tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post7901556971014323713..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: Transparency: ...and more good... (part 2 of 3)Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-38553993179966177882008-05-11T15:50:00.000-07:002008-05-11T15:50:00.000-07:00Willem, I'm having trouble putting my hands on my ...<B>Willem</B>, I'm having trouble putting my hands on my copy. But I'm pretty sure it was from J. I. Packer's introduction to <A HREFHTTP://WWW.CHRISTIANBOOK.COM/CHRISTIAN/BOOKS/PRODUCT?ITEM_NO="9210&netp_id=162867&event=ESRCN&item_code=WW&view=details#curr" HREF="" REL="nofollow">The Mortification of Sin</A>.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-34033733916735648102008-05-11T07:26:00.000-07:002008-05-11T07:26:00.000-07:00Very good and encouraging posts.Markhttp://tartans...Very good and encouraging posts.<BR/><BR/>Mark<BR/>http://tartansplace.blogspot.com/Mark Farnon (Tartanarmy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11408677103336968440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-79014835250223101802008-05-11T06:01:00.000-07:002008-05-11T06:01:00.000-07:00I'll try to find a hard-copy reference later. In t...I'll try to find a hard-copy reference later. In the meanwhile, it is alluded to <A HREF="http://graceonlinelibrary.org/articles/full.asp?id=33%7C37%7C569" REL="nofollow">here</A> and cited <A HREF="http://theologica.blogspot.com/2008/03/packer-on-owen.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-89272260776198521642008-05-11T05:50:00.000-07:002008-05-11T05:50:00.000-07:00Is it possible to have the reference to where Pack...Is it possible to have the reference to where Packer tells of "the shipwreck that holiness teaching nearly brought him to, and how John Owen saved his sanity"?Willem Bronkhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286066355116005060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-75222696957277776202008-05-10T15:46:00.000-07:002008-05-10T15:46:00.000-07:00Thanks for this great thread! Over the years and ...Thanks for this great thread! Over the years and through the trials of miscarriages, parenting lots of teens, and generally along the path of sanctification, it has seemed that folks have been most willing to listen to the Gospel when we have been transparent regarding our struggles. One of the biggest hurdles our own teens face as they consider the message of the Gospel are the "what ifs", as a matter of fact. (What if I mess up and don't do things "right"...) It helps them so much to hear others whom they respect share the stories of their own struggles. <BR/>Blessings<BR/>Ramonaramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983248736335145137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-7054689612476350482008-05-08T23:15:00.000-07:002008-05-08T23:15:00.000-07:00Good read thankx to my sister sending me the Link....Good read thankx to my sister sending me the Link. Myself struggling with Godly sorrow and contemplating how much of it you make transparent to others. Read 2 Cor 7;10 this morning and is so fitting here: Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regrets, but worldly sorrow brings deathSkitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569601233668205468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-36729968032583438442008-05-08T19:11:00.000-07:002008-05-08T19:11:00.000-07:00Dan,I have one question. This will determine wheth...Dan,<BR/><BR/>I have one question. This will determine whether my jealousy over not being able to go to T4G will rise to fever pitch. <BR/><BR/>Did TeamPyro hand out free Costco meat chubs while at the conference? When I saw Phil at last year's Shepherd's Conference, he was kind enough to give me a TeamPyro sticker. But I always miss out when the handouts get upgraded. The sticker is cool, but it's not very sturdy and wouldn't hold up well if I had to beat someone with it.Solameaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869424956571944997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-21767039424043639122008-05-08T13:18:00.000-07:002008-05-08T13:18:00.000-07:00Thanks Dan,this one will be printed up and placed ...Thanks Dan,<BR/><BR/>this one will be printed up and placed on my desk for my low times.~Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819856178499938127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-89417219829710314572008-05-08T12:41:00.000-07:002008-05-08T12:41:00.000-07:00Dan, Thanks for this series. I'm enjoying it a lot...Dan, <BR/>Thanks for this series. I'm enjoying it a lot. And finding myself challenged and reminded all at the same time. <BR/><BR/>If I were a voting member of TeamPyro, I'd vote for more posts like this and less of the "watchdog"/"emergent police" sort. But I'll take what I can get and smile.<BR/><BR/>(I can already hear the retorts - it's okay, I promise I already know that it is "necessary". I read it all just the same, and appreciate many great points that are made in those kinds of posts, too.)Ryan Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160840284515447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-31087812781867687152008-05-08T12:03:00.000-07:002008-05-08T12:03:00.000-07:00One can also wear clothes. That works, too.Transpa...One can also wear clothes. That works, too.<BR/><BR/>Transparency is good, especially for a jellyfish like me.