tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post5628779660865483567..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: Mouth, lips, heartPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-2577229871787177982011-04-23T19:42:49.652-07:002011-04-23T19:42:49.652-07:00And I'm so glad God doesn't leave us to tr...And I'm so glad God doesn't leave us to try to change our hearts by our own power.Jim Pembertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446388434272680014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-87897284509186114172011-04-23T04:27:05.653-07:002011-04-23T04:27:05.653-07:00Thanks for that Dan,
Your leading verse causes me...Thanks for that Dan,<br /><br />Your leading verse causes me to recall how amazingly prophetic Proverbs was to me. <br />And how amusingly prophetic as well:<br /><br />About a decade ago, it was hard to restrain the laughter.<br />The woman who was divorcing me- confronted me at my parents place.<br /><br />"It's your fault!", she blubbered.<br /><br />As I looked at those lips that I used to kiss. Lips now cut and swollen.<br /><br />"It's your fault I got hit!" she continued.<br /><br />"Oh, what happened?", I asked<br /><br />"Your crazy tenant hit me!"<br /><br />"Now, why would she do that?", I asked sensitively.<br /><br />"Because she tried to deduct a bra from the rent check", she explained.<br /><br />"And you confronted her on that?"<br /><br />"While she was cutting the lawn..."<br /><br />Indeed Dan, some "mouths invite a beating".<br /><br />Thanks for that recollection.Ron Van Brenkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623171051016737306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-16453829230109431702011-04-22T11:05:20.275-07:002011-04-22T11:05:20.275-07:00Interesting and ironic! Thank you.Interesting and ironic! Thank you.Alex A. Guggenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534710796711749227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-58969033946441529982011-04-22T04:22:51.664-07:002011-04-22T04:22:51.664-07:00Thanks, Merrilee; very apropos Scripture and thoug...Thanks, Merrilee; very apropos Scripture and thought.<br /><br />Yep: God-glorifying and neighbor-loving are not our tongues' default setting.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-53750099328079841972011-04-21T21:14:35.100-07:002011-04-21T21:14:35.100-07:00I wonder if the low number of comments had to do w...I wonder if the low number of comments had to do with it being spring break for some of us, or because of the topic.<br /><br />But it made me think of these verses :<br /><br />James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence - and is set on fire by hell. 3:7 For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is subdued and has been subdued by humankind. 3:8 But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. (NET Bible - sent from CadreBible)<br /><br />Even if we were to cut out that hunk of smouldering flesh, we would still have to deal with the sinful thoughts and feelings that exist before any words are formed on our tongues, and realize from whence they come. The only thing that would compel a sinful person to bridle their tongue would be a holy fear of the Lord, and a desire to honor Him, which doesn't come standard in our models without a total heart replacement.Merrilee Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770625841767761025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-12324980711411353712011-04-21T19:36:48.269-07:002011-04-21T19:36:48.269-07:00Oh the ugly remnants of that violent old man. How ...Oh the ugly remnants of that violent old man. How I cry for discernment between faith and works2OFUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781799211969136411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-90750120332375300262011-04-21T17:39:09.285-07:002011-04-21T17:39:09.285-07:00A hearty Amen.
I also want to note that this is...A hearty Amen. <br /><br />I also want to note that this is exactly why legalism and mere attention to rules and laws always fails. Our actions are a reflection of our hearts and no amount of attention to the symptoms will change the underlying cause.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285043747501470199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-56970512530171043482011-04-21T10:21:24.065-07:002011-04-21T10:21:24.065-07:00"Keep watch over your heart more than all you..."Keep watch over your heart more than all you guard, for from it flow the issues of life."<br /><br />Is he saying to keep watch over your heart so as to protect something precious, or keep watch over your heart as you might guard an enemy that is seeking to do you harm?joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811833690725966814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-51833307646722280072011-04-21T10:09:03.901-07:002011-04-21T10:09:03.901-07:00Ouch.
Ouch.
The pointy finger graphic doesn...Ouch.<br /><br /><br /><i>Ouch</i>.<br /><br /><br />The pointy finger graphic doesn't help either. :)<br /><br /><br /><br />(But <i>good</i> ouch, BTW.)Rachael Starkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781158372237369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-48227938822588390022011-04-21T09:35:48.949-07:002011-04-21T09:35:48.949-07:00YELP!... Yelp...yelp... (Doppler effect as dog hi...YELP!... Yelp...yelp... (Doppler effect as dog hit with stone flees scene.)Cathy M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08107932375538192094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-85948623032422115982011-04-21T06:57:37.550-07:002011-04-21T06:57:37.550-07:00Excellent word for Maundy Thursday. Thanks.
"...Excellent word for Maundy Thursday. Thanks.<br /><br />"..stoking the flames of martyred, bitter self-pity that rage in her [mine] heart."<br /><br />This is perhaps the heaviest of burdens that Christ wants to rid us of. Forgiveness, and grace are the easy yoke and light burden.<br />And it really is our Father in heaven giving us His Holy Spirit that will do all these things in our hearts. Luke 11:13<br /><br />"If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-20580325278837810792011-04-21T06:03:17.936-07:002011-04-21T06:03:17.936-07:00My life's account is overdrawn, but my mouth h...My life's account is overdrawn, but my mouth has plenty of cheques left!<br />Woe is me, who will save me from this wretched atmUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16212939573770116138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-47621571481599019242011-04-21T05:48:05.378-07:002011-04-21T05:48:05.378-07:00Thanks for the reminder, Dan. Wy wife and I seem ...Thanks for the reminder, Dan. Wy wife and I seem to run into this from time to time...it is usually when there is a lot going on and we haven't made enough time for renewing our minds. Although, we usually catch ourselves fairly quickly and apologize before repenting and getting back into the Word.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987985549747283669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-52525074778809341962011-04-21T05:41:55.922-07:002011-04-21T05:41:55.922-07:00"We don't merely need to adjust our heart..."<i>We don't merely need to adjust our hearts, we need new hearts (Ezekiel 36:26). We cannot merely learn new habits; we must be made new people by God's sovereign grace</i>"<br /><br />Perfect! Just trying harder isn't going to work, if it doesn't start in the heart. Whitewashed tombs, and all that.Steve Bervenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137453259611119361noreply@blogger.com