tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post5497919661863776794..comments2024-01-11T10:58:30.769-05:00Comments on Jesus community: God our Refuge and StrengthTed M. Gossardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-61473572574062888672009-07-03T11:12:04.661-04:002009-07-03T11:12:04.661-04:00Maalie,
Thanks.
Yes. And if it is true that there...Maalie,<br />Thanks.<br /><br />Yes. And if it is true that there is a god who created, and did so with some sort of goal in mind- which would stand to "reason", if such a god exists- then it makes sense that it would be for humans' well being to know that such a god is ultimately in control, and the goal that god has made will come to pass in the end.<br /><br />That's the story of the God we find in the Bible.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-13228675410504270552009-07-03T03:46:42.804-04:002009-07-03T03:46:42.804-04:00This matter of personal "control" is ver...This matter of personal "control" is very interesting. I read a doctoral thesis about it recently. <br /><br />To feel in control brings benefits of well-being, physiologically and physically. The risk of a number of diseases (especially mental health diseases) is greatly reduced if one feels in control.<br /><br />According to psychologists, for those who feel their lives are "out of control" one way of regaining the illusion of control is to abandon your self to the will of a "God". They say it is inevitable the once Man evolved to a state of sentience (aware of his own mortality) it was inevitable that all cultures would "invent" their own supernatural deity in order to apparently bring a sense of "order" (or control) to otherwise apparently random events.<br /><br />"Why did that earthquake strike our village and not theirs? There must be a <i>reason</i>. Oh, it is the will of the particular God we invented".<br /><br />It seems all so simple and obvious.Maaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444125754967223180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-21002067241535497912009-06-29T23:22:45.801-04:002009-06-29T23:22:45.801-04:00Dave J.,
Yes. We want some sort of control over ou...Dave J.,<br />Yes. We want some sort of control over our lives. Or we may want to steer them in some direction. Instead of being content to let God move us.<br /><br />Although it does seem to take some work for me to get to the place where God is moving me. More like faith, but steps of faith involve things we do, I think.<br /><br />Thanks.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-39486535135270109732009-06-29T12:25:59.704-04:002009-06-29T12:25:59.704-04:00Seen on a local church sign: "If God is your ...Seen on a local church sign: "If God is your co-pilot, then its time to move over and let Him drive." Or words to that effect.Dave J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10115353782861719126noreply@blogger.com