tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895639.post112689018865043115..comments2023-05-09T04:46:57.870-05:00Comments on Thoughts from a Clay Pot: Fruit, the Spirit, self-control, and spiritual impotenceRev. David Nicolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08258445973304563524noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895639.post-1127242669351198302005-09-20T13:57:00.000-05:002005-09-20T13:57:00.000-05:00David, I think you are right on target. Of course,...David, I think you are right on target. Of course, I have a Wesleyan/holiness background as well.opinionatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13492384434370938613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895639.post-1127184970242057442005-09-19T21:56:00.000-05:002005-09-19T21:56:00.000-05:00PS I enjoy reading your blog.PS I enjoy reading your blog.Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15431488398414256402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895639.post-1127184905379207012005-09-19T21:55:00.000-05:002005-09-19T21:55:00.000-05:00Linear (even 3D) thinking frustrates me, and at th...Linear (even 3D) thinking frustrates me, and at the same time I yearn for simple answers in this complex world. Thinking of Christ on the cross, I hope I (because I can't speak for other Christians, although I'd like to) can find a place of peace bearing the burdens of those around me; inspiring, encouraging and empowering each person to seek God. I don't like to think of justice much beyond the oneness we are called to. <BR/><BR/>If I begin to think about the depths of oneness, one is forced to realize how accepted things like interest bearing accounts, $1 scratch-offs, polution, etc. really begins to impress the depths of self-gratification. The problem for me is not recognizing the issues but figuring out where to connect with the world and when to disconnect, then praying for forgiveness.Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15431488398414256402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895639.post-1127133866013204672005-09-19T07:44:00.000-05:002005-09-19T07:44:00.000-05:00Sister, my intent was not to separate Christians i...Sister, my intent was not to separate Christians into two simple camps. I know many Christians, myself included, who find room for justice, mercy, righteousness, holiness, judgment, grace, patience, peace, gentleness, self-control, and a host of other theological ideas and virtues -- it just seems to me, that for many liberal students at the School of Theology where I am a student the only important theological goal is to seek justice, and the only relevant virtue is justice (and if, say, self-control or patience seems to slow the progress of justice, at least some have said that the time for those virtues has passed).Rev. David Nicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258445973304563524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895639.post-1126992376309936762005-09-17T16:26:00.000-05:002005-09-17T16:26:00.000-05:00Separating Christians into just two categories (me...Separating Christians into just two categories (mercy vs. justice) seems to leave out a whole lot of us who fall somewhere on the continuum. I think of myself as one of the "liberal" types but I'm usually <I>more</I> interested in mercy than justice.Claire Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10772846937495834349noreply@blogger.com