Don't Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater (1 Thessalonians 5:19-22)

There are a lot of phrases we use in our everyday talk that, if you stop and think about it, are pretty absurd.

“It’s raining cats and dogs.”

Really? What kind? I hope the small kind! Is there a 40% change of chihuahuas this afternoon?

“You have to get your ducks in a row”

What are we farmers? What happens if our ducks are not in a row? Will they form a union and demand better living conditions?

“Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater”

Now, who would ever do that?

I appreciate that the English language is colorful and avoids the boredom of just saying “it’s raining hard today” or “you need to make sure you’re things are in order.” I bet you do too.

Now about that baby and the bathwater. That particularly absurd phrase came to mind this week as I was preparing to preach 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22.

Do not quench the Spirit.
Do not despise prophecies,
but test everything; hold fast what is good.
Abstain from every form of evil.

Nothing God has given should be tossed. Even when the bathwater gets murky.

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Hope to see you soon!

Pastor Tim

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Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.

- 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22