tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30617023.post115767237937464858..comments2012-12-13T12:37:29.813-08:00Comments on Up and Down: Will the real gospel please stand up?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08372584421479272535noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30617023.post-1160198248006495512006-10-06T22:17:00.000-07:002006-10-06T22:17:00.000-07:00I came to similar conclusions a fair while back (t...I came to similar conclusions a fair while back (though far more cynically than you seem to!) and began to see an awful amount of injustice done on behalf of "the gospel". I also began to realize an incredible amount of abuse that is heaped on people who pray that sinners prayer and start to be taught a gospel that doesn't include the hungry, the widowed or the spiritually void. I think i was already in the midst of understanding this when I knew you better and I'm really excited to see you realizing it as well. Even though I'm not part of a church and whethor or not I believe in god is a pretty constant dichotomy in my head, I feel a greater hope when the people i know who are inherently teachers and pastors see the revolutionary words jesus spoke and that they had more to do with understanding the corrupt-ness of the social and societal systems around us and less with constantly leading ourselves and others to that tearfilled altar. I'm hoping that we actually discover what jesus was like and what he desired as we do life more justly and with wide-opened eyes. Right on.<BR/><BR/>by the way, it'll be great to meet Jordana and see you again when you come to visit Erin and Danny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30617023.post-1158280289708707892006-09-14T17:31:00.000-07:002006-09-14T17:31:00.000-07:00I too want to live out the Kingdom ....because whe...I too want to live out the Kingdom ....because when He said THE KINGDOM is at hand, he was also indicating that we could embrace it because HE IS THE KING. I met some people recently who thought they can live out the kingdom and bring back peace....but they will discover that this is impossible without the empowerment of the KING as the total Lord of their lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com