tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10880332.post111082286507381419..comments2023-11-05T03:18:37.731-08:00Comments on life together: The Answer to all the RiddlesTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16613060195802747865noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10880332.post-1120885140483160152005-07-08T21:59:00.000-07:002005-07-08T21:59:00.000-07:00I still find it curious that when Jesus is invited...I still find it curious that when Jesus is invited to read before synagog and he reads from this part in Isaiah that he is on record for skipping that part about the "vengeance of our God"... Thus we are left with an open ended opportunity to speculate any number of ideas that may explain his motive for doing that, but ultimately the text is silent there, and thus open to interpretation... Why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10880332.post-1110924721268190512005-03-15T14:12:00.000-08:002005-03-15T14:12:00.000-08:00Thank you for affirming that people have doubts. ...Thank you for affirming that people have doubts. All people have doubts and it is ok to have them as long as you deal with them. John, the Pharisees, and the disciples all had similar issues in not understanding the scriptures. (We aren't really any different than they in this respect. We just have different scriptures that we are messed up about.) I guess the biggest difference is humility and willing to be wrong and learn.<BR/><BR/>That passage from Clive was amazing. What incredible candidness about questions from someone who I esteem as 'having it together'. The concept that goes something like "I'm not worried about not believing in God, but I fear what I might believe He is really like" is heavy. I'm daily reminding myself that God is good. I have not gone through huge trials in life, but I have a feeling that the concept of God's goodness will be one of the items most heavily contested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com