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Caleb -
I agree. Messages comes in all forms: verbal, non-verbal, metaphysical, etc.
posted by
sannhet
on September 14, 2005 at 8:11 AM
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sannhet
Thanks for making me feel welcome!
And for the record, people have a way of letting us know when they are prepared to talk about matters of faith... or not. I don't go up to total strangers and beat them over the head. That would require a major prompting by the Holy Spirit!
posted by
calebs_blogger
on September 14, 2005 at 7:58 AM
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Avant -
Yeah, isn't it grand!
posted by
sannhet
on September 14, 2005 at 7:26 AM
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Caleb -
And I think that, from what I understand of the Christian mystic's perspective (I'm still learning), sharing Yeshua's message happens through modeling the behavior (as you said), but by also offering to speak about it only when asked. An intimate experience with "God" is so personal, it would be very arrogant of one to suppose that one wishes to talk about such a personal experience.
posted by
sannhet
on September 14, 2005 at 7:24 AM
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Caleb -
You're always welcome at my blog! While I figured you would fall on the law side, there is a grace in your stance that I admire.
posted by
sannhet
on September 14, 2005 at 7:20 AM
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Jomei -
Me too!
posted by
sannhet
on September 14, 2005 at 7:17 AM
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sannhet
good choice. no guilt involved with love.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 14, 2005 at 5:05 AM
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Interesting chart
I don't agree with everything in the chart. However, if I take it for what it says, I would probably score myself about 80% in the "Law" column. I hope I'm still welcome in your blog anyway
I find myself in disagreement with a few things in the "law" column. What the author labels "law" I would label "grace. " I don't deserve the pardon I have received. I get it only by grace and not by following the law.. because I've failed miserably at that. The law does serve a purpose which is to tell us what God considers sin, as revealed in the scriptures.
I particularly do not associate myself with the statement about "forcefully" presenting the Gospel as that implies that whether someone accepts Jesus is dependent upon how well I share the message or follow some script. How I live my life matters. The working of the Holy Spirit in the life of the person matters much more than my "competence" as a messenger. I may be responsible for sharing the message but I leave the results to God.
I guess some people would consider sharing the message at all as being "forceful" but I don't take it that way.
posted by
calebs_blogger
on September 13, 2005 at 6:13 PM
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glad we got that sorted out!
posted by
Jomei
on September 13, 2005 at 3:47 PM
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"all we need is love!" (another beatle hymn?!)
That is a great site... I used to frequent it and post there... a year or more ago...
thanks for this -
posted by
Metta
on September 13, 2005 at 2:50 PM
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Dryten -
Personally, I find no conflict in the two columns, and I very much tend toward the love column. I meant to state that and didn't. Thanks for pointing that out and for stopping by.
posted by
sannhet
on September 13, 2005 at 9:50 AM
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which one do you believe--Do you find conflict in the two columns? do you tend to law or love?? Interesting chart sannhet thanks for sharing.
posted by
dryten
on September 13, 2005 at 9:36 AM
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