tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941566034196038608.post1109644366143239784..comments2024-01-22T00:22:46.724-08:00Comments on Bishop Dan's Blog: All True ChristiansBishop Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677552161067636954noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941566034196038608.post-14613627822485517142010-03-03T18:57:11.829-08:002010-03-03T18:57:11.829-08:00As I read the part of your post about the cleft in...As I read the part of your post about the cleft in the rock as an indication of God's brokenness, I thought of an idea Jurgen Moltmann offers about creation. Briefly, he says that for there to be space for creation God had to contract into God's self; the term he uses is tsimzum from the Kabbalistic tradition in Judaism. This contraction makes space for creation but it represents a self-emptying of God. Your cleft reminds me of that: God's making room for us.Martha Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938639945226385332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941566034196038608.post-180620692871458592010-02-19T10:48:12.908-08:002010-02-19T10:48:12.908-08:00I still think we have to have "outside limits...I still think we have to have "outside limits" on what is not truly Christian. And, not just the creeds and scripture, or rather a need in our modern society to APPLY the creeds and scripture to specific fact situations. I don't know how we do that even as Anglicans yet alone as all Christianity. The recent "kill the gays" bill in Uganda is a painful example (and the silence of the church there and even the silence of the ABC for weeks -- despite press releases that they were working behind the scenes to eliminate the harshness of it). The problem is that I don't know precisely how to draw the line between activism and statements that the bill is not truly Christian from a slippery slope leading to where Ralph Reed ended up taking positions on all kinds of non-essential matters. I believe one can be truly Christian and believe homosexuality is a sin (or not), but the behavior of some Anglican leaders in Uganda recently has troubled me. I realize there are huge risks in saying they are not "truly Christian" but if we can't do it, then we can't condemn Darfur either as against true Christianity.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855171851801011788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941566034196038608.post-7952893808612288572010-02-19T08:19:20.969-08:002010-02-19T08:19:20.969-08:00Very thoughtful reflection. Good food for thought...Very thoughtful reflection. Good food for thought and action.Work in Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615176150395404749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941566034196038608.post-11153787321273320202010-02-18T06:09:41.666-08:002010-02-18T06:09:41.666-08:00Thank you so much for this very thoughtful reflect...Thank you so much for this very thoughtful reflection -Rev. Clelia Pinza-Garrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055123332996120874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941566034196038608.post-9155952068790883642010-02-17T21:27:44.099-08:002010-02-17T21:27:44.099-08:00Really well said! Thank you!Really well said! Thank you!Rick+https://www.blogger.com/profile/03322574092020268536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941566034196038608.post-62785190442004398942010-02-17T21:20:07.221-08:002010-02-17T21:20:07.221-08:00Thank you for this insightful post. You covered ma...Thank you for this insightful post. You covered many things I have thought about over the years. I have to agree, who is it that determines whether or not you are a Christian, or a "Good Christian"? The answer that I have always come up with is simple, God. How does this help you if you are wondering about yourself? My answer, talk to God. Let the spirit in and let it help you with that.<br /><br />I think the way you put it is great.SubVet-Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220746972297866312noreply@blogger.com