Virginia HC Seminar & Re: House Church Talk - Health Insurance

[Dan Beaty]

Jonathan,

Thanks for your comments and thoughts on insurance. I have always had a
negative reaction towards insurance in this particular area: it seems that
many are betting the insurance company on who will profit the most. In other
words, if I get sick, have an accident, or die, I "win," and the insurance
company has to pay more than I invested in the insurance.

But in reality I would rather not believe for these events, and be willing
to pay for them somehow myself if they did occur. To some that might seem
irresponsible in our day and age. Most certainly the issue is complicated,
so I allow for others views.

Dan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan Phillip Lindvall" <Lindvall at BoldChristianLiving.com>
To: <House Church Talk  at housechurch.org>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 5:02 PM
Subject: Virginia HC Seminar & Re: House Church Talk -  Health Insurance


> David Anderson <david at housechurch.org> wrote:
>
> > Well, you might enjoy this piece by Jonathan Lindvall. This article was
> > originally published in Home School Digest:
> >
> > http://www.boldchristianliving.com/text-only/articles/insuranc.html
> >
> >         David Anderson
>
> Hi David & all. I appreciate your referring people to this. It has
> offended lots of folks, but that's not the intent. Ultimately the issue
> of insurance is about our hearts. Where do we put our trust? Even if we
> had a Christians-only insurance group (thus avoiding the "unequally
> yoked" problem), it would potentially seduce our hearts from trusting in
> the Lord.
>
> It's good to "bear one another's burdens," but that is after the need is
> real, not becoming surety (inSURE) for one another to protect against
> potential (feared) "acts of God."
>
> I've been asked by a couple of people if my position on insurance has
> changed since the article was written. Although the article was written
> in the form of questions, rather than conclusions, even at the time I
> was quite clear about the heart issues.
>
> Insurance is not sin. If the Lord leads someone to purchase insurance,
> follow the Lord. If it is required by government regulation (as in auto
> insurance), obey the Lord's command to submit to the civil authorities.
> But also know that insurance can insidiously deceive us into finding
> security in something other than Jesus.
>
> Another subject:
>
> David, I'm going to be in your neck of the woods next month (Feb. 13-14)
> to present a house church seminar. Chris DeCollibus, one of the brothers
> we walk with here, will be co-presenting this workshop with me in Big
> Stone Gap, Virginia at Mountain Empire Community College. For more
> details, call 276-679-7987, or you can e-mail me.
>
> Love,
>
> Jonathan
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>
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