tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post5851639119777359194..comments2024-03-28T11:09:46.338-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: Your Dying Spouse 289 - False Doctrine and FaithAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-56613019523593128622017-03-29T07:04:43.783-07:002017-03-29T07:04:43.783-07:00I think this could be my favorite post of yours. Y...I think this could be my favorite post of yours. Yes, I think it is. I would light up one of those big cigars with you for this post. xoSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16134491640460300081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-63343102753938101532017-03-28T21:19:42.797-07:002017-03-28T21:19:42.797-07:00Amanda, YES! The Bible was created for our purpose...Amanda, YES! The Bible was created for our purpose, but His. That sums it up perfectly.<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing this. Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-23966550874854956082017-03-28T21:18:34.615-07:002017-03-28T21:18:34.615-07:00Jeanne, I truly appreciate your kind thoughts and ...Jeanne, I truly appreciate your kind thoughts and grace-filled words here.<br /><br />And you're right. Hope doesn't take away the hard times, but seeing something wonderful ahead makes endurance so much easier, and, ultimately, meaningful.<br /><br />And I love the way you put this - "The unendurable isn't forever. God is." Perfect!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-92038938413531312382017-03-28T21:15:23.224-07:002017-03-28T21:15:23.224-07:00Jan, I remember the health and wealth gospel quite...Jan, I remember the health and wealth gospel quite well...it was really awful, and though the name's changed it's still alive and, unfortunately, well.<br /><br />And yeah, neither Paul nor the early (or modern!) martyrs would agree with those people.<br /><br />Thanks for being here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-88654881923166224602017-03-28T21:13:34.509-07:002017-03-28T21:13:34.509-07:00Lisa, I love the way you put this - God is with us...Lisa, I love the way you put this - God is with us regardless of how we respond. That's one to put up on the refrigerator!<br /><br />Thanks so much for being here today!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-27658370988112196402017-03-28T21:11:08.677-07:002017-03-28T21:11:08.677-07:00Linda, I really value church TV; it's generall...Linda, I really value church TV; it's generally all I watch, and there's a tremendous amount of uplifting content. But yeah, some of the feel-good or blatantly commercial examples should really be avoided. They can do a lot of damage.<br /><br />Thanks so much for being here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-66579129781779553212017-03-28T21:08:48.741-07:002017-03-28T21:08:48.741-07:00Carol, thanks so much! My blood sometimes boils, t...Carol, thanks so much! My blood sometimes boils, too. Though I don't throw things at the TV any more.<br /><br />And thank you for the prayers; they are very, very appreciated.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-27153007592937548272017-03-28T20:48:00.718-07:002017-03-28T20:48:00.718-07:00Those are two things that drive me bonkers as well...Those are two things that drive me bonkers as well. In the past few years as I have grown in my faith I have realized sometimes people twist the Bible to make it work for their life or their purpose, but it truly wasn't created for our purpose but His and His alone. <br /><br />Thank you for you insight and your wisdom.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02082121272596162617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-47708228777278544672017-03-28T15:30:21.540-07:002017-03-28T15:30:21.540-07:00Andrew, this is an amazing, depth-filled post. You...Andrew, this is an amazing, depth-filled post. Your words are truth, and I suspect, the wisdom in them is gleaned as you walk your own road of suffering. Thank you for challenging the "easy-life" Christian platitudes. Your words made me think, and they resonated with me.<br /><br />This: "When we face the unendurable, He can offer the only lasting comfort there is, the comfort of Hope...th Hope that came to life three days after Calvary." This is the foundation, isn't it? Our hope comes from Jesus' resurrection from the dead. Hope doesn't necessarily take away the hard times, the pain, the unchanging situations, but it does offer the promise of so much more. His presence with us in those unendurable times, and that we will see Him face-to-face. The unendurable isn't forever. God is. <br /><br />Well spoken, my friend. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-54971831592151301542017-03-28T13:14:20.886-07:002017-03-28T13:14:20.886-07:00I certainly agree with you. Years ago there was so...I certainly agree with you. Years ago there was something called the health and wealth gospel. Those jerks said if you were really a Christian God would give you health and wealth and if He didn't, you weren't really a Christian. I doubt that Paul in jail or any of the early Christians in the arena with hungry lions would have agreed with them. Janet Ann Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234310280477491538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-50045709850034226342017-03-28T10:14:13.922-07:002017-03-28T10:14:13.922-07:00Ditto for me, too. It's so easy to turn script...Ditto for me, too. It's so easy to turn scriptures inside out to say all kinds of things. I don't claim to know the correct interpretations for them all either, but I know that horrible things happen that could break any of us. God is with us regardless of how we respond; that's what I hold on to. Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-79191240670322802002017-03-28T09:37:02.186-07:002017-03-28T09:37:02.186-07:00TV church can be a godsend, a lifesaver for those ...TV church can be a godsend, a lifesaver for those who don't have the ability to get out the door. My mom watches several on Sundays and they are a great encouragement to her spirit.<br /><br />But you bring up good points, Andrew ... to be wise with what we're selecting to view, to see if they match up with Scripture or are simply feel-good entertainment or money making operations.<br /><br />Appreciate your review ...Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568264417855502332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-33600660583705412612017-03-27T18:00:08.713-07:002017-03-27T18:00:08.713-07:00Oh Andrew - I SO agree with you. Sometimes those ...Oh Andrew - I SO agree with you. Sometimes those phrases make my blood boil. But I remain strong in my belief that God gets us through those things that we've been given that are, indeed, more than I can handle! Prayers continue for you, Andrew.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06445253220976981136noreply@blogger.com