tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591706.post114463764564219804..comments2023-10-02T06:59:48.447-04:00Comments on faithmaps blog: witherington on judas, part 2Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10238745383108764223noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591706.post-1144866980409050592006-04-12T14:36:00.000-04:002006-04-12T14:36:00.000-04:00I've read both comments and feel the limiatation o...I've read both comments and feel the limiatation of the non-verbal...as posted comments go. <BR/><BR/>I like what Stephen says..."transpropositions are not antithetical to propositions. Propositions point to transpropositions. "<BR/>AMEN!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275421526588363943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591706.post-1144787820280931372006-04-11T16:37:00.000-04:002006-04-11T16:37:00.000-04:00Howdy. Please go back and read my comments again....Howdy. Please go back and read my comments again. It was simply a rant for all those who would rather rant about the word of God rather than follow the Living Word into the world. Jesus did not need apologists, he needed followers.<BR/><BR/>As far as neighbor is concerned, stop there... and then consider who Jesus said your neighbor is... then you will find what love according to Jesus means.<BR/><BR/>Truth is not something we know or possess, it is something we live.<BR/> <BR/>We hold to Jesus' teachings and are therefore disciples, not by what we know but how we follow Jesus. That is where truth is discovered by following Jesus-- holding to his teachings and that is how we'll be set free. <BR/><BR/>--TWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591706.post-1144748937853499902006-04-11T05:48:00.000-04:002006-04-11T05:48:00.000-04:00"If anything makes God sad is the reality that you..."If anything makes God sad is the reality that you ignore his basic commands to love justice and mercy and would rather argue over what you think the Word of God says."<BR/><BR/>--Well, that 's certainly throwing the baby out with the bathwater! You pretty much summed up the classic, "either/or" argument of the Emerging Church Movement…which is very immature. <BR/><BR/>Honoring truth, as it is clearly revealed, certainly DOES mean following Jesus, and defending the poor, widows, and orphans of this world. The statement; “Truth is knowable... it is known by the way you love one another” is sexy today, but it is radically incomplete. It sounds like something Bono would say. <BR/><BR/>To say I am going to honor God by loving others asks, “How do you define love?” My neighbor’s definition of love is walking his dog and keeping to himself. The lady I work with loves by working real hard. How does one understand Jesus’ love…if they so care to ponder this? This is where truth comes in…honoring God’s Word. That does not mean (as you seem to have suggested) that we live in an academic, stale world. Truth, when known always has its end in action…motion. The core issue here is alignment of heart. That’s always the issue…motive. Was Paul a slagger? He was one of the most intense and passionate men who ever lived out his faith in Christ. <BR/><BR/>It’s not an either/or…it’s a both/and. There's nothing wrong with the Bible...just those who chose to ignor it over self serving purposes...and I mean in church movements who claim to be honoring Christ.<BR/><BR/>Let the rant continue! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591706.post-1144700572910787252006-04-10T16:22:00.000-04:002006-04-10T16:22:00.000-04:00Perhaps you ought to try to come to terms that the...Perhaps you ought to try to come to terms that the most noble thing you can do as a Christian is to follow Jesus and stop attempting to protect God. God has already demonstrated that God can't be killed. Stop defending God and start defending what Jesus has called you to defend: the poor, widows, and orphans of this world.<BR/><BR/>If anything makes God sad is the reality that you ignore his basic commands to love justice and mercy and would rather argue over what you think the Word of God says.<BR/><BR/>Truth is knowable... it is known by the way you love one another. Now hop you butt out there and do something for Jesus. He didn't need to be defended 2,000 years ago and he doesn't need to be defended today.<BR/><BR/>That's my rant about your rant.<BR/>--TWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591706.post-1144673146702856942006-04-10T08:45:00.000-04:002006-04-10T08:45:00.000-04:00Doing research on this subject and ran across your...Doing research on this subject and ran across your blog...interesting.<BR/><BR/>As I respond, I feel anger. How much more "evidential information" do we need today...or even a hundred years ago? Is there really anything new here? The fact is our culture (I feel this is simply part of man's sinfulness) does what it can to get a new cookie rather than eat the balanced meal. <BR/><BR/>* If only we found the Ark...then<BR/>* If only I knew for sure that God said...then<BR/><BR/>WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW?<BR/><BR/>In an age that questions whether "truth" is knowable, is there little wonder something like this would even raise an eyebrow?<BR/><BR/>I feel God is sad about all of this...deeply sad. He must keep wondering why, with all that He has revealed in His Word, has mankind not learned a thing about being stubborn, autonomous, and naive...always looking, like a little child, to put off and avoid facing himself.<BR/><BR/>I am coming to terms in my life...that one of the most noble things I can do as a Christian is honoring God's Word and protecting it against those who have no desire to honor, respect, and understand.<BR/><BR/>Just my rant for today...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com