tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33057643.post7716483793275817557..comments2024-03-26T04:24:11.094-05:00Comments on Strawberry-Rhubarb Theology: Lewis: The Inner RingDane Ortlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17583355241279798089noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33057643.post-48802517380192608632010-09-15T19:14:06.812-05:002010-09-15T19:14:06.812-05:00Interesting post Dane. It reminds me of the chara...Interesting post Dane. It reminds me of the character Mark in That Hideous Strength - he's almost the personification of this desire for the inner ring.Gavin Ortlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984906919083488148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33057643.post-56444467359340949122010-09-15T16:59:01.428-05:002010-09-15T16:59:01.428-05:00And, it is a good desire...to want to be with othe...And, it is a good desire...to want to be with others in that ground of being "in" Christ, as well. <br /><br />And listen to the net effect...of being "in" Christ:<br /><br />"These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be "in" you, and that your joy may be full."<br /><br />"That your joy may be full..."<br /><br />grace and peace,<br /><br />MarthaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33057643.post-26103012210373855772010-09-15T16:37:17.689-05:002010-09-15T16:37:17.689-05:00I pray these things encourage:
"If one loves...I pray these things encourage:<br /><br />"If one loves playing cards, it is natural to want to be part of a Bridge club."<br /><br />Sometimes, our desires hint of a greater, redeemed reality that we are meant to occupy.<br /><br />On being "in":<br /><br />"Abide "in" me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides "in" the vine, neither can you, unless you abide "in" me." John 15<br /><br />Jesus speaks of those who abide "in" Him. So there is this thing that is also possible, of not "abiding in Him." If abiding 'in Him," produces much fruit, then "not abiding in Him" will have the opposite effect.<br /><br />He tells his disciples that they are to abide "in" Him, and His words "in" us, and by doing so will bear much fruit.<br /><br />But, there is a caveat. He says-<br />"If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as it's own." <br /><br />grace and peace,<br /><br />MarthaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com