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Re: Intentions Matter More than Law and Culture

real live preacher — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:53:03 -0000

What I find fascinating about the entire story from Joshua all the way to the end of Chronicles, is the sometimes ambivalence about worshipping in the high places. Sometimes it is a terrible thing. Most bad kings have that listed along with their other sins. Other times a good king is listed as occasionally having worshipped in a high place. Like sometimes it was terrible and other times not so much.

Re: Intentions Matter More than Law and Culture

Tom — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:46:24 -0000

Sorry, I hit return too soon. Here's the rest of my thought:

I am always gratified that God is capable of seeing my motives in the midst of my fumbling actions. There's good and bad to that, I suppose, but it keeps me accountable to keep my motives pure. That's not an easy task in this carnal body I occupy.

Re: Intentions Matter More than Law and Culture

Susan — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:56:46 -0000

a good thought and post Marcus - it is never good to assume or to think we can read minds. Even when the evidence looks most condemning, we need to exhibit grace and ask, hoping for the best answer. How many people have needlessly been "killed" because someone assumed and attacked instead of asked?

Re: Intentions Matter More than Law and Culture

L.L. Barkat — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:11:50 -0000

Hmmm... are the two separate (motives and the devoted things)? Maybe if you give an example from your own life, this would help me out.

Re: Intentions Matter More than Law and Culture

Austin Williams — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:25:37 -0000

The poem speaks to the heart of the matter quite well.

Thanks again. :-)