tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706995.post1929839908089782290..comments2023-09-09T08:53:09.616-07:00Comments on the rev: Common Misconceptions about Christians (inspired by my brother Keith Lowell Jensen)john jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01152784582419753697noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706995.post-13929667931688575452011-09-21T23:53:12.222-07:002011-09-21T23:53:12.222-07:00You're my kind of Christian, mate.You're my kind of Christian, mate.sabrutatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706995.post-59078277962449773882011-09-20T14:20:54.043-07:002011-09-20T14:20:54.043-07:00Here's one:
"5. A belief in God / Jesus ...Here's one:<br /><br />"5. A belief in God / Jesus can't possibly be the result of intelligent critical thinking and analysis of scientific facts, with or without accompanying analysis of personal experience, social sciences, or the spiritual realm, because if it were a person would automatically reject a belief in God / Jesus.<br /><br />Therefore, while possibly sometimes good people, Christians are needy / stupid / misguided / easily influenced / or blind, that's why they create an imaginary friend named God to hold on to."<br /><br />I actually think any belief system is largely a function of choice, influenced by each individual's personal journey through life (and if God really is sovereign, he knows this). So I'm less concerned with what people call it -- humanism, pacifism, following Christ -- and more interested in the fruits of their beliefs.<br /><br />If God is real he can call people to love in many different ways. The important thing is not who (or what) gets credit for the call, but that we answer it.<br /><br />So I don't attribute atheism to a character flaw, and I get darned aggravated when my (albeit off-center) Christianity is attributed to one (or many!).Final Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706995.post-67989182432829721432011-09-20T14:00:06.310-07:002011-09-20T14:00:06.310-07:00yeah, context
I get you brother, this seems so si...yeah, context<br /><br />I get you brother, this seems so simple to me. Jesus actually meant love your enemies by not punching them in the face or bombing their children. See how he treated his enemies that killed him? Father forgive them. But he had to die so he could spill lots of blood and pay for our sin cause God needs blood to be sated.<br /><br />ummmmm<br /><br />whatever<br /><br />revjohn jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152784582419753697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706995.post-60605324112456088912011-09-20T13:37:20.758-07:002011-09-20T13:37:20.758-07:00Great post, as always. I loved this quote - "...Great post, as always. I loved this quote - "my method is using Jesus actual life as the interpretive device."<br /><br />This is the interpretation I choose as well, but you'd be AMAZED (actually, come to think of it, you probably wouldn’t be) at how many "Christians" are absolutely appalled by this particular hermeneutic. <br /><br />I was writing about pacifism the other day and was assaulted by hermeneutical acrobatics and Pauline primacy (think Romans 13) from all sides. Then, when countering with Christ’s simple commands of loving your neighbor, praying for your enemies, and turning the other cheek, I’m shouted down with calls for “context!!”<br /><br />::Sigh:: It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.Luke Harmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08472274706595968853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706995.post-36683804631752097692011-09-20T10:55:26.068-07:002011-09-20T10:55:26.068-07:00Dear cherry picking, Republican, fundy, hypocrite,...Dear cherry picking, Republican, fundy, hypocrite, <br />Be careful about touching your inner hippy. You could get an infection.KLJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518406972256513476noreply@blogger.com