Comments on: Jesus and All http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/ Random discussions about various topics, with an emphasis on simple church and other out-of-the-box thoughts. Sun, 21 Aug 2011 06:17:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Geoff and Jen http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/comment-page-1/#comment-6615 Geoff and Jen Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:36:10 +0000 http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/#comment-6615 I *really* like this post i've been having conversations with myself lately along these same lines I *really* like this post
i’ve been having conversations with myself lately along these same lines

]]> By: Mike Ross http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/comment-page-1/#comment-6582 Mike Ross Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:12:23 +0000 http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/#comment-6582 ded and Steve, Thanks for the encouragement, it is much needed. It does seem almost too simple. As I was Shop-Vac'ing my flodded basement, I kept thinking about it. "How?!? How can it be that simple?!?" ded and Steve,

Thanks for the encouragement, it is much needed. It does seem almost too simple. As I was Shop-Vac’ing my flodded basement, I kept thinking about it. “How?!? How can it be that simple?!?”

]]> By: Steve Sensenig http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/comment-page-1/#comment-6565 Steve Sensenig Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:49:14 +0000 http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/#comment-6565 <strong>Aussie John</strong>, it is indeed interesting, as you have pointed out, that all of the "alones" end up getting stuff added on. Elsewhere on this blog, I pointed out where "scripture alone" was added to in so many ways. And now here, we have "Christ alone" and "grace alone" being demonstrated as not being stated truthfully by many. Oh, that we all could learn to rest in Jesus. The more I think about it, the more passionate I am feeling about it. Aussie John, it is indeed interesting, as you have pointed out, that all of the “alones” end up getting stuff added on.

Elsewhere on this blog, I pointed out where “scripture alone” was added to in so many ways. And now here, we have “Christ alone” and “grace alone” being demonstrated as not being stated truthfully by many.

Oh, that we all could learn to rest in Jesus. The more I think about it, the more passionate I am feeling about it.

]]> By: Steve Sensenig http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/comment-page-1/#comment-6564 Steve Sensenig Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:46:52 +0000 http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/#comment-6564 <strong>jg</strong>, nice to see you. Thanks for stopping by. I take it the content of the sermon was similar to the thoughts expressed here? jg, nice to see you. Thanks for stopping by. I take it the content of the sermon was similar to the thoughts expressed here?

]]> By: Aussie John http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/comment-page-1/#comment-6562 Aussie John Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:17:13 +0000 http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/#comment-6562 Steve, Thank you for a very thoughtful post presenting a truth which needs to be heard! So many preach salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, and then preach so many add-ons which make folk slaves to systems of belief. What a joy to know that the Lord Jesus Christ is our Sabbath, and that in Him we have eternal rest! Steve,

Thank you for a very thoughtful post presenting a truth which needs to be heard! So many preach salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, and then preach so many add-ons which make folk slaves to systems of belief.

What a joy to know that the Lord Jesus Christ is our Sabbath, and that in Him we have eternal rest!

]]> By: jadasgigi http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/comment-page-1/#comment-6555 jadasgigi Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:23:29 +0000 http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/#comment-6555 my hubby used to preach a sermon entitled "Is Not the Son Enough?"...changed more than one life...including mine... my hubby used to preach a sermon entitled “Is Not the Son Enough?”…changed more than one life…including mine…

]]> By: Steve Sensenig http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/comment-page-1/#comment-6550 Steve Sensenig Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:40:13 +0000 http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/#comment-6550 <strong>Alan</strong>, it would be nice to get to a Starbucks again, but it won't be able to be as a traveling stage company with this production. Too large a cast! I'm glad these thoughts resonated with you so well. I used to judge the "just love Jesus" crowd as being overly simplistic and overlooking important things. Now, I am eating a lot of those words... Alan, it would be nice to get to a Starbucks again, but it won’t be able to be as a traveling stage company with this production. Too large a cast!

I’m glad these thoughts resonated with you so well. I used to judge the “just love Jesus” crowd as being overly simplistic and overlooking important things.

Now, I am eating a lot of those words…

]]> By: Steve Sensenig http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/comment-page-1/#comment-6549 Steve Sensenig Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:37:53 +0000 http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/#comment-6549 <strong>Tony</strong>, viewing others as "deficient in some way" almost seems to be an evangelical Christian sport, huh? Thanks for sharing your response here. Our journeys are not really that different, are they? :) Tony, viewing others as “deficient in some way” almost seems to be an evangelical Christian sport, huh? Thanks for sharing your response here. Our journeys are not really that different, are they? :)

]]> By: Alan Knox http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/comment-page-1/#comment-6546 Alan Knox Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:16:46 +0000 http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/#comment-6546 Steve, I wish we could see the production. Any chance of taking it on the road? I know a place with a couple of Starbucks nearby. ;) Thank you for the post. You not only prompted a post on my blog, but you also prompted me to talk to my children. I hope they learn to rest in, abide in, remain in Jesus and let everything else fall away. That's not the way that I grew up, but it is the way that I want to live. I want to live in the way of Jesus... and nothing else. -Alan Steve,

I wish we could see the production. Any chance of taking it on the road? I know a place with a couple of Starbucks nearby. ;)

Thank you for the post. You not only prompted a post on my blog, but you also prompted me to talk to my children. I hope they learn to rest in, abide in, remain in Jesus and let everything else fall away. That’s not the way that I grew up, but it is the way that I want to live. I want to live in the way of Jesus… and nothing else.

-Alan

]]> By: Tony Sisk http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/comment-page-1/#comment-6544 Tony Sisk Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:38:21 +0000 http://www.theologicalmusingsblog.com/2007/06/03/jesus-and-all/#comment-6544 <i>This is sooooooo hard!</i> It has been ingrained in my "spiritual psyche" that in order to be a "good" Christian you have to subscribe to so much theology and other abstractions; like you mentioned the 6/6000 timeline for origins (where'd that come from?) ;) This understanding, Jesus and "all", has so tainted my understandings of others' relationships with Christ, that if they didn't have Jesus <i>and all, then they must be deficient in some way. Repentance has been hard...and ugly.</i> This is sooooooo hard!

It has been ingrained in my “spiritual psyche” that in order to be a “good” Christian you have to subscribe to so much theology and other abstractions; like you mentioned the 6/6000 timeline for origins (where’d that come from?) ;)

This understanding, Jesus and “all”, has so tainted my understandings of others’ relationships with Christ, that if they didn’t have Jesus and all, then they must be deficient in some way.

Repentance has been hard…and ugly.

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