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Re: live blogging @theideacamp conference

Paul — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:08:16 -0000

This is great, thanks!

Re: Quote to Ponder: Is Giving to Charity the Easy Way Out? Shane Claiborne

Paul — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:18:25 -0000

love the conversation, a couple thoughts...

first the idea of giving money to charity is a biblical concept. The Jewish people would of course tithe to the temple but on top of that they would participate in alms giving which I believe is what Jesus meant when He spoke of "don't let your left hand know what the right is doing". The idea is linked back to the concept of Tzedekah or "righteous acts".

and second, when God spoke over us at creation and gave us His image, the word for image originally had the notion of "Shadow". As in, if you see the shadow of a tree you think to yourself "Hey, a tree!" Although it is not a tree, it makes us think tree. So when we are seen or our actions are seen by others, they should think of God. (these are thoughts i'm learning from Jeff Benner at ancient-hebrew.org)

The two, both giving to charity and living out the character of God, is not only helpful to bringing wholeness to the global christian family, it is absolutely necessary.

another great post, thanks.

Re: Doomsday? Will Earth Be Destroyed? (Olivet Discourse [Other Arguments for Past Fulfillment]) Part 4

Paul — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:52:44 -0000

Enjoyed the post but am concerned with this statement you made: "The coming judgment would culminate the official end of the Jewish age, and usher in the beginning of God’s new family." It sounds like Replacement Theology where God does away with the Jewish Nation. I would rather say that God has been for the whole world since the beginning but, because of the fall, he called out his special people to be a nation of priests calling the goyim (nations) back to right standing before God. This all culminated in Jesus and in the work of the Apostles. We live in the moment where God's reign has burst forth and all who trust in Jesus way stand arm in arm working as priests in God's temple (our bodies), doing the business of the temple (offering forgiveness, making sacrifice, availing God's presence and wholeness to the broken, etc.).

Other than that :) have you listened to this lecture given by Gordon Fee? It is on "Preaching Apocalyptic". The whole series is great actually.

http://www.calvin.edu/worsh...