tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post5508063770490409809..comments2023-10-03T06:18:27.828-05:00Comments on The Aardvark's PLUMBLINE: The Aardvarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-73568296138483122362007-11-07T20:32:00.000-06:002007-11-07T20:32:00.000-06:00Thanks. David. I ran across that article a couple ...Thanks. David. I ran across that article a couple of years ago, and finally got tired of Americhristian foolishness. History is vitally important; Santayana and all that. Jesus was God entering space/time, entering history.<BR/><BR/>Yes. Dr. Kennedy was a great man. The primary difference was that he was working from church. He was grounded in the ekklesia. The standard "Blank McBlank The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-26111673590693442082007-11-07T10:27:00.000-06:002007-11-07T10:27:00.000-06:00Quite interesting. Thank you for the study. In m...Quite interesting. Thank you for the study. In my own life, by studying Scripture, I've definitely moved away from mainstream Evangelicalism and back towards the faith of Augustine and the Reformers. We've added some non-biblical craziness, fo shizzle. I enjoyed the prominent place the article gives to history. (Heck, if Americans studied history this whole nation would be voting for Dr. David The Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198938190820294516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-13752495294766542592007-10-23T17:08:00.000-05:002007-10-23T17:08:00.000-05:00Well said. I was baptized in Lake Michigan by the ...Well said. I was baptized in Lake Michigan by the Pastor of the church I was attending at the time. I have quit most of my bad habits and am working, with God's help, on the few that remain. As you say, by reading The Word, I've been changing over time, trying to bring my life more in line with His commands. I'm so grateful that He's loving and patient, as my sin sometimes comes back for a visit,Billiamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489132492383133253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-70873336512273363682007-10-20T18:02:00.000-05:002007-10-20T18:02:00.000-05:00OTOH, when a specific remedy is given for a specif...OTOH, when a specific remedy is given for a specific ailment, we should take it.<BR/><BR/>Jesus refers to the door of the sheepfold. If God has provided the Means for entering the sheepfold, the Keys, as it were, then we shoulddo as He says. <BR/><BR/>Nadab and Abihu were instructed to use consecrated fire for the incense in the Tabernacle. They were unimpressed, and used any old fire, and died The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-45267386581342070672007-10-20T17:46:00.000-05:002007-10-20T17:46:00.000-05:00The question is not, "are you still lost", but rat...The question is not, "are you still lost", but rather,<BR/>"Where do you go from here".<BR/><BR/>This is a general example, not a Temperance Lecture:<BR/><BR/>Suppose I am a young Christian who REALLY wants to serve God, but ignorantly continues the Friday and Saturday night binges to which I am accustomed. It's a habit, and is fun. Then I read in the Word that God is not pleased with my The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-9646854511188227632007-10-20T15:25:00.000-05:002007-10-20T15:25:00.000-05:00Yet, if you prayed the sinners prayer, but then, i...Yet, if you prayed the sinners prayer, but then, in your study of The Word, came to realize that this was incorrect, yet you BELIEVE in Christ and His sacrifice, are you then still lost?Billiamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489132492383133253noreply@blogger.com