Comments for mustardsong http://mustardsong.wordpress.com "Jesus loves me! This I know, for the Bible tells me so." Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:50:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Humility & Confidence by Dave http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/humility-confidence/#comment-45 Dave Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:50:23 +0000 http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/?p=35#comment-45 Amen Amen

]]> Comment on The Contest by constance http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/conquering-computer-crises/#comment-44 constance Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:21:58 +0000 http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-44 hey, i'm connie's friend from high school. i really enjoyed reading your xanga entries back then, and it's nice to see that you're still writing. I also thought you might like to visit this site: http://blog.tjc.org/. byebye! hey, i’m connie’s friend from high school. i really enjoyed reading your xanga entries back then, and it’s nice to see that you’re still writing. I also thought you might like to visit this site: http://blog.tjc.org/. byebye!

]]> Comment on Humility & Confidence by Mindy http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/humility-confidence/#comment-43 Mindy Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:17:35 +0000 http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/?p=35#comment-43 Thanks so much for your post. It was helpful to me! Thanks so much for your post. It was helpful to me!

]]> Comment on The Contest by grace http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/conquering-computer-crises/#comment-42 grace Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:31:15 +0000 http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-42 yay! an update! do you have another round of essays due already?! yay! an update!
do you have another round of essays due already?!

]]> Comment on The Perils of Misquoting Scripture by John http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/the-perils-of-misquoting-scripture/#comment-41 John Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:29:32 +0000 http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-41 Hahahahaha, wow, that's hilarious. Hahahahaha, wow, that’s hilarious.

]]> Comment on For the Love of God by Grace http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/for-the-love-of-god/#comment-37 Grace Mon, 05 May 2008 00:06:46 +0000 http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-37 finally! and what a good post, at that! the wait was well worth it. :) finally!
and what a good post, at that! the wait was well worth it. :)

]]> Comment on World’s Oldest Profession by david http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/worlds-oldest-profession/#comment-29 david Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:10:24 +0000 http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-29 The first profession = a boss. Second profession = deputy boss. God accordingly created both the order and the chaos. The first profession = a boss. Second profession = deputy boss. God accordingly created both the order and the chaos.

]]> Comment on Earning Admission by mustardsong http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/earning-admission/#comment-26 mustardsong Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:09:22 +0000 http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/?p=42#comment-26 True, though you may be surprised how many people believe that salvation is earned. But as you said, if the seed of faith has taken root in good soil, then it will and must bear good fruits. True, though you may be surprised how many people believe that salvation is earned. But as you said, if the seed of faith has taken root in good soil, then it will and must bear good fruits.

]]> Comment on Weak & Foolish by David Johnston http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/the-weeping-but-then-the-reaping/#comment-25 David Johnston Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:05:18 +0000 http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-25 Mustard, FWIW coming from a passing and xangan acquaintance, I'm sure you could find 10,000 reasons for a person to avoid seminary but from here it looks much like a calling of yours. Mustard, FWIW coming from a passing and xangan acquaintance, I’m sure you could find 10,000 reasons for a person to avoid seminary but from here it looks much like a calling of yours.

]]> Comment on Earning Admission by Anthony http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/earning-admission/#comment-24 Anthony Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:40:35 +0000 http://mustardsong.wordpress.com/?p=42#comment-24 Bonnie, do you intend for your tags to be as amusing as they are? The problem with this joke is that, while illustrating a good point, it maintains a dichotomy between faith and works, which is not as helpful for many Christians as it might have been at one time. Or at least it's not helpful for me and I doubt it's terribly helpful for you. It seems to privilege the mental or emotional aspects of our faith life, IE the mind that can acknowledge Christ and his saving grace with sentiments and utterances. On the other hand it almost denigrates the physical, loving aspects of our faith, the ones that are directed toward our poor and the creation of loving relationships. I think the point of this joke is to say "look, it's not what you do, it's Grace that gets you saved." This is true, but faith and its works are both fruits of the same saving Grace, right? Bonnie, do you intend for your tags to be as amusing as they are?

The problem with this joke is that, while illustrating a good point, it maintains a dichotomy between faith and works, which is not as helpful for many Christians as it might have been at one time. Or at least it’s not helpful for me and I doubt it’s terribly helpful for you. It seems to privilege the mental or emotional aspects of our faith life, IE the mind that can acknowledge Christ and his saving grace with sentiments and utterances. On the other hand it almost denigrates the physical, loving aspects of our faith, the ones that are directed toward our poor and the creation of loving relationships.

I think the point of this joke is to say “look, it’s not what you do, it’s Grace that gets you saved.” This is true, but faith and its works are both fruits of the same saving Grace, right?

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