tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post3322278464023561055..comments2024-03-10T01:57:07.008-05:00Comments on what I meant to say: deal or no deal…?dave workmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13068663095945094946noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-59801824578923130352006-11-12T17:15:00.000-05:002006-11-12T17:15:00.000-05:00Josh,
at first look I would say that Judas and P...Josh,<br /><br /><br />at first look I would say that Judas and Pharaoh's predicament were different. Judas being a believer and Pharaoh not, but I caught myself. It is all about God and Jesus, not about man. thank you for the insight.rodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17476096534065179847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-44505024779369556342006-11-02T17:03:00.000-05:002006-11-02T17:03:00.000-05:00Like in Matthew 25, it seems once you surrender Go...Like in Matthew 25, it seems once you surrender Gods perfect will just happens. It's not like you are even trying, or praying really hard to do the right thing you just do it. It's so much easier for things to just happen than to have to think about what you are doing all the time. Patience is a big part of this, thank goodness I have a lot of that. Thanks for speaking into our lives weekly....you've impacted my family's life more than you could ever know.<br />***sidenote****<br />Thanks to God obviously speaking through Charlie a few weeks ago, I went to see SWITCHFOOT LIVE on Monday, and their life breathing words are even more incredible live. Tons of links and comments in regards to Switchfoot live shows on my blog.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559479356358514051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-44818157839859116132006-11-01T18:26:00.001-05:002006-11-01T18:26:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00933973063086820453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-6835181211314710022006-11-01T18:26:00.000-05:002006-11-01T18:26:00.000-05:00Well put. Thank you.Well put. Thank you.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00933973063086820453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-90001786169921339222006-11-01T10:36:00.000-05:002006-11-01T10:36:00.000-05:00Rick,
Here are my thoughts on your question, they...Rick,<br /><br />Here are my thoughts on your question, they are by no stretch authoritative...<br /><br />I see the story of Judas' betrayal as analogous to Pharaoh's unwillingness to let the Israelites free from slavery. Pharaoh refused, thus sinning against God, then in Exodus (9:12, KJV), "God hardened Pharaoh's heart" so that when Moses asked for freedom again, Pharaoh again said "no" fulfilling God's prediction that Pharaoh would not listen to them. I think that this shows God uses situations caused by our own sin to work out his plan. <br /><br />Our sin is not his plan per se. James (1:14, KJV) tells us that we are tempted to sin when we are drawn away through our own lustful desires and enticed. The story of Job shows us that God allows such temptation, but James (1:13) says that God tempts no one. Further, 2 Peter 3:9 (NLT) says that God doesn't want anyone to be destroyed; he wants everyone to repent.<br /><br />So, where is Judas now? I don't know. I feel that if he believed that Jesus was God, then he is in Heaven because I don't think you can "loose" something that is a gift. It is easy to say that if he was "saved" then he would not have done what he did, but then why do I do some do some of the things that I do? <br /><br />In sum, I don't think that his sin was God's will, but I think God used his sin to carry out His will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-37804248992584194112006-11-01T10:07:00.000-05:002006-11-01T10:07:00.000-05:00Great stuff and something I have wondered but neve...Great stuff and something I have wondered but never been able to put into words. I am reposting some...more like most of what you wrote on my blog.<br /><br />To bad there isn't a light or something over our heads that tells us when we are in the center of God's will. We could be like spiritual Sims.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-42536582952655127602006-10-31T16:29:00.000-05:002006-10-31T16:29:00.000-05:00Just got a question...
Was Judas in God's perfect ...Just got a question...<br />Was Judas in God's perfect will. Where is he now? No hidden statement here. I'm really just curious to read takes on this.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00933973063086820453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-71516280736351115122006-10-31T10:38:00.000-05:002006-10-31T10:38:00.000-05:00Dave, I could not agree with you more about the cl...Dave, I could not agree with you more about the clarity thing. It is the one thing I have truly wanted in my life, for years! But God has finally got it in my head that it's just not normally His style. I don't always like it, but there it is. The Call series really brought this home to me. What He wants me to be clear about is sharing His love and being and doing right where I am at the moment. I know I will probably continue to struggle with this for more years to come. Thanks for sharing your heart with us weekly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-30163328354521278322006-10-30T17:11:00.000-05:002006-10-30T17:11:00.000-05:00I have been come to a conclusion over the past yea...I have been come to a conclusion over the past year, that bad things happen in GOD's will in order for incredible things to happen. why does is work this way? maybe falling downhill into a valley gives us momentum to get to the top of the next mountain. So why do bad things happen to good people? so God's sovereign will for life can happen. and.........I am stepping off my soap box nowccrawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07082602607152060649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-31861948598711258952006-10-30T12:13:00.000-05:002006-10-30T12:13:00.000-05:00great message this weekend. just read an article i...great message this weekend. just read an article in Relevant magazine along the same lines. Mark Steele writes, "Hardships will always stimulate personal growth the exact moment we begin to plow through them. But the unfortunate truth is that we don't want to grow and change as much as we simply want to be comfortable. The only way to be comfortable is to pretend."<br /><br />wonder if as a Christian there's value in never feeling "comfortable." does comfort keep us from God's will (feeding hungry, healing sick, etc.)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com