tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409139071628002101.post2291993679257156456..comments2023-09-11T07:34:37.635-07:00Comments on Shared thoughts: An analogyAndrew Clarkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685970347404504083noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409139071628002101.post-49004255554673521412011-01-08T21:19:43.527-08:002011-01-08T21:19:43.527-08:00Well said!
Marshall- I love that line by Ian And...Well said!<br /><br /><br />Marshall- I love that line by Ian Anderson. It should be a bumper sticker.Jenny B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17860990744591168164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409139071628002101.post-70875230220083143432010-11-19T21:47:16.737-08:002010-11-19T21:47:16.737-08:00I was about to say, "Very true," but Ran...I was about to say, "Very true," but Randi Jo beat me to it!<br /><br />I absolutely agree. We need to fit in with God, not the other way around.Farrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274760327802884251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409139071628002101.post-12658308278041551852010-10-22T19:33:07.718-07:002010-10-22T19:33:07.718-07:00I know what you mean, Marshall. It goes for us all...I know what you mean, Marshall. It goes for us all, I believe. St Paul remarked that he was doing what he hated doing, in that he could not be free from sin, only from its damning consequences. Interesting that people reckon the dying man should not be confronted with the truth of God when he was dying. As you say, that's the time he most needed it! The world tries evading the face of God. As Jesus said when He looked down on Jerusalem, and wept....Andrew Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685970347404504083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409139071628002101.post-60612054022868725992010-10-20T22:45:24.046-07:002010-10-20T22:45:24.046-07:00Hi Andrew,
This point grabbed me in a couple of w...Hi Andrew,<br /><br />This point grabbed me in a couple of ways.<br /><br />First, that it reflects my own shortcomings as a believer. I do not act the way I intend to act as a Christian man. Though my worldview is indeed based on my faith, my actions do not always reflect that and I do sometimes cave into rationalizations. For example, I don't believe I should work on Sundays, but sometimes do and in this tough economic climate, when I'm working only a part-time job, I struggle over whether I'm rationalizing or having true justifications for doing so. I'd prefer not to be in the situation at all.<br /><br />I once knew a homosexual who died of AIDS. While he was still alive, I knew he spoke of praying, but I wondered where his head was at regarding the lifestyle that killed him. I wanted to approach him on the subject in hopes of convincing him to repent if he was of a mind that the lifestyle was not sinful. Another person closer to him suggested that then wasn't the time. As his demise was certain, I wondered if there could possibly be a better time. The point is that the other person felt that I should leave God out of it. I regret not going ahead with my plan. <br /><br />And of course there are a host of stories regarding "progressive" Christian churches and denominations that alter their dogma to fit in with the modern world. I so much reject such false teachers as I believe a great cause of much of the world's ills, and certainly the ills of my country, is due to a lax regard for adhering to the Will of God in favor of bending His Will to fit the lure of the world. Such churches are of the world as well as in it. <br /><br />I think being practical is being a good Christian. Rather than reject Biblical teaching because it cramps one's style, more people should consider how few problems we'd have if more people would adhere to those teachings. For example, would we have children bearing children if society adhered to Biblical teachings regarding sexual purity? I think not.<br /><br />Some of your final comments reminds me of an Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) song wherein he sings, "He's not the kind you have to wind up on Sunday."Marshal Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054268632726520871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409139071628002101.post-48708765311663668622010-10-14T12:11:41.865-07:002010-10-14T12:11:41.865-07:00very true!very true!Randi Jo :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10455815193915058855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409139071628002101.post-3414248495949196102010-10-14T12:11:06.319-07:002010-10-14T12:11:06.319-07:00very true!very true!Randi Jo :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10455815193915058855noreply@blogger.com