Date Posted:16:55:21 10/26/04 Tue Author: PECAS Subject: Re: SOT & the centrality of man in UBF In reply to:
Joe
's message, "SOT & the centrality of man in UBF" on 15:36:57 10/24/04 Sun
>But the sheep probably isn't solely responsible for
>putting his shepherd into such an exalted position in
>his life, in spite of his predisposing family
>background. The UBF system imposes the shepherd on the
>sheep as someone extraordinarily important. Week after
>week, in sogams and prayers, the sheep has to show his
>gratitude and admiration for the shepherd (and maybe
>for his shepherd's shepherd, and so on); the gratitude
>and admiration rarely flows in the opposite direction,
>though. UBF is in too many ways a man-centered system.
>The culture of UBF encourages much boasting, much
>pride, much self-aggrandizement and exaggeration of
>people and their accomplishments ("Ph.D. Shepherd
>Doctor Professor..."), which probably contributes to
>the sheep's submitting fully to the SOT program.
What do you think is more important, the sheep's background or the UBF environment?
Each UBF ministry provides one environment with individual sheep attending who have different backgrounds. Some sheep reject the "much boasting, much pride, much self-aggrandizement and exaggeration of people and their accomplishments. Others remain for a little longer and then leave. A few manage to tolerate the boasting, pride, self-aggrandizement and exaggeration of people and their accomplishments. Is there anything similar about the sheep's background that remain through all of the SOT for many years?
