MarieP
Puritan Board Senior
Marie, I appreciate your position, but could you answer the question I asked that you quoted?
I thought I did. I guess I'll have to be more direct, which is something that I was having trouble doing because I really don't fully understand where you're coming from. Don't get me wrong, I understand there's a desire to protect and guard that resides in the heart of every godly man for his wife and children. But apparently both Adoniram and Ann, as well as Ann's father, when weighing things in the balance, saw that there was something greater than their own safety. They saw a land that was unreached with the Gospel. They saw souls that needed to be set free from their slavery to sin. They saw a people worshipping idols made by human hands. Ultimately, they had faith that Christ would be glorified in Burma, and they wanted to be part of that.
Let me ask you this, if the Judsons had gone to Burma and had immediate success, let's say 10,000 converts in one year. Let's say that Ann had 7 children who grew up healthy, and Adoniram never fell into the deep depression that he felt for a time (from which God graciously delivered him). And, let's say their views on baptism never changed. Would you be so cynical then?