tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post5419765698483238826..comments2024-03-24T23:41:23.944-07:00Comments on Talk Wisdom: Has not God Made Foolish the Wisdom of this World?Christinewjchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18434229284833642438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post-12320235318886324292009-09-20T20:07:18.283-07:002009-09-20T20:07:18.283-07:00Hi Matt,
Thanks for everything that you wrote! L...Hi Matt,<br /><br />Thanks for everything that you wrote! Loved everything that you had to say!<br /><br />I often do get too caught up with the "politics of the day" here at this blog. However, I do try to keep my focus on God's Word each Sunday. I skipped last week because I was researching, discussing, and linking to articles about the TEA Party protests.<br /><br />God is using the current chaos here in America to wake people up in order for them to find Him, and/or to come back to Him!!<br /><br />Those who thought that Obama was going to solve all of their problems (and needs) have been sorely disappointed. <br /><br />Those who see our freedoms being taken away by the arrogance of this administration are furious and expressing their discontent in as many ways as possible.<br /><br />But you are correct. The most important thing in all of this is exactly what you wrote here:<br /><br /><b><i>It is the furtherance of the Gospel that matters.</i></b><br /><br />God can use anything - including any crisis - to wake us from our complacency in order to seek His Will for our lives again!<br /><br />This paragraph is excellent:<br /><br /><b>We must not be afraid to call sin what it is, and to explain to people that because of their sin they have offended a perfect and Holy God, whose justice demands the penalty for those sins to be paid. That is the starting point, but it is the point that many, even some relatively conservative Christians really want to avoid. The problem is that if we don't start there, then there is nothing more for us to say. Why did Jesus die, if not for sin?</b><br /><br />Thanks for your input! God bless you!Christinewjchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18434229284833642438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post-46010345817667274122009-09-20T19:58:02.383-07:002009-09-20T19:58:02.383-07:00Hi sh007r,
I'm so glad that you are anxious t...Hi sh007r,<br /><br />I'm so glad that you are anxious to read the post that will be coming up tomorrow! <br /><br />Yes...God's timing is always perfect! He is so patient with us and our imperfect attempts to serve Him! That is why we MUST stay focused on His Word - the Bible. It is the plumbline for our lives so that we don't allow the chaos of this world to distract us from what is truly important!<br /><br />I'm glad that you can use some of today's post for your spiritual reading group topic. I hope that you will be willing to share some of the discussions! When others share their input - we all grow and learn!<br /><br />Loved this:<br /><br /><i><b>God has a plan, lets get/stay close to Him and find out how wonderful it is for US.</b></i><br /><br />Amen!<br /><br />God bless you!Christinewjchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18434229284833642438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post-20406975462565925642009-09-20T12:45:53.940-07:002009-09-20T12:45:53.940-07:00Christine,
Thanks for this post. I have been wait...Christine,<br />Thanks for this post. I have been waiting and hoping that you would do such a post. I know that all of the politics are important in their own way, but this that you talk about here is the heart of the whole matter.<br /><br />It is the Gospel that is the answer to all of these other things. And not the Gospel for the purpose of political change, but for the purpose of seeing souls saved. The Gospel for the Gospel's sake. If that leads to political change for the better, great, if not, then so be it, it matters only that the Gospel is being preached. <br /><br />Of course, to be clear, I speak of the true Gospel. The clear, unadulterated Gospel preached by Christ and the apostles, not some watered down, real good feel good, easy believism stuff that only deceives people and makes them think that they have found the fire escape from Hell. I speak of the heart changing, life transforming Gospel of Jesus Christ "...the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God." (Heb 12:2 ESV)<br /><br />We must not be afraid to call sin what it is, and to explain to people that because of their sin they have offended a perfect and Holy God, whose justice demands the penalty for those sins to be paid. That is the starting point, but it is the point that many, even some relatively conservative Christians really want to avoid. The problem is that if we don't start there, then there is nothing more for us to say. Why did Jesus die, if not for sin? <br /><br />To paraphrase Greg Koukl, I would certainly caution people to not add offense to the Gospel, but never remove what belongs there. The Gospel is offensive, as well as foolish, to those who are perishing. No question about it, but sin is offensive to God.<br /><br />It is the furtherance of the Gospel that matters. <br /><br />I'm not saying in any way that politics are not important, but they pale in comparison to the import of the Gospel.Matt W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10119224167961803495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post-39465720170296168122009-09-20T10:09:20.001-07:002009-09-20T10:09:20.001-07:00Can't wait for tomorrow!
I'm going to use...Can't wait for tomorrow! <br />I'm going to use this as my next months spiritual reading group topic [4 to 6 weeks of reading]. Great timing and subject, we talked about it yesterday!<br />God has a plan, lets get/stay close to Him and find out how wonderful it is for US.sh007rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466333275227976282noreply@blogger.com