Wisdom in the Word for Thinking 'Christian-ly': Recent Comments

Comment on Tearing Cloth and Bursting Wineskins ... What Does it Mean?

DJ Ward — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:00:43 GMT

You are talkin' well sister!

Good, solid, exegesis from the word of God!

You are a warrior!

Comment on A Divine Appointment to Break Green Beans!

John the Revelator — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:16:11 GMT

Yes, Jesus saves from every tongue, tribe, people, and nation!

Some hear the word through the breaking of beans and hear through the cutting of cheese.

Comment on Love/Hate...is there any middle ground?

Colleene — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:27:45 GMT

Hello King!

Mmmm, yes...we'd all better repent. Are we not all guilty of this to some measure? Some of us more so than others. Some are guilty toward entire groups of people because they share a certain color skin. Some toward only one person for any number of reasons. None are justified in the eyes of God. May God grant us all hearts that can love eachother.

I like the passage you cited. I think it shows the worldliness of David's thinking at that time. He was angry and there were many times where he begged God to take revenge on people. Vengeance, in thought or deed, belongs to God alone. It seems to me that David was in sin hating God's enemies. He admitted his hatred and immediately asked God to search his heart, try his anxious thoughts, and lead him in the everlasting way. Though David was a man after God's heart, he still sinned terribly in many ways. Jesus's command in Matthew 5 to love our enemies must be right. The two passages cannot contradict, right? If we take David's admittance of hatred coupled with the knowledge that he was a man after God's own heart, and then take that as license to hate someone, then we err greatly. I believe this text is a "descriptive" rather than a "prescriptive" passage. May we follow Jesus' command to love our enemies rather than the footsteps of David, a redeemed, yet still sinful earthly king.

In the love of Christ,
Colleene

Comment on Love/Hate...is there any middle ground?

King David — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:17:16 GMT

Hmmm, I guess that I had better repent ...

"Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You? I hate them with the utmost hatred; They have become my enemies." - Psalm 139:21-22

Comment on The Most Amazing Calm

Colleene — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:30:45 GMT

Hi Cathy! Oh so great to hear from you! Hee Hee...I guess most people don't realize I'm a "pistol packin' mama". I must say, if anyone decides to break into our house, they'll be sorry they entered Fort Barnett. I'm sure they'll never want a return visit.

Thanks for stopping by the blog. I pray you were blessed. I will also miss being at co-op this year. So many beautiful people there. I was blessed at every meeting. I pray that you are blessed as you pull the group together this year. God has certainly blessed your efforts over the last decade or so. Praise His name! I do hope we run into one another again soon. It's a pretty small world, really.
Blessings in Christ,
Colleene

Comment on The Most Amazing Calm

Cathy Glass — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:23:10 GMT

Colleene, The image I had of you with a loaded gun going from room to room checking to see if anyone was in your house - well, dear, it brought a huge smile to my face. I just hadn't taken you for a "pistol packing mama." Very interesting. Sure wish we had gotten to know each other better when you were coming to co-op. I will miss having you there. Lord Bless, Cathy Glass

Comment on The Most Amazing Calm

Charleton Heston — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:48:21 GMT

Atta Girl! Praise God and pass the ammo!

Comment on Did she ever sleep?

Matthew Henry — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:24:59 GMT

That's some good commentary!

Comment on Perfect Provision.

Adoniram Judson — Sat, 24 May 2008 20:45:43 GMT

Yes, Christ is the true Manna from heaven!

Comment on Hallelujah! No Burnt Edges!

John Paul III — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:13:20 GMT

I am complaining: It is really HOT down here!