I once read the following definition of a fanatic: "A fanatic is a person who, having lost sight of his goal, redoubles his effort to get there." The fanatic runs around frantically getting nowhere. He is a basketball player without a basket, a tennis player without a net, a golfer without a green. For a Christian to make progress in... learning to please God, he must have a clear idea of what his goal is... Jesus stated it this way: "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."
—R.C. Sproul, Pleasing God. Christianity Today, Vol. 34, no. 9.
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1 Kings 18:28 (NIV) So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed.
Matthew 6:33 (NIV) But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Romans 10:2 (NIV) For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge.
