Comments on: Bible in a Year… Day 34 (Matthew 11-13) http://www.toward-the-goal.net/2008/03/07/bible-in-a-year-day-34-matthew-11-13/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:20:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.toward-the-goal.net/2008/03/07/bible-in-a-year-day-34-matthew-11-13/comment-page-1/#comment-3879 John Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:42:27 +0000 http://www.toward-the-goal.net/2008/03/07/bible-in-a-year-day-34-matthew-11-13/#comment-3879 You're always welcome to share here, Tom. In fact, knowing the parable of the sower is one of your favorites, I intentionally didn't write about it, figuring you'd have something to say. :) On another note, isn't it interesting how many Biblical concepts appear to be in tension with one another? I'm thinking specifically back to the "my yoke is easy and my burden is light passage", and how this seems to be in tension with Jesus urging us to "count the cost" of following Him and the concept of carrying our cross. Many others out there of course. All of these things continually highlight to me how we simply can't build a box big enough to contain God. His ways are truly not ours, and it's simply impossible for us to get a full understanding of how He works. You’re always welcome to share here, Tom. In fact, knowing the parable of the sower is one of your favorites, I intentionally didn’t write about it, figuring you’d have something to say. :)

On another note, isn’t it interesting how many Biblical concepts appear to be in tension with one another? I’m thinking specifically back to the “my yoke is easy and my burden is light passage”, and how this seems to be in tension with Jesus urging us to “count the cost” of following Him and the concept of carrying our cross. Many others out there of course.

All of these things continually highlight to me how we simply can’t build a box big enough to contain God. His ways are truly not ours, and it’s simply impossible for us to get a full understanding of how He works.

]]> By: Tom http://www.toward-the-goal.net/2008/03/07/bible-in-a-year-day-34-matthew-11-13/comment-page-1/#comment-3877 Tom Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:55:18 +0000 http://www.toward-the-goal.net/2008/03/07/bible-in-a-year-day-34-matthew-11-13/#comment-3877 I think the phrase 'We are supposed to live in the world, but not of the world' applies here. I think we as a church have done exactly what you are saying, in segregating ourselves from the world, of sorts. This is like an attempt at a defense mechanism or a shield from the sin of the world. But,if we do this, and I believe we are. How can we advance the Gospel? I really don't think that God wants us to live in a bubble and just wait our turn to enter into Heaven... If I may add some to todays reading. One of my favorite parables comes from chapter 13 and the farmer scattering the seed. If we are going to live in this world and be a light for Christ, we have to be like the seed that was firmly rooted or we will get blown away. I think the phrase ‘We are supposed to live in the world, but not of the world’ applies here. I think we as a church have done exactly what you are saying, in segregating ourselves from the world, of sorts. This is like an attempt at a defense mechanism or a shield from the sin of the world. But,if we do this, and I believe we are. How can we advance the Gospel? I really don’t think that God wants us to live in a bubble and just wait our turn to enter into Heaven…

If I may add some to todays reading. One of my favorite parables comes from chapter 13 and the farmer scattering the seed. If we are going to live in this world and be a light for Christ, we have to be like the seed that was firmly rooted or we will get blown away.

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