tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post6360107378865949310..comments2023-07-13T05:20:07.334-04:00Comments on Reflections from Broadneck Baptist: The WayAbbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823753643734462481noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post-42330424582375748002011-05-21T07:09:17.728-04:002011-05-21T07:09:17.728-04:00This is a useful meditation, Abby, in showing us ...This is a useful meditation, Abby, in showing us what our preconceptions of God are and what we hope for.<br /><br />Of course, today I feel sad on behalf of those people that have been misled about the rapture. Not only because they've put their faith in the wrong person AND man's supposed wisdom, but because it illustrates what these folks hope for. <br /><br />While it seems at first at they are hoping for Jesus (and what's wrong for that!), these folks believe in predestinatation - so why run around and warn people? It would appear that they also hope for further separation between themselves (the Elect) and the Other. The message of these people is all about making people on the outside of this group feel alienated. <br /><br />Which is pretty much the opposite of my reading of Jesus's ministry, and certainly Stephen's vision/description above.<br /><br />Sigh...Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03507874062503931824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post-65785268438642074272011-05-20T12:45:34.841-04:002011-05-20T12:45:34.841-04:00I wish I could draw well enough to paint the image...I wish I could draw well enough to paint the image this brings to my mind. If I could, it would look like this:<br /><br />In the middle of a winding road, lined with villagers, house and field in the background; the father from Jesus' parable of the Prodigal Sons running down the road, robe hiked up, to meet his son and protect him from the scorn of the villagers.<br /><br />Above that, as background, in that faint way that gets done, the picture of Jesus, arms outstetched...."If you've seen me, you've seen the Father"<br /><br />What if "no one comes to the Father but by me" is about accepting that kind of welcome more than it is about escaping punishment.<br /><br />Still wish I could draw it.<br /><br />-StephenStephennoreply@blogger.com