tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post112084681808392244..comments2024-03-24T03:21:03.154-04:00Comments on CAMPONTHIS: What's the Answer for a Culture in Decay, Decline and Despair?The Lord Jesus Christ: Immanuel, God with usSJ Camphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844201288864307481noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1168276189782799962007-01-08T12:09:00.000-05:002007-01-08T12:09:00.000-05:00Oops, bad link. Try this.Oops, bad link. Try <A HREF="http://marciakilpatrick.blogspot.com/2006/12/little-christian-shop-of-horrors.html" REL="nofollow">this.</A>Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655129514017134176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1168276088993246462007-01-08T12:08:00.000-05:002007-01-08T12:08:00.000-05:00I just now got around to reading this post in its ...I just now got around to reading this post in its entireity. It is so, so true.<BR/><BR/>It is sad how many people don't even know they are being deceived.<BR/><BR/>I blogged a little bit about this myself, although my little post is not in any way as good or as thorough as this one.<BR/><BR/>http://marciakilpatrick.blogspot.com/2006/12/little-christian-shop-of-horrors.htmlMarciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655129514017134176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1166463847817580332006-12-18T12:44:00.000-05:002006-12-18T12:44:00.000-05:00Yes, it is treason for "Christians" to substitute ...Yes, it is treason for "Christians" to substitute any other message for the Gospel. Thanks for this heart pummeling message Campi!<BR/><BR/>In Christ<BR/><BR/>Mike RatliffMike Ratliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14067841429011899105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1166462845779174822006-12-18T12:27:00.000-05:002006-12-18T12:27:00.000-05:00Wonderful post and wonderful message. Keep it up!...Wonderful post and wonderful message. Keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1166460532836669672006-12-18T11:48:00.000-05:002006-12-18T11:48:00.000-05:00Steve:Thanks for posting such a timely article. I ...Steve:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting such a timely article. I will admit that it is so easy for me to get off track. In blogging, it is so easy to focus on what is wrong, instead of the solution. <BR/><BR/>While it is imperative to know what the devil is doing and how to discern it, our focus should mainly be on the solution -- Jesus Christ, His finished work and the simplicity of how we are to respond; in repentance and faith.<BR/><BR/>Blessings, brother and thanks.Tim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771868540726222826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1166326798137988382006-12-16T22:39:00.000-05:002006-12-16T22:39:00.000-05:00The Word is sharp as a razor, and it cuts through,...The Word is sharp as a razor, and it cuts through, down to the marrow of the soul.<BR/>Keep on preaching my brother. Excellent words. And much needed.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1166308007810185502006-12-16T17:26:00.000-05:002006-12-16T17:26:00.000-05:00Excellent post. Thanks.Excellent post. Thanks.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826084647537372950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1166206508118403832006-12-15T13:15:00.000-05:002006-12-15T13:15:00.000-05:00Amen. I put a link to this post on my blog. Thanks...Amen. I put a link to this post on my blog. Thanks for speaking the truth in a world of deceptionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1121448345521962312005-07-15T13:25:00.000-04:002005-07-15T13:25:00.000-04:00Some wonderful points made in this paper. Concerni...Some wonderful points made in this paper. Concerning Life Application #2, it is an interesting and beneficial project to work through the Gospels and all the commands of Jesus to his disciples and others, concerning what is involved in following him.<BR/><BR/>What is sometimes overlooked is how we need to be sensitive to that particular time in redemptive history, i.e. when the old covenant was passing away and the new covenant was being inaugurated, in order to better understand some of the more difficult sayings of Jesus.<BR/><BR/>It should be clear that at least some sayings of Jesus ought to be taken as temporary. These are the kind that would hold as long as the old covenant was still in effect. For example, Jesus' instruction to the leper to show himself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded (Matt. 8:4). Now we can say that if the leper refused this command, this would have been an act of disobedience and evidenced an unbelief in the person of Jesus. But at the same time, we obviously do not take this command to be binding up to this day, it was tied to the temple program still in force at that time.<BR/><BR/>Jesus of course also gave an enormous body of commands that are binding on his disciples throughout the church age. Matt. 28:20 - "... teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you." From the beginning it was clear that Jesus' teaching had absolute authority and that all disciples of Jesus are to be in submission to his teachings.<BR/><BR/>So when is it temporary and when is it binding on all? Here is a basic principle that helps us understand whether his teachings carry through today or not (credit goes to Lee Irons): Any command tied to temple worship or to the circumstances of Israel as a typological kingdom in the land, would obviously be temporary. <BR/><BR/>What can be tricky is discerning the commands that are unique and have to do with that particular moment of redemptive history in which Jesus was going about preaching the kingdom of God and healing people.<BR/><BR/>Case in point: Jesus' command to the rich young ruler to sell all his possessions and give to the poor and to follow Jesus. This command must not literally be carried by all believers. Jesus was not advocating some form of asceticism. Rather, this particular demand addressed the fact that the Jews had become attached to the temporal blessings in the land, blessings promised to those who generally kept the law, at least in its more external requirements. So within that context Jesus came as the Messiah announcing that the eschatological kingdom had arrived in his person and work, and that the land and riches in the land were now giving way to that to which they pointed.<BR/><BR/>Thus through this particular situation, Jesus was instructing Israel as a whole that something new was occuring in redemptive history -- now they are to gain a heavenly reward, rather than an earthly one, and this reward is gained not by law-keeping but by believing in Jesus and following him in the way of the cross.<BR/><BR/>It is not always clear when Jesus' teaching is literal and when it has a more spiritual meaning. But it helps to use the rest of the NT as a guide. In the above example, if we take Jesus' command to the rich young ruler as binding on all rich people who come to Christ, then we end up with a contradiction between Paul and Jesus. For Paul does permit wealthy Christians to retain their wealth, granted they don't put their trust in it and as long as they are generous and willing to share (1 Tim. 6:17-19).<BR/><BR/>just some things to consider<BR/><BR/>joeJoe Brancahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606592579820919881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1121447646320832252005-07-15T13:14:00.000-04:002005-07-15T13:14:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Joe Brancahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606592579820919881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1120866182464342392005-07-08T19:43:00.000-04:002005-07-08T19:43:00.000-04:00Awesome article. I am no where near as conservativ...Awesome article. I am no where near as conservative as you are politically but you captured my thoughts about the over-reliance of Christians on political methods.The Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08411690548427127566noreply@blogger.com