tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post111972974743602742..comments2023-12-07T03:01:28.197-06:00Comments on Tangled Weblog: I don't know what kind of title to give this.JMGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163521274652768781noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1119901464699789982005-06-27T14:44:00.000-05:002005-06-27T14:44:00.000-05:00Welcome, Hypocrite. Funny you should use the term ...Welcome, Hypocrite. Funny you should use the term "victimizing." I was thinking along those lines this morning, that some Christians are making the church into a bunch of victims that need protection by the government, when in reality, it is Christ who protects his church.<BR/><BR/>Here's an interesting quote I found today:(http://www.boundless.org/regulars/kaufman/a0000915.html) <BR/><BR/><I>Christians are supposed to be outsiders in some sense, never fitting in with the culture around us: We’re “aliens and strangers in this world” (1 Peter 2:11). And Christ did tell us we’d be persecuted if we follow Him. But what He meant to bolster believers facing trials by keeping their eyes on Him (John 15:18 ff.), we like to take to boost our own egos. So we dwell on the injustices we’ve endured and the evils of our enemies. It makes us feel righteous, and we like that feeling. (It sure beats the feeling of repentance.)</I><BR/><BR/>Hmmm. Interesting.JMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163521274652768781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1119791018187558992005-06-26T08:03:00.000-05:002005-06-26T08:03:00.000-05:00Jettybetty,I do highly recommend the book, but I w...Jettybetty,<BR/><BR/>I do highly recommend the book, but I wouldn't say it will calm you down. Be prepared to be severly challenged and uncomfortable.<BR/><BR/>TonyTony Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497055762329338990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1119740853484696822005-06-25T18:07:00.000-05:002005-06-25T18:07:00.000-05:00JB, The Alan Keyes interview was on the radio; I i...JB, The Alan Keyes interview was on the radio; I imagine it is nationally syndicated, but if not it's a San Francisco based interview. <BR/><BR/>The Hostettler speech was on the House floor, so it was likely on CSPAN. It made the cable news.<BR/><BR/>I need to read that book as well. I read parts of Wallis' <I>God's Politics</I> but wasn't able to finish it before I had to take it back to the library. He's got some pretty good stuff to say as well.<BR/><BR/>It just really bugs me that the same people who claim to follow the teachings of Jesus go around spreading dissention and not fostering the unity that Jesus called for.JMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163521274652768781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1119739824224460792005-06-25T17:50:00.000-05:002005-06-25T17:50:00.000-05:00These are both pretty over the top. Were they orig...These are both pretty over the top. Were they originally on talk radio--or to a specific audience?<BR/><BR/>If they don't chill a bit, the whole you gotta be a Republican to please God line is going to turn really bad on them.<BR/><BR/>I do need to get that book Tony keeps mentioning. Perhaps it would calm me down.<BR/><BR/>JBjettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351615360394477260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1119731012071865632005-06-25T15:23:00.000-05:002005-06-25T15:23:00.000-05:00The politics of God. What an oxymoron that is.I h...The politics of God. What an oxymoron that is.<BR/><BR/>I highly recommend Lee Camp's <I>Mere Discipleship</I> for anyone seeking a better understanding of Chrisitianity and politics.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.tonyarnold.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Tony</A>Tony Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497055762329338990noreply@blogger.com