Comments on: the gospel is for the weak http://www.mijah.com/2009/10/06/the-gospel-is-for-the-weak/ text pertaining to the love of God Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:10:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: daniel http://www.mijah.com/2009/10/06/the-gospel-is-for-the-weak/comment-page-1/#comment-4952 daniel Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:57:27 +0000 http://www.mijah.com/?p=526#comment-4952 <p>good quotes here, thanks for sharing</p> <p>it's interesting that sometimes when defending christianity to those who do not believe, we naturally want to assure them that christians are not these "weak" people. the irony is that we are, and so are the people who we're in conversation with, so acceptance of the gospel is the difference between the two people. </p> <p>of course there can still be intellectually weak people in terms of how strongly they their own position, but i'd suggest they are found in both camps.</p> good quotes here, thanks for sharing

it’s interesting that sometimes when defending christianity to those who do not believe, we naturally want to assure them that christians are not these “weak” people. the irony is that we are, and so are the people who we’re in conversation with, so acceptance of the gospel is the difference between the two people.

of course there can still be intellectually weak people in terms of how strongly they their own position, but i’d suggest they are found in both camps.

]]> By: Micah James Lugg http://www.mijah.com/2009/10/06/the-gospel-is-for-the-weak/comment-page-1/#comment-4918 Micah James Lugg Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:06:59 +0000 http://www.mijah.com/?p=526#comment-4918 <p>Chuck, that's funny that you should mention that quote because in my own meditation on how God helps us, I came to the same conclusion. When I hear students pray, they often move through the list of requests by saying, "Please help ______. And please help _______. . ." etc. </p> <p>But I think that often when we are asking for help, we see God as more a crutch to get us through rather than a stretcher. It's deceiving because in both instances we can say that we couldn't of made it without God's help, but the perspective is totally different.</p> Chuck, that’s funny that you should mention that quote because in my own meditation on how God helps us, I came to the same conclusion. When I hear students pray, they often move through the list of requests by saying, “Please help ______. And please help _______. . .” etc.

But I think that often when we are asking for help, we see God as more a crutch to get us through rather than a stretcher. It’s deceiving because in both instances we can say that we couldn’t of made it without God’s help, but the perspective is totally different.

]]> By: chuck http://www.mijah.com/2009/10/06/the-gospel-is-for-the-weak/comment-page-1/#comment-4917 chuck Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:12:26 +0000 http://www.mijah.com/?p=526#comment-4917 <p>An old friend once said, "God is not a crutch, He's my Stretcher". I think that is a good picture. In our weakness He is made strong.</p> An old friend once said, “God is not a crutch, He’s my Stretcher”. I think that is a good picture. In our weakness He is made strong.

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