Affection felt. This is very funny brother, maybe the funniest thing I've seen online since Xianity announced on twitter the Elvish translation of DWYL. That there's funny.
Here’s a different angle on this topic from J.I. Packer, Concise Theology: “The Gospels show Jesus experiencing human limitations (hunger, Matt. 4:2; weariness, John 4:6; ignorance of fact, Luke 8:45-47) and human pain (weeping at Lazarus’ grave, John 11:35, 38; agonizing in Gethsemane, Mark 14:32-42; cf. Luke 12:50; Hebrews 5:7-10; and suffering on the cross). Hebrews stresses that had he not thus experienced human pressures—weakness, temptation, pain—he would not be qualified to help us as we go through these things (Heb. 2:17-18; 4:15-16; 5:2, 7-9). As it is, his human experience is such as to guarantee that in every moment of demand and pressure in our relationship and walk with God we may go to him, confident that in some sense he has been there before us and so is the helper we need.”
Good Messianic point! But I agree that the title of this post is misleading. I think Hebrews 2:18 and 4:15 make the point that the temptations we face daily are in fact temptations our High Priest faced, too. I think something of Christ’s sympathy will be lost if we make too hard a distinction between his temptations and our own. What a great High Priest we have!
Your son doesn't keep you updated on the full spectrum of Apple gear?! Next week I will need to have a talk with him, this cannot go on. Even though my father has no email account even he has an iPod Shuffle. You deserve better Mark, much better.
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I could not disagree more with the professor. It is a joy as Christians to know that our reading diet can directly impact those around us! Said Spurgeon: “When you read a passage of Scripture, and have any enjoyment therein, go to your sick neighbor and tell them what God has said to you. If you meet an ignorant one when you know somewhat of the things of God, tell them to him. Nations are enriched by the interchanges of commerce, and so are Christians. We each have something that another has not, and he has something that we need. Let us trade together. … How I would press this upon you every one, my dear brethren and sisters, who are members of this church. We owe very many of the conversions that have been wrought here to the personal exertions of our church members. God owns our ministry, but he also owns yours. … Let our congregation be full of these spiritual sharpshooters, who shall pick out, each man his man, and who shall fire with the gun of the gospel directly at each individual. Of course, if you know nothing, you can tell nothing. If you have never read anything by which the blessing of God has been brought powerfully home to your own soul, do not attempt to speak to others. There must be something begun in your own soul first.” Good words.
Famous Yale lit prof Harold Bloom wrote, “The pleasures of reading indeed are selfish rather than social. You cannot directly improve anyone else’s life by reading better or more deeply.” Gardyloo!
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