tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post5562308998655984994..comments2024-03-28T20:57:55.651-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: When Life Falls ApartAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-21221867985068454722013-08-08T12:41:28.939-07:002013-08-08T12:41:28.939-07:00I don't think it's shaky theology at all. ...I don't think it's shaky theology at all. I think you have the story of the Gospels, and particularly John 3:16, bang on.<br /><br />The shakiness comes from years or reinterpretation, particularly in recent times. A lot of prominent theologians and preachers have taken Scripture out of context, and have set up a comfortable framework that attracts people in good times, but that is ultimately unfaithful to Jesus' path from His trial to His rising.<br /><br />The really bad thing is that 'modern Christianity - or Christ Lite? - is that it doesn't address the reality of pain that can't be taken away by a prayer, or trials that end in death. And that's where it becomes something of a Betrayal of the Great Commission. We LOSE people that way.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping in - youir comment was a great addition!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-8223016029323016062013-08-08T12:36:32.351-07:002013-08-08T12:36:32.351-07:00I think that's one of the dichotomies between ...I think that's one of the dichotomies between Christ and Christianity. Christ GETS it.<br /><br />A lot of Christians want to make our faith a feel-good religion, concentrating on signs, wonders, and miracles - and neglecting the essential comfort that is at its core. That there are strong Arms that will pull us out of Hell, no matter how deeply we're mired.<br /><br />But to be pulled out, we have to know that we're there, first.<br /><br />As He did.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-21791787971566866722013-08-08T11:52:18.758-07:002013-08-08T11:52:18.758-07:00Andrew,
I think one of the worst things we can do ...Andrew,<br />I think one of the worst things we can do to each other is give pat answers when things fall apart. And the best thing is just to BE. Be here. Be silent. Be steady. Be Be ready...to hug, to cry, to hold someone up, and yes, to bleed right along with you.... You get my drift. Isn't this what Christ intended when He said we were to be ONE body? Not that we would stand separate, and pat each other on the head, but that we would be strong when another is weak, that we would be solid, when another is shattered, that we would learn to lean into each other, that we would be CHRIST to each other. I know that's "shaky" theology, but I think you know what I'm trying to say.<br /><br />BlessingsBecky Doughtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966022503594574702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-76545433863739582732013-08-08T10:42:14.526-07:002013-08-08T10:42:14.526-07:00"But He had to be DEAD first".
Yup.
I&..."But He had to be DEAD first".<br /><br />Yup.<br /><br />I'm so glad He gets it.Jennifer Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696261499182486196noreply@blogger.com