tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post113797278251343890..comments2023-11-02T02:15:53.002-07:00Comments on Job's Tale: Why He did itCurious Servanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11564580536911743558noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-29222597826938614622007-02-20T21:09:00.000-08:002007-02-20T21:09:00.000-08:00This is very interesting site... » » ...This is very interesting site... <A HREF="http://www.search-engine-optimization-company-7.info/Audi-tt-transmission.html" REL="nofollow">»</A> <A HREF="http://www.chevrolet-dealerships.info" REL="nofollow">»</A> <A HREF="http://www.sectional-sofa-9.info/Wood_burning_sauna_barrel.html" REL="nofollow">»</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1166160190110306852006-12-14T21:23:00.000-08:002006-12-14T21:23:00.000-08:00Jesus couldn't have saved us without dying. The wa...Jesus couldn't have saved us without dying. The wages of sin is death. Therefore, someone has to die to pay for our sin. Jesus was that someone who died as our substitute. Therefore, it was necessary for him to die to save us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138370532897202952006-01-27T06:02:00.000-08:002006-01-27T06:02:00.000-08:00Whew!There are many things God cannot do. He canno...Whew!<BR/><BR/>There are many things God cannot do. He cannot lie. He cannot die. He cannot be unjust. He cannot be evil. He cannot unrighteous.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633208787250567256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138206598880074002006-01-25T08:29:00.000-08:002006-01-25T08:29:00.000-08:00Physical, consciousness, spirit - I love that. I ...Physical, consciousness, spirit - I love that. I thank God every day for saving me from myself. I believe.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for visiting me this morning. I'll be back. :)Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865722713732049339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138131800555471782006-01-24T11:43:00.000-08:002006-01-24T11:43:00.000-08:00Jim:I once read through "Mere Christianity" with a...Jim:<BR/><BR/>I once read through "Mere Christianity" with a men's group. It didn't work out very well. Every week we would meet and discuss a chapter. But Lewis is so logical, so concrete, there was never any room to discuss his ideas.<BR/><BR/>Unlike my little essays, which are so "out there" sometimes that there is always room for folks to say "what the heck do you mean by that?!!!"<BR/><BR/><BR/>AS for the area where I live... it is the best place on the planet. We get snow maybe every third year. Folks say it rains too much in Oregon and normally I just smile and let them think that, but this year it is fairly moist. We had 23 days of rain in a row. For the last three days it hasn't rained, but the weather report says rain for the next two, a day without, and then at least two more of the liquid sunshine.Curious Servanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564580536911743558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138126456542775902006-01-24T10:14:00.000-08:002006-01-24T10:14:00.000-08:00Thanks.....just that...thanksThanks.....just that...thanksGigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05805941956462456865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138119361664268192006-01-24T08:16:00.000-08:002006-01-24T08:16:00.000-08:00I like the new look :)have a great day!janiceI like the new look :)<BR/>have a great day!<BR/>janiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138119307341595602006-01-24T08:15:00.000-08:002006-01-24T08:15:00.000-08:00Hello CS. Thanks for this!I read it yesterday but...Hello CS. Thanks for this!<BR/>I read it yesterday but couldn't figure out a comment. It is good and I believe your answer above helped some others.<BR/>A lot of times our problems arise when we try to equate God to our human knowledge and experiences.<BR/>Sometimes a book on topic will help. Josh Mcdowell has a new book coming out, <B><I>Evidence for Christianity</B></I>, that will answer a lot of questions people might have. Josh has written well over 200 books that provide answers (his, at least) to many questions.<BR/>C.S. Lewis, <B><I>Mere Christianity</B></I>, will appeal to many intellectuals, so they say. My son, a chemical engineer, decided that following Christ was correct after reading this book.<BR/>I myself believe that after an encounter with Christ and a submission to his will we can take a lot of these hard to believe matters on faith. We will still have questions, but not doubts, or at least not nearly so many. And these 'doubts' won't matter because we trust Jesus.<BR/>..<BR/>I looked up Canby on the Yahoo map, I have an aunt and an uncle, both my age living in Portland.<BR/>..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138114631018498702006-01-24T06:57:00.000-08:002006-01-24T06:57:00.000-08:00Thank you! Alexa did it for me (she is the first ...Thank you! Alexa did it for me (she is the first comment on this post... go to the top!)<BR/><BR/>I think that was really sweet of her. She and I exchanged emails all day yesterday as she tinkered with it.<BR/><BR/>I owe her big time!Curious Servanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564580536911743558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138112166001667482006-01-24T06:16:00.000-08:002006-01-24T06:16:00.000-08:00Wow-nice new look. Did you do this yourself?Wow-nice new look. Did you do this yourself?Maripathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889925836344652436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138111741910647432006-01-24T06:09:00.000-08:002006-01-24T06:09:00.000-08:00Nice new look.Nice new look.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203537512627107895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138108433188730962006-01-24T05:13:00.000-08:002006-01-24T05:13:00.000-08:00That was a pretty good explanation.It's sort of is...That was a pretty good explanation.<BR/><BR/>It's sort of is like what you and me talked about concerning communion.<BR/><BR/>If only we had the faith of a child.Pecheurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522047175277715854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138105848916253002006-01-24T04:30:00.000-08:002006-01-24T04:30:00.000-08:00As always, CS, you have an amazing way with words....As always, CS, you have an amazing way with words. God has truly gifted you as a writer.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful post.<BR/><BR/>And, may I mention, this site rocks? I love what you've done with the place!Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13727888449970089510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138102039568308742006-01-24T03:27:00.000-08:002006-01-24T03:27:00.000-08:00Beautifully written. I'm going to share it with my...Beautifully written. I'm going to share it with my oldest daughter. She's just about the right age for this.