tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post5392898407449759730..comments2024-01-11T10:58:30.769-05:00Comments on Jesus community: don't waitTed M. Gossardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-64388183406344153232009-06-14T19:52:28.071-04:002009-06-14T19:52:28.071-04:00ESI,
Agreed. Grace in Christ underlies it all. And...ESI,<br />Agreed. Grace in Christ underlies it all. And in that grace, we must move on by faith, in godly intiative, as you say.<br /><br />Thanks.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-52052906785425949522009-06-14T10:55:05.613-04:002009-06-14T10:55:05.613-04:00A life of godly initiative is really fueled by an ...A life of godly initiative is really fueled by an understanding of the gospel of grace. God has covered over all our sin, mistakes and folly . And, He promises to lead us by His spirit. <br /><br />That's the basis of our ability to press forward with confidence.Every Square Inchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636924397725214300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-18474994090799711622009-06-13T12:05:20.589-04:002009-06-13T12:05:20.589-04:00Lanny,
Good points. Yes, we can despair or be temp...Lanny,<br />Good points. Yes, we can despair or be tempted to despair, when we realize how far short we fall, and how we'll never arrive. <br /><br />I will add though that we are to complete the work the Lord has given us, just as Paul in Colossians told Archippus to do, and as the Lord told the church in Sardis in Revelation 3, they weren't doing.<br /><br />Part of the problem is the emphasis on initial salvation we've inherited in our tradition. Which seems to make what happens afterwards beside the point, when actually it is in a true sense the point.<br /><br />Thanks.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-13413841923996170082009-06-13T11:48:11.686-04:002009-06-13T11:48:11.686-04:00Oh how true. And aside from the pit fall of "...Oh how true. And aside from the pit fall of "not attempting doing 'til it can be done right" is the collapse in defeat because it is a job that will never be complete in this life. <br /><br />A "why bother" attitude comes in or at least a "why bother so diligently". When we see that it (our learning of God, our being Christlike) will never get done anyway we opt to just pick and play at it.<br /><br />And then I pray, "Father forgive me for my laziness that I blame on you. And give me a right perspective of You and the things of this world."Lannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018584509455303394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-25085621330689590022009-06-13T09:57:26.410-04:002009-06-13T09:57:26.410-04:00nAncY,
Thanks for your fine, reflective thought he...nAncY,<br />Thanks for your fine, reflective thought here. So very true.<br /><br />I suppose this was an odd post that kind of reflects an idiosyncrasy or ongoing off and on struggle, I have in various ways. So blogging more or less usually is me trying to work out, or work on something- "on paper."Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-66815005692573961602009-06-12T15:45:13.664-04:002009-06-12T15:45:13.664-04:00yeah...
it is a life time of realizing what it mea...yeah...<br />it is a life time of realizing what it means to belong to God and not to myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com