tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post7717093878294908916..comments2023-07-13T05:20:07.334-04:00Comments on Reflections from Broadneck Baptist: Sermons I Hate to PreachAbbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823753643734462481noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post-34527805742764672772008-10-15T11:17:00.000-04:002008-10-15T11:17:00.000-04:00Uploaded 10-15.Wow...amazing thoughts here. Thanks...Uploaded 10-15.<BR/><BR/>Wow...amazing thoughts here. Thanks for giving us more to think about, and from a different perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post-12627006247815678772008-10-04T13:57:00.000-04:002008-10-04T13:57:00.000-04:00Nice title! I fully agree with you. Some people ...Nice title! I fully agree with you. Some people are troubled by the fact that Christianity often portrays God as a judge; but I think it's a relief that God judges us - rather than people judging us because I believe God has infinite capacity to forgive.<BR/><BR/>I found it interesting that both the old and new testament readings this week have a vineyard story. They're a little different, but even Matthew ends with Jesus concurring with his crowd that parable's evil-doers will be "crushed" and/or "smashed to pieces." (Matt 21:44)<BR/><BR/>However, I read this in the CEV version and there was a footnote that said some versions don't have this line, which is the only place in the passage where Jesus vocalizes judgment. Otherwise, he just says "God's kingdom will be taken from you and given to people who will do what he demands." Granted, he doesn't correct the crowd for saying that the landlord should kill the killers/thieves...<BR/><BR/>I like to keep judgment in the Old Testament and forgiveness in the New Testament, but maybe it doesn't work that way. Or maybe the spirit of the message just gets tangled up in parables sometimes. <BR/><BR/>Are you focusing on both passages or just Isaiah? What do you think about Jesus comments and the fact that different versions represent them differently?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com