tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post6562524679719926142..comments2023-07-13T05:20:07.334-04:00Comments on Reflections from Broadneck Baptist: The God of History and the Nit-pickersAbbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823753643734462481noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post-70337476181411389462008-10-19T08:17:00.000-04:002008-10-19T08:17:00.000-04:00Yeah, don't get me started on that movie. I feel l...Yeah, don't get me started on that movie. I feel like I've seen a third of it via various clips and interviews with Maher. He always claims he's just asking questions, but then in the next sentence, he is openly mocking others. So many of his fundamental arguments are flawed or show tremendous bias/blindness - it makes me a little sad for him. Perhaps he's comforted by the feeling (and illusion) of being completely in control - a trap for many very intellectually active people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post-46611337349950165992008-10-18T23:32:00.000-04:002008-10-18T23:32:00.000-04:00First off, love the similes!I agree with Jeremy th...First off, love the similes!<BR/><BR/>I agree with Jeremy that there is a thin line between genuine curiosity/healthy skepticism and just trying clever tactics to make your point. I think it's always ok to question as long as your intentions are genuine - if you're really trying to find an answer to better understand God, not just trying to make someone look like an idiot for believing differently from you. <BR/><BR/>That's my issue with the new movie "Religulous" but maybe I shouldn't go there...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the control thing is important too. It's REALLY hard to admit we're not in control especially when so much of our lives is about gaining and maintaining control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post-88244084989248569202008-10-17T11:18:00.000-04:002008-10-17T11:18:00.000-04:00*snip from Isaiah*Woe to him who quarrels with his...*snip from Isaiah*<BR/><BR/>Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker, to him who is but a potsherd among the potsherds on the ground.<BR/><BR/>Does the clay say to the potter,<BR/>'What are you making?' Does your work say, 'He has no hands'?<BR/><BR/>Woe to him who says to his father,<BR/>'What have you begotten?'<BR/> or to his mother,<BR/> What have you brought to birth?'<BR/><BR/>This is what the LORD says—<BR/>the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker:Concerning things to come,<BR/>do you question me about my children, or give me orders about the work of my hands?<BR/><BR/>/snip<BR/><BR/>So, my question is, when is it okay to question God? When does prayer cross that line and become more like "orders"? Here I mean that subtle line, not the list-type prayer of wants. We interpret this line, I suppose, individually - but I'd like to get the view from scripture more directly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com