tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post177140551853161360..comments2023-10-11T22:49:40.128-03:00Comments on emerging sideways...: god as i understand himbobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236324338161051924noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post-69834497989127085392008-05-01T14:25:00.000-03:002008-05-01T14:25:00.000-03:00t- there isn't a millstone large enough for the ne...t- there isn't a millstone large enough for the necks of those who hurt you.<BR/><BR/>i'm thankful that you voiced how this sounded to you. damned if you do, damned if you don't. damn.<BR/><BR/>it breaks my heart and makes me want to understand your story so much more.bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236324338161051924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post-7516453723334222692008-05-01T00:36:00.000-03:002008-05-01T00:36:00.000-03:00"Your deepest problem is that somewhere deep down ..."Your deepest problem is that somewhere deep down inside, you believe Jesus the Messiah rose from the dead just to kick your ass, when, in fact, He rose from the dead so you would believe all is forgiven." <BR/><BR/>I read this last week and I came away thinking that it was one more way that I was screwed. Like, you can't even accept salvation right you piece of sh*t! God ought to torture you for eternity yet he's offering you a way out and you don't get it idiot. <BR/>And I got so defensive and angry, first at the message and then at myself, as in, I'm sorry I can't do it right! I am just damned or something. I just can't take any of these painful Christian ideas without getting so upset or wanting to wound myself (this is my problem not yours, I just wish I could make headway)Togenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600800478709344690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post-86280450376777300982008-04-25T16:23:00.000-03:002008-04-25T16:23:00.000-03:00Everyone who's watched a football game has seen th...Everyone who's watched a football game has seen the "John 3:16" signs being held aloft. Lots of people can quote that one, for sure.<BR/><BR/>No one seems to think much about the next verse, though...<BR/><BR/><I><B>For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.</B></I> (John 3:17, NIV)<BR/><BR/>That being said, I freely confess having lived with the gonna-getcha-God for years. I understand that concept completely, and I'm glad to see it dying, slowly, after many years of being active and primary in my heart.<BR/><BR/>Bless you for posting this!Steve F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12697100521186605498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post-54304376159086882622008-04-24T17:19:00.000-03:002008-04-24T17:19:00.000-03:00Beautiful post. Reminds me of Marianne Williamson'...Beautiful post. Reminds me of Marianne Williamson's wisdom:<BR/><BR/>"We think that if we, or anyone else God forbid, were to see the real truth about us, we would all recoil in horror. The truth, rather, is that if we were to see the real truth about us, we would all be dazzled by the light."Northwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950426381441094329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post-82018781875565717772008-04-24T09:01:00.000-03:002008-04-24T09:01:00.000-03:00brilliant, bobbie. really brilliant.i am printing...brilliant, bobbie. really brilliant.<BR/><BR/>i am printing this for my meeting tonight. thank you for posting it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post-91841638737665208652008-04-22T13:50:00.000-03:002008-04-22T13:50:00.000-03:00That I believe that I am loved, cherished, wanted,...That I believe that I am loved, cherished, wanted, and grieved after. He longs for me! Oh faithless heart hear the love of the Father. Thanks for this very centering thought...I am centered just for today.Recovery Re-Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585407421360114530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post-89075104301413934992008-04-21T13:40:00.000-03:002008-04-21T13:40:00.000-03:00I love this, too.I love this, too.Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15472257745410066972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post-66699854189127007332008-04-18T20:35:00.000-03:002008-04-18T20:35:00.000-03:00"somewhere deep down inside, you believe Jesus the..."somewhere deep down inside, you believe Jesus the Messiah rose from the dead just to kick your ass, when, in fact, He rose from the dead so you would believe all is forgiven. It is finished!"<BR/><BR/>awesome message in thisKelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425317942978557478noreply@blogger.com