<BR/><BR/>Dan, you are precious!Nash Equilibriumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528684112014026512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-14007415168049747222008-05-08T08:49:00.000-07:002008-05-08T08:49:00.000-07:00I visit this blog often but these have been the mo...I visit this blog often but these have been the most enjoyable posts. It has truly served as pastoral counsel and encouragement knowing that I am not alone in what so frequently befalls me. The more I read the Bible, study and reflect on God the more I feel weak, naked and ashamed. My only recourse is to run under the wing of Christ that he may cover my nakedness.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045435425352838499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-19306625001465166562008-05-08T07:27:00.000-07:002008-05-08T07:27:00.000-07:00Your recalling Duncan's comments at T4G reminded m...Your recalling Duncan's comments at T4G reminded me of similar comments made by MacArthur there as well: <I>Ministers of the Gospel are the only profession in which they get none of the credit for the results, and all of the blame for the failures.</I> This can be very discouraging at times, but very encouraging at others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-88398277929486006092008-05-08T06:13:00.000-07:002008-05-08T06:13:00.000-07:00Excellent post and great series DJP! I appreciate...Excellent post and great series DJP! I appreciate the transparency displayed in the Cookbook thread yesterday.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait for the third installment!Truth Unites... and Divideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891402278361538353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-59138800582981902622008-05-08T06:05:00.000-07:002008-05-08T06:05:00.000-07:00Very encouraging of you to point this out. When we...Very encouraging of you to point this out. When we are discouraged the general reaction of others it to rebuke, not encourage. <BR/><BR/>One preacher that I love and respect had one time told an older minister that he felt like "the worst preacher in the world." The older pastor said, "That's fine. It's when you feel like the best preacher in the world that you need to worry."<BR/><BR/>I'm thankful for transparency in those men whom we respect. It's easy to get discouraged when you think that you are the only one that formerly lived a life of sin.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101242277244136485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-23220317540611258702008-05-08T05:59:00.000-07:002008-05-08T05:59:00.000-07:00I love this series, Dan.I love this series, Dan.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009121709733650503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-59415125055248770962008-05-08T05:28:00.000-07:002008-05-08T05:28:00.000-07:00chalk me up as one of those who also was encourage...chalk me up as one of those who also was encouraged and surprised to hear their confession.<BR/><BR/>thanks for reminding me of it again.danny2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13010556674654842010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-12181891804935840612008-05-08T05:12:00.000-07:002008-05-08T05:12:00.000-07:00Wonderful teaching. Thanks.I remember when my seni...Wonderful teaching. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>I remember when my senior pastor took the church on a Saturday work shop type of thing, and we learned the Scriptures, and worshipped the Lord, and it was great.<BR/>But one thing stood out above all the rest was when he confessed he hated how he didn't pray like he should. <BR/>He confessed that he was disgusted with his prayer life, and wanted to have a better prayer life. It was humility on display.<BR/>And yet I used to meet with him and we'd pray for an hour strait, which I never did, until I met him. <BR/><BR/>Funny how it's the Spurgeon's, and those that are the most godly servants who are the ones to confess their lack, and their shortcomings, and weaknesses.<BR/><BR/>That combination of transparency and holiness is what encourages me to strive to be more like Christ in the midst of our weakness, and not give up, but fight the fight of faith.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-36381932772248930462008-05-08T05:08:00.000-07:002008-05-08T05:08:00.000-07:00But, according to Osteenism, any discouragement is...But, according to Osteenism, any discouragement is simply a temporary lack of faith. It can be overcome in an instant if you'll only think the right thoughts. <BR/><BR/>I guess all these men you mention in this post didn't have such great faith after all. If only Spurgeon would have smiled a little more, and not had such a stinkin' attitude, he might have really contributed to the Christian Living section of the bookstore.James Scott Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641370124346172648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-48602542026911623932008-05-08T05:07:00.000-07:002008-05-08T05:07:00.000-07:00Dan, Great read. It was nice to meet you and you...Dan,<BR/> Great read. It was nice to meet you and your lovely bride at T4G while in the famous Starbucks line.<BR/><BR/>Ron from Riverside, CACaddiechaplainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333808525154779174noreply@blogger.com