Thursday, February 05, 2009

Will I pay the price?

http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/mission/missionthinking/questions_will_i_pay_the_price/

[sydneyanglicans.net] 5 Feb 2009--Economics was not my favourite subject at high school. One of my teacher’s favourite expressions was bellowed out in a regular refrain. “Make sure you understand Opportunity Costs!” For those who are not familiar with the term, ‘Opportunity Costs’ refer to what one forgoes in order to get something else. Technically speaking they identify the value of the next best alternative, which is foregone, as the result of making a decision.

Christians talk about ‘Counting the Cost’ but it can be oversimplified and reduced to that of handling personal jibes at work or giving up immoral relationships and practices. I think it is more subtle.

There are real opportunity costs involved in being truly Christian. Consider how some of our precious prejudices are revealed when connecting with unbelievers. Many issues can bite deep into our lives. The question is will I pay the price? For example....

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