tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884226.post6912217962378402745..comments2023-08-29T05:04:57.168-05:00Comments on david : philip : best: The Scandal of the Cross - Conclusions and ImplicationsDavid Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17691876048299429391noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884226.post-2169649592055314212007-04-10T21:31:00.000-05:002007-04-10T21:31:00.000-05:00To David B. To me it made less sense when Jesus w...To David B. To me it made less sense when Jesus was resurrected than when He died, since the original series of posts was about He death. Actually, when I really think about it, God becoming flesh to live among those whom He created... that's crazy talk, isn't it.<BR/><BR/>True, Jesus led an exemplary life of service toward others. He did, at times, alleviate suffering, but not always. I Mx5https://www.blogger.com/profile/05252209541546634027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884226.post-86721606226131610082007-04-07T10:51:00.000-05:002007-04-07T10:51:00.000-05:00For suffering...You cannot take the physical or me...For suffering...<BR/><BR/>You cannot take the physical or mental part away from it. That's not fair to those who are suffering. <BR/><BR/>Christian answers cannot and do not fully do justice to this issue. <BR/><BR/>So what do we tell the suffering who don't know God? That He is love? Merciful?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884226.post-41250608676985991912007-04-06T19:12:00.000-05:002007-04-06T19:12:00.000-05:00Mx5 and Bax,Though i have approached this somewhat...Mx5 and Bax,<BR/><BR/>Though i have approached this somewhat cognitively, what your saying about the spirit leading us to do non-sensical stuff is exactly what I'm getting at by focusing on the death of Christ. <BR/><BR/>What is more non-sensical than that, a god/God dying? And if Christ is our example, what sort of non-nonsensical things is he asking us to engage in, both as an example, and asDavid Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691876048299429391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884226.post-28806854093074850472007-04-04T21:49:00.000-05:002007-04-04T21:49:00.000-05:00Bax-man, you have a point. When we think about al...Bax-man, you have a point. When we think about all the things the Spirit has impressed upon people to do that make no sense at all to the intellect, it is mind boggling.<BR/><BR/>I think about some of the prophets of old and their situations, very lightly paraphrased: <BR/><BR/>"Go challenge the prophets of Baal. And, by the way, soak the altar." <BR/><BR/>"Go to pharoah and tell him to let Mx5https://www.blogger.com/profile/05252209541546634027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884226.post-29527811652378270212007-04-01T21:50:00.000-05:002007-04-01T21:50:00.000-05:00My intellect has taught me that logic and what God...My intellect has taught me that logic and what God is doing don't always align so it is in the spirit that find myself making many big decision that the intellect seems to against and have found the spirit to know more then my mind could figure out.David Baxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075550703311304056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884226.post-71222055734489804072007-03-31T22:00:00.000-05:002007-03-31T22:00:00.000-05:00David, You know which "new things" bother me most,...David, <BR/><BR/>You know which "new things" bother me most, rock-n-roll. We both know it's of the Devil. The only thing that's worse is when people turn a worship service into a satanic rock-n-roll concert with flashing lights, video and the like.<BR/><BR/>We need to go back to those old stand-by hymns that come right out of the King James Bible, the words that Jesus spoke.<BR/><BR/>lol : )David Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691876048299429391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884226.post-6632590434371514882007-03-31T21:54:00.000-05:002007-03-31T21:54:00.000-05:00Mx5,Thanks for dropping by. I would love to here w...Mx5,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping by. I would love to here what your "best friend" thinks of some of this stuff.: )<BR/><BR/>On the matter of things being discerned spiritually vs intellectually. I don't think there is a need to bifurcate these things. (though yes they often are)<BR/><BR/>The best of anything is done with the Holy Spirit in one hand, the intellect in another, history tradition David Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691876048299429391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884226.post-15007621367542099732007-03-30T12:09:00.000-05:002007-03-30T12:09:00.000-05:00Sorry about the "nothing new to me" I meant that m...Sorry about the "nothing new to me" I meant that more in the big picture. I am at a frustrated point in my life with those that are thinking that they have the "new" thing that the church leaders or church lay people of our day have missed. I must explore that within my self more... just so you know that reaction was not meant toward you... sorry.David Baxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075550703311304056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884226.post-22436289670182801442007-03-30T10:08:00.000-05:002007-03-30T10:08:00.000-05:00(peeking in)Your last sentence reads: Rather, a fu...(peeking in)<BR/>Your last sentence reads: <I>Rather, a fuller understanding, will, I believe, drive us to radically alter the way we behave.</I><BR/><BR/>A few side questions:<BR/><BR/>Can and does fuller understanding of a spiritual issue, such as carrying one's cross or penal substitution or other metaphor for the cross of Christ, truly and consistently alter one's behavior in the positive forMx5https://www.blogger.com/profile/05252209541546634027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884226.post-18600762079345653482007-03-29T23:06:00.000-05:002007-03-29T23:06:00.000-05:00Having said all of this, your right there is techn...Having said all of this, your right there is technically very little that is actually new here. Look at the dates on those theological perspectives, it's all over two hundred years old.<BR/><BR/>Part of what I'm trying to do is make acadamia accessable. Your kind of wright that its not all its cracked up to be. Anyone can interact with this stuff. However I do think it's important to be awareDavid Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691876048299429391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884226.post-57745299853025608722007-03-29T23:00:00.000-05:002007-03-29T23:00:00.000-05:00David, I'm glad there is nothing new here for you...David, I'm glad there is nothing new here for you. For me there is. <BR/><BR/>One of the things that has stood out to me most is that the cross of Christ, not just certain sections of scripture that spell out right and wrong, implores me to change my behavior. He didn't just balance the accounts on the cross, and then give away the free life insurance he bought. His example demands a David Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691876048299429391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884226.post-54102445605386228012007-03-28T23:10:00.000-05:002007-03-28T23:10:00.000-05:00Joey... I want your thoughts on this...Joey... I want your thoughts on this...David Baxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075550703311304056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884226.post-15643669942480853462007-03-28T23:08:00.000-05:002007-03-28T23:08:00.000-05:00Dude maybe it is just me but it didn't really appe...Dude maybe it is just me but it didn't really appear to be anything new. Not that is was not good stuff but as a great writer once said "There is nothing new under the sun..." It is just a different way of putting the old deep thoughts (or maybe just repeats). Maybe because it is a new way of putting for our church today then it awakens new thoughts and ideas in people’s minds and hearts and for David Baxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075550703311304056noreply@blogger.com