "I know what knowledge is, and I know how to grow in knowledge. I know what grace is, but . . . how do you grow in grace?"

I have asked myself that question many times over the years, always remembering Betty. I don't have a good, clear answer even now. However, I do have a good, clear hunger to grow in the grace of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Tomorrow, I get to pass her comments and question along to the Bible class I teach at the church of Christ on McDermott Road.

Thank you, Betty, for the question and the example.

Penance

Why do people who drive 10 miles an hour (or more) over the speed limit slow down to 10 miles under the speed limit when they see a police car? Do they think those few minutes under the speed limit compensate for all the time they were over the limit?

Why won't people pass a highway patrolman who is traveling slower than the posted speed limit? On 4-lane state highways in Texas, the highway patrol officers will typically drive 55 to 60 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone, looking for speeders coming towards them. Most drivers won't pass police vehicles. They had no problem passing me! I have seen traffic back up behind the slower moving officer to the point he will pull off just to let the jam go by, then pull back on the highway going the same direction. I have also noticed that if I can get to the head of the line and pass the officer, everyone else will then follow!

Guilt produces fear. Don't break the law and you don't have to fear the police! Read Romans 13:3-4