tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post4283809936981656667..comments2024-03-28T20:57:55.651-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: Do We Misrepresent God?Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-23371217423338202032013-10-17T22:04:05.572-07:002013-10-17T22:04:05.572-07:00Thank you for your insight, Joe! You added a lot, ...Thank you for your insight, Joe! You added a lot, and I appreciate it.<br /><br />I agree that much of the time - probably most of the time - the misrepresentation is not intentional. It's a result of hope, wishes, and the fact that we live in a society in which most of us are doing pretty well.<br /><br />That's not where Jesus walked. His Words have to be seen through the lens of a hard life, made more dangerous by a brutal occupying force and intrigue among His own people. It's about as far from 2013 America as you can get!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-22101500791472786812013-10-17T22:00:49.261-07:002013-10-17T22:00:49.261-07:00Thank you so much!Thank you so much!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-14439679761802210332013-10-16T13:39:39.253-07:002013-10-16T13:39:39.253-07:00Yes! We absolutely do misrepresent God with our b...Yes! We absolutely do misrepresent God with our bumper-sticker theology.<br /><br />Some of that misrepresentation is unintentional and, perhaps, unavoidable. We cannot give someone full insight into the heart of God in a single conversation. So, we try to shine a little truth...and fall way short.<br /><br />Other times, though, we are flat out misusing scripture taken completely out of context.<br /><br />Like the "I can do all things..." scripture. As you've pointed out, that is thru Christ and in His strength. Even more though, in the context in which the Apostle Paul penned those words, he was speaking of learning to be content whether in riches or poverty. The "all things" being specifically referred to was being content with living in poverty in a prison cell...not asking for a Mercedes!<br /><br />Great post, Andrew! Thanks for sharing!Joe Potehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128078440003054702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-81125032520684409082013-10-16T11:23:12.923-07:002013-10-16T11:23:12.923-07:00What this post needs is a LIKE button.What this post needs is a LIKE button.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com