tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post5165937150925776362..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: Can anything good come from Nazareth?Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-65374380088259045122009-03-23T16:02:00.000-07:002009-03-23T16:02:00.000-07:00Lol. Immediately after submitting the last post, ...Lol. Immediately after submitting the last post, I went to the top of the page and the Word Verification says<BR/><BR/>trator<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it's misspelled, but after my post about MacArthur, it's kinda spooky, lol. Ok, Dr. MacArthur, I take it all back.Erik Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199082809283486949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-31404620915652659022009-03-23T15:54:00.000-07:002009-03-23T15:54:00.000-07:00Oops, I know this is going to look like a panderin...Oops, I know this is going to look like a pandering afterthought following my previous post, but it's genuine. <BR/><BR/>Frank, thanks for the thought provoking post. It really has me thinking. I guess I'm thinking primarily about John MacArthur. I really hold him up on a pedastal, but I'm pretty sure it's not iconic and I'm especially certain that it's not idolatry, it's that I <I><B>greatly</B></I> respect him because he's proven to be consistent, biblical and true in a world where those qualities are sadly lacking.<BR/><BR/>Your post has caused me to examine it more closely.<BR/><BR/>Huh... <BR/><BR/>thinking.Erik Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199082809283486949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-82096481342617196912009-03-23T15:36:00.000-07:002009-03-23T15:36:00.000-07:00Jay said...If it wasn't for TeamPyro then I don't ...<B> Jay</B> said...<I>If it wasn't for TeamPyro then I don't know if I ever would have discovered the wonderful Biblical teaching of John MacArthur.</I> <BR/><BR/>Lol, that's just the exact opposite of my experience. If it wasn't for Dr. MacArthur, and then, by proxy, Phil Johnson, I would have never discovered the wonderful world of TeamPyro.Erik Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199082809283486949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-82409085080708704452009-03-22T13:35:00.000-07:002009-03-22T13:35:00.000-07:00i second that Jayi second that JayJared Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14448368987693440943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-16507547980770477502009-03-21T18:03:00.000-07:002009-03-21T18:03:00.000-07:00Thanks Frank. Thought provoking.I find myself bec...Thanks Frank. Thought provoking.<BR/><BR/>I find myself becoming a (3) because of my (2) church - ironically due to the education that I've received from visiting this site the last few years and trying to figure out what everyone is talking about. If it wasn't for TeamPyro then I don't know if I ever would have discovered the wonderful Biblical teaching of John MacArthur.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833725192258613330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-32871886730667361972009-03-21T12:10:00.000-07:002009-03-21T12:10:00.000-07:00"You are not a Paul-plus-James Christian if you me...<I>"You are not a Paul-plus-James Christian if you merely enjoy the podcasts from all the T4G guys and all the Gospel Coalition guys. You are a Paul-plus-James Christian if you count trial as joy, and can say that you see that the aim of what the apostles taught is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith."</I><BR/>Frank, thank you for this. It's the area in which God has been challenging me, for a while now. Particularly with reference to 1 Cor. 12-13.Jugulumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09932658890162312549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-64195940422110630402009-03-21T10:59:00.000-07:002009-03-21T10:59:00.000-07:00I have never been tempted to leave my church, but ...I have never been tempted to leave my church, but your long series on just that very subject back in...'07, was it?...helped teach me just how precious and valuable the local church is.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-10925943438136652742009-03-21T08:31:00.000-07:002009-03-21T08:31:00.000-07:00" the Lord’s Day in the Lord’s House with the Lord..." the Lord’s Day in the Lord’s House with the Lord’s people. They are not any worse than the Galatians or the Colossians – most of them. Most of you aren’t either."<BR/><BR/>That, Monsieur Frank, is possibly the most overlooked thought out there. And probably, if we believed that one thing alone, it would stop a whole lot of "well meaning" church hopping. Or at least make it happen more slowly and thoughtfully.