tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post8684823535526952603..comments2023-03-25T02:10:11.782-06:00Comments on strangerlands: seeking a homeland: Sissies and the gospelJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584320412257836824noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-36873646754247100382007-11-15T20:59:00.000-06:002007-11-15T20:59:00.000-06:00Like none other? The Proverbs say that a sweet an...Like none other? The Proverbs say that a sweet and gentle word is powerful enough to heal the bones (16:24). Jesus spoke sternly on several occasions, but he also went speechless like a lamb led to the slaughter. In one of my favorite encounters of his with the Pharisees, he told them that he had a lot he could say to them, but he refrained because the Father hadn't told him to say it (John 8:26). Yes, let us be urgent and passionate, but also meek slaves of all.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584320412257836824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-64952812678834894182007-11-13T11:08:00.000-06:002007-11-13T11:08:00.000-06:00So I think name-calling does have a place. I went...So I think name-calling does have a place. I went to a men's retreat this weekend, and the speaker talked on "Fear of God, Fear of Man" - He also encouraged us to be warriors for Christ, not wimps, wussies, etc. Few things resonate so loudly as a good name-calling. It has the power like none other to jolt us out of our complacencyBrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01379904614908562271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-36813047160148035912007-11-06T22:41:00.000-06:002007-11-06T22:41:00.000-06:00Sissy proofreader.Sissy proofreader.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584320412257836824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-36158211914024080722007-11-06T07:14:00.000-06:002007-11-06T07:14:00.000-06:00would that be our church's website?would that be <I>our</I> church's website?Micahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750543035087963980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-48180518047406571502007-11-05T22:47:00.000-06:002007-11-05T22:47:00.000-06:00Thanks, Yvette. Do check out Carson's infinitely ...Thanks, Yvette. Do check out Carson's infinitely readable commentary--ironically devotional, as our friend Myles has called it.<BR/><BR/>As for recordings, you might find some at <A HREF="http://www.springsofgrace.org" REL="nofollow">oru church's website</A>, where Myles has occasionally taken the pulpit and taught from John. <BR/><BR/>That was after he caught Sic a pop but before he allegedly wrote a thesis. <BR/><BR/>Of course, the aforementioned Sic is, in fact, an idiot. But he once, on accident, said some good stuff about the dangers of speaking absolutely: at the very least, such stuff does seem incredibly dismissive of any potential opposition.<BR/><BR/>PS Micah is a man, he's 30.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584320412257836824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-11857639555047614622007-11-05T21:56:00.000-06:002007-11-05T21:56:00.000-06:00oh, and i seem to remember a little thing called a...oh, and i seem to remember a little thing called a thesis that was written on the subject.My Breathments Offhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829473849684369166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-39359292612408220722007-11-05T21:55:00.000-06:002007-11-05T21:55:00.000-06:00that and his years spent at LC as the 78 kiiiiiiii...that and his years spent at LC as the 78 kiiiiiiiid. Kid, catch me a pop.My Breathments Offhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829473849684369166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-25840830113614077402007-11-05T21:50:00.000-06:002007-11-05T21:50:00.000-06:00well, Carson, and quite a few years, lectures, ser...well, Carson, and quite a few years, lectures, sermons, and other good books read that may have influenced his studyMicahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750543035087963980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-90344265397773480492007-11-05T21:48:00.000-06:002007-11-05T21:48:00.000-06:00yvette, i don't think any of the notes you asked a...yvette, i don't think any of the notes you asked about above are published (yet) but i think much inspiration comes from Carson's <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-According-John-D-Carson/dp/085111749X/ref=sr_1_10/105-7606530-7613220?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194320779&sr=1-10" REL="nofollow">thoughts on John</A>Micahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750543035087963980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-89455871226246787782007-11-05T03:14:00.000-06:002007-11-05T03:14:00.000-06:00Oh, and I mean combat in a general sense not simpl...Oh, and I mean combat in a general sense not simply going to war. Of course, it seems the issue Piper was raising had more to do with Biblical manhood and womanhood. Honestly, I don't understand what those terms even mean, nor the preoccupation with them. The whole thing reeks of conformational bias, if you ask me.My Breathments Offhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829473849684369166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-9542695954481663302007-11-05T00:25:00.000-06:002007-11-05T00:25:00.000-06:00Jen,"Rather, my problem is with Piper's tone, whic...Jen,<BR/><BR/>"Rather, my problem is with Piper's tone, which smacks of merely chauvinistic gender politics." <BR/><BR/>That was a great sentence!<BR/><BR/>Can ya'll direct me to a resource for Myle's teachings on John? Are there recordings or notes available?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156335286767380974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-69676539948237327972007-11-04T23:18:00.000-06:002007-11-04T23:18:00.000-06:00Myles, I think you just laid the issue to rest. I...Myles, I think you just laid the issue to rest. I mean, I don't even know if it's right for any Christian, man or woman, to go to combat after considering your teachings on John. <BR/><BR/>And, Jen not only do I like your comments on name-calling and choosing battles wisely, but I think you've definitely hit on something with Piper's declamations. I've often been made uncomfortable by his, as well as most, declamations because they are so absolute. Not that that is in and of itself a problem, but they often seem dismissive. I mean, few things in life are so unambiguous or well-suited to sustain such a devoted position. Of course, I'm an idiot, so...My Breathments Offhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829473849684369166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-83038268357579605302007-11-04T18:10:00.000-06:002007-11-04T18:10:00.000-06:00Let us all, then, be cowards.Let us all, then, be cowards.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584320412257836824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-17148079866328030002007-11-04T18:06:00.000-06:002007-11-04T18:06:00.000-06:00If the bloodied, broken man in thorns who was pres...If the bloodied, broken man in thorns who was presnted to his people is the real Adam, I'm afraid I don't understand a thing Piper is talking about. Why didn't Jesus stand between the Romans and the women of Jerusalem, instead telling them to weep for themselves and for their children? What a coward. <BR/><BR/>What does it say about our idea of "manhood" if Jesus cannot serve as an example?<BR/><BR/>We do not understand the power of God. <BR/><BR/>Behold the man.M.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15876760211296530657noreply@blogger.com