tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33057643.post4323072669177280176..comments2024-03-26T04:24:11.094-05:00Comments on Strawberry-Rhubarb Theology: Scougal: Solid JoyDane Ortlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17583355241279798089noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33057643.post-3445501711678912502010-09-11T19:48:30.031-05:002010-09-11T19:48:30.031-05:00Hello Dane
Thanks for the thoughts. The delineati...Hello Dane<br />Thanks for the thoughts. The delineation I wanted to make re: the following statement is this:<br /><br />"I am content to be anything for him, and care not for myself, but that I may serve him..."<br /><br />I do not see "caring for myself," as God defines, to in anyway be in an adversarial position to "serving him." Yet I have seen this sort of enslaving thinking used to justify and solidify hardened hearts in their lack of compassion for others, and lack of desire to connect hearts to Christ and the salvation that He comes to bring, instead of to their own agenda. All in the name of..."serving God."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33057643.post-41369520911870427152010-09-11T13:52:20.302-05:002010-09-11T13:52:20.302-05:00Anon #1: Thanks for the comment. Scougal isn't...Anon #1: Thanks for the comment. Scougal isn't saying we don't care for ourselves. He's saying that the only real joys in this life come when God opens our eyes and concern for Christ pours in, redirecting our central passions, our emotional spotlight, onto the living Christ. A candle offers real light; but when the shades are opened up and the morning sun pours in, the light of the candle is overwhelmed.Dane Ortlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17583355241279798089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33057643.post-13085541482462180462010-09-10T17:05:57.001-05:002010-09-10T17:05:57.001-05:00Last thought...Greg Allison seems a bit harsh to m...Last thought...Greg Allison seems a bit harsh to me...I love the way the apostle John phrased it..."Beloved...I pray that you may enjoy good health, even as your soul is getting along well..."<br /><br />grace and peace :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33057643.post-20775633185027568322010-09-10T17:00:19.910-05:002010-09-10T17:00:19.910-05:00Just saw, "Why Your Fitness Matters," Gr...Just saw, "Why Your Fitness Matters," Greg Allison, professor, Southern Seminary and re: TrainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33057643.post-13322551822835171972010-09-10T16:46:48.446-05:002010-09-10T16:46:48.446-05:00"...and care not for myself..."
Yet we ..."...and care not for myself..."<br /><br />Yet we do...do we not? We eat, sleep, brush our teeth, and bathe...and others are glad that we do. :-)<br /><br />I'm not a universalist, but I like George MacDonald's thought, to effect:<br /><br />"I am content to be, and to have, what I am meant in Thine heart to be, and to have."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33057643.post-21865730738877626962010-09-10T16:39:34.908-05:002010-09-10T16:39:34.908-05:00Profound.Profound.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com