tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post1076209552406969151..comments2023-09-26T16:01:59.345+02:00Comments on A life in juxtaposition: No True Christian Part 2 - ConfessionEugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17722877695054410613noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-25104954011344985762008-08-26T23:21:00.000+02:002008-08-26T23:21:00.000+02:00Thanks randomsue.Thanks randomsue.GumbyTheCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696861259954817600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-41443102106517509892008-08-26T05:28:00.000+02:002008-08-26T05:28:00.000+02:00Gumby- this may be the only thing you have written...Gumby- this may be the only thing you have written that I have really gotten a hold of. Beautiful and encouraging. Thank you for the reminder of who Jesus really is.RandomSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266089487669591255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-52734563200196558922008-08-26T02:43:00.000+02:002008-08-26T02:43:00.000+02:00I really can't add much to Sue, Scoey and Gumby's ...I really can't add much to Sue, Scoey and Gumby's thoughts . . . Well, maybe here's a thought . . .<BR/><BR/>You'll recall that Jesus said "On this rock I'll build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it."<BR/><BR/>I think it is highly probable that we are so indoctrinated with the concept that the church is an organized entity we fail to realize there may actually be a "true church" (for lack of a better term, maybe "grassroots" works) that is composed of true overcomers (those who don't give up in spite of their many mistakes) and that what we we normally think of as the "church" isn't really a church at all.<BR/><BR/>Enjoyable read Eugene and thanks for your openness . . .TimmyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446318506480216665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-57428075178301930602008-08-26T00:34:00.000+02:002008-08-26T00:34:00.000+02:00Jesus died on the cross because of the things you ...Jesus died on the cross because of the things you wrote about - that no one can live up to the ideals of Christianity. If it was easy being Christ-like, there would have been no reason for Christ.<BR/><BR/>Jesus lived, and lives, because no one is perfect. I fail every day, in the simplest and most easily avoidable of ways. But the true meaning of Christianity to me is that when I fail, I <I>know</I> it. I may be a weak Christian but I know what is expected of me. I also know that when I fail to live up to those expectations, which is approximately 20 billion times a day, Jesus is somewhere saying, "That's OK, that's why I was nailed to that cross - so that you don't have to be something you, as a weak mortal, cannot be. However, I expect you to keep trying."<BR/><BR/>God is the little voice in your head that lets you know when you're wrong, why you're wrong and how you can correct the error. Jesus is the little voice in your head that says you're forgiven when you screw up.<BR/><BR/>With our amazing technology and advanced society we tend to forget we are just simple flesh and blood creatures, not far removed from the animals we evolved from. We are an infant (and infantile) species, and being able to admit our flaws (as you have so eloquently done) is a major step in spiritual evolution. <BR/><BR/>I believe it's the people that think they <I>haven't</I> done anything wrong that God looks cross-eyed at.GumbyTheCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696861259954817600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-38801700385425130092008-08-25T22:42:00.000+02:002008-08-25T22:42:00.000+02:00the Reed College confessional booth really resonat...the Reed College confessional booth really resonated with me as well - I can remember reading it & thinking, "YES." <BR/><BR/>I've had a couple of opportunities come up at our local university where I got to (informally) confess our/my sins & wrongs... it was surreal.scoeydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08206026108447779886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-17003239685151696012008-08-25T19:25:00.000+02:002008-08-25T19:25:00.000+02:00wow, that was really raw and honest. refreshing re...wow, that was really raw and honest. refreshing really. please know that you are not alone in your views. we just can't give up on the process of becoming all Jesus intended and we certainly cannot give up on trying to get the message out that the Christian machine is NOT what Jesus is about.RandomSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266089487669591255noreply@blogger.com