tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post2466404023635532534..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: God's "feints"Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-52561213360010682512012-04-04T09:21:18.192-07:002012-04-04T09:21:18.192-07:00BTW, this post has been translated into German. Br...BTW, this post <a href="http://aufdurchreise.com/2012/04/04/gottes-tauschungsmanover/" rel="nofollow">has been translated into German</a>. Broader sowing = praise God!DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-7149741793949634462012-04-04T07:28:48.646-07:002012-04-04T07:28:48.646-07:00Not at all, Will, I appreciate it. Truthfully: it&...Not at all, Will, I appreciate it. Truthfully: it's knowing that I have sharp, demanding, attentive readers <i>just like you</i> that prods me to bring up my game, such as it is. I anticipated being challenged (properly), and did some research and digging. I was originally going to say simply "feint." But I dug, and found that the primary definition of "feint" wasn't what I meant. So what word or phrase did say what I meant? That's why I hit on "feint retreat."<br /><br />All that to say: it's all good, thanks for reading attentively, thanks for your comment, and sincere thanks for your service.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-44592570991209803082012-04-04T06:36:40.138-07:002012-04-04T06:36:40.138-07:00Dan
Great point. I am too literal at times. Have...Dan <br /><br />Great point. I am too literal at times. Have a blessed Resurrection Sunday!willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076752545831180556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-11938752896032288582012-04-03T13:09:48.042-07:002012-04-03T13:09:48.042-07:00Thank you for your service, Will.
You are welcome...Thank you for your service, Will.<br /><br />You are welcome to disagree, of course. With due respect, however, I did specifically and repeatedly say <i>"feint retreat,"</i> which <a href="www.axis-and-allies.com/military-tactics-feint.html" rel="nofollow">is defined differently</a> than the (also correct) one of several definitions of "feint" that you chose.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-48738461516652643392012-04-03T12:53:15.342-07:002012-04-03T12:53:15.342-07:00As a former USMC officer and Christian, I cannot b...As a former USMC officer and Christian, I cannot buy into the analogy.<br /><br />A feint is "a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack".<br /><br />This is not what happened at Calvary. This was a direct attack on sin and all of its prodigy. Calvary is where the the battle took place.willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076752545831180556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-2953406141708935232012-04-03T11:57:47.925-07:002012-04-03T11:57:47.925-07:00Wonderful, Dan. I love how you lead up to the most...Wonderful, Dan. I love how you lead up to the most important feint of all, the one the Devil and his friends considered to be their victory. Of course, the father of lies already knows he actually lost that one, but this is not the case for his blinded friends (a.k.a., <i>children</i>; John 8:44).<br /><br />Thanks for helping to prepare hearts for the coming weekend.Becky Schellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770865501944518003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-7553269740752322492012-04-03T11:24:29.057-07:002012-04-03T11:24:29.057-07:00Mote Foo,
I don't know if I want to give the e...Mote Foo,<br />I don't know if I want to give the enemy credit for being smart enough to see in scripture what was a mystery.<br />There's an awesome book out that talks about what happened in the Garden and whether Adam & Eve did die in the very day that they ate of the fruit. They ate and while our two forebears probably did not understand the concept of death, I'm sure the slippery one probably was watching to see them both fall to ground like a stone.<br /><br />I think in the same way, he probably did not understand the Father's plan regarding redemption.<br /><br />Remember, Luke 22:2-4 says that Satan entered Judas who then went to the Chief Priests to betray Jesus. I think it was still a full-court press for Satan to try to kill Jesus and that he did not have a clue what was to happen.CCinTnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009763520139761873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-35217470496441867502012-04-03T10:46:22.449-07:002012-04-03T10:46:22.449-07:00Dan, what do you think of the idea that the devil ...Dan, what do you think of the idea that the devil did <b>not</b> think he had won at Calvary, but in fact knew exactly what the cross meant for him?<br /><br />John Piper has suggested that the devil's repeated attempts to <b>prevent</b> Christ from going to the cross (in the wilderness temptation and through Peter's rebuke of Christ) were because he knew full-well that the crucifixion would mark his defeat. And that when he saw that Christ's face was "set like a flint" to go to Jerusalem, he resolved in rage to make Christ's death as horrific as possible -- the serpent striking as hard as he could at the heel he saw was about to crush him.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930012251415919303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-8131820987208014282012-04-03T09:09:36.702-07:002012-04-03T09:09:36.702-07:00Could God have overcome evil and death through dir...Could God have overcome evil and death through direct means without destroying His creation including mankind? Is the weakness of God His love for us? In other words is His love for us the only chink in the armor that Satan can attempt to use to his advantage?O Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750356824524005920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-90812049422478025982012-04-03T08:55:02.333-07:002012-04-03T08:55:02.333-07:00There y'go, O. Exactly, very apposite.There y'go, O. Exactly, very apposite.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-60079419391415631972012-04-03T08:54:30.649-07:002012-04-03T08:54:30.649-07:00This makes me think of 1Co 1:25 Because the fooli...This makes me think of 1Co 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.O Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750356824524005920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-50947477378423655302012-04-03T07:31:53.179-07:002012-04-03T07:31:53.179-07:00The difference I see between military feints and G...The difference I see between military feints and God's apparent feints is one of necessity: the Mongols couldn't have defeated their enemy through direct means; nor could Ali have defeated Foreman through a direct assault. God, of course, <i>could</i> have overcome evil and death through direct means, but in His sovereign will, He chose not to. There's great gold to be mined in answering <i>why</i> He did this.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516688939240139498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-70075388620819657112012-04-03T07:31:29.918-07:002012-04-03T07:31:29.918-07:00Great stuff!
Only God could "pull this off!&...Great stuff!<br /><br />Only God could "pull this off!"bl_davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104651180899362518noreply@blogger.com