Date: 25 May 2000
Time: 12:21:24
Has anyone else had difficulty connecting to the Acts and the Gospel sites for this week (7th of Easter)?
Date: 25 May 2000
Time: 18:30:05
Yes, I have not been able to connect to the Gospel and Acts sites.
Date: 30 May 2000
Time: 13:48:07
This text strikes me as being emphatic and uncompromising. It's interesting when placed within the context of First John's emphasis on love. It's obvious that the apostle did not regard an emphatic proclamation of Jesus' Lordship as being inconsistent with love.
This says much about our concept of love these days, I believe. It also says something about our idea of "tolerance." John seems to be saying that tolerance does not compel us to soft-pedal Jesus' claims or the Church's claims for Jesus of being "the Way," the exclusive means by which we come to know God. John seems to say that if we deny this witness, we really are calling God a liar. That is emphatic!
Love should then compel us to proclaim Jesus is the Son of God.
How do you see this?
How do you see it shaping a sermon on this text?
Mark in OH
PS: Thanks to the contributor who reminded me of the scene from one of my favorite movies, "Dave." It fit perfectly into my message for this past Sunday!
Date: 31 May 2000
Time: 17:26:14
Thought about comparing Christ's eternal testimony and our inheritance to our last will & testaments and inheritances that can change dramatically.
Date: 03 Jun 2000
Time: 23:49:51
Verse 12 reminds me of a story that came off the internet, someone sent. In short, it was about a fathr and son who loved to collect great works of art, and soon the collection was pretty extensive as they traveled everywhere buying wonderful paintings. But the son died and the father was devasted at the loss. His chief comfort was a large oil painting of his only son that the father hung in a prominent place over the mantel. Eventually, the father died, and all the paintings, all that magnificant art was to be auctioned off. Dealers and critics came from all over to bid, but the first painting to be auctioned was the painting of the son, which had no intrinsic value. The auctioneer practically begged for a bid, and finally someone in back said. Ok, I'll bid $ 20, so we can get on to the real things instead of that junk. But when the auctioneer banged down his gavel-sold! He said this concludes this auction. What? How can this be? The auctioneer said, the provision of the father's last will and testament was that whoever takes the son, gets it all. Don't know who wrote it, but great little parable isn't it? Joy in IL