tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post1260756379262046208..comments2023-12-31T12:59:00.662-05:00Comments on A God-Sized Puzzle: Understanding the New TestamentEruessohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685225014024766175noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-2887676180754255752009-12-17T10:26:33.764-05:002009-12-17T10:26:33.764-05:00The primary teaching of Jesus was to know yourself...The primary teaching of Jesus was to know yourself,for that is where you will find God.Thereafter all else becomes easy.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996197187039420935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-3439404097348840652009-12-17T09:34:50.143-05:002009-12-17T09:34:50.143-05:00Al- wow! Thanks for the link. I'll have to che...Al- wow! Thanks for the link. I'll have to check that out.<br />Ron- Unconditional love is my goal and my lifelong struggle. It sounds like an easy thing to do, but it's been difficult for me. Maybe I'm making it sound harder than it actually is?Eruessohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685225014024766175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-54758121259415191572009-12-16T20:16:04.512-05:002009-12-16T20:16:04.512-05:00Unconditional Love! The one thing we all need to l...Unconditional Love! The one thing we all need to learn to do is to share this unconditional love with all!captron52https://www.blogger.com/profile/15378608035494726170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-74834663335411753812009-12-16T17:08:38.558-05:002009-12-16T17:08:38.558-05:00I just ran into a link and quote from Brian McLare...I just ran into a link and quote from Brian McLaren where he quotes Richard Stearns and Lamar Vest (who are the President and CEO's of American Bible Society and World Vision). Here's the quote:<br />"Despite the fact that God's heart for the poor is mentioned in some 2,100 verses of Scripture, many of us simply miss it. In a recent survey of adults in America conducted by Harris Interactive, although 80 percent of adults claimed to be familiar with the Bible -- the best-selling book in history -- 46 percent think the Bible offers the most teachings on heaven, hell, adultery, pride or jealousy. In fact, there are more teachings on poverty than on any of those topics."<br /><br />http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2009/12/call_for_christians_to_help_poor.html#moreAlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453255551532736555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-70857623275161054072009-12-16T16:55:02.622-05:002009-12-16T16:55:02.622-05:00Middle Tennessee State University.Middle Tennessee State University.Eruessohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685225014024766175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-38710221899948840852009-12-16T15:42:24.159-05:002009-12-16T15:42:24.159-05:00IMO, doctrine, rules, regulations, and not least t...IMO, doctrine, rules, regulations, and not least theology is of man. Unconditional love from us to our fellow travelers of this journey is from the heart where the Source resides. The presence of the Source in our hearts enables that love to flow to others. <br /><br />Guess your prof feels obliged to "set you straight". If you don't mind me asking, what is the name of the school you are attending?Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148676728860411325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-64695102903186902052009-12-16T14:29:48.883-05:002009-12-16T14:29:48.883-05:00I see your point and agree completely, though my ...I see your point and agree completely, though my professor wasn't too fond that I have begun reading into more liberal minded books by Crossan and Borg which I believe was the reason he introduced me to the quote. Thanks again, Al, for the insightful comment and dialogue.Eruessohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685225014024766175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-80899341403020516402009-12-16T12:15:21.813-05:002009-12-16T12:15:21.813-05:00I can see how your reading of this quote from Kier...I can see how your reading of this quote from Kierkegaard could be taken as an effort to refute your 'Liberal Christian "let's-not-interpret-the-scriptures-literally" view', but I think it can easily be pointed the other way (whether your prof sees it that way or not).<br /><br />It's quite easy for me to see that the Bible promotes a lifestyle of love and justice much more than simply theology. So, I would be inclined to point "Take any words in the New Testament and forget everything except pledging yourself to act accordingly." back at someone who emphasizes "doctrine, beliefs, and theology".<br /><br />Since Wikipedia says: "scholars have interpreted Kierkegaard variously as, among others, an existentialist, neo-orthodoxist, postmodernist, humanist, and individualist.", don't assume that he wouldn't have been of a similar mind as yourself. (I haven't read him either.)Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453255551532736555noreply@blogger.com