Comments on: Minni Me-s http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2315 David Hayward is a pastor artistically stripping to the essential. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:33:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jon S http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2315/comment-page-1#comment-67893 Jon S Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:27:36 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2315#comment-67893 Amen! Amen! Amen! Amen! Amen! Amen!

]]> By: Lawrence http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2315/comment-page-1#comment-57961 Lawrence Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:55:33 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2315#comment-57961 Many of us think we are to simply dress-up in the clothes of Jesus. Paul says, "putting off the former things..." to new believers. The former us does reform, the mind does renew, the flesh of us does go down, but not without a fight. If we are speaking from the innermost part of us... "for out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks." Jesus. Then we are doomed, but for the ongoing mercy of our beautiful Father, who knew, we are not born from above as he was, but were born of sin, to become like him, by his Spiritual process, and at the same time remain uniquely ourselves with a preserved DNA, now fashioned in heaven. Now here is a mystery; but the choice, by faith to want to die, to desire to die, to long for that completeness to incinerate and obliterate the flesh as we know it... now there is a feat worth persuing. God honors our efforts and rewards us... yes to die a thousand deaths daily is not enough... we are left to behold the mercy and longsuffering of a wonderful friend who welcomes us to his table... because the blood has made us whole. Many of us think we are to simply dress-up in the clothes of Jesus. Paul says, “putting off the former things…” to new believers. The former us does reform, the mind does renew, the flesh of us does go down, but not without a fight. If we are speaking from the innermost part of us… “for out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Jesus. Then we are doomed, but for the ongoing mercy of our beautiful Father, who knew, we are not born from above as he was, but were born of sin, to become like him, by his Spiritual process, and at the same time remain uniquely ourselves with a preserved DNA, now fashioned in heaven. Now here is a mystery; but the choice, by faith to want to die, to desire to die, to long for that completeness to incinerate and obliterate the flesh as we know it… now there is a feat worth persuing. God honors our efforts and rewards us… yes to die a thousand deaths daily is not enough… we are left to behold the mercy and longsuffering of a wonderful friend who welcomes us to his table… because the blood has made us whole.

]]> By: Gabriel http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2315/comment-page-1#comment-57796 Gabriel Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:51:47 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2315#comment-57796 Decarte said: "I think therefore I am". As the tagic history of World wars shown,h e made a mistake wich Jean Paul Satre corrected by stating that the "I" who thinks is not the real "I", not the essence of a human being. The "I" who is aware that it thinks-that is what makes us human. To be conscious of the fact that your thoughts and emotions is not the essence of who you are, is to die to yourself and awaken to your real self. This is how Eckardt Tolle interpreted Jesus's teaching in "A New Earth". I no know why Oprah fans are so hokked on this guy. It seems to me he understands the essence of Jesus's teachings better than most of us. In my opinion there is an "I" that is good, that could not and should not die, but be awaken. Decarte said: “I think therefore I am”. As the tagic history of World wars shown,h e made a mistake wich Jean Paul Satre corrected by stating that the “I” who thinks is not the real “I”, not the essence of a human being. The “I” who is aware that it thinks-that is what makes us human. To be conscious of the fact that your thoughts and emotions is not the essence of who you are, is to die to yourself and awaken to your real self.

This is how Eckardt Tolle interpreted Jesus’s teaching in “A New Earth”. I no know why Oprah fans are so hokked on this guy. It seems to me he understands the essence of Jesus’s teachings better than most of us. In my opinion there is an “I” that is good, that could not and should not die, but be awaken.

]]> By: Andy Wood http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2315/comment-page-1#comment-57387 Andy Wood Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:13:35 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2315#comment-57387 Stout stuff! And a profound reminder that: 1. Flesh DEMANDS to live, and will compromise, negotiate, "go to sleep," or do anything but die. 2. Crucifixion of the flesh is a God-work for that very reason. 3. It's already happened - the old man was crucified (Rom. 6). Stout stuff! And a profound reminder that:

1. Flesh DEMANDS to live, and will compromise, negotiate, “go to sleep,” or do anything but die.

2. Crucifixion of the flesh is a God-work for that very reason.

3. It’s already happened – the old man was crucified (Rom. 6).

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