tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922154975614009944.post6672564729638257616..comments2023-05-22T01:23:22.917-07:00Comments on Welcome to The Realm of Hearts: Day 145: True Lies...R.P.Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17154539984752925485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922154975614009944.post-19997252387405057902012-05-28T17:34:43.442-07:002012-05-28T17:34:43.442-07:00Thanks. :) Your Scripture quotes reminded me of Je...Thanks. :) Your Scripture quotes reminded me of Jeremiah 33:3.Philip Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407695870657587787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922154975614009944.post-65109263423246836412012-05-28T17:12:00.758-07:002012-05-28T17:12:00.758-07:00I get what you mean Philip and yes, we are seeing ...I get what you mean Philip and yes, we are seeing through a dim and cloudy glass, as Paul put it in 1 Corinthians 13:12. <br /><br />Yet, God’s word clearly tells us how to live and what rules we should abide by and if we ask Him, He will show us. (Matthew 7:7 Jeremiah 29:13)<br /><br />The situation I was fighting against is something that goes against morals and is clearly shown in God’s word, even for a child to understand. It is something that truly breaks my heart, because I don’t want to sound ugly about it, yet I know the truth. We are becoming tolerable over it and ignoring it, when we should be teaching about it. We are causing so much harm, instead of giving love. When we do, we are called hateful, because we aren’t all standing on the same ground. <br /><br />As always thank you for your words of wisdom. Please don’t feel like you insulted me. :-) I always appreciate your words.R.P.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17154539984752925485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922154975614009944.post-4751185194389173492012-05-27T05:13:52.504-07:002012-05-27T05:13:52.504-07:00"They are clear as day, that a child could ea..."They are clear as day, that a child could easily understand."<br /><br />I'm not sure I understand you, so I don't know if I disagree with you, but I do know that God's word is impossible to understand by the natural mind, whether child or adult.<br /><br />A large part of the problem you described in the Western Church is that folks expect to be able to understand the Bible with their natural mind. <br /><br />And who can blame them? We have a Church culture that spews forth translation after translation of the Bible, each claiming to be more understandable than the last (for some target audience or other). It's normal to think of getting a translation that "I can understand", and I get the impression many Church leaders bear a grave responsibility for that.<br /><br />But Jesus spoke parables to deliberately hide the truth from people who expected to be able to understand him on their own. He only revealed the truth to those who would let him.<br /><br />And those who let him were those who humbled themselves as little children, which is why I'm not sure I'm disagreeing with you. :)<br /><br />Anyhow, I hope I'm not adding insult to injury. I know what it's like.Philip Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407695870657587787noreply@blogger.com