<BR/><BR/>You're not my hero, by the way, but I do generally like to read what you have to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-475177328009118402009-03-20T21:50:00.000-07:002009-03-20T21:50:00.000-07:00You guys post a lot of great stuff, but I think th...You guys post a lot of great stuff, but I think this was the best one yet (to me.) Well said my man.lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269079315500219992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-1862897840427213272009-03-20T20:23:00.000-07:002009-03-20T20:23:00.000-07:00Your wife called you a dummy? Tough crowd.True sto...Your wife called you a dummy? Tough crowd.<BR/><BR/>True story: several years ago, three people, including myself, from our church used to visit a nursing home/assisted living center for a few years, and had developed respect with the workers and also the residents there. A new manager came onboard after we were ministering to the residents and kicked us out, falsely accusing us that we were there to steal, offering no evidence whatsoever. Threatened to call the cops; we're banned for life there. That was my first taste of 2 Corinthians 4:7-12:<BR/><BR/>"But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our bodies. For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you." <BR/><BR/>Believe me, we were perplexed, but I recalled afterwards that one of the new people in the assisted living center hated Christians, and when he found out we were, he angrily asked us to leave his room. I'll never know for sure, but that may have caused the issue.<BR/>I never got that verse until then, and I didn't understand why God would allow that to happen. Now I do, but it's still sad. And I finally learned serving God is anything but a picnic.<BR/><BR/>But yet, ultimately rewarding.Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267525662313103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-2282764366341661602009-03-20T18:51:00.000-07:002009-03-20T18:51:00.000-07:00Great Post. I think you collected your thoughts v...Great Post. I think you collected your thoughts very nicely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-52856513882108551112009-03-20T18:10:00.000-07:002009-03-20T18:10:00.000-07:00Frank:There's a comment from KM on your last post ...Frank:<BR/><BR/>There's a comment from KM on your last post ("Put It in Order") from this morning, that he/she is waiting for a reply from. I certainly don't feel qualified to answer.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-18957062556560719642009-03-20T17:09:00.000-07:002009-03-20T17:09:00.000-07:00Celebrity culture is awful for the gospel. The tem...Celebrity culture is awful for the gospel. The temptation is strong to be somebody TO ALL. Be somebody at your church and neighborhood. That's what's needed right now. Evangelicalism is getting to be a joke because of its Geraldoization.James Scott Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641370124346172648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-55616824687083669132009-03-20T15:54:00.000-07:002009-03-20T15:54:00.000-07:00I noticed Phil was so pleased that he didn’t have ...I noticed Phil was so pleased that he didn’t have to try to come up with a post today that he didn’t take Frank to task for that picture :-)<BR/><BR/><I>The Squirrel</I>The Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-13795914277419782842009-03-20T15:38:00.000-07:002009-03-20T15:38:00.000-07:00Good stuff Mr. T. When you actually start liking b...Good stuff Mr. T. When you actually start <I>liking</I> being semi-famous, you'll really have problems.<BR/><BR/>But I must say, your dissing of celebrity culture would be more consistent if you hadn't somehow worked so many celebrity pop-culture lyrics into your article!Nash Equilibriumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528684112014026512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-74738931671716323542009-03-20T14:58:00.000-07:002009-03-20T14:58:00.000-07:00Wow! These were jsut a few random thoughts off the...Wow! These were jsut a few random thoughts off the top of your head?<BR/><BR/>And your wife thinks you're a dummy?<BR/><BR/>What planet am I on? <BR/><BR/>Regards,Colin Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632698769785766168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-87735829951386867962009-03-20T12:22:00.000-07:002009-03-20T12:22:00.000-07:00"we are not really Gospel-saved people if we aren'...<I>"we are not really Gospel-saved people if we aren't changed by the Gospel <B>into people who know that love hurts but that we are commanded to love anyway.