tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post4225374135460981721..comments2024-01-30T11:58:34.293-05:00Comments on Every Square Inch: Who is Jesus?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-13053556572048589462007-04-10T08:58:00.000-05:002007-04-10T08:58:00.000-05:00MarkGreat hearing from you, my friend. I trust yo...Mark<BR/><BR/>Great hearing from you, my friend. I trust you had a wonderful Easter Sunday.Every Square Inchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636924397725214300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-24524784853032118392007-04-09T08:35:00.000-05:002007-04-09T08:35:00.000-05:00Great post, Andre! I go back to what Peter said to...Great post, Andre! I go back to what Peter said to the council in Jerusalem in Acts 4:<BR/><BR/>"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."<BR/><BR/>That's the verse I come back to whenever I am challenged by people to accept all religions as different paths to the same God.<BR/><BR/>As far as I know, other religious leaders claimed to know the way. Jesus never claimed that. He said, "I am the way."<BR/><BR/>Also, I believe the NRSV was translated with a lot of help from J. I. Packer. He's a favorite of ours down here in Texas, so we use that translation quite a bit. I'm an NIV man, myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-84758365539015611632007-04-06T14:57:00.000-05:002007-04-06T14:57:00.000-05:00HalfMomI love your grace centric perspective on th...HalfMom<BR/><BR/>I love your grace centric perspective on the gospel of Jesus Christ. I guess if it wasn't grace centered, it wouldn't really be good news, would it? ;-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for being a light at your workplace.Every Square Inchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636924397725214300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-25499177622183188202007-04-06T14:56:00.000-05:002007-04-06T14:56:00.000-05:00LL,It's interesting you say that. I try and make ...LL,<BR/><BR/>It's interesting you say that. I try and make sure I circle back to read the gospels periodically. <BR/><BR/>Here's another thing - my pastors have been preaching through Mark recently and one takeaway is a tip on how to read the gospels. Read the gospels looking for the glory of Jesus Christ. It seems elementary but so often I read the gospels, first looking to see who I would identify with or how I might apply a point. Instead, I've tried to read with this perspective - reading with a primary view to be amazed by Jesus Christ....after all, the good news is about him.Every Square Inchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636924397725214300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-48010302218509134662007-04-06T14:39:00.000-05:002007-04-06T14:39:00.000-05:00It is funny to think of "setting aside" your norma...It is funny to think of "setting aside" your normal focus on Christianity in the work place this week to focus on just who Christ is - because I work for a Jesuit institution (hey, it's just where God sent me - my own personal mission field). <BR/><BR/>It is a week for me that further emphasizes to me that my faith and my work indeed must be meshed together to bring the reality of Chirst there. It is the reality of salvation by faith alone, through grace alone, in the atoning blood alone and not of works - the true reality of Christ, that I desire to bring to my workplace.Halfmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335655101343184062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-30301108521021180742007-04-06T09:42:00.000-05:002007-04-06T09:42:00.000-05:00To know God, look to Jesus...This is why it is esp...<I>To know God, look to Jesus...</I><BR/><BR/>This is why it is especially good to reread the gospels on a regular basis... of course, Jesus shows up all over the rest of the bible too, but it takes a deeper understanding to see that.L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-53609344728938801922007-04-05T22:21:00.000-05:002007-04-05T22:21:00.000-05:00Yes, I have an ESV. They updated it since (a revis...Yes, I have an ESV. They updated it since (a revision). I like it in what you quoted, and I know NRSV uses "imprint" there as well.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-16262123745488236792007-04-05T21:28:00.000-05:002007-04-05T21:28:00.000-05:00Ted,Thanks for your comment. It's ESV (English St...Ted,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment. It's ESV (English Standard Version) - I'm not surprise you guessed NRSV because I think it was based on the RSV translation work.<BR/><BR/>It's the primary translation I use now with NIV being secondary since my kids are still on it.Every Square Inchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636924397725214300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-40942059535375633812007-04-05T18:37:00.000-05:002007-04-05T18:37:00.000-05:00Andre, Great post. And I like the freshness of the...Andre, Great post. And I like the freshness of the way Hebrews 1:1-3 is translated, more in a stately manner (NRSV?). The imprint way of looking at it I like as well.<BR/><BR/>Our focus needs to be on Christ for many reasons. And Christ as he is revealed in Scripture.<BR/><BR/>This is even more critical for us in this pluralistic culture. The opportunity is there, but the danger of drifting and losing out in this culture is also present.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.com