Comments on: God is Enough http://shepherdtheflock.com/2008/02/23/god-is-enough/ "Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you...” Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:17:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Gordan http://shepherdtheflock.com/2008/02/23/god-is-enough/#comment-1594 Gordan Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:48:30 +0000 http://shepherdtheflock.com/2008/02/23/god-is-enough/#comment-1594 Amen and amen. I know you're not suggesting that how we live is meaningless, or that God is not concerned about any of that. But that when we speak of the Good News that is in Christ, the "main thing" is the only thing. It's about having your sins nailed to the tree, and having your debt paid off in the life-blood of the Firstborn. Let's make sure we've got that done, and then we can start talking about practical transformation, but even then, it is fraudulent (like a doctor who fails to warn you about a medicine's side-effects) to speak as if being remade in Christ's image is a recipe for ever-increasing wonderfulness in this life. There is a reason why Paul said that if the core of the Gospel is not true, then we (who are trying to live as instructed) are most to be pitied in this life. I heard RC Sproul yesterday say (paraphrased) "My life didn't get complicated until I was converted. I was doing just fine until then." Thanks, man. Amen and amen.

I know you’re not suggesting that how we live is meaningless, or that God is not concerned about any of that. But that when we speak of the Good News that is in Christ, the “main thing” is the only thing. It’s about having your sins nailed to the tree, and having your debt paid off in the life-blood of the Firstborn.

Let’s make sure we’ve got that done, and then we can start talking about practical transformation, but even then, it is fraudulent (like a doctor who fails to warn you about a medicine’s side-effects) to speak as if being remade in Christ’s image is a recipe for ever-increasing wonderfulness in this life. There is a reason why Paul said that if the core of the Gospel is not true, then we (who are trying to live as instructed) are most to be pitied in this life.

I heard RC Sproul yesterday say (paraphrased) “My life didn’t get complicated until I was converted. I was doing just fine until then.”

Thanks, man.

]]> By: GeneMBridges http://shepherdtheflock.com/2008/02/23/god-is-enough/#comment-1601 GeneMBridges Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:03:02 +0000 http://shepherdtheflock.com/2008/02/23/god-is-enough/#comment-1601 I might add that the self-fulfillment gospel people as you say, while using the law as the secret to living a good life, when confronted with the shallowness of their doctrine, they immediately resort to opposing the Law and Grace, such that teaching doctrine is teaching "the Law" and teaching their ethical "gospel" is teaching grace. There's a certain irony to that. I might add that the self-fulfillment gospel people as you say, while using the law as the secret to living a good life, when confronted with the shallowness of their doctrine, they immediately resort to opposing the Law and Grace, such that teaching doctrine is teaching “the Law” and teaching their ethical “gospel” is teaching grace. There’s a certain irony to that.

]]> By: Tim http://shepherdtheflock.com/2008/02/23/god-is-enough/#comment-1608 Tim Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:45:50 +0000 http://shepherdtheflock.com/2008/02/23/god-is-enough/#comment-1608 I've often said that people really don't take God seriously when we thank him for the "good" in our lives, but people pay attention when in the midst of the "bad things" in life we exhalt and glorify Him, simply because it is the direct opporsite of what the flesh wants to do, which is to blame God and lash out at Him. Praise God, for not only does He grant His children faith to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His name's sake! I’ve often said that people really don’t take God seriously when we thank him for the “good” in our lives, but people pay attention when in the midst of the “bad things” in life we exhalt and glorify Him, simply because it is the direct opporsite of what the flesh wants to do, which is to blame God and lash out at Him. Praise God, for not only does He grant His children faith to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His name’s sake!

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