tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post3113527680317507597..comments2024-03-27T08:37:26.489-04:00Comments on Not Another Episcopal Church Blog: Taking Care When Proclaiming "God is Love"Undergroundpewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-80560752922325125612012-05-11T08:48:21.547-04:002012-05-11T08:48:21.547-04:00T.U.D.
What better example of God's love for ...T.U.D.<br /><br />What better example of God's love for us that He warns us about the dangers of Hell.Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-24948949072632620992012-05-11T07:26:32.390-04:002012-05-11T07:26:32.390-04:00o "God is Love"
o Jesus warned about ...o "God is Love"<br /><br />o Jesus warned about Hell more than anyone else in the New Testament.Truth Unites... and Divideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891402278361538353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-12492771273492175882012-05-10T09:50:58.050-04:002012-05-10T09:50:58.050-04:00The reason there are problems in many denomination...The reason there are problems in many denominations is that "God is Love" becomes "God is 'super nice.'" This means that all that fussy judgment stuff and all the rules get's tossed out every time we humans want to go our own way. In other words, viewed out of context of the entire scripture, it becomes the basis for a perverted form of gospel.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-22518919461816805732012-05-09T16:19:33.903-04:002012-05-09T16:19:33.903-04:00Not just pewsitters, UP.
It is only a linguistic ...Not just pewsitters, UP.<br /><br />It is only a linguistic issue if the word love is divorced from the letter(s) wherein the author makes use of it.<br />It is a quite interesting exercise, otherwise, but it should lead to underscoring what the author fleshes out anyway in the text! ( CSLewis has the quintessential discussion on "loves" in the greek, and that is exactly what he does.)<br /><br />I wonder if that is because the author, John -- a pastor and apostle -- already knew that people (all, no matter what order) need to hear it, hear it again, hear it explained, illustrate what they heard, illustrate what they heard explained, and then hear it again!<br />What you said is what John says when he's using those words, love. God bless him; thank the Holy Spirit.<br /><br />Can you imagine the bible only containing one word? But even then, agape means nothing without Jesus Christ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-14095849266229266942012-05-09T09:33:44.433-04:002012-05-09T09:33:44.433-04:00Rob+,
I once heard a sermon that tried to explain...Rob+,<br /><br />I once heard a sermon that tried to explain the problem as a problem with the English language and its limited (compared to Greek) terms for love. I didn't buy it as a linguistic problem. <br /><br />We pewsitters can greatly simplify our confusion by grounding the question in Christ as a demonstration of God's inestimable love for us.Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-9656003122623447442012-05-09T04:40:20.731-04:002012-05-09T04:40:20.731-04:00Right. That's one reason I spent the sermon t...Right. That's one reason I spent the sermon time yesterday answering the question, "In Christ, I am ...", referencing the Gospel, the epistle, and many other places in the NT. At the same time I gave opportunity to the faithful assembled to answer the question out loud - something of an interactive sermon. <br />We must be prepared as Christians to answer the questions of love that try to prove God's dismissal of us. So we hear, "You sinned again. Therefore God does not love you anymore." That kind of love is the world's love, which is unfaithful and eventually selfish. And God's answer and promise - which we must know, accept and be prepared to proclaim - is spoken in love wrapped in Christ, "If you will confess your sins, I, who am faithful and just, will forgive your sins and cleanse you from all unrightesousness." <br /><br />The mainlines are, in general, confused on this major point, and it is reflected in preaching and teaching, is it not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com