Comments for Seize the Word http://seizetheword.wordpress.com ...for the Word became flesh. Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:49:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Walking Worthy by Lue-Yee Tsang http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/walking-worthy/#comment-603 Lue-Yee Tsang Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:52:36 +0000 http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/?p=364#comment-603 Since first humility and gentleness and then patience are headed by the preposition “with”, in contrast to the participial phrases that emphasized action more than characteristic, my take was that these things were character traits that were to be taken together with love as aspects of the fruit of the Spirit (viz. the end of chapter 3). These would then come out in the form of outward acts of tolerance for the sake of unity in the Spirit. The advantage of this is that it reminds us that this is all about the love that Paul prays for us to understand so that we may be filled with Christ’s fullness. How are we supposed to work out our love, while God works in us to supply that love? Bearing with one another: forgiving, teaching, exhorting and encouraging the other members of the body, our brothers and sisters in Christ, for their – our – maturation. Since first humility and gentleness and then patience are headed by the preposition “with”, in contrast to the participial phrases that emphasized action more than characteristic, my take was that these things were character traits that were to be taken together with love as aspects of the fruit of the Spirit (viz. the end of chapter 3). These would then come out in the form of outward acts of tolerance for the sake of unity in the Spirit.

The advantage of this is that it reminds us that this is all about the love that Paul prays for us to understand so that we may be filled with Christ’s fullness. How are we supposed to work out our love, while God works in us to supply that love? Bearing with one another: forgiving, teaching, exhorting and encouraging the other members of the body, our brothers and sisters in Christ, for their – our – maturation.

]]> Comment on With God in the World by zoebios121 http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/with-god-in-the-world/#comment-602 zoebios121 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:17:55 +0000 http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/?p=350#comment-602 Agreed. Let Christ's death become a reality for us when we hit our knees in prayer, thanksgiving and praise. What a great reason to pray: What a great God we serve. Agreed. Let Christ’s death become a reality for us when we hit our knees in prayer, thanksgiving and praise.

What a great reason to pray: What a great God we serve.

]]> Comment on No Longer Strangers and Aliens by zoebios121 http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/no-longer-strangers-and-aliens/#comment-601 zoebios121 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:38:58 +0000 http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/?p=339#comment-601 I second that. On paper my citizenship is clear legally though I don't really identify with one place strongly or consider it my home. But for the homeless and helpless, Jesus extends complete acceptance and a home in heaven! Amen! What a wonderful and caring God we serve! I second that. On paper my citizenship is clear legally though I don’t really identify with one place strongly or consider it my home.

But for the homeless and helpless, Jesus extends complete acceptance and a home in heaven! Amen! What a wonderful and caring God we serve!

]]> Comment on No Longer Strangers and Aliens by Grace http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/no-longer-strangers-and-aliens/#comment-600 Grace Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:35:20 +0000 http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/?p=339#comment-600 I can relate. =P I can relate. =P

]]> Comment on Past ABCs by This Week’s ABC « Seize the Word http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/past-abcs/#comment-599 This Week’s ABC « Seize the Word Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:26:24 +0000 http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/?page_id=328#comment-599 [...] Behind on ABCs? Lost those pesky sheets? The past ABCs have been posted for your [...] [...] Behind on ABCs? Lost those pesky sheets? The past ABCs have been posted for your [...]

]]> Comment on Citizenship and One’s Home by Citizenship in Heaven (again) « Seize the Word http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/citizenship-and-ones-home/#comment-598 Citizenship in Heaven (again) « Seize the Word Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:38:59 +0000 http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/?p=197#comment-598 [...] leave a comment » Every time I read of citizenship and having a country and a family in heaven, I think of my physical situation here in the United States. I’ve written about it before. [...] [...] leave a comment » Every time I read of citizenship and having a country and a family in heaven, I think of my physical situation here in the United States. I’ve written about it before. [...]

]]> Comment on Humility? by zoebios121 http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/humility/#comment-597 zoebios121 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:44:03 +0000 http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-597 Concise but a bit slippery. "God's will" is too easily abused and an easy smokescreen to our true intentions. Also, humility regarding others and humility regarding God are two different courses of actions, considerations and reasoning. Humility with God <em>is</em> recognizing that His will is sovereign. Obviously we don't do that with our brethren. We hold them to be "more significant" than ourselves and seek to serve their interests with at least the same priority that we assign our own interests. Concise but a bit slippery. “God’s will” is too easily abused and an easy smokescreen to our true intentions.

Also, humility regarding others and humility regarding God are two different courses of actions, considerations and reasoning. Humility with God is recognizing that His will is sovereign. Obviously we don’t do that with our brethren. We hold them to be “more significant” than ourselves and seek to serve their interests with at least the same priority that we assign our own interests.

]]> Comment on To An Unknown God by Lue-Yee Tsang http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/310/#comment-592 Lue-Yee Tsang Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:15:39 +0000 http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/?p=310#comment-592 I take “so there’s no question of who we’re angering” as a clause of result, not of purpose (if Grace meant it to express purpose, she could easily have said “so that” instead). The result happens to be quite an encouragement to our faith because we worship a God who has made Himself known to us who had no other hope of knowing God. I presume, though, Tim, that your concern is primarily with the slippery slope and not with Grace’s orthodoxy. I take “so there’s no question of who we’re angering” as a clause of result, not of purpose (if Grace meant it to express purpose, she could easily have said “so that” instead). The result happens to be quite an encouragement to our faith because we worship a God who has made Himself known to us who had no other hope of knowing God.

I presume, though, Tim, that your concern is primarily with the slippery slope and not with Grace’s orthodoxy.

]]> Comment on To An Unknown God by zoebios121 http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/310/#comment-591 zoebios121 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:11:56 +0000 http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/?p=310#comment-591 It's lovely that God is clear on what he approves of and disapproves of. Man-made gods are, well, a lot like men. It's lovely that God is just and not frivolous. The fact that having one god makes things work a lot smoother is not the reason why we have one God: no, the reason is that He is God. And that's why it's nice, not the other way around. It’s lovely that God is clear on what he approves of and disapproves of. Man-made gods are, well, a lot like men.

It’s lovely that God is just and not frivolous. The fact that having one god makes things work a lot smoother is not the reason why we have one God: no, the reason is that He is God. And that’s why it’s nice, not the other way around.

]]> Comment on To An Unknown God by Lue-Yee Tsang http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/310/#comment-590 Lue-Yee Tsang Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:46:43 +0000 http://seizetheword.wordpress.com/?p=310#comment-590 This is why Christians don't have to build altars "to the unknown god": our God is known, and He hasn't distributed His authority to other gods. This is why Christians don’t have to build altars “to the unknown god”: our God is known, and He hasn’t distributed His authority to other gods.

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