</B>"</I><BR/>*sigh* Thanks Mr. Turk I've been learning that lesson this year...not fully there yet.Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385067178930906667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-13395041638429958422009-03-20T12:12:00.000-07:002009-03-20T12:12:00.000-07:00SDG? I thought Cent was referring to himself as So...SDG? I thought Cent was referring to himself as Some D**b Guy ("that’s what you get for plastering your name and face all over the internet, dummy").<BR/><BR/>IPTGTBLTDG, if you know what I mean.<BR/><BR/>SDG-<BR/><BR/>Self-deprecating guy.<BR/><BR/>Stuff done good.<BR/><BR/>Some done good.<BR/><BR/>Some do good.<BR/><BR/>So do good.<BR/><BR/>Some dribble gravy.<BR/><BR/>Sock darning granny.<BR/><BR/>Shizdazzlingazooks.<BR/><BR/>Really Frank, with a billion of us on the Net, most likely your sub-blogstar position is secure. Not everyone can be an iMonk, ya know. There is this one thing, though I might never be able to pat your pate in person and say good boy, you done good you'll never know about.<BR/><BR/>Gotta go chase that annoying kid off the lawn before he steals my gnome sculpture again.Strong Towerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834108238546908018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-3870331110233742352009-03-20T12:09:00.001-07:002009-03-20T12:09:00.001-07:00"...all by God's grace and for His glory.""...all <B><I>by</I></B> God's grace and for His glory."Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-56255214676261200872009-03-20T12:09:00.000-07:002009-03-20T12:09:00.000-07:00If it's any consolation, Frank, I despise you........If it's any consolation, Frank, I despise you.<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/>No, seriously, I love you, and thank you for your thoughts here.<BR/><BR/>Taking up our crosses in love, working it out with blood, sweat, toil, and tears, and all God's grace and for His glory. That's what it's all about.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-43987083790480004702009-03-20T12:04:00.000-07:002009-03-20T12:04:00.000-07:00Okay, the illustrations AND the content.This is a ...Okay, the illustrations AND the content.<BR/><BR/>This is a solid reminder, Frank, thanks.Becky Schellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770865501944518003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-45601623304695146562009-03-20T11:42:00.000-07:002009-03-20T11:42:00.000-07:00There's something more urgent than blogging?You me...There's something more urgent than blogging?<BR/><BR/>You mean, <B><I><A HREF="http://centuri0n.blogspot.com/2006/08/like-ministry.html" REL="nofollow">LIKE MINISTRY</A></I></B>?!<BR/><BR/>I read this CT piece a coupla weeks ago about Passion Church in Atlanta, and I thought that you, me and Dan could start up a multi-campus church where we each get to preach once every three weeks and relay the thing to each church via JumboTron.<BR/><BR/>We could call it "PyroCclesia", and sell t-shirts and all that, but then I heard Mark Dever's curt dismissal of multi-campus churches and a little part of me died.<BR/><BR/>{sigh}<BR/><BR/>Lunch with Lance only barely consoled me.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-47121431259438167332009-03-20T11:32:00.000-07:002009-03-20T11:32:00.000-07:00Matthew 28 says "GO and make disciples.." not "go ...Matthew 28 says "GO and make disciples.." not "go attend another seminar or go read to gather more data about the subject." Our Lord left us the Holy Spirit to guide and assist, so don't make it a bench warmer. Just do it!Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11890195596371455350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-83496258073113490362009-03-20T11:30:00.000-07:002009-03-20T11:30:00.000-07:00BaseDad:SDG = soli Deo gloria = "Glory to God alon...<B>BaseDad:</B><BR/><BR/>SDG = <I>soli Deo gloria</I> = "Glory to God alone."<BR/><BR/>It's a legitimate question. I'll bet more than half our readers didn't know the answer.<BR/><BR/><B>Frank:</B><BR/><BR/>You'll always be a celebrity to me and my family.<BR/><BR/>And thanks for bailing me out this morning. I came home from Tulsa to a pile of stuff more urgent than blogging, so there's no way I could have posted today. Monday, for sure.<BR/><BR/>(Or should I say D.V.?)Phil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-10000696406855788152009-03-20T11:07:00.000-07:002009-03-20T11:07:00.000-07:00You see why Matt Gumm is a sidekick? He loves the...You see why Matt Gumm is a sidekick? He loves the n00b rather than the easy and gratifying alternative.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.com