BY STEVE DUNN
Are you familiar with that
staple of creative children’s toy – the LEGO ® ? The basic LEGO building brick looks like
this:
On a typical brick there
are 4-8 hardened raised circles that serve as the “connectors” to the other
bricks. When a connector is inserted
into the bottom of the connector of another block, and then connected to
another—structures can be built. In
some cases elaborate toys are created.
It is something wondrous.
As elaborate as the ultimate construction
may be—a single block with 4-8 blocks is only to able to connect with only 4-8
other raised circles. There can only 4-8
solid connections.
Social scientists tell us that most of us,
while having many acquaintances can only have about 4-8 close
relationships. Those are relationships
that are intimate enough to be enduring and dependable. Where, to use a scriptural metaphor, “we know
as we are known.”
When it comes to building relationships
that are capable of bringing people to redemption in Christ, what are the
implications for people who have been Christians for more than several years?
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