<BR/><BR/>Subscribing to your Atom feed so that I can catchup and stay that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138087489693726872006-01-23T23:24:00.000-08:002006-01-23T23:24:00.000-08:00I enjoyed your post and the comments. Its hard whe...I enjoyed your post and the comments. Its hard when we don't understand and have to accept it by faith.Oscar R. Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032708285578836378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138081506027685982006-01-23T21:45:00.000-08:002006-01-23T21:45:00.000-08:00Thank you for the reminder about Jesus and his wor...Thank you for the reminder about Jesus and his work on the cross for us.An Ordinary Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145013136941483346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138071776033392182006-01-23T19:02:00.000-08:002006-01-23T19:02:00.000-08:00Isaac and Jeremiah are blessed to have you and Bre...Isaac and Jeremiah are blessed to have you and Brenda. Beautiful writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138063659618839712006-01-23T16:47:00.000-08:002006-01-23T16:47:00.000-08:00That was very very deep, and but so clear , that e...That was very very deep, and but so clear , that even I understood it, thanks CS, wish I could have had a teacher like you, when I was <BR/>in school!<BR/>janiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138061111576524542006-01-23T16:05:00.000-08:002006-01-23T16:05:00.000-08:00Thank you for your comment. You are correct. The...Thank you for your comment. You are correct. They are not the same, but they are two portions of one.<BR/><BR/>The triune God is a single entity. The Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are separate entities.<BR/><BR/>If I said something which you found confusing here, I apologize. But They are all God. Jesus is God. The Holy Spirit is God. God the Father is also God. (John 14)<BR/><BR/>Each portion of the trinity performs separate tasks, but each member of the trinity is the eternal God. Jesus was/is God incarnate, God in flesh.<BR/><BR/>This is a difficult concept for mortals, but I think there are analogies that may be helpful.<BR/><BR/>We have differing components to ourselves. We have a body, a physical self. We have a mind (not the brain, but the consciousness that uses it) which controls the body (to some extent, some less than others). We have a spirit which reacts to beauty and grace in ways that goes beyond the mind. That may be one one to help folks imagine what a three in one being is like.<BR/><BR/>Here is another analogy. Pretend that you are a computer screen, one of those that people can touch different portions of the screen to make choices. You can not see into the world around you, but you can sense touch. Someone touches the screen. You sense a presence, a spot appears in your consciousness. Suddenly a second spot appears elsewhere on the screen. You might think them separate entities. A third spot appears. now you begin to wonder if they are separate entities or part of a whole. As you observe them moving about the screen you notice that they appear to be working in concert. You deduce that they are fingertips, but that they are all a part of a single hand.<BR/><BR/>Here is one that may be a little more difficult to imagine. We live in a three dimensional world. We have height, width, and length to give us form. Each dimension is perpendicular to the others, yet they comprise a single whole.<BR/><BR/>How about this idea: All material in the universe is made up of quarks, a type of subatomic particle. String theory indicates that quarks are also made up of even smaller elements working in concert, in thirds. Might all matter be made up of tiny strings singing their existence of electrons and neutrons and protons, a song of creation like sound waves but spreading out into reality through eleven dimensions of time and space?<BR/><BR/>Like all metaphors there is a point where the logic breaks down and one simply cannot discuss the reality of the thing under discussion with an analogy.<BR/><BR/>Suffice it to say that the Lord God Almighty is made up of a trinity of beings in a single entity. Suffice it to say that the Lord God Almighty is a being of pure joy, love, and holiness. Suffice it to say that Jesus Christ was/is/and always will be the incarnation of this trinity. That He existed before all things, and that in Him all things are made. Suffice it to say that what one says of the Son is true of the Father. It was what He claimed.<BR/><BR/>One can either accept that as true, or dismiss Jesus as a mad man. There is no middle ground.Curious Servanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564580536911743558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138055296604508772006-01-23T14:28:00.000-08:002006-01-23T14:28:00.000-08:00God and Jesus are not the same. They are two sepa...God and Jesus are not the same. They are two separate and distinct beings. But good post.Mr. Viddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04926645302494844142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138033606491627512006-01-23T08:26:00.000-08:002006-01-23T08:26:00.000-08:00This was simply amazing. I pray for more dad's li...This was simply amazing. I pray for more dad's like you.<BR/><BR/>B~Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607997312883343908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138032722451854342006-01-23T08:12:00.000-08:002006-01-23T08:12:00.000-08:00I particularly liked this line from your post; "al...I particularly liked this line from your post; "all of of the particles of creation, are a mere exhalation of His living Word, His breath, His love."<BR/><BR/>What a priviledge to share the knowledge of the love of our Savior with our children.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a beautifully written post!mataMAXahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401783373681724707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138029827802435502006-01-23T07:23:00.000-08:002006-01-23T07:23:00.000-08:00A hit.A direct GodSpot Hit.A hit.<BR/><BR/>A direct GodSpot Hit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138026501458407852006-01-23T06:28:00.000-08:002006-01-23T06:28:00.000-08:00I was ready to take you on until I read "When we s...I was ready to take you on until I read "When we say that God can do anything, there is a hidden implication. What we mean is God can do anything that is intrinsically part of who He is. He cannot do anything that is self-contradictory."<BR/><BR/>Dang your son is lucky to have such a smart Dad that can explain complex things so that even us simpletans can understand them.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203537512627107895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1138026205445690792006-01-23T06:23:00.000-08:002006-01-23T06:23:00.000-08:00I have made a new template for you -- if you want ...I have made a new template for you -- if you want to see it, you'll have to email me. I tried emailing you, but my mail was returned! *sigh* :-)<BR/><BR/>God blessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com