tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post8659067843026312700..comments2023-12-18T19:38:22.023-08:00Comments on The Good Portion: How about some Gospel humility?Laurie M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15840896949617719814noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-50966300273111215792009-06-22T20:42:43.107-07:002009-06-22T20:42:43.107-07:00Excellent post! It is only in Him that I boast. Al...Excellent post! It is only in Him that I boast. All praise be unto Him! Thanks for sharing this with us. Blessings.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953073381987950597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-68195453474055011892009-06-21T23:08:50.068-07:002009-06-21T23:08:50.068-07:00Nahomi,
You raise a good point, and I've given...Nahomi,<br />You raise a good point, and I've given it some thought and discussed it with Paul as well. We both feel that as Christians, the body of Christ in this world, our role is to do the work He came to do and commissioned us to do. He said that the world already stands condemned, and so He did not come to condemn it but to bring salvation (John 3:16-17). I think that should be our attitude as well. His commission to us was to spread the good news - of salvation in Him. He himself, when He did express His pure anger, His righteous indignation, during His earthly ministry, it was reserved for the hypocrites within the religious establishment, not toward the sinners or the heathens. I'm not sure how pure our righteous indignation can be, as James says, "... the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God." And as Paul, who refers to us as "vessels of mercy" says, "Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine, I will repay says the Lord.' To the contrary, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink...overcome evil with good. Rom.12:19-21. Paul also, when we see him angry, is angry with offenders within the church, in particular Judaizers. Peter tells us that "...it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God..." in the midst of a discussion of persecution in the name of Christ (1 Pet. 4:12-19). From all this I surmise that our role as the church is to extend mercy and not wrath to this condemned world. We are to understand that God has will deal with His wrath toward evil in His time, and that we are to rest in the knowledge of that and put away wrath. We are responsible, however, to deal with hypocrisy and legalism, and gross sin within the church as needed, and with gentleness and all humility.Laurie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15840896949617719814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-91134061861611623212009-06-21T21:12:19.659-07:002009-06-21T21:12:19.659-07:00At a wedding yesterday and the sermon in church to...At a wedding yesterday and the sermon in church today, I heard the following verse:<br /><br />Not to us, O LORD, not to us, But to Your name give glory Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth. <br />Psalm 115:1<br /><br />A good reminder, thanks for posting!Ancotihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11867701557331682926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-6053312647749356182009-06-21T20:45:59.274-07:002009-06-21T20:45:59.274-07:00Laurie, you lay things out so clearly. Today's...Laurie, you lay things out so clearly. Today's sermon in church spoke to the same. How much more we love God when we recognize the depth of our need for His work in us...that our own works are worthless.WhiteStonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345496310218224780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-20999017847872587152009-06-21T18:39:12.622-07:002009-06-21T18:39:12.622-07:00Absolutely nothing to boast about. So much so, tha...Absolutely nothing to boast about. So much so, that I do not know if I can be as angry with the enemies of God as I ought, as filled with righteous indignation against those who pour contempt on His holy Name as I ought, knowing that but for His grace, I would be in their shoes. What do you think about this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com