Comments on: The Sword Fight in the Garden http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/the-sword-fight-in-the-garden Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:43:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: John http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/the-sword-fight-in-the-garden#comment-1913 John Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:13:57 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/the-sword-fight-in-the-garden#comment-1913 Attie, The "generation of sword-bearers that fear the healing" carry within them a distorted view of power. As N.T. Wright summarizes: We will be devoted either to the love of power or to the power of love. The cross of Jesus shows us the way of the power of love. We must drop the swords. Again, Attie, I am so grateful for your blog friendship and look forward to your "visits" and comments. God bless you today! Attie,
The “generation of sword-bearers that fear the healing” carry within them a distorted view of power. As N.T. Wright summarizes: We will be devoted either to the love of power or to the power of love. The cross of Jesus shows us the way of the power of love. We must drop the swords.

Again, Attie, I am so grateful for your blog friendship and look forward to your “visits” and comments. God bless you today!

]]> By: attie http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/the-sword-fight-in-the-garden#comment-1912 attie Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:32:23 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/the-sword-fight-in-the-garden#comment-1912 "JESUS CAME TO HEAL PRECISELY WHAT THE SWORD DEVASTATES." Could it be that the mission of the church is to be facilitators of this process of healing what the sword devastates. In South Africa church life for the majority of Afrikaans speaking churches and Christians was marginilised to surviving the time after the sword was taken from our hands. Only now are we starting to realise our responsibility of healing the nation. But unfortunately their is still a remnant of the generation of sword bearers that fear the healing. Fear that the healing of the nation will rob them of something - nobody knows exactly what. “JESUS CAME TO HEAL PRECISELY WHAT THE SWORD DEVASTATES.” Could it be that the mission of the church is to be facilitators of this process of healing what the sword devastates.
In South Africa church life for the majority of Afrikaans speaking churches and Christians was marginilised to surviving the time after the sword was taken from our hands. Only now are we starting to realise our responsibility of healing the nation. But unfortunately their is still a remnant of the generation of sword bearers that fear the healing. Fear that the healing of the nation will rob them of something - nobody knows exactly what.

]]> By: John http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/the-sword-fight-in-the-garden#comment-1911 John Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:55:20 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/the-sword-fight-in-the-garden#comment-1911 Carl, I appreciate your thoughts here and the wonder that Jesus must have been to Luke. Thanks. Carl,
I appreciate your thoughts here and the wonder that Jesus must have been to Luke. Thanks.

]]> By: Carl Holmes http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/the-sword-fight-in-the-garden#comment-1910 Carl Holmes Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:11:46 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/the-sword-fight-in-the-garden#comment-1910 I love how Luke, the physician of the bunch, regularly records the physical aspect of miracles and healings. I am sure he had thoughts at times of learning from Jesus so he could heal like him. I bet he did not know what he was destined for in the beginning and that he would do miracles... and so much more in Jesus name. I love how Luke, the physician of the bunch, regularly records the physical aspect of miracles and healings. I am sure he had thoughts at times of learning from Jesus so he could heal like him. I bet he did not know what he was destined for in the beginning and that he would do miracles… and so much more in Jesus name.

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