Comments on: cartoon: Western Uncivilization http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2949 David Hayward is an artist trapped in a pastor's body, stripping to the essential. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:11:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Digging a lot » Blog Archive » I’m thinking about Grace part 35 http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2949/comment-page-1#comment-88850 Digging a lot » Blog Archive » I’m thinking about Grace part 35 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:13:36 +0000 http://www.nakedpastor.com/?p=2949#comment-88850 [...] http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2949 [...] [...] http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2949 [...]

]]> By: Graham http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2949/comment-page-1#comment-88411 Graham Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:02:52 +0000 http://www.nakedpastor.com/?p=2949#comment-88411 This cartoon made me think. I used it in church last night as a way of opening up Luke 2:33-35 (with full attribution!). Thanks once again. This cartoon made me think. I used it in church last night as a way of opening up Luke 2:33-35 (with full attribution!). Thanks once again.

]]> By: faithlessinfatima http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2949/comment-page-1#comment-88154 faithlessinfatima Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:48:20 +0000 http://www.nakedpastor.com/?p=2949#comment-88154 Semety...I wasn't using the story to illustrate whether he was a 'good person'...he may not have been,but if Jesus approved of his response ,then it was obviously the 'right' response and therefore good.Jesus appears to be giving credit where credit is due.Likewise,we call a familiar story 'The Parable of the Good Samaratin', not The Parable of the Not-That-Good Samaritan.The gospel narrative wdn't have the same emotional effect if we cdn't recognize and 'identify with the goodness of the hero.' Semety…I wasn’t using the story to illustrate whether he was a ‘good person’…he may not have been,but if Jesus approved of his response ,then it was obviously the ‘right’ response and therefore good.Jesus appears to be giving credit where credit is due.Likewise,we call a familiar story ‘The Parable of the Good Samaratin’, not The Parable of the Not-That-Good Samaritan.The gospel narrative wdn’t have the same emotional effect if we cdn’t recognize and ‘identify with the goodness of the hero.’

]]> By: Semety http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2949/comment-page-1#comment-88145 Semety Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:54:04 +0000 http://www.nakedpastor.com/?p=2949#comment-88145 that's why I made the second point.. Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life - no one comes to the father except by him.. The Roman Centurion, believed in Jesus - he had faith that Jesus could perform a miracle. He was trusting God - it had nothing to do with his being a 'good person' - it was for the centurion's faith that Jesus healed. A heart cannot be correctly turned toward God, without knowing Him. And God is the only good. A genuinely virtuous act could only be committed by someone who was already aware they were a sinner and was trusting in God. personally I find it tragic that a pagan's acts of kindness are worthless. What is added by the belief in God? Except I would say that biblically they are worthless, whatever I as a fellow fallen sinner see. It has to do with God's glory probably - we were made in His image to glorify Him. and if we are in rebellion against our creator? It's hard to deal with being as we're all in the same boat here. Rebellion doesn't seem so bad, but we are broken mirrors. it's not what you do - it's what God does. Christianity may be unique in the fact that there's no way to earn your way to Heaven. Everyone would be condemned if it were not for Him. But that might make it the most broken and difficult religions of all. I am a bad christian, and i'm not even sure I am one. I hate letting people who aren't Christian know that. Because I still believe mentally that the bible is true, even though emotionally I do not like some of the doctrines. Mental assent is not enough. I still try to evangelize, because if Christianity is true, that's the best you can do to keep people out of Hell, even though it's all up to God at the end. This is no excuse, but I get so emotionally caught up in this christian web, and I hate people claiming to be christians if they aren't. Because absolute truth means someone is wrong, and if Christianity is true people are going to be in Hell. and there's nothing I can do about it. If I ignore it, it's like letting the blind man walk off the cliff. But I'm blind too, so what if there's no cliff at all? that’s why I made the second point..

Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life – no one comes to the father except by him..

The Roman Centurion, believed in Jesus – he had faith that Jesus could perform a miracle. He was trusting God – it had nothing to do with his being a ‘good person’ – it was for the centurion’s faith that Jesus healed.

A heart cannot be correctly turned toward God, without knowing Him. And God is the only good. A genuinely virtuous act could only be committed by someone who was already aware they were a sinner and was trusting in God.

personally I find it tragic that a pagan’s acts of kindness are worthless. What is added by the belief in God? Except I would say that biblically they are worthless, whatever I as a fellow fallen sinner see. It has to do with God’s glory probably – we were made in His image to glorify Him. and if we are in rebellion against our creator? It’s hard to deal with being as we’re all in the same boat here. Rebellion doesn’t seem so bad, but we are broken mirrors.

it’s not what you do – it’s what God does. Christianity may be unique in the fact that there’s no way to earn your way to Heaven. Everyone would be condemned if it were not for Him. But that might make it the most broken and difficult religions of all.

I am a bad christian, and i’m not even sure I am one. I hate letting people who aren’t Christian know that. Because I still believe mentally that the bible is true, even though emotionally I do not like some of the doctrines. Mental assent is not enough. I still try to evangelize, because if Christianity is true, that’s the best you can do to keep people out of Hell, even though it’s all up to God at the end. This is no excuse, but I get so emotionally caught up in this christian web, and I hate people claiming to be christians if they aren’t. Because absolute truth means someone is wrong, and if Christianity is true people are going to be in Hell. and there’s nothing I can do about it. If I ignore it, it’s like letting the blind man walk off the cliff. But I’m blind too, so what if there’s no cliff at all?

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