tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post324395084445098518..comments2024-03-25T14:27:40.121-05:00Comments on Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength: Live-Blogging Ephesians? Part 4Weekend Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-36711675624244862652010-03-07T20:19:51.201-06:002010-03-07T20:19:51.201-06:00Thank you for sharing your wisdom, Weekend Fisher....Thank you for sharing your wisdom, Weekend Fisher. I've taken it to heart.<br /><br />God bless you,<br /><br />A.Amillennialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468148711631335265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-72737549439131362512010-02-28T22:00:37.633-06:002010-02-28T22:00:37.633-06:00Oh, hey stranger. Good to see you.
If I remember...Oh, hey stranger. Good to see you. <br /><br />If I remember right, Cub, you do beautiful artwork. Hope all is going well with you & yours. Tell big brother bear I said Hi. :) <br /><br />It's a tricky thing, isn't it, for us Christians? We have to juggle the duties of the guardian on the wall shouting the alarm, and the one in the watchtower who if we did not warn a sinner will share in his guilt, and the one who must first take the plank out of our own eyes and recognize ourselves as the chief of sinners, and our call to proclaim both law and Christ to everyone, and to love our enemies. No wonder that so many people give up and just stay quiet. I hope that's not the case with you. <br /><br />For those who speak out -- I wonder if they have covered all those different things sooner or later, just not necessarily in the same breath. <br /><br />I would not spend too much time trying to figure out if other people were sinners; I would more wonder about myself. (And I do mean myself; I'll let you figure that out about yourself.) I'm not sure if we can look at God-called prophets face-to-face with the people who would see miracles with their own eyes and still execute the one who did them, and generalize that to anything in our own lives. Which leaves us with that mix of responsibilities: guardian on the wall, lover of enemies, etc. <br /><br />If I were someone who had any business giving advice, the main advice I would give is: pray. If I cannot pray for my enemies, then how can God be involved in what comes out of my mouth concerning them? Do I know whether my words could ever lead someone to repentance? Do I know how I would proclaim the good news of Christ so that any given group of God-loved sinners could hear it? Do those I am trying to warn hear truth or shrillness? Will they take serious account of it? <br /><br />I wish I could tell you exactly how to pinpoint the difference between righteous anger and malice; I doubt I'm quite that wise. If I look at Christ, though, I'll say this: his anger did not take delight in the destruction of the sinner. Thank God. <br /><br />If you doubt yourself, remember Jonah: he may not have been perfect, but God still accomplished his will through him. <br /><br />Hope that helps. & All the best to the Mrs. & the little people. <br /><br />Take care & God bless<br />Anne / WFWeekend Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-20905813486759345862010-02-28T20:57:25.481-06:002010-02-28T20:57:25.481-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Amillennialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468148711631335265noreply@blogger.com