tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post8020635125066369918..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Fallacies of the Church (part four) -- The CorollaryAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-9500416383502114092015-10-13T08:53:40.087-07:002015-10-13T08:53:40.087-07:00Hart: That's a good point, Hart, about the wea...Hart: That's a good point, Hart, about the wealth as a reward. I can see it now: "Yeah, I know my Dad gave you all that money because you're so great and all, but, dude, Dad got it all wrong when it came to you."<br /><br />I'm glad you like the series!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-9101504654042177642015-10-13T08:46:34.933-07:002015-10-13T08:46:34.933-07:00I like this series of yours. I'd add that old ...I like this series of yours. I'd add that old testament God OFTEN tested people--did rotten things to them to test their faith. And of course Jesus widely disparages wealth--would he do that if wealth was a reward from God?Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-39828057237259708132015-10-12T14:04:48.718-07:002015-10-12T14:04:48.718-07:00Jeanne: What I find amazing about it is that there...Jeanne: What I find amazing about it is that there is a specific section about how you shouldn't offer the best seats to the rich people. Those are the seats you should offer to the less fortunate. But, yet, here we are, the churches, still offering the best seats to the rich people and trying to keep the poor from even coming in the doors.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-74086776260492744102015-10-12T13:09:31.283-07:002015-10-12T13:09:31.283-07:00If a pastor ever said something like that to me af...If a pastor ever said something like that to me after I had a miscarriage, I might have to end him.<br /><br />This is just so ridiculous. "This guy's a big tither, so be sure to take care of him! All those poor people starving in the streets are on their own, though." Because it's not like there's anything in the bible about caring for the less fortunate. Only the more fortunate, I guess.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-47303686518137914772015-10-12T11:58:00.152-07:002015-10-12T11:58:00.152-07:00Lee: Exactly, God established a natural order that...Lee: Exactly, God established a natural order that just operates. Things happen because of the things that happen within the system. Which sounds very Deist when I say it that way, and I am by no means Deistic, but it's still true. God doesn't need to reach in and thump people all the time.<br /><br />I have never experienced what I would call a "good" church.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-20291075608210734142015-10-12T11:55:39.457-07:002015-10-12T11:55:39.457-07:00ABftS: Oh, well, you know, it's because God is...ABftS: Oh, well, you know, it's because God is vengeance. Screw that love bullshit.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-70232489790659213472015-10-12T11:55:04.544-07:002015-10-12T11:55:04.544-07:00Alex: Well, yeah, it's the wrong way to look a...Alex: Well, yeah, it's the wrong way to look at it, but, beyond that, there's nothing about it that's the right way to look at it, good or bad. It's not a thing at all.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-7878637631435035212015-10-12T08:30:10.405-07:002015-10-12T08:30:10.405-07:00Life is a series of events based on consequences o...Life is a series of events based on consequences of previous actions. God has provided the laws and guidelines of living and it's up to each of us to respond appropriately. We can't blame God for the bad things that happen. The world is just a lousy place in many ways, but it's also a good place much of the time. How we react to it all provides the connect or disconnect to God.<br /><br />I think God led me to the church I now belong to--and it's a very good church unlike anything you've described. I guess I should feel very fortunate.<br /><br />Arlee Bird<br />A to Z Challenge Co-host<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-26766325088021994232015-10-12T07:25:09.026-07:002015-10-12T07:25:09.026-07:00Yeah, that one about the miscarriages always gets ...Yeah, that one about the miscarriages always gets me. Like, God is so petty that he's going to kill your baby just because you did something that ticked him off.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-33812644145088755192015-10-12T05:15:35.085-07:002015-10-12T05:15:35.085-07:00That bad things are a punishment is the wrong way ...That bad things are a punishment is the wrong way of looking at it.<br />Job loved God through all of that. And in the end, he got the greatest blessing of all.<br />Once again, I feel really blessed with my church. Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com