tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post7191716492433430052..comments2023-11-02T09:14:47.151-05:00Comments on Bill's Thoughts: BUT ...Bill Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573859102823530876noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-49864547763359410082015-12-23T10:34:52.790-06:002015-12-23T10:34:52.790-06:00Hi Bill,
I've been reading your blog on a reg...Hi Bill,<br /><br />I've been reading your blog on a regular basis, but haven't commented lately. Thought I'd jump back in on this one.<br /><br />I appreciate your concern regarding,"...Our tendency to immediately protest these and other Biblical teachings as though they were unreasonable demands..." This statement seems to be the heart of your observations, and I certainly agree. But it is so easy to read the pronoun as "Your" tendency. The older I get the more inclined I am to interpret Biblical injunctions as applying to myself rather than to others. I realize there are exceptions--pastor-teachers must have authority, close friends must advise in love (with great care), and we must be free to counsel those with whom we have standing. But to generalize principles for those who might be too eager to protest Biblical teachings seems inappropriate. The clear implication (it seems to me) is that you folks need to straighten up.<br /><br />Sorry, Bill. I suspect you will bristle at this and object to my comments; but such are the risks of writing a blog.<br /><br />BobBob McCollumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-51284360719579330642015-11-20T07:22:24.956-06:002015-11-20T07:22:24.956-06:00Far too often, we interpret Jesus commands and lig...Far too often, we interpret Jesus commands and light of Western society, capitalism, fear. <br />Yet Jesus doesn't really give us a way out when he gives us commands. <br />He just expects us to do it. <br />And he has never said protect yourself; rather he said we will suffer if we follow him.<br />He has also said that the world will know we are his if we love one another. <br />The good news is he also told us perfect love casts out fear so we don't have to be afraid of the world's rejection or oncoming poverty or even death. <br />Lord, let me put my faith into action by abiding in you, walking with you. <br />Let me love others fully. As you loved me. <br /> No matter what that entails. studio pashnadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636961378714714848noreply@blogger.com