tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post6291788859128843070..comments2023-11-16T05:28:12.324-05:00Comments on _It Don't Make Sense_: Disease Of Mesig94http://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-69375919173509723072010-10-19T17:27:38.702-04:002010-10-19T17:27:38.702-04:00Man's conscience is a funny thing. Does that p...Man's conscience is a funny thing. Does that premise mean that we should still be loyal subjects of the King of England? Are there then no inalienable rights such as posited in our founding documents? Do you turn the other check in love when another man is about to slaughter your children? <br /><br />I am not saying that you are wrong, you're not - it is something we are supposed to do. Rom 12:18<br />"If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men." Does this mean that Christians are not to enter the military or law enforcement because they might use deadly physical force against someone? <br /><br /><br />This is something I have struggled with. Especially when effecting the arrest of a violently resisting felon.<br /><br />But in any event, the post was not about showing love, but how standards have been corrupted.sig94https://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-64399924876413700992010-10-19T02:45:02.339-04:002010-10-19T02:45:02.339-04:00How we treat those who hate us is as important as ...How we treat those who hate us is as important as how we treat those who love us, isn't that one of the lessons we are supposed to learn?T. F. Sternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998813855197833260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-10689061371097387722010-10-18T17:30:02.339-04:002010-10-18T17:30:02.339-04:00Subvet - Thank you. It hit a few. The more I think...Subvet - Thank you. It hit a few. The more I think about this the more applications I see.sig94https://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-7563213297567380002010-10-18T17:29:08.018-04:002010-10-18T17:29:08.018-04:00Opus - capitalism is the free will market place. E...Opus - capitalism is the free will market place. Even when tainted with Man's proclivity towards larceny, it is still better than any managed system. Why? Because it only takes a few thieves in a managed system to ruin it for everyone. In a free market system it takes many more. Tens of thousaands at least, maybe more.sig94https://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-40316528848856133542010-10-18T17:25:36.247-04:002010-10-18T17:25:36.247-04:00Nickie - I honestly believe we're the same stu...Nickie - I honestly believe we're the same stuff; Paul and many others had a better focus. In 2 Timothy we also read how others abandoned Paul with things got tough "...Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica."<br /><br />We are too much with the gimcracks and geegaws of the world. Too many shiny things catch our eye. Paul had focus.sig94https://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-27469878723996820002010-10-18T17:08:31.875-04:002010-10-18T17:08:31.875-04:00Fuzzy - thanks. I need to do this stuff to calm me...Fuzzy - thanks. I need to do this stuff to calm me down. We live in perilous times, but that is pretty normal given the times we're in.sig94https://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-30176796845201805682010-10-18T08:46:35.684-04:002010-10-18T08:46:35.684-04:00Very good. We've become soft, self-indulgent a...Very good. We've become soft, self-indulgent and increasingly immature regarding our behavior and willingness to face facts and responsibilities. Your post hits a lot of important points.Subvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13523683273450353313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-60203396420798038112010-10-18T01:31:25.990-04:002010-10-18T01:31:25.990-04:00The freedom of capitalism is like the free will of...The freedom of capitalism is like the free will offered by God. Our actions of charity and cooperation mean more when they derive from free will. We enhance a good society by teaching character to our children.Opus #6https://www.blogger.com/profile/02063785617333740178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-65596302822842075532010-10-18T00:03:23.971-04:002010-10-18T00:03:23.971-04:00Paul offered guidance, encouragement, warnings, ho...Paul offered guidance, encouragement, warnings, hope and concern for others to Timothy from that filthy pit.<br /><br />Better stuff. They were made of better stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-91492656346032758652010-10-17T21:25:52.211-04:002010-10-17T21:25:52.211-04:00Great postGreat postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-13662392360016938442010-10-17T20:11:24.139-04:002010-10-17T20:11:24.139-04:00DC - Wisdom comes from many sources. The problem i...DC - Wisdom comes from many sources. The problem is in appropriating it for ourselves, internalizing it. Psalm 1 tells us that Wisdom seeks us and the simple minded ignore Her.<br /><br />I know I need to reassess and refocus quite frequently. I blame the Irish in me; I'd rather break heads and then see if there was another way.sig94https://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-55046731574978180392010-10-17T19:29:01.443-04:002010-10-17T19:29:01.443-04:00Thank you, Sig. That's a great post, and it c...Thank you, Sig. That's a great post, and it contains an eternal truth that I have been wanting/trying to convey to my children and young people that I come in contact with -- the meaningless of fame in this world. <br /><br />Pursue what is right, and let the chips fall where they may ... by His grace, of course. <br /><br />And by the way, thanks for the work/research on these. I know it takes a lot to put something like that together. I am going to go back and read the link re: "Disease of Me."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-30513872169362934092010-10-17T18:55:34.788-04:002010-10-17T18:55:34.788-04:00Doom - At the time of his death Paul was virtually...Doom - At the time of his death Paul was virtually unknown in the popular Roman culture. That's the point. And if Mohammad had been strangled at birth we'd probably now be fighting the Sinn Fein in Norway.sig94https://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-60746623359178624912010-10-17T18:48:13.049-04:002010-10-17T18:48:13.049-04:00Zio - comparing the fleeting now with the timeless...Zio - comparing the fleeting now with the timeless past is always risky.sig94https://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-80184795112129969372010-10-17T18:45:51.260-04:002010-10-17T18:45:51.260-04:00Save for the few Christians who dotted the lands i...Save for the few Christians who dotted the lands in his time and for a great time afterward, I should think that he was more infamous than famous? I have to wonder if, then like now, what passes for fame will fade and die and what passes for infamy may well be the only claim, should a good Christian receive note, good men may know in their time. Thankfully there is history... heaven... and hell.Doomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04392444624210801173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-7137589661558735792010-10-17T18:24:41.302-04:002010-10-17T18:24:41.302-04:00I admire a post that compares Saint Paul with Pari...I admire a post that compares Saint Paul with Paris Hilton. Good job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com