tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955026937102164662.post5993279775988405937..comments2011-10-06T00:01:56.184-05:00Comments on Living Sacrifices: Tuesday Question of the Week on WednesdayTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410093419299273867noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955026937102164662.post-65685351754753231822008-12-07T21:34:00.000-06:002008-12-07T21:34:00.000-06:00PS: I still think you should read "The Gospel Acco...PS: I still think you should read "The Gospel According to Jesus." If I could only own two books, I'd grab my Bible and that one.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044809909346778655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955026937102164662.post-36903743325925253792008-12-05T23:12:00.000-06:002008-12-05T23:12:00.000-06:00Great way to end this discussion Keith! We've come...Great way to end this discussion Keith! We've come a long way baby!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410093419299273867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955026937102164662.post-4729066756302282022008-12-05T23:06:00.000-06:002008-12-05T23:06:00.000-06:00"I obviously view this differently.". We show peop...<I>"I obviously view this differently."</I>.<BR/><BR/> We show people--believers and unbelievers alike--the love of Christ when we disagree (sometimes passionately) with charity. I'd much rather end a discussion with a "tie" than spend time trying to beat someone into seeing things my way. <BR/><BR/>I used to visit another blog on a regular basis until recently. One of the Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044809909346778655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955026937102164662.post-55830405787871640322008-12-05T22:37:00.000-06:002008-12-05T22:37:00.000-06:00Thanks guys great stuff. I obviously view this dif...Thanks guys great stuff. I obviously view this differently. I only hope that if John McArthur calls me out in his blog you would be so quick to defend me.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410093419299273867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955026937102164662.post-77671696600691273632008-12-05T20:21:00.000-06:002008-12-05T20:21:00.000-06:00Dear Tim,Since you’re putting this out in public I...Dear Tim,<BR/><BR/>Since you’re putting this out in public I am compelled by conscience to respond. Gogo and Paul thanks for bringing Biblical clarity to this discussion. Quite honestly the only reason I initially responded is because I thought the comments, I might add unsubstantiated comments, about John MacArthur were unkind and sinful and should be recanted. Tim in your last post you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955026937102164662.post-48855514730196468282008-12-05T19:58:00.000-06:002008-12-05T19:58:00.000-06:00Tim said: "They would rather win the moral argumen...Tim said: <I>"They would rather win the moral argument than win the souls of the people they are arguing with. Couple that with his doctrinal view of Election and you have a system of teaching that berates people on the basis of elitism and arrogance."</I> <BR/><BR/>Having not only been listening to MacArthur's sermons for over 20 years, reading most of the books he has written, as well as Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044809909346778655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955026937102164662.post-77552926060552441662008-12-05T09:23:00.000-06:002008-12-05T09:23:00.000-06:00Great discussion guys! Let me say this to clear so...Great discussion guys! Let me say this to clear some things up. I am not seeker sensitive. I am not Calvinist. I am a Christian who wants to share the love of God in a way that Christ intended. I think the point missing from every argument other than Matt's is that the 95% of the New Testament was written to believers who had already accepted the premise that Christ was the son of God and had Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410093419299273867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955026937102164662.post-71600518366036657802008-12-05T02:48:00.000-06:002008-12-05T02:48:00.000-06:00I agree with Jimmy and gogo because I think they a...I agree with Jimmy and gogo because I think they are biblically accurate in their argument. Tim, like Jimmy said, your “example set forth was the proclamation of the Gospel not arguing for moral reform.” With that in mind, it sounds like you are saying (which I do not think you are) that we should overlook the teachings found throughout the Bible and only focus on the red letters. How can anyone Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955026937102164662.post-14925984240977323792008-12-04T22:41:00.000-06:002008-12-04T22:41:00.000-06:00Tim,The ground that we stand on is the same ground...Tim,<BR/><BR/>The ground that we stand on is the same ground the Apostles stood on. The historic truth of the life, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15). The book of Acts is a great place to go. The example set forth was the proclamation of the Gospel not arguing for moral reform. The cartoon was an atheist and a pastor. Our answer to the atheist is the same Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955026937102164662.post-74291753381399578182008-11-30T15:13:00.000-06:002008-11-30T15:13:00.000-06:00again, gogo, every instance you use to substantiat...again, gogo, every instance you use to substantiate your argument is directed towards religious leaders and believers. You still don't answer my initial question thus lending credibility to my initial response. It looks to me like you have a lot to say. Maybe you should consider your own blog. Thanks for the post!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410093419299273867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955026937102164662.post-68838871204318864342008-11-30T02:21:00.000-06:002008-11-30T02:21:00.000-06:00Well, let us think about this. When Jesus began pr...Well, let us think about this. When Jesus began preaching it was, “Repent for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Mt 4:3). “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe the gospel” (Mk 1:15) If he was not teaching about sin and calling people to repent of that sin, then how do they know what to repent of? He later (Mt 5:21-43) goes on to preach the about the Law. gogohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933090899450233222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955026937102164662.post-25906437187636164372008-11-29T10:26:00.000-06:002008-11-29T10:26:00.000-06:00Thanks Matt, great use of scripture. Well said.Gog...Thanks Matt, great use of scripture. Well said.<BR/>Gogo... I'm not sure McArther is an appropriate person to quote in this discussion. People like him are part of the problem. They would rather win the moral argument than win the souls of the people they are arguing with. Couple that with his doctrinal view of Election and you have a system of teaching that berates people on the basis of elitismTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410093419299273867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955026937102164662.post-15113848588367100532008-11-29T03:08:00.000-06:002008-11-29T03:08:00.000-06:00When talking about "Bible-thumpers," John MacArthe...When talking about "Bible-thumpers," John MacArther said, "I'm not suggesting preachers ought to be sweaty, unkempt ranters and ravers who scream, yell, pound the pulpit, and thump the Bible. But Let's face it, except in very narrow, hyper-fundamentalist sects, such preachers are hardly in abundance these days. The imagery of the Bible-thumper has become an easy stereotype that is often used gogohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933090899450233222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955026937102164662.post-61934450368044855852008-11-26T13:17:00.000-06:002008-11-26T13:17:00.000-06:00I think John 13:35 should be our guide in every bi...I think John 13:35 should be our guide in every bit of what we do. So if we stand against something we must make sure we are standing against something and not someone. Martin Luther King Jr. emphasized that Jesus called us to love our enemies, even the policemen that would hose them down, beat them, and falsely imprison them as they stood up for what was right. But that is what Christ called Matt and Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600443697730692696noreply@blogger.com