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Jenn · (This post was last modified: 03-22-2012 01:14 AM by Jenn.)

How does this video make you feel?

I feel like I'm supposed to love it. But something about it bugs me. Gives me the twitches.
My trouble starts at 11:15 ... all the "well done good and faithful servant" stuff.

**JordanMaria** · 03-22-2012, 07:42 AM

1. Typical BJU sad cello.

2. Typical BJU type of editing.

3. WHY are they even doing something like this?

4. Why is some pilot's "Life Objective" a concern factor for 9.11?

5. Who cares if that was the flight he was supposed to be in? What about the actual pilot and HIS family?

**Presbygirl** · (This post was last modified: 03-22-2012 08:08 AM by Presbygirl.)

Perhaps because inferring that "well-done, good and faithful servant" and your eternal state is tied to works? Like as in here's a list of your good deeds and your bad deeds and Jesus is going to hold up two lists and say to us " you better hope your good list is at least one line longer than your bad list!"
We are Christ's own because of what He has done for us. Period. A natural working out of our salvation is loving others and living "kingdom minded."

If I understand Matt 25:21 correctly, "well done, good and faithful servant" simply means living a life that is pleasing to God with whatever material goods and talents you have been given by Him while on earth.

So many times, these little videos can be guilt trippers and brow beaters. Thats what I don't like. Although this one wasn't "in your face."

Jenn · 03-22-2012, 03:38 PM

Quote:3. WHY are they even doing something like this?

It is my understanding that this was created by a BJU film student in fulfillment of an assignment. The pilot is the student's father. This was shown in a lot of churches around the time of the 9-11 tenth anniversary last year. A friend of mine is who still very immersed in fundyism posted it on her facebook wall.

Anyone who missed their flight that day, or was late to work when people died, is going to have a lot to process after that. Survivor's guilt. I think it's an interesting topic.

It is very BJU though to turn this story into a gospel tract. (in video form)

The whole, writing down your life goals, with the conclusion being God saying "well done good and faithful servant" is something I did quite a bit when I was a BJU student. It is depressing for me to think about it. You will never quite measure up, you know.

Guilt Ridden · 03-22-2012, 07:16 PM

(03-22-2012 03:38 PM)Jenn Wrote:
Quote:3. WHY are they even doing something like this?

The whole, writing down your life goals, with the conclusion being God saying "well done good and faithful servant" is something I did quite a bit when I was a BJU student. It is depressing for me to think about it. You will never quite measure up, you know.

When I am brow-beaten about what I do for Jesus Christ, or attempted to be manipulated into doing "more", I take comfort in the verse from the Bible that says of believers that in that day shall every man have praise of God.

So, put that in your pipe, Mr. Speaker - you may consider yourself so superior to me in your works and soul-winning (and you probably are), but I will also have praise of God that day!

And so will each child of God!

Waldo L · 03-23-2012, 07:34 AM

Jenn · 03-25-2012, 07:48 PM

(03-23-2012 07:34 AM)Waldo L Wrote: Is there a reason the copyright year is 1993?

This must be in the fine print... I don't see it. Must be a typo though.

WanderingTraveler · 03-25-2012, 08:52 PM

Are they still telling this story? Don't get me wrong, it is good, and I am glad he was one of those spared on that awful day. But this man spoke in chapel when I was a freshman. That was 6 years ago.
And as far as showing this in churches on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, why? Why not remeber those who died and who lost family members? Why harp on one man who was one of hundreds lucky enough to have not been on one of those flights or on those buildings? There are hundreds of people who that day either missed flights or were running late to work and now be dead if they had made that flight or been on time to work.
If I remember right, it is actually very common for pilots to get bumped from flights theywere originally assigned to, if a more senior pilot wants to take an extra flight. It's not like it was highly unusual for him to be bumped.
Stuff like that bugs me to no end.