Just because someone called pastor publishes an article doesn’t mean they’re right.
You don’t have to do or be anything other than obey God. Everything else is up to you, that could be enjoying the peace of little to no responsibilities or whatever else. Your condition is not an accident. God hasn’t overlooked you.
And you don’t have to suffer well either — whatever that means. Ask job. If you hate God for your condition, tell him. Wail and be bitter like Jeremiah.
This person is adding burdens to the believer’s conscience he has no authority to do. Don’t let him be a stumbling block for your sacred experience.
Annie3000 you are speaking like a fool. If you disagree with my article, make your case. But don’t just dismiss it without engaging the content.
Then you proceed to give counsel about hating God and wailing like Jeremiah. That’s not what the scriptures teach at all. The scriptures teach us to fear God and suffer faithfully, not whine and be bitter about it, expecting God to reward us for our authenticity.
I haven’t added burdens to anyone’s conscience. Read the article. I speak about what Christians are “free” to pursue, not just Christians “must” pursue.
I agree with your thoughts on looser theology, and have benefited from Lusk as well, but I'm stuck on the use of Rom 2:6-10 as a supporting text for pursuing glory in daily life. Taking note of the chiastic structure and the context (God's impartial judgement on the last day), it seems that what is sought after (glory) and what is given (eternal life) is future, given by God, and is based on good works. I'm no expert, but the text being used has the feel of right doctrine, wrong text. You seem to be saying that "glory" is our work in fulfilling the creation mandate and the great commission. I'm not disagreeing with glorifying God in our work, it's just that glory, honor, and immortality appear to correspond to eternal life in Romans 2:7. This appears to be confirmed when in Romans 2:10, Paul "substitutes 'glory and honor and peace' for eternal life as the reward that God will recompense 'to everyone who accomplishes the good'". In other words, in this particular text, glory is not something we do, but is our heavenly reward. From another angle, what would pursuing "immortality" (i.e. our resurrection bodies) look like in our daily living? How would I do that? I think the answer is that we do good works, and our good works show that we are seeking immortality/eternal life. I could be off in my thinking but I thought I would offer my thoughts before your book goes to print ;) Ardel Caneday helped me in seeing the structure: https://www.academia.edu/35624568/Judgment_Behavior_and_Justification_according_to_Pauls_Gospel_in_Romans_2
how do i when i have cancer i am a loser and not well
Suffer well to the glory of God. make the most of a bad situation and trust God to improve it however you can. I’ll pray for you
Thanks. I want to do something...
Just because someone called pastor publishes an article doesn’t mean they’re right.
You don’t have to do or be anything other than obey God. Everything else is up to you, that could be enjoying the peace of little to no responsibilities or whatever else. Your condition is not an accident. God hasn’t overlooked you.
And you don’t have to suffer well either — whatever that means. Ask job. If you hate God for your condition, tell him. Wail and be bitter like Jeremiah.
This person is adding burdens to the believer’s conscience he has no authority to do. Don’t let him be a stumbling block for your sacred experience.
Annie3000 you are speaking like a fool. If you disagree with my article, make your case. But don’t just dismiss it without engaging the content.
Then you proceed to give counsel about hating God and wailing like Jeremiah. That’s not what the scriptures teach at all. The scriptures teach us to fear God and suffer faithfully, not whine and be bitter about it, expecting God to reward us for our authenticity.
I haven’t added burdens to anyone’s conscience. Read the article. I speak about what Christians are “free” to pursue, not just Christians “must” pursue.
Your words are pop psychotherapeutic nonsense.
I agree with your thoughts on looser theology, and have benefited from Lusk as well, but I'm stuck on the use of Rom 2:6-10 as a supporting text for pursuing glory in daily life. Taking note of the chiastic structure and the context (God's impartial judgement on the last day), it seems that what is sought after (glory) and what is given (eternal life) is future, given by God, and is based on good works. I'm no expert, but the text being used has the feel of right doctrine, wrong text. You seem to be saying that "glory" is our work in fulfilling the creation mandate and the great commission. I'm not disagreeing with glorifying God in our work, it's just that glory, honor, and immortality appear to correspond to eternal life in Romans 2:7. This appears to be confirmed when in Romans 2:10, Paul "substitutes 'glory and honor and peace' for eternal life as the reward that God will recompense 'to everyone who accomplishes the good'". In other words, in this particular text, glory is not something we do, but is our heavenly reward. From another angle, what would pursuing "immortality" (i.e. our resurrection bodies) look like in our daily living? How would I do that? I think the answer is that we do good works, and our good works show that we are seeking immortality/eternal life. I could be off in my thinking but I thought I would offer my thoughts before your book goes to print ;) Ardel Caneday helped me in seeing the structure: https://www.academia.edu/35624568/Judgment_Behavior_and_Justification_according_to_Pauls_Gospel_in_Romans_2
How do you reconcile your thoughts with God becoming a slave?
It seems to me that Christ reveals that true glory is theandric. The cross seems to be the geometry of glory.
You are unfortunately conflating modern connotations associated with glory with the word itself. Glory is not something earned by a hero .
Glory is praise. When God called his creation good, that was praise.
So all have sinned (are no longer good) and fallen short of the Glory of God, his praise.
Adam already had God’s glory. At the end of creation, God said it was ALL good.
Next you should read Ecclesiastes. The function of man is to eat, drink, and be merry.