tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post8511304023356682266..comments2024-01-30T11:58:34.293-05:00Comments on Every Square Inch: Personal Accountability Cannot Save UsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-10821144582806046542009-07-09T09:19:21.351-05:002009-07-09T09:19:21.351-05:00Thanks for the reflection and links.Thanks for the reflection and links.Sam Van Emanhttp://highcallingblogs.com/about/sam-van-eman/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-91095395932447420632009-07-04T12:44:33.659-05:002009-07-04T12:44:33.659-05:00You're right about that ESI - praying for her ...You're right about that ESI - praying for her to remember that her worth is found in Jesus Christ, not in her husband or his opinon of what constitutes a "soul mate".Halfmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335655101343184062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-53790020994485377182009-07-04T11:18:43.588-05:002009-07-04T11:18:43.588-05:00David/RLB - Not only is owing up insufficient...we...David/RLB - Not only is owing up insufficient...we're not capable of self change. Repentance is humbly throwing ourselves at the mercy of God, turning from our sin and receiving grace for tomorrow.<br /><br />Susan/Halfmom - yes, I feel sorry for his wife and family but Jenny Sanford appears to be a strong Christian woman. While we watch from afar, we can pray for her.Every Square Inchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636924397725214300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-80429401372838455502009-07-04T11:15:23.096-05:002009-07-04T11:15:23.096-05:00Marcus - I, too identify with the "prone to w...Marcus - I, too identify with the "prone to wander Lord I feel it" - I guess if we're honest, we all experience that everyday. I also love the "bind my wandering heart to Thee" - which has the same theme as the John Donne quote. If we're going to be chaste, we need God to ravish our hearts with Himself. <br /><br />Ted - yes, it's interesting that Sanford chose to compare himself to David, not on the basis of Psalm 51 but instead drawing comparison with David's focus on his work. Deception is at the heart of every sinEvery Square Inchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636924397725214300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-32280112380494341642009-07-04T10:48:02.751-05:002009-07-04T10:48:02.751-05:00Yes, the comment was insightful indeed and it is a...Yes, the comment was insightful indeed and it is a sad story for many reasons. The first of which is, of course, man's attempts at earned righteousness. How foolish and arrogant we are to think that this helps clean the past or prevent the future. <br /><br />I heard the interview where he said it was not a real affair because she was his soul mate. I felt so sad for his wife and children - been there, done that, still hurts. There will just be other "soul mates" to give the current one a taste of what she has participated in.<br /><br />I do a lot of 1John1:9 drilling too since I work with teens - but I'm always careful to explain that "confess" means repent.<br /><br />I especially like the John Donne quote. Was it a hymn?Halfmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335655101343184062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-60298503998051807902009-07-04T09:05:35.151-05:002009-07-04T09:05:35.151-05:00How many of us have had 1 John 1: 9 drilled into o...How many of us have had 1 John 1: 9 drilled into our heads....all we have to do is 'own up'. <br /><br />But repentance and redemption means that we change our ways, that our minds and actions are 'transformed' into His image.<br /><br />Great post.<br /><br />DavidRed Letter Believershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028834960447509536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-51615124552857803792009-07-04T00:10:32.852-05:002009-07-04T00:10:32.852-05:00Good words, Marcus. And good quote from John Donne...Good words, Marcus. And good quote from John Donne.<br /><br />Yes, we need to come to know more and more this love that suprpasses knowledge, that we might be filled in God, as Paul tells us in Ephesians.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-72706047285494857652009-07-04T00:07:44.196-05:002009-07-04T00:07:44.196-05:00Very sad....
Yes, the need for Jesus as our Savio...Very sad....<br /><br />Yes, the need for Jesus as our Savior is ongoing. Salvation in Scripture is past, present and future tense.<br /><br />I believe it's easy for us to mix something of the world into our faith. Probably everyone does in some ways, and we need to be aware of it. I'm thinking of what I see as evangelicals' obsession with the Republican Party, or the liberal Christians' obsession with the Democratic Party. The kingdom of God come in Jesus is where our allegiance should be, otherwise what good can we be to either party?<br /><br />If Mark Sanford is really serious about his life before God, then he needs to soak himself in Psalm 51, ascribed to David after his affair with Bathsheba. That is a great psalm, and one I need to keep going back to from time to time. I'm afraid it sounds like he excuses himself. I hope he has a faith community that calls him to account in love. He needs a lot of prayer.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-91750905450530451032009-07-03T23:57:36.544-05:002009-07-03T23:57:36.544-05:00Wow. Tons to think about here. I'd never thoug...Wow. Tons to think about here. I'd never thought of the grace/accountability dilemma before. That's challenging.<br /><br />Sanford's story made me so sad. Not so much because of his mistake, though that is sad enough. The press conference was just a picture of public vulnerability that we don't often see. And maybe a picture that we shouldn't see.<br /><br />For all the bad we could say about him, he didn't dodge anything.<br /><br />I really like that hymn, not the least because of the great tenor part on "prone to wander Lord I feel it."<br /><br />Reading it in this context, reminded me of John Donne, another womanizer, who wrote this after he had settled down:<br /><br />Batter my heart, three-personed God/ ...Take me to you, imprison me, for I,/ Except you enthrall me, never shall be free,/ Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.Marcus Goodyearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255781957722144278noreply@blogger.com