tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post4470975261957599588..comments2009-10-06T14:13:48.242-05:00Comments on Grace Roots: Being "not ashamed of the gospel" is not the same ...Joel Bruesekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757graceroots@gmail.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-43776718404048386572009-10-06T14:13:48.242-05:002009-10-06T14:13:48.242-05:00Yep, gals, what is often presented as "gospel" in ...Yep, gals, what is often presented as "gospel" in the church today is sadly dung!<br /><br />Jamie, my do I have some similar examples to what you shared. It's so sad that people view their walk with God in such ways. :( One time I saw a mother talking to her daughter as they were walking into church, and she said, "Do you think Jesus would be happy if you did that?" or something similar. And all the many sermons and messages I've heard about daily Bible reading and praying so much per day (and all the other 'spiritual disciplines').<br /><br />I can't imagine you saying much to your optometrist or anyone else regarding God or the Shack or anything... ;) LOL =D<br /><br />No snow yet!!! <i>Hopefully</i> it'll hold off till at least the end of November or early December. Although - I am one of those sickos who does love it once it's here! Dave Lesniak just gave an FB status update saying there's some in the forecast where he's at!Joel B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-61667334627247921812009-10-06T11:50:42.986-05:002009-10-06T11:50:42.986-05:00I agree with Sparrow, Breeze. This is a GREAT post...I agree with Sparrow, Breeze. This is a GREAT post. But I must say it saddens me somewhat because righteousness through our actions is what is mostly taught as the Gospel. I sat at my desk the other day and overheard a conversation about God, faith, & "church". It was DISHEARTENING!! One man spoke about his church attendence, his Bible reading, and his prayer life. It was obvious he felt guilty because they weren't "perfect" but he justified himself by saying "at least I do these things". I felt like crying. The other person, instead of speaking ANY Grace, only reinforced the first man's erroneous beliefs. In other words, he advised listening to the Bible on tape so the other man could get through the "boring" parts of the Bible and at least say he had READ THE WHOLE THING! Yesterday, I heard one person say to another, "I don't want to do that. It might make Jesus mad at me." SHEESH!<br /><br />On a GOOD note: My optometrist read The Shack after I recommended it and asked me my thoughts. He got an EARFUL!! :D<br /><br />Is it getting cold yet???? SEND SNOW! LOLJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16376340819465748862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-80819137531649778542009-10-05T15:21:28.247-05:002009-10-05T15:21:28.247-05:00Ha! What's being presented as the gospel today is...Ha! What's being presented as the gospel today is sometimes really just dung! I love that!<br /><br />Great post! You are good at explaining the flow of scripture..helps me understand better.sparrow girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03945773207784801981noreply@blogger.com