tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21445145.post114436973650344313..comments2023-10-31T09:24:13.492-04:00Comments on Live By The Truth: Love Your ChildrenDavid Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13967760489081658276noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21445145.post-1144862973192978312006-04-12T13:29:00.000-04:002006-04-12T13:29:00.000-04:00Thank you for your post.It is very sad to see the ...Thank you for your post.<BR/><BR/>It is very sad to see the direction our culture is going. Selfishness and Individualism is the the root and cause of Secularism.<BR/><BR/>The thing that troubles me more is the same mindset in the Church of Christ. When the Evangelical Church-goer speaks of their faith, it is quite often spoken of as "My personal decision to follow Jesus", "My style of worship music", "My favorite preacher","My beliefs"...and so on. Not that these things are innately bad; rather, the emphases has completely destroyed the concept of what it means to live in community. God's nature is a community: The Trinity; the early church was established as a community; and the main way of God's work in our world, is in the context of the local fellowship of believers. Evil is crafty, and will take the truth and twist it ever so slightly, to undermine God's character and the development of the church. <BR/><BR/>I understand that in a fallen world, people are going to act fallen; as grevious as it is to see this in the media. In the same breath, we should have no toleration for it in the church. What are church splits about? I dare to say, somtimes about personal preference.<BR/><BR/>Once again, thanks for your post, it really got my mind going.Riellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03808019316495690289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21445145.post-1144712409885764552006-04-10T19:40:00.000-04:002006-04-10T19:40:00.000-04:00Hey David!I didn't realise you were on the blogosp...Hey David!<BR/>I didn't realise you were on the blogosphere. It's good to see you on here.Ian Hugh Claryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686705614603192797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21445145.post-1144517482537453542006-04-08T13:31:00.000-04:002006-04-08T13:31:00.000-04:00David,Very well put. Generally speaking, parents ...David,<BR/>Very well put. Generally speaking, parents today want to have kids but do not want to be parents! Our culture tends to sacrifice nurture for extravagance, or, as you put it, care for children is exchanged for selfish pursuits. <BR/><BR/>As a new Dad I need to be challenged all I can by words of wisdom such as you wrote. As with every other sin, if we are not constantly nourished on God's Word, we will look like our sinful culture more than anything.<BR/><BR/>I need to run now. Keep bloggin'.<BR/><BR/>In Christ, Ian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21445145.post-1144380633802837142006-04-06T23:30:00.000-04:002006-04-06T23:30:00.000-04:00Amen, brother. I can't thank you enough for this s...Amen, brother. I can't thank you enough for this sobering thought. How badly we all need a wakeup call here!Julian Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090211379574469969noreply@blogger.com