tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post3942188464373426661..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: The hates and loves of the foolPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-58497760424233584972014-07-28T08:28:18.443-07:002014-07-28T08:28:18.443-07:00Seems to have been the case from the beginning.
1...Seems to have been the case from the beginning.<br /><br />1 John 3:12<br /><br />A good word, Dan.Michael Coughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151414777657994736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-73006213314427682992014-07-02T18:18:48.617-07:002014-07-02T18:18:48.617-07:00Paul Reed...
It touches a nerve even in the avera...Paul Reed...<br /><br />It touches a nerve even in the average person because they know someone "gay" and they are nice. It is truly surprising that it has come to that, but that's about it with the average American. Incidentally, I think we all need to be willing in the discussion to admit that we are equally able to fall into same sex attraction, given the right upbringing, social environment, and willingness to ignore God's words. Sometimes I think we are so bent on the anti-gay argument that we almost imply that we are born free from that potential in Adam's fall (in which we fell all) that we almost give them the argument that one is born that way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04711330234679737930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-64504946458170629232014-07-02T18:02:41.797-07:002014-07-02T18:02:41.797-07:00Great post and insight Dan. Who says the Bible is...Great post and insight Dan. Who says the Bible is not relevant for today. The modern fool is the same as the ancient fool. <br /><br />To paraphrase Forest Gump, "A fool is as a fool does." And to borrow from Paul...and such were some (all) of you.<br /><br />Thanks be to God for His free and sovereign grace.Morris Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083884122271855154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-63641382256508551112014-07-02T15:11:13.723-07:002014-07-02T15:11:13.723-07:00DJP said: ...some of our leading names seem to ope...DJP said: ...some of our leading names seem to operate under the primary concern that they be seen as...<br /><br />Curious as to who(m) these are. I know many take a strong stance on this behavior but 'sound' gentle, affirming etc. To the point of calling those who are somewhat 'less' gentle, homophobes. That scares me. Just kidding, a little play on 'phobia' there. But it does annoy me a bit. I want to be able to engage people in civil and even loving conversation, but just because I'm not as gentle as they are doesn't make me homophobic.<br />And anyone who's primary concern is how they are seen may be missing a better motive.Clark Dunlaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06887033027838106600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-50268248863592368182014-07-02T14:49:24.250-07:002014-07-02T14:49:24.250-07:00Very insightful! I had also noticed that nothing g...Very insightful! I had also noticed that nothing gets homosexual-agenda advocates more angry than the suggestion that homosexuals can attain victory over their sin and have normal sexual desires. Homosexual-agenda advocates will merely get annoyed or somewhat mad hearing about homosexuals that live lives of abstinence, as long as they still have homosexual desires that they must regularly suppress. But if you suggest to homosexual-agenda advocates that homosexuals can change, become heterosexual, and even live in a godly marriage, that will sets them on an instant rage. They will go after organizations that promote change in homosexuals (Exodus International, gay-conversion therapy) with an almost superhuman ferocity. It is interesting to talk about why this touches such a nerve in them. Thanks very much for this article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-77007799779557799162014-07-02T09:58:43.240-07:002014-07-02T09:58:43.240-07:00DJP,
Quite true. Still working through Schaeffer...DJP,<br /><br />Quite true. Still working through Schaeffer's works and I think he does a good job of identifying the use of god-words that have no content as a source of watering down of Christianity in America. I am greatly convicted and saddened as I read through his writings. It is amazing the speed at which the moral shift is occurring here and I personally feel the blame should be cast at the feet of many people in churches past and present (some true Christians and some just professing).<br /><br />That said, I am thankful to God for your faithful dedication to studying and preaching the Word...as well as many others who are carrying the mantle for our present generation.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987985549747283669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-66891782920463114502014-07-02T09:40:48.039-07:002014-07-02T09:40:48.039-07:00It probably doesn't help that some of our lead...It probably doesn't help that some of our leading names seem to operate under the primary concern that they be seen as deep, gentle, nuanced, and unthreatening.<br /><br />In other world, that the world <i>like</i> them.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-85316988862769205302014-07-02T09:38:47.180-07:002014-07-02T09:38:47.180-07:00With the thought of those who people who make homo...With the thought of those who people who make homosexuality and other sins like a joke, I am reminded of some of the news articles I have seen come out since the Supreme Court ruled on the side of Hobby Lobby, Mardel, and Conestoga Wood Specialties. And when I look at the culture around us, I can't help but to think this victory for religious liberties in the US will be short lived. That is because there are too many fools running the streets who make a joke out of perpetrating and committing the very evils that God declares to be an abomination in His eyes.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987985549747283669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-63062252139949381212014-07-01T07:06:01.951-07:002014-07-01T07:06:01.951-07:00I look forward to listening to your message concer...I look forward to listening to your message concerning fools. The term seems to describe a 'state', you are a fool or you aren't. Opposed to God or not. Is the concept equally applicable in a more personal way, a believer 'acting' like a fool. We all play the fool when we oppose God?? Very powerful to see ourselves in that dark place instead of just others.homefronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793797458097873325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-61486114208192731692014-07-01T06:59:02.111-07:002014-07-01T06:59:02.111-07:00Amen, Sheldon. BTW, there's a really good litt...Amen, Sheldon. BTW, there's a really good little book <a href="http://www.wtsbooks.com/but-god-casey-lute-9781936760176?utm_source=dphillips&utm_medium=blogpartners" rel="nofollow">by that very name</a>!DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-61781662204710193732014-07-01T06:43:57.307-07:002014-07-01T06:43:57.307-07:00Absolutely! Which is why the "But God" ...Absolutely! Which is why the "But God" in Ephesians 2 is so spectacularly amazing. We were all stupid sons at one time. But God, in his mercy, made us alive in Christ. <br /><br />That is good news.Sheldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01257048155065309469noreply@blogger.com