Comments on: Imitating Jesus: Part 5- Luke/Acts http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:03:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Ted M. Gossard http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts#comment-1929 Ted M. Gossard Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:19:45 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts#comment-1929 John, To you and yours- have a merry and blessed Christmas and new year and beyond. Thanks for your continued great sharing in the blog world. And your new blog is great. John,

To you and yours- have a merry and blessed Christmas and new year and beyond.

Thanks for your continued great sharing in the blog world. And your new blog is great.

]]> By: John http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts#comment-1925 John Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:30:14 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts#comment-1925 Attie, I agree. Having a personal relationship with Jesus, lived within a Jesus-following community is essential to living out Christian ethics. Sermons, Bible studies, etc. aren't the answer either as you say. It is living the Spirit-guided, Spirit-empowered life with the fellowship of other Jesus followers! God bless you and have a Merry Christmas! Attie,

I agree. Having a personal relationship with Jesus, lived within a Jesus-following community is essential to living out Christian ethics. Sermons, Bible studies, etc. aren’t the answer either as you say. It is living the Spirit-guided, Spirit-empowered life with the fellowship of other Jesus followers! God bless you and have a Merry Christmas!

]]> By: John http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts#comment-1924 John Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:58:29 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts#comment-1924 Wes, I appreciate your kind words and I am pleased that the blog encourages you. May you, too, have a great Christmas and a God-blessed New Year. Wes,
I appreciate your kind words and I am pleased that the blog encourages you. May you, too, have a great Christmas and a God-blessed New Year.

]]> By: attie http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts#comment-1923 attie Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:57:59 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts#comment-1923 "Jesus expects his followers to think their way through life rather than robotically engage life from a checklist of commands or an ethical list of rules." I think this is the difficult part. I am of the impression that you cannot think your way through life without a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. But if this personal relationship is only a relationship lived through reading of scriptue and praying and listening to sermons - are we followers of Jesus Christ? I don't think so. Being 'n follower of Jesus implies thinking (praying) it through as we go and as we live a life of radical obedience. Just my thoughts. “Jesus expects his followers to think their way through life rather than robotically engage life from a checklist of commands or an ethical list of rules.”
I think this is the difficult part. I am of the impression that you cannot think your way through life without a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. But if this personal relationship is only a relationship lived through reading of scriptue and praying and listening to sermons - are we followers of Jesus Christ? I don’t think so. Being ‘n follower of Jesus implies thinking (praying) it through as we go and as we live a life of radical obedience.
Just my thoughts.

]]> By: Wes Ellis http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts#comment-1922 Wes Ellis Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:59:02 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts#comment-1922 John, I know it's been a while sinse I've commented but I'm still reading and admiring your blog. I wanted to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas before I forget... So, Merry Christmas! -Wes John,
I know it’s been a while sinse I’ve commented but I’m still reading and admiring your blog. I wanted to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas before I forget… So, Merry Christmas!
-Wes

]]> By: John Frye http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts#comment-1919 John Frye Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:22:39 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts#comment-1919 Ted, I think you'd enjoy Burridge's book on Jesus and New Testament ethics. He presents his material in accessible terms which I am so glad for. You don't need to be a scholar to read and benefit greatly from it. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. God bless you! Have a great Christmas and New year. Ted,
I think you’d enjoy Burridge’s book on Jesus and New Testament ethics. He presents his material in accessible terms which I am so glad for. You don’t need to be a scholar to read and benefit greatly from it. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. God bless you!
Have a great Christmas and New year.

]]> By: Ted M. Gossard http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts#comment-1916 Ted M. Gossard Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:18:46 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts#comment-1916 John, I must say I really appreciate you sharing this with us. I want to sink my teeth into whatever good theology I can find, and this does hit home quite well. I have been a little fascinated (surely not enough) with the Lukan emphasis and contribution to the Story. It is quite wondrous, and you've helped us to get a better glimpse and feel for it in its original settng, and therefore for us today. Thanks! John,
I must say I really appreciate you sharing this with us. I want to sink my teeth into whatever good theology I can find, and this does hit home quite well.

I have been a little fascinated (surely not enough) with the Lukan emphasis and contribution to the Story. It is quite wondrous, and you’ve helped us to get a better glimpse and feel for it in its original settng, and therefore for us today.

Thanks!

]]> By: Christian » Imitating Jesus: Part 5- Luke/Acts http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts#comment-1915 Christian » Imitating Jesus: Part 5- Luke/Acts Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:07:09 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/imitating-jesus-part-5-lukeacts#comment-1915 [...] spiritualreading wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptBurridge presents Luke as the writer who offers a picture of Jesus who holds apparent opposites in creative tension: Luke offers a much more positive characterization of the Twelve apostles and yet has an amazingly counter-cultural … [...] [...] spiritualreading wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptBurridge presents Luke as the writer who offers a picture of Jesus who holds apparent opposites in creative tension: Luke offers a much more positive characterization of the Twelve apostles and yet has an amazingly counter-cultural … [...]

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