tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post3983833185834654610..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: Why Did God Let that Brook Go Dry in the First Place?Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-87207466358958298642007-07-30T05:08:00.000-07:002007-07-30T05:08:00.000-07:00Hmmm ...I know it's a perversion of the subject, b...Hmmm ...<BR/><BR/>I know it's a perversion of the subject, but how about this: Why was Elijah subject to continuing revelation and we are not? To put it another way, after Frank's tour-de-force w.r.t. da Gifts, can we not get back to the continuing revelation subject so long ago led astray in Pyro 1?Jim Criglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11437189788683651969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-71094473864718361682007-07-27T21:26:00.000-07:002007-07-27T21:26:00.000-07:00What uniqueness does Luke 4 have for us beyond God...What uniqueness does Luke 4 have for us beyond God's teaching us his provision under trial? Matthew 4.4 contains clearest provisional statement of God's grace and mercy under trial.<BR/><BR/>Luking back at it, it is amazing that Christ was presenting himself to the teachers as a type of Elijah, and actually tells them that he has been sent to them, "widows," and "lepers." Knowing the outcome of the stories, they should have been grateful for his intended blessing of them. Our familiarity with who it was he was speaking to colors our thinking, and they do what we expect. But He had announced their salvation after so long a time of apparent abandonment by their husband. Instead of taking the cup of refreshment offered by the prophet with humble thanksgiving, they refuse it. Waaaa! The jaw drops. One thing the widow in the wilderness knew was her condition, how sick is the one who does not recognize his own need for a physician?Strong Towerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834108238546908018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-59506920798325387542007-07-27T20:29:00.000-07:002007-07-27T20:29:00.000-07:00phil,thanks for this - I just finished your Elijah...phil,<BR/><BR/>thanks for this - I just finished your Elijah series from Grace Life in my car - great reminders!!<BR/><BR/>And for everyone else, that's a plug to find those sermons!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466838495115756231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-24432103505151212892007-07-27T18:19:00.000-07:002007-07-27T18:19:00.000-07:00Thanks for your blogs, they really make you think....Thanks for your blogs, they really make you think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-42375023516806836722007-07-27T14:57:00.000-07:002007-07-27T14:57:00.000-07:00The verse from Luke is very powerful. The self-rig...The verse from Luke is very powerful. The self-righteous leaders in the church at that time got mighty mad.<BR/><BR/>God is so gracious. And we need to never shrink from proclaiming how gracious He is. But look out for those who will become angry, when grace and mercy is preached. <BR/><BR/>What a very fine teaching. Good series.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-17603775515570110442007-07-27T14:09:00.000-07:002007-07-27T14:09:00.000-07:00I've never thought about it that way. Excellent in...I've never thought about it that way. Excellent insight. Thanks for sharing that!<BR/><BR/>Seth<BR/><A HREF="http://www.whatum.com" REL="nofollow">whatum.com</A><BR/>theological satireSeth Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971543656247882892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-42276145495175508922007-07-27T13:51:00.000-07:002007-07-27T13:51:00.000-07:00Excellent way of bringing that out Phil. I am wit...Excellent way of bringing that out Phil. I am with Frank - the gospel application is profound indeed.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06734845463331170748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-13284080847715337802007-07-27T12:45:00.000-07:002007-07-27T12:45:00.000-07:00Frank. When did a hiatus ever stop you before?This...Frank. When did a hiatus ever stop you before?<BR/><BR/>This is such a great illustration of God's provision and sovereignty in unexpected ways.<BR/><BR/>We may make our plans but God surely directs our steps.<BR/><BR/>I really, really like this series on Elijah.candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088593538648596769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-50355004305619171682007-07-27T12:12:00.000-07:002007-07-27T12:12:00.000-07:00Wow. God through affliction of his prophet showed ...Wow. God through affliction of his prophet showed mercy to another...<BR/><BR/>Elijah was afflicted by lack of water...and shown mercy by the Widow.<BR/><BR/>The Widow was afflicted by hunger, shown mercy by Elijah.<BR/><BR/>Both, through the grace of God were provided for.<BR/><BR/>Grace..through affliction?<BR/><BR/>Job, Jonah, Paul, Steven,<BR/><BR/>Jesus......ezekielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11991868400830971195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-88804649337927139522007-07-27T12:10:00.000-07:002007-07-27T12:10:00.000-07:00I love that story. Thanks for turning my attentio...I love that story. Thanks for turning my attention back to it.Robert N. Landrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08150236985038443882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-88160756002746422722007-07-27T11:09:00.000-07:002007-07-27T11:09:00.000-07:00Cent:I'll take a wild guess...we have to go forth,...Cent:<BR/><BR/>I'll take a wild guess...we have to go forth, sometimes to the farthest corners of the world, to do God's work in bringing His Word to those whom He has chosen from among the nations?<BR/><BR/>Lord o' da Manor:<BR/><BR/>"Big Fish Cruise Lines"...heh.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-81507402238860422542007-07-27T11:01:00.000-07:002007-07-27T11:01:00.000-07:00Contemplate, Job, Jonah, or the disciples between ...Contemplate, Job, Jonah, or the disciples between the crucifiction and the resurrection appearances.<BR/><BR/>When Job was at his end, a man named Elihu says that God does these things twice even three times, many times to teach man the prophet goes on to say, to teach man his sin, to teach man not to answer back to God. Jonah, after having been cooled off in the ocean and delivered to Ninevah via "Big Fish Cruise Lines," is subjected to the baking Sun, to show him that his hothead was necessary to teach him that God is sovereign over all his creatures, even the vine and its destroyer, as well as the ignorance of sinful man. The disciples, an we can only imagine the conversation, probably was much the same as the two on the Emmaus road, who questioned their own gullability in believing the promises of God especially in light of the events from which they and the others were fleeing, yes, even His mother.<BR/><BR/>And why, how about, to make known the riches of his mercy, even to those who by nature are children of wrath? How then should we call out for mercy, except that we are put in need of calling out for it. Thank God he is both the creator of the destroyer and the providential Savior, how else would we know that we need him?Strong Towerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834108238546908018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-18462809167044801652007-07-27T10:33:00.000-07:002007-07-27T10:33:00.000-07:00The Gospel application here is somewhat staggering...The Gospel application here is somewhat staggering. I wish Phil had spelled it out because I'm on hiatus ...FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-35150778242854065912007-07-27T10:23:00.000-07:002007-07-27T10:23:00.000-07:00The Lord will have mercy on whom He will have merc...The Lord will have mercy on whom He will have mercy.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.com